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81 | when Christ became sin for us,and how? | NT general | BradK | 234484 | ||
Hello DP, You ask, "One question though where in scripture does it say Jesus “became sin"? Romans 8:3 tells us what God did: "...sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin". So, Christ came similar to, or in the appearance of sinful flesh, though being the God-man He did not posses a sinful nature. 2 Cor. 5:21 says, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (NASB) The Amplified reads, "For our sake He made Christ [virtually] to be sin Who knew no sin, so that in and through Him we might become [endued with, viewed as being in, and examples of] the righteousness of God [what we ought to be, approved and acceptable and in right relationship with Him, by His goodness]." Paul is saying that Jesus did not commit sin or have any personal aquaintence with it. As Robertson notes, "God "treated as sin" the one "who knew no sin." [Word Pictures] Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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82 | Is your religion a true religion? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234475 | ||
Hello DP, You do realize you're making a theological statement by saying what you are about the Trinity? :-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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83 | Did I answer your question BradK? | John 8:24 | BradK | 234470 | ||
Hello Andy, Thanks for your response. I am a 10-Year plus member of this Forum. I realize you're new, that is why I was pointing out things about the Terms of Use and About Forum. Reading and understanding them saves new folks from getting their feelings hurt- and us old timers from wasting time:-) Hopefully that makes sense? Your initial response was simply a general statement and you didn't qualify it. In other words, you didn't explain yourself. That is why I challenged you. Again, familiarity with this Forum and it's protocol could help:-) Being new, you haven't built any repoire, so just because you said something, didn't make it true. Just to be fair, that holds for all of us as well! So, since we don't know who you are- and this being a public forum- there are some concerns! Are you a New Testament scholar? Do you have any background in Bibliology or Hermenuetics? What exactly qualifies you to make this claim? Now, Tim has already given a well-rounded answer (Post ID 234468) and he's much more qualified than I to speak on these matters. However, I will say that I'd give little if any weight to the Good News Bible as it's far closer to a Paraphrase than an actual word-for-word translation! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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84 | I am Who I am in New Testament | John 8:24 | BradK | 234454 | ||
Hello Andy, You're answering a question that is some 11 years old. It is very doubtful you'll get any response! I'm challenging your answer: On what basis? Are you an Old Testament or Hebrew scholar? Perhaps a JW? Please familiarize yourself with the Terms of Use and About Forum if you haven't done so. This saves all of us from wasting time. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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85 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234422 | ||
Hello DP, I will respectfully agree to disagree at this point! I'm referring to how we believe now, 21st Century! Unless we can define our terms and you provide some foundation for discussion, we're just spinning our wheels! Forgive me as this is a Study Bible Forum, but I've apparently lost your point in this whole matter... Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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86 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234419 | ||
Hello DP Martin, I'm not sure where we're getting off-track here? I'm not referring to mere "theism". I'm speaking of theology as it relates to the believer! The matter related to a Biblical theology is Christ-centered, not theistic! There's a big difference. You ask, "So what “maturity” is there in holding on to something that may be contrary to what the Lord God thinks and knows?" That would depend what your talking about. I'm not positive of what answer you're looking for, but there is most definitely a "biblical maturity" that's spoken of. That again is what I'm referring to. We get to know our faith- our Saviour through the written Word, not experientially. Note: Eph 4:13-14, "until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;" Heb 5:12-14, "For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." (NASB) Heb 6:1 "Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God," All of this relates to our theology whether we're aware of it or not! Perhaps you could share a bit about yourself in the User Profile? Knowing something about your "theological" background, beliefs, i.e. church affiliation can be helpful in a discussion such as this:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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87 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234414 | ||
Hello D P Marin, You stated, "The trouble is, theology makes people ignorant of the Lord God’s Presence." At best, that's only partially true... but let's not throw the proverbial baby out with the bath water:-) Maybe better said errant or mis-directed theology makes people ignorant of God! Psalm 18:2 is a theological statement:-) At it's core, theology is simply the study or science of God. I firmly believe it is crucial for the life of the church that sound theology is articulated, preached and written. Biblical theology should be Christ-centered. Ultimately, the aim of theology is worship. As Dr.Sam Storms writes in his article, "The Ultimate Aim of Theology", 'The ultimate goal of theology is not knowledge, but worship. If our learning and knowledge of God do not lead to the joyful praise of God, we have failed. We learn only that we might laud. Another way of putting it is to say that theology without doxology is idolatry. The only theology worth studying is a theology that can be sung. Jonathan Edwards put it this way: "Now what is glorifying God, but a rejoicing at that glory he has displayed? An understanding of the perfections of God, merely, cannot be the end of the creation; for he had as good not understand it, as see it and not be at all moved with joy at the sight. Neither can the highest end of creation be the declaring God's glory to others; for the declaring God's glory is good for nothing otherwise than to raise joy in ourselves and others at what is declared" (Miscellanies 3; Yale 13:200)." The mature Christian can't (and shouldn't) divorce his theology from the love and worship of his Savior. They are interrelated. (Phil. 3:10) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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88 | Which is first, wrath or Grace? | Rom 2:2 | BradK | 234405 | ||
Hello DP Martin, I think Beja has provided you a solid response:-) If I may, I too am "not quite following you" with the multiple points your making. Maybe you could clarify? You stated, "Sorry its your belief that God's wrath comes in response to sin. If that were true then what is Jesus’ offering on the Cross all about?" Perhaps you're confusing things a bit? My question would be, why isn't this true? Doesn't scripture state clearly in Rom. 1:18 "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness," (NASB) So, His wrath is against, all ungodliness and unrighteousness... in other words, sin! Wrath is one of the lesser understood attributes of God! It's certainly not popular in our culture. Allow me to share one of my favorites quotes form A. W. Pink in his book, "The Attributes of God"- "It is sad to find so many professing Christians who appear to regard the wrath of God as something for which they need to make an apology, or at least they wish there were no such thing. While some would not go so far as to openly admit that they consider it a blemish on the Divine character, yet they are far from regarding it with delight, they like not to think about it, and they rarely hear it mentioned without a secret resentment rising up in their hearts against it. Even with those who are more sober in their judgment, not a few seem to imagine that there is a severity about the Divine wrath which is too terrifying to form a theme for profitable contemplation. Others harbor the delusion that God’s wrath is not consistent with His goodness, and so seek to banish it from their thoughts... You also said, "Nobody said there isn’t wrath, but most of that has been men to men, not God to men." That's not quite true biblically, as Pink continues, "A study of the concordance will show that there are more references in Scripture to the anger, fury, and wrath of God, than there are to His love and tenderness. Because God is holy, He hates all sin; And because He hates all sin, His anger burns against the sinner: Psalm 7:11... Now the wrath of God is as much a Divine perfection as is His faithfulness, power, or mercy. It must be so, for there is no blemish whatever, not the slightest defect in the character of God; yet there would be if "wrath" were absent from Him!" Perhaps this will shed some light on your question. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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89 | is barack obama the antichrist? | 1 John 2:18 | BradK | 234383 | ||
Hello Larry, You said "i do thank is the last president" (sic). Are you referring to Obama and saying you think he is the last president we will have? If so, on what do you base that comment? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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90 | What does . mean? | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 234353 | ||
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91 | 3 levels of Christianity as per Ephesian | Eph 1:3 | BradK | 234330 | ||
Hello Bmoezee, I'm not aware of "3 levels of Christianity" in Ephesians! Paul addresses it, "To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus" One is either "in Christ' (en Christo) or not. There are levels of maturity among believers, as noted by Paul in 4:14. In 4:15, we are instructed, "but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ," I hope this helps, BradK |
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92 | what does the word conversation | 1 Peter | BradK | 234263 | ||
Hello ramzweb, You're "question" is posting as a note! hYou've only given a partial statement and/or question? I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. Could you please clarify? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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93 | If not saved and suicide done Lost??? | Bible general Archive 4 | BradK | 234148 | ||
Hello G Preston, Where do we find in scripture that eternal life is not received until after death? John 5:24 says, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. Here "has eternal life" is in the present tense, so grammatically and scripturally, one who believes has eternal life at the point of their belief! Further, John 3:36 tells us, "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." So, it would be more acurate to say that one has (posseses) eternal life now but will not enter into their eternal state until after death. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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94 | What is the Hebrew-English | Job | BradK | 233974 | ||
Hello heman, If I may pause for a moment to comment. With all due respect, you're going in circles, having created a "Red Herring" out of the translation of one single verse. Regarding Job 27:1, the NASB reads: "Then Job continued his discourse and said," The ESV reads similar, "And Job again took up his discourse, and said:" So, what do we do with these? These are all legitimate translations of this verse! Translating 'mashal' as parable or discourse has no material bearing as to whether this book is literal! Does it? Job here is speaking- hence he 'continued his parable' (discourse). The section in which this is contained (Chaps. 3-37) could be termed the debates of Job. The entire book is in no way just a "parable". As far as I'm concerned this issue has hit a dead-end! Unless you can clarify yourself and better explain why you're persisting with this point, I think it's time to move on! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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95 | God, brings wicked to destruction | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 233938 | ||
Heman: You are going around in circles! Nothing you are saying agrees with Orthodoxy nor does it make much sense! Please read the Terms of Use. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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96 | Ex 12:29 | Ex 12:23 | BradK | 233936 | ||
Hello heman, No, I didn't know the Book of Job was a parable and not to be taken literally! I take strong issue with that supposition. Might I ask by what authority you state this and what's your source? Job 27:1 may better be understaood and translated as "discourse". That aside, I'm still not following any of your logic and string of verses! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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97 | what ggod works God created us for? | Eph 2:10 | BradK | 233930 | ||
Hello crebekahe, Good question. Much can be said on this. Though I cannot answer fully, I will briefly touch upon it. In reference, Eph. 2:10, tells us that, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." (NASB) Paul details what (some of) these works are in Chapter 4 as he describes the believers new life- Eph 4:24 and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Eph 4:25 Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another. Eph 4:26 BE ANGRY, AND yet DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, Eph 4:27 and do not give the devil an opportunity. Eph 4:28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need. Eph 4:29 Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Eph 4:30 Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Eph 4:32 Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. I hope this helps, BradK |
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98 | God, brings wicked to destruction | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 233924 | ||
Heman: I fail to understand your point? Where are you going with this focus on "the destroyer"? BradK |
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99 | Man's understanding is not always God's | Prov 21:2 | BradK | 233626 | ||
Hello Ed, Forgive me, but I'm hearing a lot of generalities in rgards to divisions. How do you see that we propose to bridge this gap of division? What are the solutions? With regard to someone who supports abortion, I'd have to say that this persons(s) does not fully understand what scripture teaches. They've failed to adapt a biblical theology. By that, I mean that popular culture has played a significant role in shaping our theology, rather than the reverse. The Church has tended to adopt what "Culture" says is right instead of what Scripture teaches. Ultimately, they (we) don't have a high view of the Bible and view it as authoritative! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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100 | Man's understanding is not always God's | Prov 21:2 | BradK | 233618 | ||
Hi Ed, Thanks for your response and comment. A couple questions for further clarification: 1. You said your "focus was more on the aspect of theology that divides Christianity." Don't you perhaps mean, "doctrines"? I don't see theology- strictly speaking- as dividing Christianity. However, theology improperly understood, abused or heretically communicated would be divisive. 2. I agree with you that "nothing as stated in scripture divides Christianity." However, errent doctrine and the fallen state of man (our sinful nature) can account for further divisions. As Christ scolded the Pharisees for being hypocrites, saying: Matt 15:8- 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. Matt 15:9- 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'" Saying that, I firmly believe we have much more within Orthodoxy that we can and should agree upon than "divides" us! The core doctrines should unite us in our common faith (Jude 3). It seems that when we major on minors (the non-essentials) is when we get into pride hence causing divisions. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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