Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ]]
Ian Dorion (dorioni@intellinet.com)
Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:51:06 -0600
Jeff Magill wrote:
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> Jeff Magill wrote:
> >
> > Jeff Magill wrote:
> >
> > Ladies and gentlemen,
> >
> > Mr. Till and the rest of you would be arguers of non-discerning
> > spiritual ability, you still don't get it.
> >
> > Mr Till in one of his so-called challenge postings to myself wanted me
> > to prove to him that the Old Testament speaks of the Resurrection after
> > three days and indeed it does my friends but not in a way that you will
> > be able to spiritually discern and ultimately accept. In fact, I don't
> > expect you to. "The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
> > perishing is what Scripture teaches. I don't expect you to believe in
> > what you have been blinded to. You are incapable of comprehending as
> > well as accepting the truth of God's Word at this point in your lives.
> >
> > If you are to ever see the truth as it is, the eyes of your
> > understanding must be enlighted by the power of The Holy Spirit. You
> > must be born again- Born from above with a Spiritual birth. All you have
> > ever had is just a physical birth so naturally you can't see nor
> > understand what can only be Spiritually discerned. This is no big
> > surprise to me. It's exactly what I'd expect because it's what The Word
> > of God says it will be like for you and that is exactly the way it is...
> >
> > Mr. Till never had true Spiritual discernment as bright as he sometimes
> > is...That is why he went the other way and has made it his long time
> > goal and life time ambition to take as many of you as he can with him.
> >
> > Let me give you an example of what I am talking about. Mr. Till in his
> > posting quoted Luke 24:45 which states, "Then he opened their minds so
> > they could understand the Scriptures."
> >
> > This passage records the fact that Jesus Christ appeared to His
> > disciples after His resurrection. These Apostles, who believed in Christ
> > and had studied Old Testament Scriptures themselves, still hadn't
> > grasped the full significance of what was happening. It says that the
> > Lord had to open their minds so that they could understand everything
> > that had been fulfilled that was written about Jesus in the Law of
> > Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.
> >
> > The Law of Moses, The prophets, and the Psalms are, by the way, the
> > three divisions of the Hebrew Old Testament that the Scribes, Pharisees,
> > and Rabbis divided the entire Book into and thus encompass all of
> > Scripture written and recorded at that time in the Hebrew Bible.
> >
> > Jesus told His disciples that the Old Testament foretold of His
> > suffering, death, burial, and Resurrection but in order for these men
> > to see this fact Jesus Christ had to open their minds so that they could.
> >
> > Mr. Till comes along and expects me to open his mind for him. That is
> > not my job nor could I even if I wanted to. What makes Mr. Till think
> > that he can understand these truths when the Apostles could not.What
> > makes Mr. Till believe he can understand Scripture when his mind has
> > NOT been opened by Jesus Christ?
> >
> > Mr. Till, Jesus has not opened your mind as He has done with all Born
> > Again believers and until He does there is no point to my engaging in
> > your trivial, spuratic, and spastic objections of His truth. The Bible
> > is The Word of God! The entirety of all Scripture is sure. Heaven and
> > Earth will pass away but My Word will never pass away says the Lord!
> >
> > Mr. Till, if you want to see the Resurrection and comprehend the
> > Scriptures than you must be Born Again not in the church of cultic
> > christ but in a true relationship with your Heavenly Father and His only
> > begotten Son-JESUS CHRIST!
> >
> > When this happens than we will really be able to talk on the same
> > level... Right now you are just not there!
> >
> > IN HIS ETERNAL GRIP,
> > JSM
(ian 6/14) I suppose that goes for me and all the rest of the
errantists. That being the case, why is it that the great God Yahoo or
your beloved Jesus Christ don't do it? Why do you continue to blame us
instead of your God, Yahoo Jesus Christ and the Holy Spector?