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81 | When we die do we go directly to Christ? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Robert Nicholson | 72247 | ||
Dear Erusni: In 2 Cor.5 Paul discusses the fact that we have an earthly or (tent) house which is our mortal body. I believe we must remember that we are soul and spirit which have a body not the other way around. Our physical body will eventually die if Christ be not come and this temporary body will return to dust. However, our soul is eternal and will not die. We "the real person" will be with Christ! In v. 2 Paul tells us "we have a building of God" which is eternal and immortal in contrast to our earthly body. However, we will not get that eternal body until Christ comes and we all are changed. Thus "We are confident and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord" This would show us that for the believer the moment we take flight from our body we will be with Christ. Paul yearns for this "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better" (Phil 1:23) Paul wants to be with Christ and yet he realizes the Lord still has work from him. I do not believe that in either instance is there any suggestion of soul sleep. But rather that our soul is separated from our bodies and with Christ. (present) When a christian is promoted to glory the scriptures do not speak of death, but rather that they sleep in Jesus. (1 Cor. 15:51) "we shall not all sleep,(die), but we shall all be changed". In Paul's references to being with Christ, I believe has the sense of conscious knowledge of whom we are with. John in the Revelation of Jesus Christ writes "when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice saying, How long O LOrd holy and true, does thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth" Rev, 6: 9 to 10 These souls are not sleeping nor are they silent and unaware. Some day the silver thread will break, And I as now,no more shall sing, But O the joy when I awake, Within the palace of the King! We look for the Saviour from heaven Robert |
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82 | Jesus' body washed?? | Mark 16:1 | Robert Nicholson | 72239 | ||
Greetings rondc: We do not have many details in the Bible about the buriel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Matt. 27:57 to 60 we find that a rich man called Joseph(of Armithea) and Nicodemus (of John 3) begged for the body of Jesus from Pilate. "when Joseph had taken the body he wrapped it in clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock" v. 59-60 This action was the fulfilment of Isaiah53:9 "he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth". The disciples had forgotten his words that he would rise again in 3 days. They were treating his body as they would any other Jewish loved one. This is why we find in Mark 16:1 that the women went to the tomb after the sabbath with sweet spices, that they might anoit him" In Luke 23:53-56 supports the idea that they were following the Jewish traditions regarding his body. There was no corruption to his body as prophecied by the psalmist "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." Psalm 16:10 More importantly in Luke 24:3 "they entered in, (to the tomb) and found not the body of the Lord Jesus" They were perplexed and were reminded of the words of Jesus "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again" Luke 24:7 The triump of Calavary is that "he arose" bodily from the dead and that the truth of his resurrection if the foundation of our faith in him. Praise his Name Robert |
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83 | Size of Jerusalem when The Promised Land | Is 60:1 | Robert Nicholson | 72235 | ||
Greetings Bonnie 518 The promised land refers to the promised by God to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. However, it was not until the Exodus from Eygpt that the people of Israel travelled through the wilderness for 40 years under the leadership of Moses. Moses was not allowed to enter the land due to his disobedience to God. God by his grace however, took Moses up into Mount Nebo from which he could see the land which the Lord had promised them. In Deuteronomy 34:1to3 we are given a clear explanation of its boundaries. If you look up the following site at http://biblia.com/jesusm/maps.htm Click on "Old and New testament maps. The map is called Mount Nebo which will give you an idea of the size of the original promised land which stretches out in every direction from what we see today. The time of the Exodus from Eygpt based on Biblical chronology is 1446 B.C. and Moses death which followed his view of the land from Nebo was 1406 B.C. Other dates - the beginning of Isaiah's ministry (the year that King Uzziah died Isa.6:1) was 739B.C. If you look at the map even at this time you will find that the land was smaller due losses. By the time of our Lord Jesus Christ Roman rule prevailed. It was not until about 1948 that Israel became an independent nation again. I hope this helps. |
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84 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 71546 | ||
rferg: "you say God is Jesus then who is the Father?" Your question was asked many years ago by Philip: "Philip said unto him, Lord show us the father, and it will satisfy us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father..." (John 14:8,9) As finite human beings we will never fully fathom the Godhead which an infinite truth. There is one God who is expressed in three distinct persons who are co-equal and co-eternal although each has a specific sphere in the Godhead. This is seen in many scriptures "The Father sent the Son to be the saviour of the world" (1 John 4:14) The Son took upon himself the form of a bond servant and was made in the likeness of men, and being fashioned as a man he became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Phil.2: 7 to 8) Moreover, Christ at his bodily resurrection proved that he is indeed the Son of God, God the Son and as you have mentioned is seated on the right hand of the Majesty on high. After the resurrection God sent the Holy Spirit into the world, not to speak of himself, but to speak of Christ. There is a real man seated at his Father's side and he is our Lord Jesus Christ who is God manifest in the flesh. There is total harmony in the Godhead. It is a serious thing to undermine the Diety of Christ. In 1 John2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. I do not quote the above to label or demean you as a person, however, I believe we must pay attention to God's word concerning his Son. Peace in his Name Robert |
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85 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 71547 | ||
rferg: "you say God is Jesus then who is the Father?" Your question was asked many years ago by Philip: "Philip said unto him, Lord show us the father, and it will satisfy us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father..." (John 14:8,9) As finite human beings we will never fully fathom the Godhead which an infinite truth. There is one God who is expressed in three distinct persons who are co-equal and co-eternal although each has a specific sphere in the Godhead. This is seen in many scriptures "The Father sent the Son to be the saviour of the world" (1 John 4:14) The Son took upon himself the form of a bond servant and was made in the likeness of men, and being fashioned as a man he became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Phil.2: 7 to 8) Moreover, Christ at his bodily resurrection proved that he is indeed the Son of God, God the Son and as you have mentioned is seated on the right hand of the Majesty on high. After the resurrection God sent the Holy Spirit into the world, not to speak of himself, but to speak of Christ. There is a real man seated at his Father's side and he is our Lord Jesus Christ who is God manifest in the flesh. There is total harmony in the Godhead. It is a serious thing to undermine the Diety of Christ. In 1 John2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. I do not quote the above to label or demean you as a person, however, I believe we must pay attention to God's word concerning his Son. Peace in his Name Robert |
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86 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 71548 | ||
rferg: "you say God is Jesus then who is the Father?" Your question was asked many years ago by Philip: "Philip said unto him, Lord show us the father, and it will satisfy us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father..." (John 14:8,9) As finite human beings we will never fully fathom the Godhead which an infinite truth. There is one God who is expressed in three distinct persons who are co-equal and co-eternal although each has a specific sphere in the Godhead. This is seen in many scriptures "The Father sent the Son to be the saviour of the world" (1 John 4:14) The Son took upon himself the form of a bond servant and was made in the likeness of men, and being fashioned as a man he became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Phil.2: 7 to 8) Moreover, Christ at his bodily resurrection proved that he is indeed the Son of God, God the Son and as you have mentioned is seated on the right hand of the Majesty on high. After the resurrection God sent the Holy Spirit into the world, not to speak of himself, but to speak of Christ. There is a real man seated at his Father's side and he is our Lord Jesus Christ who is God manifest in the flesh. There is total harmony in the Godhead. It is a serious thing to undermine the Diety of Christ. In 1 John2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. I do not quote the above to label or demean you as a person, however, I believe we must pay attention to God's word concerning his Son. Peace in his Name Robert |
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87 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 71545 | ||
rferg: "you say God is Jesus then who is the Father?" Your question was asked many years ago by Philip: "Philip said unto him, Lord show us the father, and it will satisfy us. Jesus said unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father..." (John 14:8,9) As finite human beings we will never fully fathom the Godhead which an infinite truth. There is one God who is expressed in three distinct persons who are co-equal and co-eternal although each has a specific sphere in the Godhead. This is seen in many scriptures "The Father sent the Son to be the saviour of the world" (1 John 4:14) The Son took upon himself the form of a bond servant and was made in the likeness of men, and being fashioned as a man he became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Phil.2: 7 to 8) Moreover, Christ at his bodily resurrection proved that he is indeed the Son of God, God the Son and as you have mentioned is seated on the right hand of the Majesty on high. After the resurrection God sent the Holy Spirit into the world, not to speak of himself, but to speak of Christ. There is a real man seated at his Father's side and he is our Lord Jesus Christ who is God manifest in the flesh. There is total harmony in the Godhead. It is a serious thing to undermine the Diety of Christ. In 1 John2:22 "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist that denieth the Father and the Son. I do not quote the above to label or demean you as a person, however, I believe we must pay attention to God's word concerning his Son. Peace in his Name Robert |
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88 | John 1:1 and the word was a god | John 1:1 | Robert Nicholson | 71517 | ||
Brother Tim: Thank you for your very clear exergesis of John chp. 1. Our entire hope rests upon who Jesus is. We praise his Name as the one who is co-equal, co-eternal with God and yet he is the one who was willing to take our place upon the cross. Robert |
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89 | Personal conviction? | Rom 14:1 | Robert Nicholson | 69702 | ||
Greetings Guitarmonkey: Romans 14 most certainly deals with things which are open to question as to right or wrong. Although, it primarily deals with meats, drinks and days I believe the principles apply to other areas of life. First of all we are not dealing with the principle of Noah's day "that everyone did what was right in their own eyes. In Romans 14 we are looking at the weak christain and the strong christian and their attitudes toward each other. On things which we do not have a "thus saith the Lord" we are not to dispise or judge the other for the things we may allow. I have seen it work both ways, where a strong brother will intimidate a weak brother causing the weak brother to do or accpet things which he is not comfortable with. Conversely, I have oberserved some who claim to be weak and would us this claim to prevent the strong brother from doing things he feels are right. When dealing with doubtful things we are given instructions: 1. "Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." Is it something we can give God thanks for? 2. If we have doubts about a certain thing than it is sin to allow it v. 22, 23 3. We must be considerate of our brothers and sisters, since we have a responsibility for their spiritual well being. V15 4. We should be willing to give up certain things rather than stumble our brother. We are reminded that such actions destroy "the work of God" A searching question we can ask ourselves "What would Jesus do? What would Jesus think of this? Does my action bring glory to God? Guitar, God did not give us a list of rules to follow, but rather he has given us divine life and he wants us to learn by experience how we may become more like Jesus and serve him until he comes. If we had a list of rules, we would end up with legalism which is sin. A few things to think about Robert |
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90 | What's the "seed" that keeps u from sin? | 1 John 3:9 | Robert Nicholson | 69697 | ||
rebxar: A person who "is born of God" has been made a new creature in Christ. Christ dwells in us by his Spirit giving us new desires and the power to overcome sin. I believe that "His seed" refers to the Spirit of God dwelling within our hearts which will guide us, which convict us, who will teach us what God desires of his children. Romans 6:17 to 18 teaches that "we were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered unto you" In other words the Gospel of Christ. In Christ we are "made free from sin, you have become servants of righteousness. We have a new master. We who were slaves to sin are now made saints in Christ. However, we know that until Christ comes we will contend with the old nature which is reckoned to be dead and as such we will sin. However sin should be the accident and will not be habitually practised if we allow the Spirit of God to speak to our hearts and guide our lives. Peace in his Name. |
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91 | wll everyone hear abt jesus before death | Rom 2:13 | Robert Nicholson | 69692 | ||
Bocfloyd Greetings: I would like to cover a few verses which make it clear about the human heart and the way to heaven. The Lord Jesus told his disciples "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me" (John 14:6) Peter reinforces this "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, wherey we must be saved" (Acts 4:12) You raised the possibility of a "person who dies and his conscience and heart is not evil" Again God declares "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9) In Romans 3:10 we read "There is none righteous no not one" and in V. 23 "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Our heart in its natural condition has nothing about it or in it that would merit favor with God. Our sin has separated us from God. Our deceitful heart would try and tell us that we can be saved by own own efforts or our own inner goodness, which is a lie which if we believe it will damn us for eternity. One thing I love about the Lord Jesus was how clear and plain he presented eternal trues. He is the only way and the only name under heaven whereby we must be saved. It is important that this message is spread far and wide with the knowledge that God by his Spirit would bring lost sinners to himself. According to the Lord Jesus Christ there are no alternative ways to be made right before God. Doing the best I can or even if I were to offer my life in religious endeavors, or perhaps spend all the I have on the poor, however, If I know not Christ as Savior all is in vain. God cannot overlook sin and can only offer complete forgiveness to those who will place complete faith in the finished work of Christ. What we sometimes find hard to comprehend is that God does not owe us anything. We as creatures of his creation have no right to question his righteousness from a human perspective. We can only rejoice that by his grace he provided a way of salvation through his son and that by his Spirit he is drawing lost sinners to saving faith in the work of Christ. God bless you Robert |
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92 | what if we don't do the if | John 5:24 | Robert Nicholson | 69586 | ||
Dear brother: "cut off what" ? V.21 I believe that Paul is teaching that Israel nationally has been cut off, "their eyes have been dimmed" and at that time God was bringing the gospel to the Gentile nations. However, Paul is warning the Gentiles that they cannot take for granted the blessing which is theirs and if they take a position of pride and unbelief that they too will be cut off. Do we not see this today in nations that forget or turn against God? In Romans 3 we see that as individual whether Jew or Gentile we are all under sin. We know that Christ died for the ungodly Romans 5 which takes in all individuals. The gospel message is to the whosoever will (John 3;14 to 16) and lost guilty sinners can be born again by resting in the work that Christ has accomplished on the cross. It is the work and worth of Christ which secures our eternal redemption. In James we look at the principle of works being the fruit which should come from a Christian if they have been changed from within by the Spirit of God. If we profess to be saved and show no fruit of the Spirit in our lives, we can not justify our claim outwardly to others. Nevertheless, it is not our works which accompany salvation that secures our standing before God, that is only accomplished by Christ who paid the debt in full. When we trust Christ it is God who does the work within our hearts, it is not a self-improvement thing, but rather a complete new creature in Christ which brings us into a relationship with God as sons or children. We were born by the Spirit of God into this family. God Bless Robert |
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93 | what if we don't do the if | John 5:24 | Robert Nicholson | 69530 | ||
Christian 7 I would like to look at Romans 13. I believe that some of our problems with interpretation of scripture is that at times we attempt to make meaning of verses in isolation. It is only within context, moving from the narrow to the wide do we see how these verse fit into God's word. In Romans 13:1 Paul asks "Hath God cast away his people? He is looking at his people nationally not as individuals. In v. 2 he reminds them "God has not cast away his people..." However, from v. 3 until v. 11 he explains that as a nation they have been set aside or broken off because of unbelief v. 20 In v.12 we find that by the fall of Israel "that salvation is come to the Gentiles"v.12 The warnings from v 12 to 24 are aimed at the Gentile nations. They are warned not to be proud v. 18 and if as a nation they fall into unbelief v. 20 they too will be broken off. V.22 "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God:" It is God's perogative to show mercy to whom he will show mercy. This chapter is dealing with God's dealings nationally with Israel and the Gentiles rather than with individual testimony. I believe that we can rest on the promises of God and the Words of our Lord Jesus Christ that he gives unto us eternal life and they will never perish. We must remember that the gift of eternal life which we receive is ours with no strings attached. The idea that a person who belongs to Christ would wish to give back this free gift is ludicrous beyond comprehension. I will look at your (ifs) sometimes we are dealing with the if of argument which means "since" although not in all places. Peace in his Name Robert |
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94 | what is Isaiah's wife's name? | OT general | Robert Nicholson | 69526 | ||
Isaiah, was a prophet sent of God Isaiah 6:8, 9 God used him mightly to prophesy the coming of the Messiah, his servant character and his sufferings. The verse which you have referred to is referring to the seed of the woman which you have mentioned form Gen. 3:15 which is the earliest prophecy of the coming one our Lord Jesus Christ. Isaiah provides the house of David a sign in Isaiah 7:14 "Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuael (lit God with us) This name is reserved for Christ alone since he is God manifest in the flesh. We find that this prophecy is fulfilled in Matt. 3:20to25. Critics can say what they will, however, when we read the book of Isaiah we know that he is speaking of the coming Messiah, the annoited One, the Savior of the world. Robert |
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95 | Is divorce ever God's will? | Gen 2:24 | Robert Nicholson | 69488 | ||
Saint John: In Genesis 2:24 I believe we have a creational truth for all humankind: "for this cause shall a young man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall be one flesh" In other words, it would appear that God intended this relationship between a man and woman to be for life. In fact we are given more light in the New Testament as to the symbolic significance of the truth of the marriage relationship in Ephesians 5: 31,32 in which the words of Genesis 2:24 are repeated and Paul speaks of this relationship as a mystery, "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." The permanent relationship between a man and wife is a picture of the relationship which the church has with Christ, we know that this relationship is eternal. The Lord Jesus Christ in Matt. 19:8 in answering the Pharisees tells them "He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so." In addition, the Lord Jesus gives another principle in Matt. 19:6 "...what God hath joined togehter, let not man put asunder." In verse 9 of the same chapter we are reminded " I say unto you whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication (uncleaness), and shall marry another committeth adultry: and who marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery." There two principles thus far: a) From the beginning it was not so, it was not God's intention for divorce. b) The Lord Jesus emphaticallly pronounces "What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." I believe this is all relationships "which God hath joined together" whether the people involved are christians or not. What about divorce as seen in Leviticus? a) It was allowed in certain circumstances because "of the hardness of their hearts" b) The second part where Jesus seems to summarize the question in Matt. 11:9, this verse is often used to support the purposed "innocent party" theory. The word "fornication" used in Matt. refers to uncleanness as found in Leviticus and does not mean adultery. Why? If a woman were proven to be an adultress under the law her punishment was death, not divorce. Thus the meaning of uncleaness must mean something else. In John 8:11 we are given an account of a women caught in adultry and brought before Jesus. We read thses wonderful words which give us a contrast between law and grace: "And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn you: go and sin no more." The key thought here is that we can be forgiven, we can be made new creatures in Christ, but we are expected to turn away from our old way of life. I believe that we need to look carefully at "what God hath joined together" Are there relationships which God has not joined together which are unclean and would thus allow divorce to set things right? Peace in his Name Robert |
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96 | Whose are you? | John 1:12 | Robert Nicholson | 69460 | ||
Greetings brother Ray: It is wonderful to exhange thoughts on the things of God. I enjoy your style which causes one to think even if it is sometimes outside the box. I agree with your first point that we can be enlightened to the truth of the gospel and yet not accept or receive Christ as our Saviour and Lord. I think I understand where you are coming from with the spirit and Spirit. Consider Romans 8: 8-10 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. ( notice that in the above verse we have Spirit 3 ways a)in the Spirit b)Spirit of God c) Spirit of Christ And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. (If Christ be in you) But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. ( "The Spirit of him that raised up Jesus") (" shall quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you") Dear brother as you are probably aware I believe in the three persons of the Godhead. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. I am somewhat confused at this point. 20 years ago I thought I understood everything! I have looked at it this way. The Father who is Spirit sent the Son to be the Saviour of the World. Before his death Jesus told his disciples that he would not leave them comfortless. "I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter (advocate), that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" John 14:16-17 We read of the work of the coming Comforter in John 16:8-11 (towards the world and v.13-15 (to his disciples" Ray is the Comforter the Holy Spirit? I find that the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Spirit appear to blend together. However, I believe that Christ dwells with us by his Spirit. As I write this statement in my mind I see the Spirit of Christ and the Holy Spirit as the same. Regarding salvation: Do we not believe that God calls sinners to Christ as he strives with them by his Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit does not speak of himself, but of Christ John 16:13-15 Brother Ray, I will stop for now and await your response. In Christ Robert |
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97 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 69455 | ||
Greetings sister Meredith: Thank you for your thoughtful response. I believe that as those redeemed by the precious blood of Christ that we are forgiven from all sin. I agree that the word sinner or sinners "hamartolos" refers to "those whom you have rightly pointed out who are devoted to sin, not free from sin..."-slaves to sin. In Romans 6: 17-18 we find what has happened when we were born again. "ye (we) were the servants (slaves) of sin,, but you have obedyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you" Being (present/continuous) them made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness" In the above verses we are free from sin, we are no longer slaves to sin and we have a new master which is Christ. When Paul writes to the Romans he addresses them "beloved of God, called to be saints" (note small "s") Romans 1:7 If we followed the epistles we never find the christians addressed as "saved sinners etc." but rather beloved, saints, saints in Christ Jesus, faithful brethren, to the church, my own son in the faith, my dearley beloved son (Timothy) and my little children. We have a high calling in Christ. We have a new relationsip with God as sons or children of the King. However, the reality from a practical perspective, as you have mentioned in Romans 6 "We are to reckon ourselves dead unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord" V.11 Nevertheless, in Romans 7 we find that our "old nature" although reckoned dead is in constant warefare with our new nature which is in Christ. Acccording to Romans 7:25 that we can be delivered on a daily basis "through Jesus Christ our Lord". Thus far there are three important trues: First, when we are saved, we are freed from the power of sin and through the Spirit of God we can have victory. Secondly, Romans 8:26 shows us the intercessory work of the Holy Spirit on behalf even when we don't know what to pray for. Thirdly, 1 John 2:1 "If any sin we have an advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous. What about your original question 1 JOhn 1:8 I am going to make a statement which may get me into trouble. Sin is the accident in the life of the believer, we will not be perfect until Jesus takes us home. However, does accidental sin make me a sinner? if I have already been made a saint when I trusted Christ? I do not believe that if we are redeemed, beloved, called to be saints, servants of righteousness which is a result of the new birth, that we will ever be a slave to sin again. That is what redemption is all about. Jesus paid to price to buy us back from the slave market of sin and set us free. It is out of love and devotion that we are willingly servants of righteousness. I believe what John is teaching is that we still have to contend with the three fold enemy the world, the flesh and the devil and as such we will sin. To suggest that we are unable to sin is a claim which only Christ can own, However, when we sin, we are forgiven, he cannot deny himself. After much thought, I would suggest that those who know Christ are saints who can sin in contrast to sinners who are in salvery to sin. Your brother in Christ Robert Please forgive me for the length of this post. |
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98 | Whose are you? | John 1:12 | Robert Nicholson | 69372 | ||
Greetings brother Ray: It seems that at times human language fails to grasp eternal trues. You have asked "When we receive the Light and become a child of God, what does it mean to believe in Him? What does in mean to receive his fulness? John 1:16 My question is: do we receive the Light or does the Light shine into our darkened souls to reveal to us our need? In v. 9 "That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" I will attempt to explain what I am trying to get at. We know from other scriptures that we do not become a child of God until we experience the new birth or are born from above. However, we know that before we are born again the Spirit of God reveals to us our need of Christ. We are made to realize that we are accountable to God. I believe that at this point the truth of John 1:12 comes into view. We are shown our need and God by his Spirit presents Christ as the only answer for our need. "But to as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become the children of God, even to those who believe in (His) name". Would you agree that receive and believe have the same meaning? I receive, I believe, I accept or I rest upon the record that God has given me regarding the work of Christ, at that moment the Holy Spirit indwells my heart and I am born from above. "And of his fulness have all we received (those who have believed on him) and grace for grace" John 1:16 I believe this refers back to verse 14 "(and we beheld his glory, as the glory of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. I noticed a reference to Col 1:19 "That it please the Father that in him should all fulness dwell" Is the thought that when we are born again that Christ dwells in us by his Spirit through his grace which is infinite in Christ? God bless you Robert |
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99 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | Robert Nicholson | 69267 | ||
Greetings: When we are saved our sins are forgiven. However, we forget at times that God's view is eternal. The work of Christ has cleared us from all guilt forever Romans 5:1 On the other hand we read these wonderful words written by Paul, "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." (1 Timothy 1:15) Paul has written much about the daily warfare within the christian. Although, we have been freed from the power of sin, we still have the old nature which we must put in the place of death daily. That is what is wonderful about God's salvation. In ourselves we will never be righteous. However, when we trusted Christ our sins were forgiven and we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ. (2 Cor. 5:21) "If we say we have no sin...the truth is not in us" 1 John 1:8 Robert |
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100 | to learn the truth | Rev 21:1 | Robert Nicholson | 69087 | ||
Greetings FYTRobert: We know that this old earth and the heavens above which I believe does not include the 3rd heaven the abode of God will be destroyed. However, in Rev. 21:1 we read this prophecy: "...I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away..." The seer endeavors to use human language to describe this eternal state. As in all eternal matters human language cannot describe the beauties or the glory of what God has prepared for those who are his. I believe that the safety of angels and old testament saints and the redeemed of all ages we have to leave with God, since we know that they will share this eternal abode with him forever. When we think of heaven as you have pointed out we see it as a beautiful and holy place. It is interesting that the Bible does not really promise to go to heaven, but promises us that we will be "present with the Lord" We will be with him where he is. As this terrible judgment comes upon this ungodly world, those who belong to Christ will be safe in his presence. God is so awesome that in our finite reasoning we cannot comprehend the greatness of his person or his ways. In Christ Robert |
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