"THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST"

The Highway ^ | 11/04/2011 | Charles H. Spurgeon

[Lera]

see post 279

[Religion Moderator]

Both of you must stop making this thread about yourselves. It doesn't matter who complies first. Two wrongs do not make a right.

[Natural Law]

"...your exegesis consists of Catholic doctrines, not correct Pauline Bible doctrines...

You are absolutely right because I am a Christian, not a Paulian heretic.

Paul was not sent to revise, redact, reveal and modify the Gospels promulgated directly from Christ, he was sent to teach and explain them. You are long on Paulian eisegesis, but short on Gospel truth.

[Natural Law]

"Both of you must stop making this thread about yourselves."

No problem. I've added him to my "Do Not Reply" list.

[bibletruth]

We are NOT IN the kingdom gospel of Peter. We are in the God's Gospel of Grace according to God the Father and His instrument the Apostle Paul which is clearly stated in Ephesians and other epistles - if you care to read and learn how to righty divide the Word of Truth:

Ephesians 3:1: For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,

Ephesians 3:2: If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:

Ephesians 3:3: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

Ephesians 3:4: Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

Ephesians 3:5: Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

Ephesians 3:6: That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

Ephesians 3:7: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

Ephesians 3:8: Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Ephesians 3:9: And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

Ephesians 3:10: To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

Ephesians 3:11: According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:

Ephesians 3:12: In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

If you deny these truths, then you are making God out to be a liar.

Romans 2:16: In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Romans 16:25: Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began,

I Corinthians 9:17: For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.

Ephesians 6:19: And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel

Now - provide us proof with Bible Scripture alone that we are NOT IN the Gospel of God's Grace! The onus is upon you Judith Anne; where is your Scripture proof to the contrary?

[Judith Anne]

Very humorous! Are you the pope of Free Republic? Here’s some news: you are not anyone’s religious authority, you have no right to command anyone to do anything, and you make me laugh.

[narses]

[bibletruth]

I provide truth in Bible Scripture and all you can do is say - very humorous - unable to provide Bible Scripture to prove your point but only to reply with little bits of goofy comments which demonstrates 1) that you have no capacity to compare scripture with scripture, 2) no capacity to discuss on a reasonable level, 3) no scripture proof to counter my Bible truth from God Almighty. This behavior is childish. Why don't you just resort to insults to me as others did. But remember, I am a bond slave believer-saint of the Most High God Almighty and His Christ who died to save me - and I am heaven bound! God sees your laugh and records what it is and whom you are laughing at: God remembers.

Galatians 2:20: I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Galatians 2:21: I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Do you understand these Bible Scriptures? They do impact you and everything else I have posted on correct Bible Pauline doctrine directly from God the Father who is watching everyone on how they reply to these truths. Go ahead and laugh at that....

[narses]

[Lera]

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[Lera]

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[Lera]

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

[Judith Anne]

Whoops!

[metmom]

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Not through a church, baptism, eucharist, confirmation, last rites, confession, the rosary, Mary, penance, holy water, etc.

Just Jesus, as per His words.

[metmom]

let’s apply the Scriptures to these questions, if MM’s statement is true, the answers to my questions should be easily provided.

Suddenly everybody is the Bible literalist.

Now is has to be explicitly written in Scripture in Vatican approved wording in order to be believed by RCs? Whatever happened to there are many things not written down that tradition teaches us and since the Bible doesn't explicitly deny it, we can preusme it's so?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite?show=0&t=1320569404

hypocrite: 1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion

2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

Oh, lookie here. People got baptized with water and the Holy Spirit at separate times; IOW water baptism did not cause Holy Spirit baptism.

Mark 1:7-9 7And [John the Baptist] preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. 8 I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."

Acts 1:4-6 4And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, he said, "you heard from me; 5for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now."

Acts 19 1And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. 2And he said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said, "No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." 3And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" They said, "Into John’s baptism." 4And Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, Jesus." 5On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. 7There were about twelve men in all.

[metmom]

Hmmm, all these people declared saved with no mention of baptism, but by faith. No mention of confession, a eucharist, last rites, baptism, nothing but faith in Jesus.

Luke 18:9-14 9He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: 10"Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. 11The Pharisee, standing by himself, prayed thus: 'God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' 13But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, a sinner!' 14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

Luke 23:42-44 42And he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." 43And he said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise."

Luke 19:1-10 1 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2And there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small of stature. 4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, "Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today." 6So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7And when they saw it, they all grumbled, "He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner." 8And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, "Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold." 9And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost."

Luke 24:45-48 45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

[metmom]

Romans 4:3 For what does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."

Galatians 3:5-7 5Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith— 6just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"? 7Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.

[metmom]

Is that the only thing you know how to post?

Seems like by your wn words you are condemned.

[Bellflower]

Is that the only thing you know how to post?

Seems like by your wn words you are condemned.

Very good point!

[Bellflower]

It is the preaching of the cross that saves, not baptism or any other work. You have to ask, "Am I one of the so called wise who think that they are too smart to be saved simply by believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but have added works (which gender pride) onto the Gospel? Don't be caught being in that class because it means that you are in the class of the wise of the world but the foolish when it comes to being actually saved.

1Cr 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1Cr 1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1Cr 1:20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

1Cr 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.