Hey everyone, I couldn't come with a better topic title lol. I have several questions that are all over the map. I hope that these questions are clear to understand.
1. Did speaking in tongues occur at all before Pentecost?
2. How can someone act as a Interpreter for someone else that is speaking in tongues (1 cor 14:27-28)?
3. What are the marks of a false church?
4. I have heard from some church members and others over the years that Jesus will have the mark of the nails in his hands and side for all eternal. Is this true or mere speculation? Is it Biblical as far as scripture-based?
5. What does the apostle paul mean in 1 Tim. 2:12 "I do not allow a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; instead she is to be silent"? Does this mean a woman can't be a pastor? In referring to this question, I have heard both arguments (Complementarianism and egalitarianism). Personally, I am in limbo about this question. I don't have a personal opinion.
6. Does God have one specific person for you to marry (idea of a soulmate)?
7. In regards to Matthew 24:36... Did Jesus not know the time of his coming while on earth but does he now know since he is glorified, exalted at the right hand of the father?
8. Will we see the trinity depicted in heaven?
9. Where was Jesus for the three days between his death and resurrection?
"*** Jesus is "the" SON of GOD...ifin He says [[[ seek ]]] and it is in the Bible and the Bible is GOD's word to man/women and the Scriptures can not be broken as Jesus says...then...the Bible says man "seeks"...xo "
Jude...How do you reconcile your verses with Romans 3:11
The issue is that men do seek God...because He has changed their heart. Unrepentant men do not seek God. You may give verses all you like saying that men seek God, but they do not outweigh Romans 3:11
"*** Jesus is "the" SON of GOD...ifin He says [[[ seek ]]] and it is in the Bible and the Bible is GOD's word to man/women and the Scriptures can not be broken as Jesus says...then...the Bible says man "seeks"...xo "
Jude...How do you reconcile your verses with Romans 3:11
The issue is that men do seek God...because He has changed their heart. Unrepentant men do not seek God. You may give verses all you like saying that men seek God, but they do not outweigh Romans 3:11
The answer is very simple, what is spoken of concerning Romans 3:11 by reformation theology is men twisting the word of God to accommodate their doctrine.
1 When the bible speaks of the heart of man it generally is speaking of man, the spirit being. When spiritual death came to man in the garden as their act of sin, the presence of God and the spirit of God left man, is spirit is not dead as some try to define it, spiritual death is illustrated and known as the spirit of God was separated from man. Man was just as much a spirit being after the fall as he was before and the bible clearly teaches man being capable of faith. No man was born again or given a new heart until after the resurrection of the lord Jesus, for he was the first brought from the dead.
Luke 16:19-31 Is a great example of man the spirit being in spiritual death and this accountant also validates what Jesus taught concerning faith and why some would not receive the word of God.
Concerning Romans 3:11
We are taught to rightly divide the word of truth by studying that we would not be ashamed, by error and unbelief.
Jesus taught us we are not to establish a truth on one scripture as is the practice of reformation theology and this context in Romans 3:11, the student of the word knows that those spoken of in verse 11, are revealed to us in verse
Rom. 3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Those spoken of in verse eleven where those that did not believe, and this is a quote from the old testament, speaking of a particular group of people.
HOH ~ Romans 3 is about Faith, Righteousness; Law�The Espistle is to the Jews including the Gentiles�it is not �wholly� about [[[ seeking ]]]�Here is Chunk of Romans 3�and what is pertinent of these verses is found in verse 9�
9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
*** 9 - Are we better? That is, by being slandered. [[[ The point is that we are not judged by comparison to others but by the divine standard. ]]]�tis a purty heavy �point� here�.
10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
*** This speaks of those that have yet to Hear or Know GOD~Christ Jesus* saving Grace�not to those that have Heard�Believe and Do know HIM�there is no righteousness nor understanding in a person that has yet to Hear�Repent�Believe in Christ Jesus�
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.
*** Purty heavy verses here�and it applies to Jews and Gentiles�as I said�I�m not here to argue�only share Truth in love�If I may ask a question�How does a person �reconcile�
Jeremiah 29:13 ~ And ye shall [[[ seek ]]] Me and find Me when ye shall search for Me with all your heart�
*** When the verse says what it says and means what it means with nothing more added to it ?�Anyone ???...xo
"Jesus taught us we are not to establish a truth on one scripture as is the practice of reformation theology and this context in Romans 3:11, the student of the word knows that those spoken of in verse 11, are revealed to us in verse"
First of all, Jesus never said that you cannot take one verse as truth. That's silly. Second of all total depravity doesn't hinge on one verse so that's irrelevant.
"Those spoken of in verse eleven where those that did not believe, and this is a quote from the old testament, speaking of a particular group of people."
Obviously we are talking about people who don't believe. You don't have faith until you believe. That's a given. This is again irrelevant because we are talking about how those who do not believe come to faith in Christ...Those who already believe...well...they already believe.
"*** This speaks of those that have yet to Hear or Know GOD~Christ Jesus* saving Grace�not to those that have Heard�Believe and Do know HIM�there is no righteousness nor understanding in a person that has yet to Hear�Repent�Believe in Christ Jesus�"
Correct...but that doesn't answer the issue.
"Jeremiah 29:13 ~ And ye shall [[[ seek ]]] Me and find Me when ye shall search for Me with all your heart�"
This is simple. You will seek me and find me when you search with all your heart. First, this does not say what brought about the seeking...Secondl we know from Romans that the unbeliever does not seek....So the reconciliation must be done on your part. Scripture teaches that not all can come..."�For this reason I have said to you, that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted him from the Father.� So Jude....you should seek from scripture exactly who it is that is granted.
"*** When the verse says what it says and means what it means with nothing more added to it ?�Anyone ???...xo "
Exactly...Romans says no one seeks. Jeremiah speaks of people who will seek...but does not say that man has the power in himself to do the seeking. In other words...I've added nothing and you would have to add to make it say what you claim it says.
I'm not asking about Romans....I asked how a person "regonciles" Jerimiah and you went straight to Romans to explain Jerimiah...Hummm...intersting...xo
If you read my whole post, you would see where Jeremiah was explained and there is not need for me to reconcile it. You said that we do not need to add. You want me to add to Jeremiah what is not there and you want to take away from Romans what is there. I'm not trying to be harsh. I did explain this to you though. I didn't add to Romans...I simply posted the scripture.
