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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Jensen Ordered by Verse |
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41 | The origin of life | Genesis | Jensen | 34437 | ||
Dear JK316...Welcome to the Forum :-) I agree with Hank and Radioman that the Bible does not state explicitly how old the Earth is. A good Biblical guess, based primarily on the genealogies, would be 6,000 to 12,000 years however. There is much debate on the age of the Earth to be found here on the Forum that a good search will uncover. For a "young Earth" point of view please visit answersingenesis.org. The young Earth argument is quite persuasive. God Bless....Jensen |
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42 | what does in the beginning mean? | Gen 1:1 | Jensen | 20515 | ||
Dear Joyful...I agree with Hank and the way to read the verse to better understand may be "In the beginning (of time) God created...." God also created time :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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43 | Gen. l:26,27 | Gen 1:1 | Jensen | 22963 | ||
Dear Jepson..Welcome to the Forum:) In the beggining there was only one blood type. That type was "very good" but, like everything else, it has decayed. Just as we have dozens and dozens of dog types that, we all would agree, came from a single "kind." And you wrote, "Why not each race have its own blood type?" ... the answer is the same as for blood. There was only one race, the human race that is now undergoing decay similar to the blood type and the rest of creation. And you wrote...". Why not each language group have its own?" ...the language you speak of is a social skill and is not a result of biology. When God dispersed the people from Babel they were still related bio-logically but no longer related socially. So the blood could still be the same type. The way we view our origins will affect the way we live our lives. The world is decieved by the theory of evolution and it effects the thinking of many Christians. We are not evolving different blood types for the improvement of the human species, we are witnessing the decay as a result of Adam's sin. Praise God, we have a Savior. God Bless....Jensen |
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44 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | Jensen | 41653 | ||
Dear Sweetpea...This question does seem to come up every so often. You can search other answers by using the search feature of the Forum. But here is the answer to your question. The first three verses of Genesis 2 simply carry the narrative of chapter 1 to its final and logical conclusion, using the same vocabulary and style as employed in the previous chapter. It sets forth the the completion of the whole work of creation and the special sanctity conferred on the seventh day. Verse 4 then sums up the whole sequence that has just been surveyed by saying, "These are the generations of heaven and earth when they were created, in the day that Yahweh God made heaven and earth." As we examine the remainder of Genesis 2, we find that it concerns itself with the description of the ideal setting that God prepared for Adam and Eve to begin their life in, walking with the Lord as responsive and obedient children. Verses 5-6 describe the original condition of the "earth" or "land", in the general region of the Garden before it had sprouted under the special watering system the Lord used. Verse 7 introduces Adam as a new occupant for whom Eve was prepared. Verse 8 records how he was placed there to observe and enjoy the beauty. Verses 9-14 describe the various trees and vegetation sustained by the water that flowed out of Eden to the lower regions beyond its borders. Verse 15 indicates the activity of Adam that was assigned to him as keeper. The first 15 verses of chapter 2 were never intended to be a general creation narrative. The animals are not even mentioned untill Adam is assigned his task (vv.18-20). But before this phase of Adams experience begins, he is brought into a covenant relationship with God, who grants him permission to eat the fruit of every tree in the Garden except one (vv.16-17) The structure of Genesis 2 was never intended to be a creation account at all, except as it related to the circumstances of man's creation as a child of God. Chapter 2 is built upon the foundation of chapter 1 and represents no different tradition than the first chapter. I hope this helps. God Bless....Jensen |
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45 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Jensen | 33155 | ||
Dear joetatep...The chicken came before the egg. The answer to the riddle is found in the Book of Origins....GE 1:20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good." God Bless....Jensen |
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46 | was Gods intention to eat forbid. fruit | Gen 2:9 | Jensen | 17694 | ||
The way I understand it, God's intention was that we have a choice. And, of course, humans had the choice. We made it. He paid for it. We are saved:) We must have free choice to give love freely. And, yet, He loved us even more. If God "intended" us to eat from the tree then His Will be done. But that, I believe(?), eliminates free choice for us. So I guess it may seem circular in some respects maybe worth exploring in Scripture. God Bless :) |
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47 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 19905 | ||
Dear Lionstrong... You asked concerning Satan, "If he were created good how did he fall and so quickly?" He was a murderer from the beginning, the beginning of time of course. But God and his angels are outside of time as man percieves time to be. I think that ISA 14:12-15 "How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn!...." is how he fell. And I think that LK 10:18 "He replied, 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.'" is falling very fast :) But there is plenty of "time" that is outside of our time. And plenty of time to exercise free will. After all it did not take Adam very long either. God Bless....Jensen |
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48 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20268 | ||
Dear Lionstrong...You are correct and I apologize for not doing better. You do not ask one question. You ask five. I only see one that is important for a study ( maybe two) but I understand that sometimes the best debates must begin with non-essentials to make a point. If we only ask rhetorical questions we will never address substance. Here are the five questions you asked. 1. How would it be contrary to the goodness of God for God to have created Satan evil? ...Good Question...I will try to answer later. 2. Is it not the right of the Potter to make a vessel as he sees fit, to "prepare some for destruction? .....It is not the right of the potter to make a vessel that will result in harm to others. He may make something that looks like a vessel and save it for destruction but it is not a good vessel and is, therefore, no vessel at all since we expect vessels to be a certain way. He does not have the right to put a defect in the vessel that would defeat the purpose of the vessel. Making a vessel with a defect, and offering for use, is dishonest. That does not mean that the potter does not have the power to do so, only that it would be dishonest. "God don't make no junk." In everyday life we expect to get what we are paying for. If we were to buy a vessel from this potter and it had a hole in the bottom so that the vessel carried no water, we would return to the potter and expect that he make good on it. The potter could not argue that he had a right to make this vessel the way he did, eventhough it harmed others or did not perform the way we were led to believe. That would be an argument away from the standard of good. (Which is written on our hearts) 3. Was Agatha Christy evil for writing murder mysteries? ....No.... 4. And weren't they "good" stories? ....Some were, some were not....it is a matter of taste. I do not like mystery stories. I like science fiction and biographies. 5. If he (Satan) were created good how did he fall so quickly? .... I addressed this question in an earlier post that tried to explain how "time" is relative. I still offer that post as a scientific proof/theory that Satan is "timeless" for the purpose of our discussion. He had a start and he will have a stop. But his time is not like our time. Now to the first question. Evil by definition is sin. All sin is evil. Anything evil is already sin, or a result of sin. Anyone who brings about evil is said to have sinned, or "missing the mark", so that for God to have brought about evil in the form of Satan, or anything else, would be missing the mark. Further, we agreed that Lucifer was created in the first six days of Earths existence. GE 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. At one point...., at some point within the first six days Lucifer was also "very good" if we are to believe what God said. I want to thank you, Lionstrong, for putting me on this study. You really know how to ask a pointed question that cuts to the heart of issues. Since I have read some of your other posts I know that you are familiar with the Scriptures that support my position in general. I try to avoid "dualing scriptures" if I can :-) Now if I have answered as you instructed will you please answer my question. Do you, or do you not, believe that God created evil? God Bless....Jensen |
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49 | //////// | Exodus | Jensen | 19797 | ||
Personal Note...Ronscarpet I just happened to notice a pattern in the dates of your questions. Are you involved in an organized weekly Bible study on the Book of Exodus? Are these the questions that you were assigned to research? It just struck me that, with the way you ask your questions, you are educated enough so that you could have the answers yourself with a little effort. There really has been nothing controversial or very unclear contained in your questions. The answers to your questions could have been gleened from reading the passage. Are you just asking to confirm what you already suspect? I think the latter? Anyhow, it's a good study for me as I follow these threads :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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50 | Predict what God will do for Israel? | Exodus | Jensen | 20578 | ||
Dear ronscarpet...I can not predict what God will do for the political state known as Israel. But I will predict that if you, ronscarpet, will answer your assigned study questions by actually studying the Book, you will have a greater reward than copying from your neighbor :-) | ||||||
51 | What did the lord tell moses? | Exodus | Jensen | 20579 | ||
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. Why do you not just read the Book??? |
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52 | What did moses say and Pharaoh's answer? | Exodus | Jensen | 20580 | ||
EX 5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.' " EX 5:2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." Are you misleading anyone to think that you have studied this Book, and did your homework. Sounds like it but I hope that I am wrong :) |
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53 | What was the lords instructions | Exodus | Jensen | 20582 | ||
"EX 12:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. 4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. 9 Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire--head, legs and inner parts. 10 Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. 11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover." Are you in need of a Bible. Please let me know for I will send you one. |
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54 | Beware of lawyers,card readers | Deut 18:9 | Jensen | 44388 | ||
Dear meinzer.....I found nothing that says to "beware of lawyers" but this passage concerns "spiritist" which is akin to a "card reader." DT 18:9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. God Bless....Jensen |
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55 | Consequences of ignoring Deuter 21:15-17 | Deut 21:15 | Jensen | 41241 | ||
Dear Cadish....Welcome to the Forum :-)...Old testament sins were not just forgiven for the asking. The people had to obey the law. If they broke the law they could have the sin attoned for on a special day of the year but they had to keep the law to be saved. Of course, no one could keep the law. So the consequences of this particular sin are essentially no different than the consequences of any of the sins. The consequence of sin is death. Are we not glad that we are not under the law? :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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56 | Why'd the author put it 1Kings 19 | 1 Kings | Jensen | 19792 | ||
Dear Ronda...Welcome to the Forum :).. You may want to clarify your question to include which verse(s) in 1 Kings 19 you are refering to. Or did you mean 1 Kings 1:19 where the details of the feast that was planned by Adonijah were given.... "He has sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the king's sons, Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army, but he has not invited Solomon your servant." which should be considered an historical record of the feast plans with no particular hidden meaning that I can see :) God Bless....Jensen |
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57 | WHAT IS IT THAT ADAM NEVER SAW OR HAD | 1 Kings | Jensen | 30404 | ||
Human Parents?.....Bellybutton?...... | ||||||
58 | Mark 1:6 ? | 2 Kin 1:8 | Jensen | 19764 | ||
Dear Casiv...The verse seems pretty straight forward to me. A good description of John. Since you connect it to 2 Kings 1:8, I suppose you might easily say that John and Elijah had similarities. But I am afraid to answer since you may take us on another wild ride. As for 2 Kings 1:8; Does the fact that the 2 and the 1 and the 8 add up to 11, and therefore indicate disorder according to your earlier posts, mean that you want to make some unapparent point? God Bless....Jensen |
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59 | In what way was Job supposed to suffer? | Job | Jensen | 31869 | ||
Dear, Dear, Samantha....Buy the nature and timing of your question(s), that is the fact that your "short" question is the same as your "full" question and that your questions are submitted at one minute intervals, it is plain that you are asking the good members of this Forum to do your group bible study homework. The questions you ask all have answers that would be apparent to you if you would read and study the book your group has chosen to study. The Forum will answer your questions but what have you really gained? God Bless....Jensen |
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60 | Prophet idolatry? | Job | Jensen | 32315 | ||
Dear Charis....The singular thing that sets a prophet apart from the rest of His Church is the Prophecy itself. In all (most all) other areas we are alike. All speak the Word of God, all are sinners, none are perfect. We all share the various Gifts to one degree or another. And, for purposes of this discussion, all are faithful servants of God. I grant it all. I agree with you. Now if we may turn to the original question of accuracy: Please know again that it is my only question. Are you really saying that Biblical, historical, true Prophets of God were sometimes wrong (in their prophecies)? Is there Scriptural proof specifically that would support that thesis? Is it just a guess? (I remember Benny Hinn predicting that all homosexuals would be destroyed by fire by the year 199?. Should we listen to his other prophecies?) Is it okay to be sometimes wrong as a Prophet of God? I just can’t see that. However, for the sake of unity, I am open to persuasion. I admit it is a new field of Christianity for me. I do not take on the role of “fraud detector” but, gee whiz, sanity win out. This discussion reminds me of the one hosted by the Forum on numerology in the Bible some time ago. Bible Codes indeed!! I was open to it, with proof. But there was/is no proof. Is accuracy NOT a good predictor of the true Prophet? What else shall I use to know if a true Prophet is......well......true? I am beginning to consider that the Spiritual Gifts as outlined in Corinthians ended with the end of the Apostolic Age. Thanks for taking part in this discussion. God Bless....Jensen |
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