aeryckI wouldn't put myself among the 'big guns' but some months ago I did a series of written devotionals on Abraham and spent several weeks examining the nature of Abraham's faith as we see it in Genesis. If we meditate patiently in these scriptures we can see that Abraham's 'justifying faith' is very carefully expressed.The relevant weekly sections begin [url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=3348]here[/url] and you will need to read from week 24 to week 30 to pick up all the bits and pieces. Abraham's faith has to be reproduced in us and the scriptures give us some wonderful insights into Abraham's faith.[url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=3348]Abraham, My Friend Week 24[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=3349]Abraham, My Friend Week 25[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=3350]Abraham, My Friend Week 26[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=13784]Abraham, My Friend Week 27[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=3358]Abraham, My Friend Week 28[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=13657]Abraham, My Friend Week 29[/url][url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=13658]Abraham, My Friend Week 30[/url]
_________________Ron Bailey
Bro. Ron, Do you have that entire series in one big pdf file by chance?Thanks,-Robert
_________________Robert Wurtz II
Thanks Philologus,Thanks for the links, I hope to get there when I have time, this is a simple meditation and I do not want to get tied up. As you might guess working on a book envolves much research. [I have three outstanding..lol]'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.'my quote: 'It is evident that man has changed the Gospel.........' So just what does believe really mean? In Jesus.A.8-)ps. Easy enough, just click on the left hand side of the top bar. :-P
_________________Eric John Sawyer
Do you have that entire series in one big pdf file by chance?
'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.'my quote: 'It is evident that man has changed the Gospel.........' So just what does believe really mean?
Philologus:I am looking simply at the meaning of the word in context*.So either stay with it or don't. In Jesus :-P +++The flow:-*John 1:12But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: 'It is evident that though man changes the Gospel, God does not change his standard.'
I am looking simply at the meaning of the word in context*.
Yo Bob !Like the fragrant smell of C.S. Lewis's tabakee,You have caused the Daystar to rise in this old pilgrim heart.Thank-you brother.In Jesus,.A.:-P
Dear Robert, I was not entirely happy with my response to what you said. You really brought up an extremly valid focus on the Majesty of God. It was amazing how as I was looking up the Scripture about 'the day star' this morning, that I noticed 'majesty' ~ it was then I remembered your comment, and here it is again: Your quote on 2005/6/15 17:38:29
Could it be that because Christ is not set forth evidently among the people that the whole message has to be altered and manipulated in order to get folks to 'respond.' For example; to present God as a God of holiness without some sort of demonstration of His majesty would yield 'pharisee' converts. There are not many people n that line in this generation- so the message gets watered down because there is no demonstration of God's majesty in order to encounter the one whom they are being asked to come into covenant with. What happens? The terms of the covenant are watered down in direct proportion to the absence of His majesty. And we wonder why there are so few converts?
It refers to 'the believing ones'; those who are in a constant state of believing and whose life is characterised by their constant believing. 'believe' here, in its grammar, is not an 'act' but a 'disposition'. The 'believing ones' that John has in mind, are continually disposed to put all their trust Christwards; this is the force of the Greek preposition 'eis' which in this verse is translated 'on'. In Hebrew thought the Name is the Person. These continually believing ones are constantly orientated Christwards in their trust. These continually-disposed-to-believe-towards-Christ persons are able to do so because they have been 'born of God'. These were they who when they 'received' Christ's witness personally where given the right to become children (not sons) of God. That is the meaning of the word in the narrow context of a single verse.
_________________Mark Nash