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 10/31/08 6:16 PM |
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Thank you Miguel for the discussion. Although I disagree, I appreciate your time and input on this. Of course, I believe the Bible...it is fundamental to my faith. In that sense, I am a Biblical fundamentalist and originally chose that selection from this thread's poll. Calvinist, or not, I think we'd say the Bible is fundamental to our doctrinal positions. In fact, if we had no New Testament, we'd know no glorious truth that whom God predestinated, he calls,justifies and glorifies, preserving the saints in Christ and keeping them from falling(Rom. 8:29&30, Jude 1 & 24). |
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 10/31/08 6:07 PM |
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Actually you make a good point, Nathan. I study other languages which have not "simplified" so much as modern English and I see your point very clearly(and explains my response to Mike). Sarcasm or not, you are correct.  |
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| 10/31/08 5:47 AM |
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Yes, 1 Thessalonians 5:22 is good enough reason to abstain from halloween: "Abstain from all appearance of evil."
So is Galatians 4:9-11: "But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain."
The Apostle was not very happy with the Galatians turning to a law-gospel of certain days(Ye observe days...). He called it bondage..a return to bondage from which Christ had set them free in the Gospel. Apostle Paul identified it as weak and beggarly...void, empty, powerless, white on the outside but full of dead men's bones on the inside, a form of godliness yet denying the power thereof. If this day-observation was displeasing to God then, how much more so today's observances of supposed holy days and especially halloween. "Come out from among them and be ye separate." Come out from bondage and be free. |
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| 10/31/08 5:04 AM |
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I think I would have to agree with DJC and submit again what I said before regarding predestination and its foundation on Christ...."For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified."(Rom. 8:29 & 30) "According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world...Having predestinated us us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will."(Eph. 1:4&5) "God hath from the beginning chosen you for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ."(2 Thess. 2:13&14) Notice in each passage that God's predestination and foreknowledge is built on the foundation of Christ(his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord Jesus Christ, our gospel, etc), so it is not man-centered. Each passage points to the work of Jesus Christ. It is not my work, but God's work through His Son. Hope that helps.  |
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| 10/30/08 7:54 PM |
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Mike, that could have been taken care of 400 years ago.  And people have been trying to do that for the last 400 years, although with too little success in my opinion to persuade me to adopt a more modern version over the AV. Do you think it would take that long to correct the AV or to make a more accurate translation? |
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| 10/30/08 6:46 PM |
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Nathan wrote:
they could generate evidence for a completely new bible. I was thinking the same thing. Another excuse for a "more accurate" version of the Bible to be published, as if God needs the modern science of archaeology to preserve or correct his word which has already been established.  |
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| 10/30/08 3:02 PM |
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Dead in trespasses and sins is what the Apostle Paul said of the Ephesians prior to God granting them repentance unto life. Works for me. |
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