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Thus, the truth remains clear-we must be vigilant in recognizing those who outwardly appear godly but inwardly are far from it.
Those who are godless inside are usually rude on the outside. Have you ever noticed that? I don't believe you have any discernment whatsoever.
 

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Well said, brother. This is where discerning the spirits is imperative. As Scripture tells us, we can "know" when we are dealing with a facade of godliness. For the Apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 11:14, "And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."

Likewise, Jesus warned in Matthew 7:15-16, "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will recognize them by their fruits."

Furthermore, as Jesus stated in Matthew 23:27-28, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. So you also outwardly appear righteous to others, but within you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness."

Thus, the truth remains clear-we must be vigilant in recognizing those who outwardly appear godly but inwardly are far from it.

God bless.

J.
Amen.

I believe God allows us to experience what will put the wisdom of His teachings to the test. So that we then by experience know His truth and learn from the personal experience of it.

May God Bless you and yours as well.
 
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Those who are godless inside are usually rude on the outside. Have you ever noticed that? I don't believe you have any discernment whatsoever.
I have enough discernment to know that you're goading and ekpeiradzo-ing me, "friend."

J.
 
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I have enough discernment to know that you're goading and ekpeiradzo-ing me, "friend."

J.
I have known people who are friendly on the surface, but they are always rude when you test them. The Pharisees were white on the outside, but rude when tested. Are you also accusing me of being rude?
 
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I have known people who are friendly on the surface, but they are always rude when you test them. The Pharisees were white on the outside, but rude when tested. Are you also accusing me of being rude?
Still goading-you are aware this is against the rules of this Forum?

I'll leave you with this since you cannot answer me-

Where are the Bible teachers of yesterday? What has happened to the great
Bible conferences that were held all over the land? How many pastors teach the
Word to their congregations? And the missionaries and evangelists: is there not
a widespread feeling that they do not need to study the Scriptures too thoroughly
since "their business is to win souls"?

As a result, the vast majority of believers really understand very little of God's
Word. They know the basic facts of salvation but seem quite satisfied to remain
ignorant of precious truths which, if they but searched to find them, would make
them workmen whom God could approve, not needing to be ashamed of their
service for Him.

But rather than study to attain to a better understanding of the Word and
become proficient in its use, many actually boast that they are satisfied with "the
simple things"!

And this after all the earnest prayers of Paul that believers might have the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ (Eph. 1:17), that they
might know what is theirs in Christ (Eph. 1:18-23) and comprehend the breadth
and length and depth and height of it! (Eph. 3:18). This after all his labor and
strife and conflict that they might have "the full assurance of understanding"!
(Col. 1:28-2:2).

This after all his prayers that they might "be filled with the
knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Col. 1:9). This
after his stern rebuke of those carnal babes to whom he could preach no more
than Christ crucified; whom he had to feed with milk alone because they were
not able to digest solid food! (I Cor. 2 and 3).

Slothful Christians often consider themselves quite spiritual merely because
their emotions are easily aroused. They boast of their contentment with "the
simple things" while they should be ashamed of their indifference to the written
Word of God.

They claim great devotion to God, yet neglect the one great
means of knowing Him better. They profess fervent faith in Him, yet scarcely
trouble to find out just what He has said. They do not, like David, meditate upon
God's Word day and night nor, like the prophets, "enquire and search diligently"
as to its true meaning.

The results of this attitude toward the Word are appalling, for such may trust
Christ for salvation, but beyond this they exercise, in most cases, a blind,
superstitious faith that cannot but dishonor God. Feelings are taken for facts
and their own wishes for God's Word. They go into wrong paths, saying, "But I
prayed very earnestly about it and now feel perfectly at peace." They say, "The
Lord spoke to me," and refer to some feeling rather than to some passage of
Scripture consistently applied.

Cornelius R. Stam.

Wise words from him.

J.
 

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Still goading-you are aware this is against the rules of this Forum?

I'll leave you with this since you cannot answer me-

Where are the Bible teachers of yesterday? What has happened to the great
Bible conferences that were held all over the land? How many pastors teach the
Word to their congregations? And the missionaries and evangelists: is there not
a widespread feeling that they do not need to study the Scriptures too thoroughly
since "their business is to win souls"?

As a result, the vast majority of believers really understand very little of God's
Word. They know the basic facts of salvation but seem quite satisfied to remain
ignorant of precious truths which, if they but searched to find them, would make
them workmen whom God could approve, not needing to be ashamed of their
service for Him.

But rather than study to attain to a better understanding of the Word and
become proficient in its use, many actually boast that they are satisfied with "the
simple things"!

And this after all the earnest prayers of Paul that believers might have the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ (Eph. 1:17), that they
might know what is theirs in Christ (Eph. 1:18-23) and comprehend the breadth
and length and depth and height of it! (Eph. 3:18). This after all his labor and
strife and conflict that they might have "the full assurance of understanding"!
(Col. 1:28-2:2).

This after all his prayers that they might "be filled with the
knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding" (Col. 1:9). This
after his stern rebuke of those carnal babes to whom he could preach no more
than Christ crucified; whom he had to feed with milk alone because they were
not able to digest solid food! (I Cor. 2 and 3).

Slothful Christians often consider themselves quite spiritual merely because
their emotions are easily aroused. They boast of their contentment with "the
simple things" while they should be ashamed of their indifference to the written
Word of God.

They claim great devotion to God, yet neglect the one great
means of knowing Him better. They profess fervent faith in Him, yet scarcely
trouble to find out just what He has said. They do not, like David, meditate upon
God's Word day and night nor, like the prophets, "enquire and search diligently"
as to its true meaning.

The results of this attitude toward the Word are appalling, for such may trust
Christ for salvation, but beyond this they exercise, in most cases, a blind,
superstitious faith that cannot but dishonor God. Feelings are taken for facts
and their own wishes for God's Word. They go into wrong paths, saying, "But I
prayed very earnestly about it and now feel perfectly at peace." They say, "The
Lord spoke to me," and refer to some feeling rather than to some passage of
Scripture consistently applied.

Cornelius R. Stam.

Wise words from him.

J.
I had not known goad meant to annoy. I did not mean to annoy you.
 
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Thank God for anointed preachers/teachers!

The question of Jesus temptations has been raised again. It is a complex, but very important area of theology. Here are twelve points to keep in mind about Jesus’ temptations.

Thinking about Jesus’ experience of temptation highlights the mystery of his person. Since Jesus is fully God and fully human—and Creator and creature are infinitely different—then there must be mysteries, and even paradoxes in what we affirm about Jesus. We can affirm certain things, as I will here, but we cannot hope to describe Jesus’ inner experience of temptation.

The New Testament words translated “tempt” and “temptation” (peirazo/peirasmo) mean test or trial, they do not always refer to “enticement to do wrong” (what we could call moral trial).

We should not assume that every time the New Testament speaks of temptation it means an inner desire toward sin.



Jesus faced the trials of suffering and death (Luke 22:28), and moral trial as the Tempter sought to divert him from his devotion to God (Matt 4:3).
The gospels highlight Jesus’ moral trials at the start of his ministry (Matt 4:1-11 Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13). These Satanic temptations continued through his whole life (Luke 4:13). His death was the height of his trials, both general and moral (Luke 22:28,48; John 12:27).

Jesus’ temptations were focused on his messianic task, they were opportunities to turn from the path of suffering and death. They were also general human temptations. The temptations in the wilderness related to his identity as the Son of God, but were also common human temptations to doubt God’s goodness, test God’s faithfulness and turn to false worship.

Satan appealed to Christ’s valid human needs for food, reassurance, success. From these we can start to think of how Jesus was “tempted in every way” (Heb 4:15). Yes?

Through temptation and obedience, Jesus was fully qualified (“made perfect”) to be saviour and the high priest for God’s people (Heb 2:10). Here “made perfect” (teleioo) means fully equipped for God’s purpose, not correcting Jesus’ life as if he needed to be turned away from sin.

Jesus lived, and faced temptation, by the power of the Spirit (Matt 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; 12:18, 28; Luke 1:35, 80; 4:1, 18; 10:21; John 1:32-33; 3:34; 6:63). By the Spirit he offered himself to God in his death (Heb 9:14).

Jesus did not sin. He is “without sin” (Heb. 4:15 cf 7:26) and “committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth” (1 Pet. 2:22 cf John 8:46; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Jn 3:5).

Although there is some debate about this, we should affirm the Christ has no ‘sinful nature’. He came as the head of a new humanity just because he is the second Adam, not a member of the first Adam. To be truly human does not require a fallen nature, in fact the fall distorts and corrupts humanity. True humanity is only restored in Christ.

He was free from inherent sin. Nowhere in the structures of his being was there any sin. Satan had no foothold in him. There was no lust. There was no affinity with sin. There was no proloctivity to sin. There was no possibility of temptation from within. In no respect was he fallen and in no respect was his nature corrupt.[1]@Heart2Soul

To be truly human does not require a fallen nature, in fact the fall distorts and corrupts humanity. True humanity is only restored in Christ.


Enticement for Christ to turn from God’s way came from outside of himself.

Satan could use Jesus’ valid human desires, which in a fallen world are weaknesses (Heb 5:2). In this sense, Jesus’ temptations were certainly ‘inner’. The enticement, and the sinfulness, came to Christ from the Tempter.

If we ask, “Could Jesus have sinned?”, we arrive at a point of paradox. As God, he could not sin; as a human there must be some sense in which he could sin. The very fact of temptation implies the possibility of sin. How could the One who cannot sin face the prospect of being enticed into sin? Who can imagine?

Jesus’ temptations were entirely real. He entered our battle and lived under the conditions of our struggle, seeing it to the very end (unlike us).

Jesus’ temptations were more intense than those endured by any other person. The New Testament witness to the Satanic activity around Jesus ministry highlights the intensity of his temptations. In agony in Gethsemane he strained to commit himself to follow his Father’s will (Matt. 26:37–39; Luke 22:41–44). This point is underline in famous words from Westcott on Hebrews 2:18.

‘Sympathy with the sinner does not depend on the experience of sin but on the experience of the strength of the temptation to sin which only the sinless can know in its full intensity. He who falls yields before the last strain’.[2]

Jesus’ temptations were more intense than those endured by any other person.


The temptations of Christ are central to his work. They also remind us of the mystery of the incarnation.

No doubt, as with our temptations, Satan appealed to Christ’s human desires and weaknesses.

There are two great difference between Christ’s temptations and ours. First, our temptations arise, in part, from our own distorted desires; to the extent that they were enticement to sin, his came from without.

Second, Christ resisted temptation entirely and utterly, continually dedicating himself to his Father’s will. He alone knows the full pain and cost of resisting temptation. Thank God, he did that for us.

You want the link?

J.
This is a good study of the Word. It would be better if you divide it up so that it leaves room for others to reply.
 

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Thank you, and my apologies for not keeping it concise.

This is all for God’s glory and honor.

J.

Johann, you might want to start a thread on that post actually, its that good. But there wouldnt be much left to say after reading it lol

I agree with Heart2Soul also that it was a very well done study.
 
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Johann, you might want to start a thread on that post actually, its that good. But there wouldnt be much left to say after reading it lol

I agree with Heart2Soul also that it was a very well done study.
I deeply appreciate your kind words, @Verily, and admire how you skillfully incorporate the Scriptures-you might have to teach me that someday-LOL!

At the moment, I’ve got quite a bit on my mind and find myself being very selective about who I engage with in dialogue. There’s been far too many disagreements escalating into ad hominems, and honestly, I’m just worn out from it all.

God bless you, Sorella (sister)!

Stay rooted in Messiah.

J.
 
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In case anyone is interested, each post is limited to 1000 words. This includes any replies to the post. So for example, someone submits a post with 998 words, then anyone who clicks the reply button can only post 2 words.
However, you can reply separate from the post you want to reply to in your own box and tag the member you are replying to. This way they will see that you are submitting a reply to their post.
Does that make sense?
 

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In case anyone is interested, each post is limited to 1000 words. This includes any replies to the post. So for example, someone submits a post with 998 words, then anyone who clicks the reply button can only post 2 words.
However, you can reply separate from the post you want to reply to in your own box and tag the member you are replying to. This way they will see that you are submitting a reply to their post.
Does that make sense?

I thought it was 10,000 words, @Heart2Soul. Or is that the original post or is it the same (1,000)? I didn’t know that.
 
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Ummm...hold that thought....I am going to double check.
I checked with Angelina and lforrest and they are not aware whether that still exists. Well it must because when I replied to a very long post it said the words exceeded the 1000 limit or something like that. It popped up and left so fast I couldn't read it all.
 
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