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81 | What if? | Rom 7:17 | wdc | 13218 | ||
Thanks Tim, That is a good answer. I will try to keep my imagination in check. later...wdc |
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82 | What if? | Rom 7:17 | wdc | 103568 | ||
Steve, I know this is old, but I go back and review these things and think about them a lot. That is what is wrong with man outside of Christ, he is stagnate and dead. It is only the breath of the Spirit that brings life to us. John 3:7 through John 3:8 7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. What do you think? wdc |
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83 | How is Christ the end of the law? | Rom 10:4 | wdc | 13027 | ||
Bill, Christ is the end of the law because He fulfilled the law. (Mat 5:17) Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. In His life, He kept all the requirements of the law the way God commanded them to be kept. In doing so, He is the end of law for righteousness, and for us. (2 Cor 5:21) For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. When we come to Him in faith, the righteousness of the law is imparted to us because of what He has done in His life and on the cross. Romans 8:3-4 (3) For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:(4) That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. This is why we can be accepted by God, not by what have done or can do, but by what Jesus did, and enter that by faith. Hope this helps. later...wdc |
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84 | Paul's intrepretative method | Rom 10:16 | wdc | 28713 | ||
dj, I have questioned some of Paul's usage of O.T. passaages and his interpretations for years. The only way I can keep myself sane in trying to figure out how he arrived at some of his conclusions is to remind myself that he was inspired or moved by the Holy Spirit to write what he wrote. He was also taught by Christ Himself (Gal. 1:15-18). I hear preachers and teachers say how Paul was a good teacher and so clear in his writing and explanation of things, I disagree. I have trouble reading him, it seems to me he will be expaining a doctrine or teaching something, and then right in the middle of it, he will throw in a statement from I don't where, or just start off on some other thought. I just keep telling myself that he was led of God to write and if I keep praying and seeking the mind of the Lord, I will understand sooner or later. later...wdc |
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85 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | wdc | 240 | ||
Here are my thoughts on this issue. People look at it in several ways, some even make it a doctrine. I think it is a none issue because of what Paul says in v. 16 of the same chapter. "We have no such custom, neither the churches of God." The problem they were having was with the temple prostitutes from the pagan temples in Corinth. Some of the practices from these temples were being brought to the church, and that was because some of the new converts were from some of these temples. Apparently hair length was an issue, or the lack of it, since the prostituted normall shaved their heads. But to answer your question, I believe Paul is saying that hair length should not be an issue, there are many more important things we need to be concerned about, such as lost souls, then how long someone's hair is. Hope this helps. |
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86 | Steward of the mysteries of God? | 1 Cor 4:1 | wdc | 1978 | ||
This is a good answer, but I would like to add something if I could. Mysteries are not always things we cannot understand, most of the time a mystery in the Bible is something that could not be understood with O.T. revelation, but was made clear in the N.T. (Mat 13:11) He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. The mystery here is the teaching of the Kingdom of God. Also, Paul said one of the mysteries that he was in charge of was how the Gentiles could be fellowhiers with the Jews, in other words, how Gentiles could be saved. (Eph 3:1) For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, (Eph 3:2) If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: (Eph 3:3) How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words, (Eph 3:4) Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) (Eph 3:5) Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; (Eph 3:6) That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: The gospel was a mystery until it was made plain in Christ. So given all that, those that preach the gospel, even today, are stewards of the mysteries of God because God has entrusted with the charge and calling of preaching His good news to all mankind. We like Paul, must preach it from the purest motives, empowered by the Holy Spirit, so that God can be honored by that preaching and reach those that hear it. In another sense, every one of us that are children of God are stewards of the mysteries of God because every one of us are to be witnesses to His saving grace on a daily basis. We should all walk with the same fear Paul had: (1 Cor 9:27) But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. Our purpose as stewards is 1. to be faithful and obedient to our Master. 2. Live so as to honor Him. 3. Study and present the mysteries that we have been entrusted with as clearly as possible to those that God brings into our lives. your fellow steward, later...wdc |
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87 | Aren't all believers stewards? | 1 Cor 4:1 | wdc | 2041 | ||
You are right in saying all believers are stewards over His gospel. This paragarph was in my answer: In another sense, every one of us that are children of God are stewards of the mysteries of God because every one of us are to be witnesses to His saving grace on a daily basis. By a steward in an awesome responsibilty, and each of us should be careful how we handle the mysteries of God. |
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88 | What's the Greek word for homosexual? | 1 Cor 6:9 | wdc | 2748 | ||
The word homosexual is only used in the newer translations, in the KJV it is translated "abusers of themselves with mankind." That is what the Greek word means as Lynard pointed out, the word homosexual is the modern day word that the translators used to translate that Greek word. later...wdc |
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89 | To understand one verse ! | 1 Cor 11:16 | wdc | 103472 | ||
EdB, Excellant answer. wdc |
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90 | To understand one verse ! | 1 Cor 11:16 | wdc | 103473 | ||
I find this happens a lot when I study the different translations of the Bible. So I started to study Greek to help my understanding, and I found out that not all translations or based on the same Greek text. In other words, there is more than one Greek text also. Now I really got a headache. I don't like using the KJV, but the Church where I pastor is KJV only, and they get really upset if I read a passage and it says something different from what they are reading. I prefer the NKJV or the NASB, but I get confused sometime when read verses and a wording is different, even as small as "the" in some places. Some places I read, the word "the" makes a lot of difference to me in the meaning of the verse. O well, I'm rambling here. I don't have the answer to this question, I wish I did. I use the KJV because it keeps peace in the Church and I believe that is what the Lord would have me do. Maybe one day He will lead to a place where it is not believed that Jesus spoke in the 1611 English language. later...wdc |
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91 | your statement | 1 Cor 12:30 | wdc | 28727 | ||
Ezekiel, I could infer from your statement: "Why would we not want to recieve it when the Holy Gives you power to witness change your life style guide you in your life and on and on i could go" that if I do not speak in tongues that the Holy Spirit will not guide me, empower me to witness, nor change my lifestyle. Surely you are not saying this? As to the question why would I not want to receive the gift of speaking in tongues, the main reason I might not want to receive that particular gift is if it is not the gift that the Holy Spirit is trying to give me, 1 Cor. 12:4-11. Not everybody is intended to speak in tongues. The Bible is clear about that. If I tried to get a gift or immulate a gift God did not intend for me, would I not be going against God's will for me? later...wdc |
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92 | why desire faith, healing, miracles, etc | 1 Cor 12:30 | wdc | 29005 | ||
tuli, Why wouldn't desire the gift of wisdom, faith, healing, miracles or discernment, so I could be a blessing and a help to other people instead of tongues? It seems to me that the main reasons given by those today for the desireing the gift of tongues is to build up oneself, I could use the other gifts to help others. Isn't that what the gospel is about and why Jesus came, to help others? later...wdc |
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93 | How do we do the How? | Gal 5:16 | wdc | 4052 | ||
To walk in the Spirit simply means to be obedient to the Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:16) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: When the Spirit tells you to do something, do it. When He says no, don't do it. How do we know when He is telling us something. A good start are the things Charis listed in his posting. We MUST mediate on the Word and fellowship with the Father every day in prayer. The Spirit will never lead us contrary to the Word and will always lead us to bring glory to the Father in all we do. As you grow in your relationship with Him, it will become easier to hear His voice and discern His leading in your life. later...wdc |
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94 | So, no ministries at all? | Eph 4:11 | wdc | 1883 | ||
Just a quick thought here, I've got to go to bed. I believe one of the reasons we have so much trouble in our churchs today is because we have done away with the first gifts mentioned in Eph. 4. Just one example, a church I was a member had a great evangelist for a pastor, we baptised people and families nearly every week. Our church tripled in size in less than two years. But there was one major problem, the people were not being fed. Our pastor did not no how, because he was an evangelist. He also was very jealous of his pulpit, so the people never heard anything but John 3:16. Very soon division sprang up, and in a matter of months, the church split. I do not put all the blame on the pastor, but he surely could prevented this by seeing his weakness and using others to fill the void. We need people that God has gifted as apostles and prophets to keep the church moving forward and to keep a balance in teaching the Word. I believe the Bible is very clear on the use of these offices today. In the church were I now pastor, I use the people God's sends us to meet the needs that I am not gifted to meet, I think that is the way God meant for it to be. I would feel very sorry for the people in the congregation if I didn't see my lack and try to supply that for them. I am sleepy, later...wdc | ||||||
95 | Could Jesus like Adam have sinned? | Phil 2:7 | wdc | 4996 | ||
Does this mean that Jesus could have sinned? If He was like Adam before the fall, then He must have had the capacity to sin if He had chosen to. In John, we read these verses. (John 5:19) Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. (John 6:38) For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. (John 5:30) I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. In these verse's, and many others, it sounds like Jesus is walking by and being lead by the Spirit just like we are, only He obeyed everytime. Some say it was not possible for Him to sin, I tend to believe that He could have, just like Adam. The Bible even likens Jesus to Adam: (1 Cor 15:45) And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. What do you think, could He have sinned or not? later...wdc |
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96 | Correcting the translation | Col 2:16 | wdc | 28428 | ||
Thought you might be interested in this. (Prov 16:18) Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. The Bible does not say pride goes before the fall. later...wdc |
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97 | In Jesus' name...except baptism? | Col 3:17 | wdc | 981 | ||
Here is my thought on this subject. It is one that I have studied because I asked the same question and got the same standard answers. In Mat. 28:19 we are told this: (Mat 28:19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Then in the book of Acts, we see the Apostles baptizing people and they baptize them in Jesus name and not the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. Using the Bible as my guide and not men's opinion nor doctrine. I have come to this understanding. Jesus is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. It was in Jesus that God revealed Himself to mankind. Hebrews says, (Heb 1:1) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, (Heb 1:2) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Heb 1:3) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Jesus is what we know of God. Everything we learn or understand about God we pretty much learned from or through Jesus. So I believe doing everything (Col. 3:17) in the name of Jesus is doing everything in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Remember also that John 14-16 says when He, the Spirit is come, he glorify Jesus, not God. So I see everything in Jesus bringing glory to God the Father. By the way, I believe in the trinity, but in God's wisdom, He chose to reveal Himself to us in Jesus, one man, His only begotten Son. WDC |
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98 | What is "First Fruits Rapture? | 1 Thessalonians | wdc | 2017 | ||
I think the teaching you heard was based on 1 cor. 15:23. It says Christ is the firstfruits, and afterward they that are Chrust's at his coming. The teaching here is that Christ is the first to resurrect from the dead, so He would be the "firstfruit" or the first. We that are in Christ would follow Him in the resurrection and therefore not be first. See also verse 20. (1 Cor 15:20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. I think it also has some reference to one of the O.T. feast and I am kinda rusty on that right now. So using the term firstfruits of the resurrection is not unscriptural as long as you are talking about Jesus. Hope that helps, maybe someone else can tie in the O.T. feasts. later...wdc |
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99 | Why do we disagree? | 1 Thessalonians | wdc | 2018 | ||
We disagree because we are human and our thinking is tainted by sin, that I think is the primary reason. I think also we disagree because the Bible, at least to me, (and I run the risk of really sounding bad here) is often hard to understand. For example, the issue of speaking in tongues. Both sides, those that believe tongues are for today and those that say tongues have ceased, both prove their point by quoteing scripture. How can that be? We all have one major flaw when it comes to reading the Bible, well two, the mentioned at first, our sin tainted mind, and the fact that we tend to bring a lot of baggage with us when we read the Bible. How many of us can honestly read the Bible with an open mind? Not many. How many of us are really willing to change when proving wrong on something we have believed the Bible taught since we were children? Not very many of us. That is why it is so important to pray before studying the Bible and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That is also why I like this forum so much, it allows to see and hear things I might not have ever thought about. I do believe that it is God's will for us to be one, and if we all were lead wholly by the Spirit, we would be, God is big enough to do that. But I kinda doubt it will happen on this earth. later...wdc |
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100 | Why do we disagree? | 1 Thessalonians | wdc | 2019 | ||
Hello Charis, I wrote an answer to this before I read yours, but I see we agree on why we can't all agree. |
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