Mike

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I am a Canadian, married with kid, and working in Hong Kong. I usually answer posts from a reformed / protestant / evangelical perspective.

People I have encountered on this site seem to be a ‘whole bunch of good people’. Even those who sharply disagree with my own point of view.

I am a huge sinner but am happy knowing God's grace will keep me in his grip.

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Jun 21	answered	Significance of the “Son of Man” appellation in Ezekiel
Jun 19	answered	Does the story of the thief on the cross imply that Jesus believed religious practice was unnecessary for salvation?
Jun 19	comment	What does it mean to lay down beside an altar (Amos 2:8)? @JonEricson - good point, incense and libations better fit the context of drinking.
Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? @MonicaCellio - Oh I see what your saying, yes that helped, thanks.
Jun 18	answered	What does it mean to lay down beside an altar (Amos 2:8)?
Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? @MonicaCellio - שׁנה šâneh קרב qereḇ. I have to look it up and could barely understand your comment. For difficult Hebrew I will be asking you:)
Jun 18	answered	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2?
Jun 17	comment	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? @BobJones - I am not totally convinced that dispensationalism at least it's milder forms has a much different view from covenant theology in terms of Law and Grace. By the way Baptist churches are not dispensationalists but baptize by full immersion, so do other evangelicals that follow covenant theology. but you probably know that. Anyway I leave this one to you, you seem to know more about it than I do. Good luck in your research.
Jun 17	answered	Who are the brothers in Numbers 14:4?
Jun 17	comment	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? @BobJones - I added four more paragraphs meant to turn the focus away from 'dispensations' because this is not the key guiding principle I am identifying. It really is all about a system that make Revelations as literal as possible. It's not based on Law and Grace or what Laws one needs to follow, though it does assume the New Covenat fully did away with the Old by its fulfillment in Christ, but this is not unique to the dispensationalism but a very common evangelical belief. So regarding Sabbath, even I, though not a dispensationalist do not consider any day holier than another. Col 2:16-17
Jun 17	revised	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? Added 4 more para
Jun 17	comment	What is the baptism of fire? +1 - there is a lot I like about your connection with the burnt offering, and your words around it. I also tend to think within the same theme, the Spirit baptized us into Christ, but when Jesus ascended into heaven as Lod, He baptized believers with the Spirit, which is this baptism. The fire I take to be the same as your meaning. It is similar to circumcision because it cuts away the nature of flesh.
Jun 17	comment	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? @BobJones - In some way the OT divisions, I mean the extreme parts about Israel in OT and her future to come, is just to support the Revelation approach. The divisions of covenants, OT, NT is really not that new or different from, for example, Luther. I do not think in general that the dispensation idea is to avoid requirements in the past. I think that allegory, where not natural, and taking things too literally, both effect faith and the effect of commands. However this issue is not the deciding factor of whether one follows God's commands. It's just one area that needs balance.
Jun 16	revised	What does Matthew 18:8-9 say about eternity? Revised last sentence
Jun 16	revised	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? Spelling and minor grammar
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Jun 16	comment	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand? Bob - this has been unanswered for some time now so I took a wack at it. It helped me formulate my own brief experience with it, Cheers.
Jun 16	answered	In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand?
Jun 16	answered	Silence of the idols and silence of the people before Yahweh in Habakkuk 2:18-20
Jun 16	comment	Are there intra-textual supports for a politicized reading of Revelation? @J.T. - just ordered the book on amazon. After I read it I may make a second attempt on an answer, Cheers.