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2021 | Satan can't read minds | Jeremiah | Hank | 23293 | ||
Suppose we recast the question to read, "Does the Bible say that Satan can read minds?" If it does not say that he can, may we correctly infer that he cannot? --Hank | ||||||
2022 | Pauls Letter to the Thessalonians? | 1 Thessalonians | Hank | 22742 | ||
Paul was an apostle of Jesus Christ and his Thessalonian letters are two of several he wrote to various churches and individuals. A careful reading of the two letters will provide you with ample knowledge of their content. --Hank | ||||||
2023 | must we eat Jesus literally? | John 6:53 | Hank | 22735 | ||
Context, kama17, context! When Jesus held up the bread and cup and called them His body and His blood, His disciples obviously saw what they literally were and took His words in a decidedly figurative sense. In like manner so should we. --Hank | ||||||
2024 | MORE THAN 1 CHANCE TO RECIEVE CHRIST? | Acts | Hank | 22636 | ||
Of course one obvious response to your non-believer is to follow up his question with one of your own. Simply ask him, "How many chances to follow Christ does one need?" There are those who responded to the call at age 8, and there are those who are "not quite ready yet" at age 80.... But how many "chances" will be meted out, and to whom; and questions of what's "fair" -- ah, but that's not a department of which God has put me in charge! --Hank | ||||||
2025 | how could God have always existed? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 22633 | ||
Kelly, perhaps it would help to put the question in the negative and ask, "How could God NOT have always existed?" Because if He hasn't always existed, well then who made Him? -- (and who made whoever made God?) Very quickly we find ourselves in a gargantuan boon-doggle from which no amount of finite reasoning is able to rescue us and set us straight. We simply don't have the capacity fully to understand the concept of what we have come to call eternity. We are finite, time-oriented beings. God is infinite, transcendent, and eternal. He is not governed by time; He created time. God's eternity has no past tense or future tense. God the Father and God the Son both speak of themselves as I AM...... Do we know everything about God? Of course not! Do we know everything we need to know about Him in order to be able to praise and glorify Him for ever and ever? Absolutely! --Hank | ||||||
2026 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 22432 | ||
Bud, while I make some weak attempt to be eclectic in my musical tastes, and this includes church music, by and large I hold with the old. I'll take Bach over rock any old day. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" does seem to have an edge over "Dance With Me, Jesus" Who wrote that distinguished lyric, Dr. Seuss or the Beatles? I don't blame you for putting your foot down........ It's a fact that "Christian Music" is Big Business these days, and they who churn out the merchandise push hard to vend a never-ceasing flow of new songs, the bulk of which are barely mediocre and some are pure junk. Occasionally I'll come across a list of the week's Top Ten Gospel Songs, or some such thing. Is this supposed to be God's Hit Parade? The idea is particularly distasteful..... This country is obsessed with a distressing mentality that what's new is what's best. The Madison Avenue ad boys have done a marvelous job in selling us a bill of goods. We simply must have that new car, new house, new computer, new clothing, new Bible and new music. Candidates for public office have been elected by telling us "it's time for change" without bothering to tell us why...... I'm not entirely in disfavor with all modern hymns, but at the same time I register a keen displeasure in seeing a wholesale disposal of the church's classical musical treasures in order to make way for every new smash hit that comes along. --Hank | ||||||
2027 | Would Isaiah 53 help Jews and Muslims? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 22235 | ||
Dear RealFriend: Yes, Isaiah 53, along with numerous other Old Testament Messianic prophesies. as well as the entire New Testament provide Jews and Muslims with abundant proof that Jesus is the Christ (Messiah). And not to these two groups only, but to all mankind. But all the proof in the world will not suffice unless one's heart and mind are open to believe and accept it. Jesus offered more than ample proof of who He was to the Scribes and Pharisees when He moved among them during His ministry on earth, but few of them believed, few were moved to accept Him for who He was. --Hank | ||||||
2028 | Is this river here or in heaven? | Eph 4:1 | Hank | 21843 | ||
Jules, the "River of No Return" was an entertaining movie with Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum. And the song by that name is tuneful. But in Scripture? Never heard of it there. Beats me what Ephesians 4:1 has to do with a river. --Hank | ||||||
2029 | SAFE? | Romans | Hank | 21822 | ||
My esteemed Charis: Either I've been woefully unclear in my post or you mistook the meaning. I'm not calling the middle ground "safe" by any means. Please observe that I put the word in quotes and the intended meaning was therefore the exact opposite of how you seem to have taken it. The "middle ground" or "middle of the road" is, in fact, a dangerous place to be. In my little anecdote, the middle-of-the-road guy was struck by a car. My, how tricky words can be. Sorry that I was not more lucid. --Hank | ||||||
2030 | Marriage to a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 21716 | ||
I'm happy to answer your questions. My daughter and her husband were married in Hyannis, MA on Cape Cod in the same Catholic church that John F. Kennedy attended and I was honored to sit in JFK's assigned pew! They alternate between attending Catholic and Protestant worship services, and the fact that one remains Catholic and the other Protestant seems to be truly a non-issue with them. There are thus far no children of the marriage. They do, however, have two beautiful cats, neither of which has thus far acquired the habit of going to church or expressed any desire to so, so this has posed no real problem. --Hank | ||||||
2031 | Marriage to a Catholic? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 21711 | ||
JMR, the construction of your question, i.e. "someone (a Christian) who is going to marry a Catholic" leads me to ask, "But is not a Catholic a Christian too?" But I incline to believe that you don't mean it quite that way. First of all, I don't think the site for the wedding ceremony, whether in a Protestant or Catholic place of worship -- or even atop Mont Blanc -- is of any major import...... And for two Christians of different Christian communions to marry is not the same thing as for a Christian to be, as the Bible wording has it, "unequally yoked together" with an unbeliever. It so happens that six years ago my daughter, a Protestant, married a Catholic, and the marriage, I'm happy to report, prevails still and is alive and well. My daughter asked for my counsel when she was dating the Catholic man who later became her husband. Essentially what I said to her was framed more in the form of questions than declarative statements. Questions like: Have you discussed your faith in sufficent depth so that you understand the basic beliefs of his faith and he yours? In the event the two of you are unable to blend your faiths together, are you prepared to live with a Catholic and he with a Protestant, and in connection with this, have you discussed the role of children who may be born of this marriage? Do you both see your love and devotion, each for the other, as being strong enough to deal with and survive your differing views, not only of religion, but of other important issues as well? These questions serve to illustrate, I believe, the general direction of the questions I submitted to my daughter for her thought and consideration. They may have not been the best questions, or all the right questions, but I believe that they served a far better purpose and got better results than an attack on her judgment or even an unqualified approbation of it would have done. --Hank | ||||||
2032 | Witnessing: What is your style? | John 1:7 | Hank | 21670 | ||
Nolan and other fellow Christians...... The categories of styles of witnessing are interesting, something I'd never quite thought of in just those terms before. I'd choose the third category, testimony, from among your list, but I would revise and expand it somewhat. I think it convincing when one can say, in the manner of the blind man whose vision Jesus restored, "Look what Jesus has done for me to turn my life around." But what is more convincing still -- much more convincing than telling -- is showing, by the kind of life we lead, that our life has been noticeably changed. What we are speaks so loudly that it drowns out what we say we are. In Matthew 5:16 our Lord said, "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may SEE your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven." I emphasized SEE because I believe that it is the key word of this verse. --Hank | ||||||
2033 | Is wearing a cross o.k.? | Matt 10:38 | Hank | 21612 | ||
Tray, Jesus said that he who does not take up his cross and follow Him is not worthy of Him, but we can be reasonably sure He wasn't talking about jewelry in this verse. (Matt. 10:38)...... I know of no Scripture reference to offer that would support or proscribe the wearing of a necklace with a cross attached to it. I'm a man and frequently wear a lapel pin with a small gold cross. Many churches have the cross on their steeple or behind the chancel. The cross, once a symbol of shame and dishonor, is to us a symbol of what our Lord did to save us from sin. So, Tray, I see everything right and nothing wrong with wearing a necklace with a cross on it. And can't, for the life of me, possibly see why any believer would have any objections. Wear your cross and let it be a reminder to thank the Lord every day for what He has done for you! May He ever be praised! --Hank | ||||||
2034 | what is "blaspheme"? | Matt 12:31 | Hank | 21447 | ||
Mattiep, the word "blasphemy" means, in its usual sense, the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God. In this usual, more generic, sense we blaspheme God every single time we commit a sin of any kind. And of these sins God has promised to be merciful and just to forgive us. But the sin of which you ask, often called the unpardonable sin, was the sin the Jews committed when they ascribed the works of Jesus to the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons. (Matt.12:24). Jesus' miracles were authentications of His Person and mission as the Son of God. Rather than admitting that His supernatural power was a manifestation of the Holy Spirit, they ascribed it to hell (cf. Matt.23:13-36 and Luke 11:52). The fatal sin is the denial of the Holy Spirit's testimony to Jesus as Savior and Lord, and this results ultimately in rejection of the Son of God. When one believes that Jesus derives His power from demoniac sources, he has truly severed the tie with the one Person who alone is able to forgive and save him. That is why this sin is unpardonable. --Hank | ||||||
2035 | Can someone sin after salvation ? | 1 Tim 6:11 | Hank | 21269 | ||
Racersedge, not only can Christians sin after their salvation, but to a greater or lesser degree, all of them do. Salvation is forgiveness of sins, not immunity from sinning. There is an excellent passage that relates so powerfully to the Christian challenge to live for God in a world of sin. It is in Paul's first letter to Timothy, Chapter 6, and especially verses 11-14. I would urge you to read and study these verses carefully..... In verse 11 Paul exhorts Timothy to "flee these things" which refers to what Paul has just been talking about in verses 9 and 10. In the Greek, the word translated "flee" conveys the sense of running continually to escape a dangerous enemy, and that is precisely what Paul is telling Timothy to do. In verse 11, Paul calls Timothy a "man of God" and is here urging him to flee from evil things and "pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness." Then Paul instructs, in verse 12, to "fight the good fight of faith." So, to be a "man of God" -- a Christian -- we must fight the good fight of faith."..... The "man of God" is therefore known by what he flees from, and by what he follows after (note the 6 qualities of verse 11 that distinguish the man of God.) The man of God is known by what he fights for (verse 12) and by what he is faithful to (verses 13 and 14). Prayerful adherence to this instruction so clearly laid out in God's word will not keep us from ever sinning again, but it most assuredly will keep us from succumbing to evil and, to use your words "committing sins as before we were saved." --Hank | ||||||
2036 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 21156 | ||
Sir Pent, EdB gave as good a summation of the problems of the forum as I've seen. I agree in a specific way to most of his points and in a general way to all of them. Having been around, as you say, "forever" I've seen an assortment of questions and responses that, in pre-forum days, I never could have in my most delirious moments imagined. But of all the questions and responses I've seen, the one that stands out uppermost in my mind was a question posed by, as it turned out, a casual passer-by who obviously quite by accident happened to stumble upon this forum. His question was, "What's this website all about anyhow?" I neither recall who answered him nor what answer was given. But it was a good question, a question that I've asked myself over and over and to which I confess my inability to produce a definitive answer. --Hank | ||||||
2037 | Where are muslims in the Bible? | Ex 20:3 | Hank | 21059 | ||
Dear Mincc: Allah, Muhammad, Islam and the Muslims are all subjects of the Koran (Quran), not our Bible. --Hank | ||||||
2038 | is it a sin to gamble? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 21050 | ||
Wyatt, the subject of gambling has been addressed quite extensively on this forum. Please use Search (top left of home page) and type in the word gambling. You will be able to read various views on the subject. If, after reading the considerable volume of material on this subject, you wish to comment on it -- and are not too exhausted to do so! -- please feel free to step up on the soapbox and say your piece. Welcome. --Hank | ||||||
2039 | Can one be christian and NOT a disciple? | Luke 9:23 | Hank | 20983 | ||
Dear BibleForum, an apparently new member of the Study Bible Forum, Jesus never said anything He didn't mean and He meant everything He ever said. And in Luke 9:23 He lays it down in plain and unambiguous straight talk what price He expects of His followers, His disciples -- and, yes, of His Christians -- because the terms are all interchangeable. One can't be a Christian and not be a disciple of Christ any more than he can be married and be a bachelor at the same time. Being a Christian is being a disciple. And being a disciple entails discipleship, whatever the cost may be, whatever the price we have to pay. Christ demands all of us, our total commitment or none at all. He never gave us any other option and never intended to. --Hank | ||||||
2040 | how to live godly or godliness | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 20977 | ||
sd032341, could you be more specific in your request, please? I really believe there is not enough clarity in your question to enable anyone on the forum to construct a meaningful response. But please do try again. --Hank | ||||||
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