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 5/8/07 12:33 AM |
| Watching The Eastern Sky | | North Carolina | |  |  |
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Kenny,
Yea and amen. It is a trap of Satan to begin to re-define biblical terms, reject this Scripture, exalt that Scripture, and take verses out of context to where they are found and out of context to the entirety of Scripture. Reductionism, legalism, liberalism and higher criticism are all echoes from the Garden of Eden, "yea, hath God said...?" Taken out of context one could make a case for suicide. Jesus told Judas, "That thou doest, do quickly" (John 13:27) "And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself." (Matthew 27:5) Jesus speaking again in Luke 10:37b,said, "...go and do thou likewise."
Yes, that is absurd, as are some of the comments we have seen here concerning the cannon of Scripture. I will stand on the inspired, infallible word of God as given to men of old as the Holy Spirit moved them. I serve a God who spoke all creation into existence and it has stood fast. Something as simple as preserving and translating that word into the common tongue is as nothing to the Sovereign Creator God. When the thought police come to arrest me for hate crimes as defined by a "tolerant" government that's out of control, I want to make sure they have enough evidence to convict me as a Christian firm in the faith. |
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| 5/7/07 5:31 PM |
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KK,
Circumcision was not given for salvation, neither could the Law of the Old Covenant save. Circumcision was given as a sign of the Covenant. The Law was given to show what sin is, and as a mirror to show we are guilty before God and need a redeemer. Anything we touch to do good is instantly tainted by our sin. That is why there had to be a man without sin to make the offering for our sin. The spotless lamb of God, Jesus Christ. Fully man that He could stand in our place, and fully God that He could endure the price required by the Law. That we might be reconcilled to God through Him. Salvation is by grace-through faith in Jesus Christ. A gift extended to us through faith in the gift giver. Baptism, like circumcision, is an outward sign of an inward change. Romans 6 beautifully tells of justification and about Baptism in the Christian's life. I 100% agree in the need for one who professes faith in Jesus Christ, who is Born Again to be obedient to baptism. But outside of isolating Acts 2:38 and taking it out of the context of all of the rest of Scripture, Baptism is a sign of obedience, not necessary to salvation. Christ finished all the work required for salvation on the cross, then He extends that gift to us through faith in His finished work. |
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| 5/7/07 1:05 AM |
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Expositor? Expositor of what? You do realize Professor Teabing is a fictional character don't you? Let's see, so far in this discussion thread you have thrown 2 Peter and now Revelation out of Scripture. Tell us o learned one, what else would you throw out of Scripture? Why, such a one as yourself doesn't need Scripture at all, just make it up as you go. I now see why you cling to baptismal regeneration, it allows you to claim part in your own salvation. With such advanced knowledge of religious things, especially knowing what letters are cannonical and which are "obviously" false, you do us double honor, not only to impart your immense knowledge with us but to actually even acknowledge our existence, I feel so priveledged to even blog in the same space. Wow, we have one among us who is sooo gifted, who knows more than all the early church fathers about what is and isn't true Scripture. I suspect the Holy Spirit even comes to you for counselling. Your arrogrance is only exceeded by your ignorance. Continue this course of promoting heresy and deception and be anathema. |
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| 5/4/07 4:47 PM |
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KK, please stop "YELLING", I'm not blind. If you will take a deep breath and reread my previous posts you will see I have already answered your ? on Acts 2:38. Pity, you have answered none of the questions I have raised.
I'll restate this one more time, there are no (N-O) works unto Salvation. If there were then Jesus did not need to die on the cross. A careful reading of James, in context shows that we are saved to do good works. My works are an outward evidence of my faith in Jesus Christ. In Acts 2:38 where is remission found? In baptism or in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ? Even a cursory study of "remission of sin" shows it is the shedding of blood and faith in the one who shed His blood for us that brings remission of sin.
Just as circumcision in the Old Testament did not save but was a sign of the covenant, so baptism is the same in the New Covenant. Baptism cannot save you, only grace can save you. Faith does not save you, only grace can save you. Christ suffered the stripes, we did'nt. Christ was nailed to the cross,we weren't. Christ endured the wrath of God being poured out on Himeslf for our sakes, as punishment for our sin so we would not have to suffer that wrath. Salvation is a gift to us from the one who purchased it. What then can we add to it? |
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| 5/2/07 9:57 AM |
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Expositor,
What you are saying is God condemns in the temporal what he allows Himself to do in the spiritual. ??? The question is still left for you to answer, "If Jesus could grant salvation to whomever he wished, why did He have to die on the cross?" We know there is no salvation in any other, it is only found in Jesus Christ, the Way, The Truth and the Life. NO ONE can come to the Father except through the Son. If there was anyother way for salvation do you not agree that the Father would have answered His prayer in the garden?
How were Old Testament saints saved? Not by the Law. If by faith, faith in what? Their deeds? No flesh shall be justified by deeds of the law. Faith in what then? In the one promised in Genesis 3:15. Yet the work of salvation was not finished until Christ died on the Cross. Is it not true they looked forward to the same moment in time we look back to? So can God contradict Himself? On one hand call justifying the wicked abomination, while on the other hand justifying the same? He can only do so if the demands of His Law are satisfied, and the price for sin has been paid. Again Jesus endured the wrath of God against sin being poured out on Him. So what can we sin tainted creatures do to aid in our salvation? Nada,Jesus did it all. |
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| 5/1/07 1:58 AM |
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Expositor,
If Jesus Christ could grant salvation to whomever He wished... why was the cross necessary? Where was salvation found prior to Christ dying on the cross? Why then was the cross necessary? Proverbs 17:15 states, "He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD."
Ex. 23:7, "Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked." Finally, Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." If Jesus could just grant salvation to whomever He wished, then there was no need for Him to suffer and die on the cross and God would be guilty of murdering His own Son. There must be a price paid for our redemption, the wages of sin are death. There had to be a sacrifice to satisfy God’s judgment on sin. (Romans 3:23-26) There had to be a propitiation for the remission of sins.
Listen to this sermon closely: www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?sermonID=32607154858
Jesus took the beatings, was crucified, suffered God’s wrath on sin poured out on Himself, what then can we sin tainted creatures do to add to His finished work of salvation? |
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| 4/27/07 5:11 PM |
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I regret the deterioration of discourse in this string. Unless something changes here's my final statement: I believe I have faithfully stated why I am so dogmatic over the "english" translation sodomite. The same reasoning goes for the term sodomy even though sodomy is not found in translation. I stand by all my posts without apology. As to the Jonathan/David thing, there is no contradiction in God, if their friendship were anything other than that close, best-friend in the whole-wide world, friend that sticketh closer than a brother, love for one another... then God would be guilty of a gross injustice, He cannot wipe out a nation on one hand for a sin He condones and blesses in the other.
I believe in standing firm for Biblical truth and doctrines. I believe in being diligent against dilution of the same in order to be more "tolerant" to a secularized society. I do preach the Gospel in love when I'm on the streets, or going door-to-door. However, for those who claim to be Christians I am much more dogmatic about not allowing terms to be redefined and watered down so that they are more acceptable.
Finally, I hope my posts have been honest and attacked ideas, thoughts and reasoning and not the person. Bravo, Tom, I have enjoyed the discourse & I will be praying as rqst |
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| 4/27/07 12:58 AM |
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Tom, I can not answer for others in the Church. I do know my own heart. I know not only what I was but who I am. I know the blackness and depravity that is in my flesh, I have lived it. I also know self righteous justification for pet sin, personally. I am still reaping, from the sowing of sin, a "bountiful" harvest. I am constantly aware of my transgressions against my LORD and my God, and it grieves me. That is why I gave God praise for 1 John 1:9 in an earlier posting. If we walk in continual, habitual sin then John condemns us in 1 John 1:6, "if we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth."
God cannot lie, so let God be true and everyman a liar.
All Scripture is given by inspiration from God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God, may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
My former sin has been romoved as far as the east is from the west. Scripture says "Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey?" So, Yes, I am VERY aware of my own sin! |
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| 4/26/07 11:59 PM |
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Bravo, The use of the word sodomite is not inaccurate, in fact it is laserbeam accurate in describing the sin that human secularism terms homosexual. The sodomite finds it so offensive precisely because it is so accurate in pinpointing their sin against the Almighty Creator God. Twist and turn, squirm and misdirect as they will the term sodomite is before them showing them their sin. Their own conscience tells them they are guilty before God.
There is no false tie between homosexual affection and homosexual rape, in God's eyes they are the same... sin. Rape does not carry more points than fornication, hate is not better than murder, adultery is not "worse" than entertaining the fantasy of the same relationship. All are sin against God Almighty. All sin is against God, and Scripture plainly states sexual sin is also against one's own body (1 Cor 6:18-19)
Do you have a Roman Catholic background? Your second paragraph sounds so RCC. I beg you, before you do anything else, anything else, get before the Lord and pray the Holy Spirit reveals to you what Romans Chapter 6 and 7 are all about. I pray God the Holy Spirit will enlighten your heart and mind concerning these passages of Scripture. This life we now live in the flesh we live by the faith of the Son or God. Gal. 2:20 |
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