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NASB | Matthew 8:5 ¶ And when Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:5 ¶ As Jesus went into Capernaum, a centurion came up to Him, begging Him [for help], [Luke 7:1-10] |
Subject: A FALSE TEACHING? Yes / No |
Bible Note: Hello Figgy, Part 1 of 2 You wrote... I wish I had the time to truly delve into this. However, with a one and a half year old trying to "help" mommy everytime I sit down at the computer, please forgive me for not being able to address each point that you make. Any omission on my part is not intended to ignore what you have taken precious time and thought to write. PLEASE no apology necessary. A lot is written here and there are many times there is just not the time to realy dig into these topics. Any and all comments and observations from all of us is an opportunity learn and grow. You said.. God is sovereign and can and will DO ANYTHING that he pleases regardless of our actions. We cannot control Him (however Biblical our desires may be) through any type of "personal faith development" (ie formulas). While I agree totally that God is sovereign, I disagree that He can do what He wants regardless of scripture. The reason I say this is two small verses that settle this matter for me.. Numbers 23:18-20 18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak, and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor: 19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 20 Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it. Luke 8:10-12 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. Isaiah 55:10-11 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Figgy, as believers we have only two by which to place our faith, the Word and the Holy Spirit. These two are our connection to the Father. Now notice I did NOT say that Jesus is not our Saviour and Lord through which we are saved. But upon being born again we only have the Word and the Holy Spirit to guide us through life and show us the will of the Father. Without the Word, we would not have assurance that the spirit we are listening to is the Holy Spirit. So in light of this, the Word must be the final judgement in what we believe. God's Word is His New Covenant or will to His children. With this in mind, can God change His will randomly? Because God is sovereign He is the only one who could enter covenant with mankind because He is the only one with the authority to carry it out, and He chose to enter covenant with mankind. God conditioned in His covenant with Abraham that He can't break covenant and remain God. You, and others on the forum believe God can choose to do something that contradicts His covenant because He is sovereign. I believe He has committed Himself To His covenant and cannot change by His own choice. If that is heresy...I remain a heretic, because MY GOD IS FAITHFUL. That is the foundation of my faith. Otherwise, your faith in your salvation promised through Jesus is only as good as God chooses. My faith in my salvation through Jesus is secure because He said so IN HIS WORD. God bless |