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  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello again Alex,

    I believe we have an external enemy, which is Satan and other evil forces, and internal enemy, our sinful nature that was not part of how God originally created man. This sinful nature is not the same as our mortal flesh, which includes all of our body and its systems, cells, faculties. God intended for us to have mortal flesh and said that it was created good. So, I am not sure if you are equating our mortal flesh with our sinful nature or not. Those who do equate the two are saying that our mortal body is evil in contrast to our spiritual nature is good. This concept is the heresy of dualism. The reality is that both our mortal body, our soul, and spiritual nature are affected by our sinful nature but none of these three aspects of our humanness are evil in and of themselves. Our salvation in Christ brings redemption to our whole selves, body, soul, and spirit. In this life we have the assurance of this salvation and the Spirit as a guarantee (downpayment) but our full redemption will come when our damaged and corrupted bodies are resurrected and changed to become immortal and incorruptible. This happens because part of this redemptive change removes the sinful nature completely from us at that time and we will forever be sin-free and unable to ever sin again. That will be one of the things that will be so wonderful about the eternal life we will inherit from Jesus. All the saints will never again sin against God, ourselves, and others. Our relationships will be perfectly holy forever. How great our God is to do this for us and not leave us forever captive to sin.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello S. Spencer,

    Can you explain to me what you mean by Jesus command to make disciples and baptize is a dispensational teaching?
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Dear Chris, I will pray for your niece tonight.

    Dear Heavenly Father, we ask that You will heal Vickie of this cancer that is in her body. Please destroy every cancer cell and every chemical cellular signal that produces cancer cells in her body. Replace these alien cancer cells with healthy cells that match the function of every part of her body affected by cancer. We ask that you make Vickie well and whole, in the name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello Alex,

    Yes, I agree that Christ's suffering, death on the cross, His burial and resurrection on the third day bought and avails salvation to all who believe this Gospel. Salvation is of God from start to finish, from before the foundation of the world unto the end of this age into eternity. We receive this salvation wrought for us by the Godhead by turning to God and believing, utilizing the faith that was created in us when the Holy Spirit regenerated us at God's appointed time. We claim it for ourselves. We depend on the righteousness of Jesus to justify us. We acknowledge that the blood Jesus shed on the cross washes away our sins.

    I do not think I remember reading Paul ever say that water baptism is not to be practiced by the church. I do not recall reading where the Baptism of the Holy Spirit replaces water baptism. This is because these things are not taught in the new Testament.

    In the New Testament church it was the norm for new believers to be water baptized. Historical documents attest to this as well.

    It is only in the past century or so that any sect of the church has taught that Baptism of the Holy Spirit replaces water baptism. I choose to believe the words of Jesus, the writings of the apostles, and the testimony of the early Church history and not the very recent teaching that water baptism is obsolete and Baptism of the Holy Spirit replaces it.
  • Chris - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Texsis. I realize that you want to end this discussion on water baptism & for good reason, as well it wasn't the purpose of bro. S. Spencer's good thread to engage in it. I've stayed out of this water baptism discussion for those reasons, but just to state, what I gather from the differing beliefs on it, especially whether it is necessary for salvation or not, we have lost sight of how it was originally conducted. When we look at how the apostles & early Church believed & practised water baptism, what we see now (as far as whose responsibility to obey the command, timing of baptism, coupling of repentance & baptism), is far removed from those early years. When we look at the Scriptures of early Church baptism in the Book of Acts & consider that if the Church today sought to practise it accordingly, I believe much of our divergent beliefs would be sorted out. I'll leave it here & just submit it for any who want to re-look at the Scriptures & see where the Church today has gone wrong.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Dear Paul,

    I do not concur with you that we had actual existence before we were conceived in our mothers. I think the Scriptures you quoted tells us that we were in God's "view" before He created anything. He had each of us in mind to come into existence before creation. Jesus was is said to have been slain before the foundations of the world, but He only was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, suffered, was crucified, died, was buried, and resurrected from the dead once in all of history. These verses are speaking of God's omniscience-He knew everything that will every be thought, said or done by anything and anyone He created before He created anything. he lives in the eternal now, without time constraints, and He also is so great that He does not find out what is done by His creation as it unfolds in time, but knows everything simultaneously. This is hard for us creatures to really comprehend. But this is what these Scriptures are really telling us. They are not telling us that we had life and existence with God prior to our physical conception.
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply - 1 year ago
    yes the scriptures agree

    Ro 10:9 (KJV) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
  • Alex N - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Free GBU....Free i think in the end that God is gonna pour out his spirit on ALL Flesh as some of the prophets tells us about...Like Joel 2 : 28...and Acts 2 : 16...As Jeremiah saw ALL men in travail and birth pains.... Jeremiah 30 : 6 kjv...And thats y i think that everybody is gonna be bornagain in that last day....And Isaiah 11...speaks of a lil Child that is gonna lead all men to that holy mountain...which is the Kingdom of God...Free you are so right everything has to come from God...But Free that book in the righthand of the father has to be opened 1st...Which is the new covenant...Which states i will know them all from the least to the greatest...And their sins and iniquites will i remember no more....Free i think what Jesus did at calvary made us all clean...When he said its finished i think it was complete...I think what God told PETER, In ACTS 10 : 19...what I have made clean do not call common or unclean is exactly the way it is....I don't think we need water baptism anymore...Lest his blood was insufficient.

    ......I'm kinda like Paul i think that water baptism wd just make his blood of no effect... 1st Cor. 1 : 17 kjv....When ya tell folks that need water baptism for the remission of sins...You are in essence saying his blood was insufficient...Or some sins are too strong for his blood ya need a back up like water baptism for some folks that are really sinful...All the water in the world cd not make mankind sin free or incorruptible ...Its only by the blood of the lamb...I love what John the baptise said.. behold the lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world...ok lemme go
  • GiGi again - In Reply - 1 year ago
    ok,Texsis, in re-reading I understand your use of the phrase better. Thanks for posting a clarification. I do believe that we are saved by the regenerative work of the Holy Spirit which enables us to believe the Gospel when we hear it spoken or read of it. It is a work of God and not of man. But we are called to make a confession of believing the Gospel with our mouths and in water baptism. I think obedience matters to God, especially on matters such as this.
  • Carleton - In Reply on 2 Timothy 3 - 1 year ago
    Hello, All mature Christians should be familiar enough with the scriptures to see familiar symbols as expressed in Daniel and Revelation and let God unveil Jesus Christ in them. Often some scriptures may not be in chronological order especially of a vision and may even require some understanding of history, as you mentioned of the destruction of Jerusalem.
  • Bob Henehan - In Reply on Psalms 110 - 1 year ago
    the lord says to my lord god said to man in authority
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Titus 3 - 1 year ago
    Romans 13 is a good chapter for this... part 2

    Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers - This is a very strong saying, and most solemnly introduced; and we must consider the apostle as speaking, not from his own private judgment, or teaching a doctrine of present expediency, but declaring the mind of God on a subject of the utmost importance to the peace of the world; a doctrine which does not exclusively belong to any class of people, order of the community, or official situations, but to every soul; and, on the principles which the apostle lays down, to every soul in all possible varieties of situation, and on all occasions. And what is this solemn doctrine? It is this: Let every soul be subject to the higher powers. Let every man be obedient to the civil government under which the providence of God has cast his lot.

    For there is no power but of God - As God is the origin of power, and the supreme Governor of the universe, he delegates authority to whomsoever he will; and though in many cases the governor himself may not be of God, yet civil government is of him; for without this there could be no society, no security, no private property; all would be confusion and anarchy, and the habitable world would soon be depopulated. kind of like we see today....
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Titus 3 - 1 year ago
    Romans 13 is a good chapter for this

    Subjection to civil governors inculcated, from the consideration that civil government is according to the ordinance of God; and that those who resist the lawfully constituted authorities shall receive condemnation, Ro 13:1, Ro 13:2. And those who are obedient shall receive praise, Ro 13:3. The character of a lawful civil governor, Ro 13:4. The necessity of subjection, Ro 13:5. The propriety of paying lawful tribute, Ro 13:6, Ro 13:7. Christians should love one another, Ro 13:8-10. The necessity of immediate conversion to God proved from the shortness and uncertainty of time, Ro 13:11, Ro 13:12. How the Gentiles should walk so as to please God, and put on Christ Jesus in order to their salvation, Ro 13:13, Ro 13:14.
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Revelation 1 - 1 year ago
    That seven Angels are here meant, and not the Holy Spirit, is most evident from the place, the number, and the tradition. Those who imagine the Holy Ghost to be intended suppose the number seven is used to denote his manifold gifts and graces. That these seven spirits are angels, see Re 3:1; 4:5; and particularly Re 5:6, where they are called the seven spirits of God Sent Forth into All the Earth.
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Hebrews 2 - 1 year ago
    If we take the words as referring to Jesus Christ, then they must be understood as pointing out the time of his humiliation, as in Heb 2:9; and the little lower, in both verses, must mean for a short time, or a little while, as is very properly inserted among our marginal readings. Adam was originally made higher than the angels, but by sin he is now brought low, and subjected to death; for the angelic nature is not mortal. Thus, taking the words in their common acceptation, man in his present state may be said to be lessened below the angels. Jesus Christ, as the eternal Logos, or God with God, could not die, therefore a body was prepared for him; and thus , for a short while, he was made lower than the angels, that he might be capable of suffering death. And indeed the whole of the passage suits him better than it does any of the children of men, or than even Adam himself in a state of innocence; for it is only under the feet of Jesus that all things are put in subjection, and it was in consequence of his humiliation that he had a name above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth, Php 2:9-11. Therefore he must be infinitely higher than the angels, for they, as well as all the things in heaven, bow in subjection to him.

    Thou crownedst him with glory and honor - This was strictly true of Adam in his state of innocence, for he was set over all things in this lower world; all sheep and oxen, the beasts of the field, the fowl of the air, the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth over the paths of the seas, Ps 8:7, Ps 8:8. So far all this perfectly applies to Adam; but it is evident the apostle takes all in a much higher sense, that of universal dominion; and hence he says, he left nothing that is not put under him. These verses, collated with the above passage from the Epistle to the Philippians, mutually illustrate each other. And the crowning Christ with
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on 2 Timothy 3 - 1 year ago
    501c3 church's are not allowed to honestly interpret Revelations as being about the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. there only allowed to interpret it as unfulfilled prophecy of end times and Israel futurism
  • Jesse - In Reply on Revelation 1 - 1 year ago
    Roy,

    Revelation 1:4 says from the seven Spirits which are before His, that is, God's throne;

    There are two schools of thought on this. Please know that the number seven doesn't necessarily mean there are seven Spirits.

    In the Bible, seven represents completeness, perfection.

    The Jews take it as a Hebraism. RASHI, one of the greatest Jewish scholars uses Isaiah 11:1-2 to show that what John is using is a Hebraism to denote the seven fold Spirit of God. It means the Spirit of God is complete and perfect.

    But what specifically is he making reference to?

    In Revelation 4:5, we see the same thing when we study what the throne is like in heaven.

    It says and out of the throne proceed lightnings, and thunderings, and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

    In Revelation Chapter 5, the chapter where we see this scroll with seven seals on it, which is the title deed to the earth, and the call goes out who is worthy to take the scroll and loosen the seals thereof.

    And no one was found worthy in heaven. And John began to weep. And he was told don't weep, the Lamb of God is worthy.

    And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.

    The seven eyes of Christ are the seven Spirits. So it represents completeness, perfection.

    But its application is to the Lord's seeing. You see, he's talking about the all-encompassing Spirit who sees all things, and knows all things. That's the way the Jews understood it.

    The scripture reference is Zechariah 4:10 which talks about these seven eyes, meaning that God sees perfectly and completely all things. And so John is using a Hebraism here.

    Hope this helps!
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on 1 Peter 2 - 1 year ago
    part 2

    In the day of visitation - I believe this refers to the time when God should come to execute judgment on the disobedient Jews, in the destruction of their civil polity, and the subversion of their temple and city. God did at that time put a remarkable difference between the Jews and the Christians: all the former were either destroyed or carried into slavery; not one of the latter: nor did they deserve it; for not one of them had joined in the sedition against the Roman government. That the day of visitation means a time in which punishment should be inflicted, is plain from Isa 10:3 : And what will ye do in the Day of Visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from afar? To whom will ye flee for help? And where will ye leave your glory? Some think that by the phrase in this place is meant the time in which they should be brought before the heathen magistrates, who, after an impartial examination, should find them innocent, and declare them as such; by which God would be glorified, the work appearing to be his own. Others think that it signifies the time in which God should make them the offer of mercy by Jesus Christ. The words, however, may refer to the time in which the Christians should be called to suffer for the testimony of Christ; the heathens, seeing them bear their sufferings with unconquerable patience, were constrained to confess that God was with them; and not a few, from being spectators of their sufferings, became converts to Christianity,
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on 1 Peter 2 - 1 year ago
    1 peter 2:12

    Having your conversation honest - Living in such a manner among the Gentiles, in whose country ye sojourn, as becomes the Gospel which ye profess.

    That whereas they speak against you as evil doers - In all the heathen countries, in the first age of the Church, the Christians and the Jews were confounded together; and as the latter mere everywhere exceedingly troublesome and seditious, the Christians shared in their blame, and suffered no small measure of obloquy and persecution on this very account. It was doubly necessary, therefore, that the Christians should be exceedingly cautious; and that their conduct should prove that, although many of them were of the same nation, yet they who had embraced Christianity differed widely in their spirit and conduct from those, whether Jews or Gentiles, who had not received the faith of Christ.
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  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Galatians 5 - 1 year ago
    Joh 1:1 (KJV) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    Joh 1:14 (KJV) 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.

    1Jo 5:7 (KJV) For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
  • Suze - In Reply on Genesis 12 - 1 year ago
    If you read a bit further on you will see that Eve does not become Adams 'subordinate ' until Genesis Ch 3 V 16 . I hope you are not offended by me , a 'subordinate' answering this question for you .
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply on Psalms 110 - 1 year ago
    This psalm was written by David, as the title shows, and which is confirmed by our Lord Jesus Christ, Mt 22:43 and by the Apostle Peter, Ac 2:34

    The Lord said unto my Lord, The Targum is,

    "the Lord said in his Word.''

    Galatinus5 says the true Targum of Jonathan has it,

    "the Lord said to his Word;''

    and produces an authority for it. These are the words of Jehovah the Father to his Son the Messiah; the "Adon", or Lord, spoken of in Isa 6:1, the one Lord Jesus, and only Potentate; the Lord of all, the Lord of David, and of every believer; not by right of creation only, as of all mankind; but by redemption, having bought them; and by right of marriage, having espoused them; and by their own consent, they owning him to be their Lord. The words said to him by Jehovah, as follow, were said in his mind, in his eternal purpose and decree; which he, lying in his bosom, was privy, when he foreordained him to be the Redeemer; and in the council and covenant of peace, when he promised him this glory as the reward of his sufferings; and in the prophecies of the Old Testament, which speak as of the sufferings of Christ, so of the glory that should follow; and when the fact was done, when, after his death, resurrection, ascension, and entrance into heaven, he was placed, as follows:

    Sit thou at my right hand;
  • Texsis - In Reply - 1 year ago
    correction: that was to say I'm not cherry picking. someone sent me those words. No need to continue going back and forth over this. the moral of the story is..any & everyone that excepts Christ in their heart is going to heaven. baptism or not. The ppl that except Him just before dying, God forbid they wait that long, have just as much right to heaven as you or I. yet not being able to get baptized before breathing their last breath doesn't mean they will not go to heaven. They're in Gods hands and He will not deny them if they ask Jesus in their heart. In fact, "Jesus", just might be the only word they have time for and beings God knows their heart He will do the rest. AND that WILL be enough for Him. My thanks to everyone that has responded to my beliefs. It shows that you care about the bible and want the best for others. God will bless y'all as we learn His word together. Were 2 or more gather in HIs name.!
  • Postmyers567 - In Reply - 1 year ago
    men want to be saved, but God is the one who does the saving.
  • Andyeze - In Reply on Psalms 110 - 1 year ago
    your lord is the son of God, jesus the mediator speaking to his lord God.God the creator....

    BRO ANDREW
  • GiGi - In Reply on Titus 3 - 1 year ago
    Actually the term "separation of church and state" does not exist in the U.S. Constitution or Bill of Rights. The first Amendment protect the free exercise of religion for all people in the U.S.. The recent Supreme Court decision concerning the football coach from Bremerton, WA. is a good example of correct viewing of the First Amendment concerning free exercise of religion and the government not infringing nor prohibiting this right to free exercise. This amendment also includes that the government will not establish a specific religion such as is in the U.K. or Sweden. This means that the government cannot make it law that citizens need to adhere to a specific religion and pay the government to support this established religion.
  • GiGi - In Reply on 1 Peter 2 - 1 year ago
    Hmm

    What chapter in 2 Peter are you referring to?
  • GiGi again - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Texsis, your teachings was not held by the early church historically. Water baptism was the norm. Jesus said to go into ALL nations making disciples and baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Can't get any plainer than that from the mouth of our Lord who is TRUTH. No where in the New Testament does it say that Jesus' instructions to baptize in water was only for the Jews and that His instructions were changed or superseded by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Be careful of who you say is "cherry picking" verses to support one's point of view.
  • GiGi again - In Reply on Titus 3 - 1 year ago
    Hello, Richard. It seems that we perhaps have similar points of view here, but coming from differing angles. I was just out of college when Reagan was elected. He set the stage for some real positive steps for democracy. I remember when the Berlin wall came down. What a wonderful event that was for the world, but especially for east and west Germans. I remember when Poland revolted against communism with the Solidarity movement and succeeded in wresting control away from the U.S.S.R. Soon many other eastern bloc countries were able to break away from the U.S.S.R. until finally the U.S.S.R. was broken up and we now have the various countries around the Black and Caspian Sea that are independent along with some along the outer western part of Russia. I remember when interest rates were up to 16% and there were long lines for gas as it was being rationed during the Carter administration. Those were hard times and it took two administrations of Reagan to undo the damage Carter's policies did to the U.S. citizenry. I remember growing up when one income was sufficient for the average family. You could be a butcher, milkman, postal deliverer, etc. and supply what was needed for your family. "Common decency" was a real thing in communities and provided much safety for children growing up. But I realize this wasn't true for all communities. I have witnessed the steady deterioration of the nuclear family and alienation of neighbors in neighborhoods that once were close knit and watchful for ALL that lived there.

    .

    All of these events made me one who was very politically aware of how our country was being governed and to remain vigilant about standing up and speaking up about things that would help, not harm our country.

    Paul had a calling to be an evangelist and apostle. He knew full well what he was to do. Some of us have callings to serve in the ministry, others in the military, others in the government and most of are to fulfill our duties as citizens.


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