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Grandpa

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So this ^ is what I am saying, when I say there is a distinction between "IN revelation of Jesus Christ" (with NO definite article), and "at/in THE revelation of..." .

See what I mean?


[by the way, in 2Th1:7, there is no word "when," nor words "shall be"... it is simply "repose with us IN THE REVELATION of the Lord Jesus from heaven with..."]
I see there is a difference in the greek.

Not really sure how significant it is.

All revelation of Christ, even THE Revelation of Christ, is spoken of in future tense.

Wouldn't hurt to do a study just on this.
 

RickStudies

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That was pretty direct, wasn't it?
No, why would I? You dodged my question.

Ok, Ill repeat

I keep saying "replacement theology" to you because you don`t seem to believe the next age is going to be Israel`s golden age.
 

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I guess you are very lucky if you already have rest. I look forward to my rest when Christ comes back. This world give me nothing but trouble. Along with Paul:

1 Cor. 15:19 "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable."

And Christ:

John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."
I look forward to the type of rest that only God can provide. There is certainly no rest here on earth. Exactly, only trouble and turmoil with a few laughs in between for the fortunate few.
 

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We started out talking about 1 Peter 1:13, which says (specifically):

"Therefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober-minded, set your hope fully upon the grace being brought [present participle] to you IN revelation of Jesus Christ"



(this is not the other "in/at THE revelation of" thing)
1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:


Its amazing what you start finding out when you work out your Salvation with fear and trembling.

Have you done that? Figured out what you have received with Salvation.


If not we're just going to quarrel about Greek punctuation. Which I know nothing about. Almost nothing...
 

TheDivineWatermark

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1 Peter 1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;
Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Its amazing what you start finding out when you work out your Salvation with fear and trembling.
Have you done that? Figured out what you have received with Salvation.
If not we're just going to quarrel about Greek punctuation. Which I know nothing about. Almost nothing...
It's almost as if you are reading over and past what points I am actually making. Because you have not addressed that, at all, but are making an entirely different point from what I have been saying. :)
 

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No, why would I? You dodged my question.

Ok, Ill repeat

I keep saying "replacement theology" to you because you don`t seem to believe the next age is going to be Israel`s golden age.
I think its a MAJOR mistake to wait until the next age to Believe in Christ and what He has done for us.

I know. Replacement theology....:ROFL:
 

RickStudies

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I think its a MAJOR mistake to wait until the next age to Believe in Christ and what He has done for us.

I know. Replacement theology....:ROFL:
It`s pretty apparant it`s one of your issues. I`ve known it for awhile just wondered how hard you`d work to keep it in the closet.
I don`t blame you though, I wouldn`t want to admit that I think God is a promise breaker either.
 

Grandpa

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It's almost as if you are reading over and past what points I am actually making. Because you have not addressed that, at all, but are making an entirely different point from what I have been saying. :)
It seems like an entirely different point. But it actually pertains to what we are talking about.

That's why I brought it up.

The grace that is to be brought to you at the revealing of Christ IS SALVATION.

The Revelation of Christ is the understanding or FAITH that you are Saved, NOW.


And like I already said if you don't really understand Salvation and what you have Received I don't think we are going to understand each other.
 

Grandpa

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It`s pretty apparant it`s one of your issues. I`ve known it for awhile just wondered how hard you`d work to keep it in the closet.
I don`t blame you though, I wouldn`t want to admit that I think God is a promise breaker either.
I think you just did.
 
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Good question. I guess because this is an open-christian forum where different views are tolerated. Otherwise this would turn into an echo chamber of people preaching to the choir so to speak, patting each other on the back. "GOOD JOB BRO, YOU TOLD EM"

I do agree that the great commision is FOR TODAY and its only ONE GOSPEL, otherwise we got someone under a curse! I do know they say yeah one gospel NOW, then later its a different one. so basically one gospel at a time.
Reminds me of the 3 stages of how truth is acknowledged :)

The process of acknowledging a truth is broken down into three stages:
  1. The first stage is ridicule. When a new idea or concept is brought up, it’s so strange that it’s completely absurd. People cannot fathom this idea and how it fits into their lives, so they simply laugh at how impossible it seems.
  2. The second stage is opposition. After a new concept hasn’t made it past the first stage, people begin to worry that it’s here to stay. A few might support the concept, but most will resist because they see it as a threat to everything they’re familiar with.
  3. The third stage is self-evident. There is increasing evidence that supports the idea, which goes from having a few early supporters to entering the mainstream. A majority of people support the fact and come to accept it as a given.
 

TheDivineWatermark

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It seems like an entirely different point. But it actually pertains to what we are talking about.
That's why I brought it up.
The grace that is to be brought to you at the revealing of Christ IS SALVATION.
The Revelation of Christ is the understanding or FAITH that you are Saved, NOW.
And like I already said if you don't really understand Salvation and what you have Received I don't think we are going to understand each other.
The bold ^ is what I addressed in Post #100.

Did you read that post? https://christianchat.com/threads/w...uline-heretics-a-platform.187500/post-4034401

No "definite article ['THE']" in that verse, and that verse is saying "BEING brought [PRESENT participle] to you"



(not the "in THE revelation of" thing/point in time... which distinction [between THESE ONLY] is what I am pointing out)

And like I already said if you don't really understand Salvation and what you have Received I don't think we are going to understand each other.
All I'm saying is, look at the verses where the definite article ("THE") IS being used (with the word "revelation"), and where it is NOT being used... then tell us if you see anything about that...
 
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The subject in Gal. 2:7 is about some false Christians bringing in strange teachings about circumcision. Here is the lead in:

Gal. 2:3-5 "But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek. Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you."

So, no new gospel just perverting the current gospel.
Gospel simply means good news.
  • What was the good news preached to Abraham? He would be a father of many, his descendants will possess a physical land, among other blessings.
  • What was the good news preached by Jesus and the 12 during Matt-John to the Jews? That their promised King and Messiah is here. That if all of them are willing to repent from rejecting God in the past and accept Jesus as the Son of God, he will rule over them with justice and righteousness (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
  • Finally, what is the good news preached to all Gentiles now? That Jesus has died for your sins, was buried, and rose again. All you need to do is to believe in all those works he have done for you, and you are now reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
All the three above are examples of Good news. And only the last one is strictly about Jesus's death burial and resurrection, which is the good news that is valid NOW.

All these are scriptural, and many people are realizing this for the very first time, so naturally, they will need time to understand and accept.
 

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I always find it interesting when someone accuses the staff of Christian Chat of "allowing" given persons a platform and not removing those persons that they personally believe are heretics.

A) The screening process for every new member is the same. We don't send out a questionnaire requiring persons to discuss at length their particular doctrinal stances and as such we have no way of knowing what those viewpoints are until they begin to post.

B) The staff of Christian Chat is predominantly volunteers who day after day log in and give of their time to deal with issues as they are brought to our attention. On an average day this site literally has in excess of a thousand new posts, routinely by far more than that, no one has the time to read every post in every thread in every forum. We always have and always will depend on users to report problematic users/posts.

C) In the 8 years that I have served on staff I have found that a large number of "heresy" complaints are definitely (IMO) bad doctrine but far from heresy. We have always permitted discussion from a broad spectrum of doctrinal backgrounds, many of which do not line up with the doctrinal stances of the Administration, as long as those viewpoints are not blatant heresy.
 
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...and the hyper paulines are saying peter preached a different gospel.
Why then was paul correcting him? Shouldnt Paul leave him be since there are 2 gospels and peters would just naturally involve error?
As Galatians 2:7 goes

But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;

Paul had the exclusive guardianship of the Gentile believers, Peter had exclusivity of the Jewish. So Paul would not mind if Peter had continue preaching to the Jews only that they cannot eat certain food, nor eat with Gentiles.

Paul was correcting Peter because at that time, Peter was among the Gentiles when they were all eating together.

By separating himself from them, Peter was giving everyone, Gentiles included, the impression that there are certain food (probably pork I believed) that was unacceptable.

I know you won't change your mind but this reply is to help Rickstudies. :)
 

TheDivineWatermark

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Oh. No wonder I didn't see the distinction.
So you think that what Peter talks about in 1 peter 1:13 is different than what Paul talks about in Ephesians 1:17?
For example, in this post ^ you made, it appears you have not bothered to LOOK to see whether either of these verses contains the definite article ("THE");… neither do. So your question posed to me is not consistent with the point I'm actually making, but one conjured up in your own mind as to what you have SUPPOSED I've said (but haven't). :)
 
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