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1681 | Is this heaven or the family? | John 14:2 | Hank | 61816 | ||
Aspilos, cheerful greeting! Thank you for your response to one of my vintage posts. I'm disinclined to speculate much about things of which I know little and understand even less, and that includes any attempt to describe heaven beyond the glimpses of it God gives us in Holy Writ. In John 14:2 and elsewhere wherein Jesus talks to His disciples of heaven, it is my sense that our Lord spoke to them with the full realization that they were, after all, finite human beings and not especially sophisticated ones at that, but simple folk; and that He clothed his thoughts in simple, earthy language that they could understand and relate to. I think that we can come no nearer to a full and complete comprehension of the joys of heaven than we can of the horrors of hell, but at the same time I believe that God has revealed enough about the nature of each so that we can fervently desire to live with the Lord in eternal heaven and shudder at the thought of banishment from Him in a devilish hell. I will conclude this answer, the inadequacy of which I am keenly aware, with the stirring yet delicate lines of a poem written by a first-rank poet, Emily Dickinson, a woman who during her entire life rarely set foot out of her native Amherst, Massachusetts but whose mind and imagination spanned the universe. Here's the poem. In a touching and magnificent way it puts words to what the human heart often feels about heaven. "I never saw a moor, I never saw the sea; .... Yet know I how the heather looks, and what a wave must be. ..... I never spoke with God, nor visited in heaven; ..... Yet certain am I of the spot as if the chart were given." ....... Aspilos, I hope to meet you there! --Hank | ||||||
1682 | God is in control of every single atom? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 61731 | ||
Pastor Glenn, your comments are indeed of interest and thank you for them. My, my, that post of mine to which you have appended your note does go back a ways -- to April of 2001 -- and I had to read it to learn what I'd said :-). Having done so, I discover that what I believe about the issue today is identical to what I posted on it nearly a year and a half ago. A cow, in a certain sense, creates milk, but she doesn't cause it to go sour. God created man but He didn't cause him to sin. Blessings. --Hank | ||||||
1683 | 7 sins | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 61723 | ||
Elder, prayon is right: sin is sin, period. The Bible says that anyone breaking any commandment is guilty of all. For example, lies don't really have color. A "white" lie is an untruth and so is a "black" one. Regarding the "unpardonable" sin, the sin against the Spirit, in which the Jews avowed that Jesus' power to perform miracles was derived not from God but from Satan, two views are generally held: [1] that this particular sin could only have been committed during Jesus' time on earth and [2] that it transcends time and can be committed today. I personally hold that it is quite possible in any age to side with the views of the Jews of Jesus' time who committed this heinous blasphemy. For example, if one reads the gospel accounts of Jesus' life and works and concludes, irrevocably and once and for all, that Jesus was a fake and a fraud, a demon in disguise, it is not difficult to comprehend that that person has abandoned all hope of salvation. There are no other paths to salvation that one can take, no other options to be selected, no other hopes to be entertained -- there is nothing that can save us but the precious blood of the Lamb. --Hank | ||||||
1684 | XMAS RELIGION OR MAN MADE | Luke 2:13 | Hank | 61668 | ||
LUVONJESUS: By the wording of your question I infer that you know the "real reason we shouldn't celebrate Christmas..." What you are asking is why don't most ministers discuss this "real reason" with ther flocks. Well, since I don't know what the "real reason" is that we shouldn't celebrate Christmas, and don't necessarily categorize Christmas as being altogether secular, I don't have a clue about how to answer your question in any meaningful way. Suppose you tell us what your concept is of "the real reason we shouldn't celebrate Christmas." Perhaps that will help some of us on the forum to communicate with you better and speak to your question more specifically. --Hank | ||||||
1685 | #9 | John 21:11 | Hank | 61539 | ||
Kim, ever hear the old saying, "Figures don't lie, but liars figure?" Let's see what we can do with the number 153. Add 1, 5, and 3 and of course you get 9. Subtracting 5 from 1 leaves -4, then subtract 3 and you get -7. Square 153 (multiply it by itself) and you get 23,409. Take the square root of 153 and you come out with 12.369316. Isn't that fun? These numerology wizards could invent a whole new system of theology merely by playing around with 153, and they do it all by playing silly number games. But do any of these numbers have anything to do with the number of fish that Peter hauled in? Yes, obviously 153 does. And so what does 153 actually mean? The only sensible interpretation and the only viable way to exegete this passage is to conclude that Peter hauled in 153 fish, and let it go at that. I don't know who the "prophet" was that you listened to on tape, but then again, listening to a taped message by a self-proclaimed prophet offers you absolutely no assurance that he is right. We should all do well to read the Bible for what it plainly says and disregard what some self-proclaimed "prophet" or guru says it says. Mere theological opinions of the wisest man in the Western Hemisphere (whoever THAT might be) are without merit unless they are firmly rooted and grounded in Scripture. --Hank | ||||||
1686 | John the Baptist and Christ John1:1-18 | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 61483 | ||
Sweet: Read the opening few chapters of all the Synoptics (The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke). In them you will learn more of how John the Baptist fitted into God's scheme of things. ... A capsule bio of John the Baptist reads as follows: He was a prophet from a priestly family, preached the message of repentence, announced the coming of the Messiah (Christ), baptized Jesus, was beheaded by Herod Antipas. If you're reading a reference Bible, follow up the O.T. (Old Testament) references that will be provided regarding John the Baptist. May God guide you in your understanding of His holy word. I have read much and widely, but there is no other reading that quite measures up to the reading of the Bible. --Hank | ||||||
1687 | Whats up with Judgement, calvinists plz? | Rom 9:21 | Hank | 61353 | ||
Recognizing that you are new to the forum and welcome to it, I would strongly suggest that you use the Search feature and type in Calvinism. The reasoning behind my suggestion is this: The debates on Calvinism have been and, very unforunately for the general good of this forum, continue to be hashed and rehashed over and over to the point of becoming ridiculously repetitive and hence unproductive. Debates on the so-called "5 Points" (TULIP) of Calvinism have waged for centuries among seasoned and learned theologians and have for the most part failed to be resolved. There is no reason to believe that we of the forum, most of whom could not meet the criteria to be called seasoned and learned theologians, will be able to effect any meaningful consensus either. --Hank | ||||||
1688 | John and john the Baptist same person? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 61325 | ||
John the Baptist and John, the author of the fourth gospel, the three epistles that bear his name and the Revelation were two different persons. --Hank | ||||||
1689 | How can I locate the church that Jesus b | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 61112 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
1690 | Which church did Jesus build? | Matt 16:18 | Hank | 61110 | ||
Derdan, you're right. Jesus built only one church. There has never been but one church. There is only one church still. It is not a denomination. It is not a building. Wherever you find regenerate (born-again) believers in assembly, whether it be in an ornate cathedral or in an orange grove, who are engaged in worshiping God and His Christ in spirit and in truth, there you will find the church that our Lord Jesus Christ built. Any group or organization that does not meet these criteria, no matter what it calls itself or what it claims, has no scriptural authority to call itself a church. --Hank | ||||||
1691 | Biggest battles any Christian faces? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Hank | 60800 | ||
The biggest battle Christians face? Perseverence! Endurance! "Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith." [1 Tim.6:11,12] Christians ought always to aspire to live in such a way that they, like Paul, will be able to say, "I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing." [2 Tim.4:7,8] --Hank | ||||||
1692 | What do we know about Paul? | 2 Cor 11:22 | Hank | 60797 | ||
Sharon2015: We know a great deal about Paul, much of it from Paul himself. A good place to begin reading is in 2 Cor. 11. Then go back and read the book of Acts beginning with Chapter 8. Then read Paul's letters; some were addressed to churches and some to individuals. Keep a notebook handy and jot down the many interesting facts you uncover about Paul's life and work. I'm sure you will come to know this great apostle of Christ in a way you perhaps have never known him before. A good book to read, although fictionalized, is "The Apostle" by Sholem Asch. --Hank | ||||||
1693 | A passage to comfort a grieving person? | Matt 5:4 | Hank | 60794 | ||
Chynna, a minister once said to me, "The most difficult thing I have ever done as a minister is to lead the funeral service of a person who died not knowing Christ. It is so hard to offer meaningful words of comfort to his or her loved ones." ..... But we should never be quick to judge. In the brief little drama of man's life on earth, salvation can come near the opening of the curtain or near its close. "Jesus, remember me when You come in Your Kingdom" were the nine words the thief on the cross uttered shortly before the final curtain fell on his life, and they brought this response from our Lord, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." The Bible offers many words of hope and comfort for the family and friends of a departed believer in Christ. Psalm 23 is a favorite, along with John 11:25 "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies." and Rev.14:13 "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. 'Yes' says the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them'" --Hank | ||||||
1694 | Why Jesus call Himself the Son of God? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 60783 | ||
SharperMarbles, thank you and may God richly bless you for your testimony. Now to your questions. To begin, Jesus was not what the Jews wanted or expected, but He was infinitely more than they deserved (or that we deserve). They wanted their Messiah to be in the form of an imperial king who would establish a powerful earthly kingdom and thus deliver them from Roman rule. They got a carpenter from Nazareth. Subsequent events have shown that this suffering servant of Isaiahic prophecy had the power to free them from the rule of sin in their lives, yet He came into His own country and His own people did not receive Him. So fiercely did they in fact reject Him that they scorned and mocked Him and eventually crucified Him ..... The mystery of why Jesus frequently cautioned his followers and others who had received healing at His hand to "tell no one" can be explained by one or more of the following reasons: [1] Perhaps He did not want to be considered as being merely a miracle worker (contrast that to the fake 'faith healers' of our time). [2] He did not want His teaching ministry to be unduly obscured or obstructed by too much emphasis being focused on His healing miracles. [3] He did not want His death to come prematurely before He had finished the work His Father had given Him to do (See Matt.8:4; 9:30; 12:16; Mark 1:44; 5:43; 7:36; Luke 8:56). ..... Regarding your question on the term "Son of Man": It is the most common title that Jesus used for Himself, used 84 times in the Gospels, and never used by anyone but Jesus. It comes from Daniel 7:13,14, and Jesus used it as a Messianic title. Thus every time He used it in reference to Himself, He was clearly affirming that He was indeed the promised Messiah of Jewish prophecy. Compare Mark 8:31 with 8:29. In v.31 Jesus used "Son of Man" in juxtaposition to Peter's use of "Christ" in v.29. In Jesus' time the popular Jewish ideas associated with the term "Christ" were by and large political and national, so Jesus rarely used it, and even then not of Himself, with the possible exception of Mark 9:41. ..... You see, God's ways are not our ways nor His thoughts our thoughts. The people were expecting an earthly king to rule in regal splendor a powerful earthly kingdom. Jesus did not meet their expectations. He came as a suffering servant whose kingdom is not of this world. He came not as a king to rule their land but to serve, suffer, bleed and die "so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life...for God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him." (John 3:15,17. --Hank | ||||||
1695 | Why Jesus call Himself the Son of God? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 60688 | ||
SharperMarbles, your last question disturbs me: "Any thoughts on this whole mess?" ... I see that as not being a fitting way to describe the Gospels' accounts of the life of our Lord. Consequently, I choose not to respond to your question unless you see fit to amend your irreverent characterization of the New Testament account as being "this whole mess." You may not have meant it to be irreverent, but it certainly reads that way to me. --Hank | ||||||
1696 | Is it wrong to preach against sin? | Matt 7:2 | Hank | 60660 | ||
"John the baptist was beheaded after preaching against sin. Was he wrong?" ... And Jesus was crucified. Was He wrong? The verse you cite does not prohibit the preaching of the gospel certainly, and how can one preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and preach FOR sin? Clearly the Bible does not promote sin; it teaches against all forms of it; so then, how can one teach and preach the Bible without condemning sin? --Hank | ||||||
1697 | Order of events | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 60169 | ||
New Creature -- I'm inclined to suggest tentatively that these "events" tend to overlap, to converge as it were, and to occur rather simultaneously. At any rate, three of them are essentially synonymous, viz., new birth, regeneration and justification. Of course God's grace is the primary thing, the foundation upon which all the others rest and without which the others are academic anyway. --Hank | ||||||
1698 | Do we display consistency to the world? | Matt 11:7 | Hank | 60097 | ||
Hypothetical? On THIS forum? Surely, Sir Pent, you jest :-) --Hank | ||||||
1699 | Baptism nulifies adultery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 60068 | ||
wwEagle: I know of no biblical teaching from which one could derive the idea that baptism has anything to do with an adulterous relationship. --Hank | ||||||
1700 | Are Dinasuars mentioned in the Bible | Ps 90:4 | Hank | 60066 | ||
Winfield, the subject of dinosaurs has been a fascination of this forum from its inception. Please use the search function and the word "dinosaur" (or a dozen variant spellings!) to find much material on these creatures. --Hank | ||||||
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