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Hi tzalam2,

Thanks for the info on the days of the week. I had never read that before.

To John the Baptist,

So how do you know that Saturday is the seventh day? How do you reconcile the billion years between day 1 of Genesis and day 2?

Ah, never mind, I'll stay with my origonal thought , I'm not much interested.

John
 
Vic said:
Ormly said:
Question: When did Jesus ever baptize anyone?

:Drm
Well, we may not have an actual written record, but the declaration that He will baptize with the Holy Ghost is surely there. All four Gospel records have an account to this.

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Vic, that IS A WRITTEN RECORD!
 
noblej6 said:
Hi tzalam2,

Thanks for the info on the days of the week. I had never read that before.

To John the Baptist,

So how do you know that Saturday is the seventh day? How do you reconcile the billion years between day 1 of Genesis and day 2?

Ah, never mind, I'll stay with my origonal thought , I'm not much interested.

John

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For no interest! :( John here:
Read Hosea 4:6
 
Ormly said:
SputnikBoy said:
Here's a challenge for you, Orm, or anybody. Of all the key biblical characters who gave their lives to God, those we might assume have attained salvation, how many of them were saved by keeping the law? And yet, apparantly they WERE obedient to God's Law anyway. How many?

You haven't acknowledged anything I've posted back to you per your requests, as being correct. Though suspicious before, I'm convinced now of the reason why. So no more challenges for me, Sput. You are just on a witch hunt to find something to get your teeth into. Sorry, I ain't interested in playing your game of foolishness. I know my Bible -- you need to learn yours.

Sputnik: I truly hope that I'm NOT on a witch hunt, Orm. This is a forum and debating issues is what it's all about. Obviously, however, I know the answer to the question that I asked of you. The truth is that, even though those of the OT DID remain obedient to God's Law, they were saved by GRACE, Not by having kept the Law. Grace is not a NT phenomena, even though so many Christians believe that it is.

I honestly believe that we today have an obligation to 'keep the Law' in order to let 'our light shine to others that they may see our good works and praise our Father in heaven (Matthew 5:14-16)'. This doesn't mean that I always practice what I preach, I quickly add! Does that make me a hypocrite? Probably. That's why I need a Savior.
 
Hi John the baptist,

I had asked how you determined that Saturday was the seventh day of the week. I also asked how you reconciled the billion + or - years between day 1 and day 2 of Genesis>>>

I hate to tell you but Hosea 4:6 doesn't answer either of those questions.

6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
"Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.

I assume you are trying to scare me because you feel these words apply to me because I won't accept your Saturday stuff.

None of my people have any trouble with knowledge.....
rejecting me as a preist is a waste of time because I am not a priest.
I reject what you say whether you are a priest or not.........
Jesus will decide if I have ignored anything important..........
My children are doing just fine thank you...........

From the time of the first day of heaven and earth to the sixth day was millions of years...billions of years.........don't bother me with this 7 days idea. Believe it if you want, just don't bother me with it because I don't.

John
 
noblej6 said:
Hi John the baptist,

I had asked how you determined that Saturday was the seventh day of the week. I also asked how you reconciled the billion + or - years between day 1 and day 2 of Genesis>>>

Sputnik: Why do we need to go back a billion years? Jesus and others kept the 7th-day Sabbath, so we only need to go back 2000 years. We don't even need to do that since the Jews have kept the day since that time (and before) up until now. I guess your disinterest with this issue is quite evident. Why participate in the discussion anyway as long as you're so indifferent to the topic?

noble: I hate to tell you but Hosea 4:6 doesn't answer either of those questions.

6 my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.
"Because you have rejected knowledge,
I also reject you as my priests;
because you have ignored the law of your God,
I also will ignore your children.

I assume you are trying to scare me because you feel these words apply to me because I won't accept your Saturday stuff.

Sputnik: What 'Saturday stuff'? You mean the 7th-day that was given the name 'Saturday'? As a matter of interest, do you accept the 'Sunday stuff'?

noble: None of my people have any trouble with knowledge.....
rejecting me as a preist is a waste of time because I am not a priest.
I reject what you say whether you are a priest or not.........
Jesus will decide if I have ignored anything important..........
My children are doing just fine thank you...........

From the time of the first day of heaven and earth to the sixth day was millions of years...billions of years.........don't bother me with this 7 days idea. Believe it if you want, just don't bother me with it because I don't.

John

Sputnik: Don't be so on the defensive, noble. I don't see anyone 'bothering you' at all 'with this 7 days idea'. You involved yourself in this discussion. As long as you ARE on this thread, however, my suggestion to you is that you read your Bible in regard to this topic before making such casual remarks and assumptions. This issue just MIGHT be an important one, whether you have any interest in it or not. If you're REALLY not that interested there are plenty of other threads you could participate in. I doubt that anyone is holding you here against your will
 
John the Baptist said:
Ormly said:
[quote="John the Baptist":ee6c2]

Hey John! I got one for you and I'm not on a fishing expedition.

You said that you were unworthy to untie Jesus' shoe laces and that He would baptise with the Holy ghost. Question: When did Jesus ever baptize anyone?

:Drm

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Are you serious??? All Born Again ones are baptised with the Holy Ghost.
The Everlasting Gospel of Revelation 14:6 IS JESUS CHRIST! HE IS OF THE ETERNAL IMMORTAL GODHEAD!!
[/quote:ee6c2]


Don't give me all the RED INK just speak of where/when He ever baptized anyone in/with the Holy Ghost while on earth? Surely you can point to a record, written or otherwise, that He baptized at least one person? Oh and lest we overlook the fact, when one gets baptized there is in evidence something that has happened to one, like getting all wet.

Orm
 
noblej6 said:
Hi tzalam2,

Thanks for the info on the days of the week. I had never read that before.

Your welcome. It's pretty bizarre, isn't it? How we name the days of the week!

Also, are you an evolutionist? You mentioned billions and billions of years, instead of believing the account in Genesis, of the world, and mankind, being created in about a LITERAL week's time.

My question is: why do so many people have a hard time believing God can create ANYTHING He wants, in a matter of seconds?
I don't get it. God is GOD. The CREATOR OF EVERYTHING. ALL POWERFUL.
 
Hi tzalem2,

I do believe God created it. I just choose to include what I have learned from science at the same time. The bible definately says God created this and that on day 1, day 2 etc. Nowhere do I get the idea that these days were as our days are or that the days were concecutive.
Because scientific evidence and logic tell me that evolution exists and is still at work today I conclude that evolution is the tool God used to do the creating. The system that created the Hawaian Islands is still going on, another island is being created as we speak, so the creation of the world isn't finished yet. Strict biblcal creation won't fit with that, evolution does.
God used some method to create, be it abra kadabra sayings, arm gestures, flag waving or something, why not evolution. Evolution explains everything in a believable way. Evolution does not contadict the word of God as I understand the word of God, it only gives the scientific explanation of how God did it.
So am I an evolutionist? I don't know. God created heaven and earth and all things on it by the use of evolution....what's that.

Evoltion is not a either- or situation. Either creation or evolution, it is the explanation of creation.

John
 
noblej6 said:
Hi tzalem2,

I do believe God created it.
No, you don't. Not really.
I just choose
yes, you are choosing to mix lies with the truth... to include what I have learned from science at the same time.
True science (knowledge) has NO conflict with the Bible
The bible definately says God created this and that on day 1, day 2 etc. Nowhere do I get the idea that these days were as our days
perhaps you should examine your lack of faith?
or the foundation upon which you are building your belief system?

are or that the days were concecutive.
the Word of God says they were

Because scientific evidence and logic tell me that evolution exists
No, your faith in man made theories tell you to believe really
hard and put more faith in the damnable theory of evolution
do you truly believe your ancestors were apes?
do you?
if you do, then, you have to work really hard to ignore what God says about animals and humans being totally different.

and is still at work today I conclude that evolution is the tool God
you may sincerely believe this, but, in all lovingkindness, you are sincerely wrong, and on the path to hell.
I care, and that's why I use these strong words. Your SOUL is in danger,
and the demons of hell are playing tricks on your mind and your heart.

used to do the creating. The system that created the Hawaian Islands is still going on, another island is being created as we speak, so the creation of the world isn't finished yet.
Strict biblcal creation won't fit with that,

Here is the key to all you've said. STRICT. God is very precise in what He says. Sometimes men don't want to listen.

evolution does.
God used some method to create,
Yes, He SPOKE it all into existence.
be it abra kadabra sayings, arm gestures, flag waving or something,
by your sentence, here, I suspect you are not born again.
My opinion.

why not evolution. Evolution explains everything in a believable way.
No, evolution cheapens the quality of the value of human life.
Think deeply about that.
If you keep on believing that we descended from animals, then, what value is human life? To evolutionists, humans are animals, not SEPARATE and entirely different from animals.
If you are an animal, then you have to ignore what God says about your value and importance. About your being separate.
Evolution does not contadict the word of God as I understand the word of God,
The Holy Spirit gives a born again Christian understanding of the Word of God. Ask Jesus to save you, to come into your heart, and to be LORD over all of your thoughts.
it only gives the scientific explanation of how God did it.
So am I an evolutionist? I don't know.
Please take time tonight to examine your relationship with the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is Lord.
God created heaven and earth and all things on it by the use of evolution....
No, He didn't. It's a lie from the devil, and you are being led astray.
It's a fight for your soul, and so far, the demons are winning the battle.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. TRUST GOD TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
TRUST AND OBEY.
what's that.

Evoltion is not a either- or situation. Either creation or evolution, it is the explanation of creation.

Read your bible, ask Jesus to save you, today. Do it now. Read John 3:16-21, and Romans 10:9-12.
I will pray for you. I care.
John
 
Psalms 33:6-9
"By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them, by the breath of His mouth. ... For He spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast."


---John

PS: Now. When God spake the heavens into existence, how old were they? and when God spake Adam into existence, how old was he? There are two answers, God's & 'ignorant' man. Man see's the heavens in 'todays' maturity. And Adam surely was of mature age at his creation to, huh?
 
Hi tzalem2,

I do believe God created it.
No, you don't. Not really.

My statement and your response are in the above quote.

Yes, I really do feel God created everything thru Jesus Christ using evolution as the tool of construction.

yes, you are choosing to mix lies with the truth...

That very simply put, isn't true. If there is a lie in what I wrote, I'm not aware of it so therefore I could not choose to mix lies with ...which part was true?

True science (knowledge) has NO conflict with the Bible

I would agree with that. None that I am aware of unless you choose to make the symbolic operate in the physical literally.

I stated the following:
The bible definately says God created this and that on day 1, day 2 etc. Nowhere do I get the idea that these days were as our days

You responded thusly:

perhaps you should examine your lack of faith?
or the foundation upon which you are building your belief system?

One of us has a shaky belief system I think.

What causes a day and a night in todays world? It is the earth revolving around the sun. The sun didn't come into being until the fourth day so tell me again that the days of the first bit of creation are 24 hours long.
Who says Jesus didn't spake into being the evolutionary process that would create dogs one day and a million years later spend a day creating something else.

No, your faith in man made theories tell you to believe really
hard and put more faith in the damnable theory of evolution
do you truly believe your ancestors were apes?
do you?

Here's your first problem, you don't know what evolution is. You have been listening to the lies of men.

Who told you that evolution would put apes as our ancesters? Where did that ever come from in todays world? That is panic jargon from the early days of Darwinism before Christians come to understand what evolution even was. That is 1800's stuff. Mankind didn't evolve from apes!!!!sheesh.
homo erectus et al, but not apes. Apes are still here for goodness sake, how could they have evolved into anything?
if you do, then, you have to work really hard to ignore what God says about animals and humans being totally different.

THe above is back to the ape thing and I'm sorry, it isn't me with the problem here.

Evolution of animals...you are aware that sabre tooth tigers are no longer here so they have died out. Dinosaurs aren't here either because they have died out. Now consider that when you investigate a dinosaur fossil site such as Drumheller, Alberta you can see in the layers of sediment laid down that Holstien milk cows are not fossilized in the same timeframe as Tyrannosaurus rex. Being that the T. rex was a meat eater there would be some ruminant evidence somewhere besides the layering restrictions.
You see it says the livestock were created the same day as the other animals. I don't doubt for a minute that God put the process in motion for all animals exactly as He said but I know for a absolute fact they didn't all come into existance within one 24 hour period or one thousand year period either.

I wrote:
The system that created the Hawaian Islands is still going on, another island is being created as we speak, so the creation of the world isn't finished yet.
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Strict biblcal creation won't fit with that,

It is no problem for me. If it does't fit for you there are two choices, either the bible is wrong or you are, because a new island is being formed in the exact same way as the others were.

by your sentence, here, I suspect you are not born again.

By 1 Peter 1 I am, by John 3 nobody reading this is, but don't digress to this topic until we deal with this one.

No, evolution cheapens the quality of the value of human life.
Think deeply about that.
If you keep on believing that we descended from animals, then, what value is human life? To evolutionists, humans are animals, not SEPARATE and entirely different from animals.
If you are an animal, then you have to ignore what God says about your value and importance. About your being separate.

I hate to tell you this but among the living there only exists PLANT or ANIMAL. You are animal, so am I. Before you condemn or possibly even discuss evolution , I would suggest you search out a reliable source and learn what it is, because you don't understand what evolution is at the moment.

The Holy Spirit gives a born again Christian understanding of the Word of God. Ask Jesus to save you, to come into your heart, and to be LORD over all of your thoughts.

This is a common statement made not only by born agains but other groups as well. It is also probably the easiest to prove wrong. All I have to do is go thru these threads and find opposing views put up by so called born agains and the theory is debunked. I won't bother because I've been there, done that.

Please take time tonight to examine your relationship with the Saviour, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is Lord.

I did that 50 years ago, I'm quite happy thank you.

No, He didn't. It's a lie from the devil, and you are being led astray.
It's a fight for your soul, and so far, the demons are winning the battle.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. TRUST GOD TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
TRUST AND OBEY. what's that.

I gave you a couple of very easily uderstood and very basic evolutionary examples.(Hawaii and the cows and dinosaurs) Think about that. Evolution is there, it exists, if God didn't create it, who did?

I am resisting the devil in the form of false Christian doctrine.

John
 
I am resisting the devil in the form of false Christian doctrine.

John

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Sorry friend, it will never be done in the carnal nature of man! John 3:3
 
John the Baptist said:
I am resisting the devil in the form of false Christian doctrine.

Creation is finished. The Hawiian Islands, et al, are continually being re-shaped -Not created. To create is to bring into existance --- from nothing.
Even of Adam it is said that God FORMED him out of the red clay-dust- dirt. So, in the sense he came from God, he was not created from nothing but formed out of something. Instantly.
 
Hi Ormly,

I must point out that John the Baptist never said what you quoted there. He was quoting a statement I made.

Creation is finished. The Hawiian Islands, et al, are continually being re-shaped -Not created. To create is to bring into existance --- from nothing.
Even of Adam it is said that God FORMED him out of the red clay-dust- dirt. So, in the sense he came from God, he was not created from nothing but formed out of something. Instantly.

To create is to bring into existance......okay Ill go with that. Now explain why cows didn't exist with dinosaurs. Both had to be created the same day. Was a dinosaur re-shaped into a cow?

Is there a forum where this would fit better or is it still considered bible study?

John
 
noblej6 said:
Hi Ormly,

I must point out that John the Baptist never said what you quoted there. He was quoting a statement I made.

Creation is finished. The Hawiian Islands, et al, are continually being re-shaped -Not created. To create is to bring into existance --- from nothing.
Even of Adam it is said that God FORMED him out of the red clay-dust- dirt. So, in the sense he came from God, he was not created from nothing but formed out of something. Instantly.

To create is to bring into existance......okay Ill go with that. Now explain why cows didn't exist with dinosaurs. Both had to be created the same day. Was a dinosaur re-shaped into a cow?

Is there a forum where this would fit better or is it still considered bible study?

John


How is it then you can ever believe that one day the Lion will lie down with the Lamb?
 
Ormly said:
John the Baptist said:
I am resisting the devil in the form of false Christian doctrine.

Creation is finished. The Hawiian Islands, et al, are continually being re-shaped -Not created. To create is to bring into existance --- from nothing.
Even of Adam it is said that God FORMED him out of the red clay-dust- dirt. So, in the sense he came from God, he was not created from nothing but formed out of something. Instantly.

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You are correct. Or rather God is, huh? :fadein:

But that still leaves nobel lost in real evolution! What can he
acknowledge that will help him to come to the Truth? He will not 'toss' out his Genesis 4:7 ideas of a (his) 'new sacrifice' of evolution for the True reason that the Word of God 'just' very simply states.. that God SPAKE AND IT STOOD FAST.

And his 24hr. day junk does not even need a second thought! Plant Life could live without sunlight for thousands of years??? Even the 'whole' of the six days of creation began with the evening & morning making up the day.

SO: The man's moon landing is where a lot of this stuff really got its satanic evolution'ized stuff. Moon rock was brought back. Carbon junk!!

Anyway: God SPAKE and when He did, how old was this then perfect created moon? The same question needs solved for other space debris.

If these guys had been alive with God at creation, & again were given (again? We HAVE THE WORD OF GOD NOW!! THE WORD OF GOD!!) a piece of earth, moon or whatever, and God stated that He had again just then spoke it into existance? They would still be bringing the devils belief in God to the forums!

Born Again vrs. carnal ones, huh!
 
SputnikBoy said:
The FACTS of the matter are this ...since most of mainstream Christianity goes along with a 'holy day' that was instituted by MAN (Sunday) they must therefore JUSTIFY their reason for having done so.
You present your notion that Sunday, ie the Lord's Day, was instituted "by man" as being factual- when in fact, it is an opinion/a perspective.

Sunday was instituted as a day of worship by the Church. Sabbath was instituted as days of worship by Israel. How is Israel/Moses a surer prophet of Christ than His Apostles and His Church?

You might argue "God instituted the Sabbath." I would say that Moses said that God said to institute same- and I believe that God really did tell Moses. I would add that God told the Church- and I really believe this, too. So we both believe Moses, but I also believe the Church.

The ancient Church worshipped on both Sabbaton and Kyriaki (Lord's Day)- and we do to this day.

SputnikBoy said:
The problem is, they can't really get rid of the fourth command without getting rid of the other nine. It HAS created quite a delemma for mainstream Christians and I feel for them. Anyway, they must therefore get rid of ALL TEN of the Commandments in order to rid us of the fourth. Understand?

I think you've over-simplified this situation. People go to war and kill under certain circumstances. Jesus made it clear that parents could be disobeyed under certain circumstances (obey God before man). So we see that even the Royal Law is to be understood circumstantially, and that one's motivation for keeping, modifying (as Moses did regarding divorce), or even going against the rigorist keeping of Law is what defines whether Law is being kept.

Furthermore, the command to observe the Sabbath and keep it holy says absolutely nothing about Sabbath day as a day or the only day to gather together, now does it...

In short, your argument against Sunday worship is without merit. The only argument of merit that SDAs have is the contemporary abandonment of Sabbath.
James
 
noblej6 said:
Hi Ormly,

I must point out that John the Baptist never said what you quoted there. He was quoting a statement I made.

Creation is finished. The Hawiian Islands, et al, are continually being re-shaped -Not created. To create is to bring into existance --- from nothing.
Even of Adam it is said that God FORMED him out of the red clay-dust- dirt. So, in the sense he came from God, he was not created from nothing but formed out of something. Instantly.

To create is to bring into existance......okay Ill go with that. Now explain why cows didn't exist with dinosaurs. Both had to be created the same day. Was a dinosaur re-shaped into a cow?

Is there a forum where this would fit better or is it still considered bible study?

John

Sorry. Too many John's here. How 'bout changing you signature to your screen name. It's confusing because of the software being used.