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901 | How does God speak to us? | Acts 10:36 | Hank | 133706 | ||
whitt: While it is well known that there are those who lay claim to special, personalized divine revelation, there is no real biblical support that God reveals Himself in such a manner in our time. The Book of Hebrews opens with these words, "God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in many portions [of Scripture] and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son..." And 2 Timothy 3:16,17 says that "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." Hebrews 4:12 affirms that "the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." It is possible to conclude thus from these passages and many others that God speaks to us through the instrumentality of His word, the Bible, the Holy Scriptures. But someone says, "Well, but couldn't God speak to man in any way He chooses?" and the answer of course would have to be 'yes' in view of God's sovereignty and omnipotence. Yes, He could, being sovereign. But there is overpowering scriptural evidence that God uses His written word as His means to reveal Himself to man "in these last days," as the writer of Hebrews has called the age in which we live (Hebrews 1:2). You may be familiar with the Latin term "sola scriptura." What Christians mean when they use the term is that they accept Scripture alone as their guide to faith and practice. How has God "spoken to us in His Son" (Hebrews 1:2)? How do we learn about Jesus and His teaching? Is it not through the instrumentality of God's written word, the Bible? If private divine visitation were the normative mode of revelation of the will of God, of what use is Scripture and why did God bother to inspire it? What is the source of our faith anyway? Scripture tells us clearly what it is. "Faith comes by hearing , and hearing by the word of Christ" (Romans 10:17). This can be either the gospel concerning Christ or Christ speaking His message through His messengers. In either case, God's word is the sourcebook for them both. --Hank | ||||||
902 | What is the Bible | John 1:1 | Hank | 133424 | ||
evhinkle: The Bible is the word of God (Hebrews 4:12). The Word is God the Son, the second person of the triune God, i.e., Jesus Christ, the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:1-14). --Hank | ||||||
903 | Who is "She" in Proverbs 3:15-17 | Prov 3:13 | Hank | 133423 | ||
Deathvalley17: "She" in Proverbs 3:15-17 is wisdom. See Proverbs 3:13. --Hank | ||||||
904 | Best bible to buy in Large print bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 133421 | ||
Hello, Cindy. You came to a good place for help in finding a Bible! Just click on "Find A Bible" at the top of the screen and follow the directions. The one I use and recommend is the NASB Single-Column, Wide-Margin, Side-Reference Bible. The font is 11 points and it is very clear and easy to read. NASB also comes in a giant print which is, I believe, 14 points, but frankly I find the 11 point quite adequate and easy on the eyes -- better actually than the giant print. Suggestion: Get the genuine leather binding instead of the bonded leather. Or if economy is an issue, go with the hardcover edition. This Bible also comes in a sumptuous, soft, and supple calfskin binding -- if you really want to pamper yourself, get one of those. I did and love it. One more word. This single-column reference NASB is published by Foundation Publications, the publishing arm of the Lockman Foundation. Lockman still sews the pages into the book's spine instead of slapping a gob of glue on them as most Bible publishers are doing these days. This sewing process not only lets the book lie flat when open but it extends the average life of the book considerably. --Hank | ||||||
905 | Why is life expectancy for Americans low | Gen 6:3 | Hank | 133419 | ||
You ask why is the life expectancy of Americans low. Compared to what? The mortality tables list 77.2 years as the average life expectancy for persons living in the United States. By comparison, it is 37.8 in Zimbabwe. There are no mortality tables as such in the Bible, although life spans tended to be remarkably long (by present-day standards) in Old Testament times, especially from creation to Noah's flood. The Bible does not guarantee a given number of years for a person's life on earth. It does, however, promise eternal life to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. See John 3:16. --Hank | ||||||
906 | Who and when were more people than Adam | Gen 1:27 | Hank | 133155 | ||
BJ: You may find that the web site icr.org answers your questions from a creationism perspective. Additionally, you may wish to browse this Forum's archives, since your question has been placed before this Forum many times. Use the Quick Search and type in key words such as creation, pre-Adamic, gap theory, Cain's wife, etc. --Hank | ||||||
907 | Flickering tongues or flickering flames? | Acts 2:3 | Hank | 133104 | ||
Luke uses two similies to describe the momentous events on Pentecost with which Acts 2 opens. In 2:2 the noise was LIKE a rushing wind; in 2:3 the tongues were AS OF fire. So it is not a question of whether it was flames OR tongues. It was tongues AS OF fire. Thus, I believe that it is not incorrect to say that the noise was LIKE a rushing wind but not literally rushing wind, and the tongues were AS OF fire but not literally fire. It is clear that Luke was using metaphor here. Compare it to the usage of the word "fire" in his Gospel, 3:16, in connection with Jesus' baptism. John MacArthur makes an interesting statement about this event. He says, "The disciples could not comprehend the significance of the Holy Spirit's arrival with the Lord sovereignly illustrating what was occurring with a visible phenomenon." And Hank says in his best Ozark Arkanese, "It must have been a sight to behold!" --Hank | ||||||
908 | Is God male as opposed to female? | Matt 28:19 | Hank | 133102 | ||
Perhaps you will like the article at the following web site: http://www.gotquestions.org/God-male-female.html --Hank | ||||||
909 | how did st. paul die? | Phil 4:4 | Hank | 133096 | ||
Marcjman: Scripture does not record the death of Paul the apostle. --Hank | ||||||
910 | Bible ... be “a doubting Thomas."? | 1 Cor 13:8 | Hank | 133013 | ||
Pastor Glenn: You wrote, "Please show at least one example where the Bible teaches us to doubt." ..... To doubt God's being, word, truth, authority, or sovereignty, no. It certainly never teaches that. But to doubt unsubstantiated claims, assertions, teaching, etc., yes. It does teach that. ..... Old "Doubting Thomas" is often given a bad rap. The account in John 20:24-31 shows that Thomas had doubts to be sure, but it also shows that he wanted reasonable proof of what the other disciples were saying to him. Eight days later Jesus gave him proof, plainly, visibly, and conclusively, but Jesus did not really rebuke Thomas, He merely invited Thomas to "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands , and reach here your hand and put it into my side." And only after having given Thomas incontrovertible proof did Jesus say, "Do not be unbelieving, but believing." John ends this chapter of his Gospel (20:31) by stating his purpose for writing it, which was to give proof so that "you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name." ......... No, Scripture never teaches to doubt God and His word, but it does teach to beware of false prophets (Matt. 7:15); to examine everything carefully and to hold fast that which is good (1 Thess. 5:21); to be shrewd as serpents (Matt. 10:16). The example of the Bereans who examined the Scriptures daily to see whether the things they were being taught were so (Acts 17:1) is certainly worthy of emulation. ....... Yes, there is even a certain sense in which we should be "Doubting Thomases" ourselves, but then, like Thomas when he was given evidence enough by the Savior Himself, we should join Thomas in shouting to the rooftops, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28). ....... I suppose it would be incalculable the extent to which modern Christianity could be brought back to orthodoxy if we all of us demanded clear biblical evidence for what we believe; if we were always ready to give an account for the hope that is in us, as 1 Peter 3:15 commands; and if we, like the Bereans, searched the Scriptures daily to see whether the things they were being taught are true (Acts 17:10). The Bible never teaches us to doubt, but neither does it teach us to believe blindly. We have a hope as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast (Hebrews 6:19). --Hank | ||||||
911 | thirty pieces of silver | Matt 26:15 | Hank | 133001 | ||
LSmith: Changing a school's name to honor a donor of a large sum of money is not analogous to selling out for 30 pieces of silver -- unless, of course, it in some way involved the betrayal of the Lord. I presume this is not the case with your school, is it? See Matthew 26:15--Hank | ||||||
912 | cremation | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 132999 | ||
Christianlady: Please locate the words Quick Search displayed in red letters at the top right of your screen, beneath which you will see "Word(s) or ID#" in black letters. Click on the box immediately below and type in _cremation_. This action will activate the search engine which will give you all the postings in the Forum archive which contain the key word. Good luck! --Hank | ||||||
913 | Cremation | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 132997 | ||
Christianlady: Thanks for the question; however, since the topic of cremation has been discussed on the Forum at length, perhaps you should use Quick Search first. Type in the key word _cremation_ - Hank | ||||||
914 | Is James the first pope? | Acts 15:13 | Hank | 132905 | ||
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915 | Is Bush a Willful Violator of Rom 13? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 132838 | ||
Shamgar: Your question is not only highly political but calls for a value judgment as well, neither of which is proper on StudyBibleForum. Sorry. Try again with a less volatile question or comment. --Hank | ||||||
916 | Does God possess a spirit body? | John 4:24 | Hank | 132820 | ||
Reighnskye: Like our good friend Kalos, I'm at a loss to define what a 'spirit-body' is! It sounds like a contradiction in terms. But you may be thinking of the various instances of theophanies in Scripture wherein God manifested Himself in a manner that was visible to the human eye. The fact that God certainly can do that, and did, doesn't say that He dwells in a 'spirit-body,' whatever that is. --Hank | ||||||
917 | eternal security-yes or no? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 132806 | ||
Missionary2000 -- Thanks for your question. The matter of the eternal security of the believer has been discussed, pro and con, many times on this Forum. Please use Quick Search at the upper right of your screen. Type in such key words as eternal security or once saved always saved. --Hank | ||||||
918 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 18:22 | Hank | 132724 | ||
LibertyBelle: Make no mistake about it, and be not deceived by the lies of homosexuals or other promoters of the "alternate life-style" propaganda. Scripture clearly and vigorously condemns homosexual practices. See Leviticus 18:22. Also see Leviticus 20:13 where the Old Testament penalty was death. In Deut. 23:17,18 the word translated "dog" is a Hebrew epithet for a male prostitute or sodomite. The New Testament condemns homosexuality also. See Romans 1:26,27 and 1 Timothy 1:10. Moreover, Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, in many, many portions, absolutely and unequivocally condemns immorality. And to argue that Jesus approved of homosexuality is a vacuous and ridiculous argument from silence. Anyone who knows much at all about Jesus and His teachings would know that Jesus never, never sanctions immorality. And as for Sodom and Gomorrah being destroyed for their "lack of hospitality" this is simply too blatantly absurd and laughable to deserve a serious response. ..... Please don't fall for these lies and deceptions. Take God at His word. On the authority of Scripture, condemn immorality, which clearly includes homosexuality; and don't compromise with the world or play ball with the homosexual agenda. But don't hesitate to minister to them, to tell them the truth about what the Bible teaches about their so-called lifestyle, and to pray for their deliverance from the bondage and ugliness of sin. --Hank | ||||||
919 | Galatians 5:4 | Gal 5:4 | Hank | 132706 | ||
Jeannie: Good question, yours, and one that demands more than a one-liner for an answer! So, being naturally of a lazy disposition, I am loathe to enter a long and involved answer -- one that gives a 'fair and balanced' exegesis of the passage -- but I see no viable alternative. Here goes it: Legalism requires men to keep the whole law. Legalism means the abandonment of Christ as one's only hope of righteousness. This verse, Galatians 5:4, has given rise to considerable discussion. Many different interpretations have been offered, but these may be grouped broadly into three categories, as follows. ........ [1] -- Many hold that Paul here teaches that it is possible for a person to be truly saved, then fall into sin, and, therefore, to fall from grace and be forever lost. This is often called the "falling away doctrine." But this interpretation appears to be unsound for two compelling reasons. First, the verse does not describe saved persons who fall into sin. There is, in fact, no mention of falling into sin. Rather, it is speaking of those who are living moral, respectable, upright lives and hope thereby to be saved. The passage therefore acts as a boomerang on those who use it to support the falling away doctrine. They teach that a Christian must keep the law, live a perfect life, and otherwise keep from sinning in order to remain saved. But this Scripture insists that all who seek to be justified by works of law or any self-effort have fallen from grace. And, secondly, such an interpretation contradicts the over-all consistent testimony of the New Testament that every true believer in Christ is eternally saved, that no sheep of Christ will ever perish, and that salvation depends solely on the finished work of the Savior, not on man's feeble and ineffectual efforts (John 3:16; John 3:36; 5:24; 6:47; 10:28). .......... [2] -- A second view of the verse is that it refers to those who were originally saved by faith in Christ but who subsequently put themselves under the law to retain salvation or achieve holiness. That is to say, they were saved by grace but now seek to be kept by law. In this case, to fall from grace is to turn from God's way of perfecting His saints by the work of the Spirit in them, and seek to that end through observance of external rites and ceremonies. But these are things that men of the flesh can observe as well as the saints of God. This view is unscriptural. First, the verse does not describe Christians who seek holiness or sanctification, but rather unsaved persons who seek justification (salvation) by law keeping. Note the exact wording: "you who are SEEKING to be justified by law." And, second, this explanation of the verse implies the possibility of saved people being "severed from Christ" -- and this is inconsistent with right views of the grace of God. .......... [3] -- The third interpretation is that Paul is speaking of people who might profess to be Christians but who are not truly saved. They are seeking to be justified by keeping the law. The Apostle is telling them that they cannot have two saviors; they must choose either Christ or the law. If they choose the law, they are severed from Christ as their only possible hope of righteousness; they have thus "fallen from grace." ...... Christ must be everything or nothing. No limited trust or divided allegiance, no mixture of salvific faith and "salvific" works, is acceptable to Him. The man who is justified by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ is a Christian. The man who seeks to be justified by the works of the law is not. ..... These thoughts represent a compendium of information about this passage excerpted from the context of the text itself, from MacArthur's Study Bible notes, and from the "Believer's Bible Commentary." --Hank | ||||||
920 | three philosophies of religion | Gen 3:1 | Hank | 132642 | ||
LSmith: The three philosophies of religion? Perhaps if you would reveal where and by whom you were exposed to the idea that there are, in fact, three philosophies of religion, it would serve to clarify your question. As it stands, it's difficult to determine what information you're searching for. Supply a little more background if you can. --Hank | ||||||
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