“The Greatest of All Protestant Heresies”?

ligonier ministries ^ | May 12,2015 | Sinclair Ferguson

[RnMomof7]

That translation make it look like the suffering was lacking in Christ's suffering and Paul had to finish it doesn't it? BAD TRANSLATION! When you read it in the Greek it's Paul who lacks the suffering that Christ endured and he rejoices in having to suffer some of those tribulations but certainly lacks the extent that Christ went through.

Colossians 1:24 I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

Thanks for the answer bear... Thought I would add the literal translation

Young's Literal Translation
I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and do fill up the things lacking of the tribulations of the Christ in my flesh for his body, which is the assembly,

[RnMomof7]

I find it very interesting that you make looking up your scripture quotes as difficult as you possibly can and still stay within the rules. Is that because you typically take them out of context and don’t want people checking context?

My guess is the work is from an uncredited source ... thus the format

[Mark17]

Heck; I, myself, have told them a million times not to exaggerate; but does it do any good?

There once was an exaggeration
Almostc like an abomination
They don't seem to care
To the Lord they do dare
To mess with their operation.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Behind his back? Had he gone blind and lost the ability to read this thread? He simply does not deserve so much as a ping.

And for all the vapid stupidity contained in his comments, I never said he was a fool (although he may very well be) -- but merely acting like one on this thread.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"When one has no logical response to a poster, it is a common custom to attack. When one is so full of him(her)self that they spend time spinning their replies, you can be assured you hit the target!"

Why waste a logical response on an illogical comment? And how long do you suppose it takes to "spin" a reply of 2-3 sentences? Perhaps you type just with your thumbs, but for the rest of us it takes >1 mintute.

"it is a common custom to attack."

[Mark17]

OK, that is nice, but I just want to know who is on first, and what’s his name on second?

[Resettozero]

I never said he was a fool (although he may very well be)...

...posted the FReeper known far and wide as Wrdy biofuel araed or something.

(snicker)

Sincere thanks for the snicker.

8>)

R2z

[CynicalBear]

Yes!

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Dead words from a dead language. Sceadugenga would have been too creepy and cempa just sounds funny.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

LOL it's not worth getting mad over. No need to get vulgar.

[Mark17]

How does it feel to be a B-17 pilot? 😂🇵🇭

[Resettozero]

Dead words from a dead language. Sceadugenga would have been too creepy and cempa just sounds funny.

You are too swift, too clever for Resettozero...for ANY of us sheep here.

Perhaps the FR charismatic caucus threads are more to your greater speed and speech preferences?

Operative word in your post: dead.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

"You are too swift, too clever for Resettozero...for ANY of us sheep here."

Aw shucks...I am, aren't I?

Joking aside, there is nothing either clever or funny about foreign languages, they simply are as they are. If I were truly a language aficionado I would have chosen a non-dead language, or at least kept up with the dead one and not forgotten 90% of it.

[af_vet_1981]

I find it very interesting that you make looking up your scripture quotes as difficult as you possibly can and still stay within the rules. Is that because you typically take them out of context and don’t want people checking context?

It is not difficult to both love and understand the scriptures I post if one has the engrafted word written on his circumcised heart. However if one is walking in the flesh instead of the Spirit, or does not yet have a circumcised heart, he may well reject both the scriptures I post and me for posting them.

[Resettozero]

Aw shucks...I am, aren't I?

Yes, yet congradulations are not in working order just now.

Wyrd seems quite sizable to wit but not necessarily the largest posting here because there are many RCs, LDS, and other dead-language cultists who pass through and out FR RF equally as cool, calm and arrogant. So arrogant, so slick, so pleased with themselves that few sheep here are capable of realizing they've been in the presence of such a one until perhaps several seconds have passed or the wind shifts.

But...slowly, slowly...even the slow-learners (Hi there!) are learning...slowly.

And thank you again for the free snicker.

R2z

[HossB86]

take them out of context

DING DING DING

We have a winnah!

Hoss

[NKP_Vet]

Sola scriptura, without a doubt. There’s not one verse anywhere in the Bible in which it is taught, and it therefore becomes a self-refuting doctrine.

Let’s consider sola scriptura from the vantage point of history. If the notion of the absolute sufficiency of Scripture were indeed part of “the faith that was once for all handed on to the saints” (Jude 3), we would expect to find it everywhere taught and practiced in the early Church. We would expect to see the ancient Christian liturgical life dominated and shaped by the rule of sola scriptura. But we don’t see anything of the sort. The fact is, the writings of the Church Fathers and the councils, both regional and ecumenical, reveal that sola scriptura was completely alien to the thought and life of the early Church. Mind you, the early Church placed an exceedingly great emphasis on the importance and authority of Scripture to guide and govern the life
of the Church, and Scripture was employed constantly by the Fathers in their doctrinal treatises and pastoral directives. But Scripture was never regarded (or used) by the Church Fathers as something that stands alone, self-sufficient and entirely independent of Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium.

[HossB86]

In the case of kayaker, he simply makes no argument to rebut. My mother always used to say, "if you act like a fool, people will treat you like a fool."

Sadly, kayaker seemingly received no such advice.

"Act like a fool, be treated like a fool" were the sage words from your mother... and then you say WVKayaker "seemingly received no such advice."

It appears you called him a fool by implication. And then, seemingly have the temerity to deny it.

Sad, sad, sad.

My Dad once told me that people who talk a lot but say nothing are "all hat and no cattle."

Seemingly you have no cattle.

Hoss