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7/22/08 10:55 AM |
The Lone Wolf | | Crying in the Wilderness | | | |
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JD,Faith is a gift of God. Pay attention to verse 9. 1Co 12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1Co 12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. 1Co 12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. 1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. 1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; 1Co 12:9 To another FAITH by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit; 1Co 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues: 1Co 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will See also Romans 12:3. I have no doubt that you will try to explain away these verses that it doesn't mean what it says and that faith is not a gift of God. But you asked for it and now you have at least 2 verses that tell us that faith is given by God. |
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7/22/08 8:11 AM |
The Lone Wolf | | Crying in the Wilderness | | | |
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Thinking Christian,What must one do to be born again/regenerated? If you answer, "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" you are adding works to reheneration. If you say "What must I do to be saved" the answer would be "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ" Justification (i.e. salvation) is the end result of regeneration. You can't will yourself born-again. You can't will yourself regenerated. But God regenerates you and quickens you when you are dead in tresspasses and sin to come to Christ willingly and believe on him in repentance and faith. Is that clearer? I would like to continue this particular discussion with you here. [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/survey_details.asp?voteid=mo1125070486]]]What Does Regeneration Mean to You?[/URL] |
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7/21/08 9:38 PM |
The Lone Wolf | | Crying in the Wilderness | | | |
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Pastor Kevin Hester wrote: Unfortunately, this is exactly the sort of thing the gossip free book was written about and what I intended the entire movement to address. I am the founder of gossipfree.org. I wrote this book because of my own personal experiences with gossip that devastated my life, my ministry, and my family and also gossip that I have seen affect the lives of others. The book of James is very clear about the power that words have. Though the things that were said about me had absolutely no truth to them, they still had a profound negative impact on my life and ministry and the lives of my children. Very commendable. I told my wife, I wonder what would happen if our pastor placed signs at the doors of the auditorium "Gossip Free Zone". We do it for cell phones, but gossip has plagued many churches including our own. |
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7/21/08 9:10 PM |
The Lone Wolf | | Crying in the Wilderness | | | |
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Mike, Here is one for unconditional election for you to meditate on.2Ti 1:9 "Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began," Faith is given by God. Rom 12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. The Greek word for "dealt" is εμερισεν and is translated "divided" in Matt. 6:41, "distributed" in 1 Cor. 7:17, 2 Cor. 10:13, and "gave" in Hebrews 7:2. In the immediate context of Rom. 12:3, God gave to every man that Paul was writing to, the believers, a measure (a portion) of faith. So faith in this instance is a gift of God. Question is, when was this faith given? Was it given at regeneration? If so then regeneration must preceed believing. Faith is the result of regeneration, not the cause of it. |
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7/21/08 3:40 PM |
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JD wrote: Is that your way of saying you failed to find one verse saying faith is the gift of God? I accept it! JD, Wasn't it you who claimed that it was the Holy Spirit that was the gift of God?Would you also agree with scripture that faith is a fruit produced by the Holy Spirit? Galatians 5:22 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, FAITH," So will you agree with scripture that in order for one to exercise the gifts of the Spirit, one must actually be born of the Spirit. Afterall, Matthew 7:17-18 tells us "Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit" as well as Luke 6:43 "For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit." |
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7/21/08 10:00 AM |
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Mike wrote: May not the reverse be true? ex: The fact that they are born again is evidence that they believed. (Show past action with ongoing results) Mike, why do you insist in putting man's work before God's work. That is evidence of an unregenerate. I hope you are not in that category. |
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7/20/08 5:07 PM |
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JD wrote: sovereign grace, and it doesn't Rom 9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.Rom 9:18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. JD wrote: sovereign God, and it doesn't, Are you saying that the bible does not teach that God is sovereign. JD, maybe your apostate church doesn't teach the sovereignty of God, and if I were you, I would come out of her and be not partakers of her sins. You are treading in some very hot water blaspheming the Holy God of the bible JD. Or maybe we are seeing the true JD.If God is not seovereign, then He is not Jehovah God at all. Rom 9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? Rom 9:22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, |
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7/16/08 11:53 PM |
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Alan, I have been known as Lone Wolf for many years, not necessarily here at Sermonaudio. He was an Kiowa Indian chief in the 1800's. JD was quick to demean my moniker as denoting another meaning because he denies the Lord's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of sinners and that it is by grace alone, not a joint effort whereby God needs our approval or permission to accomplish His will. It wasn't that long ago Minnow was doing the same thing as JD. Sometimes when you stand for the truth, you stand alone. John the Baptist stood alone preaching in the wilderness. Crying out the gospel in the wilderness of sin gets very lonely at times although I know the Lord is ever present. As far as not using real name, it is used to protect because of identity theft that is widespread over the internet. |
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7/16/08 4:05 PM |
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"Regeneration consists in the implanting of the principle of the new spiritual life in man, in a radical change of the governing disposition of the soul, which, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, gives birth to a life that moves in a Godward direction. In principle this change affects the whole man: the intellect, I Cor. 2:14,15; II Cor. 4:6 ; Eph. 1:18; Col. 3:10; the will, Ps. 110:3; Phil. 2:13 ; II Thess. 3:5 ; Heb. 13:21 ; and the feelings or emotions, Ps. 42:1,2; Matt. 5:4; I Pet. 1:8.F. The Efficient Cause of Regeneration. 3. THE HOLY SPIRIT. The only adequate view is that of the Church of all ages, that the Holy Spirit is the efficient cause of regeneration. This means that the Holy Spirit works directly on the heart of man and changes its spiritual condition. There is no co-operation of the sinner in this work whatsoever. It is the work of the Holy Spirit directly and exclusively, Ezek. 11:19; John 1:13; Acts 16:14; Rom. 9:16; Phil. 2:13. Regeneration, then, is to be conceived monergistically. God alone works, and the sinner has no part in it whatsoever. This, of course, does not mean, that man does not co-operate in later stages of the work of redemption. It is quite evident from Scripture that he does." Louis Berkhof - Systematic Theology |
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7/16/08 11:05 AM |
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Mike wrote: Lone Wolf, if my statement on regeneration is in error, you should point out what it is. I can take it. I will, but it is based on the answer to the question I posed to you. Also "Front Row" cited John 3:8 as well as myself to prove that your statement on regeneration is indeed in error and that regeneration is not governed by the will of man, but by the sovereign will of God. |
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