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81 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 33025 | ||
I agree with you. If we have the freewill to sin after salvation, do we have the freewill to leave God? Kin | ||||||
82 | do we have any free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | kin | 34322 | ||
Thank you for your reply. I agree with you. Another good Scripture (one of many) is John 15. Love is a two way street, how can we have a relationship with God if we decide to turn away from Him? I am glad God gave us free will, because without free will there is no love...Kin |
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83 | When does forgiveness occur? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24336 | ||
Hey Guy, It’s nice to see someone on the forum with the same convictions on baptism! So far you are the only one I agree with. I was baptized in April of 95, after a long time of bible study. I am grateful that brother persevered with me or I wouldn’t be here talking to you (unless God had other plans!) I would dare ask what church you are from. Have you ever heard of “Upcyberdown”? It is a website from my church. I am interested in talking some more with you on your doctrine. Send me a line. Kin |
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84 | what is the method of baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24339 | ||
I would agree with shawnguy. Baptism in the Greek does mean to cerimonally wash, but further study of the word shows us how to wash; to dip or emmerse. Take for example the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1:10). “As he came up out of the water.” To come out of the water would indicate being submerged in the water. Or take the Etheopian Enuch in Acts 8:38; “here is water why shouldn’t I be baptized?” If there wasn’t a need to be submerged then why was there a need to find water? I’m sure they had drinking water on them in the desert. Yet the need for more water is apparent. The Jews already practiced baptism before Jesus’ ministry. They were already accustomed on HOW to baptize. The issue for them was WHY to baptize. The same issue many today still fail to see. Kin |
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85 | When does forgiveness occur? | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24585 | ||
Hey Guy, The address to that site is www.upcyberdown.org I'm not sure what you mean by placing my e-mail address in my profile. Please help me out with that. Thanx. I am a member of the International Church of Christ. It is a branch off from the "mainline" Church of Christ. The two churches have very similar doctrine with the exception of the use of music in worship and the practice of "discipling". I too came to Christ after studying the Bible and seeing my sin, repenting, confessing Jesus as my Lord, being baptized for the forgiveness of my sins and to live for Him and obeying His teachings. I'm bummed that the two churches are divided over those issues. You would think that these things could be resolved for the sake of Christ. Are they issues of salvation? I don't believe so. But we can disscuss these things further. Kin |
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86 | "Once Saved Always Saved" | NT general Archive 1 | kin | 24844 | ||
Gloria Lynn, My belief is that we can walk away from God. It is from a hardening of the heart, which comes from unrepented sin. Consider: Do we all sin? Yes. Is sin without effect? No! What is the remedy? Christs blood. So why does James 5:16 tell us to confess our sins to each other to be healed? How could the Christians in Corinth be involved in sexual morality? 1 Cor. 5. Is that lifestyle acceptable to God? Why does Paul tell the Christians in Galatians 5:19-21 that living that lifestyle will not allow them to enter the Kingdom of God? What is Jesus talking about in John 3:19-21 about coming into the light? Do we obey God because we love Him? 2 Cor. 5:14. Or do we learn to love as we obey? Luke 12:34 Why does Jesus say in John 10:28-29 that no one can snatch them from my Fathers hand? But the Hebrew writer says in 6:4-12 and 10:26-39 we can lose our salvation? I am asking these questions to stimulate us to dig deeper to find an answer that will satisfy them all. The doctrine “once saved always saved” comes from the lack of using the Bible as a whole and relying on one or two scriptures to base your whole belief system on. When you look at the scriptures I just referenced ( amongst many other scriptures ) you are left with contradictions with this belief. And we know the Bible cannot contradict itself. From studying the subject over the years I have come to the conclusion that: A: We are saved though Gods grace. That is we can only have our salvation because God decided to give us a way to receive it. Which leaves us the CHOICE to accept it or not. B: Jesus blood cleanses our sins away, any sin and all sin, if we continue in Him (walking in the light). 1: Confessing our sin is part of walking in the light. James 5:16 2: Fighting the spiritual battle against Satan and the temptation to sin is our conscious effort to walk in the light. Eph. 6:10-18 3: Encouraging each other to keep from being deceived by Satan. Heb. 3:12-19 4: Watching our life and doctrine will save ourselves and our hearers. 1 Tim.4:16 The list goes on and on. A thorough study of the New Test. teaches again and again that we need to obey God commands and that involves our personal choice to do so or not to do so. Every time we choose not to obey, we don’t lose our salvation, but we harden our hearts. The more we disobey, the harder our hearts become (this is a “lifestyle” Paul is referring to in Gal. 5:19). The hard heart turns from God (Heb. 3:12-19) We make a choice to accept Jesus as our Savior and we have the power to choose not to want Him as our Savoir. Without choice there is no love, God wants us to make the choice to love. I hope I’ve spurred you on to dig deeper into the Word. Let me know what you think. Kin Ps check out the study on Heb. 6 that was posted 12-1 at 11:16 |
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87 | infant death | Is 7:16 | kin | 25325 | ||
I agree with Nolan on this.Children are saved up to an age of accountability. Yet this brings up a question that will challenge many on this forum. Some say that we can't lose our salvation, yet a child loses their salvation if they don't grow up to accept Jesus. This is a contradictary statement but a belief that is held by some. So are children condemmed until they accept Jesus or is there a falling away of those who grow up not accepting Christ? | ||||||
88 | infant death | Is 7:16 | kin | 25636 | ||
Hi Nolan, I like your reply on the salvation of children. I would agree with you on this assumption. But I would disagree with the idea that a person did not fully and wholeheartedly repent of their sins as an explanation to why they have left Christ. The scripture teaches that a good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit; by their fruit you will recognize them. I have know a few people that were faithful to the Lord. Their faith reflected in their life; I knew them. But these people have turned away from God and are no longer with us. In Gods grace we are given the opportunity to accept Christ or not; the choice is always there. But it is a daily battle to stay faithful. Heb. 3:12-15 I beleive that although sin is forgiven, it still can harden or hearts if it goes unrepented of. Ultimately our hearts can be hardened to the point where we turn or backs on God. Gods grace is from God and is irrevocable; our faith is from ourselves and we are left with the choice. Take away our choice and we take away the ability to love. I know this is a very controversial issue, but my position in this forum is to gain understanding and hopefully give some back. Give me some feedback and we can discuss this further. Kin |
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89 | infant death | Is 7:16 | kin | 25645 | ||
Hi Lisa, Thank you for the reply. I too believe you can lose your salvation. The Bible is full of exortations to remain faithful. Some other readings:Heb.6:4,10:26,John 15 Kin |
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90 | what doe's matthew 7:12-14 says? | Matthew | kin | 25327 | ||
I believe these verses clearly portray the high expectations Jesus has for us and wants us to follow. vs. 24- "make every effort to enter through the narrow gate" Does this mean we are saved by the things we do? NO! But the Bible teaches that sin will destroy our lives if we live in it. So there needs to be daily repentence if we are to stay faithful. "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). vs. 27 "I don't know you or where you come from" Do you know Jesus? "There is a judge for the one who rejects we and does not accept my word, that very word which I have spoken will condemm him on the last day." Do you know your Bible; the word will judge you. Put this in context with Luke 14:25-35 and you will see that Jesus’ calling has high expectations from us. But the rewards far surpass it all! |
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91 | New Testament/ Old Testament | Matthew | kin | 25329 | ||
The Old Test. is Israels history. It was when the law was given to the Israelites. The New Test. is from the birth of Jesus, through his crucifiction, and the Churches built after his death, burial and ressurection with letters written by different church leaders. KIn |
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92 | Once Save; Always Saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15083 | ||
JD, I have to agree with sister D. To take bits of scripture and base ones whole belief/doctrine on it is dangerous! 1 Tim. 4:16 teaches us to watch our life and doctrine CLOSELY. A great example is the popular John 3:16. Many use this verse to teach that all you have to do is beleive to be saved. Yet Jesus teaches in John 8:31-32 that we need to hold to his teachings to even know the truth! Jesus taught us how to have a relationship with God. God gave us the choice to love him or not to love him. Once you are saved, does that nullify choice? Are you not capable of turning your back on God? If you didn't have a choice you would be a puppet on strings. God doesn't want that. He wants your heart. Remember, without choice there is no love. |
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93 | What you are saved from? | John 6:37 | kin | 15247 | ||
Dear Bill Mc, You are correct that being saved does not depend on our ability to live to God because "all our righrous acts are like filthy rags." Isa 64:6. But God does call us to live holy lives. "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy;without holiness noone will see the Lord."Heb. 12:14. And in Gal.5:19-20 Paul says to the Christians not to live a life of sin or they "will not inherit the kingdom of God". In the Corinthian church sin was a problem paul was addressing to the Christians. In 2 Cor. 7:8-10 Paul says there are 2 types of sorrow for our sin. Godly sorrow which leads to repentence and worldly sorrow which leads to death! Repentence was the issue. We are forgiven of ALL sins if we cotinue to repent and turn to God, because He is our source of forgiveness. But we have a choice to follow God or not. God has made His promises to us, He will forgive. Will we stay committed to Him? That's our choice. Kin |
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94 | What is eternal life? What is saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15251 | ||
Once you have accepted Jesus' sacrifice does not mean you will accept it the rest of your life. GOD guareentees us life if we are willing to take it. The decision isn't one day, it's a decision we need to make everyday. We can't take away choice. God gave us the ability to choose because he wants to have a relationship with us. God will not force us to stay with Him if we want to walk away, just like I can't force my wife to stay with me if she ever wanted to walk away. | ||||||
95 | Once Save; Always Saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15257 | ||
"If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have recieved the Knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left. But only a fearful expectation of judgement and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God."Heb. 10:26-27 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because[2] to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. 7 Land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is farmed receives the blessing of God. 8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned. 9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are confident of better things in your case--things that accompany salvation. 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.Heb. 6:4-12 And how do we make our hope sure? Repentence is the point being left out in all these letters I am reading. Jesus came with grace and truth. John 1:17. The grace covers over our gazzion faults, but that doesn't take away our responsibility to repent, to obey, to live for God. That is the truth! That is why the Hebrew writer tells them to be diligent in the things they were doing! And by the way, we get our eternal life when Jesus comes on the last day! All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance. And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country--a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.Heb. 11:13-16 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. 40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect Heb. 11:39-40 Study this chapter in Heb. and you will see that faith is what saves them and that same faith saves us. We both receive the promise on the last day. "Together with us." So my encouragement to you is to live your life for God. Go after the things in your character that cause you to sin, and remember the amazing love our Father has for us so that when you do sin you can come before him with a heart of repentence and receive mercy! |
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96 | What is eternal life? What is saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15380 | ||
Hank, Your analogy of the lost son is innaccurate. In vs. 31-32 you will see that the son was "lost but is found, dead but alive." The context of chap. 15 is sinners that need to repent. If the son never came back to the father he would have remained "dead" and "lost". But he did repent saying "I have sinned against heaven and you.""I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[1] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. John 15 Here Jesus gives us the choice to remain in him or not to. If some of the branches have been broken off, and you, though a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing sap from the olive root, 18 do not boast over those branches. If you do, consider this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you. 19 You will say then, "Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in." 20 Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid. 21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, he will not spare you either. 22 Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off. 23 And if they do not persist in unbelief, they will be grafted in, for God is able to graft them in again. Rom. 11 We see here that we need to stand by faith. Our part of the covenent. To say that Jesus has to be crucified over and over is not what I said. Absolutely his blood covers over all sins! But the covenent that God gave us requires us to have a heart of repentence in order to "remain in him". The ability to choose, that God gave us from the beginning when Adam and Eve chose to disobey God and were thrown out of the garden, was given to us because God wants us to stay with him because we want to. If you take away the ability to choose you you take away love. And as far as a child of God wanting to leave for Satan...I have seen those committed to Christ turn back to the world because they were unwilling to pick up their cross and deny themselves, a cost that Jesus tells us to count before we follow him (Luke 9:23). We are all subject to temptations. If we are unwilling to walk the narrow way, and try to change the things in our lives that caause us to sin, those very things will entangle us all over again and harden our hearts for God, turning us back to yhe world. Peter warns us that it will happen; 2 Peter2:20-22 -Kin |
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97 | What is eternal life? What is saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15674 | ||
Hank, Thank you for your response. A couple of things I have to clear up. One is that I dont believe salvation is based on the good works you do. My point is that sin, though forgiven, still can harden the heart of the believer if there is not an active part on the part of the christian to repent of it. Can a christian be sexually immoral? 1 Cor. 5 makes that clear. Can a christian continue to be immoral and live for God? His house is divided, he will fall! Consider these passages in Heb. 6 and Heb. 10. It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace. If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? 30 For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people." 31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Jesus talks about the same issue in John 15. "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned I never said that Jesus takes back his salvation every time we sin. But I hope I made it clearer that if we don't repent and actively try to change the things in our lives that cause us to sin, we will harden our hearts towards God and turn away from him, and lose our salvation. About Luke 15. Your explaination of this passage is entirerly speculation. The passage does't say that the "son will remain a son no matter what; he is forever a son; etc." But it does say in the passage below that the son "was DEAD and is ALIVE AGAIN, he was LOST and is FOUND." If the son never returned to the father (repentence) he would have remained "dead" and "lost". An explanation of this scripture outside of what it clearly says is not something I want to hang my coat on. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' 31 "My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32 But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." Please respond to the scriptures I showed you and give me your point of view. I look foward to hearing from you. This is good for my study! -Kin |
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98 | What is eternal life? What is saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15945 | ||
"if his conversion was truly genuine"? Was yours? How do you know? Is that eternal security, not knowing for sure? Do we have to say the right words? Feel the right way? If a "believer" leaves christ do you right him off as "never a believer"? " A good tree cannot bear bad fruit;by their fruit you will recognize them" A believer will live a life for christ. Will live according to the word of God. If a person lives for God it will be clear to all. "By this all men will know you are my disciples, if you love one another." Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me. God doesn't leave us wondering who is saved and who is not. His word "is living and active, it judges the thoughts and the attitudes of the heart." Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 8 He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. Gods word says we can tell those that are saved from those that are not. So if someone is living for God and turns away and goes back to his old life, it will be very obvious. He has denied the faith and is jepordizing his salvation. Kin |
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99 | What is eternal life? What is saved? | John 6:37 | kin | 15947 | ||
Hank, What is your interpitation of Heb 3:12-15?Heb 6? Heb 10:26-39? John 15:1-17? 1 Tim. 4:16? 1 Tim. 5:8? James 1:12-13? Peter 1:8-11? 2 Peter 3:20-22? Luke 15:31-32? 1 John 1:8-10? 1 John 2:24-27? 1 John 5:16-17and Mark 3:28-29? Just to name a few. The scriptures you showed me back up what you believe if you only consider them alone. But my challenge to you is to study out these passages with an unbiased heart and praying to God for truth and wisdom. Until we consider the WHOLE Bible, the whole truth will remain to the discretion of the biased heart. Kin |
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100 | Holy Ghost Baptism subsequent to salvati | 1 Cor 12:13 | kin | 26395 | ||
Water and the spirit refers to water baptism. To say that Jesus was talking about physical birth is a guess at best. When we use scripture with scripture we get an answer that is Biblicly sound without any guessing. "Peter replied repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit. This promise is for you and for all that are far off, for all whom the Lord our God will call." Acts 2:35-41 Repent- change your ways Matt. 3:8 baptism- as the Lord commanded it in Matt. 28:18-20 forgiveness of sins- sin seperates us from our God. Isaiah 59:1-2 The promise- Given to Abraham for his decendents Gal. 4:21-31 The Holy Spirit- the deposit guarenteeing our inheritence. Eph.1:14 The doctrine of "praying Jesus into your heart" or "believing" amoungst some others just came about the last 200 years and was never practiced in the early church. Look into it for your self. This doctrine when studied out thoroughly is left with many holes and is not Biblicly sound. I hope you will be open to looking into these things. Kin |
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