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Rosered Alley Cat
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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wow awesome stuff , sis , and Zath ,
thought of the reward of the cup of cold water Jesus promised !
Mat 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these ''little ones'' a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a ''disciple following Christ Jesus]
verily I say unto you, he shall in'' no wise'' lose his reward.
who is the liitle one those under Law !
Gal 3:24 Wherefore'' the law''' was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
Gal 3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.
1Jo 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one.
I write unto you,'' little children'', because ye have known the Father.
love in Him to all , rose |
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golfjack Lion King
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject: esthalogy |
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LIBERAL CHURCH, JUST LIKE SOME ARE TODAY. JESUS HAD NO GOOD THING TO SAY ABOUT THIS CHURCH. hE SAID THAT HE WOULD SPEW OUT OF HIS MOUTH.
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Zathrus King Kong
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| jack, where does Jesus identify the Laodiceans as being liberal Christianity? |
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Star King of the Jungle
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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I was just going to ask the same question Zath I mean if one is desrious to spew their accusations they can at least "quote the person their adressing"
Not only that use words from scripture not manmade labels which men give, God does not define the same as men.
Accusation is ....Liberal? Which means Abundantly? Grace? or "something other"?
Is there a VERSE of scripture against being "liberal"? If so, how does this verse show anything within the context of this present conversation? |
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Star King of the Jungle
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Verses on being liberal, all positive verses concerning being liberal
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that """giveth to all [men] liberally""" and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
2Cor 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for [your] """"liberal distribution""" unto them, and unto all [men];
2Corin 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Liberal means...
1) inclined, willing, noble, generous
a) incited, inclined, willing
b) noble, princely (in rank)
c) noble (in mind and character)
1) to incite, impel, make willing
a) (Qal) to incite, impel
b) (Hithpael)
1) to volunteer
2) to offer free-will offerings
I believe we need to learn either the "right words" to accuse others with if we are to be accusers, or learn the words as scripture speaks of them, think? |
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golfjack Lion King
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:54 pm Post subject: esthalogy |
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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. What I see today in American, and churches in europe is an attitude of who cares. Some churches approve homosexuality, even gay ministers, favor Abortion, cry for peace to the extent that they look like Morans, some might favor communism, Some don't care about the display of the ten commandments, and don't even preach a bloody cross. If that isn't liberal, then I don't know what is.
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golfjack Lion King
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject: reply |
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Ok, Rose, Zathrus, and Star. You are completely inacurrate the way you interpret scripture. To me, it's all nonsense. Or were trying to bait me?
May God bless, golfjack |
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Star King of the Jungle
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: esthalogy |
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| golfjack wrote: | It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. What I see today in American, and churches in europe is an attitude of who cares. Some churches approve homosexuality, even gay ministers, favor Abortion, cry for peace to the extent that they look like Morans, some might favor communism, Some don't care about the display of the ten commandments, and don't even preach a bloody cross. If that isn't liberal, then I don't know what is.
May God bless, golfjack |
What does this rant have to do with this post?
The ten commandments are part of the first covenant, they were coming out of it, it perfected nothing. God writes his laws on our hearts... unless He lied and did not? |
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Star King of the Jungle
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: reply |
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| golfjack wrote: | Ok, Rose, Zathrus, and Star. You are completely inacurrate the way you interpret scripture. To me, it's all nonsense. Or were trying to bait me?
May God bless, golfjack |
We were speaking amongst ourselves, how can you believe we are baiting you? If you differ, its ok by us. I'll adress something I might differ on, your free to as well golf. I am blessed in how I read the scripture, or rather how He teaches me. Not all will be, to me? I know my time spent at His feet is precious and something that blesses me more in my knowledge of Him. His grace and goodness.
We are accountable to God our righteous Judge |
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Mindonfire Alley Cat
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Zathrus wrote: | Mindonfire,
Even if the parable was spoken to the disciples, which it may certainly have been, it was about the mentality that the Pharisees and others in 1st century Israel had.
I don't think Jesus made it a practice of telling parables merely to point out personality flaws. I suspect no one back then would have appreciated that any more than anyone today. What Jesus did often point out was the hypocrisy of those who trusted in their own righteousness. I think this parable was along those lines also. Israel in Jesus's day was secure in their delusion that they were right with God because of their religioin and their natural descent from Abraham, but the kingdom of God was about to be taken from them and given to others.
I think it's remarkable that you would read all the obvious allusions Jesus was making in the parable to life from the dead, those who'd previously been outcasts becoming sons of Abraham, and those who felt justified in calling Abraham their father receiving punishment, and yet insist the parable is about something else, something quite superficial.
I think it's even more remarkable that you believe you know something about my financial status. I'd be very interested in hearing where you got this information. |
Good Day
So are you of the mind that this mindset or mentality of the Pharisees was limited to the 1st century.
Secondly Jesus did not come to tickle the peoples ear. The truth is the truth. He told the truth. He wasn’t worried about hurting feelings. He called it like he saw it. The Pharisees were snakes and he called them snakes. Your statement is contradictory. Hypocrisy is a big personality flaw. If Jesus was pointing out the hypocrisy of those who trusted in their own righteousness then he was pointing out a flaw. And they didn’t appreciate it. Why do you think they killed him.
Thirdly what you don’t seem to understand is that the parables that Jesus spoke are not constrained by time. Jesus is not only talking to Israel when he speaks this parable. He could as well have been talking to the people in America, who believe in their self righteousness. How we tend to overlook our own. Don’t forget the New Testament was and is meant for the Gentiles and not the Jews.
Fourthly it is quite ironic that you mention “those who'd previously been outcasts becoming sons of Abraham, and those who felt justified in calling Abraham their father receiving punishment,’ This is the same mindset that is prevalent amongst Christians today. They believe that they will be raptured and therefore not go through the tribulation or judgement of God just because they call Jesus their savior.
Finally what is superficial about taking care of the less fortunate? |
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Mindonfire Alley Cat
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Zathrus wrote: | | Amen, Star! That Laodicean church wasn't being reproved by the Lord for being wealthy! THey may have been poor as church mice for all we know! They were rich in good works, and legalistic about it - their works were what they put their trust in. |
Good Day again Zathrus.
You are wrong on this point. The Laodicean church was not poor as church mice. The Bible clearly tells us they were rich Jesus clearly states “because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing:” How can one be increased with goods and have need of nothing if one is not materially rich. The church of the Laodiceans were suffering from the same problem that many believers in America are suffering from. They believe that increased riches translates to closeness to God. This is the farthest thing from the truth. The Laodicean church did not have any need of anything material but they were in need of everything spiritual. They had gained the whole world but they had lost their souls.
1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.
Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? |
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FFT Emperor of the Galaxy
Joined: 26 Mar 2005
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:43 am Post subject: Re: esthalogy |
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| golfjack wrote: | | Some churches approve homosexuality, even gay ministers | They don't "approve" it, they simply realize it's not that big of a deal.
| golfjack wrote: | | favor Abortion | Nobody "favors" abortion, they just, again, realize that it's not as important as faith.
| golfjack wrote: | | cry for peace to the extent that they look like Morans | What's wrong with wanting peace?
| golfjack wrote: | | some might favor communism | Hurray for McCarthyism. FOAD. (FGI.)
| golfjack wrote: | | Some don't care about the display of the ten commandments | No, they just realize that it's not that important to have the ten commandments displayed in front of government buildings.
| golfjack wrote: | | and don't even preach a bloody cross. | How do you "preach a cross?" Isn't the faith in God and Jesus Christ more important than the method of his death?
| golfjack wrote: | | If that isn't liberal, then I don't know what is. | You just need to wake up and realize that it's idiotic to label everything you don't like as "liberal," and while we're at it, "communist." Grow up. |
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Rosered Alley Cat
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Yikes ! and when the beast [carnal mind ]rules over the spirit of God we have conflict ... warring of minds armegeddon ,,,
1Cr 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him????? But we have the'' mind of Christ.''
Rom 15:6 That ye may with(((( one mind)))) [and]((( one mouth))) glorify God, even the (((Father of our Lord Jesus Christ))).
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind [is] (((enmity same as enemy deep seated hatred )) against God: for it is not '''subject to the law of God,'' neither indeed can be.
Rom 7:14 For we know that the (((law is spiritual)):
but I am carnal,'' sold under sin.''
Rev 13:15 And he'' had power to give life'' unto the image of the beast,
that the image of the beast should(( both))) speak,
and'' cause that as many''' as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.
1Cr 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as ''unto spiritual''', but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.
1Cr 3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
1Cr 3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am] of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
1Cr 9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
2Cr 10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)
Hbr 7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the((( power of an endless life)).
Hbr 9:10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and ''carnal ordinances''', imposed [on them] ((((until the time))) of ''''''''''reformation''''''''''''''.
Easton's Bible Dictionary defination of carnal Carnalis animalistic natures
Unconverted men are so called ( 1Cr 3:3). They are represented as of a "carnal mind, which is enmity against God"
( Rom 8:6,7). Enjoyments that minister to the wants and desires of man's animal nature are so called ( Rom 15:27; 1Cr 9:11).
The ceremonial of the Mosaic law is spoken of as "carnal," because it related to things outward, the bodies of men and of animals, and the purification of the flesh
( Hbr 7:16; 9:10). The weapons of Christian warfare are "not carnal", that is, they are not of '''man's device''', nor are wielded by human power ( 2Cr 10:4).
1 Strong's Number: 4559 Greek: sarkikos
from sarx, "flesh," signifies (a) "having the nature of flesh," i.e., sensual, controlled by animal appetites, governed by human nature, instead of by the Spirit of God,
1Cr 3:3 (for ver. 1, see below; same mss. have it in ver. 4); having its seat in the animal nature, or excited by it, 1Pe 2:11, "fleshly," or as the equivalent of "human," with the added idea of weakness, figuratively of the weapons of spiritual warfare, "of the flesh" (AV, "carnal"), 2Cr 10:4; or with the idea of unspirituality, of human wisdom, "fleshly," 2Cr 1:12;
(b) "pertaining to the flesh" (i.e., the body), Rom 15:27; 1Cr 9:11.
Strong's Number: 4560 Greek: sarkinos
(a) "consisting of flesh," 2Cr 3:3, "tables that are hearts of flesh" (AV, "fleshy tables of the heart"); (b) "pertaining to the natural, transient life of the body," Hbr 7:16, "a carnal commandment;" (c) given up to the flesh, i.e., with almost the same significance as sarkikos, above, Rom 7:14, "I am carnal sold under sin;"
1Cr 3:1 (some texts have sarkikos, in both these places, and in those in (a) and (b), but textual evidence is against it).
It is difficult to discriminate between sarkikos and sarkinos in some passages. In regard to 1Pe 2:11, Trench (Syn. lxxi, lxxii) says that sarkikos describes the lusts which have their source in man's corrupt and fallen nature,
and the man is sarkikos who allows to the flesh ''a place''' which does not belong to it of right; in 1Cr 3:1
sarkinos is an accusation far less grave than sarkikos would have been.
The Corinthians saints were making no progress,
but they were not anti-spiritual in respect of the particular point with which the Apostle was there dealing. In 1Cr 3:3,4, they are charged with being sarkikos. See FLESHLY, FLESHY.
seems Jesus told us NOW IS
Jhn 4:23 But the hour cometh, and'' now is'', when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father'' seeketh such'' to worship him.
Jhn 4:24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him'''' must''' worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
Jhn 14:17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Jhn 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
Jhn 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Eph 1:13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Eph 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
2Th 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto''' unfeigned love of the brethren'', [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1Jo 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
1Jo 5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the'''' Spirit is truth'''.
just a few things to concider and we know no flesh pleases God except the Body prepared By God to undergo death ONCE FOR ALL The LORD JESUS CHRIST , Gods sacrafice the PERFECT has come ,,, and went up to the Father and shall come again
Hbr 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the ((((body of Jesus Christ )))once [for all].
and Jesus said of our judges ????????????
Mat 12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.
Mat 12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
and is this the generation of vipers [judges]? that all things shall come upon '''''THIS '' generation ??"::::: ????
Mat 23:36 Verily I say unto you, ((((All these things)))) shall come upon (((((((((((this generation)))))))))).
Luk 3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
fathered, birth, nativity
2) that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family
a) the several ranks of natural descent, the successive members of a genealogy
b) metaph. a group of men very like each other in endowments, pursuits, character
1) esp. in a bad sense, a perverse nation
3) the whole multitude of men living at the same time
4) an age (i.e. the time ordinarily occupied be each successive generation), a space of 30 - 33 years
their father the devil ? advasary to Jesus Christ and the Grace of God , hum ,,
love in Him to all , rose |
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Zathrus King Kong
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:19 am Post subject: Re: eschalogy |
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| golfjack wrote: | It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out....
...If that isn't liberal, then I don't know what is.
May God bless, golfjack | Jack, your logic here is circular. I asked where Jesus identified the Laodicean church as liberal Christianity. You point out that liberal Christianity has flawed teachings and morals. That does not identify it as the Laodicean church.
I have little respect for liberal theologians who explain away much of the Bible by saying the writers didn't know what they were talking about or were writing outright fiction, but there's nothing to indicate that's who Jesus was talking about here. Jesus did not rebuke the Laodicean church for having a low opinion of the inspiration of scripture, or for having relaxed moral standards. He rebuked them for being legalists. In fact, they probably had very high moral standards! And they probably were condemning and attacking anyone who didn't live by their high moral standards! They believed they didn't need Jesus! He was locked outside, knocking to get in!
It's easy to think that when you read Jesus correcting this church in Revelation, that He's talking about "the other guys" - anyone you happen to disagree with. But there's nothing in the text that identifies liberal Christianity as the Laodicean church.
BTW, golfjack: No, no one is trying to bait you. I thought we were having a very productive discussion.
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Rosered Alley Cat
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 4:32 am Post subject: |
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Golly Zath , good word bro ! the thing is His rewards are with HIM !
SEEING THAT IN THE SEVEN ARE((( ALL ))THE CHASTENINGS AND ''REWARDS '' TO THOSE WHOM OVERCOME , WHAT???
THOSE SEVEN ..symbology of
seems the Lord GODS temple is the description on ezek 40- 48 chapt ..
Eze 40:22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof [were] before them.
Eze 40:26 And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.
steps to what comes up, thoughts
step, stair
step, stair
steps (of sundial)
stories (of heaven)
ascent , incline
song of ascent
to the three great pilgrim feasts (Psalm titles)
GOD BLESS , LOVE IN HIM ,rose |
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