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81 | Did Jesus clean the temple twice | NT general Archive 1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 184253 | ||
Greetings Brother! A humbled spirit and one willing to be redirected by scripture that it might find the truth. Awesome! Great example to all! Also Encouraging! By Faith, Steve |
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82 | INVITATION | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 200020 | ||
Irish Eyes, Perhaps the view of this topic is clouded because worldly standards are mixed with biblical standards (i.e. "invasion of privacy"). This says to me self is set above all else even in the matters of God and the body of Christ, His Church. There certainly is no biblical foundation for this. If so, someone please correct me with scripture because I have never read nor heard of such. Actually, it seems to me to completely contradict scripture and the natural reaction from one who has come to know the Lord. What place does this have in the body of Christ? Steve |
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83 | INVITATION | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 200030 | ||
I am judging the none biblical teaching which has no biblical foundation. This teaching is a good example of the need for the church to make sure they protect the flock from worldly influence. I am not saying that everything a church does is acceptable. One example from the internet presented out of context of the whole is not something one could address adequately. It in no way provides enough information for one to understand the intent of the church. Now again, it appears your view of this issue is clouded with worldly standards. As you close your post, you once again give evidence of this by saying " As for privacy not being a Biblical standard, I disagree. Being a church member does not grant one carte blanche to stick one's nose into the business of others." This is not at all about sticking one's nose into the business of others! Consider all that has been said on the matter already. Steve |
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84 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202747 | ||
Please give us scripture proof of these "built-in limits" to God's authority. This statement contradicts the scriptures! (1 Chronicles 29:11, Daniel 4:35, Psalms 115:3, Psalms 22:28, Romans 9:15, John 3:27, Ephesians 1:3-5, etc... etc...) Also, consider the scriptures in the matter of our choice to reject Him as you say. We were blinded to the truth, slaves to sin! It was our nature! (1 Corinthians 2:14, Romans 6:16, Ephesians 2:1-3) It was not and is not within mankind's ability to come to God on his own. If God, the one you set your limitations on did not intercede, you nor I nor any man or woman would ever receive Him (Matthew 11:27, Romans 8:5-8) Also, you say " Therefore, we must stop labeling people as "sinners."" The scriptures label us as sinners. God Himself has said we are sinners! Romans 3:23 Please provide scripture to all these things you are teaching! Steve |
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85 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202759 | ||
You have the free will teachings of mankind not of scripture. This is why I pointed you to scripture to help you understand what God has to say on the matter not the free will thinkers of mankind's point of view. If there is any validity to your argument, then you should be able to provide scripture proof of such. The fact is, we both need to be right! It's not about me being right and you being wrong or you being right and me being wrong. It's important that you and I both are right and to be so we have to conform to the word of God not our own opinions. Our opinions MUST conform to the word of God or they are pointless and useless and only lead others into a false understanding of God and what His word teaches. You say "And I'm pretty confident that God has not forced you to obey Him... which ultimately means His authority to rule over you is limited by your own free will." Here is your fallacy in the doctrine you teach and believe. If the statement above were true as you teach and believe, then you contradict your own teaching by saying " God has given each of us the right to choose whether we want to obey Him or not, which naturally places a limitation on His authority to rule." Do you see how you defeat your own argument on the matter? If it is God who gives us the "right" as you say to choose, then where does that place your free will? If God has any limitation as you teach, then God Himself must be the one who places the limitation on Himself and it is not your "free will" that limits Him. Understand? So as the scriptures teach, your "free will" is not as free as you and others would have us believe. The scriptures teach us we are slaves to sin as I have pointed out to you already. Therefore, your "free will" is not free to do anything but choose sin. This is what the natural man has chosen and is enslaved to. Note again what it says in Roman 8:7 (NASB) "because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so" NOT EVEN ABLE TO DO SO! What free will is there then? And again, what does it say in Matthew 11:27 (NASB) ""All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him." nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him! So, where does this leave your free will? You say "I understand God's RIGHT to rule, but that doesn't mean He will use coercion or manipulation or threats of violence to enforce that right." I would encourage you to read through the old testament! Again, His word is much different then what you teach! Steve |
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86 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202773 | ||
GC, My concern was for you and for all those who would read your post. It is not meant to offend you. But rather point you to scripture! I was not addressing the homosexual issue. That has already been addressed. Scripture is clear on this also. GC, be honest with yourself, look at your post again and tell us what scripture will confirm what you are teaching? So far all we have is your opinion which does not line up with scripture. Can you see the danger in this? My "agenda" was to point you to the truth (John 17:17). I have no ability to convince anyone but I know the word of God does (Hebrews 4:12, Isaiah 55:11, Romans 10:17). Galatians 4:16 (NASB) "So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?" Steve |
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87 | God love the senner but hate the sin | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 202774 | ||
Thank you for your kind words John! I know you know me well enough to know my heart on the matter. I'm always dumbfounded how one is offended by God's word. Isn't it interesting it's always the ones who never point to it that are offended by it? Of course it may be I need to do better in expressing myself also so as not to offend. It is not my intent but I will admit, there is so much false teaching in the world today it disgust me. Especially that which is subtle and comes covered in sugar! Steve |
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88 | why christains can't have house cats. | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 204784 | ||
I think it's a Jehovah’s Witnesses teaching also Doc! |
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89 | Were the disciples saved, Born Again? | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 206219 | ||
Greetings bowler! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Just a note on your comment on "born again" referring to the "mother's womb" and not everyone believes this "because of Acts 2:38". It should be noted that there are several views on this and they are not all because of Acts 2:38. I have heard the teaching you assert regarding the "mother's womb" but have never been convinced by scripture. It seems to me this thought has nothing at all to do with one being born again. If it did I would think at least there would be scripture to validate it but I know of none. Do you? Steve |
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90 | Were the disciples saved, Born Again? | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 206234 | ||
Hi bowler, I don't have much time right now but here are my quick thoughts. I do understand what you are saying. I've heard this before also and I can understand how one might come to this understanding from the passage. However, the problem I have with this interpretation is because Jesus is talking about "born again" (i.e. born from above, regeneration, spiritual rebirth etc...) and entering into the kingdom of God. That's why I'm not convinced the water is in reference to the physical birth. What does the physical birth have to do with these things? Being born again is wholly of God is it not? The only thing I'm aware of that we can attribute to the physical birth is that we were born with a sinful nature and now are sinners therefore needing desperately to be born of the Spirit. Being a sinner excludes us from the Kingdom of God. Look forward to your thoughts! God bless, Steve |
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91 | Quries about Christmas? | NT general | humbledbyhisgrace | 211782 | ||
Amen WOS! Choose not to honor God on any day for any reason and all you have done is gratified the enemy! he has won the battle and the loser is the one who was so easily deceived by him. God will still be glorified by those who love and adore Him and by His heavenly host! He reigns because He is King, He is Lord, He is God and there is no day that should pass that we not honor and worship Him! Steve |
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92 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 201122 | ||
Well said Brother Brad! And might I add many also find it easy to shrug off scripture which is not only clear but should give them reason to evaluate their understanding of scripture which seems to conflict. For example, John 3:16, John 3:18, John 3:36, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, etc… Steve |
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93 | wandering eyes | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 180951 | ||
sour, First let me say I pray that the Lord God will open your heart to receive the truth that His free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to find true happiness. Hear what the Lord God has told mankind through His word. Romans 3:23 (NASB) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and payment for our sins is death Romans 6:23 (NASB) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. So we all have sinned. Christians and none Christians alike. And there is a price to be paid for that sin. Romans 5:8 (NASB) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Note, it was not after we somehow found a way to be good enough that He demonstrated His love for us and died on the cross to pay the price for our sins. It was when we were at our worst that He did so! The most important thing to note here is that He (Christ) died for us! Romans 10:9-10 (NASB) 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; 10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. Romans 5:1 (NASB) Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ Here young man in Romans 10:9-10 and Romans 5:1 is true happiness! I would like to ask you a question. You admit you do not believe in God. You admit you do not have a bible and know nothing of God’s word. Yet you are willing at a young age to write an essay for a friend to show them your “light”. My question is this. If you have no bible and know nothing about it and do not believe in God (according to your own words), how is it you have set yourself up to improve on God’s word which you know nothing about? How is it you (the created) can improve on the Creator which you know nothing about? I say this out of love and my prayer is you can see and understand this. Your own words clearly show that you have no light as you say. You contradict yourself with your own words. It appears you are very much in the dark because you fail to even see your own “light”. Considering your intentions is to help a friend I would encourage you to stop and think about how bad you are misleading them. If you care for them at all it’s best you simply tell them you don’t have a clue about God or his word but you would love to study with them to understand it by reading His word and not making up your own gospel. Steve |
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94 | wandering eyes | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 180979 | ||
So, you have this whole thing figured out then? Interesting as I have known a few people in my life that are, well they are just smarter then most people. Of course most of them have been much older then me so they have had much more time to learn then I. However, I have known a couple that are much younger then myself and well they just seemed to have a much deeper insight and understanding of things then most people. You know the kind I’m talking about? How long have you been studying these mathematic scientific and random studies? At what age did you first come to understand them to prove God did not exist? Are you one of those younger people that I’m talking about as having a deeper understanding then most of us common folks? Steve |
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95 | gap therory | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188272 | ||
Hi garym1952, You think "there may be a problem with the translation into English."? Could you share with us your background and experience in translation of the Hebrew language into English? The problem is when a Christian accepts the teachings of the ungodly. If you take note of those who push the gap theory, the only way they can make it work is to reject what is taught in scripture. There seems to be something inherently wrong with accepting the theories of mankind over the word of God wouldn't you agree? Scripture says Genesis 1:5 "...And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. " Genesis 1:8 "...And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. " Genesis 1:13 "And there was evening and there was morning, the third day. " Genesis 1:19 "And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day." Genesis 1:23 "And there was evening and there was morning, the fifth day. " Genesis 1:31 "...And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. " Exodus 20:8-11 (NASB) 8 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. 11 "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. Have you ever considered other scripture that you would have to discard to establish the gap theory as legit? Steve |
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96 | gap therory | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 188295 | ||
Greetings cheri! It is typical of a fallen nature to seek to make God in our image. How easily we find it to reject God, His ways, His word, etc... in an effort to understand. What kills me is how pride stands in our way of just simply saying, I don't know, I don't understand it all, Lord what does it all mean??????? Surely if we stop for a bit and think, this must be better then rejecting what God says! I don't mean to put words in anyone's mouth and I'm not accusing anyone in particular. I'm merely pointing out what seems evident to me in mankind's sinful nature. Which by the way is another area the "gap theory" contradicts scripture. If we are to take scripture as the Holy Word of God, then absolutely nothing that contradicts it can be of God. Regardless of how well it's wrapped and presented, regardless if we can explain it or not, it would seem to me we make God out to be a liar if we chose to reject His word for that of fallen man. I'm no expert on the gap theory either but it doesn't take long to realize to make it stand we have to re-write scripture and that's enough for even a dumb one like me to spot. I did a little digging myself just to try and understand what this was all about. For anyone interested, here is a good article on the subject. It even gets into the translation and context of the scriptures which is what started this thread off in this direction in the first place. Go to http://www.creationmoments.com/ and do a search for Genesis Stands. Hopefully this will be helpful to anyone interested. God forgive us for what we make of it some times... direct our hearts towards you Lord! Steve |
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97 | when were the angels created? | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189907 | ||
Great answer Azure! Another good example of how scripture teaches scripture. I love to see this on the forum and elsewhere when someone allows scripture to teach / clarify scripture. In so doing, it put's to bed many false teachings that arise from the twisting of scripture through addition, subtraction, rejection, manipulation, reading into, etc, etc, etc... The challenge for many is are they willing to agree with the teaching found in scripture or will they hold to that which has been taught to them by man? Amen! Steve |
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98 | where is "HOLY GHOST/SPIRIT in old test | Gen 1:2 | humbledbyhisgrace | 197163 | ||
Greetings Julie, Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Would you please provide scripture reference to this teaching? " When any 'angel' comes into a story in the bible, this is really just a beautiful way to say they heard the Holy Spirit speak to them, for an angel is 'a messenger'- one who sends messages from God. Who do you think 'sends messages from God' if it is NOT the HOLY SPIRIT, Himself? And what is a message of God but the truth?" Thanks! Steve |
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99 | The Tree of Life...? | Gen 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183584 | ||
Greetings Brother! Can you clarify what you mean by the statement "the potential benefit of prolonged life it might have provided was removed" The part that is throwing me off is "prolonged life". Thanks! By Faith, Steve |
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100 | The Tree of Life...? | Gen 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 183586 | ||
Yes, this is why I was confused by the statement "prolonged life". As I understood the scripture to mean literally "live for ever". Prolonged life as I understand it doesn't mean "for ever" so I was looking for clarification on what you understood it to mean. I looked at an outline of biblical usage for "for ever" and your choice of words "prolonged life" and wondered if you understood this scripture to mean something different then they way I was understanding it. That may sound silly to some but consider the outline of biblical use found on the blueletterbible.com web site for "for ever". 1) long duration, antiquity, futurity, for ever, ever, everlasting, evermore, perpetual, old, ancient, world a) ancient time, long time (of past) b) (of future) 1) for ever, always 2) continuous existence, perpetual 3) everlasting, indefinite or unending future, eternity Can you see my confusion? :-) By Faith, Steve |
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