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originally posted by: ChesterJohn
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
Please they do not get their justification from Paul's writings directly they get them by twisting Paul's words. And that is something totally different from what is truly taught. Peter called it private interpretation and they twist it to their own destruction.
If you get a hold of the preserved word and read it for as many years as I have, you begin to use God's divine cross-references system and you will see how Paul's teachings agree with much of the OT and with the Gospels. The only difference is, Paul knows he is dealing with a different Gospel and time period because the Jews rejected Christ and the fullness of God before he was called, and that he was sent to take the gospel of Grace to the Gentiles. But he never gave up on trying to reach the Jews.
I have read my preserved Bible through over 100 times since 2005, and the NT at least 300 times since that time when I finally found the Bible that was a fulfillment of God promise to preserve his words to all generations forever. I do have a doctorate in theology from a well known Bible college, I was a missionary for over 15 years in a foreign country among Catholics and Muslims. I know my Bible and I believe it, ALL of it.
What it takes is faith in God alone.
The problem is no one believes God inspired the Bible to be written as it is. They believe it is just written by men and is a fairy tail.
But if your reject one part you reject it all.
originally posted by: ChesterJohn
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
Paul did not leave anything out. The Holy Ghost can do with his words that which he want for it is his words not Paul's. So when he inspired Paul to write to them he chose to use just that portion. It is called "rightly dividing. They Holy Ghost commands that of us and he does it as well.
The problem is no one believes God inspired the Bible to be written as it is. They believe it is just written by men and is a fairy tail.
But if your reject one part you reject it all.
If God has given more importance to his word than his or Jesus name, then it is my duty to give greater importance to his word.
Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
originally posted by: ChesterJohn
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
No, Jesus is my God.
God's word says this.If God has given more importance to his word than his or Jesus name, then it is my duty to give greater importance to his word.
Psalms 138:2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
originally posted by: ChesterJohn
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
I talk to him no only on my porch but in my car, on my bed in the bathroom, while walking, while painting, just about every where, doing anything.
The Book, his words let me judge people and beings by what they say whether they be of God or the Devil. Not only that it gives me great comfort to see how he was in the past and in that I know he can hold mine and your future.
It is called faith in God's word.
Your rligous zealousy is what is dangerous,if your religous associates helped you get what you have,it wasnt the Lord boyo it was your gang......dont assume your religous privilage will last forever.....things are changing fast. You seem pretty materialistic.......I bet your God also fogives you for indulging in that which billions of others may never know???....lol.....ooops I forgot you likely buy your way out of that one with a few bucks of charitable afterthought and a hail mary or a confession or two......lol. You are only welcome to your uncontested religous idealisms until you begin using them to self-justify pushing people around and then you become a zealot and a focus of societal dischord.
Then, when you're done with that, go do your "cross referencing" on ALL of Paul's goobly gop, and see how many times he does the same thing when referring to the OT. He twists it, contorts it, and basically uses it out of context, to sell his doctrine.
See what you fail to see that is God is preserving his words and that he has the right to inspire Paul using his words as he feels fit for a teaching under the gospel of the grace of God.
Because of the lack of any man who knows even how to correctly translate Hebrew spoken over 2000 years ago, as well as what God truly meant. So God preserved it and gives inspiration to Paul for today under the gospel of the grace of God.
Again it is your lack of faith in God being powerful enough to preserve his words to us today.
God has the right to do with his word as he wishes and no man can say anything to him about it.
originally posted by: Seede
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
Then, when you're done with that, go do your "cross referencing" on ALL of Paul's goobly gop, and see how many times he does the same thing when referring to the OT. He twists it, contorts it, and basically uses it out of context, to sell his doctrine.
Such as? Even though this was not directed to me you did paste into an open forum and after reading left me not understanding your point other than more Saul/Paul bashing. Could you please give all of this so called goobly gop and show me those many times that Paul twists, contorts and uses scripture out of context? Also where can I find the professed doctrine of Paul that you have many times declared?
Rom 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Psalm 14:1-7
[1] To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
[2] The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
[3] They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
[4] Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
[5] There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
[6] Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
[7] Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
I see no conflict in this comparison whatsoever. There are two distinct covenants here. One of law and one of grace. The Psalm era was one of law while Paul's is of grace.
Now if you read 1Corinthians 12:13 it would explain Romans 3:9 very well
1st Corinthians 12:13 -
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Put the two sources together and you read ---------------------
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For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
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The above are the words rightly divided by several different authors.
Perhaps the Holy Spirit has not taught you to divide the words of truth.
originally posted by: Seede
a reply to: Matrixsurvivor
Then, when you're done with that, go do your "cross referencing" on ALL of Paul's goobly gop, and see how many times he does the same thing when referring to the OT. He twists it, contorts it, and basically uses it out of context, to sell his doctrine.
Such as? Even though this was not directed to me you did paste into an open forum and after reading left me not understanding your point other than more Saul/Paul bashing. Could you please give all of this so called goobly gop and show me those many times that Paul twists, contorts and uses scripture out of context? Also where can I find the professed doctrine of Paul that you have many times declared?
Rom 3:9 What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
Psalm 14:1-7
[1] To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
[2] The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
[3] They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
[4] Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
[5] There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
[6] Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
[7] Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
I see no conflict in this comparison whatsoever. There are two distinct covenants here. One of law and one of grace. The Psalm era was one of law while Paul's is of grace.
Now if you read 1Corinthians 12:13 it would explain Romans 3:9 very well
1st Corinthians 12:13 -
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.
Put the two sources together and you read ---------------------
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For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;
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The above are the words rightly divided by several different authors.
Perhaps the Holy Spirit has not taught you to divide the words of truth.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.
I had problems at first on how to reconcile the writings of Paul to the Body of Christ with the gospels, Hebrew through Revelation. and the Law in the OT. I struggled and struggles and two things came to mind, 1) the just shall live by faith, and study to show thyself approved unto God, a worker who need not be afraid, rightly Dividing the word of Truth. So I sought how to rightly divide and that is when things started to come together.