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NASB | Matthew 10:1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 10:1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority and power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness. [Mark 6:7; Luke 9:1] |
Subject: Once saved, aways saved doctrine refuted |
Bible Note: Grace and Truth, I'm not even sure I want to get into this one but I'll share what I believe about these two subjects. 1. Yes, Jesus at one pointed breathed on the disciples and said "Receive the Holy Spirit." I have heard this interpreted two different ways: A. He was only sighing and then telling them to receive the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and B. They did receive the Holy Spirit at this time. If A. is true, then none of the disciples had the indwelling Holy Spirit until Pentecost. If B. is true, then still the Holy Spirit only came UPON them, not IN them. It is well known that under the Old Testament economy, the Holy Spirit came UPON people to enable them to minister or complete a God-given task. And He would often leave them if they sinned. Under the New Covenant, because ALL sins have been paid for on the cross, the Holy Spirit comes to indwell us FOREVER - 1 Cor 6:17; 2 John 1:2. He will never leave us or forsake us. 2. As for Ananias and Sapphira, the scripture does not tell us FOR SURE that they were believers. Acts 5:1 just calls him "a man." Acts 4:32 mentions a "congregation of those who believed" but I think that it is quite a stretch to presuppose that everyone in the early "local" church was a believer (any more than the average church-goer is nowadays). Not every wealth person who contributes to the church nowadays is saved either. Peter said that satan filled Ananias' heart. How could satan do this if Ananias was, as 1 Cor 6:17 says, joined in his heart to the Lord? Lastly (I'm gonna take heat for this also) where does scripture say that God killed them? It simply says that they breathed their last and fell dead. It is interesting that Christians who claim to believe that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ - Romans 8:1,2 - are so quick to believe that God would physically kill someone who is indwelt by Him. We see the same mentality in our communion services. I have been participating in communion for over 30 years now and I have NEVER seen someone break out in leprosy, cancer, or fall over dead during the observation of the Lord's Supper because they forgot to confess a sin or two or because they weren't worthy. Worthy is the Lamb, not the sheep. While God alone sees the heart, I find it highly unlikely that every person drinking the cup and eating the cracker has confessed EVERY sin that have committed or omitted. Either Hebrews 10:17,18 is true or it is not. There is no middle ground. These are just my opinions. I cannot "prove" them but I think they are worthy of consideration. Baaaaaa, just a sheep, McGracer |