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281 | went to Seir or not | Gen 33:17 | azurelaw | 224787 | ||
Thanks Searcher, for your input. Yes, for sure God is in control of everything. I, such a fallen human and fallen mind, just could not help to express the "hindsight". Anyway, my point is: Did Jacob go to Seir? I think he did not. But some commentator said he could have gone there but stayed for a short while. Shalom Azure |
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282 | Any significance on Deborah's death? | Gen 35:8 | azurelaw | 236396 | ||
Dear EdB, Thank you very much. That is very helpful. Shalom Azure |
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283 | Bring my Bones back | Gen 50:25 | azurelaw | 216516 | ||
Dear Grace, You are welcome. You may call me Azure which is my name :-). As far as I understand the verse, that is only the last will of Joseph's before he died. Of course, I also believe God makes use of it as a reminder to the Israelite of their origin (the Chosen nation) not to be satisfied with their lives in Egypt as it was not their destination. I am sorry that I do not agree with your preacher's interpretation and application on the verse and I don't find any scriptural support on his notion. Shalom Azure |
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284 | Bring my Bones back | Gen 50:25 | azurelaw | 216517 | ||
Dear Grace, Hi, again. In addition, God's blessings and love to those who love Him will be extended to his children. Read the 2nd commandment in Deut 5:9-10. I think there are some more verses about God's abundant blessings to those faithful and their children can be found in Psalm. However, we have to be mindful that we (or our children) should stay humble and faithful to our Lord. Read Roman chapter 11. Shalom Azure |
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285 | Resurrection Day, not easter! | Exodus | azurelaw | 215264 | ||
Thank you, MJH. It is very informative and eye opening :-) The link provided by nickmostly (thanks to you, too, Nick) is worthy of a visit, too. Shalom Azure |
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286 | Resurrection Day, not easter! | Exodus | azurelaw | 215274 | ||
Dear Nick, We (Chinese) choose to cook it :-) No waste of food... Az |
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287 | Does God lead us to sin? | Ex 4:21 | azurelaw | 215864 | ||
Dear John, I have just found a very brief but succinct discussion on the will of God by R.C. Sproul (at monergism.org) as below. Hope you enjoy it, too. Shalom Azure ****** The Will of God by R. C. Sproul ...The Bible is deeply concerned about the will of God---His sovereign authority over His creation and everything in it. When we speak about God's will we do so in at least three different ways. The broader concept is known as God's decretive, sovereign, or hidden will. By this, theologians refer to the will of God by which He sovereignly ordains everything that comes to pass. Because God is sovereign and His will can never be frustrated, we can be sure that nothing happens over which He is not in control. He at least must "permit" whatever happens to happen. Yet even when God passively permits things to happen, He chooses to permit them in that He always has the power and right to intervene and prevent the actions and events of this world. Insofar as He lets things happen, He has "willed" them in this certain sense. Though God's sovereign will is often hidden from us until after it comes to pass, there is one aspect of His will that is plain to us---His preceptive will. Here God reveals His will through His holy law. For example, it is the will of God that we do not steal; that we love our enemies; that we repent; that we be holy. This aspect of God's will is revealed in His Word as well as in our conscience, by which God has written His moral law upon our heart. His laws, whether they be found in the Scripture or in the heart, are binding. We have no authority to violate this will. We have the power or ability to thwart the preceptive will of God, though never the right to do so. Nor can we excuse ourselves for sinning by saying, "Que sera, sera." It may be God's sovereign or hidden will that we be "permitted" to sin, as he brings His sovereign will to pass even through and by means of the sinful acts of people. God ordained that Jesus be betrayed by the instrument of Judas's treachery. Yet this makes Judas's sin no less evil or treacherous. When God "permits" us to break His preceptive will, it is not to be understood as permission in the moral sense of His granting us a moral right. His permission gives us the power, but not the right to sin. The third way the Bible speaks of the will of God is with respect to God's will of disposition. This will describes God's attitude. It defines what is pleasing to Him. For example, God takes no delight in the death of the wicked, yet He most surely wills or decrees the death of the wicked. God's ultimate delight is in His own holiness and righteousness. When He judges the world, He delights in the vindication of His own righteousness and justice, yet He is not gleeful in a vindictive sense toward those who receive His judgment. God is pleased when we find our pleasure in obedience. He is sorely displeased when we are disobedient. Many Christians become preoccupied or even obsessed with finding the "will" of God for their lives. If the will we are seeking is His secret, hidden, or decretive will, then our quest is a fool's errand. The secret counsel of God is His secret. He has not been pleased to make it known to us. Far from being a mark of spirituality,the quest for God's secret will is an unwarranted invasion of God's privacy. God's secret counsel is none of our business. This is partly why the Bible takes such a negative view of fortune-telling, necromancy, and other forms of prohibited practices. We would be wise to follow the counsel of John Calvin when he said, "When God closes His holy mouth, I will desist from inquiry." The true mark of spirituality is seen in those seeking to know the will of God that is revealed in His preceptive will. It is the godly person who meditates on God's law day and night. While we seek to be "led" by the Holy Spirit, it is vital to remember that the Holy Spirit is primarily leading us into righteousness. We are called to live our lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. It is His revealed will that is our business, indeed, the chief business of our lives. Summary 1. The three meanings of the will of God: (a) Sovereign decretive will, the will by which God brings to pass whatsoever He decrees. This is hidden to us until it happens. (b) Preceptive will is God's revealed law or commandments, which we have the power but not the right to break. (c) Will of disposition describes God's attitude or disposition. It reveals what is pleasing to Him. 2. God's sovereign "permission" of human sin is not His moral approval. |
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288 | Does God lead us to sin? | Ex 4:21 | azurelaw | 215865 | ||
I'm sorry, John. The link should be monergism.com (not .org). Azure |
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289 | God sought Moses to kill him | Ex 4:24 | azurelaw | 198374 | ||
Dear Doc, I have also heard of similar assertion before concerning the good and evil. With the explanation of Jonathan Edwards which you have put as arguably, I would like to ask for further comments (if possible). How should we understand the situation base on JE's notion in the Eden before the fall of Adam and Eve as per the below : 1/ If Eden was in perfect condition and absent from evil, then the knowledge of God and their happiness would be imperfect. 2/ Could the complete knowledge (the forbidden tree of knowledge) of God be restricted for the perfect hapiness of human (not only to test their obedience)? Did I make my questions clear? Hope to learn more. Thanks. Shalom Azure |
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290 | I cannot find out why this should be | Ex 4:24 | azurelaw | 208609 | ||
Dear mem75, Welcome to the forum. Please enter post number 198253 onto the advanced search box on your top right hand corner of the screen. You will find a number of relevant posts on the subject about why did God seek to kill Moses. Shalom Azure |
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291 | Why the brief genealogy V14-V30 | Ex 6:14 | azurelaw | 225322 | ||
Dear Steve, Thank you very much. It is helpful. Shalom Azure |
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292 | Why Jews and Isrel chossen? | Ex 19:5 | azurelaw | 221185 | ||
Dear watchman, It is obvious that you are citing from external source without giving credit to the original author - this is called plagiarism. Such behaviour is unwanted on the forum be it intentional or ignorant. It certainly violates the terms of use: - You agree not to post, email or otherwise transmit any Postings that you do not have a right to transmit. - You agree not to post, email or otherwise transmit any Postings that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party. I would encourage you REREAD and GET FAMILIARIZED with the TOU in order that you may post properly without jeopardizing your posting privilege. Shalom Azure |
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293 | Why is witchcraft bad? | Ex 20:3 | azurelaw | 193510 | ||
Dear Andrew, I am sorry that I did not express myself in a straight forward manner. I am not saying you are plagiarizing anyone's work or question. My such question was intended to draw your thought on your question : A friend told me it's ust satan's copy of what od can really do. So isn't a coy of something good still good? The issue is not copying something out of something that is good will still be good, what Satan does is to plagiarize (in some sense) and steal the credits and honour of our most high God. He wants to be God. That's why I quoted Ex 20:3 for your reference. And with your agreeing the unlawful behaviour of plagiarism, you have answered your own question instead. :-) Hope I have explained it clear. Shalom Azure P.S. Glad to learn that you are upto the age requirement. Keep posting so that we can learn together. Hope you enjoy the forum. |
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294 | Worship in form of art | Ex 20:4 | azurelaw | 189010 | ||
Dear otahuti, I am terribly sorry that you felt hurt with my quoting of the scripture. I even did not notice your saying about me "close minded" as I just felt relieved to see your first part of the answer and skipped the rest in your first response to me. Please do understand that just by your short question, it would be quite difficult for me to understand what lies behind. That's why I did ask you for further elaboration and you did. It is appreciated. Plesae also understand that the border line between sculptures of arts and idols could be blurred (especially in China) if we are not careful. However, I want you to also know that I admire your gift, creativity and love to serve our Lord with it. Hope you enjoy the forum. Shalom Azure |
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295 | unpardonable sin in Ex 20:7? | Ex 20:7 | azurelaw | 196421 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Thank you very much for the answer. Yesterday (Sunday) was a very busy day and a great day for our synagogue as we have to attend the pastoral ordination ceremony for our teacher in the afternoon right after our Sunday service. Now I have the time to re-read your answer and have a better understanding in concern with Exo 20:7. God bless and Shalom Azure |
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296 | Sunday Sabbath or not? | Ex 20:8 | azurelaw | 232915 | ||
Dear EdB, I see that you have long been a forum participant since 2001 and my experience in reading some of your past posts no doubt have been pleasant and a blessing. Yet, I feel sad to see your below statement unfair and lacking brotherly love. "As I said I think this discussion is ended unless you want to make another charge against me." I really cannot understand how could you presume Beja's motive if he would continue the discussion. From your such statement, are you saying if he continues to respond, he will be liable to setting any charges against you (be it legitimate or not)? Shalom Azure |
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297 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Ex 20:13 | azurelaw | 208097 | ||
Hey, Searcher, our old timer, You must be rather sleepy :-) Check the date of the question post. Shalom Azure |
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298 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Ex 20:13 | azurelaw | 208107 | ||
Dear SOG, You say: "suicide is blasphemy of the Holy Ghost the unpardonable sin" Please provide scripture for your above statement. Thanks. Azure |
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299 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Ex 20:13 | azurelaw | 208108 | ||
Dear 61693 You may try the below link for more details or do a word search with "suicide" for past discussion. http://www.gotquestions.org/suicide-Bible-Christian.html Shalom Azure |
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300 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Ex 20:13 | azurelaw | 208109 | ||
Dear t61693, May I ask: how old are you? |
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