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Author: DocTrinsograce ordered by Date
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location-examples |
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Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Sat 09/4/10, 3:32pm |
224273 |
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Dear Pew,
Over time, we've had this kind of question asked quite a bit. The problem is that people start digging around for symbolism whenever the Scripture mentions a number, a quantity, a name, a location, etc. etc. The Alexandrian School of Interpretation runs rampant in our churches. It is, of course, common to the Roman Church. E. W. Bullinger, an Anglican, would be expected to have come under such influence. His hyper-dispensationalism necessarily promotes that kind of thinking.
Our gracious host, the Lockman Foundation, explicitly affirms -- in their translation and in this forum -- the doctrine of sola scriptura. Thus, we might wish to take care to qualify anything that falls short of the Antiochian School of Interpretation; i.e., a commitment to historical-grammatico exegesis.
Bullinger's "Spiritual Significance of Numbers" and similar numerological approaches to interpreting Scripture simply lack sufficient authority for us to assert them in such a definitive manner.
So let's be very careful about promoting something in a manner that lends more credence to speculation than is rightfully there. Let's encourage people to see 40 days in the wilderness as simply 40 days, unless somewhere else in Scripture we are granted the authority to see it as something more.
In Him, Doc |
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story of ruth i need a commentary |
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Ruth |
DocTrinsograce |
Sat 09/4/10, 12:07pm |
224269 |
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Hi, newman...
Welcome to the forum!
John MacArthur has a very good commentary. Another good one is "A Commentary on the Old and New Testaments" by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown. Still and all, my favorite is the classic by John Gill.
In Him, Doc |
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women as song leaders |
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Hab 3:19 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 09/2/10, 7:19pm |
224250 |
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Yes, ma'am...
I understood the implications. I was helping you clarify.
Compare Complementarianism with Egalitarianism:
http://www.theopedia.com/Egalitarianism
By the way, the Pharisees were closer to the mark than the independent thinking Sadducees (Matthew 22:29). The latter thinking is far more prevalent in our churches than the former!
Hmmm... I wonder if Egalitarianists would appreciate the connotation of being called Saduciaical. :-)
In Him, Doc |
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women as song leaders |
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Hab 3:19 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 09/2/10, 4:49pm |
224247 |
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Complementarianism is predicated on equality.
http://www.theopedia.com/Complementarianism |
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first gentile to christianity |
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Acts 4:16 |
DocTrinsograce |
Tue 08/31/10, 4:52pm |
224210 |
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Dear Searcher,
Just an aside: I uncomfortable with the phrase "pure blood Jew." In the time of Christ one could go to the Temple and trace one's lineage to Abraham, or to that of Jewish convert of record. After the destruction of the Temple, one is considered a Jew whose mother was a Jew -- obviating the need to examine the validity of one's paternal origins.
Assuming we are talking about an identifiable group called Christians, the narrative regarding Cornelius precedes the use of the term (Acts 11:26).
If we are speaking salvifically, then, of course, we should have to go back much, much farther! (1 Peter 1:20-21)
By the way, doesn't the Centurion of Matthew 8 and Luke 7 deserve some consideration? After all, he was the only one whose faith caused our Savior to marvel (Matthew 8:10 and Luke 7:9), as it exceeded the faith found in any of the descendants of Jacob.
In Him, Doc |
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instruction about handling finances chur |
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Acts 6:1 |
DocTrinsograce |
Tue 08/31/10, 4:26pm |
224209 |
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Hi, Pew...
I apologize for accusing you of misdirection. Thank you for correcting my error.
Nonetheless, I think I will happily stick with the NASB. (Thank you, Lockman!) This single example of Acts 6:2 (where the HCSB renders "to serve tables" with "handling financial matters") is demonstrates how dynamic equivalence can go astray. Their rendering violates the context of the passage; i.e., the fair ministration to widows.
Therefore, I shift the blame of misdirection to the translators of HCSB (http://www.hcsb.org/pages/hcsbpages/About.aspx). Even the NIV and NLT (paraphrase) does a better job on this verse!
In Him, Doc |
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instruction about handling finances chur |
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Acts 6:1 |
DocTrinsograce |
Wed 08/25/10, 7:28pm |
224089 |
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Dear Pew,
When we quote, we need to do it as accurately as possible. Of course, we are all prone to error, but when we intentionally misquote, without qualification, then we shift from misstep to misdirection.
Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, "It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to wait on tables. Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty. But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the preaching ministry." Acts 6:3-4 (HCSB)
See also Acts 11:28ff. John Calvin comments on this passage, "If any man object that this was the office of the deacons, forasmuch as the apostles did deny that they could both serve tables and attend upon doctrine, answer is easy, that the deacons were appointed over tables, in such sort, that yet, notwithstanding, they were under the elders, neither did they any thing but at their appointment."
In Him, Doc |
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instruction about handling finances chur |
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Acts 6:1 |
DocTrinsograce |
Wed 08/25/10, 4:06pm |
224083 |
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Um... which translation is that from??? |
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sins we commit against God AND ourselves |
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Ps 51:4 |
DocTrinsograce |
Mon 08/23/10, 3:15pm |
224034 |
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Hi, Kay...
I can't think of any if we use a Biblical definition of sin (see post #223895).
In Him, Doc |
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Age of accountability? |
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OT general |
DocTrinsograce |
Sat 08/21/10, 9:04am |
223973 |
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Freeatlast,
The practice of Bar Mitzvah, as you have described it, only became conventionalized in something less than the last 500 year. Furthermore, that was just the Ashkenazi Jews, certainly not Judaism as a whole. Bat mitzvah (for girls) is only practiced amongst Reformed Jews and originated in the 1920s, United States.
Saying that "our heritage as Christians is based in Judaism," can lead to all sorts of specious arguments, like the one you have inferred in your post. Although it is inadequate, it would be much more correct to say that "our heritage as Christians is based in ANCIENT Judaism." Judaism is far more varied in its tenants and practices today than it was even in Christ's time, let alone David's.
In Him, Doc |
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adultery committed against our own body? |
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Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Wed 08/18/10, 2:28pm |
223910 |
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Yes.
Don't forget that it is also a sin against our family, the family of the other person, our society, our nation, etc. For a believer, any sin is also against the body of Christ, His church. |
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Revelation |
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Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Wed 08/18/10, 2:25pm |
223908 |
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Duplicate question. |
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What is the gospel of the mystery? |
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NT general |
DocTrinsograce |
Wed 08/18/10, 2:24pm |
223906 |
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Dear Tanielu,
Although redemption is worked out chronologically, His children were chosen before creation (1 Peter 1:20). The word mystery is used in Scripture in a number of places, also being associated with God's eternal purpose in the gospel. However, that is not because there are different kinds of gospels -- there is only one gospel (Galatians 1:6-9). When the Scriptures use the term mystery associated with the gospel, it is speaking of this same sense that God's will is revealed gradually through time (Ephesians 1:9-10). God does not have a Plan B. Nor does God have alternative methods of salvation throughout time. No one is saved by any other means than through the Lord Jesus Christ -- from the very first person to be saved to the very last.
In Him, Doc |
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sins we commit against ourselves? |
Answer |
Ps 51:4 |
DocTrinsograce |
Tue 08/17/10, 3:50pm |
223895 |
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Hi, Kay...
Welcome to the forum!
Sin is any lack of conformity to the moral law of God. It can be a matter of action, either by commission (doing something) or omission (failing to do something). It can be a matter of thought or affections. It can be a matter of one's nature. All sin is committed against God.
"In the least transgression I set myself above the authority of God, doing insult to His majesty, His holiness,and His sovereign right to govern me. Sin is a revolutionary act in which the sinner seeks to depose God from His throne. Sin is a presumption of supreme arrogance in that the creature vaunts his own wisdom above that of the Creator, challenges divine omnipotence with human impotence, and seeks to usurp the rightful authority of the cosmic Lord." --R. C. Sproul
In Him, Doc |
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What is the gospel of the mystery? |
Answer |
NT general |
DocTrinsograce |
Tue 08/17/10, 3:14pm |
223893 |
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Hi, Tanielu...
Welcome to the forum!
Yes, this teaching arises in a couple of cults. It not only lacks Scriptural grounds, it contradicts a number of Biblical doctrines.
See Matthew 20:1-16.
In Him, Doc |
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Do you drink milk? |
Answer |
Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Mon 08/9/10, 8:49am |
223706 |
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Hi, gospel77...
There are a number of ways to answer that if you mean by "we" humanity.
1. It is not a matter of weighing evidence, rather it is a matter of man's moral choice. See Romans 1:19-28... particularly v28, in this context.
2. It is not a matter of weighing evidence, rather it is a matter of man's nature. See John 10:25-29.
3. It is not a matter of weighing evidence, rather it is a matter of idolatry. See Ephesians 4:17-19.
4. It is not a matter of weighing evidence, rather it is a matter of God's own choosing. See John 1:11-13.
No doubt there are more than these that came immediately to mind. They each describe the issue, individually and together. Your ease at acceptance of the gospel was not a matter of weighing the evidence, rather it is a matter of God's work...
1. by making dead men alive (Ephesians 2:5, 8)
2. and by bringing estranged men together (Ephesians 2:14-16)
3. for His own glory (Ephesians 1:6)
4. for our good (Ephesians 2:7)
In Him, Doc |
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d |
Answer |
Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Mon 08/9/10, 8:10am |
223702 |
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Duplicate question. |
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are we born into the life God chose us t |
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Ps 135:6 |
DocTrinsograce |
Mon 08/2/10, 6:09pm |
223555 |
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Hi, arosey...
Welcome to the forum!
Go to the following page:
http://www.leppc.net/kearns/Attributes.htm
Then click on the link that says "The Sovereignty of God."
That will give you the fundamental doctrines and their Biblical basis about God and His control of the universe.
In Him, Doc |
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is gambling a sin |
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Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Mon 08/2/10, 5:05pm |
223553 |
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Hi, footballfan...
Welcome to the forum!
I think that this is one of the best contemporary discussions of gambling I have come across:
http://www.biblebb.com/files/MAC/90-164.HTM
If you would like to read what the Puritans thought of it:
http://www.apuritansmind.com/Stewardship/ABrakelWilhelmusGamblingASin.htm
In Him, Doc |
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Did John really baptise Jesus?? |
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Bible general |
DocTrinsograce |
Sat 07/31/10, 5:57pm |
223516 |
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Dear ariel,
See the following chapter entitled: "The reasons why Christian Baptism is not founded on, and taken from, the pretended Jewish Baptism of Israelites and proselytes" by John Gill.
http://www.pbministries.org/books/gill/Practical_Divinity/Book_5/book5_05.htm
Study takes effort. I apologize, but I do not have the time to predigest Gill. Suffice it to say that his evaluation of the subject stands the test of time by orthodox Christianity. Certainly, at least, in reformed orthodoxy.
In Him, Doc |
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