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10/14/14 1:29 AM |
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I will go further than that and state that the paradox created by John and my statements does in fact express a "truth", a Biblical truth revealed in Scripture by no less a person than a member of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit. My statement: James 5:16 KJV Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16 commands all believers, that is, saved, born again, Christians to confess to each other all their "faults" (bad things done while saved) as the Holy Spirit leads them to do. The verse then explains why that command is given: so that prayer for the one confessing the bad things done while saved will occur to the end that the one having done the bad things will be healed, that is, repent in regard to the specific bad things confessed and thus the person will stop doing those bad things if they are currently still ongoing. The verse then goes on to comment on the condition preferred by God in regard to the person or persons praying for the confessor. The best condition is a non hypocrite type of person, that is, a person who is currently consistently endeavouring to please God and tries very hard to avoid his/her own personal "faults"...More |
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10/14/14 12:22 AM |
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John UK wrote: God sees me as faultless, David. John UK said to me, "God sees me as faultless, David." I said to John UK and everyone else, "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." What John UK said and what I said equals the figure of speech called a paradox. Definitions of a paradox: 1. "any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature." 2. "a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth." A careful comparison of what John said to what I said then in turn with the two given definitions of a paradox reveals both definitions are true in relationship to the paradox created by John's statement and my statement. John's statement claims God counts John faultless. My statement claims God does not count John faultless, hence our two statements create a paradox. Now read again the two definitions in light of the paradox created by John and my statements. It is interesting to note that the second definition, in effect, states that the paradox created by John and my statements may express, "a possible truth"...More |
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10/13/14 2:53 PM |
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John UK wrote: So long as Jean's Bovver Boys are called Calvinists, I'll call Jakob's Bovver Boys, Arminists. Thank you very much. Oh BTW, I'll call people who are born again, Christians. I'll call people who are born again, Christians who display "faults" as having a "no good thing" inside them, called the "heart" Romans 7:18 KJV For I know that in me [Paul the Apostle] (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not. Jeremiah 17:9 KJV The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? Any one here have faults? John UK? Lurker? Michael Hranek? Troll Spotter? Penned? Bd? |
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10/13/14 1:52 PM |
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The same principle, 5., has occurred in Dopey's life and it includes having expected to die in water, having been in a tornado that lifted Dopey's car off the ground, having been sent to stop by himself, and without any type of weapon, someone shooting a gun, having been asked to clean up the mess from a suicide that occurred over lunch by someone Dopey worked with, having someone shoot rifle shots into the home Dopey stayed in, having been so blind drunk, after being saved, while driving late at night on the Detroit freeway that it was amazing Dopey didn't kill someone or himself. Those events and several others add up to an extremely traumatic event when Dopey considered them and God caused them to have the same extremely unpleasant effect on Dopey that also occurred to Jonah and Job. James 5:16 KJV Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. "Sincere repentance is continual. Believers repent until their dying day. This dropping well is not intermittent. Every other sorrow yields to time, but this dear sorrow grows with our growth,... we are permitted to enjoy and to suffer it until we enter our eternal rest."--Charles Spurgeon: 10/13/14 2:57 AM |
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10/13/14 1:08 PM |
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I once said something at SermonAudio to Observer that I have regretted for a long time. Observer said something that had the effect of making me incredibly angry and it resulted in my saying something to Observer that never should have been said and which I apologize for. Principle to note in above paragraph: 4. anger Same principle illustrated by Jonah: 4a. But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very angry. (Jonah 4:1) 4b. And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death. (Jonah 4:9) Colossians 3:18 KJV But now ye also put off all these; anger,... We are told to put off the wrong kind of anger by God because He hates it and counts it a serious "fault" Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Jonah had been thrown in the water and expected to die thereby. There was no lighting in the large fish. Jonah spend three days and three in the dark being drenched with the large fish's stomach acid. Principle to note: 5. Jonah through a series of events experienced what collectively equaled an extremely traumatic event...More |
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10/13/14 10:57 AM |
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Jonah 1:1-3 KJV Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. Principles to Note: 1. Jonah didn't like certain assignments from God. 2. When Jonah didn't like a God given assignment he took off from both God and the assignment. 3. When Jonah took off he traveled with people who were also fleeing from the presence of the Lord. I have just described three principles in Jonah's life but I have also described three principles in my life for: 1. Dopey didn't like certain assignments from God. 2. When Dopey didn't like a God given assignment he took off from both God and the assigment. 3. When Dopey took off he traveled with people who were also fleeing from the presence of the Lord ...More |
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10/13/14 4:00 AM |
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Would so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Jonah? Well this so and so, Dopey, would see himself as part of the tribe of Jonah because he is in so many ways like Jonah. Take this one example for instance: Jonah once ended up in a large body of water and should have drowned; The very same thing happened to Dopey. Yet neither Jonah or Dopey drowned. Jonah was thrown off a ship into a large body of water during a storm (So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging--Jonah 1:15). Jonah wasn't expecting to be picked up by a submarine in the water. He should have drowned and would have had it not been for the miraculous intervention by God. Dopey at night fell into a large body of water, Lake Superior. Dopey can't swim. There were many logs being driven by the current towards Dopey. Dopey should have drowned and would have had it not been for the miraculous intervention by God...More |
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10/13/14 2:57 AM |
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Morning, October 13 Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening: Daily Readings “Godly sorrow worketh repentance.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 Genuine, spiritual mourning for sin is the work of the Spirit of God. Repentance is too choice a flower to grow in nature’s garden. Pearls grow naturally in oysters, but penitence never shows itself in sinners except divine grace works it in them. If thou hast one particle of real hatred for sin, God must have given it thee, for human nature’s thorns never produced a single fig. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh.” True repentance has a distinct reference to the Saviour. When we repent of sin, we must have one eye upon sin and another upon the cross, or it will be better still if we fix both our eyes upon Christ and see our transgressions only, in the light of his love... http://www.sermonaudio.com/daily.asp?type=AM [URL=http://www.sermonaudio.com/daily.asp?type=AM]]]“Godly sorrow worketh repentance.”--2 Corinthians 7:10[/URL] |
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10/12/14 4:46 AM |
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Later today, Lord willing, I will finish my "so and so" series (alternative title could be, "What tribe do you belong to?") with the consideration of the 4th man of the 8 people: Mary, Bathsheba, Sarah, Rahab, Joshua, Samson, Mark, Jonah. If I don't ever come back, (who knows I may be hit and killed by a bus.) I won't mind for I would go to a far better place ("For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:" --Philippians 1:23) and I won't look so bad, for Jonah truly tells a sad and bad story about me. |
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10/12/14 3:40 AM |
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even becoming an important Christian writer as he ended up being used by God (2 Timothy 3:16) to write one of the four gospels. Personally, I believe Mark's recovery began with Barnabas who in spite of Paul the Apostle's attitude toward Mark, refused to give up on Mark and took him with him on his journeys. Mark clearly wanted a second chance as he went with Barnabas on Barnabas' journeys. I believe Mark's recovery was furthered by Peter the Apostle. It is believed that at some point Mark came under the influence of Peter the Apostle, became Peter’s interpreter and wrote the Gospel of Mark. Finally at last even Paul the Apostle saw that Mark was a recovered man having seen Mark's "fruit" and Paul wrote: Colossians 4:10 Aristarchus my fellow-captive salutes you, and Mark, Barnabas' cousin, concerning whom ye have received orders, (if he come to you, receive him,) Philemon 23,24 KJV Epaphras salutes thee, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus; Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workmen. One the interesting illustrations from Mark's life is that a fall can result in a recovery provided the one fallen attempts to pick himself up and he gets a helping hand from another saved person. (The same truth holds true for the ladies!) |
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10/12/14 2:31 AM |
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Would so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Mark, the Gospel writer? According to William Lane, an American New Testament theologian and professor of biblical studies, an "unbroken tradition", identifies Mark the Evangelist with John Mark and John Mark as the cousin of Barnabas. Mark had a fall of some kind that left him with a bad reputation. Mark had a bad reputation as one who having started out well had left the work and was out of favor with some important Christians like Paul the Apostle: Acts 15:36-41 KJV And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus; And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. However Mark had a recovery and later became useful again,...More |
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10/12/14 1:15 AM |
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At 10/10/14 5:04 PM I did not mention it then but will now, Joshua is the first of the four men with that go with the four women in my "so and so" series. The next two men we will deal with are Samson, and Mark, the Gospel writer then finally we will consider Jonah, the runaway "servant". Would so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Samson? Samson was an extremely powerful saved man, who was brought down by his lust. He fell so far down that he ended up a blind man who was used as sport and fun for the Philistines. If anyone doubts what I just stated, I respectively suggest you read Judges 13, 14, 15, and 16, the four chapters in the Bible through which God (2 Timothy 3:16) reveals the sad story of Samson. Samson's lust revolved around ungodly women and sex. And Samson fell because he wouldn't control that lust. However, saved men can fall severely over a lot more than lust for ungodly women and sex. Lust for power, fame, money, and a host of other things can bring a man down. 1 Corinthians 10:12 KJV Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. Are you taking heed so that you don't have a severe fall involving lust of some kind? Am I taking heed so that I don't have a severe fall involving lust of some kind? |
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10/11/14 8:48 AM |
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Morning, October 11 Charles Spurgeon's Morning & Evening: Daily Readings “Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.” Lamentations 3:41 The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of wants, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession of human emptiness. The most healthy state of a Christian is to be always empty in self and constantly depending upon the Lord for supplies; to be always poor in self and rich in Jesus; weak as water personally, but mighty through God to do great exploits; and hence the use of prayer, because, while it adores God, it lays the creature where it should be, in the very dust. John, I see I am late by a couple of hours to contribute to the gathering. However, the gathering will feature people eventually going home. I pray that God will richly bless all those leaving the gathering as well as all those wanting to attend but for whatever reason didn't make it to the gathering.
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10/10/14 9:29 AM |
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A continuation of my 10/10/14 8:57 AMWould so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Rahab? Rahab was the saved prostitute whore who put her life on the line because she believed in and trusted God and when some of God's people were in what she considered dire trouble she risked her own life to try and save them as well as herself and her family. P.S. I have to go out very soon. I am supposed to be dealing with a very complicated and troubling person. Any one interested in the welfare of that person and myself please pray for both of us, that the meeting will turn out well. When I come back, if I come back, I will deal with 4 men so and so's the last one concerning the tribe of Jonah. |
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10/10/14 8:57 AM |
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What if every saved person could identify most with a Bible person as if the person was founder of a tribe. And the "saved person" most indenfied with the Biblical person and thereby considered themselves as part of that Bible Person's tribe. Would so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Mary the mother of our Lord? Would so and so see themself as the member of the tribe of Bathsheba? Bathsheba the saved woman whose conduct helped bring down one of the most honored men in the Bible, King David. David is showcased in the Bible as one of its most honored men and was so consumed by the way Bathsheba presented herself that he eventually committed adultery with her, got her pregnant, and tried to straighten out the mess he and Bathsheba were both in because what he and Bathsheba did could have gotten them both stoned to death. David's original plan to get himself and Bathsheba out of the big time trouble they were both in didn't succeed so he formulated a new plan: Have Bathsheba's husband murdered and nobody that counted would catch on to his adultery session with Bathsheba that got her pregnant. Would so and so see themself as part of the tribe of Sarah, that blessed woman who was such a wonderful companion for the great Abraham of the Old Testament |
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10/10/14 8:21 AM |
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Continuation of 10/10/14 7:51 AM as one of your outstanding "unique ways" of "in lowliness of mind" esteeming PursuitofTruth better than yourself: "Whatever. Anything else? Perhaps my mouthwash isn't cutting it.... or maybe I need stronger deodorant? While it is obvious you don't see it; your negative comments about my demeanor are a personal attack prohibited by the forum rules. You really should stop being a busybody and meddler as God admonished through sister Dorcas. This is SermonAudio's forum and they monitor the comments for anything which violates their rules. If you can't handle the heat I'd suggest you stay out of the kitchen." Lurker my good friend in regards to my self, I have several of your outstanding "unique ways" of "in lowliness of mind" esteeming me better than yourself. However, I don't wish to be seen as piling on you by illustrating some things that will make certain people even angrier towards you than they are now. |
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10/10/14 7:51 AM |
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Philippians 2:1-3 KJV If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Lurker my good friend, your way of "in lowliness of mind" esteeming "other better than themselves" is one of the most unique ways I have ever seen it done. Take Michael Hranek for instance and what you said about him: "The hermeneutic you would impose on the Revelation is nonsense. Not one shred of biblical proof to support it yet you would lord it over all of us if you could." And consider Lurker what you said to PursuitofTruth ... More... |
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