It doesn't make sense that Jesus prayed to himself. When He taught the disciples to pray He opened with "Our Father, which art in heaven". He said to ask for things in His name (Closing the prayer) but we address it to Our Father. He said my Father and I are one, at His baptism we have all three mentioned. We have biblical proof of our triune GOD.
What Are The Doctrines In The Bible?
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Thanks brother for the response. I know that you are not denying the Trinity however.....Those who deny the deity of Jesus typically force a limitation on a specific word penned within the Gospels. This time it is the word “pray”.
So then, speaking of "prayer", According to the gospels, the word pray has different definitions depending on the context and who it is being used by.
In other words, the definition of the word pray does not have to be limited to a communication between a being of a GREATER nature with a being of a LOWER one.
Good stuff!
4. The Doctrine of Scripture: The Bible is the inspired and authoritative Word of God, written by human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Logos and Rhema There are two main Greek words for the Scriptures that are translated word in the New Testament. Logos refers to the totality of the inspired Word of God and to Jesus, the Living Word. Rhema means “an utterance” and refers to the spoken, or personally applied, Word of God. https://www.ministerialassociation.org/
When I read the word Rhema used here... I do not get the full impact of what I learned Rhema to mean... which was GOD-BREATHED.... The Holy Scriptures are GOD-BREATHED. WOW.
I think of the Apostles being filled with the HOLY SPIRIT while writing what GOD was telling them to write... I think of things like... How long did it take them? Were they able to even speak afterwards? How did their lives change afterwards?
To me... this is another ESSENTIAL... and one that is deeply lacking in the modern church today.
Logos and Rhema There are two main Greek words for the Scriptures that are translated word in the New Testament. Logos refers to the totality of the inspired Word of God and to Jesus, the Living Word. Rhema means “an utterance” and refers to the spoken, or personally applied, Word of God. https://www.ministerialassociation.org/
When I read the word Rhema used here... I do not get the full impact of what I learned Rhema to mean... which was GOD-BREATHED.... The Holy Scriptures are GOD-BREATHED. WOW.
I think of the Apostles being filled with the HOLY SPIRIT while writing what GOD was telling them to write... I think of things like... How long did it take them? Were they able to even speak afterwards? How did their lives change afterwards?
To me... this is another ESSENTIAL... and one that is deeply lacking in the modern church today.
5. The Doctrine of Sin: Sin entered the world through the rebellion of Adam and Eve against God. This is considered "Original Sin".
Not much one can say about that.... WE are born in sin because of the rebellion of Adam and Eve AGAINST God.
I'm not reading the list of your Doctrines beforehand.... so I don't know if this will be a topic on one of the others... but with this matter of SIN.... comes some very disturbing teachings.
In the Catholic church... it is believed that IF you die in a state of MORTAL sin
(( dying in a state of mortal sin means dying without repenting for a grave sin committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent, leading to eternal separation from God )).
So the above is the ISSUE of a person/priest having the AUTHORITY to forgive one of their sins which we know to be UNTRUE.
Then you have the teaching that one can reach what is known as SINLESS perfection.... which basically claims one can get to a point in their walk where they NO LONGER sin..... WHICH ironically is a SIN in itself.
Those are only two that I can think of... and SADLY.... many believe these lies to be TRUE.
Not much one can say about that.... WE are born in sin because of the rebellion of Adam and Eve AGAINST God.
I'm not reading the list of your Doctrines beforehand.... so I don't know if this will be a topic on one of the others... but with this matter of SIN.... comes some very disturbing teachings.
In the Catholic church... it is believed that IF you die in a state of MORTAL sin
(( dying in a state of mortal sin means dying without repenting for a grave sin committed with full knowledge and deliberate consent, leading to eternal separation from God )).
So the above is the ISSUE of a person/priest having the AUTHORITY to forgive one of their sins which we know to be UNTRUE.
Then you have the teaching that one can reach what is known as SINLESS perfection.... which basically claims one can get to a point in their walk where they NO LONGER sin..... WHICH ironically is a SIN in itself.
Those are only two that I can think of... and SADLY.... many believe these lies to be TRUE.
Good morning, my dear In "Awesome" of Him;
This is why the Christian Church have solid doctrines in place (such as this thread) since the Reformation of 1529. It's important to have this study and constant reminders of the true doctrines.
When we are equipped to know the Body of Teaching we can discern Churches that teach incorrectly and not aligned with God's Word.
My wife and I didn't understand wisdom and discernment when we were younger but we prayed and asked God to lead us to His Church. He did just that and we quietly moved on from exactly what you described.
Doctrines in the Bible isn't a quick workshop that one can just study and move on. The Doctrines must be a constant teaching and reminder as a way of God protecting us.
I hope many of us are encouraged by this teaching and can come back and revisit.
God bless you all.
Colossians 1:16.......
" For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him."
Does that then mean that It was Jesus who was responsible for the Word of God?
You should know that the Catholic Church views and teaches that original sin as distinct from personal sins committed by individuals.
Baptism, according to Catholic belief, removes the stain of original sin and restores grace. That is just one of the many un-biblical teachings in the RCC.
In 2 Peter 3:2 Peter says something very interesting..........
"that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,".
However, like the Old Testament, their collection, and distinction from other written documents, was a gradual and continuous process that took a couple of centuries to complete.
What makes that interesting is that Peter is putting the commandments of the Apostles on the same level as the word spoken by the “holy prophets.”