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221 | Burying our dead | Gen 4:10 | jlhetrick | 190835 | ||
Sister Azure, Thanks for your response. I guess I shouldn't have been expecting many to respond to such a basic, biblical no-brainer. Thanks for alerting me by email to give my reason for asking the question as promised. Simply put- I walked through the lobby outside my office the day I posted the question and was interested to see several patients sitting there watching the "Discovery Channel" on TV. They were pretty much fixed on the program which was one of those shows describing and explaining Earth's history. This particular program was about "prehistoric" man. The program posited that the origin of man's use of burying our decesed quite logically resulted from the following senerio. In the very well produced scene, a small girl lays on the ground unconscious and suspected dead while an adult female lays next to her absolutely dead. One caveman spears a dear while another whatches the dear lay on the ground breathing it's last breath while at that very moment the girl coughs and begins to move. You guessed it; the caveman believes that the life of the dear passed across the open space and entered the girl. Long story short- in their attempt to wait for something else to die and pass it's breath to the truly dead adult female they eventually cover her with sticks and stones in order to keep the vultures from eating her flesh. The human burial is born. In the whole process man's (caveman's that is) thinking begins to adjust to perceiving a spiritual power greater than himself that "doesn't really exist" but allows him to learn to better cope with the seemingly hopeless realities of life on planet earth. This belief, the program goes on, eventually leads man to creat the existance of God in his own mind. Absurd we might say. But this was an obviously well funded and well produced "educational" program that, I'm willing to bet, is or will soon be shown in our public school class rooms. And to think they only needed to go back go Genesis for the truth. My question was out of curiosity of how many who participate on the forum might have been confused by the SATANIC excuse we call education these days. I'm not really sure whether the lack of response to my question is a good thing or not, however, I was encouraged by your immediate response with an answer actually based on fact. I guess in today's academe most have become bored with facts and truth in favor of making it up as they go. Thanks for participating, Jeff |
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222 | What do you think Genesis 6:1-4 means? | Gen 6:1 | jlhetrick | 161017 | ||
Hello Hana,, This is a long pondered and debated question. My concern with a question like this on the forum is that someone may offer you a definative answer when there in fact is not one. There are several different views of who the "son's of God" referred to here were. The views are too in-depth to attempt to articulate here but they range from the angels left to guard the Garden of Eden, to fallen angels to certain descendants of Adam who had different religious views. This, I believe is one of those questions that may have to be answered when we can ask Him face to face. To get a better example of the differing views I recommend a look at various commentaries covering this passage. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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223 | THE FLOOD-FACT OR MYTH? | Gen 6:1 | jlhetrick | 161018 | ||
Hello Happy, I would recommend not doing the seminar. There are no myths in the bible and participating in a seminar that implies or attempts to present bible truth as myths should be considered blasphemous. Respectfully, Jeff |
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224 | What do 10 signify? | Gen 8:5 | jlhetrick | 184053 | ||
Hello dovie, Not to sound unconcerned for your question, but I believe the best answer is that the number 10 in the bible means 10, or ten. One more than 9 and one less than 11. Fore example, Gen 24:10 Then the servant took TEN camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. (NASB) (emphasis added) Q. Where did the servant go? A. To Nahor in Mesopotamia Q. What did the servant take to Nahor? A. a variety of good things of his master's. Q. How did he and the goods get to Nahor? A. By the use of 10 (ten) camels. Notice too that the writer of Genesis used the number ten to count the ten camels and not the number 3 to signifiy more than 2. There were in fact more than 2 and even still more than 9. But there were less than 11, so the servant actually took, yep, you guessed it, 10 camels. And the writer tells us so. If we are to find any symbolization at all here in the number ten, my best guess is that it explained that the amount of goods that were taken were of significant quantity. After all, it took 10 camels to transport it apparently. Regarding Genesis 8:5, the way I read it, is that it took nine (9) months of steady decrease before the water lowered enough that the tops of the mountains became visible on the first (1st) day of the 10th (tenth) month. What's the importance of the tenth month here? Some flood wouldn't you say? Hope this helps, Jeff |
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225 | Who is Melchizedek? | Gen 14:18 | jlhetrick | 146974 | ||
The bible never specifically tells us who Melchizedek was of course, but, there is enough in description to lead me to believe that he was possibly Jesus Himself. We know that Jesus was and is God and that He has always been in existance. We also know that He participated directly here on earth since the beginning (John 1:1) and we know that Jesus was active in creating the earth. So, of course, he was not just in Heaven waiting for His earthly ministry. As for the descriptions in Hebrews. Abraham offered Melchizedeck a tith. At this time in history, the bible tells of no man greater in faith than Abrham. He was, at that time, God's "leading man" so to speak. therefore, I believe, who else would be in a position to receive a tith from Abraham. (I believe the bible is clear that it is the "lesser" who offers up a tith to the "greater". Melchizedek is referred to as "the King of Righteousness" and "the King of peace". The bible never refers to anyone other than God by these titles. for my understanding, Heb. 7:3 seems to establish that Melchizedek was Jesus. "Without father, without mother, without genealogy; having neither beginning of days nor end of life..." These characteristics could only be true of God. This is a mystery, or is it. I believe that God intentionally gave us enough to draw a conclusion. The bible only tells of God presenting Himself on earth in the flesh as Jesus Christ. Angels have also been sent to appear as men, however, they would not be attributed the characteristics mentioned. (quotes from Darby Bible 1889) |
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226 | NEW message on Sodom and Gommorrah | Gen 18:20 | jlhetrick | 209367 | ||
Brother Bob- I have heard and read different things related to Sodom and Gomorrah and I'm not at all saying we shouldn't learn from the writings and teachings of others as we study. Honestly though, a straight reading beginning at Genesis 19 is better than anything else you'll find. |
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227 | KJV question | Gen 34:19 | jlhetrick | 203571 | ||
Thomas- I'm not one who holds to the KJV only but felt I should respond to your post quickly in order to avoid a devisive debate that is most likely to ensue. While there is endless writings debating which version is "best" I'm thinking the forum wouldn't be a good place to continue the ages old debates. Besides that, not many here are well versed in the original laguages and point and click software really wouldn't be sufficient to manage it. Just my opinion and belief and am requesting as a fellow forum member that we don't go there. Respectfully, Jeff |
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228 | how long did the plagues of exodus take | Exodus | jlhetrick | 171495 | ||
Hello abbey, I will wait with you to see if anyone knows the time span of the plagues as I don't have time tonight to research it. But while we're waiting, consider this. On the first account in chapter 9, notice that the plague only killed the livestock of the Egyptians. Not a single livestock of the Hebrew people was killed in the plague. Remember that the Hebrews were slaves of the Egyptions. It is possible (though not specified) that the Egyptions simply helped themselves to the livestock of the God's people. Just a thought, Jeff |
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229 | can you name the ten commandments? | Ex 20:1 | jlhetrick | 172755 | ||
Go to Exodus chapter 20 Welcome to the forum! Jeff |
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230 | why are there so many wars | Ex 20:13 | jlhetrick | 179156 | ||
Hello Matt, As Searcher pointed out, their are different words used to denote one taking the life of another; however, it should be pointed out that both Ratsach and Harag might be translated as murder. But I think the essense of your questions seems to suggest a conflict in your reconciling an apparent contradiction. A word study is a start, but an understanding of God's sovereignty and His righteousness is essential. By sovereignty we mean God's absolute right to do all things according to His own will and pleasure. He is the Creator of all that is. Dan 4:34-35 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; 35 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?" ESV Rev 4:11 11 "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created." ESV By righteousness we mean that God is the final standard for what is right, and He always acts in accordance with what is right. Deut 32:3-4 3 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God! 4 "The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. ESV Even a quick read of the OT will clearly deliniate between the taking of life that is condoned by God at that which is not. A read of Numbers chapter 35 will give a very good, detailed explanation of God's defining lawful and unlawful taking of life. There are many different reasons for war, and not all of them are in accordance with God's righteousness. Much of the war in the world is apparently nothing more than a result of sinful man's greed and hunger for power. But we can be assured by the teachings of Scripture, that regarding the commandment "thou shalt not kill" (KJV) in no way contradicts or conflicts with God's using war to effect His righteous judgment of men and nations. I hope this helps, God bless, Jeff |
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231 | scape-goat | Leviticus | jlhetrick | 210966 | ||
Hello a1- welcome to the forum. I don't find any record of Azazel and Satan being the same person. As for why the goat that was led into the wilderness is referred to as the scapegoat, I read somewhere that the use of the word "scapegoat" is due to a mistranslation; but I don't know for sure. We might continue to think of it as a "scapegoat", in our mondern understanding of that word, due to the fact that it represented taking on the burden (or blame, or punishment) of the sins of others. In some sense we might compare this to our Lord Jesus being our scapegoat in that he did bear the burden of our sins to the point of His being lead away and ultimately dying to pay their cost. Of course, unlike the annual goat spoken of in Leviticus, Christ chose the course. No one else could have done that. Jeff |
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232 | psychic | Leviticus | jlhetrick | 237202 | ||
Hi and welcome to the Forum. Start with Leviticus 19:31 | ||||||
233 | why would the lord use me to speak into | Num 22:28 | jlhetrick | 155848 | ||
Hello babydoll, Searcher appears to be making a very important point. Your friend asked "why would God use you?" This is a lagitimate question and there may very well be a lagitimate answer. Unless this question is answered your friend may not even hear you. The other important thing that I believe Searcher seems to be wanting you to make clear to yourself is, is it really the Lord you are hearing from. All sorts of factors may effect your perception regarding another and a particular issue and, even where you might be right on something and feel strongly about it, it doesn't necessarily mean that it is your place or that you are called to intervene. I believe that Searcher may have been wanting you to think through this. If your "word" involves a change of course in the church or a particular ministry why would God call you instead of the pastor who has been called to shepherd the church? Lagitimate question. If you are referring to a rebuke, the bible clearly sets a standard for how this should be carried out. See Matthew 18: 16-17. Always obey the Lord, and always know that it is the Lord who guides you. Jeff |
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234 | avoiding occult | Deuteronomy | jlhetrick | 238570 | ||
Here's one. Deuteronomy 18:10 |
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235 | Can you please explain tithing? | Deut 14:1 | jlhetrick | 163223 | ||
Hello Lisandra, I'm sure others will have much more insight regarding this issue but I saw your question unanswered and wanted to give you some thought to start with. Deut 14: 23-25 seems to shead some light on this. It appears that your tithe is meant to be given to a specific place chosen by God. We know in that day there was a single temple where the priest of the tribe of Levite carried out the practices of leading worship and ceremonial sacrifice. The tribe of Levite, having the responsibilities of the priesthood were to receive from the tithe of the other tribes. This was so that their daily lives were spent with the business of the temple and not out trying to make a living off the land. The tithe served the purpose of both providing for the Levite's needs as well as obedience to God in recognition that all the Israelites had came from Him in the first place. With this in mind, the tithe continues to serve the same purpose. It provides for those who devote themselves full time to ministry and the overall work of the church, as well as the chruch member's responsibility to the work to giving back to God what is already His, not to mention we are commanded to do it. Finally, since Jesus finished the work and negated the need for ongoing sacrifices, and as christianity spread worldwide, God the Father no longer dwells in a single holy place on earth. We worship, as you know, in churches all over the world. Why the long-winded attempt to explain? If you go back to the verses in Deut. you will see reference to "the place he will choose" (he of course referring to God). Well we know that He no longer dwells in a particular place on earth but His Spirit dwells in each Chriatian. But is there still a "place" He has chosen. I argue yes. For you it is the church you are a member of. God places each of us within the church body where "He chooses". Where He want's us to be. Therefore, I believe that our first responsibility is to our local church where we are members. A key thought on tithing is that you, the one who tithes, has no control over what is God's. That has been left to the priests (or pastors). I believe it is wrong to "cut out" your tith and then take it on yourself to evaluate the need and allocate it accordingly. That is God's tithe and He has given the church the responsibility of managing it. One final thought. You will see the word tith and offering used interchangeably in the bible. But if you can imagin your tithe as the ten percent you must give, and your offering as anything above that your delima may go away. That is, give your tithe to your local church who depends on it to operate. Where you see other needs, give what you can as an offering. God will bless both. Hope this helps, With love, Jeff |
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236 | Is Deu 25:5, applicable to day? | Deut 25:5 | jlhetrick | 200909 | ||
Hey parpar- I'll get things started with some food for thought instead of simply answering the question with a yes or no (if that were possible). Consider first that we are saved by grace and not by following the law; and of course I don't read into your question that by "apply" you are referring to salvation. Just wanted to point it out. Next I think it's important to understand that not every promise in Scripture is for you and me, neither is every command. At least a brief explanation of what I mean here is necessary. Example - God promised "I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.: (Gen 22:17, NASB) He promised that to Abraham. In spite of what some say about claiming the promises found in Scripture, I can not claim that one. Now refer to the 15th chapter of Numbers for exhaustive example of commands from God that again were not given to us. Next we would have to ask why we would pull the Deu 25:5 passage out of it's context and have it apply to us today. If we think we come up with a satisfactory answer to that question then we would have to ask why we wouldn't use the same answer to require those things found before and after your passage. Things to consider: In fulfilling His promise to Abram (see Gen 17:7) God, through Moses, established a structure and a economy that saw to the welfare of Israel as a people. I'm of the belief that your passage (Deu 25:5) is part of the welfare policy (to put it in modern terms). Finally, you might go back and consider the passage about Onan's death. Not that you are wrong, I'm not saying that. But I believe there is more to it than just what Onan did not do. Onan's whole approach was selfish and deceitful in more ways than one. To men, Onan "pretended" to obey God. Did he also believe he was pulling a fast one on the all knowing creator of the universe? Are we ever guilty of the same? Hope this helps until some better skilled contributors post. God bless, Jeff |
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237 | Where Joshua meets Jesus? | Joshua | jlhetrick | 208781 | ||
You may be thinking of Joshua 5:13-15 though the verses do not say that this "man" is Jesus. I have heard some argue that this was an angel, some say the angel Gabriel. Others argue that this was in fact the Lord and point to vs. 14, Joshua bows in apparent worship and vs. 15 where the person accepts that worship (does not forbid it as the ANGEL in Revelation 10:19 did) and commands the romoval of Joshua's sandals as he declares the ground holy as God did with Moses in Ex 3:5. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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238 | female judge in the bible | Judges | jlhetrick | 238723 | ||
Hi and welcome to the Forum. I get the feeling I'm answering a homework question but I hope that's not the case :-) I believe Deborah was the only female judge mentioned in the Bible but I may be wrong . |
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239 | the spirit of Samuel? | 1 Samuel | jlhetrick | 209983 | ||
Welcome sox- we're not told that she did know it was Samuel. She gave a discription...it says that Saul knew it was Samuel. |
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240 | David and Goliath Part 2 | 1 Sam 17:54 | jlhetrick | 160790 | ||
Hi nightjay, Good question and thoughts on this passage. Something to keep in mind while we're considering the "battles" in our lives and the faith that we fight them with. It is always imporant to remember that "winning" a battle may not always look like David's defeat over Goliath. In some cases a Christian may fail miserably at the task at hand and it may seem we have lost the fight. Our want's, desires, and own will are not always in the will of God and therefore God may not provide the way for success. When we fail we may feel that God was not there and our faith may suffer a "let down". The true battle for us is to always remain in the will of God and to depend on Him to make a way for change and success. The more we know about Him and His will for us, the better we will be at choosing battles and setting goals. Still the story of David and Goliath is a fascinating one and one that demonstrates faith well. Question: Why did God not allow a great warrior champion of Isreal to defeat Goliath? Regarding your question about David cutting the head from Goliath. A careful reading of this passage doesn't make it clear to me that Goliath was actually dead after the stone took him down. David still seemed to be in the battle as he "ran up" to take Goliath's own sword and behead him. Either way, the important thing was that David be able to prove that Goliath was dead. It was cumstomary in those days to produce the head of your enemy to prove he was dead. Notice that it was not until after Goliath's head was removed that the Philistines fled. Also see verse 54. David took the head back to Jerusalem. Imagine the courage, hope, and faith that this gave a people tormented by their enemy. It is true that Jesus said that we are to love our enemies. At the same time, war is a real thing and the children of Israel were having war made on them. God loves all people, but the day will come when He will cast many into hell. Those that chose to reject him and fight against His will and ultimately refuse the gift of grace. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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