Subject: need for a bible-anyone |
Bible Note: Dear Justme, I am glad that we can continue our discussion. You wrote:If we carry your thinking then shouln not women be silent and in this foeum find out id we are addressing a man, and not instruct him? No, not altogether. This passage in the bible that you refer to is addressing the matter of worship not discussion. 1 Corinthians 14 34Let your[1] women keep silent in the churches, also 1 Timothy 2 12And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. Women fill a very important roll in the church. They teach the children, keep in touch with the shut-ins and also coordinate any activity that will take place on the church grounds etc. Women are just not to take a leadership role in worship service. Examples would be preaching where capable men are present, song leading, and leading a prayer. You wrote:In all sincerity, what about the thief on the cross? I get the question a lot. Jesus had not yet died. Therefore He had not been raised either. By all rights the thief on the cross was still under the Mosaic Law. But because Jesus was not yet dead He could see the mans heart and new he had repented of his deeds, so Jesus did for him just as He did for all the others before He died who believed on Him, He forgave him and the scriptures say took him to paradise. Luke 23:43 You wrote:Also I once visited a lady in a cancer ward. she was near death, she praid to repant of her sins, and asked Christ to be her Lord. She died quite soon after. What happened to her soul? It is hard for someone to accept it when a person dies. They see the person in pain and feel that God will soon take them and their pain will be all over and they will go to be with the Lord. But the bible teaches that for a person to receive that crown of glory they must be obedient to the faith (Rom 16:8) and observe all things that Jesus taught (Matt 28:20)if this was not the case then its to late. You wrote:Our pastor sprinkled her as a sign of what baptism is. He made it clear it was not baptism, but she had some peace. Baptism as you know means to be emersed. The bible says we are BURIED with our Lord in Baptism. Romans 6 4Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Colossians 2 12buried with Him in baptism, in which you also were raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. Sprinkling water on someone is no more concidered baptism than if you sprinkle a few grains of sand on a casket and call them buried. This act that your pastor did was not scriptual for one, and merly while she was still alive gave her some peace. But by no means did it constitute her being saved from her sins. For not only is baptism scriptual it has to be administerd scriptual. And that means "for the remission of sins" I hope I have answered your questions and also I hope we can discuss future questions as well. Your friend in Christ, Raven |