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901 | Is the Bible God's word? | 2 Tim 3:16 | CDBJ | 101085 | ||
The best way to know that the Bible it true is by the way it’s predictions over a 1500 years span have come true. There isn’t a book on record other then the Bible that was written by 40 different people over a span of 1500 years and they are all in perfect agreement. One of the most recent examples of major evidence would be that the Jews since 1948 have a homeland! If people want to know where we are on God’s prophetic calendar and if the Bible is the Word of God just watch the Jews. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 11:28-29 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Jesus wants us to learn of him and the only place to do that is the Bible. John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2The same was in the beginning with God. John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. I hope this helps, CDBJ |
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902 | Where I can find documentation | 2 Tim 3:16 | CDBJ | 183900 | ||
Hi stjames7, It looks like Doc beat me to the punch with what I believe is good information and sound advise. Here is a pertinent question that you might have the answer to. Considering that you are pretty well versed in Scripture. Have you come to the place “yet” in your spiritual experience where you can say for certain, with no reservation, that you have eternal life waiting for you when you leave this present life? i.e. is it a sure thing? If “yes” then why, and if “no” then why not? Isn’t that a corker or would you consider it’s being presumptuous? CDBJ |
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903 | quick tempered bishop qualified? | Titus 1:7 | CDBJ | 174294 | ||
Greetings, You have answered one of my post that is close to five years old and I'm not really sure what your answer means, but welcome to the forum anyway. Have a great day, CDBJ |
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904 | Aren't the elect commanded to repent? | Hebrews | CDBJ | 45039 | ||
Hi Tim, believers repent to get back in fellowship, it's not that they are lost again. The verse in Rev. 3:20 that everyone uses out of contex. Rev. 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Christ is talking to believers here not unbelievers. Now I will have both you and Joe after me, CDBJ |
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905 | Did Jesus have his own power on earth? | Hebrews | CDBJ | 178954 | ||
Greetings NewPilgrim, I think the answer to your question might be pretty well summed up in the following verses. In essence, while Christ was here on Earth he was at the same time holding the universe together. Hebrews 1:1-3 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, [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; [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; CDBJ |
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906 | What is the heavenly calling? | Heb 3:1 | CDBJ | 111819 | ||
Hello Always4him, I think the answer to your question is found in the life of Paul who said the following before the verse you mentioned. Philip. 3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Romans 12:1-2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. Combine this with 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Those verses are a good working equation to anyone's calling. God uses prepared people, CDBJ |
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907 | What is a two-edge sword? | Heb 4:12 | CDBJ | 24186 | ||
The Roman sword was the weapon spoken of by Paul. It was unique in that it was sharp on both edges. It could also be used to stab with the point. Many swords of that time were very heavy or too long and the user was off balance a lot of the time. The Roman sword never left the user off balance and since it was sharp on both sides it didn't have to be repositioned after a swipe at the enemy. Each solder carried his own personal sword for offence but it could absorb blows as well so it was good for defense also although the shield was primarily provided for this purpose. The Roman sword was the most versatile weapon to ever hit the battlefield of that time. The only thing that could be better, would be a sword that was sharper, hence we have Heb. 4:12. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. |
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908 | i loved it | Heb 4:12 | CDBJ | 45571 | ||
Speaking from more then 35 years experience in the Lord now probably the best thing that I could tell you is what the Lord showed me. 2 Tim. 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. This doesn't just mean study, it means study, study, study God's word on an every day basis. |
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909 | Old Testemant | Heb 8:13 | CDBJ | 185050 | ||
Greetings megd and welcome to the forum. What is it that you personally think you have to gain by the Old Covenant that the New Covenant hasn’t superseded? CDBJ |
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910 | Praying for the dead? | Heb 9:27 | CDBJ | 238531 | ||
Greetings, The Bible points out very distinctly that ones eternal position is established and revealed by the knowledge of Bible doctrine; the sad part is that there are few, percentage wise, that bother to search for it in the pages of God’s Word. Here are a few of God’s promises that mankind can take to the bank starting with the most famous verse in Scripture. These verses are from the Amplified Bible which spells things out in common English. John 3:16 (AMP) 16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. John 3:18 (AMP) 18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation—he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.] Here is the clincher which actually answers your question; take notice of the fact that those in this position are still alive at the time. Much to the contrary opinion humanity is only condemned because they have refused God’s provision for their eternal life, which is total trust in the work that Jesus did for them on the cross. John 3:18 (AMP) 18 He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation—he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.] “Religion” misinforms people into thinking that they have to do something in order to gain God’s favor; this is what the Bible refers to as works; Biblical proof in the following. Ephesians 2:8-9 (AMP) 8 For it is by free grace (God's unmerited favor) that you are saved (delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation) through [your] faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [of your own doing, it came not through your own striving], but it is the gift of God; 9 Not because of works [not the fulfillment of the Law's demands], lest any man should boast. [It is not the result of what anyone can possibly do, so no one can pride himself in it or take glory to himself.] When I learned the following verses, and claimed them as my own, they became the most precious verses in the Bible from my point of view! 1 John 5:10-13 (AMP) 10 He who believes in the Son of God [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Him] has the testimony [possesses this divine attestation] within himself. He who does not believe God [in this way] has made Him out to be and represented Him as a liar, because he has not believed (put his faith in, adhered to, and relied on) the evidence (the testimony) that God has borne regarding His Son. 11 And this is that testimony (that evidence): God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who possesses the Son has that life; he who does not possess the Son of God does not have that life. 13 I write this to you who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) the name of the Son of God [in the peculiar services and blessings conferred by Him on men], so that you may know [with settled and absolute knowledge] that you [already] have life, yes, eternal life. The answer to eternal life resides within the person of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, and apart from total undivided faith in Him and what He did for us on the cross no one will make it into heaven; observe what Jesus says in the following. John 14:6 (AMP) 6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me. Have a great day and I hope you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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911 | Operate on faith or endure? | Heb 11:1 | CDBJ | 23922 | ||
Dear Shuggy, I would suggest for starters, Proverbs 3:6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. I would imagine that pastor Stanley was referring to 2 Cor. 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) Notice that it doesn't say we lie down, do nothing, and hope for the best by faith. If you have desirable job skills I would put my resumes every place that you are able and pray that the Lord will open doors for you. If you would like to be on your own, start out first with a job that you can depend on and work part time for yourself until the part time job can support you all the way. It is a lot of hard work but working two jobs is always hard. Build up your own business a little at a time with the Lord help and just be sure to give Him all the praise for everything He provides. There will be good days and bad days but 1 Thes. 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I hope this helps, CDBJ |
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912 | God speak to us?,if so,then why faith | Heb 11:1 | CDBJ | 222028 | ||
Greetings talklikebees and welcome to the forum. Being a mathematician has a way of putting a damper on the facts of faith; now if you were a language major it might be easer. The word faith, as we have it in the English language translations of the New Testament, comes from the Koine Greek word PISTIS, that being the root form. I will use as my example the following verse; Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. The word believe in this verse is the verb from the root word PISTIS and in the Greek it is PISTEUO being used as a verb. Faith or believe as it is used here is a “transitive verb” and it has an object as well as a subject. Faith in and of itself has no merit in this case so all of the credit is imposed on the object of the faith, which in this case is Jesus Christ, God’s Son. It would be like you crossing a huge bridge that is hundreds of feet high. You could place all the faith that you could muster up by crossing the bridge but if the object of your faith is faulty your in deep trouble; you see it isn’t your faith that holds you up; it’s the soundness of the bridge which is the object of your faith. Many have faith in the religion that they practice to get them to heaven but God’s word tells us the following through the person of His Son, John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jesus paid the price that God demands for our redemption because the fact is, we are sinners and the price for sin is death. When Jesus was on the cross God imputed our sins to His beloved Son and he died in our place; the moment we have trust in or faith in the finished work that Christ performed personally for us, God imputes the righteousness of His Son to us. How is that for a trade! 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. It gets even better; the very second we put our “faith” in Jesus, God does something else for us which is eternal in nature and fantastic in scope when it comes to confidence. I.e. promises we can claim! Ephes. 1:12-13 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. 13In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Couple that with this next group of verses and it’s a winning story for those that put their faith in Jesus Christ, God’s Son. 1 John 5:10-13 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son. 11And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life. 13These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God. This is a promise from God Himself and it all starts with “FAITH” in the person of Christ. I hope this helps and that you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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913 | how can faith be defined. | Heb 11:6 | CDBJ | 180633 | ||
Hi geostephone me again, Faith as expressed in Heb. 11:1 is as follows, Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. What that is saying in effect is, “substantiating evidence” in the frame of reference of one’s soul. i.e. positive or real proof to believers through the communication of the Holy Spirit. Example” Trying to explain “biblical information”, to one who hasn’t been born of the spirit, is like trying to convince a blind person, from birth, what the color red looks like. 1 Cor. 2:14 (GW) A person who isn't spiritual doesn't accept the teachings of God's Spirit. He thinks they're nonsense. He can't understand them because a person must be spiritual to evaluate them. John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." The word “see” in that verse is translated from the Koine Greek word “EIDO” and it carries the connotation of, perception or understanding. The word “faith” in Heb. 11:1 is the Greek word PISTIS and is translated believe in Johns gospel. It means to rely on, trust in, and have absolute confidence in. Proverbs 3:5 (KJV) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Ephes. 6:10 (KJV) Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. CDBJ |
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914 | Worship Focus? | Heb 12:2 | CDBJ | 18737 | ||
Jesus Christ the Son of God is the focus of my worship without a second thought!!! CDBJ | ||||||
915 | Is man the founder of religion? | Heb 12:2 | CDBJ | 200710 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum. Man is indeed the founder of religion. When man tries to deceive God it is religion and the first one to do it was Adam. One could say it was a cloak of “supposed deception” and Adam was the first to use camouflage but God can’t be deceived. Genesis 3:7-8 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. 8And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. I Hope you enjoy the forum, CDBJ |
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916 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | CDBJ | 36065 | ||
10ecpreacher. I know that it isn't polite to answer a question with a question but I think that it is pertinent to the answer so that we know that we are both on the same track. God has essence and that much everyone on the forum would concede to, at least all those that have any intellectual faculties at all that they are in control of. I'll start off with a several and people can add to the list and I think when we a near completion we will see how God is one. What makes up God or what makes God who he is apart from everything else? 1.2.3.4.5.6. how many things are there? God is love. God is holy. God is ------------ |
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917 | Meaning "dead faith" doesn't save? | James 2:24 | CDBJ | 112352 | ||
Hi tortois, I have posted this before and it might help clear up the verses in James. I believe the Lord taught me a good illustration with regards to faith and works one day when I had poison ivy. It seems strange but it gets the point across with the analogy. The illustration is that FAITH is to poison ivy, as WORKS are to scratching. Example, If you have true faith in Jesus Christ, it will manifest it's self outwardly. Just like the one who has poison ivy, they are going to scratch, they can't help themselves, it’s the nature of the dumb stuff. It’s the poison ivy working in one’s system. If you have poison ivy on you, you just can’t help it, you’re going to scratch; I’m speaking from experience! Now let say that a person DOESN"T have poison ivy, they could scratch till they look lobster red, yet all of that useless scratching isn’t going to give them poison ivy. They have to come in contact with the vine to get it. The vine in this illustration would be Jesus and faith in him. People can go through all the motions and do all the things that a true believer dose and make all of the proper noises but they are still not under the influence of the one who causes the works to come out of the believer in the first place; they are pseudo believers and there will come a day when the Lord will say unto them I never knew you. The verse that says faith with out works is dead functions because of the following. When one has true faith in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit at the point of salvation indwells them. The works or the fruit is actually the functioning of the Holy Spirit working in the believer’s life. Have a great day, CDBJ |
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918 | Healing. James 5:14-16 | James 5:14 | CDBJ | 46327 | ||
Hello Farout, I like your post. If the gift of healing was still in effect, which I don't think it was, I am sure that James would have suggested that those that were sick should get in contact with one that had the gift of healing; maybe he forgot, or he just didn't think of it, no I don't think so. If the gift of healing was still functional then it must not have been very prevalent because he didn't even mention it, and for good reason, because there was a change of format! Do you suppose that James knew something that the now so-called healers don't know? I think that the local church took on the responsibility just as you have suggested and it was put to those that were sick in the form of a command. James 5:14-15 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Well farout, at least I have found one person on the forum that agrees with the way I see healing for the believers of today. CDBJ |
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919 | How was Jesus slain 'before' ? | 1 Pet 1:20 | CDBJ | 40497 | ||
Since the future is just as perspicuous to God as the past it is God's way, in words of accommodation, to let us know that he has everything all planed out and if people will just trust in his plan they will be winners right along with His Son. We are put in this position by faith in Jesus. John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Romans 8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. He says the same thing about those that believe in his Son, with ref. to a time before the world existed. Ephes. 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: |
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920 | Stone or stone for 1 Peter 2:4? | 1 Pet 2:6 | CDBJ | 139443 | ||
Hello Ray, I think it's more a mater of syntax than anything else! CDBJ |
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