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81 | How "mature" in Christ are we today? | 1 Cor 3:1 | terrib | 111097 | ||
Greetings Brother TommyS, You wrote, "And this portion of my life seems to be more desert than anything." Well, you are in Great company! Many of the Lord's greatest works were in that desert place. Consider Moses, the exhortation of Isaiah, our Lord Himself and the children of Israel: Exo 3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. Deu 32:10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. Isa 35:1, 2 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. Isa 35:6 Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Isa 43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Mar 6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. Joh 6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. These are just a few of times in the desert, for in the desert are few distractions and we can hear better. The desert keeps us lean and ready. Without the desert we become Jeshurun: Deu 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. Bless your desert and keep true, God is doing a work! terrib |
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82 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:28 | terrib | 152586 | ||
Searcher, 1. And you left out, "unless he interprets". Thereby leveling the field. 2. Both 3. The order of the gifts is NOT part of the question. terrib |
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83 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:28 | terrib | 152591 | ||
Kalos, Exactly right. And I have seen in those places where they literally try to pound the Holy Spirit into a believer. terrib |
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84 | How does death work in us? | 2 Cor 4:12 | terrib | 147713 | ||
Hi kalos, Your response is absolutely correct, the entire context has to do with physical penalties for preaching. And why is it that he faced these dangers everyday? The dangers he encountered were a direct consequence from preaching the gospel? Which he did not have to choose; having a free will. His choice lead him to this time of physical threat and his choice, of saving his own neck or dying to self-preservation, was to die in Christ and take the abuse of physical threat for the kingdom. Thus, I see the physical torment and the more base desire to do God's will. If it were just physical, how could he die every day? (although the idea intended is clear). As you wrote, "Paul continually risked his life in self-sacrificing ministry.". Doesn't this mean dying to self? Is that a physical descision or a spiritual descision? "I endure so many sufferings and persecutions, that it may be said to be a daily dying. I am constantly in danger of my life; and my sufferings each day are equal to the pains of death."(Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible) "...he always bore in his body the dying of the Lord Jesus, and was continually delivered to death for Jesus' sake; death was always working in him, he expected it every day, and was ready for it; he did not count his life dear unto himself, but was very willing to lay it down for the sake of Christ and his Gospel..."(John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible) So, the point that was made to Mommapbs, was dying to self, to do the things that are necessary to further the gospel, either in physical peril and offering of our lives or self abasement. accepting your view also, terrib |
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85 | How does death work in us? | 2 Cor 4:12 | terrib | 147714 | ||
Hi Mommapbs, It is not so twisted, mommapbs, the seed that dies and is put in the ground will bring forth fruit, and what comes forth does not look like that that was put in the ground. So, we also, being put in the ground are not the same. 1Co 15:37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 1Co 15:38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own. So it is in the natural, so it is in the spiritual. From death comes life; from Adam's spiritual death came Jesus, life. From Jesus's natural death comes spiritual life. And our acceptance of Him is death to the old but life to the new. We have much to be thankful for! 1Co 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord. Better stop now or I'll go into a sermon. terrib |
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86 | Reconciliation questions | 2 Cor 5:18 | terrib | 112520 | ||
mommapbs, (Gal 6:1 KJV) Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Paul, in context, is talking about living in the Spirit. So the 'fault' referenced above has to do with an error or a misunderstanding of Spiritual matters. Not knowingly outright sin, but more likely uninformed or immature. Thus the second part, "ye which are spiritual", or those that have experienced the fault and have been enlightened themselves should help the one. What I said, "If we are going to help reconcile a relationship, it must start 'within' us first." would be the first thing one must look at before attempting reconciliation. As Galatians says, "ye which are spiritual", is the key. (Gal 5:22,23 KJV) "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,(23)meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." If we are not in the Spirit and are attempting to help that one, we must have the 'beam taken out of our own eye' first. As scholar Albert Barnes puts it, "It is a very important qualification for those who would recover others from sin, that they should not be guilty of the same sin themselves. Reformers should be holy persons; people who exercise discipline in the church should be 'spiritual' men - people in whom implicit confidence may be properly reposed." Also, if we care about the faulted one we must be willing to do some time on our knees for him and with him, also. Many like to get involved in others problems but they are not equipped and some are busybodies, having nothing else to do and then becoming talebearers. (Gal 6:7 KJV) "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap." There is an old saying, 'fools rush in where angels fear to tread'. terrib |
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87 | interaciall marriage | 2 Cor 6:14 | terrib | 153510 | ||
Hi Ngkh, The subject of the verse you cited has to do with those that are already married and one of them becomes a believer. The topic starts with verse 1 Cor 7:10 and runs through verse 16. "1Co 7:10 And unto the married" is the clue for the subject. Upon becoming a Christian while one is married binds the contract made before God even stronger, for now the believer is even more aware of their covenant with God. The couple are still 'one flesh' in the eyes of the Lord, thus the spouse of the believer is santified by the belief of the other. "Thus Christians are called commonly saints; such they are by profession, separated to be a peculiar people of God, and as such distinguished from the world; and therefore the children born to Christians, though married to unbelievers, are not to be reckoned as part of the world, but of the church, a holy, not a common and unclean seed. “Continue therefore to live even with unbelieving relatives; for, if you are holy, the relation is so, the state is so, you may make a holy use even of an unbelieving relative, in conjugal duties, and your seed will be holy too.” What a comfort is this, where both relatives are believers!" (Matthew Henry) terrib |
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88 | Being caught up. | 2 Cor 12:2 | terrib | 149697 | ||
Greetings Born Twice, Thank you for your answer. And the near death experience is surely possible. And some say that Paul was actually dead, but if that were true it would follow that the Scriptures would expound on that assertion further. The consensus of the time 2 Cor was written is about 55-57 a.d. and if so, 14 years early would put the experience around 41-43 a.d. and this would coincide with Acts 22:17 when Paul was in Jerusalem at his second visit and in a trance: (Act 22:17) “And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;” And I do agree with you that paradise and the third heaven are one and the same. terrib |
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89 | Two swords:is the love of God enough | Eph 6:17 | terrib | 120678 | ||
Greetings Bruce7, Rev 1:16 - Not two swords but one sword with two edges. The sword symbolically used here as for a warrior that can wield a sword effectively. One that is accustomed to using a sword can swing it both ways and thus use both edges during battle. Reference: Heb 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. In Heb 4:12 we see the use of two dimensions.. spiritual and physical; spiritual being - "soul and spirit" and physical being - "joint and marrow". The sword is for correction - spiritual or it can be used for judgement - physical and the Wisdom of God can even discern the very thoughts of the heart. This is why, when Christians go into battle with the enemy Paul writes: Eph 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: I like the way the Contemporary English Version reads: Eph 6:17 Let God's saving power be like a helmet, and for a sword use God's message that comes from the Spirit. Because Jesus said that, the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, will lead us into all truth. John 14:16, 14:26, 15:26, 16:7 "It was with this weapon that the Saviour met the tempter in the wilderness; Matt. 4. It is only by this that Satan can now be met. Error and falsehood will not put back temptation; nor can we hope for victory, unless we are armed with truth. Learn, hence: (1) That we should study the Bible, that we may understand what the truth is. (2) we should have texts of Scripture at command, as the Saviour did, to meet the various forms of temptation. (3) we should not depend on our own reason, or rely on our own wisdom. A single text of Scripture is better to meet a temptation, than all the philosophy which the world contains. The tempter can reason, and reason plausibly too. But he cannot resist a direct and positive command of the Almighty." - Albert Barnes terrib |
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90 | Two swords:is the love of God enough | Eph 6:17 | terrib | 121093 | ||
Hi Ray, Please excuse the delay in my response. Indeed these passages, to me, are a bit complex. Let us go back to the original question: "I am trying to understand why Jesus told his disciples what is cited in Luke: 22: 35-36, referring to the sword." Since Oswaldo Adame does not cite the Scriptures, I will cite them here: (Luk 22:35) And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. (Luk 22:36) Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. First, I must say, the concept of the disciples having swords is a bit odd considering Jesus's ministry of peace. A custom possibly, or from Matthew who collected large sums of money as a tax collector and he had one. But after three years with Jesus, Matthew would have found that he needed it no longer. Or, perhaps the swords were already in the room and the disciples had none, for the terms in verse 38 "Lord, look, here are two swords." does not state that they personally owned them and so they took the swords with them to the garden because of what Jesus said about obtaining one. For reference to the disciples owning swords is silent. Verse 35 starts with "And he said", denoting the same idea of thought as the previous verses. Verse 36 starts with "Then he said", denoting a change of thought. Verse 37 starts with "For I say", ties it to verse 36. I will put it to you that the period at the end of verse 35 should be a comma, and the train of thought should continue through verse 37. Putting these two verses together, I would put it to you that Jesus was directing the thought toward Judas. Judas had the purse and that he should go now and buy his sword of betrayal. Let him sell his covering, his garment, his soul, so the Scripture could be fulfilled that He cited in verse 37. And the other disciples did not discern this, thus their response, "here are two swords", thinking of physical force. And the Lord seeing that they did not understand and Judas was on his way, says, "It is enough", this part is over, the "It", the betrayal, thus Jesus closes the discussion and leaves to go to the garden. This is a senario that comes to my mind when reading this, yet as I stated at the beginning, "a bit complex". Ray, I read your response that the sword was the Word of God, but I don't see that in the context of this discussion concerning the cited Scriptures. terrib |
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91 | Two swords:is the love of God enough | Eph 6:17 | terrib | 121096 | ||
Hello Tim, I enjoy reading your posts and notes and am relaying this to you to read what I sent to Ray in case you have stopped looking at this thread. I respect your knowledge of the Scriptures and would like to get some input to my scenario. Hi Ray, Please excuse the delay in my response. Indeed these passages, to me, are a bit complex. Let us go back to the original question: "I am trying to understand why Jesus told his disciples what is cited in Luke: 22: 35-36, referring to the sword." Since Oswaldo Adame does not cite the Scriptures, I will cite them here: (Luk 22:35) And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. (Luk 22:36) Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. First, I must say, the concept of the disciples having swords is a bit odd considering Jesus's ministry of peace. A custom possibly, or from Matthew who collected large sums of money as a tax collector and he had one. But after three years with Jesus, Matthew would have found that he needed it no longer. Or, perhaps the swords were already in the room and the disciples had none, for the terms in verse 38 "Lord, look, here are two swords." does not state that they personally owned them and so they took the swords with them to the garden because of what Jesus said about obtaining one. For reference to the disciples owning swords is silent. Verse 35 starts with "And he said", denoting the same idea of thought as the previous verses. Verse 36 starts with "Then he said", denoting a change of thought. Verse 37 starts with "For I say", ties it to verse 36. I will put it to you that the period at the end of verse 35 should be a comma, and the train of thought should continue through verse 37. Putting these two verses together, I would put it to you that Jesus was directing the thought toward Judas. Judas had the purse and that he should go now and buy his sword of betrayal. Let him sell his covering, his garment, his soul, so the Scripture could be fulfilled that He cited in verse 37. And the other disciples did not discern this, thus their response, "here are two swords", thinking of physical force. And the Lord seeing that they did not understand and Judas was on his way, says, "It is enough", this part is over, the "It", the betrayal, thus Jesus closes the discussion and leaves to go to the garden. This is a senario that comes to my mind when reading this, yet as I stated at the beginning, "a bit complex". Ray, I read your response that the sword was the Word of God, but I don't see that in the context of this discussion concerning the cited Scriptures. terrib |
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92 | Standing firm in one Spirit/spirit? | Phil 2:1 | terrib | 113605 | ||
Dearest Ray, Your question was, “would you say that we have lost some of the fellowship of the Spirit? Are we even united in spirit?” My response was to your question: Yes, there are those that have lost fellowship of the Spirit, nothing more and nothing less. Nothing grammatical is or was ever implied. The word came forth from the Father and will do what the Father has deemed righteous and will not return void. (Joh 16:28 KJV) I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. terrib |
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93 | Standing firm in one Spirit/spirit? | Phil 2:1 | terrib | 113667 | ||
Hi Ray, You asked, "1) Do you not see the difference between "word" and "Word"?" Yes, I know the difference, but as in many passages of the Old Testament there is a mirror meaning with that of the New Testament. You asked, "2) Do you not see that the word "it" should be applied in the Isaiah 55:11 verse since the word and thoughts of God is the subject?" Exactly, and what are "the words and thoughts of God"? Jesus! The Word of God. All things were created by Him. The Father spoke and His Word did it. Isn't this part of the Trinity? Wasn't the Word with the Father? If God did not speak would there be a Jesus? (Joh 1:14 KJV) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us..." In love, terrib |
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94 | Is it wrong to have a passionate kiss? | 1 Thess 4:5 | terrib | 112167 | ||
Dear Justme, I appreciate your words. In this kind of situation we can only go by what the questioner says. I try to listen to what they are actually saying and try to respond to what God has told me or what I have experienced in my own life. We ALL know what power the flesh can have over us and we know what we have to do to overcome it. If a person is so inclined to ask questions on this forum we must realize that they are not here by accident. God has sent them here. If any of us can help, it is our duty to lead them in the direction that God commands. If we are silent the judgement could come back on us. God will bless you also, terrib |
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95 | Are you still with us? | 1 Thess 4:9 | terrib | 152467 | ||
Hi Ray, Keep your bio updated so we know what's going on. Our prayers will continue Ray! Your brother, terrib (Proverbs 27:18 KJV) Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. |
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96 | The Lord Jesus revealed? | 2 Thess 1:7 | terrib | 110697 | ||
Hi Ray, Come now, let us reason together.. 2 Th 2:6 KJV And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. Let's disect this verse: "And now ye know", and now you know what? What I (Paul) just told you in the previous verses.(2 Th 2:3,4) "what withholdeth", the things that must come to pass before Christ's return. "that he might be revealed", who? the son of perdition. Allow me to paraphrase, extremely! 2 Th 2:1 Listen up brothers concerning the coming of Christ. 2 Th 2:2 Don't get up tight thinking that Christ is coming in the next few days. 2 Th 2:3 Don't believe that heresy. Apostasy must happen first then this anti-christ must set himself up and sit on earth in place of God. And all this takes quite some time. 2 Th 2:4 This son of perdition is full of unrighteousness which will become evident. 2 Th 2:5 Don't you remember I told this stuff last time I was there with you? 2 Th 2:6 Until all this happens, the apostasy, the setting up of a false church and this anti-christ's deceitful plan to become God on Earth, then this anti-christ will be revealed. (as he is now since we are discussing it here). 2 Th 2:7 This craftiness is now at work. And... (allow me to interject a commentary here): From 'John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible': "only he who now letteth, will let, until he be taken out of the way;...that is, the Roman empire and Roman emperors, and which were by degrees entirely removed, and so made way for the revelation of this wicked one: and which was done partly by Constantine the emperor receiving the Christian faith, whereby the Roman empire as Pagan ceased; and by increasing the riches of the church, and feeding the pride, ambition, and covetousness of the bishops, especially the bishop of Rome; and next by removing the seat of the empire from Rome to Byzantium, which he called Constantinople: here the Greek emperors continued in succession, and neither they themselves, nor even their exarchs, resided at Rome, but at Ravenna; so that way was made for antichrist to come to his seat, and there was nothing to rival and eclipse the grandeur, power, and glory of the Roman popes: and that which let was also taken out of the way, by the division of the empire, by Theodosius, giving to his elder son Arcadius, the eastern, and to the younger, Honorius, the western parts of it: the eastern empire was in process of time seized upon and possessed by Mahomet and the Saracens; and the western empire was overrun by the Goths, Vandals, and Huns, and became extinct about the year 476, in Augustulus, the last of the Roman emperors, who was obliged to abdicate the government by Odoacer king of the Heruli; when the kingdom of the Lombards took place in Italy, and afterwards that was translated to Charles the great, king of the French; so that there was nothing more of the Roman empire remaining than the bare name, as at this day; and by this means the popes of Rome got to the height of their power and glory, which is meant by the revelation of the man of sin." So, after all that: 2Th 1:7 KJV And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his (His) mighty angels, 2Th 2:6 KJV And now ye know what (not whom) withholdeth (the things to come - time) that he (satanic) might be revealed in his (satanic) time. 2Th 2:7 KJV For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he (Roman references) who now letteth (restrains or stands in the way) will let, until he (Roman references) be taken out of the way. (Paul was not ashamed of the gospel or the consequences of preaching the gospel and if he meant the Holy Spirit here he would have said so. And the church at Thessalonica was young and Paul would have explained explicitly what he meant because they misread the first epistle concerning the time of Christ's coming.) Other versions: 2Th 2:6 (ASV) And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. (CEV) You already know what is holding this wicked one back until it is time for him to come. (ISV) You know what it is that is now holding him back, so that he will be revealed when his time comes. (KJV) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. (KJVA) And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. (MKJV) And now you know what holds back, for him to be revealed in his own time. Hope this helps. Forgive me for being so lengthy, but I thought others may be reading this and it may also needs some explanation. Peace, Love You Brother terrib |
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97 | The Lord Jesus revealed? | 2 Thess 1:7 | terrib | 110698 | ||
Hi Ray, Just a follow up about: John Gill's Exposition of the Bible He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. (from www.crosswalk.com) terrib |
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98 | Why do people get it wrong? | 1 Tim 5:17 | terrib | 151790 | ||
Hi Doc, "The most dangerous thing that we can do with regard to presuppositions is to think that we don't have any." Do you think this is why we have 14,000 commentaries, 177 Bibles, 666 websites and a psychologist in our dens? terrib |
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99 | Can judgement happen before sin? | 1 Tim 5:24 | terrib | 151967 | ||
Hi Born Twice, Yes. But not so much after making his (Timothy's) decision. They may live the rest of their lives, in the ministry, in sin, under a falsehood, but, in the end, the things that hard to spot will be revealed for nothing is hidden. terrib |
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100 | question | 2 Tim 2:15 | terrib | 151242 | ||
Dear jtvd, There is an internet website where you can get many Bible translations and many Bible commentaries at no charge. www.e-sword.net You can download any and all the items that can help in your studies. There is a wealth of information and would be of Great value for you to study these. There is an old saying: If a man who is hungry and asks me for a fish and I give it to him he will be hungry tomorrow. If I teach him how to fish he will not hunger. terrib |
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