Ordination Flashcards
(250 cards)
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What theology books have you read since your GGF licensing process? (5)
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Lost World of Genesis One by John Walton
I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler & Frank Turek
Leading the Small Church by Glenn Daman
Shepherding the Small Church by Glenn Daman
A Vision for the Aging Church by James Houston & Michael Parker
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What study resources have you used since your GGF licensing process? (8)
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Revelation Vols. 1-3 by Paul Sadler The Book of Revelation by Joel McGarvey Various Commentaries by C. R. Stam Dispensational Theology by Charles Baker Understanding the Body of Christ by Charles Baker Things That Differ by C. R. Stam Turning Points by Mark Noll The Reformation by Stephen Nichols
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Support biblically the fact that Jesus was both deity and humanity (deity). (5 Reasons)
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Jesus Christ is wholly divine
Jesus Christ’s Divinity can be shown by the attributes of deity that are ascribed to him
Jesus Christ was sinless
Jesus provides divine revelation
Christ had a bodily resurrection
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Support biblically the fact that Jesus was both deity and humanity (humanity). (3 Reasons)
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Jesus Christ is wholly human
Jesus Christ was tempted
Christ had a bodily resurrection
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Three References for Jesus Being Fully Divine
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John 10:30
Romans 9:5
Colossians 2:9
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Three References for Attributes of Deity Ascribed to Jesus
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Matthew 28:18-20
John 17:5
Hebrews 13:8
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Three References for Jesus as Sinless
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2 Corinthians 5:21
1 Peter 2:22
1 John 3:5
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Three References for Christ’s Bodily Resurrection
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Matthew 12:40
John 2:22
1 Corinthians 15:3-5
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Three References for Jesus Being Fully Human
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John 1:14
Philippians 2:7
Hebrews 2:9
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Three References for Jesus Being Tempted
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Matthew 4:1-11
Hebrews 2:18
Hebrews 4:15
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How have you protected your intimacy with God the last four years?
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God Protects the Intimacy, Not Me (Grace)
Scheduled Time in Morning (5 am) for Prayer and Bible Reading
Family Prayer, Devotionals, Scripture Reading
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Who holds you accountable in your personal life and ministry?
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My Wife Joe Johnson Gary Spykerman Craig Apel Board of GGC
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Defend the inspiration of Scriptures extra-biblically. (10)
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Scripture contains no contradictions, or falsehoods (Internally consistent).
The Internal Consistency of Scripture (99.5% pure) is remarkable since it has: at least 66 different documents, 40 authors of different educational and cultural backgrounds, a dating span of about 1500 years, and contains three different languages
Over 25,000 partial and complete ancient, handwritten manuscripts of the New Testaments
Variants of manuscripts are insignificant (no doctrinal changes or changes in event details not elsewhere recorded)
Hundreds are said to have witnessed the Resurrection of Jesus and none seemed to have disputed this claim
Writings are forthright about character’s failures and rely on the testimony of sinners and women
Disciples are willing to die for their claims (and did)
No archaeological discovery has ever discredited claims of Scripture.
Most if not all New Testament writings are written before 70 A.D.
Extra-biblical writings (Assyrians, Babylonians, Romans) verify the accuracy of biblical records; at least 50 O.T people and 30 N.T. are proven historical figures.
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Have you changed any dispensational views over the past four (4) years?
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No.
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What dispensational books, journals or articles have you read in the past four (4) years? (6)
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Revelation Vols. 1-3 by Paul Sadler The Book of Revelation by Joel McGarvey Various Commentaries by C. R. Stam Dispensational Theology by Charles Baker Understanding the Body of Christ by Charles Baker Things That Differ by C. R. Stam
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What has been the most challenging area in your ministry and why?
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Sermon Preparation, specifically in balancing life and ministry all while wrestling with ADHD and Sleep Apnea.
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How has God reaffirmed your call to ministry during the past four years?
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Consistent verbal affirmation from most in the congregation
Lacking criticism or resistance from the congregation
Increased love and passion for preaching, teaching and loving people
Provision through financial hardships on a pastor’s salary
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How are you continuing to keep abreast of biblical and theological issues?
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Podcasts such as: The Breifing (Albert Mohler), Cross Examined with Dr. Frank Turek, Rainer on Leadership (Thom Rainer), The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, Ask Pastor John (John Piper), The Naked Bible Podcast (Michael Heiser), Thinking Fellows (Lutheran Theologians).
Sermons from: DTS Chapel
Blogs/sites: Gospel Coalition, GotQuestions
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Share your view of being created in the likeness and image of God
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Likeness of God is to be a Representative of God:
* Having Dominion Over Creation * As Though We Were the "Graven" Image/Idol of God/God's Temple Statues
Which Requires Us to Be Like God:
* Rationally * Morally * Having Free Will
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One Reference for Human Dominion
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Genesis 1:26-27
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One Reference for Man as God’s Image
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Genesis 5:1-2
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Genesis 1:26-27
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26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
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Genesis 5:1-2
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1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.
2 Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created.
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Matthew 11:27
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All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
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Matthew 12:40
For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.
19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
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John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John 2:22
When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
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John 10:30
I and the Father are one.”
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John 16:12-15
12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.
13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.
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John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
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Romans 9:5
To them belong the patriarchs, and from their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.
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1 Corinthians 15:3-5
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures,
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,
5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
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2 Corinthians 5:21
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
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Philippians 2:7
but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men
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Colossians 2:9
For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily
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Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.
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Hebrews 2:18
For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
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Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.
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Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
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1 Peter 2:22
He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.
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1 John 3:5
You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin.
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Is man dichotomous or trichotomous? How do you support your view Scripturally? (10)
Not an issue to be dogmatic about. Scripture can be used to support both views.
Scripture consistently presents man as one unified being. The "division" of us as one being is relatively trivial.
Only in death (spiritual or physical) are elements of our nature separated.
Part of our hope of eternal life is the eternal reunification of these elements of man.
Scripture uses many terms to describe both man's immaterial nature (Soul, Spirit, Heart, Mind, Inward Man) material nature (Body, Flesh, Earthen Vessel, Earthly Tent, Outward Man).
Hebrews 4:12-13 shows that there IS a dividing point between soul and spirit, but that this is discernible only to God.
Soul and Spirit are also used interchangeably.
Both Soul and Spirit depart when one dies.
Both Soul and Spirit Sin.
Because of this, I believe it is best to take a dichotomous view in regard to the major division of man, while acknowledging that Scripture uses many synonyms and concepts to describe unified man.
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Two References for Spiritual and Physical Elements of Humanity Separated in Death
Genesis 35:18
Ecclesiastes 12:7
2 Corinthians 5:6-8
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Three References for Reunification of Spiritual and Physical Elements of Man in Eternal LIfe
Genesis 2:7
1 Corinthians 15:51-54
2 Corinthians 5:1
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One Reference to a Divisible Distinction Between Body and Spirit
Hebrews 4:12-13
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Three References for Soul and Spirit Used Interchangeably
Luke 1:46-47
John 12:27
John 13:21
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One Reference for Departure of Soul After Death
Genesis 35:18
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One Reference for Departure of Spirit After Death
Ecclesiastes 12:7
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Two References for Sinful Aspect of Soul and Spirit
2 Corinthians 7:1
| 1 Peter 1:22
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One Reference (chapter) for the Major Two-Part Division of Man
Romans 8
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Genesis 2:7
then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
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Genesis 35:18
And as her soul was departing (for she was dying), she called his name Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
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1 Peter 1:22
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
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Luke 1:46-47
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
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2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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2 Corinthians 5:6-8
6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 15:51-54
51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed.
53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality.
54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
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Hebrews 4:12-13
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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John 12:27
“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour.
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John 13:21
After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.”
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Show how your theology is incorporated practically into your ministry. (Preaching)
Preaching subjects during expository series through Ephesians
Preaching the Gospels from MADT Perspective
Teaching Revelation from a Premillennial, Pretribulation Rapture perspective
"Practicing Grace" by avoiding a legalistic culture or expectation of parishioners.
Comforting parishioners with the hope of the promised rapture of the Body of Christ.
Prayer for Israel
Practice Communion, but not Water Baptism
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Examples of MADT Principles Taught from Ephesians
Paul's Apostleship based on direct revelation from Christ
Eternal security
Body of Christ as unique man distinct from the Jew/Gentile paradigm
Salvation by grace alone apart from works
Holy Spirit Baptism
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Two References for Paul's Apostleship Based on Direct Revelation from Christ
Galatians 1:12
Ephesians 1:1
Ephesians 3:1-10
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Three References for Eternal Security
John 10:28-29
Romans 8:38-39
Ephesians 1:11-14
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Two References (chapters) for Body of Christ as Unique, "New Man"
Ephesians 2
| Ephesians 3
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References for Salvation by Grace
Romans 3:21-24
Galatians 2:21
Ephesians 2:8-10
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References for One Holy Spirit Baptism
1 Corinthians 1:17
1 Corinthians 12:13
Ephesians 4:4-6
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Ephesians 3:1-10
1 For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
3 how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly.
4 When you read this, you can perceive my insight into the mystery of Christ,
5 which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
6 This mystery is that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
7 Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God’s grace, which was given me by the working of his power.
8 To me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 and to bring to light for everyone what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God, who created all things,
10 so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.
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John 10:28-29
28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
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Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,
39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Ephesians 1:11-14
11 In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,
12 so that we who were the first to hope in Christ might be to the praise of his glory.
13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.
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Ephesians 2:11-22
11 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands—
12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility
15 by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace,
16 and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.
17 And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.
18 For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
21 in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
22 In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.
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Galatians 2:21
I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.
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Ephesians 4:4-6
4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
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Examples of Vertical Truths in the Gospels (5)
Sheol as place of the dead (Luke 16)
the "Great Commission" (Matthew 28)
Passover participation (Matthew 26:19; Luke 22:8)
command to listen to Scribes & Pharisees (Matt. 23:1-3)
the command to “heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, [and] cast out demons” (Matthew 10:8)
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How have you taught Revelation from a MADT perspective? (5)
Emphasizing Literal Interpretation (Historical-Grammatical), Scripture interpreting Scripture, and original meaning
Audience of Revelation: Jewish Believers at time of writing, and specifically, during the Tribulation
Contrasting Rapture and Second Coming
Forming Timeline that is Premillennial and Pretribulation Rapture oriented
Dispensation of Law vs. Dispensation of Grace
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Show how you use study tools, commentaries, and original languages in preparations for preaching/teaching in your ministry. (4)
Original Languages are used at a basic level; looking for nuance or meaning to words as originally used. Currently studying Hebrew words for Praise: Halal, Tehillah, etc.
Logos is a major tool used for languages, commentaries, and searching the Bible
gotquestions.org is helpful for finding well articulated answers to questions from a DT perspective.
Go To Commentaries include those by Stam, Bultema, Baker, Sadler, etc.
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What do you believe regarding the topic of annihilation?
A belief that is founded more on fallen human sensibilities than it is on Scripture, since the idea of eternal ‘hell’ seems awful. But the Bible teaches eternal punishment/separation for the unsaved.
A belief in annihilationism results from a misunderstanding of one or more of the following doctrines: 1) the consequences of sin, 2) the justice of God, 3) the nature of hell.
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What do you believe regarding the topic of hell?
Hell, in the way that it is most often imagined in our culture, is best understood as Sheol; specifically the ‘compartment’ where the unsaved dead await their final judgment at the Great White Throne.
Though often imagined as the eternal dwelling of the saved, it isn’t. That, instead, is the Lake of Fire; a place of eternal physical and spiritual punishment and separation for the unsaved after they have received their eternal bodies and been judged at the Great White Throne Judgment.
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What do you believe regarding the topic of universal reconciliation?
Another belief that is founded more on fallen human sensibilities than it is on Scripture, since the idea of eternal ‘hell’ seems awful.
Universal Reconciliation requires a faulty understanding of God’s righteousness (often through over-emphasis of God’s love and compassion), the seriousness of sin, and the nature of hell.
Scripture clearly teaches that not all will be saved and that only those who repent and believe in the name and sacrificial work of the Lord Jesus Christ will be saved.
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Three References for the Topic of Annihilation
Psalm 51:4
Matthew 25:46
Revelation 20:10
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Three References for the Topic of Hell
Luke 16:19-31
Revelation 20:10
Revelation 20:14-15
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Three References for the Topic of Universal Reconciliation
Matthew 25:46
John 3:36
Acts 4:11-12
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Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment.
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Matthew 25:46
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
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Revelation 20:10
and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
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Revelation 20: 14-15
14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
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Luke 16:19-31 (topic)
The Rich Man and Lazarus
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Acts 4:11-12
11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
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Should Women Be Clergy/Elders?
Qualification for Elders are Specific to Men; i.e., a "husband of one wife."
Women are not permitted to teach or exercise authority over a man.
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Three References for Women Not Being Clergy
1 Timothy 2:12
1 Timothy 3:1-7
Titus 1:5-9
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What are your views on human cloning?
Humans are valuable as God's unique image bearers and should not be treated as commodities to be bought and sold.
Cloning for the sake of organ donation cheapens human life and would result in the organ harvesting of an individual human being.
Moreover, this process would require the destruction of multiple human embryos (human lives). That life begins a conception is supported by passages such as: Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:4-5; Luke 1:15.
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Three References for Life Beginning at Conception
Psalm 139:13-16
Jeremiah 1:4-5
Luke 1:15
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Psalm 139:13-16
13 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
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Jeremiah 1:4-5
4 Now the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
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Luke 1:15
for he (john) will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.
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What are your views on Fetal Tissue Research?
In order to do stem cell research on fetal tissue, an embryo must be destroyed.
Since life begins at conception, the destruction of these embryos is the destruction of human life and is therefore wrong; no matter the scientific or health benefits
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How have you conducted yourself in the challenges in your ministry?
P rayerful
U ncompromising on Biblical Principles
S eeking of Wise Counsel
H onest
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Defend the Pre-trib Rapture View
The Body of Christ church is never mentioned on Earth during the Tribulation.
The Body of Christ church is saved from God's Wrath and the whole seven year Tribulation is God's wrath.
The Body of Christ's departure explains the sudden apostasy by the removal of the restrainer who is the Holy Spirit.
The Rapture is a signless and imminent event.
Jacob's trouble/70th week of Daniel, is a for the nation of Israel.
The number of people at the end of the Millennial rule of Christs supports a pretribulational rapture over a posttribulational Rapture.
The Pretribulation Rapture view best explains the the time of peace and safety that precedes sudden destruction.
The Rapture and the Second Coming are different events.
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How does the number of people at the end of the Millennial rule of Christ support a pretribulational rapture view over a posttribulational Rapture view?
Children are born during the Millennial Kingdom after the human population is nearly destroyed and resurrected people do not bear children.
There are believers at the end of the Tribulation who will enter the Millennial Kingdom and bear children.
There is an innumerable number of people born during the 1,000 years who rebel against God.
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What are the differences between the Rapture and the Second Coming?
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Mystery | Propecy
Promise to Body | Promise to Israel
Removes Believers | Removes Unsaved
Resurrection of Body | Resurrection of O.T/Trib Saints
In the Clouds | On the Mt. of Olives
Judgment Seat of Christ | Sheep and Goats
Precedes Trib | Precedes Millennium
Comfort | Wrath
Unpredictable | Predictable
Imminent | Preceded by SIgns
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One Reference for the Rapture
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
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One Reference for the Tribulation as God's Wrath
Revelation 6:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him.
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Revelation 6:15-17
15 Then the kings of the earth and the great ones and the generals and the rich and the powerful, and everyone, slave and free, hid themselves in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains,
16 calling to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who is seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,
17 for the great day of their wrath has come, and who can stand?”
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One Reference for Children Born During Millennium
Isaiah 65:20
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John 16:7-8
7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment:
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2 Thessalonians 2:1-7
1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,
2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come.
3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction,
4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?
6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way.
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Jude 9
But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.”
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One Reference for the Signless Immenence of the Rapture
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
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One References for Jacob's Trouble/70th Week as Reality for Israel
Daniel 9:24
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Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.
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One Reference (chapter) for Rapture as Removal of Believers
1 Thessalonians 4
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Isaiah 65:20
No more shall there be in it
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not fill out his days,
for the young man shall die a hundred years old,
and the sinner a hundred years old shall be accursed.
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One Reference (chapter) for Rapture as Happening in the Clouds/Air
1 Thessalonians 4
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Matthew 24:22
And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
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One Reference (chapter) for Rapture as Unpredictable
1 Thessalonians 4
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Matthew 22:30
For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
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Three References for Tribulation Believers Entering Millennial Kingdom and Bering Children
Matthew 25:31-34
Revelation 7:4
Revelation 7:9
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Matthew 25:31-34
31 "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 And he will place the sheep on his right, but the goats on the left.
34 Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
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Revelation 7:4
And I heard the number of the sealed, 144,000, sealed from every tribe of the sons of Israel
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Revelation 7:9
After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands
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One Reference (chapter) for Second Coming as Predictable
Matthew 24
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Revelation 20:8
and will come out to deceive the nations that are at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle; their number is like the sand of the sea.
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One Reference for the Second Coming as the Resurrection of OT/Trib Saints
Revelation 20:4-5
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
While people are saying, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
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Zechariah 14:2
For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city shall be taken and the houses plundered and the women raped. Half of the city shall go out into exile, but the rest of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
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2 Corinthians 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.
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Daniel 9:27
And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”
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How do you feel about transgender ministers?
I believe Transgenderism is a mental disorder that effects a persons self-image and understanding of reality/truth in such a way that it disqualifies them from ministry.
Ministry is not an appropriate environment for dealing with such mental illness and the other issues that come with it such as: depression, suicidal thoughts, and sexual perversion.
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How have you used the Bible in counseling, Christian education, and church missions program?
I have only counseled couples during pre-marital counseling in regard to spirituality, finances, communication, sex, and the purpose of marriage.
I have avoided the use of videos and other resources during Sunday School to focus learning directly from the Word of God.
Church Missions is limited to what is mentioned during board meetings, offering for missionaries, and in the occasional sermon.
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John 3:36
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
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What has the role of the Holy Spirit been in your ministries? (5)
The Holy Spirit has brought comfort to grieving families that I cannot provide.
The Holy Spirit has given and sustained an attitude of unity through potentially divisive situations.
The Holy Spirit illuminates Scripture that we might understand truth and grow in our knowledge of spiritual things.
The Holy Spirit guides and points us toward Christ.
The Holy Spirit produces fruit as we seek to do good for the glory of God.
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One Reference for the Holy Spirit as Comforter of the Church
Acts 9:31
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Acts 9:31
So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied.
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One Reference for the Holy Spirit Revealing Truth
John 16:13
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One Reference for the Holy Spirit as Producer of Fruit
Galatians 5:22-23
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John 15:26
“But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
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Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
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What is the “emergent church” theology?
A movement without any official organization or doctrine
Adheres to the idea that as culture changes, a new church should "emerge."
Currently, part of the rise of post-modernism; denies the absolute truth and replaces with relativism and subjectivity.
There is no standard emergent theology.
The movement emphasizes experience over reason, spirituality over religion, images over words, and feelings over facts.
Generally, the theology that comes from this movement is Liberal; often rejecting one or more core tenets of orthodox Christianity.
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What does it biblically mean to be “in Christ”? (9)
—*NUN PARISH*—
Salvation by Grace Through Faith
No Condemnation
Identification with the Death, Burial, and Resurrection of Christ
Becoming a New Creation
Reconciliation with God
Adoption as God's Children
Placement into the One Church, Which is the Body of Christ
Unification and Equality with All Believers
Becoming Heirs of the Promise to Abraham
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Three References for Salvation by Grace Through Faith "in Christ"
Romans 3:30
Galatians 5:6
Ephesians 2:4-10
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Galatians 5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
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Ephesians 2:4-10
4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,
5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—
6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,
9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
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One Reference for Reconciliation with God "in Christ"
2 Corinthians 5:18-20
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Romans 8:1
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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One Reference for Placement into the One Church, Which is the Body of Christ "in Christ"
1 Corinthians 12:13
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Romans 6:1-11
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?
2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it?
3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?
4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
7 For one who has died has been set free from sin.
8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.
9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.
10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God.
11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
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One Reference for Becoming Heirs of the Promise to Abraham "in Christ"
Galatians 3:29
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2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
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Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.
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What is the difference between our position in Christ and our condition in Christ?
We become the righteousness of God in regard to our position in Christ when we are saved by grace through faith (trust) in Christ. This is our legal status as we are justified (declared righteous) by God despite being guilty sinners (our condition)
Our condition is that of guilty sinner and our condition does not conform to our position until after our resurrection. Until then, we are gradually being sanctified.
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2 Corinthians 5:18-20
18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.
20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
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Romans 8:23
And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
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Galatians 3:26
for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith.
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Galatians 4:5
to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
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Galatians 3:27
For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
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Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
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Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
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Galatians 3:29
And if you are Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to promise.
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Romans 3:19-31
19 Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God.
20 For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—
22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
28 For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is he not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,
30 since God is one—who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith.
31 Do we then overthrow the law by this faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.
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Romans 4:5
And to the one who does not work but believes in him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is counted as righteousness
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1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality
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Hebrews 10:14
For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
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Name the eight essentials of mid-Acts dispensationalism
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Literal interpretation
The Apostle Paul’s distinctive ministry
The Jew-Gentile equality
Israel & the Church (Law/Grace)
The beginning of the Body of Christ
The cessation of sign gifts
One baptism
The pre-tribulation rapture
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Three References for the Essential MADT of Literal Interpretation
Matthew 24:35
2 Timothy 2:15
Revelation 22:7
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Three References for the Essential MADT of the Apostle Paul's Distinctive Ministry
Galatians 1:11-12, 15-17
Ephesians 3:1-6
Colossians 1:24-27
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Three References for the Essential MADT of Jew-Gentile Equality
1 Corinthians 12:12-13
Ephesians 2:11-21
Ephesians 3:1-6
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Three References for the Essential MADT of Israel and the Church (Law/Grace)
Exodus 19:3-6
Exodus 20
Ephesians 3:1-6
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Three References (chapters) for the Essential MADT of the Beginning of the Body of Christ
Acts 9
Acts 15
Galatians 1
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Three References for the Essential MADT of the Cessation of Sign Gifts
1 Corinthians 13:10
1 Corinthians 14:20
2 Corinthians 12:12
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Three References for the Essential MADT of One Baptism
1 Corinthians 1:14-17
1 Corinthians 12:13
Ephesians 4:4-6
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Three References for the Essential MADT of the Pre-tribulation Rapture
1 Corinthians 15:51-54
Philippians 3:20-21
1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
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Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
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2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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Revelation 22:7
“And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
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Galatians 1:11-12
11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel.
12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Colossians 1:24-27
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
25 of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
26 the mystery hidden for ages and generations but now revealed to his saints.
27 To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
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1 Corinthians 12:12-13
12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.
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Exodus 19:3-6
3 while Moses went up to God. The LORD called to him out of the mountain, saying, “Thus you shall say to the house of Jacob, and tell the people of Israel:
4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;
6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
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1 Corinthians 13:10
but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.
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1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
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2 Corinthians 12:12
The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.
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1 Corinthians 1:14-17
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name.
16 (I did baptize also the household of Stephanas. Beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized anyone else.)
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
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Philippians 3:20-21
20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.
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1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.
14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
15 For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.
16 For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.
17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.
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How would you explain dispensationalism to a newcomer to your church?
Dispensationalism is a somewhat complicated meaning that represents a simple approach to Scripture.
The two major elements of Dispensationalism are 1) a literal interpretation of Scripture and 2) the view that the Church today is different from Israel in the Old Testament.
Literal Interpretation means using and understanding the words of the Bible as God meant them when he originally inspired them.
The Church today and Israel are different, in part, because God manages each differently as though they were different administrations/Dispensations.
For example....
* Israel was in a privileged position before God as his chosen nation (Deuteronomy 7:6-8) while in the Church, all people are equal before God despite their nationality (Galatians 3:28); Israel was under the law.
* Israel was under the Law given to them on Mt. Sinai (Exodus 19:3-6) and the Church is not under the Law Galatians 3:23-25).
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Two References that Compare Israel's Privileged Position and Equality in the Body of Christ
Deuteronomy 7:6-8
| Galatians 3:28
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Two References that Compare Israel Under Law to the Church Not Under Law
Exodus 19:3-6
| Galatians 3:23-25
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Deuteronomy 7:6-8
6 “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples,
8 but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
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Galatians 3:23-25
23 Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed.
24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.
25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian
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Share, with Scriptural support, your view of the beginning of the Body of Christ (Acts 9) (please be specific).
The Body of Christ is part of the mystery revealed first to the Apostle Paul, which fits the pattern of God revealing major changes to his people beforehand.
After Paul is saved and called to minister to Gentiles on the road to Damascus after an encounter with Christ, he spends three years in Arabia before going to Jerusalem where the 12 apostles were. Paul's escape from Damascus in the basket happens after the three years in Arabia, not before.
Since Paul was the sole recipient of the mystery, he had to have received it, at least in part, in Arabia before meeting with Peter or else someone would claim he received the mystery from Peter and the eleven.
After his three years in Arabia and short trip to Jerusalem, Paul spent 9 years in Syria and Cilicia before his “first” missionary journey (Galatians 1:18-2:1).
Body of Christ churches (Jew/Gentile equality) were planted at this time. We know this because in Acts 15, Paul goes into Syria and Cilicia to deliver a letter from the Jerusalem Council that was important for Body of Christ churches (Acts 15:22-29; 36-41).
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Two References for God Revealing Major Changes to His People Beforehand
Isaiah 42:8-9
| Amos 3:7
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Isaiah 42:8-9
8 I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
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Amos 3:7
For the Lord GOD does nothing
without revealing his secret
to his servants the prophets.
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What is the significance of the mention of King Aretas in 2 Corinthians 11:32-33?
King Aretas began his rule halfway through Paul's three year stay in Arabia, meaning that was the earliest the basket event could have taken place.
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Acts 22:21
And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
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Three References for Paul Spending Three Years in Arabia Before Being Lowered in a Basked Out of Damascus
Acts 9:25
2 Corinthians 11:32-33
Galatians 1:15-18
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2 Corinthians 11:32-33
32 At Damascus, the governor under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus in order to seize me,
33 but I was let down in a basket through a window in the wall and escaped his hands.
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Galatians 1:15-18
15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
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One Reference for paul Spending 9 Years in Syria and Cilicia after his Time in Arabia
Galatians 1:18-2:1
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Acts 15:22-29
22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers,
23 with the following letter: “The brothers, both the apostles and the elders, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings.
24 Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions,
25 it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
27 We have therefore sent Judas and Silas, who themselves will tell you the same things by word of mouth.
28 For it has seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay on you no greater burden than these requirements:
29 that you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.”
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Acts 15:36-41
36 And after some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us return and visit the brothers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are.”
37 Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John called Mark.
38 But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
39 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus,
40 but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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Galatians 1:18-2:1
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord’s brother.
20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)
21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 And they glorified God because of me.
2:1 -- Then after fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.
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Do you believe that the Body of Christ will be a part of the Kingdom on earth during the Millennium?
Note: This is an area that I am still working through.
NO, I Do Not Believe that the Body of Christ will be a part of the Kingdom on earth during the Millennium.
Some suggest that the "armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, [that] were following him on white horses" (Revelation 19:14) are members of the Body of Christ.But this cannot be the case.
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Why do you think that the "armies of heaven" mentioned in Revelation 19:14 cannot be the Body of Christ? (6)
The Second Coming of Christ with his saints as depicted here is the subject of Old Testament prophecy (Jude 14) which was given while the mystery of the Body of Christ was still hidden; having yet to be revealed to the Apostle Paul.
The armies of heaven of Revelation 19:14 are the Old Testament Saints who are resurrected at the time of the Second Coming.
We know these to be (mostly) Israel because this is connected with the marriage supper of the lamb as God--through Christ-- is finally wed to his now worthy bride.
The Millennial Kingdom is a promise for Israel; that God would remain faithful to them as his chosen people and the recipients of the blessings of his promises that are fulfilled in this kingdom.
Christ's Second Coming is his coming as Conqueror to rule the nations as the rightful king from Israel. This kingdom is geographic (land) and political (literal kingdom). And these are not the nature of the Body Church, but of Israel.
The Millennial Kingdom is the time when the promise of the 12 Disciples sitting upon 12 thrones to rule over Israel is fulfilled (Matthew 19:28)
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One Reference for the Second Coming with Heavenly Beings as Old Testament Prophecy
Jude 14
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Three References for the Old Testament Saints Resurrected at Second Coming
Job 19:25
John 5:26-29
Revelation 20:4-6
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Three References for the Marriage Supper in Revelation 19 Being About Israel as the Bride
Hosea 2:19-20
Revelation 19:6-8
Revelation 21:2
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Jude 14
It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones
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One Reference for the Promise to the Disciples to Rule Over Israel from 12 Thrones
Matthew 19:28
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Job 19:25
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
| and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
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John 5:26-29
26 For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself.
27 And he has given him authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
28 Do not marvel at this, for an hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice
29 and come out, those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.
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Revelation 20:4-6
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Also I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
5 The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.
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Revelation 19:15-16
15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
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Matthew 19:28
Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the new world, when the Son of Man will sit on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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In Regard to the Question About the Body of Christ Coming with Christ into the Millennial Kingdom, What About the Opposing View is Still a Struggle for You?
1 Thessalonians 4:17 and the teaching that after the Rapture, Body Church believers will "always be with the Lord." Though this seems to imply that we must come with Christ, it does not change how we ought to interpret Revelation 19 and the Millennial Kingdom as part of God's plan for Israel and the nations (not the Body of Christ).
Other texts that describe us reigning with Christ can be used to make a compelling case for reigning with Christ for the 1,000 year kingdom. These texts do not necessarily mean that we reign from the earth during the Millennium; though how this works/fits our heavenly 'nature' is a weak area in my understanding.
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Positive Aspects of the NPP (10)
Emphasizes Paul's Identity as a Jewish Follower of the Messiah Who Did Not Give Up Judaism
Identifies Judaism as a Religion of Salvation By Grace; Strengthening the Point of Salvation By Grace Through Faith
Interprets Paul to have the boundary markers like circumcision and dietary laws at the forefront of his thinking, which supports the MADT principle of Jew/Gentile Equality in the Body of Christ and local churches. i.e., Gentile Believers do not need to adhere to the boundary marker rules that Jewish Believers hold to.
Pursues Scripture through the Historical-Grammatical method of interpretation; thereby emphasizing its importance and necessity in biblical scholarship (even if our conclusion differ).
Brings Clarity and Support to the Understanding of "justification" as a legal metaphor.
May Be correct in their suggestion that the Reformers turned Paul's legal metaphor into the primary metaphor for all of Paul's soteriology. We ought to not make this the only metaphor upon which all soteriological points are placed, i.e., "in Christ."
Challenges the anti-Judaism and anti-Semitic results of primarily Lutheran theology in the 20th century.
The work of NPP Scholars has helped us to picture Judaism at the time of Christ in a way that more accurately reflects what it may have actually looked like; specifically in regard to salvation by Grace and not works.
Draw attention away from the legal metaphor of justification and toward the language of being "in Christ" as the only boundary marker that Christians ought to by identified by (a great help in the MADT perspective on baptism as a boundary marker today).
Sees Scripture as an unfolding story of redemption which lends itself nicely to Dispensational Theology's strong view of progressive revelation
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Negative Aspects of the NPP (3)
Fails to Fully Recognize the Radical Change in Paul's Life and Theology
Fails to Recognize Paul's Teaching as a New Revelation from Jesus Instead of Paul's Personal New Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible
Denies Justification as "Declared Righteousness" and denies imputed righteousness.
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What are the general beliefs of Open Theism?
Open Theism submits that human free will cannot be truly free if God always knows what the future holds. God has purposely limited himself to not knowing everything about the future in order to allow us true freedom to choose.
In most versions of open theism, natural causes will inevitably dictate how many aspects of the future will unfold and God may supernaturally know some aspects of the future, allowing for prophecy in Scripture. Yet how humans exercise their free will could change the future; hence, the future is open, not closed.
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What are the Problems with Open Theism? (5)
This view denies the omniscience of God (Genesis 6:5; Job 36:4; Psalm 139:2-4), taught in dozens of passages, all of which become meaningless since they, in their simplicity, affirm God's omniscience.
This view eliminates any certainly that Christ will be victorious over Satan.
If God does not know the future, he must not be outside of time and is therefore not outside of space (material universe). Such a God cannot be eternal, is not infinite or perfect by nature, is not necessarily existent, ages with the passing of time, and is not the Creator.
This God cannot be morally perfect or blameless, since he cannot act or guide in a way that would guarantee a good outcome. His will would be called into question and would be impossible to determine as we make decisions.
The view does not adequately deal with the problem created regarding prophecy, for the sheer amount of prophecy of God that is fulfilled is an unbelievably miracle; all of which can be ruined and discount all of Scripture and theology if one free person freely chooses to do something that God did not anticipate and that destroys any possibility of fulfilling one of the prophecies.
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Three References for the Omniscience of God
Genesis 6:5
Job 36:4
Psalm 139:2-4
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Genesis 6:5
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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Job 36:4
For truly my words are not false;
| one who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
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Psalm 139:2-4
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
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What is your view of Hebrews 6:1-6?
I believe this passage IS referring to true believers and not false or near converts (though these true believers are likely hypothetical).
Those that fall away (backslide) cannot again repent because their condition before Christ was permanently changed and sealed when the person first repented.
This, then, is not a warning that once salvation is lost it cannot be gained again. Instead, it is an explanation of how salvation is secure even for those who seem to fall away.
The author may even be posing this as a hypothetical situation, not to claim loss of salvation is possible, but to claim that even if this situation WERE to happen, it would be absurd to imply that the person would need to have Christ die again.
This text fits in perfectly with the rest of the book of Hebrews and support the doctrine of eternal security.
People cannot and need not be re-saved or re-repent, for Christ's death was sufficient enough to secure our salvation (7:27; 9:12, 25-27)
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Three References for the Sufficient, One-time Sacrifice of Christ
Hebrews 7:27
Hebrews 9:12
Hebrews 9:25-27
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Hebrews 7:27
He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself.
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Hebrews 9:12
he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
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Hebrews 9:25-27
25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own,
26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment
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What is your view of James 2:20-26?
James uses the word "justified" to speak to a different aspect of salvation and works than Paul.
Paul says we are justified in that we are "declared righteous" or "acquitted" by faith apart from works (Romans 3:38).
James says we are justified in that we "shown to be righteous" by our works, just as faith without works is dead (James 2:17-18).
Salvation is by faith alone, but that faith will never be alone.
Not only are Paul and James NOT in disagreement, Paul agrees with James in the passage most often cited for salvation by grace alone through faith alone. Ephesians 8:9-10 says we are saved by grace through faith, not works AND we were created for good works that we should walk in.
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James 2:20-26
20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up his son Isaac on the altar?
22 You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by his works;
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.
24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
25 And in the same way was not also Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
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Hebrews 6:1-6
Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
2 and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
3 And this we will do if God permits.
4 For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,
5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come,
6 and then have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to contempt.
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James 2:17-18
17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
18 But someone will say, “You have faith and I have works.” Show me your faith apart from your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
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What is your view of Matthew 24:13?
Jesus says this to his Jewish disciples in the context of speaking of the Tribulation.
Those who endure persecution, false teaching, hardships, etc. throughout the seven year Tribulation will be delivered/saved as Christ returns and they enter his wonderful Kingdom.
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How Many Dispensations Do You See? Name Them.
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Promise
Law
Grace
Kingdom
Fullness of Time
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One Reference for the Dispensation of Promise
Romans 5:14
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One Reference for the Dispensation of Law
Ephesians 2:11-22
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One Reference for the Dispensation of Grace
Ephesians 3:1-6
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One Reference for the Dispensation of Kingdom
Revelation 19-20
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One Reference for the Dispensation of the Fullness of Time
Ephesians 1:10
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Romans 5:14
Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
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Ephesians 1:10
as a plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth.
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Hosea 2:19-20
19 And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy.
20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD.
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1 Timothy 2:12
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.
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1 Timothy 3:1-7
The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive,
5 for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
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Titus 1:5-9
5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—
6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.
7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,
8 but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
