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| bio | website | onedoctrine.org |
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| location | United States | |
| age | 31 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 1 month |
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I'm a born-again Christian, active member of the body of Christ, husband and father, and Bible teacher. I love to study Scripture, and firmly believe it is the only credible standard for truth.
Aside from my devotion to God, His people, and His word, I don't really have any loyalty to a particular doctrine or creed.
(The guy in the picture is Zhuge Liang from the movie Red Cliff.)
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Jun 16 |
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What is the history of the concept of a “personal relationship with Jesus”? In Revelation 3:20, Jesus is speaking to a church, not an individual. John 14:23-24 is a personal invitation, but in context, the "obedience" is referring to Jesus' commandment to love one another (see 13:34-35, 14:15, 15:12,17). Also, the "teaching" in 14:26 is not individual, but communal (Eph. 4:11-16, 1 Cor. 12:14, 21, 29, etc.) |
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Jun 16 |
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What is the history of the concept of a “personal relationship with Jesus”? In Revelation 3:20, Jesus is speaking to a church, not an individual. Ephesians 3:17-19 is all plural, social, community language. Same with John 1:12. John 14:23-24 is a personal invitation, but in context, the "obedience" is referring to Jesus' commandment to love one another (see 13:34-35, 14:15, 15:12,17). Also, the "teaching" in 14:26 is not individual, but communal (Eph. 4:11-16, 1 Cor. 12:14, 21, 29, etc.) |
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Jun 16 |
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Was the Holy Spirit or God (the Godhead), the father of Jesus? From the view of "God is one", Jesus is (and always was) God, and you wouldn't say "God was His own Father", so "Father" is only useful in understanding that the man Jesus was the perfect representation of God's nature. If we "divide them up" then the Father willed it, the Son experienced it, and the Spirit carried it out. In the "divided up" view, God the Father is the Father (according to Scripture), so if the Spirit carrying it out makes us think of the Spirit as Jesus' father, we have a different definition than God for the word "Father". |
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Jun 16 |
awarded | Organizer |
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Jun 16 |
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What is the Christian perspective on the description of God? "Nature of God" tag needed to be on this one |
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Jun 16 |
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What is the Christian perspective on the description of God? I think this is a good question, I'm just not sure where to begin. I think the Protestant view would be "everything the Bible says about Him is true." It would be difficult to summarize that in a few paragraphs, though. |
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Jun 16 |
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What is the Christian perspective on the description of God? Calvary Chapel? No wonder you're confused. (jk) |
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Jun 13 |
awarded | Investor |
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Jun 13 |
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Humankind divided up among the gods? The question seems to hinge on the interpretation of a Hebrew word. I would suggest migrating this to Hermeneutics.SE, where the hardcore exegetes and textual critics dwell. |
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Jun 13 |
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Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit Changed the last "soul" to "spirit" |
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Jun 13 |
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Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit added 3 characters in body |
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Jun 12 |
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What is a Christian's justification for a legal prohibition of homosexual marriage? @willbeeler I think "Christian justification for legal prohibition" is clearly different than "legal justification for legal prohibition". The first would likely seek answers from the Bible, whereas the second would seek answers from law. Also, I didn't read the question as pertaining solely to legislation in America. |
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Jun 12 |
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Are there truths that can only be known through spiritual means? Clarified structure |
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Jun 12 |
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What is a Christian's justification for a legal prohibition of homosexual marriage? I am having a really hard time seeing how this answers the question, "What is a Christian's justification...?" You do talk about Christians being motivated by fear... While that may be true in some cases, it is inaccurate to say a "Christian's justification" is "fear", although a non-Christian may enjoy labeling their motivation as such. In other words, no Christian would say "I justify it by... fear!" I'm very confused about how this received so many up-votes... it seems like mere opinion, has no references, and the claims are clearly disproven by other answers posted here. |
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Jun 12 |
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Are there truths that can only be known through spiritual means? Clarified structure and summary |
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Jun 12 |
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Does the Bible have any proof that Jesus Christ is the Only-begotten Son of God? @brilliant It sounds like Mike is saying that Jesus was always (eternally) the Son of God, but is referred to as "only begotten" because of the virgin birth. |
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Jun 12 |
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Does the Bible have any proof that Jesus Christ is the Only-begotten Son of God? Nice answer! This was a very interesting read. Also, thanks for taking the time to include so many references. |
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Jun 12 |
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Does the Bible have any proof that Jesus Christ is the Only-begotten Son of God? Corrected a word. |
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Jun 12 |
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How did God's morality not change between OT and NT times? Although I strongly disagree with your answer, I did find it very interesting. Is this actually an official Catholic stance, or are you just saying that you, as a Catholic, see it this way? I would love to see a reference to catechism if possible. |
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Jun 12 |
answered | Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit |
