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181 | you reap what you sew, meaning | Gal 6:7 | biblicalman | 228866 | ||
hi welcome to the forum. The idea is taken from Gal 6.7 ff. It concerns our attitude of heart and our resulting response and the consequence of them in our eternal destiny. Those who sow to the flesh, that is those who live for the things of this world, and who consequently do not truly respond to Christ, will as a consequence reap corruption and destruction. Those who sow to the Spirit, that is those who truly respond to Christ and receive the Holy Spirit so that He might direct their lives, and who consquently come to know Christ better and do good (verse 9) will reap eternal life. Best wishes |
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182 | 3 main principles in Ephesians | Ephesians | biblicalman | 229587 | ||
Hi Ablavi, Welcome to the forum. One clear principle in Ephesians is that we are chosen in Christ unto salvation before the world began with all that ensues from that (1.4-14). A second principle is that Christ was raised from the dead by the power of God and took His place at God's right hand, and that because we have been made one with Him, we too have been raised from the dead in our spiritual lives and have taken our place with Him in Heavenly Places (1.1-2.6). A third principle is that the powerful Holy Spirit, and the equally powerful Christ, now dwell in our hearts by faith in order that we may fully know the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord (3.14-19) Best wishes |
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183 | Plan of Salvation - Acts\1Cor | Eph 2:8 | biblicalman | 229235 | ||
Hi The plan of salvation is that plan which God carries into effect when He brings about our salvation. In the first stage He accounts us as righteous (Rom 3.24) through the gift of righteousness (Rom 5.17)as a consequence of His redemptive work on the cross (Rom 3.24) when we put our trust in Him as our Saviour. At the same time we are born of the Spirit from above (John 3.1-6) and become new creatures in Christ (2 Cor 5.17). In the second stage the Holy Spirit works within us, causing us to will and do of God's good pleasure (Phil 2.13) while changing us from one degree of glory to another (2 Cor 3.18). In the third stage we are transformed and made perfect (1 Cor 5.52), being presented before Him holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight (Col 1.22). This saving work commences when we come to Christ as our Saviour and put our trust in Him. This involves: 1) Admitting our sinfulness (1 John 1.8). 2) Turning from our sin to follow Christ (repentance). 3). Asking Jesus Christ to come into our lives to cleanse us from sin and live out His life through us. If we do this honestly He comes into our lives, we are thereby accounted as righteous before God, and we receive the Holy Spirit for the purposes described above. May God bless you. |
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184 | Does the Spirit leave during fornication | Eph 4:30 | biblicalman | 229035 | ||
Hi Karel, Welcome to the forum. The sealing of the Holy Spirit is permanent once accomplished, and is the guarantee of our inheritance (eph 1.13-14). If we are true Christians we are sealed unto the day of redemption. We are thereby Temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6.19-20). We are limbs of Christ (1 Cor 6.15). To commit fornication is a heinous offence for it makes the limbs of Christ sin. It defiles the Temple of the HOLY Spirit. However if we are truly Christ's then the Holy Spirit will not leave us. But He will be deeply grieved. We must not underestimate that grief (eph 4.30). Fornication is the gravest sin we can commit for it is a sin against our own body (1 Cor 6.18), and against Christ's body (1 Cor 6.17). We may lapse through weakness, but anyone who continues in such sin must question whether they are truly Christians at all. It is no light matter. The Holy Spirit comes to us personally to bring about our continuing salvation (2 Cor 3.18). If we are truly God's He will never desert us. But He will chasten us, sometimes very severely (Heb 12.4-11; 1 Cor 11.30-32). If we escape chastening in such crcumstances, unless there has been deep repentance, it must raise the question as to whether we are truly sons and daughters of God (Heb 12.8). When David prayed, 'do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me' (Psalm 51.11) he was recognising the heinousness of his sin. But he did not really think that God would do it. He was aware of God's great mercy. He was simply expressing what he knew he deserved. But if we are His God never leaves us or forsakes us (Heb 13.5). Best wishes. |
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185 | Bible say about disciplining your wife? | Eph 5:25 | biblicalman | 228889 | ||
hi welcome to the forum The Bible says that a man should love his wife even as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for her. She is to be cherished and watched over (eph 5.25). Husbands love your wives and do not be harsh towards them (col 3.19) Marriage is a partnership and partners do not talk about diciplining each other but about helping each other. Each should be making a contribution to the whole. Best wishes. |
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186 | At what point will I go to Heaven? | Phil 1:23 | biblicalman | 228940 | ||
Hi Janie, Welcome to the forum. There are a number of verses which confirm that when we die we will be consciously in the presence of the Lord Himself. In 2 Corinthians 5.6-9 we read, 'we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith not by sight.' This does not, of course, mean that Christ is not with us now (compare Matthw 28.19-20). The point is rather that we know that he is with us, by faith, although we cannot actually see Him. He 'dwells in our hearts by faith' (Ephesians 3.17). Paul then adds, 'we would rather be away from the body but present with the Lord.' Because this is the opposite statement to that above it clearly means that then we will see Him. And the fact that this refers to a time prior to the rapture and resurrection is brought out by the fact tha it is while we are 'away from the body'. And note verse 9. 'So whether we are at home or away we make it our aim to please Him'. We will continue to seek to please Him after death. But at this stage we will not be wholly complete. To be with Him will be 'gain' (Phil 1.21), but our bodies will not have risen, which is why the bodily resurrection is necessary. That moment is the moment of the final defeat of death. |
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187 | Apostles activities | 1 Tim 1:12 | biblicalman | 229733 | ||
Hi Gomez, Welcome to the forum. If you read through Acts 1-15 and notice how often the ministry of all the Apostles is referred to you will probably get a surprise. You will discover that they were extremely busy. But a life of the Apostles was not Luke's purpose(in spite of the title). Paul's letters were mainly concerned with the churches that he had evangelised. Any reference to the other Apostles is brief. Thus the New Testament does not tend to deal wih the activities of the other Apostles outside Acts 1-15. For that inormation we have to go to tradition, and that is not really reliable, although possibly containing a grain of truth. Thomas's ministry in India appears to be evidenced by traditions within that country, but not the detail. Best wishes |
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188 | women preachers | 1 Tim 2:12 | biblicalman | 228033 | ||
This is a huge question to deal with in a small space but undoubtedly the most emphatic verse in dealing with the subject is 1 Tim 2.12. 'I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness'. And the context is that women should be modest in their appearance and prominent in good works, and above all fruitful in bearing children. This is then the ministry of women. It serves to underline the positive statement. So Paul makes it quite clear here what the ministry of women should be, and what is their God given purpose. The emphasis with regard to ministry is on who 'rules' and 'teaches' the church as a whole. And the answer is 'men'. This is not to deny women a part to play in teaching and preaching, especially where it is to women, but it is a warning against them being given authoritative positions, and the right to teach with authority. It was of course given before there was a New Testament as we know it, when Spitit guided men interpreted the Old Testament and could so easily have led the church astray. But it is quite unequivocable. Whether it suits the modern generation of women is another question, and i think we certainly have to consider the fact that the Gospel would not have spread as widely as it has had it not been for women missionaries. But you asked for what the Scriptures teach. God bless you. | ||||||
189 | is it wrong? | 1 Tim 2:12 | biblicalman | 228067 | ||
Hi Julia, It is not in my gift to pass judgment on others. What is in my gift is to explain what in my view the Scripture teaches and to do it as best as in me is with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I am not one of those who claim infallibility because 'the Holy Spirit spoke through me'. Nor will I say that the Holy Spirit 'gives the gift of preaching' contrary to the teaching of Scripture. If the Scripture teaches that only men should preach then clearly it is error to say that the Holy Spirit gives the gift to women, for He wrote Scripture. He will not go against Himself. The question must always be, not what seems reasonable to me, but what does the Scripture teach. Do you not think that it is significant that Jesus appointed only men as His Apostles? There were women who preached in other religions in Jesus' day. Why did Jesus not strike out and appoint women? As Paul stated, 'i do not allow a woman to teach/preach or usurp authority over a man.' Now that is quite clear except to those who do not want to see it. The question comes as to at what point a woman can teach. And it is significant that in all the New Testament references to the ministry of women it never includes preaching and teaching. The only exception is where an older woman teaches younger women to love their husbands and children and to behave rightly (Titus 2.3 ff.) While women certainly prophesied it is never stated that they did it before men. Now like you i find this difficult to understand. My sister was a preacher and taught the Scriptures as a teacher (but the latter is not in church). She would have dismissed what I am saying in an instant (although not by citing Scripture). And I sympathise. As i mentioned previously i recognise that God has worked through women on the missionfield. And I find it diffiult to understand. But every effort that I have made to justify that position from Scripture has failed. I would be delighted if someone could prove me wrong. But after a lifetime of trying to prove otherwise in the end I have to accept that Scripture is clear on the subject, even though i do not like it. It is you who must decide whether your church is doing wrong in going against Scripture |
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190 | Is drinking and smoking pot allowed | 1 Tim 5:23 | biblicalman | 228611 | ||
Jesus certainly drank wine at reasonable levels, and due to adverse water conditions at Ephesus Paul advised Timothy to sometimes drink a little wine instead of water to prevent the illness which he suffered from (1 Tim 5.23). So an occasional glass of wine with the family is not sin against God unles you fear someone might be led atsray by it. Pot is a different matter and should only be taken when prescribed by a doctor. | ||||||
191 | the farher,son,holy spirit? | 1 Tim 6:16 | biblicalman | 229191 | ||
Hi, The first thing that we must all remember is that when we are speaking of God we should do so in awed tones. We are speaking of the Almighty God, not some interesting debating topic. 'God is in Heaven, and we are on the earth, therefore let our words be few' (Eccles 5.2). The Triune God is Spirit (John 4.24). Thus He is not definable in human terms at all. We can only approach Him because when He created us, He created us body, soul and spirit (1 Thess 5.23) That is what is meant by being 'created in the image of God' (Gen 1.27). But we cannot understand our own spirits,nor can we scientifically examine them. How then can we expect to understand God? Throughout the Old Testament God revealed Himself in many and varied ways in what we call theophanies (e.g. in Isaiah 6.1-7). But those were physical theophanies, revealing a little about His glory, but not really a display of what God is truly like. He is the One Whom no man has seen or can see (1 Tim 6.16), dwelling in unapproachable light (1 Tim 6.16). We know that God is in threeness because that is how He has revealed Himself to us. He is the Father, He is the Son Who became man for us, He is the Holy Spirit. And these three are each personal and they inter-communicate. And yet they are not three individuals. Indeed I hesitate to speak of three 'persons' because in our experience 'persons' are individuals. In that sense God is not three persons. But within the Godhead are personal, intercommunicating relationships. The Father communicates with the Son, the Son communicates with the Father. In that sense we can speak of persons. At His baptism the Father spoke to the Son, and sent His Holy Spirit into the Son. There we see three distinctions within God. And yet they always act as One. We may reverently say that there had to be such distinctions within God because He is complete in Himself. For God to be love, there had to be One Who could love, and One Who could be loved. The idea of an isolated and alone God with no one to communicate with (like Allah) would leave God lacking in something essential. But that is as far as we can or should seek to go. In the end we must accept God's revelation of Himself. Best wishes |
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192 | How were Peter and Paul martyred? | 2 Timothy | biblicalman | 227816 | ||
Such details of the death of Peter are found in The Acts of Peter, a late second century Chrisitan work For Paul's death see The Acts of Paul, another late second century work but earlier than the Acts of Peter. The fact of their martyrdoms in Rome is confirmed by Clement of Rome in 1 Clement (c. 95 AD). The two Acts are to some extent legendary but may contain a core of truth |
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193 | Can the devil read your thoughts or mind | 2 Tim 2:15 | biblicalman | 229013 | ||
Hi Michael, Welcome to the forum. There is no certain answer to your question, but it is probable that your friends are correct. Satan does not seem to have been able to read Job's mind. Rather he surmised how he would behave if treated in a certain way. He was wrong. He could not discern how deeply Job loved God. He was wrong again when he sought to accuse Joshua the High Priest before God and was rebuked for his pains (Zechariah 3.1-2). He finds God difficult to understand. True love is something outside his sphere. We gain the impression that Satan could not read Jesus' mind in the Temptation narratives. As with Job he thought that Jesus would succumb to pressure and be tempted to carry out His Messiahship the easy way. He was wrong again. It is even questionable whether at that stage he even realised precisely Who Jesus was ('son of God' was an ambiguous phrase and could indicate a number of things). How else could he have hoped to be able to tempt Him? And the same applies at the end of Jesus' life. Satan hurried Jesus on to His death (Luke 22.3), not recognising what the consequences would be for himself. He knew that somehow Jesus was sent in order to thwart his plans. He did not know how God intended to do it. He also thought that he could bring Peter down, not realising that he would make him only stronger (Luke 22.31-32). And as Jesus prayed for Peter so does He pray for us. For He is omnipresent. You must not make the mistake of thinking that Satan is omnipresent or omniscient. It is very possible that in fact Satan has never taken much notice of you. He has probably left you to his numerous minions. (Jesus calls them Satan as well - Mark 3.23). See Ephesians 6.10-18. He does, of course, have a very good idea of what will cause people to succumb to temptation, and he and his minions can soon observe us in order to discover our weaknesses, but it is probably not by reading our minds. And we should remember that if we are Christians we come under the protection of the blood of Jesus. It may well be good advice not to speak your thoughts aloud, even though it is probable that at least some of the time you are not under observation. Best wishes |
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194 | Advice and encouragement | 2 Tim 2:15 | biblicalman | 229476 | ||
Hi Julcol, If the JWs have the Holy Spirit why do they always look in their books for their answers rather than in the Bible? And why have they changed their Bible to suit their beliefs? And why do the beliefs in their books keep changing (and incidentally so does their Bible)? Your husband is worried that if you read the Bible you might not be led into the ideas found in his books, because those ideas are not Biblical. In 1920 the JWs issued a book titled 'Millions Now Living Will Never Die". In 2011 that is begin ning to look a bit of a joke. They don't issue that book any more. I wonder why not? The JWs constantly change their beliefs as one false prophecy after another goes wrong. I remember them coming to my door and insisting that Jesus Christ was coming back to earth visibly in 1977. I am still waiting. So you are wise to read and study your Bible, and as you grow in understanding you will learn more and more why the Watchtower have gone astray. You can be sure that the Holy Spirit is far more likely to guide you through the Bible than He is through Watchtower books. God bless you. |
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195 | What was Christs successful office | Hebrews | biblicalman | 228908 | ||
Hi Shella welcome to the forum. The office you may have in mind is His office as High Priest. This is outlined throughout Hebrews (2.17; 4.14-15; 5.1-10; 6.20 etc) , and is often seen as in mind in John 17. But His offices, which are many include that of Saviour (e.g. 1 peter 1:1); , Mediator (1 tim 2.5); Lord (often); Creator (col 1.16; heb 1.1-3); Sustainer of the universe (col 1.17); Trek Leader (heb 2.10-11); and so on. Best wishes |
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196 | Can I insulate me against negative clima | Hebrews | biblicalman | 228942 | ||
Hi Linni, Welcome to the forum. The way to insulate yourself against a negative climate is by faith in the living God and in our Lord Jesus Christ. If you read Hebrews 11 you wll read of those who insulated themselves against the most negative of climates. No climate can touch us if we are hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3.1-3). You must keep your eyes on Him, lookng off to Jesus and running the race that is set before you, and you can be sure that He will be there running with you. Indeed He will be in you (John 14.17). If God be for us, who can be against us? He Who spared not His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him freely give us all things? (Rom 8.37). Best wishes |
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197 | I BEEN SEEING A SPIRIT LIKE FACE | Heb 9:27 | biblicalman | 228350 | ||
The basic answer to your question is that no, people do not come back as spirits when they die. Supposed contact with the dead through mediums is a fake, in many cases brought about through the activity of evil spirite. Attempts to contact the dead through these means are condemned in Scripture (e.g. Isaiah 8.19; Leviticus 19.31; 20.6; Deuteronomy 18.10-11). The idea that the dead are watching over us is mere sentiment. If we are Christians it is angels who watch over us. The appearance of apparitions and ghosts probably has a physical explanation althougb we have not yet fully understood it. But you will notice that such things do not interfere with people physically. Poltergeists are probably evil spirits. We must not discount the activities of such. In 1 Samuel 28 we have the description of how Saul went to a medium to raise up Samuel. She set about raising her familiar spirit to pose as Samuel. But God chose to intervene. He physically sent Samuel to the woman's horror and surprise. But this was because God had a message of His own to give to Saul. It was not a norm. You will note he appeared as a physical human being not as a face or a ghost. Best wishes |
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198 | I would like to know | Heb 11:1 | biblicalman | 227870 | ||
in the same way as He does with us today, through His word by the Spirit of God | ||||||
199 | Why should I believe Jesus lived? | Heb 11:6 | biblicalman | 228946 | ||
Hi Christinme, The first reason why you can know that Jesus lived is because in 1st century AD a unique moral teaching unlike any ever known before suddenly burst on the world, and by commen consent came from the lips of a man named Jesus. It was teaching that subsequently changed the world, and it unquestionably required a 1st century source. The second reason why you can know that Jesus lived is that four men of different types each wrote a life story of a perfect man whose name was Jesus. Have you ever considered how difficult it is to invent a perfect man whose perfection is recognised by all? If we tried we would soon introduce our own little idiosyncracies. Yet four men achieved it and the only reason they did so was because their stories were all based on the life of Jesus. Had Jesus not lived as the prototype they would never have achieved it. The third reason why we can know that Jesus lived is because a whole new outlook on life and on spiritual things was introduced by Him, far superior to anything previously known. Its source was Palestine and everyone attributed it to a man called Jesus. We could go on, but put these three things together and they are proof positive that Jesus must have lived. How do we know that he was more than a good man? By considering the claims He made about Himself. He was either the most deluded man in history or He was God's only Son, and no deluded man could have taught as Jesus taught. Best wishes |
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200 | pauls and james veiws on faith and works | James | biblicalman | 227388 | ||
both believe that salvation is through faith alone, both believe that it must reveal itself in works. james underlines the latter. | ||||||
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