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281 | What is Love?? | Matt 22:37 | Rowdy | 115946 | ||
Now that we understand what you're looking for: To a seven year old child, I would think a good example for him to understand would be for him to be willing to share a single scoop of his favorite ice cream with his new friend whom he just met. It might be emphasized that true love would have to come from within him and not at the direction of his parent or guardian. You could possibly substitute the ice cream with his favorite toy or maybe his favorite posession. Let us know what you finally end up using. God bless you in trying to be a role model for this young one. |
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282 | Does God want the NT or OT reflected? | Matt 22:40 | Rowdy | 123209 | ||
As I see it, one of the most important jobs we have here on earth is to reflect God's Will and His Word in the way we live our lives as christians, His children, disciples of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Some people may never open a Bible in their lifetime with the serious intent of reading It, studying It or obey It. So the Lord charges christians with that responsibility. What I'm saying with this post, we should put emphasis on reflecting the NT in preference to the OT as God has given His Son the preiminance in this dispensation, as cited in Matt 28. Thanks for the question. Did you have further questions/comments about my post? God bless. --Rowdy |
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283 | Sound Doctrine Rooted in the Scriptures | Matt 24:24 | Rowdy | 131466 | ||
Truer words have never been posted. Amen, dear friend. God bless. Rowdy | ||||||
284 | Who is this "slave"? | Matt 24:45 | Rowdy | 118152 | ||
Good post; I would only add Luke 22:26 "But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant. Luke 22:27 "For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves. Jesus showed us the perfect example of a servant when he washed the feet of His own disciples. God bless. --Rowdy |
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285 | Trim their lamps? | Matt 25:7 | Rowdy | 109957 | ||
I can only say "Amen." Thanks for the encouragement. I enjoy reading your comments and your questions. | ||||||
286 | Why did the Savior Dread the Cup? | Matt 26:38 | Rowdy | 133170 | ||
Acknowledging all of your post as being good. When I think about this question, I like to emphasize that this was (as far as we know) Jesus' very first time to be separated from His Father. So it's quite possible (just maybe) He didn't know what to expect upon taking on ALL the sins of the whole world and meeting Satan on his turf. We see in the Bible that Jesus was incredibly close to His Father and talked to Him often and with great intimacy. So I'm thinking he was far more desirous of getting out of this dying business because of this separation from God than his concern about the pain and torture of the cross. I can't think of a scripture to support this conclusion so I'll just label this as my opinion. God bless. Rowdy |
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287 | Why did the Savior Dread the Cup? | Matt 26:38 | Rowdy | 133212 | ||
Howdy, Doc: I just gotta ask to whom was Mr Spurgeon referring in this sermon. Who was executed? At first, I thought he was referring to Apostle Paul with the allusions to fire as a symbol, but apparently that's not the case. Please advise and thanks for the history lesson. I do enjoy reading your posts. God bless. Rowdy |
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288 | Thief on Cross discrepancy Mt vs Lk | Matt 27:44 | Rowdy | 107920 | ||
I've studied this contrast also and have been taught as follows: Matthew referred to an earlier episode during which both thieves did as Matthew describes but Luke is talking about a little later, possibly hours later. Apparently, this thief has had time to think about what he said earlier. Who knows: he may have even listened to one of Jesus' sermons or parables and may have even been baptized with John's baptism. Anyway, he repents and now ask Jesus' forgiveness. Since there's very little said about this in the Bible, this is about the only way I can reconcile these two accounts. Let me know what you think, especially after checking out Bullinger's Companion Bible. |
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289 | What happened to the saints ? | Matt 27:52 | Rowdy | 115479 | ||
I guess that could be possible but what scripture are you using to support that conclusion. God bless. | ||||||
290 | Man or man? | Mark | Rowdy | 141514 | ||
Good points, EdB. Very well said. | ||||||
291 | A question about the Sabbath Day | Mark 2:27 | Rowdy | 118971 | ||
I have to agree with EdB on his post but I would also add that the first four of the Ten Commandments were issued to honor God. Whereas the latter six were issued to help mankind make a better life for himself. God knows that when we follow his guidelines and commands, things just go better for us as humans. It's always been that way because God created us and He knows how we can live our lives to be complete and self-fulfilled. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
292 | I found this to answer my question too. | Mark 3:12 | Rowdy | 122426 | ||
Welcome to the Forum but could you elaborate on your post. I don't see a connection between your statement and the scripture as cited. Maybe you could also elaborate on your profile by clicking on the Update User Info on the lower left corner of your screen. God bless. --Rowdy |
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293 | Question on one word in Mark 3:29 | Mark 3:29 | Rowdy | 110442 | ||
Ed, you're right on target. | ||||||
294 | Question on one word in Mark 3:29 | Mark 3:29 | Rowdy | 110452 | ||
I would say your person who lies continually does eventually succeed in deceiving himself so well that he actually believes his own lies and truly sounds sincere. It's difficult to get such a person out of that "whirlpool" of self-deception. The devil, I think, makes it very attractive; he may even seem like he's serving God and when confronted with the truth from God's Word, his "seared conscience" takes over and makes it almost impossible to see the truth for what it is. God help us all to avoid this terrible, horrible set of circumstances to engulf any of us. God bless. | ||||||
295 | what does J.C means | Mark 3:30 | Rowdy | 119307 | ||
I'm sorry, nae-nae-04, you misunderstood. Yes, as Hank stated, my statement was meant to be a very sincere compliment. Maybe when you've accumulated a few more years in your life, you'll realize the wonderful value of this kind of naivety. Believe it or not, I used to be that naive. I didn't even start dating until I was 17. I was never really tempted to do drugs or to drink alcohol. My weakness lies in other areas. If however, you really consider my original statement to be insulting, I'll withdraw it. God bless. --Rowdy |
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296 | Love/Feed/Tend His Sheep | Mark 6:34 | Rowdy | 131429 | ||
I'm hoping you can confirm something for me. I've been taught that in this scene with Jesus and Peter that there were at least two different Greek words, i.e. philio and agape for the word love as used in the scripture above, John 21. Please tell me if you can, which of the Greek words were used and which question, "Do you love me?" Thanks and God bless. Rowdy Note to Tim Moran: Feel free to respond with your answer to this question if you would. Thanks. |
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297 | Love/Feed/Tend His Sheep | Mark 6:34 | Rowdy | 131453 | ||
I've heard the same is true about the Greek words in these three different questions and Peter's three different responses. To me, it seems pretty clear when one uses the Greek dictionary to clarify these two words. Correct me if I'm wrong. But as I understand it, agapao means "to give love without conditions, i.e. as God does" whereas phileo means "simple family love," i.e. between brothers or sisters. Again IMO, it seems that Jesus realized that Peter and His other disciples were NOT at that particular moment in time, quite ready to love their fellow man like God does. But Christ was willing to accept Peter's resolution to love his fellow man as a brother or a sister. Later on, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit in spiritually maturing Peter, we finally see that Peter does grow to love his fellow man with God's type of love without conditions. He even goes to the cross (according to tradition) believing in the Words of his Lord and Master. What a contrast: this willingness to die compared with his cowardly fear (like the rest of us) in the garden. We also see this kind of love in Peter's letters as we do throughout the NT. So once again, God realizes it's a refining process. First, He gets us off the addiction for sin and turned on to the prospect of spending eternity with Him in Heaven and spending time with our fellow christians here on earth. Then He assists us with the help of the Holy Spirit in graduating us from the kind of love offered by the world, i.e. eros to phileo and eventually gets us to at least appreciate His type of love, given freely to our fellow man without conditions. Hopefully, we as His children actually learn to prefer this kind of love as Christ showed on the cross. Then at that time, we can truly feel forgiveness for our sins because we've learn to completely forgive our fellow man as discussed in Jesus' parable of the debtors. Again, correct me if I'm mistaken on any of this but I'd be interested in your full opinion anyway. I really appreciate your quick response. I hope the storm didn't mess up too much of your life. God bless. Rowdy |
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298 | Love/Feed/Tend His Sheep | Mark 6:34 | Rowdy | 131489 | ||
Greek Words for Love, Part 1: I must admit, I didn't dream there was so much information on the internet about this subject, www.biblestudymanuals.net/love.htm. If you'll check out this website, you'll see I had to leave a great deal of information to squeeze on this exerpt. Please forgive. The bottom line is that although I do agree with you there is some small controversy on this subject as you mentioned. But a thorough study as has been cited on this website leads any serious Bible student to one single conclusion and that is there's a very real and distinct different type of love reflected in these two words. Everything about our God is far superior to anything you and I could ever think about man. Nothing we can do or say can even come close. So I must disagree with you, dear friend. I do hope you'll re-study the topic and pray about it. LOVE: A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE I) AGAPE LOVE A) INTRODUCTION [The New Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the NT, Joseph Henry Thayer, Hendrickson, Peabosy, Ma, 1981, p. 3]: "agapaO ..... to love, to be full of good-will and exhibit the same... to have a preference for, wish well to, regard the welfare of ... often of the love of Christians towards one another; of the benevolence which God in providing salvation for men, has exhibited by sending His Son to them and giving Him up to death... of the love which led Christ, in procuring human salvation to undergo sufferings and death... of the love with which God regards Christ..." [Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words, W. E. Vine, Fleming H. Revell, Old Tappan, N. J., p. 20]: "Agape and agapaO are used in the N.T. (a) to describe the attitude of God toward His Son, John 17:26; the human race, generally, John 3:16; Rom 5:8; and to such as believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, particularly, John 14:21; (b) to convey His will to His children concerning their attitude one toward another, John 13:34, and toward all me, 1 Thess 3:12; 1 Cor 16:14; 2 Pet 1:7 (c) to express the essential nature of God, 1 John 4:8. Love can be known only from the actions it prompts. God's love is seen in the gift of His Son, 1 John 4:9, 10. But obviously this is not the love of complacency, or affection, that is, it was not drawn out by any excellency in its objects, Rom 5:8. It was an exercise of the Divine will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause save that which lies in the nature of God Himself, cp. Deut 7:7, 8. Love had its perfect expression among men in the Lord Jesus Christ, 2 Cor 5:14; Eph 2:4; 3:19; 5:2; Christian love is the fruit of His Spirit in the Christian, Gal 5:22. Christian love has God for its primary object, and expresses itself first of all in implicit obedience to His commandments, John 14:15, 21, 23; 15:10; 1 John 2:5; 5:3; 2 John 6. Self-will, that is, self-pleasing, is the negation of love to God. Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impluse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered. Love seeks the welfare of all, Rom 15:2, and works no ill to any, 13:8-10; love seeks opportunity to do good to all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith, Gal 6:10. Please read Part 2. Thanks and God bless. Rowdy |
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299 | Love/Feed/Tend His Sheep | Mark 6:34 | Rowdy | 131490 | ||
Greek Words for Love, Part 2: In respect of agapaO as used of God, it expresses the deep and constant love and interest of a perfect Being towards entirely unworthy objects, producing and fostering a reverential love in them towards the Giver, and a practical love towards those who are partakers of the same, and a desire to help others to seek the Giver. [Kenneth Wuest states, (Wuest's Word Studies, From the Greek New Testament, Vol 3, Eerdmans Publishing Co, Grand Rapids, Mi, 1992, no 28, p. 62]: "'Phileo' is a love which consists of the glow of the heart kindled by the perception of that in the object which affords us pleasure. It is the response of the human [soul] to what appeals to it as pleasurable... The word was used to speak of a friendly affection. It is a love called out of one in response to a feeling of pleasure or delight which one experiences from an apprehension of qualities in another that furnish such pleasure or delight. 'Agapao' on the other hand, speaks of a love which is awakened by a sense of value in the object loved, an apprehension of its preciousness. [Cp. Rev 22:15; Mt 6:5; 10:37; 23:6; Lk 20:46; Jn 11:3, 36; 16:27; 1 Cor 16:22] B) PASSAGES TO CONSIDER 1) AGAPE-SACRIFICIAL-SERVING-OF-OTHERS-LOVE VS PHILEO-AFFECTIONATE-LOVE a) [Jn 21:15-17]: (v. 15) "When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you truly love ["agapas"] Me more than these [disciples]? 'Yes, Lord,' he said, 'you know that I love ["philO] you.' Jesus said, 'Feed My lambs.' (v. 16) Again Jesus said, 'Simon son of John, do you truly love ["agapas"] me?' He answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I ["philO"] you.' Jesus said, 'Take care of My sheep.' (v. 17) The third time He said to him, 'Simon son of John, do you love ["phileis"] Me?' Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time 'Do you love ["phileis"] Me?' He said, 'Lord, you know all things; you know that I love ["philO] you.' Jesus said, 'Feed My sheep.' " Notice that Peter uses the verb form "philO" that is rendered 'love' in answer to the Lord Jesus Christ Who uses another verb, "agapas" for the first two times He asked Peter His question, 'Do you love Me?' There is an obvious emphasis on the issue of whether or not Peter loves the Lord with "agapas" love with His two repetitions of this word, especially after Peter answered in the affirmative albeit with "philO": "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love [philO] you." The difference between the two verbs can hardly be a simple choice of possible synonymous words for literary style purposes, especially with our Lord's repetition and Peter's use of another word for love, "philO". The intent of writer John which is readily observable is to report the words of our Lord and Peter and not do any editorializing for the sake of style or change of meaning. In the light of Peter's earlier three time denial of our Lord where he said he did not even know Him, (18:17, 25, 27); our Lord's three fold question paralleling Peter's threefold denial gave Peter an opportunity to restore his committment of agape and phileo love and of being a faithful disciple. Notice that Peter was hurt when our Lord asked him the question for the third time, (v. 17), which points to a difference in meaning between the two words, agapas and philO Peter's use of "philO" love instead of "agapas" love is striking and points to a difference of meaning. It is normative to respond to a question using the same verb if the same meaning is intended. And the converse is also true: It is basic to normative rules of language, context and logic that a response to a yes or no question that (1) goes beyond yes or no (2) changes the wording of the question (from agape to phileO forms) (3) leaves parts of the question out/unanswered ('more than these' ignored) usually implies an evasion of the question, i.e., a change of meaning. Just as a husband's response to his wife's question, 'Do you love me more than your job?' (Husband): 'You know that I have great affection for you' points to an evasion on all 3 counts; so Peter's response to our Lord's questions indicates an evasion of the intent of the question with a response that has changed the parameters of the question from (1) a single absolute yes or no (2) agape to phileO love (3) love Me 'more than these' to not addressing 'more than these' at all. Notice that our Lord's third question of 'Do you love me?' uses the verb "phileis". This parallels Peter's use of "phileo" love twice before in response to our Lord instead of "agapas". If the integrity of author John's account of this conversation is to have any validty, surely the verbs used here are an accurate rendering of that conversation which implies (my correction) a difference of meaning. Please read Part 3. Thanks and God bless. Rowdy |
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300 | Love/Feed/Tend His Sheep | Mark 6:34 | Rowdy | 131491 | ||
Greek Words for Love, Part 3 (and to think, I trimmed it down greatly): So the point our Lord is making is that the value of an emotional, affectionate 'philos' love is based on how connected it is to true godly 'agape', sacrificial, love, which in the case of Peter, relates to Peter's feeding, i.e., teaching and taking care of our Lord's sheep, i.e., believers; especially since they belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. One can have 'philOs', affectionate love for someone but not have agape sacrificial, responsible, active, helpful, kind and truthful 'agape', godly love. It, (the 'philOs' love), then would have very limited worth or value, being unconnected to godly love. Some contrasts between agape and philia are as follows: Philia - Agape Natural - Learned Emotional - Volitional Discriminatory - Non-discriminatory Conditional - Unconditional Pleasure - Preciousness Delight - Esteem Liking - Prizing Because of - In spite of Fails - Never fails Looking forward to your response. God bless. Rowdy |
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