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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
Val |
Thu 07/3/08, 8:34pm |
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I don't know where you get the idea that God's sovereignty is stolen from him and imputed to fallen man. Again, I don't understand your perspective on this Doc. And I agree wholeheartedly that we were chosen from the foundation of the world. I echo with Mrs. Arthur I don't understand it all, but I stand in awe. I also believe we have a choice - that's the doctrine of man's responsibility, is it not? How these two doctrines reconcile no one knows or can explain it. As J. Vernon McGee said - Election is God's part. |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 07/3/08, 8:19pm |
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Ought we not to get stirred up when God's sovereignty is stolen from Him and imputed to fallen men? Don't you get stirred up when our Lord is represented at odds with his divine self-revelation?
"I don't know what Calvin taught. I've never studied Calvin. But I have studied the Word of God. And I know the Bible teaches that we are chosen. I know that the Bible teaches that God chose me before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1 says it. It's very clear. 1 Peter 1 says it. I don't understand it all, but I stand in awe... I know what the Book says!" --Kay Arthur (2003) |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
Val |
Thu 07/3/08, 8:18pm |
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Many thanks Sister Azure. You are an encouragement to me. Your patience and longsuffering comes through these pages. Blessings Val |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
Val |
Thu 07/3/08, 8:14pm |
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I don't want to get in a debate about election and predistination Mr. Doc. OK? I don't know how to answer your questions because I do not think in the same relms as you do. Please don't get stirred up. :-) Blessings Val |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
Note |
John 20:22 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 07/3/08, 8:02pm |
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Hi, Sister Azure...
The Augsburg Confession responds to this particular question as follows: "Confession is not abolished by the preachers on our [Lutheran] side. For this practice is retained by us: the Sacrament is not offered to those not previously examined and absolved. Besides, the people are diligently instructed [about] how comforting the word of absolution is, how great and precious the absolution is to be esteemed. For it is not an actual human voice or word, but God's Word which forgives sin. For it is spoken in God's stead and at God's behest. About this behest and authority of the keys, we teach with great diligence how comforting, how necessary they are for the terrified conscience. Moreover, [we teach] how God requires [that] this absolution be not lightly believed because the voice of God rings out from heaven and the absolution cheerfully comforts us so that through such faith we get the forgiveness of sins."
Elsewhere, it states, "We reject also the error of the gross Pelagians, who taught that man by his own powers, without the grace of the Holy Ghost, can turn himself to God, believe the Gospel, be obedient from the heart to God's Law, and thus merit the forgiveness of sins and eternal life."
In Him, Doc |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
azurelaw |
Thu 07/3/08, 7:52pm |
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Thank you for the clear and excellent answer, dear sister Val.
Shalom
Azure |
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 07/3/08, 7:51pm |
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You wrote, "the choice is up to the person who hears the gospel message."
So, the Lord's hands are tied until a person makes this pivotal choice?
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Retain or forgive sins? |
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John 20:22 |
Val |
Thu 07/3/08, 7:33pm |
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Tamera: It just means that after the gospel is preached to them by the apostles- the choice is up to the person who hears the gospel message. Let me be more clear:
One person may hear the message, unite faith with the message, resulting in forgiveness and receive eternal life.
Or the person may not unite faith with the message, resulting in hardness of heart. They retain their sins. Their sins are not forgiven because they are not covered by the blood of Christ Jesus. If they go out into eternity in this condition they will die a second death.
The second part of your question is the Lord breathing on them. This enabled them to do His work. It is similar to the Old Testament saints where the Holy Spirit was upon a person as a commission for service.
The third part of your question concerning Peter, upon whom I will build my church – It is not Peter on whom the church will be built but Peter’s confession and what was that confession –that Jesus is the Christ. Christ Jesus is our foundation.
Blessings - Val
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donating money to charity-offering? |
Answer |
Deut 15:11 |
DocTrinsograce |
Thu 07/3/08, 7:31pm |
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Hi, Lorrainbow...
Helping the poor is alms giving. In one sense it is an offering to the Lord, but only in a general sense. Offerings can have a very specific meaning (as in Leviticus 1 through 6). Offerings are a worshipful expression of our gratitude to God (Deuteronomy 12:11-12), and generally are given in support of of His work (Exodus 35:22) -- which in our own time means contributing to the work of the church.
In Him, Doc |
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What Jesus meant Matt 10:23.16:28 26:64 |
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Rev 17:10 |
jamison |
Thu 07/3/08, 7:24pm |
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RC,
You mentioned an 8 page study you would send me. Please do so. jamison2u@gmail.com.
Thank you. I will look over it.
jamison |
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