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81 | Free in Christ | John 8:31 | sonofmom | 240359 | ||
Thank you again, Doc, for an awesome answer. Now I would like to share the answer that was brought before me in the middle of the night, this one is from God's inspired Word. I am still feeling things out, as I have thought about not becoming a member and still attending, as I have seen others do in the past, and I also told the pastor, that the Church I came from did not even allow people to become members, because we all already are the Church, so there is no need to become a member of one. Anyway, I was led to Romans 14, in context, 37 verses continuing on into chapter 15. 1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. 2 One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. 3 The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. I really like the pastor, yet there are some things I do not like about how the church is run, or administered. When I arrived, I saw a large repair project underway that was expensive, but I did not understand how the basement walls were having problems with hydrostatic pressure when the church sits atop the highest hill for miles, and I thought I would have done things way different if I had gotten there earlier. But the faith in the Holy Spirit is strong, at first glance I thought I detected a strong presence of the Spirit in the teachings from the pulpit. Yet mentioning the Spirit does not guaranty truth, we all know. Anyone is welcome to chime in here, and I look forward to Doc's wisdom as well, but I am getting a small voice telling me that I may have been put there to build my faith as I see God work in people that are not totally correct in dividing His Word. |
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82 | Free in Christ | John 8:31 | sonofmom | 240366 | ||
Very understandable, Doc. Your words ring true and clear. I have a desire to do as my heart tells me, which is to follow God's heart. This includes acquiring all the tools necessary for the journey, and you have helped me greatly. May the Lord bless you for all that you do, in all you do. Son |
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83 | Is any of this true? | 1 Thess 4:1 | sonofmom | 222092 | ||
Greetings, Curious What is more important than Where to Read about the answer, is where will you be when the question is finally answered ?? Your question IS old news to be sure, as the question has been asked many times since the first century, and after reading Pastor Beja's fine answer, we can tell that the answer has not yet been discovered. This is God's plan: that no one will know the day or the hour. (Matt 25:13) There is much small talk around bar-b-ques and campfires about end times, and when you line up their answers with what God's Word says, they are all proven false. Let me use the recent interest in the year 2012 for example. There is nothing special about the Mayan culture that would give them any insight far into the future, they were very good observers of astronomy and developed a good calendar. They just happened to stop the calendar at 2012. So, do ot be deceived along with the many who will be deceived in the end times. An increase in false messiahs, an increase in warfare, and increases in famines, plagues, and natural disasters—these are all signs of the end times. (Matt 24:5-8) When people are saying, "All is well; everything is peaceful and secure," then disaster will fall upon them as suddenly as a woman's birth pains begin when her child is about to be born. And there will be no escape. (1 Thes 5:3) So the present earthquakes and volcanoes are a sign of the second coming of Christ. But as the Scriptures say, these will increase until He comes. Whoever has children knows that the labor pains of a woman increase in intensity and in frequency until the child is born, and there is only one thing that will end the cycle: The child is born. Jesus tells us in (Matt 24:24), "For false messiahs and false prophets will rise up and perform great miraculous signs and wonders so as to deceive, if possible, even God's chosen ones." So you are correct in your decision to seek God's Word for an answer. Pray before you read His Word, and He will be the one to guide. There are many heretics out there so we must all remain aware. May the Lord bless you as you seek Him |
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84 | widows rights | 1 Tim 5:3 | sonofmom | 222164 | ||
Hi Diomede, Yes you are right in your assumption that God was concerned about these widows being looked after. Also God wants no one to be taken advantage of, and much less does He want His people to take advantage of others Now. Was that necessary? We must analyze the cultural recognition that women typically beheld during that historical period. Women were most often treated as second class citizens as to the point of their word was no good in the court of law, without the testimony of two witnesses to reinforce it. This would have been a very difficult climate in which to succeed in a private business venture, much unlike the 'glass ceiling' that is being purported today. |
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85 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243180 | ||
Hi EdB, it seems a far stretch to use the Catholic Church and sols scriptura in the same question. The RCC claims to be co-equal in authority with Scripture, until there is a conflict, and then Tradition takes center stage and Scripture is demoted. One case in point of course, is purgatory, which denies the sufficiency of Christ's blood to save us from our sin. |
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86 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243183 | ||
Thank you for your reply, as you say your argument is with the Application of Sola Scriptura? May we correct that to say the "Proper" application of sola scriptura? I am in disagreement with your last statement as saying, "each man can decide for himself what scripture is saying. That, my brother in Christ is exactly why we use disciplined hermeneutics. If proper interpretation is not studiously applied, then we have each reader interpreting for themselves and there are as many interpretations as we have individual readers. |
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87 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243184 | ||
EdB, you say both churches support theology that is in conflict with the other. I agree. But are they both in conflict with the Bible? We must decide who is the authority in this discussion at the outset or proceed nowhere. To mention the Catholic Church for contrast is no different than mentioning Mormons or any other so called Christian sect that does not properly accept Scripture as infallible truth. Yes, the Catholics, by the Christian definition of a cult is exactly that because they claim to have their own interpretation, which is privately held, and they also worship a different Jesus than the one recorded in Scripture. The RCC claim is that Christ's work on the cross is ongoing, where the Bible proclaims that Christ died once for all. That is why Catholics have their 'crucifix' and in Protestant denpms there is an empty cross. Yes, the mass claims authority to transform a wafer into the actual body of Christ and re-sacrifice Him everyday around the world. This is nowhere biblically supported. |
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88 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243188 | ||
I do look around, and I do enjoy studying how denominations differ. There are three Abrahamic religions and many beliefs that are otherwise. But that is why I do not belong to a denomination. I do not try to decipher between dogmatisms and which should be divisive and which are not. There is infant baptism, and there is sprinkling or immersion, and then we have Freedom in Christ. So where does it all lead and when will it end? Ha. Don't we all know there are Calvinists and Dispensationalism and this will never be resolved by debate or collusion. I find the answer in the end of the "love chapter" as then we will know as we are known and all that is imperfect will vanish. Study to show thyself approved and may God bless you abundantly as you pursue Him. Son |
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89 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243191 | ||
Correct. The differences will not be ironed out in our life on earth. Fact is, not that, "Differences in theology have raged since the Reformation" Because they existed before then and will continue until the Son of Man says that is enough. What is the source of all the disagreement? Human pride. In Galatians 5 we see sins of the flesh listed, and among them is heresy. Why does heresy belong on the list? Because its source is pride. Take the pride of the human heart out of the equation and many other problems are solved as well. |
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90 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243193 | ||
Thank you for you response, it seems as we are in complete agreement but to answer your question, No, it never makes sense to post quotes that are mocking or belittling to anyone's beliefs. It fosters negativity over all else. It can only be disruptive and is not in line w/the will of God. |
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91 | Tired of quotes that devalues others. | 2 Tim 4:3 | sonofmom | 243194 | ||
Thank you for you response, it seems as we are in complete agreement but to answer your question, No, it never makes sense to post quotes that are mocking or belittling to anyone's beliefs. It fosters negativity over all else. It can only be disruptive and is not in line w/the will of God. |
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92 | should it be Easter, or Passover? | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221768 | ||
Should Christians celebrate Passover or Easter? I am dismayed by the amount of pagan influences that are connected with this holiday. My church doesn't say 'Happy Easter', but instead, 'Happy Resurrection Day' I do not want to partake in the festivities of coloring eggs, but allow it for the grandkids' sake. Does Passover have a connection with the resurrection? |
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93 | Is Passover connected with Resurrection | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221771 | ||
Does Passover have a connection with the resurrection? There are many people who are very devout in their celebration of passover, and I would like to know if there is a modern connection. I feel led to remove myself further from the celebration of Easter, which stems from ishtar. All the God-fearing people who celebrate Passover can not be considered as going backwards. Did not Jesus celebrate Passover? |
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94 | Is Passover connected with Resurrection | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221777 | ||
Brad, you quote the verse saying, 'The sting of death is sin' And I agree that Christ, thru His work on the cross, has taken the negative aspect out of death. He surely gained reconciliation between God and fallen man, as He obtained remission of sin. One might say about sin, that its bark is worse than its bite. Thank you, Brad. Your response is appreciated, and very timely in this season. in anticipation, son |
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95 | Is Passover connected with Resurrection | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221778 | ||
Thanks, doc, your post had a way of leading me to the answer which I found in Col 2:16,17. "Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day -things which are a mere shadow of what is to come; but the substance belongs to Christ. I found a commentary that explains this rather well: "Here is a caution to take heed of judaizing teachers, or those who would impose upon Christians the yoke of the ceremonial law: Let no man therefore judge you in meat nor drink, etc., v. 16. Much of the ceremonies of the law of Moses consisted in the distinction of meats and days. It appears by Rom. 14 that there were those who were for keeping up those distinctions: but here the apostle shows that since Christ has come, and has cancelled the ceremonial law, we ought not to keep it up. "Let no man impose those things upon you, for God has not imposed them: if God has made you free, be not you again entangled in that yoke of bondage.’’ And this the rather because these things were shadows of things to come (v. 17), intimating that they had no intrinsic worth in them and that they are now done away. But the body is of Christ: the body, of which they were shadows, has come; and to continue the ceremonial observances, which were only types and shadows of Christ and the gospel, carries an intimation that Christ has not yet come and the gospel state has not yet commenced. Observe the advantages we have under the gospel, above what they had under the law: they had the shadows, we have the substance. -Matthew Henry Thanks for your help doc, you actually had a pretty good answer after I got past the parts about me needing a whole new mindset, and I thought the practices of some to be better than others. I really think it is amazing how you knew so much, just by my simple query. ...and to think I thought I found a sincere christian forum Sorry for the sting doc, your work was appreciated. But like I said once I got past the fluff, I was led to an answer. |
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96 | Is Passover connected with Resurrection | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221789 | ||
Thank you doc, your time is appreciated in formulating your response, after putting aside the sophmoric observations and verses taken out of context which have little to do with the subject. I did not find my dignity impugned in the least, because there is no lack of integrity within my heart., nor do I find pleasure in that among others. Putting that behind, I am quite trying to stay on task here. The task I am concerned with is an ongoing dialogue between myself and some that observe Jewish feasts and feel obligated to continue. They would like me to learn more about the meaning of certain feasts, but I wanted to learn also from a Christian perspective. Alas, I continue to search out a Christian perspective. Certainly, there is no harm in participating in the celebration of these feasts, as long as one does not use them as a replacement for Christ's blood, just as there is no harm in participating in other activities that offer fellowship but are unable to procure salvation. As I turn to Exodus, I find that the feast in question is to be an ordinance for ever: And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. (Ex 12:14) How does the Bible define "for ever"? So, I will study further, knowing that Jer 31:31 says, "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah" This, because the design of divine grace is much more perfect than the law, the law being only a rough sketch of the beautiful picture yet to come. |
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97 | Is Passover connected with Resurrection | Heb 12:24 | sonofmom | 221794 | ||
Grace be with you, Doc. Happy Resurrection Day sonofmom |
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98 | 1 john 5:7-8 | 1 John 5:7 | sonofmom | 223143 | ||
Hi Edynol, The quick answer can be found in, 1Cor 15:50, "Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption." |
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99 | Horses eating horses? | Revelation | sonofmom | 240048 | ||
Discussing Book of Revelation w/a friend, I was informed that it was all symbolism, to which I replied that the symbolism is explained within the Bible. I was also told that a favorite (symbol) was where horses were eating other horses. I do not recall seeing this, can anyone help me to help this brother to see the light in this wonderful Book? |
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100 | horses devour horses | Revelation | sonofmom | 240065 | ||
A friend said that in the Book of Revelation, there is a verse that says horses were eating horses. I am unable to find it. Can anyone help, maybe he was confusing Revelation with Daniel, or Ezekiel. |
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