tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post7792775179385099924..comments2023-10-18T07:29:50.766-05:00Comments on Carry Your Candle: Right Now Counts Forever by R.C. SproulSamanthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-36467559566214038852007-04-11T22:16:00.000-05:002007-04-11T22:16:00.000-05:00Actually in the greek, the terminology is a corpor...Actually in the greek, the terminology is a corporate dispersal of the holy spirit. For Jesus did not die just for some but for all. He does not withold his blessings from any who seek him out. He forgave the sins of the whole world for all time. "that whosoever believeth in him, shall not perish but have ever lasting life." John 3:16.5 It is for everyone and anyone who believes in him.<BR/><BR/>I knew today would be the last time that I came to your site to leave a comment. I know that John Piper is a very intelligent man, and very devout. But in wanting the truth to be spoken, I will let you know that Calvinism is very Jehovah's Witness. They believe that only 144,000 people will be allowed in to heaven. The elect. Jesus died for all. Not just some. Being a believer and a servant of God should be enough on its own, without being made into an exclusive club that was decided before the world began. If that was the case, God would have never formed the Levites as the missionary priests of the Isrealites. He is powerful enough to have his elect taken care of without going out to the world. Missionaries would be worthless, whoever convinced you to understand grace, was not needed. God doesn't need our help. He does it his way, as it pleases him. It pleased him to forgive, love, and give everyone a chance. <BR/><BR/>Here is some truth. See if anywhere in the bible it promises that believers will go to heaven. And the passage must state something to the effect, "if you believe in Jesus, you will go to heaven." Not my fathers house either. People can have many houses in many different places. Tom Cruise has them in Italy, California, and 3 or 4 others. Doesn't mean they are in heaven. The only thing that we are promised as belivers, is to be allowed into the Kingdom of God that will be set up on Earth for the thousand year reign.<BR/><BR/>I would like to thank you for the thoughts and study you provoked in me. It helped me grow spiritually. You are an intelligent, and well spoken woman. Maybe a bit hard on yourself, but that is just because you want to do so well. I am a perfectionist too, and never satified with my efforts either. I hope you, your husband, and your dog have a wonderful life together.<BR/><BR/>Also I buried this down a ways so that hopefully you would see it before anyone else, and decide what you would like to do with it. <BR/>Love in the Christ.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286219824281974297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-22052612553638327212007-04-11T07:10:00.000-05:002007-04-11T07:10:00.000-05:00No, no no. The Holy Spirit was not given to ALL m...No, no no. The Holy Spirit was not given to ALL men. God enlightens who He intends to save, not all men, everywhere.<BR/><BR/>If that were so, Jesus' death was not sufficient enough to save the "whole world."<BR/><BR/>It's not that it cannot be sufficient, it's that God chose to make His sacrifice sufficient for His elect. :D<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the new job!Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-76142641757020543152007-04-10T22:09:00.000-05:002007-04-10T22:09:00.000-05:00Sorry I have been busy with a new job. "I am the w...Sorry I have been busy with a new job. "I am the way, the truth and the life." When Jesus completed his time on the Earth. He promised us "The Truth", which is the Holy Spirit. A measure was poured out to ALL men on the day of pentecost. It is how God can do the regeneration before the acceptance of Jesus as the Christ and, the Holy Spirit sealing them to God. Since the Holy Spirit is already in them, it can convict them, and bring them a desire for God. As you so readily point out, Jesus "wiped away the sins of the world." Taking us away from the law based faith. (Most call works based faith) To grace based faith, or salvation through faith in Jesus.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286219824281974297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-32142686785202104272007-03-30T08:31:00.000-05:002007-03-30T08:31:00.000-05:00http://www.gotquestions.org/receive-Holy-Spirit.ht...http://www.gotquestions.org/receive-Holy-Spirit.htmlSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-85878029180534426992007-03-30T08:30:00.000-05:002007-03-30T08:30:00.000-05:00Ephesians 1:13-14In him you also, when you heard t...Ephesians 1:13-14<BR/>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, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.<BR/><BR/>:DSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-35064007133506609062007-03-29T22:44:00.000-05:002007-03-29T22:44:00.000-05:00So when does the Holy Spirit start to work in a pe...So when does the Holy Spirit start to work in a person? (I truly hate the "Accepts Christ" as well. It just seemed easier to get my point across that way.)Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286219824281974297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-21723608743812852312007-03-29T07:08:00.000-05:002007-03-29T07:08:00.000-05:001 Corinthians 2:14The natural person does not acce...1 Corinthians 2:14<BR/>The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.<BR/><BR/>The Holy Spirit must lift the veil from the "natural man's" eyes before he can trust Christ for salvation. <BR/><BR/>The idea that the HS comes after one "accepts" (I really hate using that word...) Christ doesn't make any sense. If one could "accept" Christ before the HS's work, then we could argue that man can come to Christ by his own power.<BR/><BR/>And we know that that is not possible :DSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-69995620029812124022007-03-28T22:04:00.000-05:002007-03-28T22:04:00.000-05:00I agree, what of this statement? "Thirdly, the mon...I agree, what of this statement? "Thirdly, the monergistic work of regeneration by the Holy Spirit is an immediate work. It is immediate with respect to time, and it is immediate with respect to the principle of operating without intervening means. The Holy Spirit does not use something apart from His own power to bring a person from spiritual death to spiritual life, and when that work is accomplished, it is accomplished instantaneously." Many pastors say that the gift of the holy spirit is given when one accepts Jesus. How then can the Holy Spirit create the regeneration ahead of time? Just looking for your thoughts.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286219824281974297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-77979237732260864012007-03-28T08:03:00.000-05:002007-03-28T08:03:00.000-05:00I agree.When Jesus went out teaching, He taught in...I agree.<BR/><BR/>When Jesus went out teaching, He taught in parables, so that the Truth was hidden from their eyes. Even the disciples weren't given knowledge of who Christ really was until He revealed it to them.<BR/><BR/>Faith can only come from some sort of mighty change in the heart. It's when the veil is lifted, then we believe. But it must be an act of God...there is no way the natural man can believe by himself. :DSamanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105798104658916579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26051195.post-84189966221606728532007-03-27T21:53:00.000-05:002007-03-27T21:53:00.000-05:00Heavy stuff, what is your opinion?Heavy stuff, what is your opinion?Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11286219824281974297noreply@blogger.com