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 8/27/10 6:03 PM |
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Alan H wrote:
"I cannot see how [the Bible can be a perfect rule of faith and practice], if it is not fully inspired, and if it contains any flaws and imperfections. If the Bible is anything at all it is the statute-book of God's kingdom,-the code of laws and regulations by which the subjects of that kingdom are to live,-the register-deed of the terms on which they have peace now and shall have glory hereafter. Now, why are we to suppose that such a book will be loosely and imperfectly drawn up any more than legal deeds are drawn up on earth? Every lawyer can tell us that in legal deeds and statutes every word is of importance, and that property, life, or death may often turn on a single word. Think of the confusion that would ensue if wills and settlements, and conveyance, and partnership deeds and leases, and agreements, and Acts of Parliament were not carefully drawn up and carefully interpreted, and every word allowed its due weight. Where would be the use of such documents if particular words went for nothing, and everyone had a right to add, or take away, or alter, or deny the validity of words, or erase words at his own discretion?" Very good post brother. Thanks for the link as well. Sent you an e mail on your home site. |
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| 8/19/10 4:42 PM |
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San Jose John wrote:
On one occasion I was sternly rebuked by my own pastor in front of the whole church during Sunday school for suggesting that men should work and women stay home. Maybe it was the way I said it that prompted the response. A more likely reason is the fact that many women in our church DO work and DO have careers along with their husbands, and our church had recently hemorrhaged members following statements made by the pastor during a sermon on the subject of theonomy.
Still, it was very disheartening to be slapped-down on such a fundamentally important family issue by my own "conservative" OPC pastor in my own "conservative" OPC church.
Since then I've learned to keep my mouth shut on this and other "sensitive" issues in our church.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus! That's terrible about the OPC pastor my brother. According to Paul Elliot,a former OPC elder that also broadcasts on this site, the OPC is headed for big trouble. He wrote a book Called Neo Liberalism in the OPC. Check them out. You can give him a call and he will send you the book free. I wish you well, and be strong. Drop me a line for more info. |
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| 8/10/10 7:52 AM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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John UK wrote:
Are you saying that it is not biblical to "call upon the name of the Lord" and thus be saved? 
If so, know that it has ALWAYS been biblical to do so. 
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
Isaiah 55:6-7 KJV
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 2:21 KJV
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 10:12-13 KJV  John; thank you and Michael for answering these folks. I beleive they have gone off the rail on this issue. When ever someone says "The Bible nowhere says" it makes me head for my concordance. As Michael pointed out Rom. 10:1 has Paul praying for the lost. I'm sure that if a thourough study of scripture is done, many instances can be found. |
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| 8/9/10 5:53 PM |
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Chris Perver wrote:
I wonder what dialect the animal communicator uses to speak to the dogs. Does she find "bow-wow" to be more common, or what about "woof-woof"? Is "ruff-ruff" harder to understand? I don't know about dogs, but when we communicate with our cat, we use Morris Code. If calling long distance we use the Fe Line. Our cat is very theologicicaly inclined. The other day it was in my study reading the 1689
Catacism. |
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| 7/22/10 11:04 AM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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If they would make the preaching of the word central, followed by the structure of ordainances and discipline, then fellowship, God would honor it. But, if they are going the path of many that say Fellowship and Relationships are central, God will not honor them.
I know of several pastors that are into Relationship Evangalism, that say we need to move away from the preaching of the word, because God is all about relationships, not preaching. Well; I'm sorry, but the Bible says "In the beginning was the Word", not the relationship. The Word of God is the instrument of Salvation.
The idea that first we will them to ourselves and then we can win them to God, is not Biblical. |
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| 7/14/10 10:31 AM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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Guinness wrote:
Have you considered that the offended people might be Christians? No, there was actualy no one offended at all by the station. It was the secular mentality of the management that was afraid of someone being offended.
The point is, here is an organization that uses the name Christian and is censoring christian activity. Of course if you had been there there would be no explaination needed. |
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| 7/3/10 6:13 PM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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Mike wrote:
What is the difference between the Christian who obeys the sin nature and the one who doesn't, all else being equal? Is his will still enslaved? You will have to consult two people who are a lot smarter than me on the subject. Luther and Edwards. Luther's "Bondage of the Will" and Edwards "Freedom of the Will" |
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| 7/3/10 3:23 PM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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To say that the Will is not Free, is not the same thing as saying the Will does not exist. Many times Reformed and Calvinistic people are accused of saying that people do not have a will, or that they do not make choices; that God just moves them around arbitrarily. That is a wrong caracticure. Calvin, Spurgeon, The WMC, the London Bapt. Conf. ect. All recognize that we do make choices, but that those choices are contingent on several things. Not the least of which is that we all are born with a nature bent toweard sin. Inbred sin, and actual personal sins, limit our choices and ensalve the will.
For if anyone is to be saved, it is God that must first show them that they are lost, give them the desire to be saved, and enable their will to turn to him. Free will is such an overused, and misunderstood term; the better term to use would be Universal Responsibility. |
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| 6/10/10 8:57 AM |
| Rick | | Alabama | | | |
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This is a real turn around from the 90s. I don't remember the exact figures, but the proportions were about the same,with that many more churches in need of pastors, compared to pastors avaiable. One thing, no doubt, that has reversed this proccess, has been the closing of so many churches. Some closings have been due to the ecomomy, some closed, no doubt, because they didn't want anyone besides their family and friend there, of couse those all eventualy died or moved away. Many smaller churches close because they can't compete with the big budget entertainment churches, and of course, some are closing because they are staying true to the Gospel and Biblical Worship, and there is no Market for churches that don't entertain these days.
So, no doubt, with fewer actual churches, there will be more preachers without a church. And many churches without pastors feel like they can take their time about getting someone. They feel like there will always be pleanty to choose from. So they take months and years before letting a pastor know wheather he got the job or not.
Johnathan Edwards would probably say this is evdence of God's displeasure is against our land. |
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