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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 17, 2019, 4:41 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:12-13 . . If any brother hath a wife that
believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not
put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth
not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave
him.
It's very common for marriages to start off on common ground,
and then later on to become religiously divided; like for
instance when one of the spouses gets converted at a Luis Palau
crusade. As long as the situation doesn't cause intolerable
friction in the home, the couple should stay together.
"For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the
unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your
children would be unclean, but now they are holy." (1Cor
7:14-15)
According to Matt 5:32 and Matt 19:9, divorce and remarriage are
holy only if one of the spouses has been unfaithful. So; if a
believing spouse divorces their unbelieving spouse on the
grounds of religious differences, and remarries; then as far as
the New Testament is concerned, any children produced in a
second marriage will be illegitimate.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: guest8 Date: April 17, 2019, 7:38 pm
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[quote author=Olde Tymer link=topic=306.msg5027#msg5027
date=1555537306]
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:12-13 . . If any brother hath a wife that
believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not
put her away. And the woman which hath an husband that believeth
not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave
him.
It's very common for marriages to start off on common ground,
and then later on to become religiously divided; like for
instance when one of the spouses gets converted at a Luis Palau
crusade. As long as the situation doesn't cause intolerable
friction in the home, the couple should stay together.
"For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the
unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your
children would be unclean, but now they are holy." (1Cor
7:14-15)
According to Matt 5:32 and Matt 19:9, divorce and remarriage are
holy only if one of the spouses has been unfaithful. So; if a
believing spouse divorces their unbelieving spouse on the
grounds of religious differences, and remarries; then as far as
the New Testament is concerned, any children produced in a
second marriage will be illegitimate.
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[shadow=blue,left]Well said , ole timer
Blade[/shadow]
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 18, 2019, 10:22 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:15 . . But if the unbelieving depart, let him
depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such
cases: but God hath called us to peace.
In this situation, Christians are neither required, nor
encouraged, nor under even the slightest obligation to attempt
reconciliation; rather, "let him depart" strictly forbids
getting back together with an unbeliever.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 19, 2019, 9:09 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:17 . . But as God hath distributed to every
man, as The Lord hath called every one, so let him walk.
"distribution" is likely talking about spiritual gifts. All of
Christ's believing followers are supposed to have at least one.
"Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And
there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And
there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God
which worketh all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is
given to every man to profit withal. For to one is given by the
Spirit, etc." (1Cor 12:5-8)
The "call" is likely the venue where each individual's gift is
put to good use for the Lord. I don't think we need to worry
about how to find that venue; it'll find us. Thing is, stay in
your own zone; don't crash somebody else's party and/or stick
your nose into something that's none of your spiritual business.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 20, 2019, 9:59 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:18a . . Is any man called being circumcised?
let him not become uncircumcised.
It was of course impossible to literally reverse circumcision in
Paul's day. However, there did exist a procedure to
ceremoniously reverse it. (cf. 1Maccabees 1:15)
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 21, 2019, 9:51 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:18b . . Is any called in uncircumcision? let
him not be circumcised.
The circumcision in question is ritual circumcision;
specifically the initiation rite into Judaism. Paul's advice is
very practical because if a believer undergoes Judaism's
circumcision rite, they will obligate God to come down on
themselves with the curses listed at Lev 26:3-38, Deut 27:15-26,
and Deut 28:1-69 for noncompliance with the covenant that Moses'
people agreed upon with God as per Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
and Deuteronomy. All one has to do is research the last 3,500
years of the Jews' history, up to and including the Holocaust,
to see for themselves that God is serious about those curses.
A fair question one might ask is: If 1Cor 7:18b is a hard and
fast rule, then why did Paul circumcise Timothy at Acts 16:1-3?
Answer: that wasn't done to initiate Timothy into Judaism, but
rather, so that the Jews wouldn't make an issue of Paul
associating with an uncircumcised Gentile which, in their minds,
would effectively invalidate his message.
A similar problem exists today among Christians fixated on the
King James translation of the Bible. They will not listen to a
teacher, not even a Spirit-empowered teacher, unless he quotes
from the KJV. In their minds; all who use any other version are
heretics right from the get-go.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 22, 2019, 7:25 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:20 . . Each one should remain in the
situation which he was in when God called him.
I once knew a really good Catholic man who felt guilty never
going out as a missionary to a foreign land to help people less
fortunate than himself. Well, I assured him that somebody has to
stay back here in the States and hold down a job in order to
earn the money needed to finance missions already in place.
The ratio of soldiers in the rear compared to the ones at the
front is something like six to one. It takes a massive support
base to keep our guys on the line out there facing off with the
other guys; all the way from workers in state-side factories
manufacturing war materiel, to the sailors, soldiers, and airmen
moving men and materiel over land and seas, to the doctors and
nurses staffing MASH facilities, to the guys and girls driving
supply trucks to the front. We can't all be in the doo-doo.
Somebody has to be in the rear with the gear.
So take comfort in knowing that if you're involved in the
effort, then you're a part of the effort; and will be rewarded
accordingly. (cf. 1Sam 30:1-25 and Matt 20:1-16)
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 23, 2019, 8:47 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:21-22 . . Were you called while a slave? Do
not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather
use it. For he who is called in The Lord while a slave is The
Lord's freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is
Christ's slave.
Were this the only life, then slavery would be a terrible fate
because there would be nothing better to look forward to; viz:
Christian slaves should think of their situation as only a
temporary set-back. They're missing out on the best that life
has to offer for now, but I'm pretty sure they can look forward
to Christ making it up to them in the next life.
The situation of Christians behind bars, without possibility of
either release or parole, is little different than that of
slaves. However, though their time inside may be for life, it
isn't permanent. No, their time inside is just a bump in the
road: it's not the end of the road.
As I was watching a prison documentary on NetFlix some time ago,
one of the inmates interviewed-- an elderly man sweeping with a
broom out in the yard --said, in so many words: Guys come in
here thinking their life is over. It ain't over, it's just
different.
That old guy was a lifer, but he was at peace with his
situation-- an amazing attitude for an institutionalized man
with no hope of ever again having a normal life on the outside.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 24, 2019, 9:45 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:23 . .You were bought at a price; do not
become slaves of men.
In other words; selling your body is one thing, while selling
your soul is quite another; Christ has first dibs on that so
don't even think about it.
The point is; whether bonded or free, every believer is
indentured to The Lord. But it is his wish that believers remain
free rather than make a habit of indenturing themselves to
humans primarily because a free man's labor earns him wages: a
portion of which can be donated towards The Lord's work; while a
slave earns no wages to donate towards The Lord's work. Also; a
free man is at liberty to move about and make himself useful to
The Lord, while a slave's movements are pretty much limited to
their human master's jurisdiction.
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Re: Christ's Ways
By: Olde Tymer Date: April 26, 2019, 8:40 pm
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[font=arial]1Cor 7:24 . . Brethren, let each one remain with God
in the situation in which he was called.
If you're a slave; don't become a runaway slave. If you're a
secretary, don't quit your job and/or abandon your husband to
run off and become another Joan of Arc. Stay put; always keeping
in mind that whether slave, free, or crusader; will make no
difference in your association with God.
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