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81 | Abiding in Christ | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183440 | ||
Excellent points Steve, Actually, it is John 15:6-7 that lead me to begin a personal study in the "abiding in Christ". I have only recently begun the study and haven't yet gotten too deep into it. I have been reading Murray's "Abide in Christ" and to this point was getting something different from what Christ said in John 15: 6. I'm certainly not judging Murray's doctrine as I have not yet begun to learn what he had to say on the subject. But where I'm at at this point of his writing he seems to be saying a failure to abide costs a believer much of the blessings that are possible through Christ. Christ clearly says that a failure to abide results in being cast into the fire and burned. Of course all of this and what's to come in the study has to be illumed by the truth that no effort on our part saves us, therefore, no effort or lack of can undo that work of Christ that we have been "guaranteed" completion of. Thanks for the feedback, Jeff |
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82 | Abiding in Christ | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183443 | ||
Very excellent John, Thank you brother. In my life as a Christian there has been very substantial, obvious evidence of growth. Yet there has also been more than one occasion where I have jumped over the edge like I never even knew Him. The one thing good that I know comes from these moments or events in life is that each time I have truly grown both in my understanding of my own inadequacy and my dependency on God. Thanks for your response, Jeff |
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83 | Abiding in Christ | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183506 | ||
Dear sister Azure, Thank you for that feedback. Your answer does contribute to the biblical presentation of those in Christ being sanctified. The encouraging thing is that of His faithfulness. I can trust in that alone and witness my own faith grow and my own obedience become more consistent. There was a time of many years where I believed that my faith and obedience were solely dependent on my own efforts. You can imagine how frustrating the Christian life was or me. I do still struggle with my own efforts at times as though they are the primary work. Thankfully, the Lord convicts me more suddenly than was true in the past; or perhaps it's that I am more grown up in Him now and am more sensitive to His mercy and patience. Thanks for your insightful feedback, Philippians 2:12-13 (NASB95) 2:12 So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; 13 for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure. Jeff |
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84 | They are married,is it sin to have oral? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185158 | ||
Hello stj, First of all let me say I appreciate your participation on the forum. While I don't agree with everything you write, it's nice to have a fresh "voice" posting regularly. And by the way, there are very few who I do agree with everything they write and that's only because I haven't yet read the thing that I and they will disagree on, so no offense I hope. Regarding your declaration, however, that "In no way is sex in the marriage bed sin" I would have to start there with disagreement in your most recent post. That said, I will simply refer you back to brother Tim's post. I'm sure if I were to force sex on my wife she would believe it to be sin and so would God according to His word. I would have violated not only the vows of marriage, but the principals set forth in Scripture concerning a husbands responsibilities to his wife (see Eph chapter 5) Another point that requires redirection is the statement that "But God, after all, invented sex for one reason; procreation." This argument is a misrepresentation of Scripture (please read the entirety of Song of Solomon). To be sure, among the blessings of marriage is the enjoyment a husband and wife find in the physical enjoyment of one another. Furthermore, your comment seems to contradict your later statement " The union of a loving couple, is one of God's most beautiful creations, and where man and woman are made one physically. and adds to spiritual union as well." I do, by the way, fully agree with that statement. Hope this is helpful, God Bless, Jeff |
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85 | They are married,is it sin to have oral? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185173 | ||
Hello John, I hesitate to respond because it seems as though you have gone on the defensive and, as with brother Tim's post, I'm afraid you have misrepresented my previous post as well. There is no need for that and no need for referring to my position (argument as you call it , "childish"). An apology will be appreciated but not expected. You write that: "And it is my intention to do the redirecting." Well, brother, direct on my friend.. The arrogance of that statement speaks for itself. But since you mention it, please do direct us to the Scriptural teaching that "sex" between a husband and a wife is "for procreation only". You made the statement and it was challenged; it is incumbent upon you to reconcile that with Scripture. When you find that you are unable to do that you will better appreciate my comment that such an argument is a misrepresentation of Scripture. I don't blame you, I had the same fallacy at one point though it's too far in my past to remember where I came across the teaching. In any case, by the time you have discovered, through study, that Scripture does not teach that sex is only for the purpose of procreation you will likely have also discovered that God intended it to be a special relationship between a man and a woman. I believe that a purpose for sex that is just as important is that it is the act which "consummates" a marriage. If we are to believe sex is only for procreation, then we must also believe that each and every couple who marries will conceive a child upon consummating the marriage through the sexual coming together as one. We both know it doesn't happen that way (though it does for some). I also believe that a husband or a wife who may have a defect (due to birth or accident) and is unable to "procreate" continues to have the experience of sex with his/her spouse as a legitimate and God intended component of the marriage relationship. furthermore, you "categorically" disagreed with my statement which pointed you to Song of Solomon. You follow that by asking "Where in the story of creation do you find the song of Solomon? I ask you my friend, what at all does that have to do with the discussion? Questions like that really do injustice to the dialogue and turn it more into a tit-for-tat type of transaction. It would be equivalent to my asking "where in the story of creation do you find sex?" Answer, you don't. You finally do agree though when you write: "The purpose of the song of Solomon, is to teach us that sex, the way that God intended it, is a beautiful thing, and nothing els" Exactly my point. The book clearly teaches that sexual relations between a husband and a wife is more than a simple act of procreation. The remainder of your post does seriously concern me as it is a recognizable tactic that really begins to discredit you as a responsible participant. You did the same thing with Brother Tim. To start with, I never even suggested that there was: "something wrong with respect, sensitivity, and decency"; we should "not tell children to pray"; and I certainly did not hint at "Are you saying God made sex just for fun?" Another apology for misrepresenting me would be appreciated, again, not expected but appreciated. As for the comments on one spouse "forcing" another regarding a sexual act, that was in response to one of brother Tim's highlighted points and you seemed to be disagreeing with his entire approach. If my comments to you on that issue were misguided and/or inappropriate in any way, I owe you an apology and sincerely offer one. I'm sorry brother, sincerely. After going back over the posts I agree that my comment on that issue was out of place and not relevant to our exchange. Again, John. Your participation on the Forum is a breath of fresh air for me and probably others. It's not my intention to be contentious or argumentative on any level. I, like you, can become defensive about responses to my posts. We both must make the effort to not allow that to distract us from the points being made. You know what they say: "If your at the point where you can't learn from others, you need to go back to square one and start all over, you missed something." Or did I just make that up? Oh Well, I love you because your my brother. I look forward to continuing to read your fine posts and to the opportunities to learn from each other. God bless, Jeff |
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86 | They are married,is it sin to have oral? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185255 | ||
bless you brother John. And yes, it's a difficult thing to truly get the fullness of what another is trying to say simply from reading text. A lot is left out in the communication. Which reminds me. Isn't it awesome that our Lord gives His own Spirit to ensure that those who truly wish to understand His word have more to go on than just the text. That is, the truth of what is written can only be truly discerned as it is given to us by Him. John 14:26 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. (KJV) God bless, Jeff |
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87 | A church that does not practice tongues | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185722 | ||
Hello God's-elect, It's unfortunate that you would exclude yourself from any part of God's word, His plan for the Church, or His very own gifts that He has given. I guess the tragedy I see in this is that brother Tim has clearly pointed you to Scripture and you reject it. Have you ever been in church or any other gathering where someone praying was very wordy and very obviously talking to the congregation instead of truly communicating with God. Nothing Spiritual about that and as I'm sure most of us have experienced, it's all about the man or woman jibber jabbering. Well, he or she has their reward in full in their prideful or pointed so-called prayer. I'd say that finally ends up being between them and God. But I would also say that the end result for the church should not be to disregard prayer and/or even rule it out of the church. Same with Tongues, healing, prophecy, teaching, etc. etc. If God gives you a very special gift from His own Spirit, use it to glorify Him. But certainly you should never call the gift given to another as not glorifying Jesus Christ. No matter how "gently" you might think your presenting it. Regarding tongues, if it's of God, your in opposition. If it's not, well, that's between that brother/sister and God. God bless, Jeff |
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88 | A church that does not practice tongues | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185740 | ||
Well said brother/sister, Who knows how many crowns we might lay at the feet of our Lord as a result of our participation here on the Forum alone. With that in mind, let our posts always be to His glory and a reflection of the truth of His word and nothing more. God bless, Jeff |
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89 | Who is Jesus? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185947 | ||
Hello Minister, Great job. That's over a month of actual time and 44 translations more than necessary but no matter, you came up with the right answer. Might I add though that 1000,000,000,000,000,000,00.1 hours and 46 translations would not begin to be enough without the truth being revealed by God himself as your quoted passage teaches. Thanks for the response. God bless, Jeff |
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90 | Calvin or Armini | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 186787 | ||
Dear Psalm 25, Welcome to the Forum. I might suspect that some time becoming accustomed to the Forum and the regular posters might be in order before accusing some of "attacking" and using grandmotherly terms such as "shame on them" when your referring to adult bothers and sisters. In any case, you didn't seem to think that necessary. Perhaps a strait-forward education is in order here brother/sister. I'll keep it short: The majority of the regular poster here take the Terms of Use and the "About the Forum" guidelines seriously. When a poster comes along that does not take them seriously we usually approach it largely based on how the "offending" post(s) are presented. Sometimes it's simply a matter of redirecting a poster to the Terms of Use in order to remind him/her of the agreement he/she made when signing up. In some cases, this fails and a poster will continue to violate those terms (say, continuing to attempt to start a debate on a divisive issue- a clear violation) in spite of being encouraged not to. The debate (and it can certainly be called that) surrounding election and free will is long-standing. I can assure you that nothing you have posted so far and nothing you might post will add significantly to that. Furthermore, the debate has a history on this very Forum and can be studied by using the "Search" function. A good rule of thumb in an social situation is to watch and listen (in this case read) at least long enough to understand what is going on before drawing a conclusion and making a judgment about the situation. Hope this is helpful in getting you adjusted. God bless, Jeff |
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91 | Calvin or Armini | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 186799 | ||
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92 | Calvin or Armini | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 186805 | ||
Psalm 25, I hope that my previous response to you was sufficient to address this post as well. God bless, Jeff |
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93 | Calvin or Armini | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 186806 | ||
shame on us? shame on you. nana nana boo boo. !-) |
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94 | 2 bothersome questions | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 187482 | ||
Glad I was helpful. God bless, Jeff |
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95 | Help choosing Linear Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188424 | ||
Cheri, Just a follow up to Mark's post. The esword resources he referred to is a free downloadable program. If your not aware of it check it out at http://www.e-sword.net/ It's an excellent, fully functional, complete digital library and easy to use. Jeff |
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96 | Help choosing Linear Bible | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188455 | ||
Right, and I actually don't use it for original language stuff so I can't help there; soory. There is a download of the NASB package that includes (if I remember right- my computer at work doesn't have it) NASB update edition, NASB with Strongs numbers, NASB exhaustive concordance and I believe a thing or two more. You do have to pay for the package though but it is only twenty dollars (a small price in my opinion). I purchased it a couple of years ago and have been very pleased- no buyer's remorse. Good luck in your search. Jeff |
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97 | Does the soul cease to exist at death? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188663 | ||
Brother John, thank you for your words of encouragement. Jeff |
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98 | Rapture....timing? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 188688 | ||
Well said John. Some things need nipping in the bud as they say. God Bless, Jeff |
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99 | husband initiate | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 189562 | ||
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100 | Need Bible verses for "trying new things | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 190154 | ||
OK Jess. I'm still not sure where your going with this so I'll offer some feedback based on how I'm understanding you. First, I'm not sure I would use time spent with a friend trying to accomplish his/her father's agenda. As for new hair cut, job etc. I don't find the bible teaching that. Considering a "new way of serving God" I'm not following that; sorry. We serve God according to how He calls us. Ours is to study His word and live a life of prayer and obedience. It's really not about trying something new; it's about obedience. Regarding God changing a stubborn heart, it's my belief that Scripture teaches that the only hope a stubborn heart has is that God will change it. Scripture is clear that left to his own desire, a man will never change his hardend heart on his own. Please refer to Romans chapter 3. Also refer to Psalm chapter 103. If you have the time (and a reference bible) expand your study from there. Hope this was helpful- I try to keep it short but others will reply as well. God bless, Jeff |
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