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21 | You answer one question with 3 more? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 7812 | ||
JVH0212, greetings; If Scofield is a representative of dispensationalism (which he is), and if dispensationalism is antinomian, then Scofield is antinomian and no reference is needed. |
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22 | spirit before God made us in thr womb | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9581 | ||
Greetings, crv, Traducianism also explans why Christ, though truly human, did not have a sinful nature. He was conceieved by the Holy Ghost, not by a fallen man. His father was God, in other words, not man. Because he was born of a woman, he could claim both sonships, Son of God and Son of Man. |
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23 | interacial dating | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 9693 | ||
1 Cor 7:39 A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. Hi, MountainMan, Marriage comes about in different ways in different cultures. Some marriages are arranged, some are contracted. In our culture selection of spouses is by dating. (I've heard that the lowest incidence of divorce is among marriages that are arranged). But anyway, we're free to marry any believer of the opposite sex, if they have a life that backs up their profession. After the death of his first wife, Moses married a Cushite woman (an African) who had joined herself to God and His people. Num 12:1 Miriam and Aaron criticized him for this, but they were rebuked by God. |
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24 | Should the Bible be taken literally? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15037 | ||
Dear Ed, Should the Bible be taken literally? is a poor, if not silly, question. Insert any other book in that question and you’ll have your answer. Whether a book is to be taken literally depends on the type of literature it is. And since the Bible is made up of many books of several types of literature, whether one takes it literally depends on what book or what portion of Scripture one is reading. The are no writings that don’t contain some figurative or non-literal expressions. In terms of reading a text of Scripture, with the exception of reading it reverently, it should be read like any other book. The only difference between the Bible and other books is that the Bible alone is the Word of God. Peace, Lionstrong |
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25 | Eternal Security? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 15462 | ||
Eternal Security and the “If” Clauses Dear Tim, Your question is, “Do the “if” clauses of I Cor. 15:1, Col. 1:21 and II Pet. 1:10 imply that the teaching of eternal security is false?” Can a true believer turn away from the faith and thus be lost? Both logically and biblically the answer is no. This is a question on will a true believer persevere in the faith till the end. But first a quote from the Westminster Confession of Faith, which summarizes the Biblical position: “I. They, whom God hath accepted in His Beloved, effectually called, and sanctified by His Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere therin to the end, and be eternally saved. II. This perseverance of the saints depends not upon their own free will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father; upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ, the abiding of the Spirit, and of the seed of God within them, and the nature of the covenant of grace: from all which ariseth also the certainty and infallibility thereof.” Now, both the Corinthian and Colossians verses are restatements of justification by faith alone. If one holds fast to (that is, believes) the word preached (the gospel) then they are saved. Colossians says that by the vicarious death of Christ we are reconciled to God by faith. And none of the three verses given teach salvation by works. Two principles are at work in these verses: 1), that justification is by faith alone, and 2), that we are warned against self deception. None of the verses sited contradict justification by faith alone apart from the works of the law. Yet none of the verses leave a person complacent about faith in Christ, just as God in his word never allows a believer to become complacent about sin or the pursuit of holiness. A verse that kind of sums up these verses is 2 Cor. 13:5, “Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you-- unless indeed you fail the test?” Now, whereas these verses emphasize faith, other verses focus on good works. Both sets of verses exhort us to vigilance that we might avoid self deception. If we find ourselves becoming cynical towards the Word, we’ve no assurance that His Word is really in us. If we’re complacent about the sin in our lives, God gives us no assurance that we are “good trees.” A good tree bares good fruit. God’s power to save his people is beyond doubt (Is. 59:1 Behold, the Lord's hand is not so short That it cannot save...), but man’s weakness to self-deception as well as sin’s ability to deceive makes such verses very necessary, and we should thank God that he’s given them to us. Faith is a gift (Eph. 2:9). He gave it. He won’t take it back. And even our good works are not ours, but that which has already been prepared for us by him (v. 10), and “He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phil. 1:6 “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” Jude 1:24,25 Peace, Lionstrong |
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26 | admit | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 16331 | ||
Experience and the Word of God Dear Peaches, I admit that I have questions. “My point God can not be limited to just what we read in the bible.” Yes, but our only source of authoritative, true and reliable knowledge of God is from His Word alone. Is. 8:20 says, “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn.” What we THINK we have experienced of God must be checked with his Word. And if what we think we have learned about God from that experience conflicts with what his Word says about him, then that experience has not taught us the truth. It must be according to his law and his testimony or else it has no dawn (light). “but is it possible that the life we living will be the next story to tell to the generations to come.” Ps. 103:2 says, “Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits...” Ps. 78:4 says, “We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.” Yes, Peaches, we should tell our children what the Lord has done for us. But our experience will not be the next record of the Word of God. God has told us all the things that he wants us to know and all that we need to know. 2 Timothy 3: 16,17 says, “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.” “If the people in the bible did not record what they where experiencing how would we now that God was real?” You’re right. We wouldn’t. But the Word of God is not just a human record of people’s experience of God. It is what God directed only special people to write by His authority alone. 2 Pet. 1:21 says, “for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” So, nothing in the Word of God is there because someone wanted to write down the wonderful things they experienced from God. “We to must open the forum to discussions based on our experiences with the creator so that the generations to follow will understand from a spiritual perspective as to existence of the Creator.” We can do that, but not for the purpose of discovering some new revelation. We can do it for praise and thanksgiving and to put our experience under the light of God’s Word. You know that we still have sin in our lives, and sin is deceitful. This is also why our experience cannot be a basis or source of knowledge about God. This is why the source must be God’s inerrant, infallible Word. ‘You and I both are in search of the ultimate question of who God is. Where did God come from?” From His Word I already know God. John 17:3 says, "And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent.” And God tells us in his Word the answer to you second question. Peaches would you like to know God? Jesus says, ”All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son, except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father, except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” (Matt. 11:27) Jesus can reveal him to you. Study his Word and ask Jesus to give you understanding of what God says about himself in His word. Jesus said, "... and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.” John 6:37 Peace, Lionstrong |
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27 | Did blacks exist in biblical times? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 16722 | ||
Dear Leroy, I find your question humorous and curious. Did it strike you as strange that Africans might have been in Jerusalem at the time of the crusifixion? Why? A while later Philip baptized an Ethiopian. Acts 8:26-40 So, Africans did have commerce with Jerusalem. Welcome to the forum! Peace, Lionstrong |
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28 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 16987 | ||
Dear Janie, This is what I posted on this subject a while back. "Is gambling sin? To be specific, are there any commands of God whereby one may deduce that gambling is sin? For we know that there is no command of God expressly forbidding the practice of gambling. But just because there is no express command, it does not mean that such a prohibition is not implied in other commands of God. For example, on the basis of the Fifth Commandment, which says we are to HONOR our parents, Paul says children are to OBEY their parents. Also, on the basis of this same commandment, Jesus teaches that it is sin not to financially help our parents. So from this one command the Scripture itself deduces two others. I presently hold gambling on a level with drinking. Whereas the Bible gives ample warning of the dangers of the use of intoxicating substances, it does not forbid the use of them. (As an aside, it is also interesting to note that although the practice of gambling is probably as old as drinking, the omniscient God did not see fit to give man any warnings of its dangers, in contrast to the warnings our pastors give us.) Hence, we partake of the fruit of the vine at the Lord’s Table. One may extol the virtues of the stewardship of our funds, and others may decry the evils of gambling addiction, but none may call sin what God does not. This is what I’m afraid some well-meaning Christians do. And an activity is sin only when it violates an express OR implied command of God. And the question is, what is/are the command(s)?" Peace, Lionstrong |
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29 | Definitions - God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17164 | ||
Dear Charis, ......... ¶¶ God cannot be defined. We can only summarize what he has revealed about himself in his Word. ......... ¶¶ "Q. What do the scriptures make know of God? ....... ¶¶ A. The scriptures make known what God is, the persons in the Godhead, his decrees, and the execution of his decrees. .......... ¶¶ Q. What is God. ........ ¶¶ A. God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, every where present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth." ........... ¶¶ Westminster Larger Catechism. ............ ¶¶ Peace, Lionstrong |
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30 | soul and spirit | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17337 | ||
Matt 10:28 "Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Dear Clausius, Welcome to the StudyBible Forum! The answer to your question depends on whether one is a dichotomist (believing man is only two parts) or a trichotomist (three parts). I believe man is only two parts. So the difference between soul and spirit is like the difference between water and H2O. Very little. Many in the forum are trichotomist. So, I'll leave it to them to fairly represent their own position. One technical note, however. In the Old Testament soul many times means the whole man. In the New Testament it more often has the same meaning as spirit. Peace, Lionstrong |
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31 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvement #1? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 17971 | ||
Phil 3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. | ||||||
32 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 18165 | ||
Ps 119:160 The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting. Dear David, Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! The Bible, the Word of God, is truth. But I do not accept anything that claims to be its proof, be it archeology, history, the sciences, or philosophy. Why? Because, the same question can be asked of whatever supposedly proves the Scriptures. Then it becomes necessary to prove the proof, ad inifitum. Besides, whatever is used as proof becomes an authority “behind” Scripture, that is, Scripture is no longer the final authority; the proof is, because the Scripture now rests on the “proof” to be accepted as true. The best any outside source can do is not prove, but corroborate the Scripture, that is, stand along side, as it were, and agree with Scripture. But it can in no way prove, support, verify or even disprove the Scripture. How then do we know that it is truth? Well, I agree with the Westminster Confession of Faith on this issue, because it gives the only logical reason that we know the Scripture as truth without resting it on any outside source: Chapter 1, Sections, 4, 5: The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or Church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself), the author thereof; and, therefore, is to be received, because it is the word of God. We may be moved and induced by the testimony of the Church to an high and reverend esteem of the Holy Scripture, and the heavenliness of the matter, the efficacy of the doctrine, the majesty of the style, the consent of all the parts, the scope of the whole (which is to give all glory to God), the full discovery it makes of the only way of man’s salvation, the many other incomparable excellences, and the entire perfection thereof, are arguments whereby it doth abundantly evidence itself to be the word of God; yet notwithstanding our full persuasion and assurance of the infallible truth and divine authority thereof , is from the inward work of the Holy Spirit, bearing witness by and with the word in our hearts. Peace, Lionstrong |
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33 | Christian Primer Terms? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 18185 | ||
Is 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD, "Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool. Dear Charis, Although I agree with Joe, I’ll make this suggestion, if you insist on re-inventing the wheel. My suggestion is based on the idea of the catechism, Francis Schaeffer (sp?) and a pattern that I see in Christ. The catechism is a series of biblically based questions and answers. It is interesting how the questions of the catechism came up later in my Christian life, even though at the time I studied it, they weren’t questions that I had personally. This is true in other areas of instruction. The young student will not see the relevance of what he’s being taught sometimes until much later in life. The pattern that I see in Jesus is that he both taught and he answered questions – questions that were from his own and questions from hostiles, questions that were informed and questions that were based on misunderstanding of the Scriptures and the power of God (Mat. 22:29), questions sincere and those intended to entrap. He used them as opportunities to expose error and teach truth. So, my suggestion is to build a primer based—no, not based. It should be based on the Word alone—rather, structured around the questions the Japanese (both inside the church and in the Japanese culture) are asking, friendly and hostile, those based on misunderstanding and informed, sincere and insincere. Of course, there will be questions that they will fail to ask that they ought to ask. (John 16:5 "But now I am going to Him who sent Me; and none of you asks Me, 'Where are You going?') This is where your leadership and experience will have to ask and answer the questions for them, even though they may not see the immediate relevance. So, what are the questions of Japanese believers? What are the questions (issues) of the Japanese culture, and how does God’s Word address and answer them? I know this will take a lot of time and research. But your fifteen years there should help. The university you’re close to should be an excellent source of questions. And just like it took courage for Paul to preach the gospel, it will take courage to give what may be unpopular yet true answers from the Word of God. But we can pray God’s speed and success to see “as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself” in Japan. (Acts 2:39) Peace, Lionstrong |
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34 | Is there any practical difference? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 20116 | ||
Dear Tim, "Please do not respond with theological arguments for or against." Is this not a study Bible Forum? How can we discuss anything on a biblical basis without being theological? How can we discuss the practical differences of these two theological positions without discussing their theological practicallity? Give us an example of how we should proceed, by giving us what you think are practical differences, OK? Peace, Lionstrong |
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35 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 21231 | ||
Some may be discouraged by self-appointed keepers of the Forum. Peace, a.k.a. LooseCannon | ||||||
36 | Islam believe christ except for what? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 26297 | ||
Acts 7:37 "This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, 'GOD WILL RAISE UP FOR YOU A PROPHET LIKE ME FROM YOUR BRETHREN.' John 1:21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he *said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No." Welcome to the Forum, Stranger! How can the Muslem say he "believes" in Jesus as the Messiah? Don't they say the Mohammad is THE Prophet of God? The Bible teaches that the Messiah is the Prophet, not Mohammad. Also, how can they say they "believe" in the Christ, when they don't believe he is the Son of God, that is, having the same nature as the Father, that is, he is just as much God as the Father is? Peace, Lionstrong |
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37 | is the bible the inerrent word of God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 26304 | ||
Is 10:24 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD of hosts... Is 21:6 For thus the Lord says to me... Is 22:15 Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts... Is 28:16 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD... Is 49:22 Thus says the Lord GOD... Is 51:22 Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God Who contends for His people... Is 52:4 For thus says the Lord GOD... Is 65:13 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD... Jer 7:20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD... Ezek 2:4 "I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' Ezek 3:11 "Go to the exiles, to the sons of your people, and speak to them and tell them, whether they listen or not, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.'" Ezek 3:27 "But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you will say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD... Ezek 5:5 "Thus says the Lord GOD.. Ezek 5:7 "Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD... Ezek 5:8 therefore, thus says the Lord GOD... Ezek 6:3 and say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord ... Ezek 6:11 "Thus says the Lord GOD... Titus 1:2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,... Hello Stranger, Yes, as you can see from a few of the many qoutes above, the Bible is God's Word. And because He cannont lie (Titus 1:2), and because He knows all things, His word is true and without error. But the best proof that the Bible is God's Word is to read it for yourself. Peace, Lionstrong |
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38 | 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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39 | 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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40 | 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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