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  1. Jack Hyles is not responsible for anyone going to hell. They are responsible. The man may have gone about it wrong sometimes but he had a zeal for souls. That's more that can be said for most Christians. Unfortunately, he had a zeal for numbers too. All those guys from the Sword of the Lord seemed to be in a numbers competition to prove how "mighty with the Lord" they were. As a new convert I got to listen to a lot of Jack Hyles sermons and a lot of it did me good in helping me become a man. His problem was that he wasn't good with doctrine (paricularly eternal security) and sometimes would substitute some of his convuluted philosophies for the word of God and even poo-poo the meatier doctrines of the bible. But from reading the bible I figured this out. Also, his book Denim and Lace I found quite illuminating and helpful.

    As far a "Easy Believism", I agree with Charles Ryrie, it is easy to believe and be saved.

  2. Keeping silence can also mean not being argumentive, contentious or interuptive. Women are not supposed to try to take control of a service since many women like to take control of things. It doesn't always have to mean not being able to talk or make a peep. I would think that God would want everyone to proclaim and praise his name in church. The problem is that many churches today are controlled by the women even in they are not preaching from the pulpit.


  3. Hello. I am not trying to overstep my authority in the Lord's house, but I have an opinion. We women stand up and give testimonies of our salvation and the goodness of God. If I was asked to pray during the service I would not. I would look to my husband.
    My understanding of the verse is that women were not to speak in other tongues. The gift of tongues was for the Jews. I do not believe the author meant that women ought not to speak at all during the service. However, it does state that the woman should ask her husband at home anything she doesn't understand.
    I don't believe women are to create a disturbance. I don't believe men should either, but some men take this scripture and run with it. Not showing the love of God and the respect the Lord has for women.
    No offense to the men who do treat women respectfully.
    The Bible mentions a man and his own house. I believe some things are a little different if the woman is a widow or single.
    I believe a woman should be able to shout an amen (as long as she is not too loud) or to sing in the service. I think all of ya'll allow women to sing. That would be in direct disobedience of your verse you are quoting.


    I agree with this. Really, do some of you folks think Paul was saying that women can't testify, sing, shout praises in church? That somehow that's shameful?

    "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so."
  4. Actually, maize may have been grown in Egypt back in those days. They have found it along with cobs in some of the ancient tombs. Don't sell the KJV short.
    http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Egyptian-Maize-Gunnar-Thompson/dp/0557303087

    Just like where the KJV says "brass" instead of "bronze". Well, despite what the bible correctors teach about being no brass back in those days, they are wrong. Brass was found in Palestine as early as 2000 BC and was a much desired metal throughout the region. All the bible correctors follow each other like the blind leading the blind in this area and never research it. There have been brass (copper and zinc alloy as opposed to bronze which is a copper and tin alloy) artifacts found in that region dating back nearly 4000 years ago.


  5. I do understand the Jewish calendar,

    Jesus' body was to be in the tomb "Three days and three nights." He was placed in the tomb as the sabbath was approaching, ie twilight, Wednesday. He arose exactly 72 hours later, as the second sabbath ended. If you look at Matt. 28, verse 1, you have two seemingly contadictory times mentioned. 1, In the end of the sabbath (Saturday evening) and as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week (Sunday morning in our reckoning,) This must mean that the two Marys came to the sepulchre, at dusk on Saturday evening, as the sabbath was ending and the first day about to begin, because elsewhere we read that they came while it was yet dark, not dawn.

    About a month or go, someone posted a timeline for that week. I cannot remember who it was or in which thread, but he came to the same conclusion as I but from a dfferent timeline.

    I am not trying to make a point on this. If you can convince me that I am wrong from scripture, I would be happy to accept it.


    I wasn't referring to you about not understanding the Jewish calendar. You and I are basically saying the same thing.

  6. Thanks for the link. I spent a few minutes this morning exploring the site and watched a segement on Faith History --- Is the US a Christian nation? --

    At this point, I'm not sure where I stand on TCT, itself. When I have more time, I'll watch some of the "on demand", especially what you referenced. Quit watching this morning when the next program was John Hagee.

    It's not on Dishnetwork, according to their web site, so it'll have to be via the net. Since most of my on-line time is used for Bible study and visiting sites, such as this one, I'm not sure how much time I can devote to TCT. It all depends.............

    Just some random thoughts this a.m. Again, appreciate the link and the opportunity to see if this will be another valuable resource to use in my walk of faith.

    Anyone have recommendations on specific programs in addition to "Faith in History"? Pros & Cons on TCT?

    TIA!


    I'm not promoting TCT. I just thought that particular show was pretty good. Not sure about any of the others.

  7. If we are to believe that

    Acts 20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

    is to be interpreted as only a suggestion and not a must, then we must take all other instances of the Greek word "dei" in the New Testament to be suggestion and not a must. This means when Jesus said that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things He only meant it was a suggestion and didn't necessarily have to be carried out. When He said that He must preach the Word of God, it was only suggested that He preach the Word of God. The Bishop doesn't necessarily have to be blameless, etc..

    There are 106 instances of the word "dei" in the Word of God, and all are in the imperative. Acts 20 is not excluded. Paul said the elders ought to work with their hands to support themselves and the weak.

    And he told the overseers in Thessalonica that they too should work for their living.


    Maybe you should read a little further.

    Acts 20:35

    [35] I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

    There is nothing in that passage of scripture that suggests that a preacher or missionary is not to receive financial support from the church. Some churches want to take care of their pastor or missionaries and to free them up to give full attention to the ministering of the word of God. Should they be stopped and not receive a blessing? Paul worked so it couldn't be said that he was stealing from the churches but he also told the Corinthians that he had the right not to work and that it would be their responsibilty "not muzzle the ox that treaded the corn". Yes, it can be said that a pastor or missionary should have some kind of support for himself but to be honest most pastors I have known did have a side job or were self-employed. Yet, I don't know if this is always possible for a missionary overseas particularly in poorer countries.

    Next you'll be teaching that pastors or missionaries should not marry because Paul was celibate.



  8. This is the conclusion I've come to.

    He's ignoring plain English, and context, in the Scriptures, to avoid the idea of giving a pastor a salary, as if being a pastor is not "work".

    And he still never told us where his parents in Libya got their financing, which kind of tells me that it was probably a special case that would be impossible for a normal missionary to achieve.


    Missionaries to Libya? Must have been a long time ago because Libya is nearly 100% Muslim and any proselytizing would end in death.

  9. Invicta,
    Sorry, but the time line does not work for a Wed. crucifiction. Also, there is no evidence that Christ rose Sat. night early in the evening, but on the contrary, when Jesus resurrected and Mary Magdalene seemed to want to embrace Him, He said "Touch me not" because He had not yet ascended. This is strong evidence that He had just resurrected and had not yet presented the blood at the Mercy seat. If Mary would have touched Him, it may have polluted the sacrifice because of fleshly interference. If Christ rose in the morning of the third day, and not at sunset the night before. Every time the three days and nights are mentioned, the day always came first, not the night. He was tried in a kangaroo court at night, all night long, and hung on the cross on Thursday, and died at about 3 o'clock, and was put in the tomb BEFORE the 6 o'clock Sabbath, with Wednesday still being the first day. Otherwise you have him in the grave 4 nights, and ignore Wed. before the Sabbath started.


    Jesus would have been crucified on Wednesday. Thursday according to the Jewish calendar starts at the onset of night. So Thursday would have started at around 6:00 pm that night. Therefore, Jesus would have spent three days and three nights in the heart of the earth before rising on Sunday which could have been a good 12 hours before Mary came to the tomb. You need to understand how the Jewish calendar works to grasp this.
  10. I don't think going on an Easter egg hunt or giving your kid a basket of candy is celebrating a pagan holiday. Nobody is worshipping Woden when they do that. I just don't believe that the Lord is concerned about these things. What may concern him are the hypocrites who only attend church on Easter to play religion. At the judgement seat I think this will be brought into consideration. Not whether you took your kids on an Easter egg hunt.




  11. When the government mandated ethanol in our gas, we lost at least 2-3mpg by using it. They lied and said they recomputed how mpg was figured but a 2005 Montana was no different than the previous year and now got at least 2mpg less in economy not to mention ethanols harmful effects on the fuel system of older cars and our lawn equipment! Wish I knew where to get ethanol free gas. I heard some marinas around here had it but haven't found one, nor have a really, really tried.

    Synthetic oil. Conventional oil is dead at 5000 miles. It's lost all viscosity by that point and just turns to sludge, especially in today's compact engines. 1990s vintage camry's and accord's suffered greatly when their owners neglected those motors! I have run down the drag strip all night long without any oil in my motor without blowing it up having used synthetic oil. My memory is foggy but I remember at least a 1mpg increase in fuel economy on my Buicks when switching to synthetic too. Since the late 1980s every car I've ever owned gets plain old Mobil One (not the newfangled garbage) and the motors last forever. After discovering my race car was out of oil and fixing the leak, I added the spare quart I had and drove it another 66 miles back to my shop. The next day I tore down the motor and it was fine, no, pristine inside! Not a drop of sludge anywhere on the then 96k mile engine. Have gone as long as 34,000 miles between oil changes on a '93 Olds Ciera with a Buick 3300 V6 motor on Mobil One. When that car was given away it was nearing 200k miles and the motor still ran like a top.


    I've heard 1 quart synthetic to every 4 quarts regular oil in the engine. Also, synthetic for new cars and old cars that never has had synthetic oil in it should stick with the regular oil.
  12. I would think that the Lord would want a missionary to seek financial support from various churches. This would only lead to more believers being blessed via their financial support of the missionary. I just can't see how someone can think this is unscriptural or lacking faith. To me it's not only smart but takes faith to carry out. It's a way that everyone can partake in that particular work of God.

    Like I've said before, I'm a former Mormon and my parents are still Mormon and the main reason the LDS church is one of the fastest growing religions in the world is because of their intense missionary work. And their missionaries have every need taken care of by the Mormon church so they can focus completely on their missionary work (there is great accountability and frugal living among their missionaries also). They far out do the Baptists or any other denomination in this area.

    So even if it could be argued that that particular missionary may not be living by faith, which I disagree with, it's still the smartest way to get the gospel out to the largest amount of people.

  13. :lol: My brother is a postmaster here in Virginia. He'd get a kick out of this article. He himself would tell you the USPS is messed up and he's getting out soon.

    What isn't a joke is that the USPS lobbyist tried to get Congress to pass a law that would charge you a nickel for every email you send and the USPS would get the money.


  14. Can anyone point out where Jesus & his Apostles prophesied a future state of Israel? God has eternity in view.

    Romans 11 does not - Paul prophesies salvation - if they abide not still in unbelief - not a future state. All the glorious promises will be fulfilled in the NH&NE.


    See, like I said. Spoken like a true preterist.
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