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8341 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87248 | ||
Radioman2 Read this Rev. 22:19 and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the Book of Life, from the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. Now does God have an eraser or not? That is a question. EdB |
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8342 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87273 | ||
mommapbs I sure would be careful here, I don't want to be inventing Books of Life. When Christ's work was completed on the cross all authority was given to Him and I believe it included the Book of Life which is now known by it Onwner's Name, The Lamb's Book of Life'. Blessings to you EdB |
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8343 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87277 | ||
Mommapbs Psalms tells us God recorded how he made us. That may be one book. We know our works are recorded, sins for those that are not saved and good deeds if we are saved. That could a book or two. We know there is a Lambs Book of Life. That would be another book. I see the possibility of up to four books but only one that is really important. The Lambs Book of Life, praise God! EdB |
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8344 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87279 | ||
Radioman2 Your splitting hairs. If your taken out of the tree of life doesn't that imply to you that the person would no longer have eternal life? If not what do you think it means? Surely you see this would be the same as what the KJV has correctly translated Book of Life. EdB |
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8345 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87281 | ||
Okay Tim Tree or Book what does this mean to you? Does God have an eraser or not? EdB |
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8346 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87283 | ||
Sorry I incorrectly said Tim when I should have said Radioman2 EdB |
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8347 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87295 | ||
JibbyJee Your right the scripture does not contradict itself. Since you brought up Heb 6 lets look at it. Is not Hebrew 6:4,5 clearly describing a spiritually enlightened person (saved)? Does not Hebrews 10:26 talk about a saved person? It is saying if we are enlightened/saved and then for what ever reason break relationship with Christ we are lost, there can be no more salvation for us. It doesn't say if we commit a sin here or there is says fall away, turn from, reject salvation. What is Blaspheme the unpardonable sin? Is it not rejection of Jesus? Read your verses in context. If we reject Jesus we certainly can no longer be said to be beleiving in Him John 3:16. Sin cannot serparate us from Jesus only broken relationship. Now let's us look at Rev 22:19 to remove something it had to be there in the first place. I can't remove a speck out of my brothers eye if there is not a speck there to begin with. If God says he will remove our name that our name had to be there. EdB |
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8348 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87308 | ||
John "If we are saved by grace, and not anything that we do (good works), how then can we forfit (sic) our salvation by something we do (an evil work)?" John first you primary premise is wrong, we do have to do something we have to believe. John 3:16 Secondly I never said evil works. I said if we break or reject relationship with Jesus. We stop depending on Him for our salvation. It is not a matter of poor God anything. God can do anything He desires, He has decided rather than force us to love Him, He allows us to respond to His love, the love He first showed us. God held out his hand it is a matter whether we chose to take it or not. Hebrews chapter 6 and 10 tells we can withdraw it once we have taken hold. If we do however God then withdraws his hand. Why is that so complicated to you? We see this pattern through out the Old Testament. God reaching out and men and women taking hold or rejecting God's hand. Is not the New Testament a continuation and fulfillment of the Old. Why suppose God decided to begin forcing Himself on believers now? God offered salvation freely and without cost to us. It a gift. We can accept it or reject it. We can treasure it or squander it. Why make it so hard? If we can’t lose our salvation explain men we both have seen, men serving God in good times and bad. Then completely walking away from God denying the faith, calling God a liar, and rejecting Jesus ever lived. John 3:16 says we must believe yet they say they don’t. Are you saying their still saved? How if they don’t believe. Or they were so fooled they only thought they were, and lived like they were. If that be the case can any of us be sure we are saved? If so how? These men thought they were saved, they were trusting in God for their salvation. EdB |
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8349 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87319 | ||
John Your back to plowing your old ground again. I heard all this at least a hundred times from you and I don't buy it now anymore than I did when I first heard it. I understand the Potter and the clay I understand that salvation is a miracle but I also read the rest of the story. God made salvation available to everyone it is clearly stated in John 3:16. Now if you want to linger on a few verses that really don't define doctrine at all and overlook the verses that are essential doctrine okay. As I have repeatedly said you will never convince me of predistination and I can only believe that through my prayers God will one day bring you out of this teaching. EdB |
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8350 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87683 | ||
John You keep missing what I say, Salvation is a miracle and without the working of the Holy Spirit you can never find God. However I believe God enables everyone at least once in their lives to accept or reject Salvation. I believe God picks the time and place, and I believe He knows the results therefore in sense it is preordained. What I don't believe is that some are born and are NEVER given a chance for salvation. To me that is to close to the hateful and fatalistic Islamic teaching of kismet. When I pray for God to bring you out of the this false teaching it is for you to realize Jesus died for the sins of the world not just those chosen to be offered salvation. I don't doubt your salvation what I abhor is your teaching that God would allow a created being to roast in hell because it was never elected. Never given the chance that you and I were given. That my friend does not align with the rest of scripture. Please don't make me regret responding to your inquiry. As I said we have both heard it all. EdB |
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8351 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87729 | ||
John Your the master of proof text, but your message does not agree with the rest of scripture. John 3:16 Jesus died for who ever should believe not just the chosen few. Proof text taken out of context is pretext my friend. Sit down and read the WHOLE Bible not your favorite 88 and see what God said. His desire was that none would perish. Look how He dealt with the patriarchs. He gave them a choice, look how he dealt with people all through the Old Testament. In each case God reached out to man either to be accepted or rejected. Let’s try it this way, who cares which of us is right. If your saved and I’m saved what difference does it make how we got this way? EdB |
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8352 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87773 | ||
Joe Yes they were call proselytes and Rahah was a whore from Jericho. Do I dare mention Ruth? Just to name two that also ended up in the lineage of Jesus. The temple had a court yard of the gentiles for those that had not fully converted (not yet circumcised) Joe the interlinear Bible translates John 3:16, "THUS FOR LOVED GOD THE WORLD THAT THE SON THE UNIQUE ONE HE GAVE THAT EVERYONE BELIEVING IN HIM NOT MAY PERISH BUT HAVE LIFE ETERNAL” So once again we see to believe in your theology we also have to learn creative reading. Changing the meaning of words, verses, and overall nature of the Bible. The translators of the KJV, NKJV, NIV and NASB were all in a conspiracy to make Calvin look bad. Your making this laughable and I will not be drawn into this. EdB |
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8353 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87777 | ||
Joe One more thing. I think most theologians and Bible scholars will agree John 3:16 carries the essence of the Bible so while it may only be one verse it is one of the few that will stand alone. That my friend is not proof texting it is stating the overall theme of the Bible. Before you respond with one of your nasty snide remarks attacking me let me say I will not respond back to you on this subject. EdB |
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8354 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87843 | ||
John I don't think it is necessarily a bad thing just something to be avoided because when it happens many times we walk away with bad theology. I know I can prove anything is acceptable or unacceptable by using the right passages. However when we take the whole rather than part we see the truth. Be blessed I’m still praying :-) for ya! EdB |
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8355 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 87844 | ||
John Let us stop here. I really don't care to debate this. I could never accept your Calvinism to me it violates many things the Bible says about God. You obviously don't see it that way. When I first read the Bible I saw one thing a loving God reaching out. Salvation is a miracle that I clearly admit I can’t explain, it causes me wonder every time a new person comes to the saving grace of Jesus Christ. I have tried to understand salvation, but each time I come away with one basic conclusion it is essential for a relationship with God. I have studied years on Temple sacrifice, worship and blood covenants. How they interact, the covenant between God and Abraham, between a saved person and God through communion, worship and service. I have studied theology under various disciplines and various schools of thought. Over the years I have had many explain how it works, what takes place. Great minds, brilliant theologians all with their theories, ideas, favorite verses, proof texts, logic and each could not align various verses to their theology without taking some liberty with the meaning of a word or two. Most were satisfied with doing that and therefore become very dogmatic in their belief. However the ones I came to respect the most, where the ones that admitted after all the examination, all the theorizing it simply netted down to God’s love. God reached out to man we see in the story one Bible story after another, Noah, Abraham, the Judges, the Kings, the prophets, the world through the cross of Jesus. In every story we see one of two conclusions men that responded to that call of love either by rejecting or worshipping the caller. Let us let the mystery of salvation continue for at least another generation and stop trying to explain it to each other. Be Bless and I am still praying for ya EdB |
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8356 | Our name erased or added to Book of Life | Rev 13:8 | EdB | 88688 | ||
John Love can solve a multitude of problems. :-) EdB |
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8357 | Explain the mark in Rev 13 | Rev 13:15 | EdB | 128439 | ||
Oldeek First we are told in Rev 13:16 the mark will be on the right hand or forehead. Many have tried to figure out the mystery of the mark and most attempt to do it by assigning numerical values to the letters of the alphabet and then adding, multiplying, dividing or subtracting them to come up with their answer of 666. Some use our alphabet others us Latin, Greek or Hebrew. In any case I have heard every answer from Nero, through Hitler and Stalin to Nixon. Obviously we don't know the answer as to who it is. :-). As to the mark itself, with the willingness of our youth today to mark their bodies in most any way they can imagine and usually in imitation of something they have seen, I think it will start as seemingly harmless method of expressing admiration for someone or something. By saying that I don't think anyone will innocently allow themselves to be marked then find they sold their soul. I'm saying they will become so enamoured with someone or something they will be willing to worship it and want to mark their bodies. However as this practice increases anyone that is not marked will be looked as out of it, and later this will quickly move that people will nothing to do with you, followed it being a requirement and anyone without such a mark will then become hunted. Others feel it is our social security numbers or credit card numbers. And since there is talk to assigning a personal identification number to each person, people are once again sure this is the mark. As I said before I don’t think anyone will innocently take the mark and find they have sold their souls. Credit cards and all these other examples have valid alternative uses. I think when the mark in question is used it will be for one thing and one thing only to show worship, support and submission to the antichrist. In other words we are not going to be tricked into taking it and losing our souls unknowingly. EdB |
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8358 | Sequence in Revelation 14 | Rev 14:1 | EdB | 120061 | ||
Emmy Eschatology 101 THE 144000 WERE SEALED JUST BEFORE THE FIRST TRUMPET JUDGEMENT. HERE THEY ARE ON MOUNT ZION WITH CHRIST. IS THIS AFTER CHRIST HAS RETURNED? Yes/No ( ) Yes but it is out of sequence given here to bolster the hope of the reader after the last chapter. IS THE GOSPEL PREACHED BY THIS ANGEL AFTER THE 144000 ARE SEEN WITH CHRIST? Yes/No ( ) No as mentioned above the angel actually preceded the events seen above. PLEASE INDICATE TRUE OR FALSE: THE WARNING ABOUT THE MARK COMES BEFORE IT IS INSTITUTED T/F ( ) True the warning is given first, we have already received the warning. THE MARK IS FORCED ON PEOPLE BEFORE THE WARNING IS GIVEN T/F ( ) False the mark will not precede the warning. IS THE ABOVE REAPING THE SAME AS THE GATHERING IN Matt 24 PASSAGE BELOW. Yes/No ( ) No. this is the gathering in heaven of the saints that will fight beside Jesus and the unrighteous that will fight and die at ARMAGEDDON IS IT THE RAPTURE ? Yes/No ( ) No the Rapture evidently has already taken place. IS IT THE FIRST RESURRECTION ? Yes/No ( ) No, the unrigtheous on earth are still alive. DOES IT OCCUR AFTER THE RETURN OF CHRIST ? Yes/No ( ) No, this directly precedes Christ return. IS THE SECOND REAPING THE GATHERING OF PEOPLE TO FIGHT AT ARMAGEDDON ? Yes/No ( ) Yes, but I don’t get your reference to second here. THE WINEPRESS OF GOD'S WRATH IS THE BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON? Yes/No ( ) Yes ARE ALL EVENTS IN REV 14 IN THE SEQUENCE IN WHICH THEY ARE TO OCCUR ? Yes/No ( ) No Revelation is written out of sequence and events must be placed in chronological order as dictated by Daniel and Matthew. EdB |
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8359 | Calvin's Letter to Men Facing Martyrdom | Rev 17:6 | EdB | 243232 | ||
Calvin was well equipped to write about men facing martyrdom since he made Michael Servetus one. He also violated Sola Scriptura by condemning Servetus to the stake. On October 27, 1553 John Calvin, the founder of Calvinism, had Michael Servetus, the Spanish physician, burned at the stake just outside of Geneva for his doctrinal beliefs!(1) Hence, the originator of the popular doctrine of "once saved always saved" (known in certain circles as "perseverance of the saints") violated the cry of the Reformation -- "Sola Scriptura" -- by murdering a doctrinal heretic without Scriptural justification.michael servetus This event was something John Calvin had considered long before Michael Servetus was even captured, for John Calvin wrote his friend, Farel, on February 13, 1546 (seven years prior to Michael Servetus' arrest) and went on record as saying: "If he [Servetus] comes [to Geneva], I shall never let him go out alive if my authority has weight."(2) Evidently, in that day John Calvin's authority in Geneva, Switzerland had ultimate "weight." This is why some referred to Geneva as the "Rome of Protestantism"(3) and to John Calvin as the "Protestant 'Pope' of Geneva."(4) During Servetus' trial, John Calvin wrote: "I hope that the verdict will call for the death penalty."(5) All this reveals a side of John Calvin that is not well-known or very appealing, to say the least! Obviously, he had a prolonged, murderous hate in his heart and was willing to violate Scripture to put another to death and in a most cruel way. Although John Calvin consented to Michael Servetus' request to be beheaded, he acquiesced to the mode of execution employed. But why did John Calvin have a death wish for Michael Servetus? "To rescue Servetus from his heresies, Calvin replied with the latest edition of his 'Institutes of the Christian Religion,' which Servetus promptly returned with insulting marginal comments. Despite Servetus's [sic] pleas, Calvin, who developed an intense dislike of Servetus during their correspondence, refused to return any of the incriminating material."(6) "Convicted of heresy by the Roman Catholic authorities, Servetus escaped the death penalty by a prison break. Heading for Italy, Servetus unaccountably stopped at Geneva, where he had been denounced by Calvin and the Reformers. He was seized the day after his arrival, condemned as a heretic when he refused to recant, and burned in 1553 with the apparent tacit approval of Calvin."(7) In the course of his flight from Vienne, Servetus stopped in Geneva and made the mistake of attending a sermon by Calvin. He was recognized and arrested after the service.(8) "Calvin had him [Servetus] arrested as a heretic. Convicted and burned to death."(9) From the time that John Calvin had him arrested on August 14th until his condemnation, Michael Servetus spent his remaining days: michael servetus " ... in an atrocious dungeon with no light or heat, little food, and no sanitary facilities."(10) Let it be noted that the Calvinists of Geneva put half-green wood around the feet of Michael Servetus and a wreath strewn with sulfur on his head. It took over thirty minutes to render him lifeless in such a fire, while the people of Geneva stood around to watch Michael Servetus suffer and slowly die! Just before this happened, the record shows: "Farel walked beside the condemned man, and kept up a constant barrage of words, in complete insensitivity to what Servetus might be feeling. All he had in mind was to extort from the prisoner an acknowledgement [sic] of his theological error -- a shocking example of the soulless cure of souls. After some minutes of this, Servetus ceased making any reply and prayed quietly to himself. When they arrived at the place of execution, Farel announced to the watching crowd: 'Here you see what power Satan possesses when he has a man in his power. This man is a scholar of distinction, and he perhaps believed he was acting rightly. But now Satan possesses him completely, as he might possess you, should you fall into his traps.' michael servetus http://www.evangelicaloutreach.org/michael-servetus.htm#4 |
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8360 | Calvin's Letter to Men Facing Martyrdom | Rev 17:6 | EdB | 243235 | ||
I took no elevated view of Servetus I merely pointed out Calvin's ability to talk on martyrdom from a participants point of view. Since he was very much a factor in Servetus' martyrdom. Wonder what Hermenutical method Calvin used to justify burning a man to death? |
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