Featured Y do U believe what U believe, and do U have good reasons 4 those beliefs? - let's find out.

Y do U believe what U believe, and do U have good reasons 4 those beliefs? - let's find out together.

I haven't always believed what I currently believe, and it took some time to really think and pray about what I believe, and why, and whether those beliefs were true, had any rationality to them, and were biblically sound. In that searching, I found some of the things I believed were untrue, not rational, and incoherent, even dangerous, but was willing to consider what I believed anyway, and in so doing, was willing to change where needful.

So this thread is for that purpose, that we may all consider what we believe, why we believe it, by some searching, studying, thinking and praying.

For instance, I believe Jesus is returning very soon, yet I did not always used to believe that, or even think on it.

 

Interested in what you might hold 'lightly' vs what you might hold 'tightly', would you give 2 small personal examples?

I agree we do not yet know "everything", such as the day and hour of Jesus' coming, but would you agree we can indeed know "something", as in for 'sure' or 'tightly' and not as 'lightly'? A for instance, would be the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus. Can we hold this 'tightly', or ought we hold it 'lightly'?

 

Is the 'no denomination' something you would still look at? For instance, do you consider the council of Jerusalem, in Acts 15 to be binding upon yourself, and/or the other churches in other cities then (ex. Corinth, Rome, Galatia, Philippi, Ephesus, Colossae, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira, Sardis, Laodicea, and so also elsewhere), and now?

 

Ok, so, do you gather with a congregation, and is that congregation associated with a greater world-wide body, and is the body also represented by such an council as found in Acts 15?

The question is attempting to ascertain whether you are individually independent (isolated), or held accountable in a wider circle with council, as we see with Acts 15, and so also with Paul, in Acts 9, "... Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do." and so Paul was "baptized" into the body.

 

Actually a good indication. I am interested in why you do not think Jesus is going to return 'soon'. Do you have a list of reasons, and if so, would you list top 3?

 

What "incorrect beliefs" have you "laid aside"? Would you list your top 5 (if there are 5)?

 

Well, we can look at the "head" of the "Church", "Jesus Christ", and see what Matthew stated by inspiration:

Mat 2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
Mat 2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
Mat 2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
Mat 2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Mat 2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
Mat 2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Mat 2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
Mat 2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
Mat 2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

Who was Matthew citing? Who did Matthew state was the fulfillment? What is this person's name according to the prophet that Matthew cited?

 

If you might answer my questions, and we have a dialogue?

1Co 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

1Co 10:32 απροσκοποι γινεσθε και ιουδαιοις και ελλησιν και τη εκκλησια του θεου

I do not see "Israel" in 1 Cor 10:32. It says, "Jews" (ιουδαιοις), "Gentiles" (ελλησιν; [h]ellesin (Hellenists)) and "Church of God" (εκκλησια του θεου).

 

Have you always been a 'dispensational'? Could that position be incorrect?

Rom 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
Rom 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Rom 9:8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed.

Would you mind, if you consider the questions I had in regards Matthew 2:13-21 please. I am interested in your answers.