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941 | How are pre-Christians made perfect? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114839 | ||
As I mentioned yesterday dear friend, you've given me quite a bit to consider. I'm not convinced 2 Pet 3:10 can be resolved as you've done here but I'll admit there's not much in the Bible on this subject. I did take special note of the fact that most of your post is your opinion as was mine. I really appreciate the discussion. I'm still very much interested in what the rest of the Forum might say about this subject. Any takers out there? Put your thinking caps on and tackle it and God bless you all. |
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942 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114906 | ||
So might I solicit your response to all the major points of this discussion, especially toward reconciling 2 Pet 3:10 with the few other verses as cited? How can you take Peter's statement in any other way but literal? With that assumption, how do you reconcile the rest of EdB's position? Take your time in responding if you need it. It's a tough topic. God bless you for being brave enough to participate. I'm still hoping to see other folks respond with their contribution to the discussion. |
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943 | Scripture? | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114930 | ||
I'm saying that this language is figurative because our God is spiritual and we are physical. Have you ever thought about explaining your world to your neighborhood ant? Silly, yes...I can imagine your smile. In a similar way, our Creator is trying to tell us what life is going to be like after He destroys this whole universe and brings us into the next world. It's our choice as to whether we go to Heaven or to Hell. Tell me how do you RECONCILE the literal language of Revelation, Isaiah and all the other places where Heaven and Hell are cited and described WITH the scripture 2 Pet 3:10? So far I've not heard any convincing argument but I'm looking most earnestly for all comments from any and all Forum participants. I appreciate your question and pray God's blessings on you. |
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944 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114931 | ||
Thanks. Your logic has much merit. I'm just trying to motivate some open minded discussion about one of the toughest subjects in the Bible. I'm thankful to our God that ALL of this discussion is totally academic and if one of us is incorrect in our position or statement, that alone WON'T keep that person out of Heaven. Thanks again for contributing a solid piece of work to this thread of discussion. God bless. |
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945 | Hell in the Bible: Literal or Figurative | Heb 11:40 | Rowdy | 114976 | ||
Ultimately, I have to agree with you for the most part. There are more questions than answers on this topic, especially when you try to reconcile all the guidance within God's Word. Appreciate your response and God bless. | ||||||
946 | is this about faith | Heb 12:1 | Rowdy | 112401 | ||
Thompson's Chain Reference Bible is good for this kind of thing. If you've been assigned this topic to speak for that time frame, you'll get plenty. Like Emmaus mentioned, most Bible students should only get started in such a short time as 10 minutes, so choose wisely which scriptures to supplement with your lesson. God bless. | ||||||
947 | Wisdom - Salvation in Christ? | James 1:5 | Rowdy | 121057 | ||
In answer to your question about whom James is addressing I can only quote the following for context: James 1:16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. 18 In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. 19 This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. Generally, I'm thinking that ALL the epistles and the Book of Acts are written to christians during the first century, but were intended for all christians to the end of the world. Now the basic message of the Gospels was directed to the world of unbelievers so they would believe in Jesus and become christians. But remember, this is a generalization on my part and I could be mistaken. Of course, a person could argue that the whole NT was written to those interested in Godliness, hungering and thirsting after righteousness. What do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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948 | Wisdom - Salvation in Christ? | James 1:5 | Rowdy | 121170 | ||
I have to say a Hearty Amen!! ------------Rowdy | ||||||
949 | what is the meaning of james1:12? | James 1:12 | Rowdy | 115885 | ||
Seems pretty straight forward to me. The only portion I can possibly imagine that could be subject to some small controversy would be exactly when do we get God's approval. I would have to say that happens on Judgment Day itself because up until that day, we can always go back and wipe out the good we've done by sinning and not repenting or some other infraction of God's law in the NT. This is made plain in 2 Pet 2:21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them. 22Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud." and again by Paul in 1 Cor 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. 27No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. In both of the passages, the Apostles make it very clear that yes indeed salvation CAN MOST certainly be lost after initial acceptance from our Lord. What do you think this verse means to you and everyone else? God bless. |
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950 | I am not the one sinning? | James 1:14 | Rowdy | 110599 | ||
I would refer you and him to James 1 as follows: 12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 16Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. 17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. 18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. There's several other scriptures that could be cited like Gal 5:24, but I'd like to summarize by saying that we as humans have a weakness for this kind of desire. As you may know, all sins are divided into 3 basic categories: a) Lust of the flesh (our body), b) Lust of the eye (our mind) and c) pride of life. The Devil tempts us to think about these areas and he knows us almost as well as God, our Father. When we continue to listen or pay attention to the Devil's temptations, we are inviting him to "set up shop" in our hearts just as Jesus depicted. We have to see ourselves as kicking him out of our hearts or its sin and whatever else he entices us to do. In other words we are the ones who CHOOSE to be a disciple of the Devil or to be a disciple with each hour of our lives. That's why it's so important to score at least daily time in God's Word and "stay in a prayer" constantly with our Lord and Saviour. Upon sincere and dedicated study of God's Word, one has to conclude there are two major sources of influence in this world: a) God, our Father and b) the Devil, master tempter. The Bible makes it very clear: all good things come from God and all the bad come from the Devil. So everyone has to make up their own mind, are you and I going to be prone to one or to the other? Of course, our Lord is going to help us back up when we stumble but He won't stand us up like toy soilders. He allows us that freedom of choice. I really don't see how anyone in the whole world could possibly argue with this kind of logic straight out of God's Word. What do you think? I hope this kind of talk will be helpful to your friend. God bless. |
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951 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 133943 | ||
I can only add this scripture as a demonstration of the truth from Colin's statement. Good post by the way. Ex 32:7 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, "Go down at once, for your people, whom you brought up from the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. 8 "They have quickly turned aside from the way which I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, and have worshiped it and have sacrificed to it and said, 'This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!'" 9 The LORD said to Moses, "I have seen this people, and behold, they are an obstinate people. 10 "Now then let Me alone, that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them; and I will make of you a great nation." 11 Then Moses entreated the LORD his God, and said, "O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people whom You have brought out from the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? 12 "Why should the Egyptians speak, saying, 'With evil intent He brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to destroy them from the face of the earth'? Turn from Your burning anger and change Your mind about doing harm to Your people. 13 "Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants to whom You swore by Yourself, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and all this land of which I have spoken I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'" 14 So the LORD changed His mind about the harm which He said He would do to His people. 15 Then Moses turned and went down from the mountain with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand, tablets which were written on both sides; they were written on one side and the other. Here we see both God's absolution devotion to perfect Justice AND His infinite Mercy. Of course, we can also see and understand why Moses issues such a harsh judgment on these Israelites in the next few verses. Thanks be to God, we too have the Perfect Advocate/Intermediary between us and God. Christ and His Perfect Sacrifice is the ONLY thing standing between us and certain, eternal destruction. I hope this helps and God bless. Rowdy |
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952 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 133964 | ||
My main point was the antitype of Moses in "foreshadowing" the coming of Christ as the Perfect Advocate of the whole world for all time, past, future and present. Praise the Lord for both the OT and NT. They both do an excellent job of supporting each other for their respective purpose. Like I mentioned, I enjoyed reading your post. Good to see your posts once again on the Forum. God bless. Rowdy |
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953 | How does mercy triumph over judgment? | James 2:13 | Rowdy | 134001 | ||
Dear friend Kalos, Here's what I wrote: "Praise the Lord for both the OT and NT. They both do an excellent job of supporting each other for their respective purpose." Hopefully, when my statements are quoted in context, they should be pretty easy to understand. Here it's pretty obvious I'm saying the OT served its purpose which was to teach mankind (mainly through the Jews) the law of God and how important it was to obey God in order to please Him. Also it served to teach us about His Absolute Love and His Perfect Sense of Justice. The purpose of the NT was to teach us about the Perfect Sacrifice in the Life, Death, Burial and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and to describe the installation of His beloved Bride, His Body, the church of our Lord. The NT also provided some practical demonstrations of how the Apostles handled crises and the basic guidance for all christians to follow in this dispensation. So you see, the OT served its purpose and its Authority was nailed to the cross with Jesus. Upon His death on that cross, our Lord's Last Will and Testament was executed by His designated officials, the Apostles and proclaimed His Terms and Conditions in Acts 2. I hope this clears up your questions. God bless. Rowdy |
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954 | Meaning "dead faith" doesn't save? | James 2:24 | Rowdy | 112336 | ||
I must commend you on a job very well done. | ||||||
955 | Does James 2 contradict Romans 4? | James 2:24 | Rowdy | 112337 | ||
I too, must commend you on a job very well done. This makes it clear why Martin Luther considered James to be the "straw epistle" and thus relegated it to the very back of his Bible. He didn't want to deal with this thorny issue as you've done so eloquently. | ||||||
956 | Does James 2 contradict Romans 4? | James 2:24 | Rowdy | 112350 | ||
Thanks, I didn't know that. I had thought most of my christian life Martin Luther died with the idea christians could go to Heaven on faith alone. It's good to know he truly was a student of the Bible. I guess we've all got some studying to do for our final exam. Thanks again and God bless. | ||||||
957 | Does James 2 contradict Romans 4? | James 2:24 | Rowdy | 112359 | ||
All I can say is Amen. | ||||||
958 | Meaning "dead faith" doesn't save? | James 2:24 | Rowdy | 112360 | ||
VERY Good illustration. If you don't mind, I'd like to use that in my next Bible lesson on this subject. It's quite powerful, just like our Lord's parables. One more reason to join and participate in this Forum. God bless you. | ||||||
959 | Do we have to sin? | James 3:2 | Rowdy | 107751 | ||
You seem to have left out the sin of omission, that is, not doing that which we know to be good. Who could possibly claim in any one day of his or her life to end the day and go to bed at night knowing for an absolute fact that they had done all the good they could possibly do? Only our Lord could lay claim to that and He did it as a full-time job and literally exhausted himself at times, doing it. Remember, you, I and all other Americans enjoy an incredibly good lifestyle and don't really have to work so much...we could spend more of our leisure time doing good and most of us don't do it, including me. Once you understand how utterly detestable sin is to God, then you begin to get an understanding of how much we owe to God. He forgives us and we (at least I) still fail to live up to his standards. When we finally mature to the point to thank our God for every breath we take and all the many other blessings that shower upon us, then maybe we can get close to that high standard set by our Lord and Saviour. But as for me and my house, I thank God Almighty, His grace covers all of my sin as long as I'm keeping Him in my prayers every day. |
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960 | i don't trust my wife, what do i do? | James 5:13 | Rowdy | 109056 | ||
13Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. I can only refer you to your elders and promise that I'll pray for you and your wife to grow in trust with each other. I would like to think your elders will be wise enough to counsel/advise you further in this matter. |
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