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941 | Take a breath | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 129882 | ||
Oh my goodness! First they come along and pasteurize our milk and now they're polluting our Bibles! What will these New Age Antichrists think of next? Take a breath, you say? No way. Haven't you heard of smog, man? --Hank | ||||||
942 | God in his wisdom knows our hearts. | John 14:6 | Hank | 129801 | ||
"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me" [John 14:6] ......... "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved" [Acts 4:12]. --Hank | ||||||
943 | How do you know the Bible is the word of | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 129788 | ||
The Old Testament contains some 300 prophecies that were fulfilled perfectly in Jesus Christ. Not one of these prophecies was written any later than 400 years before the advent of Jesus, the promised Messiah, and some of them predated His birth by a thousand years. Statisticians estimate that the odds against a charlatan being able to rig all these Old Testament prophecies are so astronomically high as to make it a statistical impossibility. Thus, the fulfilled Messianic prophecies not only attest to the divine inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture but to the unimpeachable reality that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of God. There are, of course, many other powerful witnesses, internal and external, that the Bible is the word of God, a number of which have been displayed on this thread by other Forum users. ...... I'd sooner argue the case that water isn't wet than to try to prepare an argument that the Bible is not the word of God. --Hank | ||||||
944 | Understanding Psalms 45 | John 1:1 | Hank | 129734 | ||
Novela ... Glory Bound has given you wise counsel: Steer clear of cults (e.g., Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Christian Scientists and the like). Likewise avoid exposure to false, heretical teachers who espouse such unscriptural doctrines as the Word of Faith movement, Oneness Pentecostals, New Age, and other unorthodox false teaching and practice. If you have not already done so, align yourself with a local church that has a high view of Scripture as the plenary, inerrant word of God and the sole authority for faith and practice. Continue to search the Scriptures for yourself daily. Avail yourself of one or more reliable study Bibles or commentaries, an exhaustive concordance, and a good Bible dictionary (I recommend Holman). A study Bible I've found reliable, theologically sound, and most helpful is John MacArthur's. It is from this study Bible that the following quotation is excerpted regarding Psalm 45:6,7. "Since the king-groom was likely a member of the Davidic dynasty (e.g. 2 Samuel 7), there was a near and immediate application (see 1 Chr. 28:5; 29:23. Through progressive revelation (i.e., Heb. 1:8,9) we learn of the ultimate to 'a greater than Solomon' who is God -- the Lord Jesus Christ." ........ Another helpful little book is "How To Study Your Bible" by Kay Arthur. She teaches the technique of inductive Bible study, i.e., comparing Scripture with Scripture, a sound technique inasmuch as renowned Bible teachers are in virtually unanimous agreement that Scripture is its own best interpreter. You mentioned that you are trying to read Scripture in context, a principle on which Kay Arthur lays enormous stress. And Kay Arthur is by no means alone in emphasizing context. All good exegetes, expositors, interpreters and teachers of Scripture sing the same song: context! ... Context!! ... CONTEXT!!! I love to use a simple illustration of the importance of context (I've used it many times on this Forum). If God's instructions to Noah on building the Ark are not read in context, today's Christians would rush to the lumber yards trying to buy gopher wood! ...... P.S. There are many reliable aids to understanding Scripture on the web, but be extremely careful! Many of C. H. Spurgeons's sermons are available on the net, as well as selected works of John Gill and Matthew Henry, to name three that are very good. But I can't emphasize enough the caveat to beware the net for Bible instruction! There is some good stuff to be sure, but there is also a ton of junk that can confuse, mislead, and deceive. --Hank | ||||||
945 | Need to understand Songs Of Solomon? | Song of Solomon | Hank | 129645 | ||
Cynthia, if you could be more specific in naming what it is about the Song of Solomon that confuses you, perhaps some of us would be better equipped to help you. --Hank | ||||||
946 | why did Jesus call Mary 'woman'? | Gen 3:15 | Hank | 129510 | ||
Twice Jesus addressed his mother Mary as 'woman' -- at the wedding at Cana in John 2:4 and from the cross in John 19:26. Word scholars who look into such things tell us that the word Jesus used which comes to us translated as 'woman' was not as cold and distant as it sounds in this context to modern readers of English. Instead, the word as Jesus used it was a title of respect, much akin to our word "lady." Some commentators have suggested that Jesus did not address Mary as "mother" because she had to recognize Him not so much as a son that she had raised but as the promised Messiah, the Son of God. Even though Mary gave birth to Jesus, she stood in as much need of a Savior as any other human being. --Hank | ||||||
947 | Friend of God and friend of the world? | Matt 6:24 | Hank | 129506 | ||
"Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him." [1 John 2:15] --Hank | ||||||
948 | stumble if followed God's plan? | Rom 3:23 | Hank | 129501 | ||
No, but who can do it? -- "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). --Hank | ||||||
949 | main ideas of each book of the Bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 129466 | ||
geof: A readily-available resource for you would be an edition of the Bible that contains an introduction, and usually an outline, of each book. These introductions vary in length and quality. If you feel that you need more guidance in selecting a copy, check with your pastor or a knowledgeable sales person at a Bible bookstore. --Hank | ||||||
950 | Is Church needed for high spirited ones? | Eph 5:25 | Hank | 129395 | ||
In the NASB translation of the New Testament the word "church" (or churches) is mentioned in no fewer than 109 verses. You may access these verses for yourself by typing the word "church" in the space under "Get Bible Text" at the right of this home screen. I'm not quite sure of what the phrase "high-spirited ones" means in your post, but I am sure that nothing in Scripture remotely suggests that anyone ever outgrows the need and the obligation to engage in corporate worship of God, nor does he himself ever become so "high spirited" that he can thrive on his own by absenting himself from the church, the body of Christ (Romans 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:27). Suggest to your "highly-educated, high-spirited" relatives that they read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest these 109 New Testament verses in their context. If the church were of no consequence, why did Christ die for her? (Ephesians 5:25). --Hank | ||||||
951 | Job chapter verses | Job | Hank | 129285 | ||
Why not read each chapter of Job, marking for yourself those passages you would like to commit to memory? Those passages in Job or elsewhere which others may consider "memorable" may differ from your choices. --Hank | ||||||
952 | Bible influenced generations of writers | Ps 119:101 | Hank | 129260 | ||
A volume that has commanded a prominent place on my bookshelf for years is called "The Bible and the Common Reader," by Mary Ellen Chase. In this post, which proposes to speak to your question, I will quote some excerpts from her fine book. She speaks with enthusiasm about the Bible, and the King James Bible in particular, about which her admiration is unbridled. ......... "The King James, or Authorized Version, has been called by John Livingston Lowes 'the noblest monument of English prose.' ... The language of the Bible has placed its indelible stamp upon our best writers from Bacon to Lincoln, and even to the present day. Without it there would be no 'Paradise Lost,' no 'Pilgrim's Progress'; no William Blake; no Emerson or Thoreau, no Negro Spirituals, no Gettysburg Address. Without it the words of Burke and Washington, Patrick Henry and Winston Churchill would miss alike their eloquence and their meaning. Without a knowledge of it the best of our literature remains obscure, and many of the characteristic features and qualities of our spoken language are threatened with extinction. ... To all English-speaking peopls the Bible is a national as well as a noble monument, for much of their history is securely rooted and anchored within it. In 17th and 18th century America it supplied the stout precepts by which they lived. They walked by its guidance; their rough places were made plain by their trust in its compassionate promises. It was a lamp to their feet and a light to their path. It was the source of convictions that shaped the building of this country, of the faith that endured the first New England winters and later opened up the Great West. It laid the foundations of our educational system, built our earliest colleges, and dictated the training within our homes. The Bible is, indeed, so imbedded in our American heritage that not to recognize its place there becomes a kind of national apostasy, and not to know and understand it, an act unworthy of us as a people." .......... Mary Ellen Chase was professor of English at Smith College when she wrote these words in 1944. Sixty years have come and gone since then, during which the Bible largely has been banned from America's public life and schools, its banishment becoming what Miss Chase called a "national apostasy" sixty years ago. We have only begun to see the sweeping effects of this apostasy across our land. Unless resolute steps are taken to reverse this terrible apostasy, our children and our children's children no longer will be heirs of this rich and precious heritage of Bible literacy which has enriched the minds, guided the hearts, and shaped the lives of America's people for more than two centuries. But the bitter winds of change blow strong and cold in our time. The present course on which we find ourselves no longer passes the torch of Bible literacy from one generation to the next. This precious heritage is all but laid aside and forgotten. We are leaving our progeny no moral compass, no spiritual legacy. Our children will not inherit the rich legacy of a Bible-honoring God-fearing society. We are leaving them little -- precious little -- to inherit. To a greater degree than we care to think about or dare admit, they will inherit the wind. Nothing more. --Hank | ||||||
953 | free will | Romans | Hank | 129243 | ||
geof: "...vicious people like Bush..." Really? The President of the United States vicious? .... This is not a Bible question but a politically charged comment. Restrain yourself, please. Be diligent to keep your questions and comments focused on efforts to learn more about God and His word. --Hank | ||||||
954 | what does it mean | Matt 6:7 | Hank | 129242 | ||
Like what? --Hank | ||||||
955 | Why did the animals have to suffer? | Jon 3:7 | Hank | 129020 | ||
LoveU55 ... The decree of the king of Ninevah was in accordance with Persian custom to include animals in mourning ceremonies. But the king didn't exempt himself. Doffing his royal robe, he covered himself with sackcloth and sat in ashes (Jonah 3:6). Curious customs those, and difficult for 21st century Americans to identify with. They in turn would no doubt be enormously amused to observe us sitting for hours gazing at an illuminated electronic screen as if we were in a deep trance :-) --Hank | ||||||
956 | The New Birth - A Survey | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 128980 | ||
New Creature, following this thread with interest, I see the word "repent" has been used, along with some talk about whether it's active or passive. On other threads the word "repent" often appears also and by the way some Forumites have used it, it occurs to me that a mini remedial course on what Scripture means when it uses the word "repent" might not be out of place. Accordingly, I'm herewith submitting a few verses that may be of some value for those who would like to refresh themselves on what God means when He uses the words "repent" and "repentance." Here is a short sampling: Isaiah 45:22; Matthew 6:19-21; Acts 14:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:2; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Hebrews 9:12-14. ...... Biblical repentance is not what some Christians think it is or what some dictionaries define it as! ...... P.S. Many secular dictionaries are wrong in their definition of onanism too :-) Compare the popular dictionary definition of onanism with Genesis 38:9! --Hank | ||||||
957 | The New Birth - A Survey | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 128946 | ||
New Creature: Obviously the gift of salvation and the means of salvation are in the province of God alone; that's Bible teaching (Eph 2:8,9). But "what if" the Philippian jailer had told Paul and Silas to take a flying leap when they answered the jailer's question, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" with? by saying "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." -- what then? The question was asked, the answer was given, the condition was set forth clearly: Faith was the condition. Faith is not a "work" but it is a condition of salvation. The Ephesians 2:8,9 salvation "formula" is that man is saved [delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation] by free grace [God's unmerited favor], but it is through the instrument of (man's) faith [trust, submission to, absolute reliance] in Jesus Christ. If all were saved by God's grace whether they had faith in Christ or not, what does John 3:16 then mean? Man's active role in salvation is a condition of the heart and mind called faith, and it is the only role he has; his role does not extend to or embrace works in any shape, form or fashion. But to say that man has absolutely no role, no option to believe or not to believe, no option to embrace or reject God's free offer of grace, is making of man a passive puppet instead of a free moral agent. The Bible does not teach that man is a mere puppet and that God is a capricious puppeteer. The sovereignty of God and sovereign election do not contract the responsibility of man to repent and trust Christ. The wonderful doctrines of grace do not negate man's role and absolute necessity to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord (Rev. 22:17; John 3:18,19,36; 5:40; 2 Thess. 2:10-12). .... Revelation 22:17: "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely." ..... The water of life is free, free to whoever will come for it. But we still must come! --Hank | ||||||
958 | what does seed mean | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 128939 | ||
Of which book? | ||||||
959 | IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL11;30 who was cypru | Dan 11:30 | Hank | 128557 | ||
What's going on here? Do we have multiple personalities or what? Three new users, "GOD'S PEOPLE," "Jesus love me," and "myfather," join the Forum the same day and each asks the same question. What gives? --Hank | ||||||
960 | prayers | Psalm | Hank | 128471 | ||
mikec: The Psalter (Book of Psalms) has been widely used in prayers and hymns. --Hank | ||||||
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