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261 | Searching for the truth | Genesis | Ray | 91532 | ||
Hi Radioman 2, Your statements which show the greatness of God in comparison to man get my "Amen". There is the spirit of man and the Spirit of God and our thoughts are not His thoughts. But I am thinking that just as we are to set our minds on the things of the Spirit, especially as believers who have His Spirit indwelling us, and who look to the law of the Spirit; have we not also received a spirit [sic] of adoption as sons? Romans 8:15. In other words, I differentiate between the Spirit who indwells and the spirit that is given to us without measure and which we should not quench. What are your thoughts on that? John 3:34 and 1 Thess 5:19. From the heart, Ray |
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262 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 39266 | ||
Hi Nolan, I find it hard to believe that you are thinking of disassociating yourself from the forum on such an important thread.:) You spoke with Hank earlier with perhaps 1 Corinthians in mind, perhaps not, but 1 Corinthians 3:9ff says, "For we are God's fellow workers; you are God's field, God's building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building uon it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it." I would suggest that we go on to a more important subject in which you can spend your time in a more leading role. I'd like to see you laying down more of the foundational truths and stressing the positives if you are being discouraged by the negatives of the forum and disrespect of the Scriptures being shown by some participants. Now isn't the time to quit. Now is the time to bury cain...or whatever the saying is.:) The "according to the grace of God" of the verse that I quoted earlier reminds me of the "according to" occurances in the book of Ephesians. Would you express some thoughts on that before you continue thinking of saying "farewell?" From the hear, Ray |
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263 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 41700 | ||
Hi wordoer, You write that "God (Elohiym) is plural (signifying the Godhead) in the creation account of Genesis 1." I agree that the Godhead is seen in the first chapter of Genesis. In fact we see the Spirit in the second verse and I see the Son in verse twenty-six, "Then (God) said, 'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." I agree also that this "image" is a shadow of the things to come. As far as the Godhead is concerned and our belief in the Trinity, I find it of importance that the pronoun total for the first chapter of Genesis is divisible by three. Genesis 1:1, "IN THE BEGINNING God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of (God) was moving over the surface of the waters." John 1:1, "IN THE BEGINNING was the Word, and the Word was with (God),..." John 1:1, "...and the Word was God." Genesis 1:3, "Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good;..." May the light of His word be the light of men everywhere. From the heart, Ray |
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264 | in the benning godcreatedthe heaven and | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 41891 | ||
Hi Lorna, Welcome to the forum. I don't know of any version of the Scriptures that says, "In the beginning god..." (even with corrected spelling) We have compared Genesis 1:1 with John 1:1, "In the beginning was the Word..." What do you think? |
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265 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 42025 | ||
Hi Scot, If you have scriptures to back up any statement, always take time to type them in. If you are stating with Serentine that man was created after the seventh day of rest, many would be interested in hearing your Scripture references. Personally, I think that the same account is told again so that we can have something to compare it to. For instance, Genesis 1:25-26 with Genesis 3:1-5. The parentheses are for comparison. Genesis 1:25,26, "And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after their kind; and God saw that it was good. Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Genesis 3:1-5, "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has (God) said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the gardeen?' And the woman said to the serpent, 'From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you die.' And the serpent said to the woman, 'You surely shall not die! For God knows that in the day that you eat from it your eyes will opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.'" So, I hope that you can see in this comparison that man was made in the likeness of God, knowing good and evil. We all were made in the likeness of God, knowing good and evil. The Man, Jesus Christ came in the likeness of men, and He was the (One) who said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness." Genesis 3:22, "Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of (Us), knowing good and evil;...therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden,...So He drove the man out;... So as you have written, there is a big diffence between the two accounts just as there is a difference between the Man and the natural man. Between Spirit and flesh. Between Spiritual bodies and earthly ones. A big difference between the perfect Creator and the imperfect, sinful man. From the heart, Ray |
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266 | in the benning godcreatedthe heaven and | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 42664 | ||
Hi Kalos, I'm still trying to get people to capitalize pronouns of Deity. A lot of people here lately seem to have broken shift keys. I would have wanted Ioma here to capitalize God. But you also, when you put GOD in all caps for emphasis it doesn't tell us how you look at it; it could be god or God. When I was looking for a verse to show why it is important to differentiate I came upon two verses for comparison. Exodus 20:3, "You shall have NO OTHER gods before Me." It can't be typed Gods because there is only one God. As verse 23 says, "You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves." Exodus 34:14, "---for you shall not worship ANY OTHER god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God---" In passing I have a question for you. Do you think that God's name is Jealous? Or do you think that this word should be lower case as in "My name is holy". I know you have more important questions to work on, but it's good talking to you. From the heart, Ray |
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267 | Please teach me about the Trinity. | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 77792 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, Let's talk about John 13:16 and talk about Jesus being our Master [Teacher] and Lord. I believe that the verse is an example of life on this earth. The Teacher had just given them an example by washing their feet. They were to know these things and do them. No one of us is greater than the other. I say that this is an earthly example because in my study of the passage I can not find understanding in the verse by capitalizing any of those pronouns. It is talking about equality among us. These are the things that we should know and do. John 13:16 was referred back to in John 15:20. Here in this John 15 passage Jesus talks of what He does. John 15:12 says, "This is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you." In the next verse, (in contrast to John 13:16) I see the verse as talking about Himself. Here He has Himself as an example, so I have the pronouns capitalized. John 15:13, "Greater love has no *One than this, that *One lay down *His life for *His friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you." This One who gave up His life can be compared to John 10:30, "I and the Father are one." Or John 3:15,16, "that whoever believes may in Him have eternal life. For God so loved the world..." But the question to be asked is this: Is Jesus your Master? There is no strange god among us. There is only one God. No longer did Jesus call them slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing. (an example that they could relate to). But He called them friends and He was to die for them and He makes that fact known. But there is no strange god among them. This Man who was their friend is also their Teacher and Master. For John 15:20 I have penciled in my copy a capitalized "Master" for again it is talking about Him. We are not greater than He. (I am a man and He came as a Man. I am a slave, or better, a servant and friend of my Master.) I am "one" who is to love just as the "One" who gave Himself up for me. John 15:20, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his *Master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also." John 15:23, "He who hate Me hates My Father also." May we know Him better and better and know Him as our Master and Teacher; even the one true God. From the heart, Ray |
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268 | Please teach me about the Trinity. | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 77859 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, You speak of "the one sent". I speak of the One sent. You speak of the man and the son; I speak of the Man and the Son. You write in your profile of the One God, the Son. You also speak of the One God, the Father. And the Holy Spirit is spoken of. You can not understand the Trinity if you have two Ones and a one. Why do you not think of the Spirit as a Person? "And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth." 1 John 5:7 1) "Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?" 1 John 5:6. The Greek manuscript goes on and literally says "This One is the *one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ." 2) It continues, "And the Spirit is the *one who bears witness..." 3) The NKJ continues, 1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are *one." Jlpangilinan, it is difficult to understand the blend of the Persons in the Scriptures, but there is no doubt that it teaches about the one true God; and the three are one. I know that you wanted me to focus on Mark 13:32. But I say to you, who do you think is speaking in verse 23 where it says "But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance." Whose words will not pass away? From the heart, Ray |
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269 | Please teach me about the Trinity. | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 78032 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, 1) Philippians 2:6, "who, although He existed in the form of God,..." Philippians 2:9, "...highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,..." Philippians 2:13, "...who is [the One who is] at work in you to do His good pleasure. Those were verses to compare word by word and a similar one is John 10:30, "I and the Father are one." As far as the Philippians passage is concerned, for verse 11 do you think of Jesus Christ being confessed as the Lord Jesus, the Lord God, or just as Lord? From the heart, Ray |
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270 | justme | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 126532 | ||
Justme, Keep smiling and looking up. We love ya, guy. Later, Ray | ||||||
271 | Please explain the Trinity | Gen 1:2 | Ray | 77368 | ||
Hi jlpangilinan, Are you interested in learning about the Trinity also? This has been an interest of mine since before June of 1985. I am still trying, still penciling in my personal changes of interpretation about Him. This life we live in the Lord is a process is it not? God is not through with us yet. Before I go into my interpretation of the Scriptures and theology you have presented, may I speak to you more about what I have considered with Sisterkath? I would like to encourage you both to get an old copy of the Scriptures and "pencil in" some changes as they become meaningful to you. It has worked pretty well for me these last 18 years. l) I have encouraged Sisterkath to change that "active force" to "Spirit" in Genesis 1:2. 2) I encourage you to add a pronoun in verse 16 as the KJ and others do in order to make the sentence complete. "He also made the stars"; for I believe the triune God is the Light of the world. 3) I encourage you to have a copy of the NASB or NKJ which capitalizes Deity to use next to your translation choice. 3) These copies that capitalize Deity will point out verse 26 where it says, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness". Here is an affirmation of the Trinity to my mind with those three pronouns. 4) With these changes penciled in your NWT, you too can believe with me about the Trinity. With these penciled in changes you can have the pronouns of God be divisible by three for Genesis chapter one. If you are desirous of knowing the one true God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; are you willing to pencil in some changes to your translation? If not, we are wasting our time for it would show that you are not looking for the Truth. From the heart, Ray |
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272 | Light before light sources | Gen 1:3 | Ray | 6199 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, It is also interesting, I think, to compare Genesis 16,17 where it talks of the light sources with John 9:5. "(God) placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to govern the day and the night..."--"While I am in the world, I am the (Light) of the world." Jn 8:12 is a good contrast, "Then Jesus again spoke to them saying, "I am the (Light) of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life." If you are of a mind to add some capitalization you can also compare John 11:9, "Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the (Light) of this world. But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the Light is not in him." Who is this Son of Man? John 12:35, "So (Jesus) said to them, "For a little while longer the Light is among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you; he who walks in the darkness does not know where he goes. While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light." John 12:44, "And Jesus cried out and said, "He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me. He who sees Me sees the (One) who sent Me. I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness." John 3:19, "This is the judgement, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the (Light), and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." I have just written scriptures, but I would invite you to compare the pronouns in parenthesis with each of the passages. Later, Ray |
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273 | measure day\night no sun or stars | Gen 1:3 | Ray | 72339 | ||
Hi CDBJ, Yes, He is in control "weather" or not...:) Good post, CDBJ. Genesis 1:14, "Then God/ said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years; and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth"; and it was so. And God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also. And (God) placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth,..." John 9:4, "We [Or, It behooves Me to work] must work the works of Him who sent Me/ while it is day; night is coming, when no man can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the (Light) of the world." John 1:9, "That, There, *He/ was the true Light which, coming into the world , enlightens every man. He was in the world, and the world was made through (Him), and the world did not know Him." 2 Corinthians 4:3, "And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of (Christ) who is the image of God." 1 John 1:5, "And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is (Light), and in Him is no darkness at all." Hebrews 12:29, "for our God/ is a consuming fire." That One is the true Light. The only One who possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. 1 Timothy 6:16. From the heart, Ray |
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274 | Chronology of Creation | Gen 1:3 | Ray | 72477 | ||
Hi freebyrd, I believe that God is the Light also, and to be consistent I would have liked to have seen you capitalize "He has always existed". He has always existed but He has not always been VISIBLE. In Genesis the lesser and greater lights were made. They were for light or "light-bearers". He made the stars also. In the Incarnation, the Light of the world had come in the likeness of men. Jesus came as light and was visible, and was indeed the Light of the world when He was in the world. We believe in the unique Son of God. John 3:19, 1995 NASB, "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the (Light), and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. 21 But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." The 1995 copyright of the NASB has made this change of "light" to "Light" for John 3:19-21 and I agree with them. From the heart, Ray |
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275 | Light AND DARK simultaneously? | Gen 1:3 | Ray | 148885 | ||
Hi starfire, Psalm 139:10, "Even THERE Thy hand will lead me, And Thy right hand will lay hold of me." John 1:9, NASB, 1995, "THERE was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man." The emphasized THERE is mine, but perhaps you would say with me, "There! That One was the true Light." From the heart, Ray |
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276 | why did God have to create light? | Gen 1:3 | Ray | 148889 | ||
P.S. The NASB, 1995 copyright reads, John 12:46, "I have come [as] Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness." I am tending to agree with that capitalization interpretation. From the heart, Ray |
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277 | Light and Stars | Gen 1:16 | Ray | 29902 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, We have had some good conversations in the past and I am not trying to rehash or start anything. I should have remembered talking to you about these things earlier. I do see that I did not give you my opinion on Matthew 5:16. Verse 14 says that we are the light of the world. We know that Jesus is the Light of the world. It is important to note that contrast. Verse 16 is talking about our light before men glorifying the Light who is in heaven. I've learned to compare Isaiah 66:5 with that verse. Actually it is a contrast with Matthew 5:11. "Let the Lord be glorified, that we may see your joy." Please disregard my post if it is not of interest. Later, Ray |
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278 | "Let Us make man in Our image." | Gen 1:26 | Ray | 38342 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, I appreciate the 1 Cor 11:7 reference. Do you think that Christ is the Head of every man? | ||||||
279 | "Let Us make man in Our image." | Gen 1:26 | Ray | 38661 | ||
Hi Lionstrong, You wrote, "his is the head of every man in the church". I don't know if you meant "he is the head..." or not, but what you actually wrote is essentially the sense of what we are talking about. Makarios wrote of our being a reflection of Christ. When people look at us they should be seeing Christ in us. We were made in His image. It is His head (face) that they should see in us in the sense that we are discussing being in His image. Here is a comparison of Genesis 1:26 and 1 Corinthians 11:3. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let Us make man in **Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule...And God created man in *His own image, in the image of God/He created him; male and female He created them." 1 Cor 11:1, "Be imitators of me, just as I also am of (Christ)...verse 3, "But I want you to understand that Christ is the **Head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying, disgraces his *Head. But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying, disgraces her head;...verse 7, "For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God;/ but the woman is the glory of man." In keeping with showing the contrasts in the Scriptures, I would point out that we are mere men and are "heads" but God is our "Head", and God is the head of Christ. "as Christ also is Head of the church." Ephesians 5:23. So we have this statement in 1 Cor 11:3. Christ is the Head of every man, man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. I believe that Christ is our **Head and is God. This One is the image or head of the Christ, our spiritual *Head. It is because we were created in *His own image, that we desire not to disgrace our *Head. Genesis 1:27-- 1 Cor. 11:4 So my question to you, Lionstrong, would be whether you would agree or not with my Interlinear literal reading of 1 Cor. 11:3, "But I want you to know that Christ is the Head of every man, and the man (is) the head of a woman, and God (is the) head of Christ. Every man praying or prophesying, having (anything) down over (his) head shames his Head. And every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is the same (as) being shaved." The parentheses, slashes, and stars are for comparison and are mine. Except the parentheses in the quote immediately above shows what is inferred in the Greek. I hope that I was clear enough here. I'd like to talk also about Colossians 1:18, "And He/is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation." Contrasts are there for "he is" and "He is". From the heart, Ray |
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280 | GEN 1:26,who are us and our ? | Gen 1:26 | Ray | 63151 | ||
Hi scepter35, When you typed in Gen 1:26 it listed all the threads which talked about the verse. If you had been the first one it would have encouraged you to be the first. You now can simply click on any one of those threads, read them, and make any comments or ask a question of someone in a "note". If you have a name of a forum person you respect, type in Genesis 1:26 and his name and the system will cough up the notes. Amazing, scary, things these computers. For instance, Ray Genesis 1:26 will give you eight entries. Or, go to the Search on the left and write Genesis 1:26 in "contains these words" and yesterdays date and you'll get the recent entries. Hope that helps you. From the heart, Ray |
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