RE: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
Sorry for the confusion. It was just that I had been speaking of the Spirit and Spirit baptism when you came into the discussion and asked if I had been born again. I had not realized that your interruption also represented a complete change of subject matter. I was "born again" on Dec. 27,

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
So Judy has her illumination and the rest of minions have only biblical context. The fact of the matter is this: the only ones in the room when Christ spoke these words were the 11, as Perry has pointed out. The conclusion should be obvious. Thank God none of us have to right to be saved !! jd

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
-- Original message -- From: Judy Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:00:29 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Huh? I can't pray for what I don't understand because my prayer tongue is English?? !! The idea JD is that it is an exercise in faith because we

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
I refer you to Eph 5:18-19.Exegetical note: Spirit filling and Spirit baptism are the same experience. As Linda has pointed out, Spirit baptism and "new birth" are not the same experience. The apostles very own baptism in the Spirit was not accompanied by the laying on of hands. Cornelius and his

Re: [TruthTalk] Lind's Opinion on RCC

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Linda:I do recollect your mention of an RCC family connection but, I'd be most interest in your demonstration (biblically) that the RCC is the 'whore of revelation'. What with Kevin, Dean, Charles, David, Judy and, yourself ONLY being against things, it is rather difficult to take much of

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
I appeal to Terry to re-introduce himself into the conversation.I just said so and, will do so again. Why would you, David, Judy, Kevin and Dean (not Charles on this one) actually challenge the genuineness of John's 'Sonship'? Is this supposed to be funny? - Original Message -

Re: [TruthTalk] Illumination/Interpretation - Who Decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
H! - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 21, 2005 19:31 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Illumination/Interpretation - Who Decides Lance is trying to escape what The Word says on the subject, and he

Re: [TruthTalk] Fw: interesting book

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Hs! - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 21, 2005 19:28 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Fw: interesting book Judy, please try to refrain from correcting Lance’s opinion with the truth of God’s

Re: [TruthTalk] Cross

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Are you quite sure that YOU are born again, Iz? - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 21, 2005 19:44 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Cross The RCC is the great whore of Revelations. I do not serve the god of

Re: [TruthTalk] Back tot he garden

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Hss! - Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 21, 2005 23:21 Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] Back tot he garden Excuse me, but were you actually under the impression that your opinion matters to

Re: [TruthTalk] Back tot he garden

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
LEGALISM indeed, Gary. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 21, 2005 21:56 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Back tot he garden Iz, Here's a suggestion. Sometime this Christmas season, try putting this sauce on

[TruthTalk] Fw: Quote I liked

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
- Original Message - From: Jonathan Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lance Muir [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 21, 2005 23:04 Subject: Quote I liked John Frye: (http://www.jesustheradicalpastor.com/) All theological statements carry the marks of fallenness and finitude. --

[TruthTalk] Fw: More from Fyre

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
- Original Message - From: Jonathan Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Lance Muir [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 21, 2005 23:11 Subject: More from Fyre To say that our theological statements carry the contamination of human fallenness and finitude does not mean that we can’t say true

[TruthTalk] Fw: Witherington on Anne Rice's Book

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
- Original Message - From: Jonathan Hughes To: Lance Muir Sent: December 21, 2005 23:28 Subject: Witherington on Anne Rice's Book Anne Rice's Christ the Lord Christ the Lord--- Out of Egypt, Anne Rice (N.Y.: Knopf, 2005)Anne Rice has, by now become something of a household name

Re: [TruthTalk] Saturday Sabbath

2005-12-22 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: Lance Muir To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 12/22/2005 6:11:37 AM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Saturday Sabbath Iz:You have a most caustic and inflammatory 'spirit' . No kiddin! I wouldn't employ the cat imagery when speaking of you ON OCCASION. You

RE: [TruthTalk] sweat

2005-12-22 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: ShieldsFamily To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 12/21/2005 7:14:17 PM Subject: RE: [TruthTalk] sweat Congratulations, Blaine. So you are not the first to be wrong. iz cd: Yes amen-Truth is having her perfect way Blain. From: [EMAIL

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Judy Taylor
We don't appeal to logic to understand God's Word JD; but then I shouldn't be surprised since you are so intoGreek issues ... Everything spoken of in Mark 16:14-18 is spoken of elsewhere. jt On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 07:55:28 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Linda, you might try reading Mark

RE: Fwd: [TruthTalk] sweat

2005-12-22 Thread Dean Moore
- Original Message - From: To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: 12/21/2005 8:35:59 PM Subject: Fwd: [TruthTalk] sweat I am always happy to publish the great truths of Mormonism on TT or anywhere. :) Blainerb cd: Then please tell us of this Pay-Lay-Ale ceremony? In a message

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Judy Taylor
On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 01:00:29 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:Huh? I can't pray for what I don't understand because my prayer tongue is English?? !! The idea JD is that it is an exercise in faith because we don't know how to pray as we should so the Spiritintercedes for us

Re: [TruthTalk] Saturday Sabbath

2005-12-22 Thread Judy Taylor
If you really believe what you just wrote Lance then your last few hissing responses would hardly have smoothed her fur now would they? She is being blunt rather than ugly and even so is a lot more pleasant to read and easier on the eyes than Gary. How is it you don't ever take offense at

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Judy Taylor
JD; put the Greek aside for a moment and take a deep breath then read the verses below. Yes the eleven were who Jesus was speaking to at the time but he knew when he spokethat they alone would not encompass "all the world" - The antecedent to the word HE below is the one who had heard what

Re: [TruthTalk] Saturday Sabbath

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Why then the H? When part of the family (RCC) is spoken of by TTers, I genuinely take offence on their behalf. I most assuredly find some of what they believe to be without Biblical foundation but, THEY ARE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST. - Original Message - From:

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Perry, I appreciate you bringing up a specific consideration about this passage. I'm rather surprised by your line of reasoning. The antecedent of HE is all creatures, not exclusively the apostles. Let's examine a more full context for this passage. Mark 16:14-20 (14) Afterward he appeared

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
David Miller wrote: 3. John 14:12 (12) Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. This passage in John indicates that faith results in miraculous works on the part of

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Charles Perry Locke
Well, David, in the short of it, if I have to beleive the Holy Spirit, or you, I choose the Holy Spirit. This whole address is to the eleven...the signs are to the eleven, not every creature. This is confirmed in v20: And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them,

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
In fact, you appeal to your brand of reason in your posts much more often than you do scripture.Your response , below, is typical judyLogic. You are an avid anti-intellectual who, as a Bible "student," even rejects the witness of the Greek text. In regards to Mk 16:14-18, you make reference once

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
David:Does the WE (as to the 'greater works') include YOU? I will accept as utterly truthful the examples from your own life that you choose to include as illustrations. - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 22,

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
Christ does not reference "encompassing" the world. He simply and profoundly sent them into that world. Most of them were lost to any serious historical evaluation. Really, when you think about the lives of the "12," it is very thought provoking. Mark 16 does not bind God to any consideration

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
My point is this: my level of confidence is as great or greater than yours at any time and on any biblical issue . You might take your own advice to heart. Your problem is this -- your theology has no answer for my stated belief nor does it have room for the same degree of confidence as you from

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
JD wrote: Exegetical note: Spirit filling and Spirit baptism are the same experience. Sometimes Spirit filling might refer to Spirit baptism, but not always. Following are some examples where people were filled with the Holy Spirit, but this was not the same as the Acts 2 experience of

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread ttxpress
myth (tantamount, perhaps intrinsic, toslade's'chair of Moses'where sitting makes ppllike Izzydizzy..like their pappy's office chair rollin' on wheels of firea stones throw fromthe Throne,at the right hand of Yah..yeh, baby!) On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:24:58 -0500 "Lance Muir" [EMAIL

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Perry, amen about always believing the Holy Spirit over me, but the Holy Spirit will not contradict himself or his Word. Therefore, if contradictions exist, then you have not heard from the Holy Spirit, agreed? Let's look at the passage again. Mark 16:14-20 (14) Afterward he appeared unto the

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
I've come to see that you, in a manner similar to Judy, do not see how you are perceived. Also, one more time IMO, you do not see yourself well at all. - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 22, 2005 11:19 Subject: Re:

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
OR, OR, OR, DAVID YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE SPIRIT! As Iz would say...Duh - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 22, 2005 11:07 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides Perry, amen about always believing the

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
Perry:This is really quite simple! It must align itself with David Miller's 'illumined' understanding. - Original Message - From: Charles Perry Locke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 22, 2005 12:25 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides From: David

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Charles Perry Locke
David, Comments embedded below. From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perry, amen about always believing the Holy Spirit over me, but the Holy Spirit will not contradict himself or his Word. Therefore, if contradictions exist, then you have not heard from the Holy Spirit, agreed? First,

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Lance wrote: ... OR, OR, OR, DAVID YOU, YOU, YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE SPIRIT! As Iz would say...Duh Duh is right. Nothing the Spirit would reveal to me would contradict Scripture. Surely you understand that not everything I share on has been revealed to me by the Spirit, right? Surely

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Lance Muir
IMO, David, MOST of that which you share on TT has not been revealed by the Spirit. L - Original Message - From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: December 22, 2005 13:10 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides Lance wrote: ... OR, OR, OR, DAVID

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Perry wrote: Now, my question to you...how do I determine if it was the Holy Spirit giving me the understanding, or if it was all in my head? If you have to ask, then I suspect it was all just in your head. The Scriptures say that my sheep know my voice. Nevertheless, sometimes the Spirit

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
L wrote: IMO, David, MOST of that which you share on TT has not been revealed by the Spirit. As Izzy and Lance would say: Duh. :-) Peace be with you. David Miller. -- Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
David wrote: Jesus is speaking to the eleven. We agree on this. Verses 16-18 use pronouns such as he, they, and them. All of these pronouns in these verses refer to the creatures to whom they preach. We know this because the context of his message to the eleven is preaching the gospel to every

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Charles Perry Locke
From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if you understand what I am saying, but if you believe that the signs also apply to people other than these eleven, why try and make the argument that this particular text does not? Perhaps if you do read it this way, you would be arguing

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Charles Perry Locke
David wrote: Jesus is speaking to the eleven. We agree on this. Verses 16-18 use pronouns such as he, they, and them. All of these pronouns in these verses refer to the creatures to whom they preach. We know this because the context of his message to the eleven is preaching the gospel to

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Perry wrote: If we make the error of thinking that this text applies, in this instance and usage, to other Christians than the 11, even though elsewhere some of these signs may be discussed relative to other Christians, then we risk making the same error anytime Jesus talks makes a

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread David Miller
Perry wrote: I beleive the verse about preaching to all creatures to be parenthetical to the rest of the passage, telling the apostles their commission, but not changing the subject of his address, namely those whom he had just upbraided for thier unbelief. The verses leading up to and

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Terry Clifton
I don't know fer sure just who is right and who is all wet, but since no one that I know of has been healed by my shadow, I ain't about to drink any poison. Terry Charles Perry Locke wrote: From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perry wrote: BTW, Izzy, the Holy Spirit revealed this

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
Practicalities should have no place here on TT. -- Original message -- From: Terry Clifton [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know fer sure just who is right and who is all wet, but since no one that I know of has been healed by my shadow, I ain't about to drink any poison.

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread Charles Perry Locke
Comments below: From: David Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Perry wrote: I beleive the verse about preaching to all creatures to be parenthetical to the rest of the passage, telling the apostles their commission, but not changing the subject of his address, namely those whom he had just

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
David, you recently posted this comment. There is a distinction between revelation and Biblical interpretation. This is the source of your disagreement with Judy, not believing that God reveals to her knowledge through the Spirit. You even delineate different types of revelation, so how can you

Re: [TruthTalk] Who decides

2005-12-22 Thread knpraise
David writes: The way I see it, no matter how hard someone tries to have faith in a lie, with the kind of faith that Jesus is talking about in the passages above, he cannot do it. No matter how hard he tries, there will always be some reservation in his spirit. On the other hand, when we

[TruthTalk] My Return

2005-12-22 Thread Dave Hansen
DAVEH: Note to Fellow TTers: Perry is allowing me to return to TT without restriction. Due to my recent rather harsh treatment of him as he performed his Moderator duties, I owe him an apology for showing less than the respect he deserved as our Moderator, and to you TTers as well for my