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1601 | Shall or Will? | Ps 119:48 | Hank | 66360 | ||
Belyn: In modern English usage the gap between 'shall' and 'will' has narrowed so remarkably that there remains essentially no difference between the meanings of the two words. For years school grammar textbooks taught that 'shall' should be used when speaking in the first person, i.e., I shall, we shall; and that 'will' should be used when speaking in the second person (you will) or third person (he/she/it will, they will). The walls have broken down (there was never a good reason for them in the first place) in current usage. It is perfectly fine to say 'I will' in place of 'I shall.' There are some prudish grammarians who will argue differently, of course. Some feel inclined to think that 'shall' is more emphatic than 'will', but I've never subscribed to this school of thought. The construction of the sentence itself and the context in which it is placed determine emphasis much more than merely choosing between 'shall' and 'will.' Any other English majors out there who would like to challenge me? :-) --Hank | ||||||
1602 | what part of the promise land did Joshua | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 66359 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
1603 | Who wrote the book of corinthians | 1 Corinthians | Hank | 66357 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
1604 | Who wrote the book on corinthians | 1 Cor 1:1 | Hank | 66355 | ||
Authorship of both 1 and 2 Corinthians is ascribed to Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ, writing under inspiration of the Holy Spirit. --Hank | ||||||
1605 | Are not all churches denominational? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 66339 | ||
Teacher: There is a sense in which all groups calling themselves "churches" are denominations, sects, or even cults, but there can also be a sense in which all denominations are not truly churches, for their teaching may be so patently unscriptural that by any orthodox measure they could not in fact be a part of Christ's church. There are many variations of creed, faith, practice, government, etc. among groups (denominations). The fact that some groups call themselves nondenominational or, in some cases, the "true" church, does not necessarily mean that they are any less "denominational" than those who do not deny that they are a denomination. This is perhaps an overly simplistic answer to an extremely complex question, but I didn't set out to attempt in one post to write a comprehensive treatise on the subject :-) --Hank | ||||||
1606 | Unforgivable sin | Romans | Hank | 66220 | ||
Hello, Teacher. Please use Quick Search and type in ID #4073. This will lead you to a post I made some time ago upon the suject of the 'unpardonable sin.' It is of some length and I believe the search function is the better way to access it instead of my re-posting it. In any event, I hope the post will shed some additional light to you in your quest. --Hank | ||||||
1607 | Saved by Grace or Works or Both ? | Eph 2:10 | Hank | 66214 | ||
Hello, Shortstop. I'll submit a relatively short answer and direct you to Search for more discussion upon this topic. There is no contradiction between James 2:24 and Ephesians 2:8. Man is saved by God's grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ alone.... James sees two kinds of faith, saving faith and professing faith. For Paul, justification is by faith [Rom.4:5]. For James, justification is by faith that works -- a genuine faith that manifests itself in post-conversion works. Before salvation, these Jews had believed in the efficacy of works. Now some were reacting at the opposite extreme, imagining that works play no part in the salvation experience. James retorts that the kind of faith that does not produce works is not saving faith. John Calvin said, "Faith alone saves, but a faith that saves is never alone." Thus James' question is not simply, "Can faith save?" but as the Greek text may suggest, "Can THAT (kind of) faith save?" Can merely professed but undemonstrated faith save? (see verses 21-24).... Now go back to Ephesians 2:8 and continue reading verses 9 and 10. In v.10, Paul continues his argument with these words: "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus, FOR GOOD WORKS, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." So Paul and James are talking about the same things, teaching the same doctrine. The New Testament never teaches, as Dietrich Bonhoeffer pointed out, "cheap grace." "Dead" faith -- the kind James had in mind, that does not exhibit itself in changed lives, in works, is indeed "dead." --Hank | ||||||
1608 | Does God REQUIRE new believer to divorce | 1 Cor 7:24 | Hank | 66201 | ||
Hello, cwade. The Bible never teaches that the penitent sinner, in order to receive God's grace of regeneration through faith in His Son, must reach back in his life and unscramble all eggs, right all wrongs, "uncommit" all past sins. Even a murderer God can forgive, even though a murderer cannot restore the life he has taken. So I believe Reformer Joe's answer is a biblically sound one and thus a good one. The born-again believer is indeed born again; he has a new life in Christ Jesus. It is wise -- it is in fact a command -- to be forgiving as we have been forgiven. And I believe that this teaching embraces not only the forgiving of others but of ourselves. Knowing that God has forgiven us of sin, has blotted them out, we need no longer fetter our lives and dilute our effectiveness as ambassadors for Christ by carrying around our neck a heavy yoke of guilt and remorse. "One thing I do," said Paul, "forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." [Phil. 3:13b,14]...... "I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on;...I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead Thou me on...I loved the garish day, and spite of fears, pride ruled my will: remember not past years." .... Those words are from the second stanza of the beautiful hymn, "Lead, Kindly Light" written by Cardinal John Henry Newman in 1833. --Hank | ||||||
1609 | Do I have god's pl fpr a dovprce | 1 Cor 7:39 | Hank | 66142 | ||
Ames, even though I feel sure that my colleagues on the forum join me in expressing sorrow in regard to your domestic problems, and in prayer on behalf of you and your family, it would hardly be useful to you to seek or act on advice from the members of this forum because we are neither acquainted with the details of your situation nor qualified as professional counsellors. Please therefore consider seeking help from a trusted pastor or other trained Christian counsellor. For your protection and privacy, it is wise to stay on the side of caution and seek confidential assistance with personal matters such as this rather than air them on a public web site. Our prayers are with you and our wishes extend to you that God will guide you to a happy resolution of your problems. --Hank | ||||||
1610 | does Jesus judge or not? | John 5:22 | Hank | 65911 | ||
Plinksy, you have the verse right before your eyes, i.e., John 5:22. The best antidote to confusion, the sure way to become un-confused, is to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest the plain truth of Scripture. If you thought Jesus was not in the business of judging, disembarrass your soul of its error of thinking! He clearly is. --Hank | ||||||
1611 | help with a group paper on nat.selection | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 65901 | ||
Hello, Kristi. So this is what English 101 has come to? It's been a long time since I was in English 101 (and loved it so much that I decided to major in English Lit). But it seems to me the topic is more appropriate to biology, anthropology or philosophy than English 101, but that parcel of homespun sagacity doesn't address your question. If it were I, I as a Christian would work as hard as I possibly could to research and write a paper designed expressly to debunk at its very core the idea of man's "creating a perfect race". In the first place, man never has "created" any race. God alone creates in the primal sense of creation. I would not hesitate to take the biblical view of creation and there is more purely scientific "proof" of creationism than evolution -- and the reason I put proof in quotes is that there is no absolute proof of creationism or evolution, although the scales of scientific thought are tilting more and more in favor of creationism. So that's what I'd do -- I'd work extra hard and write the best paper I could as a Chrisitan apologist for what the Bible teaches about men and sin, and propose that the only way to be free from the human condition of sin is not through genetics but through Christ. If your paper is a well-researched and well-written one, you should make a high mark, unless your professor happens to be a full-blown evolutionist crackpot who punishes with low marks students who oppose his views. I trust this is not the case with your professor, and extend best wishes for your success with your enterprise. By the way, icr.org might prove helpful to you as a research tool. --Hank | ||||||
1612 | Anyone else? | Luke 24:19 | Hank | 65502 | ||
Prayon, offhand the only other that comes to mind is the fellow who ate locusts and wild honey and was a Baptist. John, by name. Does this fetch "extra credit"? --Hank | ||||||
1613 | Did any prophet come from Galilee? | Luke 24:19 | Hank | 65372 | ||
Hello, prayon. Yes. That would be our Lord Jesus, who came from Nazareth, a town in lower Galilee, and who was called a Prophet in Luke 24:19 and in Acts 3:22,23. --Hank | ||||||
1614 | In Gen 1.26, God refers to us and our.. | Gen 1:26 | Hank | 65369 | ||
Hello, zerotheory. Welcome, and I trust your user name bears witness that you prize truth over theory! The words 'Us' and 'Our' of Genesis 1:26 are the first clear indication in Scripture of the triunty of God. However, even in Genesis 1:1 which begins with "In the beginning God..." the Hebrew name translated 'God' is Elohim, a plural form of El. See also Genesis 3:22 and 11:7. And please note the bracketed explanation that the Amplified Bible gives to Genesis 1:26. So you see that the existence of the Trinity didn't just suddenly be revealed (and it certainly didn't just suddenly become a reality) at the time of Jesus' baptism, [see Matthew 3:16,17], although this passage clearly delineates all three Persons of the Trinity. Pagan religions are known to accuse Christianity of being polytheistic, saying that Christians worship three gods. The Bible does not teach that there are three gods. It teaches that there is one God who manifests Himself in three Persons, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. --Hank | ||||||
1615 | Making God your Own ? | Luke 9:20 | Hank | 65316 | ||
Hello, Chris. We cannot in any sense "make God our own" and should not set our eyes upon this impossible goal. God is the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth. He is the Creator God. We are the created. It is thus impossible for the creature to make the Creator his own. It is thus our call as penitent sinners to become children of God through regeneration, made possible by God's grace through faith in His only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose redemptive work on the cross makes us His, the sheep of His pasture. We cannot make God our own, but by His redeeming grace He can make us His own. Chris, you might stress to your youth that merely "going to church" or "joining a church", even though important, will not of themselves bring about salvation. Salvation is wholly of God. There is no other way to be saved than by His grace through faith in His Son. One must be regenerated, born again. See John 3. --Hank | ||||||
1616 | Making God your Own ? | Luke 9:20 | Hank | 65315 | ||
Hello, Chris. We cannot in any sense "make God our own" and should not set our eyes upon this impossible goal. God is the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth. He is the Creator God. We are the created. It is thus impossible for the creature to make the Creator his own. It is thus our call as penitent sinners to become children of God through regeneration, made possible by God's grace through faith in His only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose redemptive work on the cross makes us His, the sheep of His pasture. We cannot make God our own, but by His redeeming grace He can make us His own. Chris, you might stress to your youth that merely "going to church" or "joining a church", even though important, will not of themselves bring about salvation. Salvation is wholly of God. There is no other way to be saved than by His grace through faith in His Son. One must be regenerated, born again. See John 3. --Hank | ||||||
1617 | Making God your Own ? | Luke 9:20 | Hank | 65314 | ||
Hello, Chris. We cannot in any sense "make God our own" and should not set our eyes upon this impossible goal. God is the sovereign Lord of heaven and earth. He is the Creator God. We are the created. It is thus impossible for the creature to make the Creator his own. It is thus our call as penitent sinners to become children of God through regeneration, made possible by God's grace through faith in His only Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, whose redemptive work on the cross makes us His, the sheep of His pasture. We cannot make God our own, but by His redeeming grace He can make us His own. Chris, you might stress to your youth that merely "going to church" or "joining a church", even though important, will not of themselves bring about salvation. Salvation is wholly of God. There is no other way to be saved than by His grace through faith in His Son. One must be regenerated, born again. See John 3. --Hank | ||||||
1618 | Why make endless quotes? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 65214 | ||
Hello, justme. In the early days of the forum there was a sort of game being played with study Bibles that reminded one of a couple of kids saying to one another, "My dad can beat up your dad." In forum jargon it amounted to, "My study Bible is better than your study Bible." Nearly everyone was quoting from his study Bible. One poster quoted from five study Bibles in a single post. I think the archives must contain just about every word that Ryrie and MacArthur ever wrote :-). I happen to have already owned both these study Bibles, paid good money for them, and now and then still find myself wishing that I'd waited. I could have got the information free during the forum's "Golden Age of Study Bibles." --Hank | ||||||
1619 | Did Jesus offer Himself for your sins | John 3:16 | Hank | 65126 | ||
welldigger, once a thread has been restricted, I customarily make no more posts to it. --Hank | ||||||
1620 | Isaiah 45:11.'command ye me'. | Is 45:11 | Hank | 64823 | ||
Dennis, try www.gospelcom.net/eword/comments/ --Hank | ||||||
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