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The ONLY way to be saved is to be Born Again! The only to be Born Again is to [[OBEY GOD]]. And then ONLY ONLY ONLY is one given the Holy Ghost! Acts 5:32
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Elijah674 said:The ONLY way to be saved is to be Born Again! The only to be Born Again is to [[OBEY GOD]]. And then ONLY ONLY ONLY is one given the Holy Ghost! Acts 5:32
lecoop said:Elijah674 said:The ONLY way to be saved is to be Born Again! The only to be Born Again is to [[OBEY GOD]]. And then ONLY ONLY ONLY is one given the Holy Ghost! Acts 5:32
At Cornelius' house, when the Holy Spirit fell on all - did they all "obey" Him? If so, in what way?
In Acts 19, did they all "obey" Him? And if so, in what way?
In Acts 8, did all those in Samaria "obey" Him, when Philip preached to them? If so, in what way?
Coop
Elijah674 said:lecoop said:Elijah674 said:The ONLY way to be saved is to be Born Again! The only to be Born Again is to [[OBEY GOD]]. And then ONLY ONLY ONLY is one given the Holy Ghost! Acts 5:32
At Cornelius' house, when the Holy Spirit fell on all - did they all "obey" Him? If so, in what way?
In Acts 19, did they all "obey" Him? And if so, in what way?
In Acts 8, did all those in Samaria "obey" Him, when Philip preached to them? If so, in what way?
Coop
Well that is not hard to understand! Ask [yourself] if one was pointing a loaded gun at you and told you to blaspheme God & he would not kill you, what would you do?? Any other answer to that question than OBEY GOD finds one Acts 5:32 DESOLATE of the Holy Ghost! John 3:3 And the Acts time/period had most all making that DECISION! And yes, death in any fashion of the OBEDIENT to Christ was the perfered way perhaps?
--Elijah
PS: But were you not the Titus 3:9-11 one that understands NOTHING that 'i' post?? I do think that this is enough said to you by me.
Elijah674 said:lecoop said:Elijah674 said:The ONLY way to be saved is to be Born Again! The only to be Born Again is to [[OBEY GOD]]. And then ONLY ONLY ONLY is one given the Holy Ghost! Acts 5:32
At Cornelius' house, when the Holy Spirit fell on all - did they all "obey" Him? If so, in what way?
In Acts 19, did they all "obey" Him? And if so, in what way?
In Acts 8, did all those in Samaria "obey" Him, when Philip preached to them? If so, in what way?
Coop
Well that is not hard to understand! Ask [yourself] if one was pointing a loaded gun at you and told you to blaspheme God & he would not kill you, what would you do?? Any other answer to that question than OBEY GOD finds one Acts 5:32 DESOLATE of the Holy Ghost! John 3:3 And the Acts time/period had most all making that DECISION! And yes, death in any fashion of the OBEDIENT to Christ was the perfered way perhaps?
--Elijah
PS: But were you not the Titus 3:9-11 one that understands NOTHING that 'i' post?? I do think that this is enough said to you by me.
lecoop said:You are sure welcome to stay. I really believe that those that WANT to stay, will be left behind. It may well be that the rapture will be "by faith" just as everything else we get from heaven. It is written that He comes for those LOOKING for His coming.
Coop
Elijah674 said:Elijah674 said:lecoop said:At Cornelius' house, when the Holy Spirit fell on all - did they all "obey" Him? If so, in what way?
In Acts 19, did they all "obey" Him? And if so, in what way?
In Acts 8, did all those in Samaria "obey" Him, when Philip preached to them? If so, in what way?
Coop
Well that is not hard to understand! Ask [yourself] if one was pointing a loaded gun at you and told you to blaspheme God & he would not kill you, what would you do?? Any other answer to that question than OBEY GOD finds one Acts 5:32 DESOLATE of the Holy Ghost! John 3:3 And the Acts time/period had most all making that DECISION! And yes, death in any fashion of the OBEDIENT to Christ was the perfered way perhaps?
--Elijah
PS: But were you not the Titus 3:9-11 one that understands NOTHING that 'i' post?? I do think that this is enough said to you by me.
PS, PS:
Acts 5:32 Is CONDITIONAL as seen in heavens rebellion!! [IF, IF, IF] We will OBEY GOD INSPIRATION! (and even then it is NOT OSAS! Heb. 6:6)
onelove said:Coop
Question,why do you seperate the Church and Israel?
How do you know for sure that isnt about the church?Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.lecoop said:onelove said:Coop
Question,why do you seperate the Church and Israel?
Very simple: God does.
Rev. 12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
This is not about the church.
Same people:
Dan 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Coop
GodspromisesRyes said:How do you know for sure that isnt about the church?Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
Rom 7:3 So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
Rom 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, [even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Here paul compairs us to a WOMAN who is now married to Christ that we should bring forth HIS FRUIT.
Now the scripture you gave from daniel says HOLY PEOPLE. My question to you is, what makes a people holy? Can anyone be holy apart from faith in the Lord Jesus Christ? the gospel says no. ANd if a person believes in the Lord Jesus and repents then they are saved by Him, and become part of His body, they become the temple of God as the Holy Spirit comes and dwells in them, They are the church. There is no other HOLY PEOPLE other than those saved by faith in Christ Jesus no matter their flesh.
Now all of those scriptures in daniel talk about how the saints(which is what we are called all through the NT) will be strong and do expoilts and we will inherit the kingdom.- Is this not what we are promised in the new covenant saved in Christ Jesus to inherit with him?
GodspromisesRyes said:How do you know for sure that isnt about the church?Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
(veteren firstly amen to everything you said!)lecoop said:GodspromisesRyes said:How do you know for sure that isnt about the church?Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
Surely you jest!! How do I know it is not abut the church?
Daniel wrote this perhaps 550 BC, LONG before the church even existed. It was written by a JEW. (Hebrew.) It was written TO Jews (Hebrews.) It would be silly for anyone to think it would be FOR anyone else BUT the Jews (Hebrews.)
Dan 12:1 is about the days of great tribulation that are found during the time of "Jacob's trouble." Jacob was a Hebrew. 12:1 also speaks of Michael arising, "the great prince who protects your people." WHOSE people? Daniel's people, or HEBREWS.
Daniel again writes, "But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered." Again speaking to Hebrews about Hebrews.
In verse 5 someone crys out: "How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?"
Of course it is speaking of things during the time of "Jacob's trouble." Again it is a Hebrew writing TO Hebrews ABOUT Hebrews.
Why then, would ANYONE think this could possibly be about the church?
Coop
GodspromisesRyes said:(veteren firstly amen to everything you said!)lecoop said:GodspromisesRyes said:How do you know for sure that isnt about the church?Rom 7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.
Surely you jest!! How do I know it is not abut the church?
Daniel wrote this perhaps 550 BC, LONG before the church even existed. It was written by a JEW. (Hebrew.) It was written TO Jews (Hebrews.) It would be silly for anyone to think it would be FOR anyone else BUT the Jews (Hebrews.)
Dan 12:1 is about the days of great tribulation that are found during the time of "Jacob's trouble." Jacob was a Hebrew. 12:1 also speaks of Michael arising, "the great prince who protects your people." WHOSE people? Daniel's people, or HEBREWS.
Daniel again writes, "But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered." Again speaking to Hebrews about Hebrews.
In verse 5 someone crys out: "How long will it be before these astonishing things are fulfilled?"
Of course it is speaking of things during the time of "Jacob's trouble." Again it is a Hebrew writing TO Hebrews ABOUT Hebrews.
Why then, would ANYONE think this could possibly be about the church?
Coop
coop, ok well lets think about this for a moment.
Who inspired the scriptures to be written? Was it men or was it GOD? Did Daniel and Isaiah, and Jeremiah and Ezekiel write what they wanted to write to whom they wanted to write it? OR Did God inspire men to write it when, where, how , and to whom HE wanted to?
Secondly who is Daniel? Yes He is a jew, is he not also a SAINT? a Holy man? a prophet? This is important because if you have the idea that daniel was a jew so daniel intended to wrte only to jews, and only to jews of his time then we are putting alot on Daniel instead of looking at GODS intentions and even Daniels own words.
PAUL tells us a few important things on these matters. Firstly He tells us in Eph that now we gentiles in Christ are:
Eph 2:19 ¶ Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
Eph 2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];
Eph 2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
So we are NOW FELLOWCITIZENS OF THE SAINTS= DANIEL. WE are fellowcitizens with DANIEL and Isaiah and all the saints of all time. We are no longer :strangers: which is a national term meaning we are no longer just strangers of the commonwealth of Israel but fellowcitizens.- SO WHO in the END TIMES are DANIELS PEOPLE?- They are all SAINTS. they are the HOUSEHOLD OF GOD of which we now are a part.
Now you can interject Daniel being a jew all day but it means nothing, Daniel did not specifiy his nationality over and over again, Nor being a jew, nor his tribe, nor his land But what He did specifiy is " holy people" " saints". Which we now are in Christ Jesus.
More than that Daniel wrote prophesy and said that it was to be SEALED UNTIL THE TIME OF THE END'.
So what Daniel wrote was NOT just to the jews of His time, but it was written for the people alive in the end when it was unsealed to understand. With this there is no way that one can stick to the idea that it MUST be jews only and it MUST BE for his time. Daniel himself did not say these things and stressed the opposite. And more so than that often what the prophets wrote, they DID NOT KNOW the full meaning of because they mystery of the kingdom was not revealed to them yet which is why paul tells us that the things that are revealed to us, the prophets have desired to know!
Now If we are going to say " well it was written by a jew to jews in such and such years, so it is not for us or about us or to us" then we have a problem with paul because He spoke otherwise.
1Cr 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
So paul tells the CHURCH that while all these things in the wilderness happened to Israel, that they were ensamples to US and were WRITTEN FOR US! So clearly we can see that scripture written along time ago, by jews to jews at the time, was also clearly written FOR US THE CHURCH- AMEN how awesome is that.
See the church was not an afterthought in Gods mind or plan. The CHURCH was ALWAYS GODS PLAN AND PURPOSE! WE were the mystery that was ordained before the foundation of the world but was hidden! All through the OT we see parables, examples, prophesies of the church and the saints in Christ but they were sealed until the times of the end. Paul spends alot of time quoting the OT prophesies and relating them to US. But the prophets had no idea what they meant as far as we are concerned! That does not mean they did not speak to US and about US it just means no one knew until it was revealed.
Rom 9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,
Rom 9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?
Rom 9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. Rom 9:26 And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.
Paul says clearly that this prophesy is about both the jews and gentiles whom God had afore prepared unto glory! Now when every jew read Hosea they thought it was only about them, until it was revealed through Paul but clearly we see that WE were prophesied of and talked to in the OT long before any one other than God knew what He would make us.
GOD has eternal purposes and plans and they are shown forth in His word. We need to look at the word of God as it is GODS eternal word, containing His eternal plans and purposes and promises. NOT like it is just the word of this man of this flesh in this time.
Veteran wrote:
In God's Word, believing Israel and believing Gentiles that make up Christ's Church are not separate. And only One Gospel exists for both.
Yes, because it is given to the enemy to PERSECUTE.lecoop said:Of course this is true, when speaking OF THE CHURCH. But the Jews (Hebrews) living in Jerusalem during the 70th week have rejected Jesus as the Messiah, just as most of their ancestors have done since Jesus rose from the dead. They are NOT a part of the church. They are descendants of Jacob, but not a part of the body of Christ. Therefore you CANNOT use scriptures concerning the body of Christ as an argument. They are OUTSIDE the body of Christ. They will not believe Jesus is their Messiah until they SEE with their own eyes, the one they pierced.
God speaks to three different groups of people in end times scriptures: the church, the Jews (Hebrews) and the nations. If one mixes up who God is speaking to........well, it is one reason why we see SO MUCH disagreement here on this forum.
I suppose you all also want to find the church hidden somewhere in this verse?
Jeremiah 30:7
Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.
Will you say that God's plan is to utterly destroy the power of the church?
Dan 12:7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Can you come up with some logical (or scriptural) reason WHY God would desire to shatter, crush or break the power of the church?
Coop