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621 | Gods Commands and Promises in Thessaloni | 1 Thess 1:5 | Ray | 119376 | ||
Hi Emmee, You might look at 1 Thessalonians 4:2 in order to look at how there is little difference between commands and commandments. 1 Thess 4:2, "For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus." From the heart, Ray |
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622 | NOW READY | 1 Thess 1:9 | Ray | 56397 | ||
Hi STRIVING, I am not a preacher but it seems to me that you could have a three-part sermon just from verse 7. It is interesting that you say that you "have" to give the message from this passage. At a funeral the thoughts will be centered on seeing Christ in heaven and being in the presence of God. There will be a possible dread of the Judge who is to judge the living and the dead. And by the believers that have come to know Him there will be an expectant hope of His appearing again for them. Believers look for a good future because they loved (His) first appearing. Verse 8. Also, the Lord stands with us and strengthens us, especially for the witness of the gospel I would think, and He can deliver us from our enemy and danger, even from the lion's mouth. (2 Timothy 4:17). Verse 18, They look to the Lord who "WILL DELIVER ME from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom..." They and we loved His first appearing and got to know Him through the Scriptures. We hope to see Him again as He is. 1 Thessalonians 1:10, "and to wait for His (Son) FROM HEAVEN, whom He raised from the dead, that is Jesus, WHO DELIVERS US from the wrath to come." If a person knows the Lord he will agree with John 3:31, "(He) who comes FROM ABOVE is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all." We will see this Bridegroom when He accepts His bride, the church. I don't know if I was helpful but I sure had fun looking at your question. From the heart, Ray |
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623 | is masterbation bad | 1 Thess 4:3 | Ray | 141902 | ||
Hi austin_3, The number of times this question is asked ranks right up there with what "Sugar" Cain's real name is. Type masturbation in the Quick Search box in the top right hand corner to search for pages and pages of discussions. Don't feel like you are different from anyone else. From the heart, Ray |
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624 | Are you still with us? | 1 Thess 4:9 | Ray | 152465 | ||
Hi terrib, Still here, brother. Thanks for asking. I have been vacationing on a beach and summer cottage of a friend in Pentwater, Michigan. I had strength to do quite a bit of fishing there even after mid-vacation coming home for more scheduled chemo treatment. I am experiencing more bone pain and needing appropriate medicine more often so you can continue to pray for me. You all are doing fine without me. Keep up your good work. From the heart, Ray |
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625 | What does 1Thess 4:11 mean? | 1 Thess 4:11 | Ray | 152546 | ||
See 1 Thess 4:9 for identical question answers. | ||||||
626 | Do not quench the Spirit | 1 Thess 5:19 | Ray | 34883 | ||
Hi zacht, What I conclude is that the Spirit should read "the spirit". God will not be quenched and can not be quenched. What can be quenched is the holy spirit given to us by God. See 1 Thess 4:8. That is my interpretation, take it for what it is worth. From the heart, Ray |
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627 | Who is Ezekiel 28:13-15 referring to? | 2 Thess 2:4 | Ray | 137731 | ||
Hi New Creature, John McArthur's notes for this passage says that 'the language best fits Satan." I will print out the full notes if you request it. He says that the section concerning the king of Tyre is similar to Isaiah 14:3-23 referring to the king of Babylon. I see similarities to the passage in 2 Thess where "the man of lawlessness" is revealed. He takes his seat as God in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. You might compare the NASB with the NKJ in how they have a variance in interpretation of being a god or God for Ezekiel 28. A look at Psalm 82 would be of interest to you also. Also John 10:33, "The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man [NKJ, Man], make Yourself out to be God." From the heart, Ray |
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628 | 2Thess 2:7 forum, then respond | 2 Thess 2:6 | Ray | 8639 | ||
After reading the posts of my friends here and having gone to the only Greek that I know, namely two Interlinear Greek/English New Testament publications that I own, I'm going to stay with my original copy. With one exception. I believe that God is the One who restrains. If the Greek had the word Restrainer, (and it doesn't), I would have it capitalized. However, I don't believe that He is restrained at all, but rather the son of perdition is. Thus, here is my change to my copy and I believe it agrees with the Greek. "Do you not remember that while I was with you, I was telling you these things? And you know the One who restrains him now, for in His time He will be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; there is only One who now restrains until it is taken out of the way. Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay..." Thanks ahead of time for any continued input. |
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629 | The Restrainer - Revisited! | 2 Thess 2:7 | Ray | 17520 | ||
Hi Tim, I know that you are writing CDBJ but I also have been studying this passage with you. I appreciate your work here. Because the man of lawlessness makes himself above every so called god and displays himself as being God he will be revealed and taken out of the way. But the fact remains that the hope of the Christian is that the Son of Man is to be revealed. He is coming again and we are looking for Him. It is because of this that I will not fail to capitalize the pronouns of verse six and the Restrainer of verse seven. The Restrainer will do so until the son of destruction will be taken out of the way, revealed, slain, and brought to an end by the appearance of His coming. I wonder why the Person of the Holy Spirit was chosen as the Restrainer. I would have you look at Matthew 24:36, "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father* alone."and "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." I would think that the Father is the Restrainer. Compare Matthew with 2 Thess.2:6, "And you know what restrains Him* now,..." and "so that in His time He will be revealed." The * is for comparison. The Son of Man will be revealed. 2 Thess 2:14, "It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." Tim, what I would disagree with you on then is number 2) of "What do we know for sure?" I am looking for the Son of Man not the son of destruction. Thanks again for your study, Later, Ray |
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630 | Why is "he" not capitalized? | 2 Thess 2:7 | Ray | 73513 | ||
Hi Jim, Welcome to the forum. I hope that when you posed your question you noticed the five or six threads that have already discussed the verse. But since I have changed my interpretation through the years, I will use this time with you to update my thoughts and give that same chance to everyone. I am glad that you use a version that capitalizes pronouns of Deity. You have noticed the lower case for the NASB. The NKJ has upper case "He" with a note in the margin [Or, he] for both of the occcurances. So this is definitely a mystery or "hidden truth". Personally, as a "capitalizer" and a "counter of pronouns of Deity" I have an expectant hope that the mystery is meant to be solved. I have had these pronouns penciled in and adding up to a figure divisible by three for the letter of 2 Thessalonians. But since first starting this study I have changed my choices while still keeping that figure. So my interpretation for verses five through seven, for what it is worth, is as follows. "Do you not remember that while I was with you, I was telling you these things? And you know the One who restrains that one now, so that in his time he may be revealed. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only [there is] the One holding it back until it is taken out of the way." I don't know if we can be certain that it is the Holy Spirit who holds back, but the pronoun is Deity. Personally, I think that the He [the One] who now restrains refers back to verse one "and our gathering together to (Him)" and forward to "the appearance of (His) coming", verse 8. I hope some of that is clear. I look forward to hearing your thoughts after you read what others have said here on the forum. Verses to compare/contrast could be: Matthew 24:39 Romans 11:26 1 John 3:5 1 John 5:19 Revelation 20:6-11 From the heart, Ray |
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631 | Isn't delusion dangerous? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Ray | 122745 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, 1) Comparing your references in Timothy, I can see the need of preaching the word. 2 Tim 4:2, "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction." I can see the need of keeping the faith. 1 Timothy 1:18, "This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight, 19 keeping the faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith." But the main connection I see concerning delusion would be found in comparing 1 Timothy 2:7, NKJ, and 2 Timothy 3:16. That is, we must speak the truth in *Christ and we must know that all Scripture is inspired by *God. 2) 2 Thess 3:1, "Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, and will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 4 And we have confidence in the *Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command." From the heart, Ray |
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632 | How can we avoid deception? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Ray | 122789 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, You ask "Who is not fascinated by the fact the Lord can send us an evil spirit, a lying spirit, and a spirit of delusion?" You wrote "One supposes that the Holy Spirit in us can resist and defeat Satan and any spirit he sends. But what will he do with the other spirits that have come from God?" Jesus Christ is indeed in us because God has placed Him there. We indeed have fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I would go on and say that we are to be filled with holy spirit because we receive a spirit of adoption as sons. Romans 8:15. We know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error because we are from God. 1 John 5:6 John 3:3, "Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again [from above], he cannot see the kingdom of God." I would interpret the next verse as saying, "Unless one is born of water and the spirit, he can not see the kingdom of God." We have to test the spirits to see which ones are from God. We are justified and given life by the gift of righteousness, even the One, Jesus Christ/. Romans 5:18. Ephesians 4:22, "that in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the (s)pirit of your mind, and put on the new self which in the likeness of God/ has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth." From the heart, Ray |
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633 | Reconciling 1 Tim 2:4 with Rom 8:29 | 1 Tim 2:4 | Ray | 96679 | ||
Hi Huron, 1 Timothy 2:3,4, "This is GOOD and acceptable in the sight of God our (Savior), who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." Romans 8:28, "And we know that God causes all things to work together for GOOD to those who love God, to those who are called according to (His) purpose." I find these passages to be perfect matches according to my personal study. The parentheses and bold print are mine for comparisons. From the heart, Ray |
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634 | 1 Timothy 4:3 is it taking about food or | 1 Tim 4:3 | Ray | 141560 | ||
Hi scottg007, Welcome to the forum. I would say that verse 3 talks about literal food, and marriage and the desire to believe and know the truth about those things. But verse 4 and the context of the book is talking about "everything created by God is good". 1 Timothy 2:7 would have us know the truth in (Christ). See the NKJ. 1 Timothy 3:16 would have us know that Jesus came in the flesh but was vindicated in the Spirit. So the context is that we should view all things with a good, discerning spirit rather than a deceitful spirit; being aware of the hypocrisy of liars; sharing all good things with each other. 1 Timothy 4:4, "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with gratitude; 5 for it is sanctified by means of the word of **God and prayer. 6 In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of *Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following." John 8:31, "(Jesus) therefore was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you abide in **My word, then you are truly disciples of *Mine; 32 and you shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall set you free." The capitalized Truth is my interpretation of the passage. The parentheses and ** are mine for comparisons. I hope this helps. From the heart, Ray |
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635 | Easy way to learn NT Greek? | 2 Tim 2:15 | Ray | 97005 | ||
Hi Huron, I would recommend to you a book by Jim Found entitled "Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day, New Testament Greek Workbook for Laymen. This book will get you started in knowing a little about Greek and help you decide whether a Greek class is something that you would be interested in. From the heart, Ray |
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636 | Explain 1 Timothy 4:7and 2 timothy 2:15 | 2 Tim 2:15 | Ray | 129458 | ||
Hi tgbishop, I appreciate your Scripture references and I think of them as excellent matches as far as my personal study method is concerned. 1 Timothy 4:6 speaks of being a good servant of Christ Jesus and feeding on the words of the faith. Verse seven tells of the need to discipline ourselves in the study of all things. 2 Timothy 2:15 tells us that we can be workmen who need not be ashamed, if we "cut straight" or "rightly divide" the word of truth. I offer these comparisons as I see them in my personal study in the "division" of the word. 1 Timothy 4:5, "for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer." 2 Timothy 2:14, "Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless, and leads to the ruin of the hearers." Our words are not important, but rather, what is important is the word of God. 1 Timothy 2:7, NKJ, "...-I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying-..." 2 Timothy 3:16, "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." From the heart, Ray |
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637 | Satan's will or God's will | 2 Tim 2:26 | Ray | 31852 | ||
Hi aquila, The NASB Study Bible that I use has in the margin, "Or possibly, 'by him, to do His will.'" The NKJ which also capitalizes Deity reads, "having been taken captive by him to do his will." I think that the important thing to note, however, is that the Greek reads "HAVING BEEN CAPTURED BY HIM FOR (IN) THAT ONE'S WILL." l)"That one" would refer back to the devil I would think. 2)If they have come to their senses and escaped from the devil; if they have been granted repentance, as verse 25 reads; then the possibility of doing "that One's" will would be by knowing THE TRUTH. ***I am not against capitalizing Truth and often do, but I think the natural reading would be the way that you have understood it in the past. Later, Ray |
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638 | Does knowledge out weight truth | 2 Tim 3:7 | Ray | 7324 | ||
If you are talking about knowledge about spiritual things, I think that it is a matter of focus. One can study and learn about facts about biblical times and what the people wore, and what happened when and why, etc.and spend so much time on those studies that one doesn't recognize the truth in scripture. In a situation like that he has too much knowledge because he has deprived himself of the Truth. 1Tim 6:4,5. I think our time is best spent in the scriptures in order to know our God and Savior Jesus Christ. Reading and listening, searching and finding, praising and rejoicing. Our God is alive and is a good Teacher. We need to know the Truth. Isa 28:9 says,"To whom would He teach knowledge? And to whom would He interpret the message?..For He says..Indeed, *He will speak to this people Through stammering lips and a foreign tongue." Contrast that with 1Cor 14:21, "Brethren, do not be children in your thinking; yet in evil be babes, but in your thinking be mature. In the Law it is written, "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to Me," says the Lord....the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so he will fall on his face and worship God, declaring that *God is certainly among you." I believe that God is among us and that He will speak to our hearts. But I also believe 2Tim 4:3, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrines; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to myths." So we have to preach the word. Later, Ray |
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639 | holy spirit guide men to write bible | 2 Tim 3:16 | Ray | 80661 | ||
Hi incsson, Welcome to the forum. Your short question has "holy spirit" and your full question has "Holy Spirit". As a person interested in capitalization, I must tell you that there is a difference. There are at least 24 occurances of "in the Spirit" or "in the spirit" found in the Scriptures. We have to decide whether they are speaking of the Person or whether it is simply inspiration. You can't have the word mean both at the same time. There are at least 9 occurances of being "filled with the Holy Spirit" in the New Testament. I personally put those occurances in the lower case in my copy. There is also Romans 1:4 to consider. Does it speak of the spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord or the Spirit of holiness? I personally go with "spirit of holiness" because it fits the personal pattern of numbering that I use after years of study. John 4:24 offers "God is spirit", NASB or "God is Spirit", NKJ. If you involve yourself in a study of these things I would suggest that you use these versions that capitalize Deity. From the heart, Ray |
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640 | The Grace of God. | Titus 2:11 | Ray | 62836 | ||
Hi Lourdes Figueroa, It may be clear to you what Titus 2:11-15 says but there are many ways to look at it. One might say after reading it in the NASB that all men are saved. Certainly there are those who would say that God's grace would allow the possibility for all men to be saved. But I believe that the Greek is saying that the saving grace of God has appeared to all men. Christ, the Redeemer died that we might be purified, that we might be His people, zealous to engage in good deeds as His followers. What are your thoughts on the passage? From the heart, Ray |
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