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741 | men who wrote the bible use imagination | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 149945 | ||
Rhoney2000: Lionheart gave you an excellent answer. Now I'm going to ask you a question: Have you read the Bible? Imaginative literature is fiction, not fact. The Bible is fact, not fiction. No one can read the Bible open-mindedly and intelligently and come away with the conviction that it is the product of some 40 writers of antiquity whose over-active imaginations ran away with them! The Bible is not a work of fantasy or fiction; it is the word of God. ...... Herewith a quartet of references to add to the two Lionheart gave you: Hebrews 1:1,2; Psalm 119:105; Proverbs 30:5,6; Revelation 21:5. There are literally scores of additional passages in Scripture that attest to its truth and its divine inspiration. How do I know that the Bible is not the work of man's imagination? And how do I know that Jesus loves you and me? And how do I know what I must do to be saved? These things and more I know because ... the Bible tells me so! And it tells you so, too. Read it, believe it, mark it, learn it, and inwardly digest it. It is the living word of the living God! To doubt God's word is to doubt God. And to doubt God is a most foolish thing. --Hank | ||||||
742 | 2 belivers 1 M, 1 F, being in same home | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 149942 | ||
Please say what you mean by "stay together." --Hank | ||||||
743 | Mother's Day | Ex 20:1 | Hank | 149876 | ||
cayra: You will find a brief history of Mother's Day at the following URL: http://www.theholidayspot.com/mothersday/history.htm .... --Hank | ||||||
744 | "My God". "My God". Why? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 149860 | ||
Aixen: I'm not surprised that your fertile mind would come up with such a question :-) -- and a good one, at that. You have done admirable Bible research into this question yourself, and the only thing I can think of to add is this. The possessive modifiers 'my,' 'your,' and 'our' can be exclusive or they can be non-exclusive. When one speaks of a nation as 'his country' he is not claiming exclusive ownership or even ownership at all. What he is usually saying is that he is pledging his allegiance to his country -- that he feels a certain loyalty to, or an obligation of loyalty toward, the country of which he is a citizen. Similarly, by the use of the term 'my God' one is not expressing ownership by any means but is affirming his belief in God along with expressing his conceptual idea of his personal relationship with God. ..... I was astonished to learn that there are so many possessive modifiers applied to God in the King James Bible. ...... Of course, terms like 'my Bible' and 'my church' are also in common usage in contemporary English. I suppose they pass muster if one applies the same meaning to them as I have noted here concerning 'my God.' Still and all, I have trouble with 'my Bible' and 'my church' -- particularly the latter. Only Christ who gave Himself for the church has earned the right to say, "My church." I feel honored far beyond my ability to express it to be a member of His body, the church, of which He and He alone has sole and exclusive ownership. Aixen, thanks for your post. Soli Deo gloria! --Hank | ||||||
745 | My God is good! | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 149856 | ||
umagumadog: Wonderful! Now what is the question? --Hank | ||||||
746 | S.M.O are my initials. and thanks for... | Ps 132:1 | Hank | 149854 | ||
SMO: You write, "I still desire God to come to me like He did to Moses, or Elijah, and am wondering why He doesn't speak to us like that any more." Read Hebrews 1:1,2 and cease to wonder. --Hank | ||||||
747 | 1 Thess. 5:17 | Jer 29:12 | Hank | 149846 | ||
VATJDT: What you are basically asking is, "How do I talk to God?" -- isn't that true? It's much the same thing as the disciples said when they asked Jesus to teach them to pray, and Jesus did so by giving them a model prayer, (see Matthew 6) popularly called "the Lord's prayer" although the Lord himself never prayed it. Let's examine the prayer briefly. .... The first words are "Our Father which art in heaven." Thus it begins with a tacit acknowledgment of the sovereignty and majesty of God and an affirmation of His love in granting us sonship. ...... Next is "Hallowed be thy name." "Hallowed" means to hold in awe, in utmost respece and reverence, but what does "thy name" mean? Moses asked God the same question. He said, "When I come to the children of Israel and they say to me, 'What is His name?' what shall I say to them?" And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM." [Exodus 3:13,14]. God thus revealed Himself to Moses and the children of Israel as the "I AM." When Phillip asked Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father," Jesus told him that whoever has seen Him has seen the Father, and the Bible says "that at the NAME of Jesus every knee should bow...and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" [Philippians 2:10,11]. So "thy name" is the embodiment of all that the Triune God is -- His sovereignty, His majesty, His nature and all His attributes, His grace, His love, His mercy, His holiness, His transcendency. He is the mighty God, the great I AM. ..... Now notice that in the following petitions that complete the prayer, only one contains the word "give." "Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." ..... "Thy will be done." It is easy to "say" this part of the prayer but hard for some people to "pray" it will sincere meaning and conviction, for pride intrudes even into our prayers, and when we "say" Thy will be done, in our secret hearts we may be "praying" that our will will be done! ..... "Give us this day our daily bread." This is the only "give us" petition in the entire prayer, and even then it asks merely for bread (the necessities of life) on a daily basis, not for the selfish accumulation of vast wealth that would lead us to the building of bigger barns, the folly of which is laid down in the parable of the rich fool in Luke 12:16-21. .... "And forgive us our debts..." means spiritual debts in this context: in the parallel passage in Luke, he uses the word "sins" (see Luke 11:4). .... "as we forgive our debtors." This passage is the one on which our Lord placed special emphasis, for He said in Matthew 6:14,15 which follows the prayer, "For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your heavenly Father forgive your trespasses." A note is in order here, and I quote Scofield: "In the fully developed doctrine of Christian salvation, there are two areas of divine forgiveness. The first area is that of the forgiveness that comes to the sinner at the time of justification, and deals with the guilt of his sins in a total sense (Eph. 1:7). To this forgiveness there is attached but one condition, that is, to receive it once for all by faith in Christ (Rom. 4:5,-8). The second area of forgiveness covers the relation of the divine Father to those who have become His children and deals specifically with the matter of fellowship whenever it is broken by sin. To obtain such forgiveness, we must confess and forsake the sin (1 John 1:9)." And, I will add, ask God for His forgiveness AFTER we have forgiven others, which is what Jesus is teaching in Matthew 6:14,15. ..... "And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil." God does not tempt anyone (James 1:13). This petition reflects the desire of the believer to avoid, if possible, the dangers of sin, but still and all he knows that God promises a way of escape should he be exposed to and succumb to temptation (1 Cor. 10:13). But the Christian's attitude toward temptation should always be to be led away from it, which is what is expressed in this petition. ...... In no way have I begun to exhaust the riches that this prayer affords, but it is hoped that this small attempt to comment upon this magnificent prayer will serve as a catalyst to others to meditate upon it more deeply and devotedly and to pray its precepts more fervently and frequently. --Hank | ||||||
748 | was can born of the devil or of God | Gen 4:1 | Hank | 149833 | ||
Dear Herky: "Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, "I have gotten a man child with the help of the Lord." [Genesis 4:1]. --Hank | ||||||
749 | Club | James 1:27 | Hank | 149655 | ||
Ema, I have to ask you, "Why would a redeemed child of God want to go to a club where "drinking, smoking and sexual activities" were the order of the day, as your question indicates? Please see James 1:27. The first words in the book of Psalms are these: "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night." (Psalm 1:1,2). There are any number of wholesome social and recreational opportunites available in most communities without having to resort to the "drinking, smoking and sexual activities" environment of a club such as you describe. Another consideration: What kind of witness for Christ can a Christian make if he or she is seen as a patron of a place such as you describe? --Hank | ||||||
750 | each stone represents...? | Ex 28:20 | Hank | 149630 | ||
Dear blackcoffee (user names get more colorful day by day!): Altogether there were 12 precious stones: one each of sardius, topaz, emerald, turquoise, sapphire, diamond, jacinth, agate, amethyst, beryl, onyx and jasper. These stones were set in four rows with three stones in each row and placed on what the Bible calls "the breastplate of judgment." Each stone was engraved with a tribe's name, which displayed Aaron's representative intercessory role for the tribes before the Lord. Scripture reference: Exodus 28:15-30. --Hank | ||||||
751 | each stone represents...? | Ex 28:20 | Hank | 149629 | ||
Dear blackcoffee (user names get more colorful day by day!): Altogether there were 12 precious stones: one each of sardius, topaz, emerald, turquoise, sapphire, diamond, jacinth, agate, amethyst, beryl, onyx and jasper. These stones were set in four rows with three stones in each row and placed on what the Bible calls "the breastplate of judgment." Each stone was engraved with a tribe's name, which displayed Aaron's representative intercessory role for the tribes before the Lord. Scripture reference: Exodus 28:15-30. --Hank | ||||||
752 | Belief in "progressive revelation?" | Rev 14:16 | Hank | 149620 | ||
Hi, Ray. "How much should we believe in progressive revelation?" Only as much as Scripture itself teaches! :-) I think one will find that Hebrews 1:1,2 gives reasonable proof, as well as a good synopsis, of what is commonly called progressive revelation. --Hank | ||||||
753 | Jehovah- who and what ? | Ex 3:14 | Hank | 149619 | ||
Hope and Dreams: You ask, Who is Jehovah. "Jehovah" takes its roots from Yahweh which in turn comes from the Hebrew YHWH, technically known as the tetragrammaton. "I AM WHO I AM" is the covenant name for God; it was given to Moses by God Himself (see Exodus 3:12-15). .... And you also ask, "What is His (Jehovah's) purpose in the Bible?" He has an incontestible right to be there! He created the universe (Gen. 1:1) and He wrote the Book (2 Timothy 3:16). Pray tell me, what would the Bible be without God? One who reads the Bible thoughtfully from Genesis through Revelation cannot possibly come away without at least a fair understanding of God's purpose in the Bible. --Hank | ||||||
754 | Do you have the gift of healing? | 1 Cor 12:9 | Hank | 149601 | ||
The miraculous gift of healing along with the gift of divine revelation were given to the early church. These gifts were given temporarily in the apostolic era for the purpose of confirming and authenticating the apostles' message. See Hebrews 2:3,4 and 2 Corinthians 12:12. See also the Book of Acts for numerous examples of this occurrence. .... "With the New Testament revelation now complete," writes John MacArthur, "Scripture becomes the sole test of the authenticity of a man's message, and confirming gifts of a miraculous nature are no longer necessary to validate a man or his message." See 1 Corinthians 13:8-12. MacArthur continues, "Miraculous gifts can even be counterfeited by Satan so as to deceive even believers (Matthew 24:24). The only gifts in operation today are those non-revelatory equipping gifts given for edification (Romans 12:6-8). No one possesses the gift of healing today, but God does hear and answer the prayer of faith and will answer in accordance to His own perfect will for the sick, suffering and afflicted (Luke 18:1-8; John 5:7-9; 2 Corinthians 12:6-10; James 5:13-16; 1 John 5:14,15)." (MacArthur Study Bible (Word Publishing), p. 2196). ..... Anyone who claims miraculous gifts of healing or any other special revelation today today does not and cannot base his claims solidly on Scripture. He is therefore making a false claim and should be viewed as a false prophet and a charlatan. --Hank | ||||||
755 | God being lonely? | Mal 4:2 | Hank | 149368 | ||
GreeK: You write, "By the end of the Old Testament, God is far removed from the human scene." The last book of the Old Testament is Malachi, and in the last chapter of that book appear the words, "But to you who fear My name the Son of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings..." (Malachi 4:2b). This certainly doesn't sound to me like God is far removed from the human scene. Does it to you? ..... Why would you choose a poem by Langston Hughes of all people? Langston Hughes was a poet and novelist, a bitter and blasphemous skeptic who was born in Joplin, Missouri and died in 1967 at age 65. How familiar are you with his writings? What do you think of the following excerpts from his writings? ..... "Listen, Christ, you did all right in your day, I reckon -- but that day's gone now. They ghosted you up a swell story, too. Called it Bible, but it's dead now." ..... And this: "Goodbye, Christ Jesus Lord God Jehovah, beat it on away from here now. Make way for a new guy with no religion at all -- ME." One thing can be said about Langston Hughes: He's no longer a new guy with no religion; he's been dead for 40 years. God and His Christ live on and so does the word of God, the Bible, the book that Langston Hughes pronounced dead when he made his request to Jesus to beat it and make room for him, a new guy with no religion at all. I think this is so terribly sad and pathetic. What do you think? --Hank | ||||||
756 | will signs be given if you pray | Mark 8:12 | Hank | 148924 | ||
nae nae, it's hard to determine whether you're asking a question or attempting to answer one. In either case, Jesus in Mark 8:12 says to the Pharisees who seek a sign, "Assuredly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation" but He does NOT say that no guidance will be given when His disciples pray. .... We must look at scriptural context closely and consider it carefully. This passage from Mark is no exception. The skeptical Pharisees demanded of Jesus further miraculous proof of His messianic claims. They were not content with the multitudes of miracles He had already performed during His earthly ministry. They demanded more. Possibly they were seeking some sort of astronomical miracle. Who knows what they expected and we may infer from their stiff-necked skepticism and cynicism that these Pharisees would not have believed no matter what signs they were exposed to. ..... Now to the matter of praying for guidance. Praying for guidance is a far cry from demanding a sign from heaven, as the Pharisees did in this passage. Read Jesus' model prayer for His disciples in Matthew 6:9-12, particularly the petition of vs. 13: "Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." What else but guidance in our weakness through prayer is Paul talking about in Romans 8:26? He says, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us, with groaning which cannot be uttered." .... "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16) .... Paul writes a mighty paean to his solid belief in and reliance on the power of prayer in Ephesians 3:13:21. Scripture in scores of passages attests to the power and efficacy of prayer and the necessity of God's people to approch the throne of God in prayer. Nay nay, nae nae, the Bible never says that God does not hear the prayers of his people nor that the guidance of His Spirit will be withheld from the redeemed in Christ who go to God in prayer. --Hank | ||||||
757 | Jesus Wept - (Jn.11:35) | John 11:35 | Hank | 148812 | ||
Bobby : If Jesus wept, and Scripture confirms that He did, we should not feel ashamed to weep when the occasion calls for weeping. One is reminded of the poignant scene in the motion picture "Shadowlands" when Anthony Hopkins as C. S. Lewis wept openly and unashamedly upon the death of his beloved wife. And I -- I too had occasion to weep and weep profusely when my son died some years ago of an automobile accident. There is something cleansing and therapeutic in giving oneself over to weeping in times of intense sorrow and profound grief. ..... By the way, your note was posted as a question, but it is better to post notes as notes. Thanks for your contribution. --Hank | ||||||
758 | denominations. | Eph 4:3 | Hank | 148757 | ||
Ed, just a short note on your question, and in it I don't presume to have a definitive answer, nor do I know anyone who does, sufficient to justify denominationalism. As divisive and oftentimes ugly as denominationalism can be, it is self-defeating to issue a call for unity at the expense of forfeiting or compromising clear and core Gospel truths. Still and all it appears that believers are much too prone to quibble and separate themselves from one another over what really amounts to issues that should be passed over as being non-essential or even trivial. We see ideas and theological dogmas argued and fussed over on this Forum that really are of minor consequence in the larger scheme of things. It is quite possible that God's canopy is larger than ours and thus is able to cover the minor differences that exist among us, and does so long as we get the fundamental and essential tenets of the faith right. Yet one appropriately may ask, "But how can we agree on what is fundamental and essential?" I'll step aside gracefully, Ed, and generously allow you come on stage and answer that! :-) --Hank | ||||||
759 | was luke a christian? | Philem 1:24 | Hank | 148751 | ||
pretrib : Luke's introductions to his Gospel and its sequel, Acts, strongly suggest that he was a Christian, and any argument to the contrary is an argument from silence, inasmuch as Scripture reveals nothing to refute Luke's status as a follower of Christ. Moreover, it is absurd and incongruous to contend that this beloved physician (Col. 4:14) who was a companion of Paul (Col. 4:14; 2 Tim. 4:11; Philem. 24) would wish to hob-nob with the apostolic missionary team, or be permitted to, were he not a regenerate believer. Additionally, it makes no sense whatever that the compilers of the New Testament Canon would admit to the Canon a Gospel, and the longest of all the Gospels at that, a spurious and uninspired work that had been written by a non-believer. --Hank | ||||||
760 | Advice on Materials for Singles Classes? | Matt 28:20 | Hank | 148744 | ||
Dear Acts : This comes from one who has taught singles classes. Why restrict yourself (and them) to biblically oriented "singles" subjects? What cogent reason can there be to deprive singles of the whole word of God? Teachers should be obedient to our Lord's command, whether their classes are composed of singles or married couples, by "teaching them to observe ALL things that I have commanded you." (Matthew 28:30). Single persons have as much right and as much need to be taught the word of God in its fulness as married persons do. So why confine yourself to "singles" subjects? The greatest Teacher who ever lived certainly didn't. And you shouldn't fear that you will run out of material. I assure you that you never will. I'm 70 years old and would be exaggerating beyond measure if I claimed to have mastered even 10 percent of the Bible. --Hank | ||||||
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