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    Is Shepards Chapel a cult?

    Well, I know some people in town here who are devotees of Murray. They showed me his teachings on the Garden of Eden. Most extraordinary!!! He builds quite a case on the notion that the Hebrew word for 'tree,' as in Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, is something different, I believe he said...
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    Will You Be Judged at His Second Coming?

    Yes, it is assurance like those I was thinking of. As a follower of Jesus, I am in Christ. If I am in Christ, I am safe from the judgment, because I am joined to and covered by Christ's perfect life. There is no uncertainty, if I am in living connection with Jesus.
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    Neither was part of the Ten Commandments, which stand apart as alone being spoken by God and written with His own finger. Yet the TC are set apart, even as described, that God spoke them and nothing more. There are several distinguishing facts which set them apart as unique. The...
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    Asking the tough question

    Bible truth is independent of my conscience or of any church group. My conscience is informed by moral training, study, etc, as well as influenced by the Spirit of God. But I way too often miss what God is trying to say to me. Dense male, ha!! So I do not trust my knowledge or my conscience...
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    Will You Be Judged at His Second Coming?

    'Judgment' has different meanings and phases. Jesus said that those who believe in Him are safe from the judgment. Yet we all will be judged, according to Paul. I am aware of three phases to the judgment. The first one takes place in heaven, look at Daniel 7, 'the court sat and the books...
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    Asking the tough question

    If the church I belonged to strayed from following the Bible in any area, that would be it. But not abruptly. First, I would bring the concern to the attention of the leadership. A process would occur, study, seeking counsel, decision making on the part of the church. If after that process...
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    2 Peter 1:5-10

    Hi Vis, This passage is often referred to as 'Peter's Ladder.' It describes the steps in sanctification. It is a great study, and extremely important to understand. Gotta get ready for a meeting right now, but I would like to come back to this. BTW as for love, we see in the ladder that...
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    Asking the tough question

    Well, this is kinda rhetorical question, it seems. Of course, the answer is Christ. BUT I have run into a good number of people who like their church and will stay with it even over what the Bible says! Maybe not so rhetorical after all.
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    Seventh-day Adventists say Jesus started the day of atonement in 1844.

    I took a look again at the book of Leviticus, then compared Heb. 9. So very interesting. In Hebrews, Jesus is the Antitypical High Priest, Lamb (once for all) regular priest, Lawgiver, Creator, etc. Sorting out the various roles and fulfillments can take a lot of time and careful study. But...
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    Hmmm, I went through the posts and didnt find it, and just now went through them again and didnt find it. Can you provide a link?
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    Seventh-day Adventists say Jesus started the day of atonement in 1844.

    Every time the high priest entered the holy places, a sacrifice was required, as well as washing in the laver. V. 24 depicts Christ's mediatorial ministry. This would be the daily, continuing throughout the year. note that in these verses, ta hagia is mentioned, which though plural can either be...
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    Seventh-day Adventists say Jesus started the day of atonement in 1844.

    It is true that earlier Greek grammars relied on aktionsart and described aorist as past punctiliar action. However, in recent decades scholars have come to recognize three things: 1) less reliance on aktionsart; 2) Gk. tense denotes type of action rather than time of action; 3) aorist is...
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    Seventh-day Adventists say Jesus started the day of atonement in 1844.

    And that is consistent with the term 'ta hagia,' the Holy Places. By contrast, the MHP was hagia haggiwn. Jesus inaugurated His ministry in the Holy Places following His ascension. He began the work of Mediator, the daily ministry in the Holy Place. For what purpose? [COLOR=blue]...
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    Well, the covenant pertained to Israel's special status as God's chosen people. One condition repeatedly stated was that the people faithfully obey God's commandments. However, the commandments were not the covenant. The covenant was: Obey faithfully, and I will make you a kingdom of priests...
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    I look forward to it. Have a good sleep.
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    Yes, I would agree that the Old Covenant is found in Exodus 19:1 - 8. It terms are, 1) if you will keep My covenant, you will be a kingdom of priests and an holy nation. 2) 'All that the Lord has said, we will do.' You mention the Ten Commandments. They, themselves, are not the Old...
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    How do you define the old covenant? Where is it found in Scripture?
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    Why does most of all SDA proof text....

    Since you seem to be referring to Mt. 5, please quote where Jesus said what you are saying in Mt. 5.
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    Salvation by faith alone?

    Extraordinary. Future middle indicative ordinarily would be descriptive. However, surprisingly, the LXX indeed uses future indic. as language of command, and Jesus IS quoting from the OT. Amazing! This, then, IS a verb of command, although it occurs as such in the LXX. This is a nom...
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    Salvation by faith alone?

    Okay, so these are the passages. As time permits, I would be interested in examining these passages grammatically, first of all. As for the verbs, for example, what are the moods? Are they verbs of command? Are they suggestions? As for exhortation, what is the purpose of the exhortation...