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81 | And what about those who will die before | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 98270 | ||
"God is too big to fit into one religion." --Robert A. Heinlein Another insightful theological quote from the sci-fi writer extraordinaire! :) --Joe! |
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82 | And what about those who will die before | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 98260 | ||
"Heinlin's theory doesn't oppose the gift of salvation... it demonstrates that blind faith erases the value of the gift..." Asserting something is not the same as demonstrating something. " To blindly say you believe for the sake of being saved gives no value to the gift of salvation... I'm not pointing fingers, but there are many people who think just 'cause they say they're saved, they're saved..." And I stand with you in saying that simply saying something does not make it so. That does not take away from the biblical truth that human beings are saved by God's grace alone through faith alone in Christ's work alone. "Which is why the gift of salvation isn't necissarilly "Free" in the understanding of most people..." It seems that it is you who is demonstrating a lack of the understanding of "free." 'we still must do our part by keeping and exercising our Faith in Christ, that in itself is a "work"' Sure it is a work, but it is in no way the ground or instrument of our justification. "and Grace makes up the rest... which means we do our required part to earn it..." Salvation is not earned; otherwise it is a wage, not a gift. You never did mention what you do with Paul's epistle to the Romans. Grace does make up the rest; the contribution I make is zero percent. God did the other 100 percent in Christ to bring me to Himself. --Joe! |
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83 | And what about those who will die before | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 98248 | ||
You wrote: "My attempt was not to enrage you, but to open your mind to the fact that Salvation is not free..." Then what do you do with Romans 3:23-24, almost all of Romans 5, Romans 6:23, and the rest of the epistle (for starters)? 'To blindly give salvation away goes against the teachings of the prophets... For if no unclean thing can dweal in the presence of God then how is it I merely say, "I believe." and I am saved?' No one is saved by merely SAYING "I believe." However, I have been declared righteous because my Savior lived a holy, perfectly obedient life and died for my sins 2000 years ago. I have been made clean by the perfect life and substitutionary death of the now-risen Christ. Having been justified by faith, I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:1) 'The children of Isreal and the early Christians were constantly commaned to repent and be baptized... Why would we be COMMANDED to Repent if all I have to do is "Belive"' Because repentance accompanies biblical faith. Repentance is not a work; it is a change of disposition toward one's sin. "God's gift of Salvation is the greatest gift of all, but it is not a free gift, and to presume so is ignorant to the teachings of Apostles" It is a gift, but not a FREE gift? So it is an EARNED gift? Does that make sense? "Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness" --Romans 4:4-5 "I hope this will help humble you and know that I do not undermine the greatness of God, but glorify Him in exponding the importance of His Son, Jesus Christ..." How is it humbling to state that I earned my salvation in any respect? "If I offended you I am sorry, but I am not sorry for the teachings of the Apostles and Prophets" No, it is your interpretation of the apostles and prophets that is sorry... --Joe! |
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84 | And what about those who will die before | NT general Archive 1 | Reformer Joe | 98245 | ||
Heinlin really IS science fiction, then! :) "But the free gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many." --Romans 5:15 Seems to me like what God freely gave is of immeasurable value... --Joe! |
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85 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96838 | ||
"He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But he who walks wisely will be delivered." --Proverbs 28:26 --Joe! |
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86 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96826 | ||
"No where did I say that a husband was not head." No, but what you are saying is that a woman can exercise authority over a man in the local congregation. Not biblical. "Also where did you get that the household of God (the church) and your household speak of the way God created the Universe.Gal 3:28 is just as good as the rest of the bible when rightly divided." And I believe I did do just that. "I don't know how you church is set-up but because a woman may preach do not make her an Elder." There is no biblical distinction between preachers in a church and overseers. The preacher is an elder in the church. --Joe! |
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87 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96823 | ||
N.B. More paragraphs and less "stream of consciousness" style make it easier to respond. "Anyone that speaks under the inspiration or anointing of God knows it." I never speak under the inspiration of God the way the Bible-writers wrote under his inspiration. Nor does anyone else. The canon is closed; no new revelation beyond Scripture is necessary for God's people. "When God filled you with the Holy Ghost didn't you experience that when you spoke?" Lots of people experience things. Go ask any Mormon missionary and he will speak of his experiences, a "burning of the bosom" convincing them of the truth of Joseph Smith's gospel. Conviction and experience lead people to fly planes into skyscrapers. The experience is there, but is it of God? Are they valid and God-given? We would be very careful in saying that something is of God because we really feel it inside. --Joe! |
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88 | Where are the houses Jesus promised? | Mark 10:30 | Reformer Joe | 96730 | ||
" I told him that the Lord does that every time. I thought he would understand when I said that my house was his, and that my brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands were his, as was what belonged to ninety-nine other Christians. But he knows believers who do not share and I am not sure he believed me." Seems like a good explanation to me, whether he believes it or not. --Joe! |
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89 | cronology of names in bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96710 | ||
I wouldn't waste time with the "Bible Code." It's claptrap. --Joe! |
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90 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96709 | ||
"Who do you think the spirtual seed is?" Jesus Christ and all those who are in Christ. "Then, how can you say it is not referring to roles in the church." Because in the context of Galatians Paul is speaking of justification, not of church government. My wife is just as saved as I am, but I am still her head. My wife is just as saved as my pastor, but there are still qualifications for overseers in the church, and one of those is that the overseer is to be a man. "As for the home I never applied it to the home.I have did all that I could to show you the difference, that all scripture that you have been using do not apply to both." But they are related. The household of God (the church) and my household speak of the way God has created the universe. Let's look at the paradigmatic couple: Eve was created to help Adam, not to lead Adam. People use the same arguments that you are using in support of women elders as people use to suggest that women are not to submit to their husbands. Galatians 3:28 is unfailingly the first verse they bring up. Therefore, while the government of the home and the church deal with two different spheres, they are related. --Joe! |
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91 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96708 | ||
"I have this very same spirit and you have not believed me." Because what you are saying contradicts what He has already said. I am indwelt by His Spirit as well. That does not make me infallible. "Why don't you comment on the question you ask me about slavery?" I did in my first post in the thread. Paul tells slaves to obey their masters, and tells masters to treat their slaves well. Therefore, God's primary purpose was not to establish human equality here on this earth. Now, before God the justified slave and the justified master have exactly the same standing (Galatians 3:28). Their relationship should reflect that truth. However, Thomas Jefferson notwithstanding, all people are not endowed by their Creator with an inherent right to liberty. "Where is all your wisdom?" In a 66-volume book from which the Spirit teaches me. "What I said came from the Holy Ghost and not me." How do you know? "But when it comes to the church there are mysteries that I can not share with you about the kingdom because God is has close it up from you." Okey-dokey. --Joe! |
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92 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96581 | ||
"I would us the words (did not) That,yes I would agree with.The Scriptures also did not prohibit divorce. But what did JESUS say about that?" Why is what "JESUS" said any more true than what "THE HOLY SPIRIT" said through the apostle Paul? --Joe! |
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93 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96405 | ||
"Joe, you remind me of when the slave owners and traders tryed to justify the slave trade by using the sctriptures." The Scriptures obviously do not prohibit all forms of slavery, wouldn't you agree? --Joe! |
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94 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96403 | ||
"(Gal 3:28) reads "There is (now no distinction)neither Jew neither Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is not male and female;for you are all one in Christ Jesus." And that is referring to participating in justification, the promise God made to Abraham and his spiritual seed. It is not referring to roles in the home and in the church. "And you are free to believe as you wish." Sure I am. We both are. Freedom to believe doesn't make us right, however. --Joe! |
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95 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96222 | ||
"The KJV of 1Tim 2:12 uses the words "usury authority(Greek means one's own authority)" There is no word for "usurp" in the Greek. 'In the kingdom there is male nor female.Acts 2:17 "......I will pour out of My Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and Daughters shall prophesy".' Certainly there is male and female. Otherwise, how can there be any instructions for Christian husbands and Christian wives? We have to take the magic marker to a lot of the New Testament if there are absolutely no differences between men and women and their roles in the church. No matter how you want to justify women elders and pastors, 1 Timothy 2:12 rules it out, and so do the other passages which limit church oversight to men. --Joe! |
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96 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96221 | ||
'Act 18:26 "And he(Apollos) began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aguila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. You don't think this if the work of an overseer?' Nope. Notice they BOTH took him aside privately. We do not see Priscilla leading worship or teaching before a congregation of believers. 'Do you feel that Paul were only speaking to the men in Acts 20:28 "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost have made you overseers, to feed the Church of God, which he hath purchased with his Blood.' That is what I believe, based on the other Scriptures. 'And why would they have a church in their house and not oversee it.' I didn't say anything about Apollos not being a presbyter. "And why would they break traditions of that day and from time to time put Priscilla name first (being a woman) except if they out rank the man." I guess because she is the boss! The woman is the head of the man, right? ;) --Joe! |
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97 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 96219 | ||
"But, is subject to me(an Elder) only as long as I follow Christ." Then why does the Bible command wives of non-Christians to be subject to their unbelieving husbands as well? It is true that a wife must obey God rather than her husband if he is instructing her to sin, but a husband who is not a Christian is still the head of the believing wife. --Joe! |
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98 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95777 | ||
"As you can see woman is not subject to EVERY man only to their husband." That is not precisely true. While my wife is not subject to every man that comes along, or to every Christian man, she is subject to the elders of our church (as am I) and subject to the man Christ Jesus (as am I). But Paul does say that he doesn't allow a woman to have authority over a man whatsoever (1 Timothy 2:12). --Joe! |
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99 | Women Preachers? Yes or No? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reformer Joe | 95775 | ||
Where do we see Priscilla acting in the role of a church overseer? --Joe! |
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100 | What do you like about the ... church? | 1 Cor 3:22 | Reformer Joe | 95774 | ||
"What do you think is good and praiseworthy in say, the Roman Catholic Church?" --Trinitarian doctrine--Many valuable saints of God throughout church history --Officially pro-life --Many of my brothers and sisters in Christ are RCC --Don't treat the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper as merely empty symbols (despite the fact I would disagree with them as to what they DO do) --Joe! |
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