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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: prayon Ordered by Verse |
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521 | what is talking in tongue mean and | Matt 28:19 | prayon | 128528 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum, Speaking in tongues is when the HOly Ghost who lives in your heart is doing the talking and not you. There are 2 types of tongues. The first is for personal use to glorify God and for self edification. This needs no interpretation because it is spoken to God and God alone. It can be used when you choose. The second tongues is for Public use. It can be exercised only as the Spirit wills. Tongues here is for the edification of the church. This is the type that needs to be interpreted. In answer to your question yes a church of 500 can all speak in tongues at the same time for their personal use. Hope this helps. prayon Many people have been robbed of the blessing God has for them by believing that speaking in tongues isn't for everybody. |
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522 | Why is Matthew ended here? | Matt 28:20 | prayon | 58507 | ||
Greetings bumble, Each of the 4 gospels are different and focus on different aspects of Jesus Christ. Matthew presents Jesus as the Mighty King and emphasizes the power of Christ. He focuses on the teachings of Christ, which ended at the resurrection. Each gospel goes a little bit further. Mark focused on the service of Christ and ends at the Ascension. Luke emphasizes on the Sympathy of Christ portraying Him as the Ideal Son of Man. He ends at the coming of the Holy Spirit. John focuses on the divinity of Christ and ends at the return of Jesus to earth. Hope this helps. prayon | ||||||
523 | How does Mark portray Christ? | Mark | prayon | 60343 | ||
Greetings Janita, Most Bible scholars believe that Mark's gospel was the first gospel to be written, probably around 58-60 AD, because each of the other gospels add to Mark's. The other gospels quote all but 31 verses of Mark's. Mark gives us a summary of Christ's teachings. His focus is on the deeds of Jesus more than His teachings, particularly emphasizing service and sacrifice. Mark presents Jesus as the suffering and obedient servant. His gospel is a narrative gospel that reads like a diary and is full of action. He is very descriptive and his is the most chronological gospel. He records more of Jesus' miracles than sermons and more miracles that any other book. It was primarily written for the Romans, particularily Gentiles. He never uses the word "law" for fear that the Romans might think he was referring to Roman law instead of Jewish law. His gospel is considered the gospel of present action, or movement, of anecdotes. The key word or phrase in Mark being "at once", "straightway", or "immediately". Each gospel gives a different allegorical comparison (based on Eze 1:10). Mark compares Jesus with the Ox in his gospel. His emphasis of Christ being a servant comes from the 4 aspects of "The Branch" according to the OT prophecies, Mark using Zech 3:8 "I am going to bring my servant, the Branch". His gospel begins where Jesus public ministry begins and ends with the Ascension. In Mark Jesus deimonstrates His divinity by overcoming disease, demons, and death. Mark was a very close companion of Peter. He is repeartedly refered to in the book of Acts, where he is known as John whose surname (or other name) was Mark. Mark was a cousin of Barnabas (Col 4:10) and accompanied Barnabas and Paul on their first missionary journey. Hope this answers some of your quesions. prayon |
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524 | Mission of Jesus | Mark 1:14 | prayon | 13775 | ||
According to the Life Application commentary what it is saying here is that Jesus had come to break the power of sin and begin God's personal reign on earth. Most of the people who heard this message were oppressed, poor, and without hope. Jesus' words were good news because they offered freedom, justice and hope. prayon | ||||||
525 | 40 in the bible | Mark 1:14 | prayon | 175235 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum! 40 is the number of testing or probation. You can find more information by typing 40 into the search box. prayon | ||||||
526 | MARK2 3-5 WAS LAW BROKE WASDETER.USED? | Mark 2:4 | prayon | 144373 | ||
Greetings Jahleel, Most homes in Palestine had flat roofs that were used for relaxation in the col of the day and for sleeping on hot nights. There was usually a external stairway that went up to the roof. It was probably this type of house that where Jesus was preaching. The roofs were made of clay that was placed on supporting beams and then covered with another layer of clay. The friends of the paralytic just removed these slabls of clay to lower him down. I know of no law that would of forbid this as it would of been easily repaired. Yes it would be true to say that the paralytic's friends had a aggressive and persistant determination to get their friend healed. This proved their great faith in Christ that Christ could heal their friend. prayon | ||||||
527 | What Is the verse about Ten Fold | Mark 4:8 | prayon | 23617 | ||
Greetings Mspaularene, I am unable to find anything in the concordance that talks about tenfold either. Whhat kind of "things" were you talking about that come back tenfold? Maybe that will help me to answer your question. prayon | ||||||
528 | A believer who smokes? | Mark 7:18 | prayon | 124700 | ||
Greetings, I sincerely believe that believers should not smoke. Here are some of my views. 1 - Smoking has a negative effect on the body. we are told to care for our bodies. 1Co 6:19- "Don't you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don't belong to yourselves. You were bought for a price. So bring glory to God in the way you use your body." How do you bring glory to God by doing something that is detrimental to your health? 2- Studies have shown that 2nd hand smoke causes cancer. I understand that pollution has a negative effect on the body too but not to the degree that 2nd hand smoke does. Mar 12:33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as you love yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices." How do you love someone to this degree and still endanger their health? 3 - Smoking is a thing of the world Rom 12:1b-2: "I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you. Rom 12:2 Don't become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants-what is good, pleasing, and perfect. 4 - I am going to assume that one reason you smoke is because your body craves the nicoteen - Rom 13:14 " Instead, live like the Lord Jesus Christ did, and forget about satisfying the desires of your sinful nature." 5.You should have control over your body - you should not have to submit to any addictions - Prov 25:28 - Like a city broken into and left without a wall, so is a person who lacks self-control. Hope these give you a few more ways to think about it. prayon |
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529 | Can we eat unclean foods ie pork,shrimp? | Mark 7:19 | prayon | 28096 | ||
I believe that in Acts 10:11-15 it also it reverses the uncleanliness of foods. In Peter's dream he dreamed about the unclean birds, reptiles, and four footed creatures. In that dream God told Peter to get up and eat that He had made all clean again. prayon | ||||||
530 | Was Satan speaking through Peter ?? | Mark 8:33 | prayon | 40314 | ||
Greetings Chearie, Both of your thoughts are correct. Peter upon hearing Jesus tell of His suffering and death "took Him aside and began to rebuke Him". In this conversation Satan was using Peter as a means of furthering his own motives. Satan definitly did not want Jesus to be crucified because he knew that that would be His demise. He also spoke so that the disciples could hear Him so that they would have a better idea of how Satan worked. prayon | ||||||
531 | What age do we not have to obey parents? | Mark 10:19 | prayon | 114216 | ||
Greetings sandstorm, the bible does not give a time limit on honoring your parents, therefore you are to honor them as long as they are your parents. The NT tells us in 6 different places to "honor your father and mother"and twice in the OT. The only thing that should keep you from obeying them is if it is a clear and direct violation of scripture, but even then you are to show them respect. You should live by their rules as long as you are living in their house. prayon | ||||||
532 | How do you receive the Holy Ghost? | Mark 11:24 | prayon | 125381 | ||
Greetings, You don't. All you have to do is ask and then believe in faith that you will receive and expect to receive. prayon | ||||||
533 | what doesthe parable of tenant mean | Mark 12:12 | prayon | 29345 | ||
Greetings stella-f, If you go to Matt 21:33 you will find the same parable. The parable before in Matt 21:28-32 are related. The parable of the 2 sons seeks to convict the religious leaders of their serious misconduct and spiritual loss in the past. In this parable the emphasis is on the present. Jesus lets them know that He is aware of their plots against His life. He warns them of the serious consequences of putting Him to death. He also associates Himself with the OT prophets of Isreal. The landowner is God and the vineyard represents the nation of Isreal. The tenants represent the people of Isreal who were responsible to give God. Their were responsible for spreading God's word and reaping a fruitful harvest for Him. The servants were all the OT prophets from Abel to John the Baptist. All through the OT prophets were rejected, and punished both physically and mentally. The son represented God's son, Jesus. The majority refused to accept even God's son. Jesus tells them that they will be put to a miserable death. It is interesting to note that this is one of the 3 parables that is given in all 4 gospels. This emphasizes it's importance. |
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534 | Are you a "mathetes" of Jesus? | Mark 13:31 | prayon | 65243 | ||
Greetings Ray, I am not quite sure what you are asking. prayon | ||||||
535 | Who is the 'young man' in Mark 14:51? | Mark 14:51 | prayon | 7153 | ||
Hi Nolan! It is indeed believed that it is Mark himself. If it was anyone but Mark why did he not give his name? If it was Mark and I were him I wouldn't givce my name either. :o) prayon | ||||||
536 | who was Simon of Cyrene | Mark 15:21 | prayon | 41512 | ||
Greetings, Simon was a man from Northern Africa who began as a spectator, watching our Lord as He was led out of the city. The soldiers forced him to carry the cross. What an honor that must of been for him for all eternity. If simon was at first forced to become personally involved in the physical cross of Jesus, it appears later that he chose to take on the spiritual meaning of the cross for himself. prayon | ||||||
537 | the conversion of Zaccheus | Luke | prayon | 19959 | ||
Luke used the story of Zaccheus to show us that some people are considered untouchable due to their jobs, looks, beliefs, or political views. Zaccheus was apparently a very unpopular tax collector. Luke teaches us that we should not give into social pressure to avoid these people, but instead, like Jesus we should reach out to them and show them the love of Jesus. When we do this sinners can be saved. prayon | ||||||
538 | What is the lesson from Lk 18:9-14 | Luke | prayon | 35668 | ||
Greetings; In addition to what Benjamite wrote I add the following: The Pharisee prayed aloud where everyone could hear him. Self-righteousness is dangerous. It can lead to pride and can prevent us hearing from God. When we are not humble and pray aloud for others to hear our achievements we receive our rewards at that time- do not expect more from God. (Matt 6:5). "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (1Pet 5:5b). God's recognition is more important than man's. prayon |
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539 | explain the first four verses of luke 4 | Luke | prayon | 35672 | ||
Greetings! I am confused. Do you want the first 4 verses of Luke 4 or do you wnat the first 4 chapters of Luke. If it is the later please ask specific questions. These chapters hold a lot of information. please let me know so that I can clear up what you don't understand. In Christ's love, prayon | ||||||
540 | Luke on material possessions | Luke | prayon | 35680 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum! Jesus is pointing to a higher issue here than the family inheritance mentioned in verse 1. He is stressing the importance of a corrct attitude toward the accumulation of wealth. Life is more than material goods, far more important is our relationship with God. The good life has nothing to do with being wealthy - so we are to beware of covetness (greed for what we don't have). We need to learn to tune out all the earthly enticements and instead concentrate on living in a good relationship with God. The man in the parable died before he could use in his barns. Wealth and planning for retirement is good but it only lasts a short time. We must be more concerned about what we have to take with us into eternal life. Jesus challenges us to think beyond earthly goals and to use what we have been given for God's kingdom. Faith, service, and obedience are the way to get rich with God. Hope this helps. prayon |
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