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281 | ye are gods? ps 82:6 | Ezek 28:9 | JCrichton | 122542 | ||
Hi, LisaT! It is true that Yahweh calls His children (Israel) gods or holy ones... it is also true that Jesus made reference to just such passage in the Sacred Scripture... but we have such great problems as it is (not thinking ourselves as "gods") that if we begin to rely on the word "god" as a descriptive adjective of who we are, would we not condemn ourserlves much more quicker by our over inflated egos? God made us is in His image and likeness--He breathed into us His Spirit making us as He: essence of His essence: little gods. But this is our legacy, not our spiritual state. We are called to be holy and to be perfect for God is Holy and Perfect. But, as Paul says, we are not yet what we can be: Now we see only reflections in a mirror, mere riddles, but then we shall be seeing face to face. Now I can know only imperfectly; but then I shall know just as fully as I am myself known. (1 Corinthians 13:12) Now I am going to tell you a mystery: we are not all going to fall asleep, but we are all going to be changed, instantly, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet sounds. The trumpet is going to sound, and then the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed, because this perishable nature of ours must put on imperishability, this mortal nature must put on immortality. (1 Corinthians 15:51-53) Are we little gods? Just ponder the mediums of cyberspace, telecommunication, entertainment, science, and commerce... no matter how hard Darwin pushes that monkey, err, I mean that chimpanzee, he will never get the chimps to design the next wave of supercomputers--they were not awarded the image and likeness of God! We are little gods in the sense that we have the built in potential to be children of God! But Jesus clearly warned: I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty; for cut off from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5) John attests to this in this manner: My dear friends, we are already God's children, but what we shall be in the future has not yet been revealed. We are well aware that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he realy is. (1 John 3:2) God Bless! Angel |
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282 | Magi a "God experience" apart from OT? | Dan 9:24 | JCrichton | 134075 | ||
Hi, Tlewis! From their exchange with Herod and his people we can understand that they were aware of a King being born to the Jews... Notice, though, how important that is! The people of Israel were under the rule of Rome; Rome had no king but Caesar... these three men were not looking for the king of Rome! Their expression was that they had followed His Star... this suggests Divine inspiration and guidance: using a science which they were familiar with, God was able to convey the news and guide them to the general geographical location... but this was not mere coincidence... Herod, whose people were also aware of the Jewish Scrolls (remember that way back when people in power were more or less schizos seeing threats in everything and from everyone...) needed to be informed that the King was in his midst (prophecies: the killing of the children; the dragon wanting to devour the child)... Two other factors: 1. The Jews were dispersed throughout the known world (and perhaps even beyond)... as they formed tight-knit communities, they exposed others to Yahweh and their form of worship (One God); 2. Jesus commanded the disciples to go and make disciples of the whole world--all who are taught by God, through nature or the Israel of the Old Covenant, will know Jesus and will come to Him as He calls them through His disciples! God Bless! Angel |
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283 | why did Hosea marry prostitute | Hos 1:1 | JCrichton | 108718 | ||
Hi, Grahame! The previous posts from justme and Mommapbs are right on the mark. When you read the complete passage you would note that though Hosea was separated to serve God (made holy), God commanded him to marry a prostitute in order to make a representation of of Israel--as they prostituted themselves with pagans and their customs and their gods ignoring the Love the One True God had for them. A prostitute, by definition, rejects love, defies authority and welcomes the most defiling acts in exchange for money and/or power! (I am not talking about the people that are forced into prostitution--only those who elect that life style.) God Bless! |
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284 | Why was Esau hated by God? | Amos 1:1 | JCrichton | 129934 | ||
Hi, Esau! I think that part of the problem in understanding Scripture is due in part to the language... surely both Esau and Jacob are the twin sons of God's servant Isaac, why would a loving Father hate the offspring of his faithful servant? When we read Scripture it is necessary to read a well-rounded portion! In Genesis 25:24-34 we find that Yahweh had chosen Jacob, the younger twin, over Esau, the first born, we also discover that while Isaac had a preference for Esau, Rebecca had a preference for Jacob, and that Esau sold his first-born rights to Jacob in exchange for a meal! From the final verse on this passage, it could well be argued that God hated Esau because he traded his first-born rights for a simple meal! But in reality, Jacob had been chosen by Yahweh to receive Isaac's blessings as Jacob would later become God's friend and the name sake of God's people, Israel! Another argument could be presented as to Esau's choice in wives: When Esau was forty years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and also Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. They were a source of grief to Isaac and Rebekah. (Genesis 26:34-35) Isaac rejected Esau's chosen wives because they were Hittite (pagan worship offends Yahweh)... later on we find that Jacob married onto his own lineage (servants of Yahweh)! Another root cause could be found on 27:30-41 where we find Esau's declaration of death against Jacob, as he blamed him for losing the first-born blessing. It is clear from the Old Testament that an enemy of Yahweh's people was an enemy of Yahweh! So it could be concluded that when Esau declared war (death) on Jacob, likewise, Yahweh became his enemy! We cannot know with exactness what truly transpired... we know that Esau promised death on to Jacob, we know that Jacob fled, served Laban in exchange for his wives and material possessions, that on his return Esau met him but did not kill him and that the two brothers lived in a separate region of the same country... What we do know for certain is that each step was contingent to God's Plan (Genesis 25:21-23; 28:10-15; 31:13; 35:1-13). I think that it is not so important to know every single meaning or root word (from a linguistic/theological view point) in Scripture, as it is to know God's Will: Yahweh chose Jacob over Esau because He deemed it so! He determines the course of His Plan not humanity! This same approach is found in God's choice between the sons of Joseph, choosing Ephraim, the younger, over Manasseh, the first born--not in vain is it said that only God's Will prevails: Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that prevails. (Proverbs 19:21) God Bless! Angel |
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285 | Is the book Revelation from Ezekiel? | Amos 1:1 | JCrichton | 130107 | ||
Hi, Flordeliz! Throughout the Bible we will find one particular theme: Jesus! Genesis 3:15 speaks on the battle for the Throne of God and on the future battle against Christ and His brethren... this concise account is expanded in Revelation 12--this chapter offers a larger view of both battles! The Holy Spirit inspired holy servants of God to write all of the books that conform the Bible... so it is not surprising that the prophecies and the Salvation theme are recounted or reestablished throughtout the texts of the Bible! Sometimes there are prophets that pick up on the previous presentations of the prophets that came before them... and there are times when certain prophets are commanded to present Yahweh's arguments in a very distinct manner (as it is the case of Hosea where Yahweh tells him to marry a woman that will be unfaithful as will the children he will have with her)... What I find extremely wonderful is how all these writings by so many people in such an expansive amount of time have such correlations and singular objective: to teach us about God's Love, Patience and Mercy! Flordeliz, be assured that though Ezekiel and Revelation have some congruency, they are two distinct books written at separate times, and, though both use prophetic language to speak about the things to come, Ezekiel was written for the Jews in exile in Babylon (about 597 B.C.) and Revelation was written for the Chruch of Christ, perhaps during a period of early persecution of Christians between 55 and 68 A.D. God Bless! Angel |
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286 | Explain brethren dwelling in unity | Amos 1:1 | JCrichton | 130109 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Christ called us to be one in Him, to love one another! This is how we can testefy and witness to the world that Christ is who He said He was! The problem with Christians is that we look for loopholes to allow us a dual existence with God and society: Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. (Galatians 5:25-26) to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and to show true humility toward all men. At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone. (Titus 3:2-8) We are called to renovate ourselves and to humbly serve Jesus as we serve each other! God Bless! Angel |
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287 | CORN in AMERICA? | Amos 1:1 | JCrichton | 130365 | ||
Hi, Dat! I checked an online source: "The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. Vavilov, Nikolai Ivanovich 1887–1943?, Russian botanist and geneticist. He is reported to have died in a Soviet concentration camp after losing political favor to Trofim Lysenko, whose theories he opposed. He served earlier as professor at the Leningrad Agricultural Institute and as director of the All-Union Institute of Plant Industry. In 1918 he discovered in Transcaucasia a variety of wheat that grows at an altitude of nearly 3,000 ft (914 m) and is resistant to rust and mildew. His genetic study of wheat variations led to an attempt to trace the locales of origin of various crops by determining the areas in which the greatest number and diversity of their species are to be found. In 1936 he reported that his studies indicated Ethiopia and Afghanistan as the birthplaces of agriculture and hence of civilization. Vavilov divided cultivated plants into those that were domesticated from wild forms, e.g., oats and rye, and those known only in the cultivated form, e.g., corn. After the ouster and death of Lysenko, Vavilov’s work regained prestige in the Soviet Union. His Immunity of Plants to Infectious Diseases (1918) includes a summary in English. This statement "Ethiopia and Afghanistan as the birthplaces of agriculture" and the fact that corn was used to identify several staple grains does give support to the Biblical use of corn as part of the Pharaoh's dream. God Bless! Angel |
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288 | the wedding vows in sickness in health | Amos 3:3 | JCrichton | 106621 | ||
Hi, prayerw57! There are no Biblical passages stating wedding vows. The only wedding that has had some amplification is the Wedding in Cana (John 2:1-12), and even then there's no insight into wedding vows. Makarios made reference to some passages that can be used as the basis for today's general wedding vows. God Bless! |
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289 | Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? | Obad 1:8 | JCrichton | 130511 | ||
Hi, Reighn! That happened when the Word became flesh (1 Corinthians 1:18-31): the wisdom and understanding of the religious elite, as well as most of the general population, of God's chosen people (Israel) became a trap for them... Read Obadiah 1:8 and other similar Scripture in light of Romans 1:18-32. It is our choice to reject God's Authority that brings us to a life full of darkness and despair--our determination to serve the creatures rather than the Creator makes us unreceptive to God's Word and as we reject the Holy Spirit we close our minds, hearts and spirits to God; since God is Light our rejection of God makes us anti-Light or children of darkness! God does not plunge us into darkness, we gleefully choose to dwell in it: This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God." (John 3:19-20) But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light (1 Peter 2:9) God Bless! Angel |
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290 | What kind of man was Jonah? a prophet | Jonah | JCrichton | 148266 | ||
Hi, starfish960! As with many of the writers/prophets we are only offered a glancing stat sheet... many times we connect the dots, at other times we simply do not have enough numbers to formulate much more than a personal projection... it is similar to the telephone/internet where we formulate a mental depiction of others from what/how they express themselves... Jonah was a fervent servant of God... he had much of Peter's and Job's characteristics: quick to formulate, quick to act, shortsighted when it came to working on his own... He was given a simple task (from God's perspective)... one which he failed miserably! But he was no slouch... he, as Paul, burned with eagerness to serve God; yet, also as Paul, Jonah failed to understand that by carrying out his own agenda he was truly not serving God! Here's a servant of God who has witnessed or is clearly aware of God's mercy (not recorded but inferred--see Jonah 4:2), who burns with the passion of the sons of Zebedee (Luke 9:54-56), who sees the callousness of the wicked people to whom he is being sent as meriting nothing more than extermination... he boils with jealousy for his God and fears that God will have mercy upon those who are completely oblivious to His generosity... Jonah is resolute in his determination to avoid his task; yet, when others come into peril do to his personal disobedience, he is quick to keep the innocent from harm--not that they were necessarily pure of heart and mind--simply, that their lives were threatened by his actions... Through Jonah God teaches us many things... two salient points are: a) God's will is done no matter what, and b) God always sees the whole picture and is patient with His servants because He knows how extremely limited we are! God Bless! Angel |
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291 | what is humble ? How should we react to | Mic 6:8 | JCrichton | 133103 | ||
Hi, Erwin! Jesus offered many teachings... some related directly to actual events as they occurred in His presence, others, through the use of parables... One in particular is the passage that deals with the two men that went to the Temple: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men--robbers, evildoers, adulterers--or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’ "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’ "I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." (Luke 18:10-14) God searches not only the projections we portray, but the inner most truth that lies in our hearts! This particular passage (Luke 18:10-14) is a clear example of two different forms of behavior displayed by two believers--yet one man, the seemingly less spiritual person (I render this in terms of the world: the world equates affluence with closeness to God), was justified (believed, accepted, exalted) by God. Two other examples of humility can be found in the passage concerning the widow and her offering (Mark 12:41-43), and in the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). Jesus also commanded the disciples to behave as though each were the lesser of the rest (Luke 22:25-26)... our humility is greatest when we continue to place God above everything else and when we love others as ourselves! God Bless! Angel |
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292 | Is Hab 3:3 talking about mohammad? | Hab 3:3 | JCrichton | 120776 | ||
Hi, eyeneedanswers! The Bible has a language that at times could be complicated... specially if people come to the Bible with predisposed ideas... Habakkuk 3:3 may lead some to believe that this particular verse is talking about two different entities... it is not! Though the term holy one is applied to God and those who serve God, there is only one holy or Holy One of Israel, Yahweh: ...for I am God, not man, the Holy One in your midst, and I shall not come to you in anger. (Hosea 11:9) I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your king. (Isaiah 43:15) For I am Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. (Isaiah 43:3) For your Creator is your husband, Yahweh Sabaoth is his name, the Holy One of Israel is your redeemer, he is called God of the whole world. (Isaiah 54:5) There are other passages in the Bible that talk about the Holy One: Psalms: 16:10; 71:22; 89:18; Isaiah: 1:4; 5:24; 10:20; 12:6; 17:7; 29:23; 31:1; 41:14; 41:16; 41:20; 43:14; 45:11; 47:4; 48:17; 49:7; 60;14; Ezekiel: 39:7; Mark: 1:24; Luke: 4:34; Acts: 2:27; 3:14; 13:35; 1 John: 2:20; Revelation: 3:7; 16:5. The above passages are the ones that more clearly or directly explain that the Holy One is Yahweh, God Almighty! God Bless! Angel |
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293 | Nathanael sitting under fig tree means ? | Zech 3:10 | JCrichton | 108084 | ||
Hi, pineska! Can you visualize Nathanael relaxed, just shooting the breeze, no one in sight but the panoramic view (whatever would inspire him)... A while later he is told that this guy Jesus is the Messiah--not too enthusiastically he looks down at Jesus and wonders something like: what do you think you can teach me about my God? Jesus on His part (remember they'd just met--as far as Nathanael is concerned) is as critical of Nathanael as someone who meets an old friend/acquaintance. So Nathanael proceeds to check Him and Jesus reveals that He had seen him while he rested under the fig tree. It is true that the Bible does not explain the actual situation of Nathanael's being found under the fig tree; but we do have a minor hint in John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael--which could imply that Nathanael had decided to take 5, or whatever many minutes they took back when, to gather his thoughts! So, once he realizes who he is addressing, Nathanael confesses that Jesus is the King of Israel: the Messiah: the Son of God! God Bless! |
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294 | What does it mean to "mourn by itself?" | Zech 12:12 | JCrichton | 156759 | ||
Hi, cooldamashai! I read this in reference to 12:10--the sorrow felt by one and all because of their great loss (rejection of Christ) and their pending demise... usually a nations sorrow is felt by one and all and the people gather to morn together as a whole... this affliction is so great that they will suffer individually as they will morn individually for the loss is greater than ever felt before... It points, to me, to Salvation: though we are called to unity in the Body, it is an private event, known only by God and the particular individual... much like our personal failures or successes in Christ! God Bless! Angel |
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295 | prophecy fulfilled? | Mal 1:11 | JCrichton | 136585 | ||
Hi, Msg! Could you be more specific? God Bless! Angel |
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296 | I need verses that say God is the ONLY 1 | Mal 2:10 | JCrichton | 137368 | ||
Hi, I need! There are several sites that offer on-line Bibles where you type in a word/s or phrase and it gives you various Biblical passages wich include the selected search... one which I personally use is: Bible Gateway found at: www.biblegateway.com--they even offer multiple versions that could be accessed all at once. God Bless! Angel |
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297 | is divorce a sin? | Mal 2:16 | JCrichton | 129070 | ||
Hi, starbright! Sadly, Christians are as bad as non-Christians when it comes to coupling... they seek the same values, mostly: superficial beauty (including the plastic enhancements to the body), independence from the parents, active sexual life, instant gratification, what the Jones' have... and just to further complicate matters, we live our Christianity just as superficially: concerned with the values of the world and how to please the world! So we are constantly searching for quick-fixes... divorce (as abortion) is just one of those fixes! Never mind that Jesus made it clear that Christians should not avail themselves of this instrument of Satan (Matthew 19:3-9; 5:27-28, 31-32)... we surrender to our covetousness and thusly reject God's Command for the sake of the world's corrupt principles. This attitude (circumventing God's Command and choosing the world's principles) is so prevalent amongst Christians that husbands are abusing (both physically and emotionally) their wives and then using Scripture to keep them subject to their abuse. Christ stated that a man and a woman become one flesh... this means that both husband and wife love each other in Christ; they build each other in Christ; they edify society through their examples as Christian lovers; they edify their Children by loving and protecting each other; they overcome the world's vices by surrendering to each other in Christ! But when "Christians" choose to obey the world rather than Christ, have they not ceased being a light to the world? Have they not forfeited all of their Christian rights? Is Christ not speaking to them when He says: Revelation 3:14-19 "To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God's creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm--neither hot nor cold--I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked. 18I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your shameful nakedness; and salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent. God Bless! Angel |
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298 | Hades shall not overpower the church? | Matthew | JCrichton | 123184 | ||
"refering to the idea of our overcoming and defeating the devil and his hordes" Hi, following him! It is not us who overcome Satan but He who is in us! I would view Matthew 16:18 in light of John 14:16, 26 and 16:7-15--the Holy Spirit as the Guide and Teacher will not allow Satan to destroy the Church! God Bless! Angel |
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299 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | Matthew | JCrichton | 126190 | ||
Hi, Nataly! I think that everyone goes through this phase, or something similar, throught their lifetime... Personally, I pray to the Holy Spirit that He guide my words, my emotions and my actions so that I may be humble to Christ and preach Christ and not Angel... I think that we can doubt ourselves (our devotion, our determination, our personal convictions, our strength, our abilities) and that could even prove to be a usefull tool to keep the ego monster in check... But we can never doubt the Lord. James says, if we lack wisdom ask God--it is that simple! (James 1:5), he also tells us that we are not to fear the devil, rather we are to subject ourselves to God and to draw near Him (James 4:7-8) and He will bring us closer to Him. Now, how do we know that we are learning from the Lord? (Romans 10:8-11; Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 8:31-32 and, most important, John 15:10). Our obedience to Christ's Word, as we surrender our will to the Holy Spirit, allows us to be in the Truth (John 16:13). Stay in the Holy Spirit, He will guide you to the Truth! God Bless! Angel |
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300 | i just dont understandthe verse. | Matt 1:1 | JCrichton | 119204 | ||
Hi, tip! It is the ancient battle (Genesis 3:15/Revelation 12) flesh vs. spirit. Those who choose Jesus will find opposition even in their own household. In our recent history it happened in the communist nations--it is still happening in China, Bosnia and in other non-Christian nations (nations where Christians are a minute minority): Christians being assaulted and put to death because of the Name of Christ! Satan's assault is visible in the United States and in Canada; where God is being legislated out of existence and Christians will soon be facing assault (both finacial and physical), imprisonment and possibly even death on the name of "division of Church and state." But Jesus promised that those who persevered till the end would be saved! (Matthew 10:22) God Bless! Angel |
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