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- Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:52 am
- Forum: The Pentateuch
- Topic: Confusion about the Exodus
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5607
Re: Confusion about the Exodus
So my question: if the Lord's intention was for the Israelites to permanently leave Egypt, why did He tell Moses to tell Pharaoh that they were just going out a three days journey to worship and sacrifice? There is no sense of permanency in Moses's demand to Pharaoh. At what point in the narrative ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: The Courtyard
- Topic: Preaching to Myself
- Replies: 99
- Views: 94682
Re: Preaching to Myself
Hi Matt, Great sermon, and I am in the YES camp!I was reminded that judgment is meted out or measured in accordance to one's knowledge of God and one's activity/inactivity regarding that knowledge (Luke 12:47, 48) . Although babies and small children are not exempt from human suffering, either by Go...
- Fri Jan 26, 2018 9:24 am
- Forum: Creation/Evolution
- Topic: Do you agree with the Ark Encounter?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 63269
Re: Do you agree with the Ark Encounter?
Of course, (excluding any evolution theories) which OEC belief system are you associated with, and what online resource best describes your personal position, if any? Sorry for the very slow reply. That would be Hugh Ross and Reasons To Believe: http://reasons.org/ I trust them on these matters bec...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Steve,
Thanks for putting a fair amount of meat on the skeleton of this thread. I believe the readers will be blessed greatly. Additionally, thanks for adding your testimony regarding the ministry. It was both encouraging and uplifting. Thanks again my friend!
Blessings.
Thanks for putting a fair amount of meat on the skeleton of this thread. I believe the readers will be blessed greatly. Additionally, thanks for adding your testimony regarding the ministry. It was both encouraging and uplifting. Thanks again my friend!
Blessings.
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Steve, Great work in your dialogue towards Paidion’s inquiry. If you have the time, I have a couple questions regarding this statement: I think Richard Wurmbrand was quite correct (though not necessarily inspired) when he wrote, "God is the Truth; the Bible is the truth about the Truth; theology ...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 9:56 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
We have the well-preserved teaching of the prophets and Jesus and the apostles, but they didn't have much to say about the stock market, genetic-engineering, voting, and sex robots. We have the Holy Spirit and Spirit of Christ. Is that all we need? Then what exactly is the point in having shepherds...
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:00 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Homer & Dwight, Thanks for the ongoing discussion. I think I need to clarify my terminologies going forward. Here’s my pithy definitions of the terms: authoritative & inspired. When I say “authoritative” , I mean Christians having a mandate from God to exercise their freedom of decision making, a...
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:47 pm
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Dwight, Thanks for joining the discussion. The truth is the truth, to include its interpretation. We know for a fact (biblically) that the church is equipped with the Holy Spirit of God, therefore, if teachers, preachers, prophets, etc… (1 Cor 12:28) are led by the Spirit of God to expound on wha...
- Sat Jan 20, 2018 9:57 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Steve and Paidion, Thanks for your added value to the discussion, and I too agree that the history of the cannon is not altogether indicative of inspiration. But what about real-time inspiration being counted as authoritative? For example—post Apostolic Era—church history (or the age to come) rec...
- Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:55 am
- Forum: General Questions
- Topic: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14158
Re: Why is the inspiration of scripture over?
Hi Robby, You asked: Who got decide that and who ultimately decided "no more"? I think those who put the cannon together determined by scripture that God had completed His revelation to man: Jude 3 (NASB) 3. Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt th...