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481 | knowledge of God | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 169766 | ||
Hello, Dolly. "Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, all hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby" (1 Peter 2:1,2). --Hank | ||||||
482 | Paul our pattern to follow, not Jesus? | Luke 24:46 | Hank | 169538 | ||
Bereaniam: Try as I may to parse it, I'm stymied by your post. It reads as though it were saying that Jesus of Nazareth and the Risen Christ are not quite the same persons. Please pardon me if I misinterpret your post, but if such is your view, nothing could be further from the revelation of God's word concerning the nature of His Son. How could it possibly be that the Messiah (Christ) born in a manger in Bethlehem was not the same Messiah as the Risen Christ (Messiah)? In no wise does Scripture support the idea that Jesus of Nazareth throughout His incarnation was not fully man and fully God. Moreover, the Bible clearly attests to His eternality -- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1) -- and to His immutability -- "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" (Hebrews 13:8). --Hank | ||||||
483 | HOW MUCH IS 30 SILVER COINS WORTH? | Matt 26:15 | Hank | 169503 | ||
Hi, DISIPLEME. Thanks for your question. The thirty pieces of silver which the chief priests paid Judas Iscariot to deliver Jesus to them represented about a month's wages for a laborer or the price of a common sllave. But there is a significance attached to this sum of money that takes us back 500 years to the days of Zechariah and even nearly 1,000 years farther to Moses and the Book of Exodus. Thirty pieces of silver was the price paid to the master whose slave had been gored by an ox. A slave in good condition was deemed to be worth twice that much. The supreme insult ascribed to the Messiah, God's only Son, was that He was worth only thirty pieces of silver, the same price as that paid for an incapacitated, gored slave! References: Zechariah 11:12 and Exodus 21:32. --Hank | ||||||
484 | question about relationship | 2 Tim 2:15 | Hank | 169382 | ||
sac, you ask what to do? Why ask? It should be clear to you, my friend, that a single man doesn't make dates with a married woman! Nip this thing in the bud, tell your ex-girlfriend to stop calling you, and possibly suggest she seek qualified counsel. To continue is to play with fire, and you may be the one who gets burned. Read Exodus 20:17. --Hank | ||||||
485 | getting a tattoo and is this a sin? | James 4:17 | Hank | 169196 | ||
ckyconan: Were did you get the idea that a tattoo of all things would show your faith in God? If you can find a commandment in all of Scripture that says, "Thou shalt get thyself a tattoo, for thou showest thy faith in God when thou hast thy body disfigured with a tattoo," then by all means hasten to a tattoo parlor. Otherwise, leave the tattoos in the hands of the macho urban cowboys who wear sunglasses at midnight and leather jackets in the middle of summer. If you put your mind to it, you could probably come up with dozens of ways to show your faith in God that would be far more effective than getting tattooed. --Hank | ||||||
486 | is this Faith in God or just confused? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 168989 | ||
Chrissy: About all any member of this Forum can do for you and your cousin is to pray for you. Your brief sketch of your younger cousin's plight indicates that she should be a candidate for counselling by qualified Christian professionals. God's word is His message to humankind and can be properly understood in full context, but I don't believe that lifting an isolated verse here and there out of context is the proper way to approach Scripture or to ascertain the will of God. Encourage your young cousin to be realistic and face the situation squarely, to seek solid counsel, and not to engage in wishful thinking or rely on pipe dreams. According to your report, this young woman is being abused and her small children neglected. She needs immediate help on behalf of herself and her children. Urge her with all your power to get it as quickly as possible. --Hank | ||||||
487 | how many bible we have? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 168870 | ||
shinny: This question, not unlike your other question, appears vague. To your question, "How many bible we have?" it could be answered that we have only one Bible, composed of the the 39 books of the OT Canon and 27 of the NT Canon, to a total of 66 books in all. I am, of course, referring to the Bible common to most Protestants. There are numerous translations, old and new, in English and in many other languages. --Hank | ||||||
488 | When the first bible has written? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 168868 | ||
Shinny: Not sure of your question. The first PRINTED Bible was the famous Gutenberg Bible printed in mid 15th century A.D., using a Latin text. If you are asking when the original manuscripts (called autographs) of the individual books comprising the canons of the Old and New Testaments were written, those dates vary widely; the precise time of writing of many of the books, especially the OT books, has never been determined. The NT books were written at various times within the first century A.D. --Hank | ||||||
489 | why create us as sinful creatures? | Rom 7:7 | Hank | 168821 | ||
calmira: Interesting questions and herewith a brief linguistic observation that may or may not be apropos. Oftentimes creation is said when procreation is meant. God created one man only and one woman only, viz., Adam and Eve. All other human beings, and this includes you and me, are descendents of Adam and Eve and are the products of procreation. God did not create Adam and Eve with an inherent sin nature: they were not sinners until they committed sin when of their own volition they disobeyed God's commands. ..... Consider Romans 5:12, "Wherefore, as by one man [Paul is speaking of Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." This is what theologians properly call 'imputed sin.' The meaning of 'impute' is 'to ascribe to or reckon.' The imputation of sin occurred back there in Eden when the sin of Adam was charged to the account of every person, that is, to the seed of Adam from which we all have sprung. But someone will say, "But I'm not responsible for what Adam did!" The imputation of sin is not an arbitrary charging of people with sins for which they are not naturally responsible, but is charged to all because we all are connected with Adam's race. But God did not impute the sin of Adam to the race and stop there. He also offers to do the same thing with the righteousness of Christ. Let's look at another verse from Romans 5, verse 21: "That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord." ...... One of the sine-qua-non fundamentals of the Christian faith is the vicarious Atonement, the substitutionary death of our Lord the Christ. Jesus died as a substitute for sin! Romans 5:8 is a powerful verse of Scripture: "But God commendeth his love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." What more marvelous demonstration of God's love than this? ..... No, dear believer, God did not create us as sinful in the first place. Man became sinful through disobedience to God. God imputes the sin of Adam to the race to be sure. But He also offers to do the same with the righteousness of Christ, imputing the righteousness of His Son to the account of the believer, causing the record of sinful man to be as good and as perfect as Jesus Christ's. Imputed righteousness is the ONLY remedy for imputed sin. ..... I hope this helps to cleanse the water a bit instead of making it all the more muddy! God bless. --Hank | ||||||
490 | Explanation on Eph 2:11-22 | Ephesians | Hank | 168819 | ||
dory: Please supply whatever questions you have on this passage, and some of us will do our best to provide biblical answers. Thank you and welcome. --Hank | ||||||
491 | Do you keep salvation? | John 10:28 | Hank | 168671 | ||
nanypr1: The doctrine of eternal security teaches that God is able to complete the good work of eternal life that He has begun in every believer: "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good workk in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6). "will perform it" is God's promise that He will finish it. Paul is laying it down to the believers of Philippi that the work of grace that God began in them at conversion will be divinely continued "until the day of Jesus Christ." This is to say that the Lord will keep working in these believers until Jesus returns to the earth, at which point He will finish His work, bringing it to completion -- the culmination of progressive sanctification, which is called glorification (see Rom. 8:16,17; 2 Pet. 1:4; 1 John 3:2,3). ...... Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one" (John 10:27-31). ...... It has been argued that the doctrine of the eternal security of the believer leads to antinomianism, a fancy term for 'allowing Christians to live in sin.' But this charge has no merit and lacks depth, because it reveals at best a shallow understanding of the very nature of salvation. Salvation involves both a union with Christ and death to sin (read Romans 6). In addition, please see 1 Corinthians 3, which stresses the believer's service to Christ. Please note verse 15 of this chapter. .... Lastly, even if Scripture provided no more evidence in support of the doctrine of eternal security of the believer than John 3:16 -- it does, of course, provide more, much more -- this golden verse attests strongly and unimpeachably to the kind of life that God gives to all who believe in His Son. It is life that lasts forever; it is eternal life; it is God's gift, not a prize that man can acquire or forfeit by his works. "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast" (Ephesians 2:8,9). --Hank | ||||||
492 | Is God Sovereign in the Church today? | Rom 1:22 | Hank | 168581 | ||
Dear Brad: The obvious, but obviously simplistic, cure for the eradication of the doctrine of the false god being portrayed as the God of Scripture in numberless modern organizations having the stupid audacity to call themselves churches is to quit those groups forthwith and seek and join a church that teaches the truth of the message of the gospel and worships the sovereign God. The man and woman in the pew ultimately are responsible for what comes forth from the pulpit. In common terms that we all can understand easily: if there is no "market," i.e., no audience, for the slop that is being fed to congregants in the pew, if they cease to condone it, walk out, and leave the false preacher standing there talking to himself -- and not getting paid for it, by the way! -- it won't take long for the nonsense to cease. The big question, of course, is how to reach that man and woman in the pew who are being deceived, present them with the truth, and convince them to walk away from false teaching. Modern pseudo-Christianity is in big, big trouble and sorely needs the unceasing, fervent prayers of the righteous. --Hank | ||||||
493 | EXPLAIN THIS TO ME | 1 Cor 7:4 | Hank | 168450 | ||
brazz: We'd be happy to try to explain "this" to you if we only knew what "this" is! :-) Based on the information you've given us, about all we can tell you about "this" is this: It can be a singular demonstrative pronoun, adjective or adverb, depending on its usage in a sentence and usually refers to a person, thing or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought. --Hank | ||||||
494 | Is there a list of updates to the NASB | Matt 21:29 | Hank | 168440 | ||
Missy: To my knowledge the only revision to the original 1971 NASB is the updated edition of 1995. In a brochure introducing the new edition, the Lockman Foundation, its publisher, says this: "Since its completion in 1971, the New American Standard Bible has been widely acclaimed as 'the most literal translation from the original languages. Millions of people -- from students, scholars, and pastors to missionaries, congregations and lay persons -- all have trusted the NASB, learned from it, and applied it to the challenges of their daily lives. With the NASB, anyone can discover what the original text really says, word for word, because the NASB consistently follows the oldest and best manuscripts. The NASB Update continues this commitment to accuracy, while increasing clarity and readability. Vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure have been carefully updated for greater understanding and smoother reading. The NASB remains the most literally accurate Bible in the English language." --Hank | ||||||
495 | 30 minute fun bible study for couples | 2 Tim 2:15 | Hank | 168205 | ||
Doug, if the "one-night 30-minute fun Bible study" that you are seeking were truly unique, it would mean that no one has ever done it before! And that's unlikely. If you'd be willing to settle for something that is rare this days, but not unique, why not form a circle of the four couples, supply each person with a Bible in a translation common to all, and beginning with Luke's Gospel have each person in turn read aloud a verse, and so proceed around the circle until the allotted 30 minutes are up. I can't guarantee that your guests will break up with roaring laughter, but some of them just might discover that plain old Bible reading is fun in the loftiest possible sense of the word. ..... I'm not unaware that there are some Bible "fun games" such as "Bible Trivia" but I do not recommend using God's precious word as a backdrop for silly parlor games. Hence, I am not particularly fond of the term "fun Bible study." 2 Timothy 3:16 lists four distinct ways in which the Bible is profitable, but "having fun" with it is not one of them! Thanks for your question, Doug. --Hank | ||||||
496 | evolution and the bible | Gen 1:21 | Hank | 167985 | ||
chris4him: Your question is: "Can a person believe in evolution and the whole inspired word of God?" ..... My answer is: Absolutely not! Compare the opening chapters of Genesis with Darwin's godless theories. There is no way possible to make God's truth and Darwin's lies coalesce. --Hank | ||||||
497 | ... | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 167946 | ||
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498 | I don't know what version this quote is | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 167641 | ||
tbrice: Pullest thou the Forum's leg? Even the Cotton Patch Version is better than whatever you quoted as some unidentified version of Scripture. Where on earth did you come in contact with this quote? It isn't from any version of Scripture that I ever heard of. It is virtually certain that it is not Scripture from any version. Even the worst versions make some sense. Your quote makes none at all. --Hank | ||||||
499 | what's modern science say about miracles | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 167331 | ||
cesarsant: With malice toward none and without intent to be rude to anyone, let it be known that the purpose of this Study Bible Forum is to study the Bible which we hold to be the plenary and inerrant word of God. It is therefore not within the purview of this Forum to address the opinions of modern science regarding Jesus' miracles or any other theological topics. --Hank | ||||||
500 | Biblical Interpretation? | John 7:17 | Hank | 167329 | ||
lionheart: Some years ago I attended a liberal lecture by a liberal professor from a liberal seminary who was also an ordained liberal minister in a liberal denomination. His topic had to do with what the Bible teaches about homosexuality. He tackled the Old Testament first and explained away everything it said about homosexual practices, and then he took on the New Testament and did the same thing. His line of reasoning on the OT teaching was this: that there was nothing wrong with homosexuality per se, but that it was discouraged for the Jews because the heathen nations around them practiced it. As for the NT teaching on the subject, the professor dismissed it as being merely the opinion of Paul who was known to be harsh and narrow-minded on sexual matters. ...... Oh, the professor went into a lot of mumbo-jumbo double talk, trying to sound authoritative and erudite, but what I have outlined here is the gist of what the man said in his lecture. It's a lecture I'll never forget, not because it was worth a row of pins in forthtelling the truth of God's word, but because it so aptly illustrates the brand of interpretation -- call it a liberal spin of the first water -- that one is likely to hear these days from the fools who subscribe to the "higher criticism" junk that is invading liberal seminaries and polluting the young malleable minds of thousands of seminary students -- the very students who are filling or soon will fill the pulpits of churches across the land. No wonder there's a crisis in Christendom! --Hank | ||||||
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