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161 | John 15: Cut off branches and believers | 1 Cor 15:22 | Lionstrong | 31322 | ||
Dear Dimphil, Fruitless branches prove themselves to be not truly in the vine. Anyone truly in Christ will bear fruit (Ehp 2:8-10). This is another gracious warning from God to examine ourselves to see that we are truly in the faith (2 Cor 3:15). No fruit, no faith. Also remember that both fruitful wheat and fruitless weeds grow up together in the church (Mat 13). Peace, Lionstrong |
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162 | Primary Secular Historical Sources? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 31315 | ||
Dear Van; I'm curious. What can one possibly prove about Jesus from secular historical sorces? If a secular source says that a Jesus lived in such and such a place at such and such a time, what does that prove? If they say that this certain Jesus performed miracles, what will that prove about Jesus? Will not the credibility of that account be attacked just like Scripture? "If they do not believe Moses," (translate: if they don't believe God's Word) why would they accept a secular source as proof? (Luke 16:31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.'") At best secular sources can only *corroborate* some details of the sacred sorce, but they can never "prove" one detail of what Jesus is, namely, the Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the world. John 20:30 Therefore many other signs Jesus also performed in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you may have life in His name. Don't misunderstand. There is value in secular histories, but not as proof of the teachings of Scripture. Peace, Lionstrong |
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163 | Is 'once saved always saved correct? | John 6:37 | Lionstrong | 31307 | ||
Dear Ka Lynn, Welcome to the Forum. "Once saved always saved" is correct. Read the Gospel of John to see that whomever God saves, he keeps. Here is a sample passage: John 6:37-40 "All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. "This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. "For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day." This important subject has been much debated in the Forum. Type in "lose salvation" in the Quick Search box that near the upper right hand portion of your screen. Peace, Lionstrong |
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164 | did jesus die for the world? | Acts 26:23 | Lionstrong | 31132 | ||
Welcome to the Forum, Felease! Jesus died for all believers all over the world through out all time. All who believe in him will not perish but have eternal life, John 3:16. His propitiation is not for us believers only but also for believers over the whole world, 1 John 2:2. If Jesus' blood covers the sins of everyone, then everyone's sins would be paid for. If everyone's sins are paid for, then they don't have to pay for their own sins themselves, that is, they don't have to go to hell for their sins because, Jesus already died for their sins, if he in fact died for the sins of the whole world. Jesus died for the sins of believers only. Only believers sins are covered by the blood. That is why non-believers go to hell. They are paying for their own sins, because their sins are not covered by the blood of Chirst. If their sins were covered and paid for by the blood of Christ, they wouldn't have to pay for their own sins in hell. Peace, Lionstrong, Type in "Christ" and "Elect" in the Quick Search box for more discussion on this important topic. |
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165 | What about those who never heard of JC ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 30751 | ||
Hello bobwilkins99: The three key concepts that I use to answer that question is: (verses given are not exhaustive, but only samples) 1) Salvation NORMALLY comes by believing the Gospel. Rom 10:12-17 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, abounding in riches for all who call on Him; for "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED." How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. 2) God is absolutely just. As Judge his sentence for sin is death. Those who have never heard suffer eternal punishment NOT because they've rejected Christ (How could they? They've never heard of Him), but because they sinned against God. Rom 2:6 who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: Rom 2:12-15 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them... 3)Mercy is God's prerogative; it is not owed to the non-believer. Everyone does not have to have an opportunity to hear the Gospel in order for God to be just. Rom 9:14-16 What shall we say then? There is no injustice with God, is there? May it never be! For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION." So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy. Therefore, the answer the Bible gives, in my opinion, is that sinnners who have never heard the Gospel and have therefore never repented and believed the Gospel will receive what sinners deserve from a absolutely holy and just God--eternal damnation. Finally, God will hold believers accountable where he has given us opportunity to warn our fellow man of the wrath to come and did not. (Ezek 33) Peace, Lionstrong |
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166 | Did God really walk around the garden? | Gen 18:1 | Lionstrong | 30747 | ||
Welcome to the Forum, MSU: God is spirit (John 4:24) and as such does not have a body. Being almighty he can manifest himself in a body as he did to Abraham (Gen 18). Having said this, I've never been sure if there was physical manifestation in this case with our first parents. One thing is clear though, Adam was aware of the presence of God by the audible sound of God walking in the garden. One important point not to miss in this detail is that the Eternal, Almighty God is personal; and that man, before the Fall, had an intimate, personal relationship with this God! This relationship, lost for us in the Fall, can be retored to us in Christ! Enjoy the Forum! Peace, Lionstrong |
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167 | WHAT WAS IT BEFORE IT " BECAME"? | Genesis | Lionstrong | 30739 | ||
Welcome to the Forum,wrs4him: If you will type in the word "gap" in the Quick Search box toward the upper right click on Search, you will find a lot of discussion on the Gen. 1:1,2 issue. Not all will have to do with Gen 1, but you'll find plenty! Enjoy the Forum! Peace, Lionstrong |
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168 | Is God really just? | Deut 32:4 | Lionstrong | 30562 | ||
Let me try again, Art. You query, "But believers sin too. So wouldn't the just reward also be hell? And if we don't get our "just reward" but something else, then wasn't God being merciful and not just?" It would be unjust for God punish the believer for his sins. Why? because the believer's sins have already been laid on Christ and punished. Is 53:6, "All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him." On the cross the justice of God was satisfied. The death that Christ died, he died for sin. Therefore the sin-penalty is paid once for all, and need not be paid again 1 Pet 3:18, "For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;" In fact, though in your experience you sin and will struggle with it until you meet the Lord, God counts you as being righteous in Christ, because Christ has not only taken your sin, but God has clothed you with Christ's perfect righteousness. 2 Cor 5:21, "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." Concernig God's justice and mercy, God is being merciful AND just. God is free to extend mercy to whomever he will (Rom 19:5) because the believers sins have been justly punished in Christ on the cross. God remains just, because NO sin goes unpunished, AND he can and does freely extend mercy to whomever he will. Finally, God does not "punish" believers for their sins. He, now as our heavenly Father in Christ, disciplines us that we might bear the peaceful fruit righteousness that we already have in Christ. (Heb 12:5-11) Peace, Lionstrong |
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169 | Is God really just? | Deut 32:4 | Lionstrong | 30476 | ||
Dear ArtS, The Arminian view of God's justice does not do it justice. In their view the sins of the non-believing sinner are punished twice, once on the cross and again on judgement day. The biblical view does not teach double jeopardy. The non-believer's sins are punished once only on judgement day (Rom. 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds...). The believing sinner's sins are punished once only. Rom. 3:21-26 ¶ But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. In Christ God remains just and the justifier of the one who believes in Jesus! Peace, Lionstrong |
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170 | The Purpose of Hell? | Rom 9:20 | Lionstrong | 29922 | ||
Hi Horripilation, You write, "As I understand it, Hell is a place of punishment. Now, when one is punished isn't the punishment applied for the sole reason of ensuring that the crime/sin/"bad thing" will not occur again?" I submit that this is a false assumption. DISCIPLINE is a MEANS to an end, the improvement of the one disciplined. PUNISHMENT is an end in itself, not a means to an end. Disciplin: Heb 12:6, 7 FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Punishment: Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Both are painful, but the pain punishment is the end (payment) for our rebellion, while discipline looks beyond the pain to righteous living. (I know in ordinary conversation, we interchange the terms. So I am using punishment in the strict sense.) Peace, Lionstrong |
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171 | Can you lose your salvation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 29911 | ||
Welcome to the forum, BF Kratz! Pleas type in "lose salvation" in the Quick Search box in the upper right corner. You'll find many responses to your question. Peace, Lionstrong |
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172 | Call those things that are not | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 29161 | ||
Dear Mother, I think the verse you have in mind is Rom 4:17 in the KJV. "(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were:" Is this it? Peace, Lionstrong, a.k.a. LooseCannon |
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173 | Is John 3:16 for real? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 28603 | ||
Rom 9:15 For He says to Moses, "I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION Rom 2:6 who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS God does not owe anyone mercy, only justice. If God saved no one, he would be no less perfectly righteous and good. Peace, Lionstrong |
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174 | Does God decide how long we live? | Matt 6:27 | Lionstrong | 28095 | ||
John 21:18, 19 "Truly, truly, I say to you [Peter], when you were younger, you used to gird yourself and walk wherever you wished; but when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go." Now this He said, signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He *said to him, "Follow Me!" The Lord is sovereign, and in his good will, he can use our death to glorify himself. The Lord plans the number of our days and how our days will end. Peace, Lionstrong |
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175 | Who is God referring to? | Gen 1:26 | Lionstrong | 27554 | ||
Let Us. The "us" cannot be spoken to angels, because nowhere in Scripture can it be supported that angels share the image of God. The "Us" must be members of the Trinity. | ||||||
176 | Let's get back to the question at hand | Rom 1:18 | Lionstrong | 27506 | ||
Hi Zion, Although I don't see how you viewed my question as an attack or an avoidance, I will tell you what I think. I don't know what you mean by kind of truth. So, my question was for clarification. But, the question I myself would ask of the verse, that is answered by the text is what truth or truths are being suppressed? The truths being suppressed are that God is eternal, powerful, and not impersonal but divinely personal (v. 20); and that such a God is worthy of praise and gratitude (v. 21). One thing I learned from Francis A. Schaeffer that people seem to miss when they think about creation as the general revelation of God is that man himself is a part of that creation and thus part of that general revelation. Just as the highest form of special revelation is Christ Jesus himself, the highest from of general revelation is man. Man is the attestation that God is not some impersonal creation machine or some creative force, but that the eternal, powerful creator is divinely personal (v. 20). You write: ?So, how can this creation that Paul is writing about in verses 18-25 best be explained as 'truth'?? It's not that the creation is truth, but that the truths that creation (including the creature man) reveals are truths about God. Hope this clears up some misunderstanding. Peace, Lionstrong |
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177 | C'mon | Romans | Lionstrong | 27468 | ||
Not meant to be sarcastic. What I thought you meant was that you didn't want to continue discussion on the subject of the truth, and I was consenting to your request. Peace, Lionstrong |
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178 | Who was Cain's wife? | OT general | Lionstrong | 27466 | ||
Welcome to the forum, Prosperous! Since the Forum began this question has been asked ad-nausium. Type in Cain in the quick search box to the upper right of your screen, and you'll see a lot of discussion and answers, some of them good. Of couse, I recommend my own answer.:) You'll find it under Lionstrong. Peace, in the Lamb Lionstrong |
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179 | Kind of truth | Rom 1:18 | Lionstrong | 27345 | ||
Dear Zion, The dilemma is a false one because the answer given your question, although pious, is an incorrect one. First there are the various dictionary definitions of truth, and then there are individual truths. Granted, the inspired writers may use a word a little differently than what you might sometimes find in a dictionary, but the translators chose what ever English word you are studying because the MEANING of its Greek or Hebrew counterpart most closely fit the meaning of that English word. So if you want to find out the meaning of an English word in your English Bible. Look first in the dictionary for the definitions given and then see which definition fits best in the context. In any case the definition of the word truth is not Jesus. The Bible says Jesus is the truth. It never says that the truth is Jesus. One would say Abraham Lincoln is tall, but--except to add poetic flare--one would not say tall is Abraham Lincoln. The two statements just don’t mean the same thing. In fact if one takes the second statements literally they are nonsense! The dictionary definition of truth is not Jesus, and the Bible never defines it that way, no matter how pious we want to be. But Jesus is the truth, in that there is nothing false in him. He is the truth, in that in him are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. He is the truth in that like the truth he is the same yesterday, today and forever, that is, eternal and immutable. Peace, Lionstrong |
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180 | God AS God | Romans | Lionstrong | 27340 | ||
Hi Zion, Kill the truth. OK (:0 Peace, Lionstrong |
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