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101 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70996 | ||
EdB, When an attempt is made to interpret scripture in the light of the culture and customs that prevailed at the time the passage was written, there is the risk of being accused of trying to take away the Bible's authority and render biblical precepts as irrelevant for our day, but just because some twist scripture for their own ends, does not invalidate the need to consider the cultural background of these passages. Any true exposition of Scripture must take these things into account if the exposition is to be valid. Should we attempt to wear the same type of clothing style that was worn by those who lived in biblical times? Our present day attire bears no resemblance to those times, should we wear loin cloths, so that we can take literally the command to "gird up our loins"? Should the practice of foot-washing be continued even if we do not live under the same conditions that made that custom popular? Do we insist on "real wine" when we have our communion services, or do we yield to the present day attitude that says it's not proper for a Christian to drink alcohol? Are we disobeying God when we do not adhere to the letter of the word in these issues? While I'm not suggesting that it would be fundamentally wrong for a Christian or Church to practice wearing loin cloths, use real wine in communion, practice the "foot- washing" tradition, wear the head-covering, etc., I do think that it is wrong to make these cultural issues a basis for Christian fellowship. Don't get me wrong . . . I do not have a problem if your Church has attempted to find a static equilibrium that existed during biblical times and has attempted to duplicate those conditions. However, I do have a problem with the innuendo that for one to be a Christian, or to be true to God, they must follow you in your attempt to enforce cultural standards that existed during that period (which spans thousands of years, by the way) on the 20th century Church. God bless |
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102 | who figured out Jesus's outlook ? | Is 53:2 | inmyheart | 70905 | ||
the look of a typical first century Jew--nothing more...which was fair skin, blonde hair and blue eyes! :) | ||||||
103 | Please fill out your profile, ok? | Ps 146:5 | inmyheart | 70904 | ||
.......And it's (not required) :) Personal Profile: Please type information about yourself you would like to make available to others (i.e., contact information, personal history, expertise).(not required) |
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104 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70902 | ||
Edb, God loves women with any length of hair! God bless |
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105 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70900 | ||
EdB, Why not ask the women with short hair in your own church that question. The point here is long hair a doctrine? |
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106 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70895 | ||
EdB, There is no way that I was thinking that you were a wise guy! See you, Lord willing, in the New Year! God bless Customs change, not the Word of God, Mat. 24:25 |
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107 | Are tongues a world language or not? | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70892 | ||
Acts 2: 1When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.(NIV) It is evident from the Acts 2 outpouring that all 120 were speaking in tongues at once. This can be seen by the fact that 'all' were filled and spoke in tongues. If the tongues here is the gift of diverse kinds of tongues spoken of in I Corinthians 14:27-28 this would mean that 120 messages in tongues were being given at once and one person interpreted all 120 messages. This would not be in order according to I Corinthians 14:27, and we know that God is not the author of confusion (I Cor 14:33). |
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108 | what do justified mean? | Rom 5:1 | inmyheart | 70825 | ||
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: Note 1 at Rom. 5:1: The word "therefore" means, "for that reason; consequently; hence." Paul had just proven through the life of Abraham that justification came by faith. He then made the statement that these truths about Abraham were not written in scripture for his sake alone, but so that we could also be justified by faith (Rom. 4:23-24). So, having established justification by faith, he now moves on to some of the benefits of being justified by faith instead of works. Note 2 at Rom. 5:1: The first benefit of being justified by faith instead of works that Paul mentions is peace. Peace can only come when we relate to God on the basis of faith in what He did for us instead of what we do for Him. A person who is thinking that he must perform up to some standard to be accepted with God will have no peace. That puts the burden of salvation on our shoulders and we can't bear that load. We were incapable of living holy enough to please God before we were saved and we are incapable of living holy enough to please God now that we are saved (Heb. 11:6). We got saved by faith and we have to continue to walk with God by faith (Col. 2:6). Not understanding this has caused many Christians who love God to not enjoy the peace that was provided them through faith in Jesus. This is the gospel of peace (Lk. 2:14; Rom. 10:15; Eph. 6:15). God bless |
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109 | Are tongues a world language or not? | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70824 | ||
Five times in the book of Acts we read of people being filled with the Holy Spirit (in the case of Paul we only see Ananias telling him that he will receive the Holy Spirit). The first of these times is in Acts chapter two. There are about 120 believers in the upper room waiting for the promise of the Spirit. In verse four we read: "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." So here we have 120 people filled with the Holy Spirit and every one of them speaks in tongues. Some have said that tongues are only for some people and that not everyone needs this experience, but here we see that all of those who received the Spirit spoke with tongues. People have also tried to say that the reason that they spoke in tongues here was to preach the gospel to the other people. However, this is not what the scripture says. All it says is that when people heard this sound they came and heard them speaking in their own languages (vs. 5, 6). Verse 11 tells us what they heard, "We hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." When we look at their response in verses 12 - 13 we do not find the type of response we would expect from people who had just heard the gospel preached to them (which we do find after Peter is done preaching in verse 37). This view is just not Biblically founded. |
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110 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70822 | ||
EdB, "I really don't have a problem with your answer." Thanks! In reply to your last paragraph, what say you to 1Timothy 2:9? God bless |
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111 | is masterbation a sin? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 70807 | ||
Did you hear that from a blind man! | ||||||
112 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | inmyheart | 70760 | ||
Apostolic, In attempting to understand Paul's meaning when he writes concerning the headcovering in 1Cor. 11, it is imperative to know what cultural issues were prevalent at that time. Greek women rarely appeared in public, they lived in strict seclusion. Unmarried women only left the house on special occasions, while married women were mostly confined to "women only" areas. Under these circumstances it would not be very good for women to flaunt their freedom in Christ by discarding the headcovering (worn by the Greeks as a symbol of submission to authority.) Apparently, the Corinthian women did not see a need to continue this practice (of wearing the headcovering) since they had come to know that in Christ "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:28) Paul however, seemed concerned that this would convey the wrong message to the Greek community, so he appeals to the custom, even though in the Jewish community of ancient times, both men and women went around unveiled. Gen 24:64-65.(Later Jewish authorities however, did insist on the veil.) Where, if not the Grecian culture, did Paul get the idea that women should pray with their head covered? Did the OT scriptures teach this? He makes his argument *to the Greeks* by appealing to the created order and angels, but even these things don't teach that a woman must have her head covered. He only lends confirmation to societal norms that the Greek culture had erected. (Similar, is the way he dealt with the issue of slavery; requiring the slaves to be obedient and not revolt.) Paul says "Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him?" Where does nature teach this? How could nature teach this? Is he not referring to their own customs with this statement? In fact, in the Hebrew culture, the male *and* female were required to shave their heads to become a Nazarite, and then, afterwards, they were commanded not to cut their hair! Why would God want someone to do something that was against nature? The Nazarite vow was anything but a shame. To take the vows of a Nazarite was considered very honorable in *Israel's society*. (Num 6) Let's face it, there were many situations in the Church at Corinth that do not prevail today, (such as the problem of eating meat sacrificed to an idol) therefore it is not wise to attempt to use a verse out of it's cultural context to deal with a situation in a modern-day Church. I say, that we should be a little lenient in the application of certain verses, unless we are faced with the same conditions that prevailed in the Greek/Roman society of Paul's time. God bless |
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113 | Is the request of Christ Granted? | NT general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 70681 | ||
"How can anyone assert hell is empty?" one may ask. Scripture is full of declarations that people who commit particular sins will not go to heaven (e.g., I Cor. 6:9-10). Since some people unquestionably practice the sins mentioned until their dying day, how could hell be empty? Most fundamentally, the idea that we may hope that hell is empty is against the teaching of Scripture. Even if one were to write off all of Scripture's warnings about hell as purely hypothetical, Scripture directly asserts that many will not be saved. In Luke's Gospel, Jesus is asked, "Lord, will those who are saved be few?" He replies by stating, "Strive to enter by the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able" (Luke 13:23-24). Given the question that prompts it, Jesus' answer cannot be interpreted to mean anything other than that many will not be saved. There is nothing conditional about the question or Jesus' answer. He does not say, "If someone does this then he will be damned" or "Anyone who does this will be damned." He says that there are many who fail to enter—and the context is salvation. The same is indicated elsewhere in the Gospels, such as when Jesus tells us that on the last day "many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, I never knew you; depart from me, you evildoers'" (Matt. 7:22-23). Again, none of this is hypothetical. Jesus says "many will" be cast away from him. Finally, although the Church does not teach that any particular individual is in hell, "I believe that Scripture indicates that Judas Iscariot is in hell". (I acknowledge that other orthodox commentators may disagree on this point.) Jesus says, "The Son of man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had .not been born" (Matt. 26:24). If Judas ended up in heaven rather than hell, it would be difficult to see how it would have been better for him not to have been born. Going through any amount of temporal pain and disgrace is not worth comparing to the joys of heaven (Rom, 8:18), and, if Judas went to heaven, matters still came out infinitely to his benefit. Only if Judas went to hell, it seems to me, would it have been better for him not to have been born. While most Christians know the goodness of God when they became Christians, the later discovery of the severity of God can come as a shock. God bless |
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114 | ILUMINA | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 70607 | ||
Johnny, You are welcome for the information. The version that is available was the New Living Translation. I am not personally familiar with this product, and I probably would like a different version. De Nada (It was nothing, it was no problem) Merry Christmas and a Blessed Happy New Year! God bless |
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115 | thank you for this info in ref to heaven | Rev 21:4 | inmyheart | 69305 | ||
toots49, You are welcome! Don't be a stranger, please be an active member. God bless |
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116 | word for wine in the original text? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 69038 | ||
EdB, You have "Heart"! God bless. 1Jo 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. :0 |
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117 | word for wine in the original text? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 69036 | ||
Joe-- Sure it exists, I have one, however they are currently not available, when the bible arrives they don't last long. |
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118 | word for wine in the original text? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 68999 | ||
Edb, Not at all! Maybe not on the top ten list, but diffently not reprobate ;) God bless |
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119 | word for wine in the original text? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 68973 | ||
charis, I know that all who posted on this thread, who oppose the use of wine, will appreciate knowing it was ONLY opinion. In your doctor's opinion, you "need a drink" of wine. Not everyone on this forum will agree on ALL topics posted, but SADLY your view of manners outweigh your opinion over a substance (wine), that has destroyed many of lives. |
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120 | word for wine in the original text? | Bible general Archive 1 | inmyheart | 68939 | ||
charis, In your view; God knows each of us individually, and judges on a case-by-case basis, not according to 'absolute' set of rules and regulations: well, thumbs up(that's your opinion), and bottoms up (if you need that occassional drink). I don't find any part of this topic amusing. You already stated you don't abuse alcohol, so why would you think I was referring to you drinking excessively! If you have read through the thread there are others who agree with your stance, and those who opposse, I for one do not agree to accept this chemical as choice for medical or social use. In Christ Jesus |
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