Comments for In-Depth Studies http://ids.org Equipping the Believer with a Theological Foundation Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:46:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Email is A Coward’s Way Out by admin http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/email-is-a-cowards-way-out-by-geoff-volker/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 admin Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:46:28 +0000 http://idsblog.com/?p=50#comment-3872 Terence, your comment is appreciated. I was not intending to say that "all" email replies are a coward's way out. Obviously yours are not. But, I have experienced many emails that are. I just wanted to raise a caution in the use of email. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Geoff Terence, your comment is appreciated. I was not intending to say that “all” email replies are a coward’s way out. Obviously yours are not. But, I have experienced many emails that are. I just wanted to raise a caution in the use of email. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Geoff

]]> Comment on A Course in New Covenant Theology by admin http://ids.org/a-course-in-new-covenant-theology/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 admin Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:42:09 +0000 http://ids.org/?page_id=1142#comment-3871 That is a great idea. We shall do it this spring. Much thanks for your input. Geoff That is a great idea. We shall do it this spring. Much thanks for your input. Geoff

]]> Comment on A Course in New Covenant Theology by Free Audio lectures on Calvinism? - Christian Forums http://ids.org/a-course-in-new-covenant-theology/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Free Audio lectures on Calvinism? - Christian Forums Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:22:58 +0000 http://ids.org/?page_id=1142#comment-3868 [...] that follows this format (although, about Calvinism instead of New Covenant Theology! lol!): A Course in New Covenant Theology | In-Depth Studies Can someone help me out? It would be appreciated very much! Thanks! [...] [...] that follows this format (although, about Calvinism instead of New Covenant Theology! lol!): A Course in New Covenant Theology | In-Depth Studies Can someone help me out? It would be appreciated very much! Thanks! [...]

]]> Comment on Email is A Coward’s Way Out by terence galland http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/email-is-a-cowards-way-out-by-geoff-volker/comment-page-1/#comment-3865 terence galland Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:14:31 +0000 http://idsblog.com/?p=50#comment-3865 quite on the contrary, i find e-mail a fantastic way to communicate, you can pause have a think and get everything perfect before firing off, where as on the phone your tongue can get out of sync with your brain and give a wrong impression. chow! quite on the contrary, i find e-mail a fantastic way to communicate, you can pause have a think and get everything perfect before firing off, where as on the phone your tongue can get out of sync with your brain and give a wrong impression. chow!

]]> Comment on Theology 101: Romans 8 Part 4 by Dave Moore http://ids.org/media/audio/theology-101-romans-8-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3854 Dave Moore Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:41:11 +0000 http://ids.org/?p=1181#comment-3854 HI Geoff, I forgot how much I enjoyed your teaching and handling of God's Word. I know I'm out of sync with this particular lesson. I need to check out the other lessons. This is a good thing. HI Geoff, I forgot how much I enjoyed your teaching and handling of God’s Word. I know I’m out of sync with this particular lesson. I need to check out the other lessons. This is a good thing.

]]> Comment on Does the Church Replace Israel? (Part 1) by Thomas http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/does-the-church-replace-israel-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3765 Thomas Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:16:13 +0000 http://idsblog.com/?p=247#comment-3765 I'm so glad to have found this site, as a Christian with a strong faith and a calling to love and understand God that has been present from an early , I set off to study theology at Heythrop College ( a prestigious theology institute in London, UK) however I found it's Roman Catholic staff very pushy with their views and emphasis on pontifical teachings, so after a year I withdrew from the course somewhat taken aback and slightly disheartened, however the arguments I read on this page are exactly what I was thinking during my debates with the lecturers but just unable to word in the right way. This has really strengthened and reignited my faith in Him and encouraged me to continue to examine the Bible on a daily basis, it also answers a lot of questions I had regarding the Old Testament and New Testament when compared. So thanks a lot! I look forward to regularly checking out this page! I’m so glad to have found this site, as a Christian with a strong faith and a calling to love and understand God that has been present from an early , I set off to study theology at Heythrop College ( a prestigious theology institute in London, UK) however I found it’s Roman Catholic staff very pushy with their views and emphasis on pontifical teachings, so after a year I withdrew from the course somewhat taken aback and slightly disheartened, however the arguments I read on this page are exactly what I was thinking during my debates with the lecturers but just unable to word in the right way. This has really strengthened and reignited my faith in Him and encouraged me to continue to examine the Bible on a daily basis, it also answers a lot of questions I had regarding the Old Testament and New Testament when compared. So thanks a lot! I look forward to regularly checking out this page!

]]> Comment on Does the Church replace Israel? (Part 4) by teresa j http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/does-the-church-replace-israel-part-4/comment-page-1/#comment-3713 teresa j Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:52:04 +0000 http://ids.org/?p=1086#comment-3713 thanks for your comments on has the church replaced israel. I have always thought and believed that the church does replace israel but was always made to feel as if I were antisemetic. again thanks thanks for your comments on has the church replaced israel. I have always thought and believed that the church does replace israel but was always made to feel as if I were antisemetic. again thanks

]]> Comment on Does the Church Replace Israel? (Part 1) by admin http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/does-the-church-replace-israel-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3678 admin Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:41:51 +0000 http://idsblog.com/?p=247#comment-3678 Jeff, Much thanks for your question. In the plan of God the promises to Israel were to be fulfilled in a spiritual Israel. The statement in Numbers 36:9 refers to the restriction of the transferring of property within the physical nation of Israel, the temporary unbelieving picture of the people of God. The fulfillment of the promise to literal Israel of the regarthering back into the land is said in the new to be fulfilled by a spiritual Israel, the church (Hosea 1,2 and Romans 9:25-26). In the original context of the promises to Israel they are not told of the "rest of the story." It is only in the new covenant era that we get the rest of the story and are told that God's intent was always to bring fulfillment to Israel by means of the church, a spiritual Israel. Please feel free to slice and dice my thoughts. Bye for now, Geoff Jeff,
Much thanks for your question. In the plan of God the promises to Israel were to be fulfilled in a spiritual Israel. The statement in Numbers 36:9 refers to the restriction of the transferring of property within the physical nation of Israel, the temporary unbelieving picture of the people of God. The fulfillment of the promise to literal Israel of the regarthering back into the land is said in the new to be fulfilled by a spiritual Israel, the church (Hosea 1,2 and Romans 9:25-26). In the original context of the promises to Israel they are not told of the “rest of the story.” It is only in the new covenant era that we get the rest of the story and are told that God’s intent was always to bring fulfillment to Israel by means of the church, a spiritual Israel. Please feel free to slice and dice my thoughts. Bye for now, Geoff

]]> Comment on Does the Church Replace Israel? (Part 1) by Jeff http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/does-the-church-replace-israel-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3628 Jeff Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:06:31 +0000 http://idsblog.com/?p=247#comment-3628 Covenant Theology teaches that the Church today is Israel. However... “The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” (Gen. 48:16.) “Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.” (Num. 36:9.) The name Israel is Ephraim and Manasseh's inheritance. It's non-transferable. How can the Church be called Israel when biblical law forbids transferring birthrights/inheritances? Covenant Theology teaches that the Church today is Israel. However…

“The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.” (Gen. 48:16.)

“Neither shall the inheritance remove from one tribe to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.” (Num. 36:9.)

The name Israel is Ephraim and Manasseh’s inheritance. It’s non-transferable. How can the Church be called Israel when biblical law forbids transferring birthrights/inheritances?

]]> Comment on Doctrine Cures Depression by Craig Schmidt http://ids.org/author/author-geoff-volker/doctrine-cures-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 Craig Schmidt Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:05:41 +0000 http://ids.org/?p=955#comment-3624 Thank you for a timely teaching. Through my limited experience at counseling the Scriptures, it has been my experience that, just as Jay Adams says, "obedience is not an issue of "can't" but an issue of "won't." I agree with The Dr. and with your teaching concerning depression. Thanks for the reinforcement! Thank you for a timely teaching. Through my limited experience at counseling the Scriptures, it has been my experience that, just as Jay Adams says, “obedience is not an issue of “can’t” but an issue of “won’t.” I agree with The Dr. and with your teaching concerning depression. Thanks for the reinforcement!

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