Results 361 - 380 of 3169
|
||||||
Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: kalos Ordered by Date |
||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
361 | who is satan? | Gen 1:1 | kalos | 172145 | ||
For biblically accurate, nonspeculative information about Satan, look up "Satan" at this website: http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/ BakersEvangelicalDictionary/ 'Satan 'The Hebrew word satan [f'f] means "an adversary, one who resists." It is translated as "Satan" eighteen times in the Old Testament, fourteen of those occurrences being in Job 1-2, the others in 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Zechariah 3:1-2. There is some dispute as to whether it should be taken as a proper name or a title. In Job and Zechariah the definite article precedes the noun (lit., "the satan" or "the accuser"). Thus some argue it should be a title, while in 1 Chronicles (no article) it should be a proper name. The word is used also of various persons in the Old Testament as "adversaries, " including David (1 Sam 29:4), Rezon of Damascus (1 Kings 11:23,25), and the angel of the Lord (Num 22:22,32). (...) '"Satan" occurs thirty-six times in the New Testament, eighteen of that number in the Gospels and Acts. The Greek term satanas [Satana'"] is a loan word from the Hebrew Old Testament, and twenty-eight of the total occurrences are accompanied by the definite article. Often in the Gospel accounts Jesus is in contact with Satan directly or indirectly. He was tempted by Satan (Mark 1:13). In the famous "Beelzebub controversy" Jesus made clear his intention to drive Satan out of people's lives and to destroy his sovereignty (Matt 12:26; Mark 3:23, 26; Luke 11:18). He liberated a woman "whom Satan (had) kept bound for eighteen long years" (Luke 13:16). Paul spoke of his being sent to turn people "from the power of Satan to God" (Acts 26:18), and that the works of the "lawless one (were) in accordance with the work of Satan, " in doing sham miracles, signs, and wonders (2 Thess 2:9). Christ will come, he wrote, to overthrow that agent of Satan. 'While the activity of Satan is carried out in "the world" (i.e., among those who do not acknowledge Christ as Lord), he also works against the followers of Christ. He influenced Peter's thinking about Jesus to the extent that Jesus said to his disciple, "Get behind me, Satan!" (Matt 16:23). He asked for all the disciples in order to severely test them (Luke 22:31). He "entered" Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3), and "filled the heart" of Ananias (Acts 5:3). Believers can be tempted by Satan due to a lack of self-control in sexual matters (1 Cor 7:5), and he can even masquerade as "an angle of light" to accomplish his purposes (2 Cor 11:14). He tormented Paul by means of "a thorn in (his) flesh" (2 Cor 12:7). Some people even turn away from their faith to follow Satan (1 Tim 5:15). (...) 'Satan is regarded in the New Testament as "master of death and destruction, " who carries out God's wrath against sinners. Twice we read of persons "handed over to Satan" for spiritual discipline by the church (1 Cor 5:1-5; 1 Tim 1:19-20). This appears to mean that excommunication puts people out into Satan's realm, a sovereignty from which believers have been rescued (Col 1:13; cf. Heb 2:14-15). In other cases, Satan attacked the disciples of Jesus by "sifting" them (Luke 22:31), a figure that is enigmatic. It may have meant to test their faith (with the intent of destroying it), or, it may have meant "to separate off the rubbish" (I. H. Marshall). In any case, Satan was up to no good. He was able to "enter" Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3; cf. John 13:27), resulting in that disciple becoming a betrayer of his Master. Peter's sifting may have brought about his threefold denial of Jesus. (...) 'Jesus spoke of seeing Satan "fall like lightning from heaven" (Luke 10:18), a fall not identified but spoken of within the context of demons being cast out—a sign of Satan's LOSS OF AUTHORITY. In Revelation, amid a war in heaven, Satan was "hurled to the earth" along with his angels/demons (12:9). He, the Accuser, was overcome by One stronger than he. Finally, he is bound, imprisoned in the abyss for one thousand years, then ultimately banished in the fiery lake to suffer eternal torment (20:1-3, 10; cf. Matt 25:41). (...) 'Jesus would drive out "the prince of this world" by his cross (John 12:31); the latter would have no hold on Christ, for he was without sin (14:30); and Satan stood condemned at the bar of God's judgment (16:11). While the devil has had a career of sinning "from the beginning, " the Son of God came to destroy his wicked works (1 John 3:8). Those unable to hear and receive Jesus' words belong to the devil, who is their "father" (John 8:44)—they share a family likeness to him. ...' by Walter M. Dunnett Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Emphasis added.) ____________________ http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/ BakersEvangelicalDictionary/ |
||||||
362 | What is effeminate | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 172044 | ||
Hank is quite right, of course. Had you asked what the word effeminate means as it used in a particular Bible verse, I would have replied differently than I did. However, when the question was "What is effeminate", with no biblical reference, I merely gave the ordinary definition of the English word Grace to you, Kalos |
||||||
363 | What is effeminate | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 172040 | ||
When all else fails and everyone is finished guessing, it wouldn't be a bad idea to look it up in the dictionary. effeminate "1 : having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner" Merriam-Webster Online (http://m-w.com/) Grace to you, Kalos |
||||||
364 | can 2nd cousin date | Lev 18:6 | kalos | 172039 | ||
Cousin marriage-no Biblical prohibition "Fact: Leviticus 18 lists all forbidden sexual relationships. Cousin relationships are not included. "Fact: God commanded many cousins to marry, including Zelophehad's 5 daughters, Eleazar's daughters, Jacob (who married both Rachel and Leah, first cousins), and Isaac and Rebekkah (first cousins once removed). All were ancestors of Jesus Christ." "There is more than one account of where God put cousins together. Read the following references in their entirety. "Isaac married Rebekkah, his first cousin once removed. Genesis 24:12-51 "Jacob married two of his cousins, Rachel and Leah. I love this story! Genesis chapters 28-29 "Zelophehad's five orphaned daughters were commanded by God to marry cousins. Numbers 36 "Eleazar's daughters each married first cousins, as they were instructed. I Chronicles 23:22 "In the 18th chapter of Leviticus, the Bible provides a lengthy list of forbidden relationships. These laws are the scriptural definition of sexual impurity. Not one mention of cousins, of any degree, is made. "Some would argue that these are all Old Testament references. That is correct. The reason for this is that the New Testament does not specifically address the rules of sexual misconduct, with the exception of fornication, other than to refer you back to the Old Testament laws. "Biblical prohibitions of cousin marriage reside only in the minds of the unlearned." (www.cousincouples.com/info/religion.shtml) |
||||||
365 | view of millenium -vs- view of rapture? | Rev 20:4 | kalos | 171999 | ||
Millennial and Rapture Positions ____________________ "Premillennialists have various views on the timing of the Rapture, but they all place that momentous event before the 1000-year reign of Christ and His kingdom." ____________________ 'Millennial and Rapture Positions 'By Gary Vaterlaus 'Any study of eschatology must at some point come to grips with two major issues that are frequently debated, studied, and documented. 'The Millennium and the Rapture are terms that are pivotal to one's understanding of God's plans for the future, for the nation of Israel, and for the Church. 'Several positions have evolved in regards to these two issues. Differing definitions of interpretation, context, word meanings, timing, etc. have forced these views into several camps. 'Below are overviews that give an introduction to what these views hold to and from when and where they originated. ...' ____________________ To read more go to: www.solagroup.org/articles/ endtimes/et_0020.html |
||||||
366 | view of millenium -vs- view of rapture? | Rev 20:4 | kalos | 171998 | ||
'Millennium 'Literally, this word means 1000 years. In the study of end time doctrines (eschatology) the millennium is the period of time of Christ's rulership. The debate has been over when the millennium will take place and what what form will it actually be. The terms that have arisen out of this debate are premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism. Premillennialism teaches that the millennium is yet future and that upon Christ's return He will set up His earthly kingdom. Amillennialism teaches that the millennium is a figurative period and that Christ's rule began when He first became man. Postmillennialism teaches that through the preaching of the Word of God, the world will be converted and will then usher in Christ and the kingdom of God. There are good arguments for each position.' www.carm.org/dictionary/ dic_l-o.htm#_1_109 |
||||||
367 | Pray that your flight not be in winter o | Matt 24:20 | kalos | 171997 | ||
Matthew 24:20 God's Word Translation Pray that it will not be winter or a day of worship when you flee. Holy Bible, The New Living Translation And pray that your flight will not be in winter or on the Sabbath. Contemporary English Version And pray that you won't have to escape in winter or on a Sabbath. Good News Translation - Second Edition Pray to God that you will not have to run away during the winter or on a Sabbath! THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language Hope and pray this won't happen during the winter or on a Sabbath. |
||||||
368 | pastor of one wife? | 1 Tim 3:2 | kalos | 171994 | ||
The Issue Is Not Marital Status NASB 1 Timothy 3:12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. "Lit. in Greek a "one-woman man." This says nothing about marriage or divorce. The issue is not the elder's marital status, but his moral and sexual purity. This qualification heads the list, because it is in this area that leaders are most prone to fail. "Various interpretations of this qualification have been offered. Some see it as a prohibition against polygamy -- an unnecessary injunction since polygamy was not common in Roman society and clearly forbidden by Scripture (Gen 2:24), the teaching of Jesus (Matt 19:5,6; Mark 10:6-9), and Paul (Eph 5:31). A polygamist could not even have been a church member, let alone a church leader. "Others see this requirement as barring those who remarried after the death of their wives. But, as already noted, the issue is sexual purity, not marital status. Further the Bible encourages remarriage after widowhood (5:14; 1 Cor 7:39). "Some believe that Paul here excludes divorced men from church leadership. That again ignores the fact that this qualification does not deal with marital status. Nor does the Bible prohibit all remarriage after divorce (Matt 5:31,32; 19:9; 1 Cor 7:15). "Finally, some think that this requirement excludes single men from church leadership. But if that were Paul's intent, he would have disqualified himself (1 Cor 7:8). "A 'one-woman man' is one totally devoted to his wife, maintaining singular devotion, affection and sexual purity in both thought and deed. To violate this is to forfeit blamelessness and no longer be 'above reproach' (Titus 1:6,7) Compare Prov 6:32,33" (p. 1864, MacArthur Study Bible, Word, 1997). |
||||||
369 | What say you? | Col 2:14 | kalos | 171918 | ||
'Finally, three times in 2 Corinthians 3:6-13 Paul declares that the Mosaic system is done away or abolished (vss. 7, 11, 13). In commenting on 2 Corinthians 3:7-13, Chafer wrote: 'It is the law as crystallized in the ten commandments which is in view; for that law alone was ‘written and engraven in stones.’ In the midst of the strongest possible contrast between the reign of the teachings of the law and the teachings of grace, it is declared that these commandments were ‘done away’ and ‘abolished.’ It should be recognized that the old was abolished to make place for the new, which far excels in glory. The passing of the law is not, therefore, a loss; it is rather an inestimable gain.”' __________ 'The Mosaic Law was an indivisible unit, and is that which was terminated by the Lord Jesus. Though the Law is usually divided into three parts, as described above, it is important to see that it was an indivisible unit. Thus, when Paul stated that we are not under the Law, this included all three parts, including the Ten Commandments. Some will agree that parts of the Old Testament Law have been done away, but assert the Ten Commandments are supposedly still in force today. But all three parts of the Law were designed to function as a unit to guide Israel in all of its life. The Ten Commandments cannot be separated from the rest. Further, even though most recognize this three-fold division, the Jews so numbered all the commands that they approached the Law as a unit.' __________ 'It needs to be emphasized that the end of the Mosaic law, including the Ten Commandments, does not cancel or detract one iota from the eternal moral law of God. The moral principles of the ten laws did not begin with Sinai but are as eternal and immutable as the character of God. To understand this should dispel the fears of those who think the abolition of the Mosaic law leaves only a state of lawlessness.' ____________________ To read more go to: www.bible.org At the homepage of that website, under Search Site enter: function and purpose This will take you to a link to the article, The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament By: J. Hampton Keathley, III , Th.M. |
||||||
370 | Responsibility of faith | Rom 3:23 | kalos | 171888 | ||
You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder. James 2:19 NASB | ||||||
371 | Freem will, why? | Deut 29:29 | kalos | 171856 | ||
See www.gotquestions.org/ free-will-sovereign.html |
||||||
372 | Jn 14:14 Why "ask Me," instead of "ask" | John 14:14 | kalos | 171837 | ||
If you [1]ask anything in My name, I will do it. John 14:14 NKJV [1] Translators' note: "NU ask Me" NU Defined 'Where significant variations occur in the New Testament Greek manuscripts, textual notes are classified as follows: 'NU-Text These variations from the traditional text generally represent the Alexandrian or Egyptian type of text described previously in “The New Testament Text.” They are found in the Critical Text published in the twenty-sixth edition of the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (N) and in the United Bible Societies’ third edition (U), hence the acronym, “NU-Text.”' ____________________ Source: Preface to the New King James Version Copyright 1997, Thomas Nelson, Inc. |
||||||
373 | Israel in Egypt 430 yrs? | Gen 15:13 | kalos | 171829 | ||
In the fourth generation[45] your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.” Genesis 15:16 The NET Bible [45] study note. 'The term generation is being used here in its widest sense to refer to a full life span. When the chronological factors are considered and the genealogies tabulated, there are four hundred years of bondage. This suggests that in this context a generation is equivalent to one hundred years.' ____________________ www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm |
||||||
374 | Israel in Egypt 430 yrs? | Gen 15:13 | kalos | 171828 | ||
'If you read both Genesis 15:16 and Genesis 15:13, you will see that the word "generation" is being defined as being a "century" in length. Genesis 15:13 says Abraham's descendants would be enslaved in a foreign land for four "centuries." Genesis 15:16 says that Abraham's descendants would return home after four "generations." The two verses are part of the same line of thought. The word "generation" is being defined here as "century." Why? Because Abraham was a century old when Isaac was born. To Abraham, a generation was a century in length.' ____________________ www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/q8.htm |
||||||
375 | Blotted Out If We Reject Him | Rev 3:5 | kalos | 171524 | ||
Question: Could it be that everyone's name is written in the Book of Life ... and if they die without Him, their name is blotted out? Answer: In Revelation 13 and 17 it doesn't say anything about names being BLOTTED OUT. It speaks of names that HAD NOT BEEN WRITTEN in the book. One cannot blot out names that were not there to begin with. Rev 13:8 NASB All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation (creation) of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. Rev 17:8 NASB The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who dwell on the earth, whose name has not been written in the book of life from the foundation (creation) of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was and is not and will come. |
||||||
376 | Elijah went where? | Genesis | kalos | 171500 | ||
No one has ascended into heaven except... [9] Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" [10] Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? [11] Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. [12] If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? [13] No one has ascended into heaven except him who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. (John 3:9-13 (ESV)) 3:13 "No one has ascended into heaven." 'This verse contradicts other religious systems' claims to special revelation from God. Jesus insisted that no one has ascended to heaven in such a way as to return and talk about heavenly things (compare 2 Cor. 12:1-4). Only He had His permanent abode in heaven prior to His incarnation and, therefore, only He has the true knowledge regarding heavenly wisdom.' (MacArthur Study Bible) |
||||||
377 | Bpatism of the Holy Spirit | 1 Cor 12:13 | kalos | 171484 | ||
Baptized by or filled with the Holy Spirit Question: Do BAPTIZED BY the Holy Spirit and FILLED WITH the Holy Spirit mean the same thing? Answer: No, they do not mean the same thing. Being BAPTIZED BY the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13) is not the same as being FILLED WITH the Spirit (Eph. 5:18). Let the Word of God show us the difference between the biblical terms baptized, filled and indwelt. 1) At the time of our salvation we are *baptized* (placed) into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13). NASB 1 Corinthians 12:13 For BY one Spirit we were all BAPTIZED into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. AMPLIFIED 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit. 2) Also, at the time of our salvation, we are *indwelt* by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9). NASB Romans 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God DWELLS in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. AMPLIFIED Romans 8:9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]. [Rom. 8:14.] 3) We are also commanded to be *filled* with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18). While all believers are indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9), it is obvious that not all believers at all times are *filled* with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18-20). Eph. 5:18 'be filled with the Spirit. Paul has taught in this epistle that all believers are sealed with the Spirit when they believe (Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30), but not all are filled, since that depends on yieldedness to God's will (5:17). 'Filling' describes an experience that can be repeated (Acts 2:4; 4:31), and here, as in Acts, it is connected with joy, courage, spirituality and Christian character' (Ryrie Study Bible: Expanded Edition, note at Eph. 5:18). *filled with the Holy Spirit.* "In contrast to the baptism with the Spirit, which is the one-time act by which God places believers into His Body (1 Cor 12:13), the filling is a repeated reality of Spirit-controlled behavior that God commands believers to maintain. Peter and many others in Acts 2 were filled with the Spirit again (e.g., Acts 4:8,31; 6:5; 7:55) and so spoke boldly the Word of God. The fullness of the Spirit affects all areas of life, not just speaking boldy (compare Eph 5:19-33)" (p. 1635, MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997 Amplified Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit. And the evidence of being filled with the Spirit? Amplified Ephesians 5:19-20 Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices and making melody with all your heart to the Lord, at all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. (For my personal testimony concerning being filled with the Spirit, see ID# 9759.) Grace to you, Kalos |
||||||
378 | Who in the bible never died? | Genesis | kalos | 171466 | ||
'Genesis 5:24 tells us, "Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away." 2 Kings 2:11 tells us, "...suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind." These two verses describe the only two occurrences in the Bible of people being taken to Heaven without having died. Enoch is described as a man who "walked with God for 300 years" (Genesis 5:23). Elijah was perhaps the most powerful of God's prophets in the Old Testament. There are also prophecies of Elijah's return (Malachi 4:5-6). 'Why did God take Enoch and Elijah?...' To read more go to: www.gotquestions.org/Enoch-Elijah.html |
||||||
379 | Ray | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 171460 | ||
Amen. | ||||||
380 | Was I pre-determined? | Eph 1:4 | kalos | 171322 | ||
Question: Do you think I was pre-determined before the beginning of time? Answer: Ephesians 1:4-5,11 (NIV) reads: For HE CHOSE US IN HIM before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will . . . In him WE WERE ALSO CHOSEN, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, In 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (NIV) , the apostle Paul tells his readers: ...from the beginning GOD CHOSE YOU to be saved... |
||||||
Result pages: << First < Prev [ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ] Next > Last [159] >> |