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6701 | Which method of baptism Bible supported? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5614 | ||
Steve Butler, in your note to me you said the following: "Hank, read my post to Nolan...the passages in Romans and Colossians do not refer to physical baptism." I have read your post to Nolan and must confess I don't understand whatever points you attempted to make. What I do understand in no uncertain terms is that in it, you did not ever refer to Romans 6:4 or Colossians 2:12. But you tell me that those passages do not refer to physical baptism. I take your term "physical baptism" to mean "water baptism" -- is that what you mean to say? If the passages do not mean baptism by water, then what do they mean? Prove your point. If you say it is Spirit baptism that is meant, please prove your case. It is hardly adequate to state merely an opinion of what they do not refer to. I say again, prove your point. Nolan Keck asked a good and serious question. He deserves no less than a clear, sound and accurate Biblical answer. --Hank | ||||||
6702 | Which method of baptism Bible supported? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5591 | ||
Nolan, our English word "baptize" is a transliteration of the Greek word "baptizo." The following definition is from the Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible; Spiros Zodhiates, executive editor; AMG Publishers, Chattanooga, TN: "Baptizo, to immerse, submerge for a religious purpose (John 1:25); to baptize or immerse in or wash with water in token of purification from sin and from spiritual pollution." Paul in Romans 6:4 and Colossians 2:12 uses the term "buried with Him (Christ) in (or by) baptism." Clearly this indicates immersion; it is inarguable to suppose that "to sprinke" or "to pour" are synonymous terms for "to bury." --Hank | ||||||
6703 | How is Jesus like a shepherd? | John 10:14 | Hank | 5581 | ||
How is Jesus like a shepherd, and how are we like sheep? | ||||||
6704 | Christ dying only for elect? | Rom 5:6 | Hank | 5574 | ||
JVH, rams' skins were dyed red, according to Exodus 25:5. | ||||||
6705 | How was Jesus' body different? | Luke 24:31 | Hank | 5568 | ||
How was Jesus' resurrected body different from His body before His crucifixion? | ||||||
6706 | Did God create wives for Cain and Abel? | Gen 4:17 | Hank | 5562 | ||
Please go to Search at the top left of the home page, type in "Cain" and you will be able to read a large number of entries on this subject. --Hank | ||||||
6707 | What does "appointed" mean? | Acts 13:48 | Hank | 5521 | ||
What does "appointed" mean in Acts 13:48? | ||||||
6708 | is it wrong to masterbate? | 1 Cor 7:9 | Hank | 5474 | ||
Thank you for an interesting note. It was I who, in response to the original question, said that the Bible is silent on the specific subject of masturbation and added the observation that the only form of sexual activity clearly endorsed in Scripture is the monogamous sexual relationship between husband and wife. One other point in your note concerns me. You say, "If you do something your conscience forbids, its a sin." Is it not true that the conscience is a product of education and training? That is to say, unless one's conscience is guided by the only real standard, the word of God, is it of itself an infallible guide? The Bible is replete with examples of men and women who followed their conscience but were in grievous error. Two examples come immediately to mind. Was Paul conscience stricken when he led the goon squad in their persecution of Christians? Were the Scribes and Pharisees conscience stricken when they sought to discredit Jesus and have Him nailed to a tree? The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is far and away a more faithful Guide than one's "conscience" -- do you not agree? --Hank | ||||||
6709 | Have you built your ark yet? | Gen 6:14 | Hank | 5466 | ||
Prayon, my "conclusion" is rhetorical and didactic, designed, it is hoped, to illustrate the utter folly -- not to mention fatal consequences -- of faulty Biblical interpretations that can, and often do, emerge from pulling isolated passages of Scripture out of the context in which they were written and by which we are enabled to "accurately handle the word of truth." (2 Tim.2:15). Sorry to answer my own question, but in view of your note, I felt it necessary in order to allay possible additional confusion about my aim and my stand on the matter. Please feel free, however, to add whatever else you may have on this subject of the proper way to approach Scriptre, a subject which I hold to be utmost in importance. --Hank | ||||||
6710 | Have you built your ark yet? | Gen 6:14 | Hank | 5460 | ||
From this verse, Genesis 6:14, and this verse alone, isn't it perfectly clear that God expects each one of us to build an ark?Some doctrines have been based on little more than a random verse, so why shouldn't we stock up on gopher wood and start building? --Hank | ||||||
6711 | At whose door is Christ knocking? | Rev 3:20 | Hank | 5445 | ||
Dear JVH, what a joy it is, and rare, to read a sound, reasonable, and accurate exegesis of a passage from God's word! --Hank | ||||||
6712 | What was Eve's sin? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5444 | ||
Thank you, Joy, for your kind remarks regarding my note. But thank you most of all for sharing your views and keen insights. Your selections of Scriptural truths could not have been more germane to the issues involved. Please continue to favor us with your comments and concerns. --Hank | ||||||
6713 | "Jesus loves me, this I know" | Matt 9:36 | Hank | 5424 | ||
Karl Barth was a Swiss theologian who died in 1968 at the age of 82. Not long before he died he gave an interview to reporters, one of whom asked him, "Dr. Barth, in your long years of studying theology, could you tell us the most important things you have learned." The reporters stood with notebooks and pens in hand expecting to hear a long and involved lecture on theology. Dr. Barth paused, smiled and said "I have learned that Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." With that the old theologian dismissed the reporters and walked away. --Hank | ||||||
6714 | What was Eve's sin? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5423 | ||
You know, Lionstrong, this Forum has been a revelation to me. During the several weeks since I logged in for the first time, I've learned a great deal -- but that learning has been, I fear, more about human beings than about the Bible. How can one volume, the sacred writings we confess to be the inerrant word of God, be saying so many different and opposing things to so many people? It gives one pause...My father was a cracker-barrel philosopher from Alabama, a devout Christian and my hero still, although he long since went on to his reward. I recall having heard him say more than once, "You can prove, or disprove, just about anything by the Bible, if you know just what verses to string together to do it." Well, haven't we seen a lot of verses strung together on this Forum in some effort to prove this or that view? Is it doing us any good? Are we gaining ground or losing it for the cause of Christ? Or are we being viewed by onlookers as a bunch of argumentative babblers who really don't have any goals more noble than scoring a point for their cherished view. This is advertiised as a Study Bible Forum. Yet how many times have we seen responses to good and fair biblically-based questions that were clearly dashed off in haste, were not remotely connected to any Scriptural reference, were wildly speculative, were founded on nothing more than an opinion or a guess -- and an uneducated one at that? And how many times have we seen Scripture lifted out of its proper context and offered as proof in support of a pre-conceived bias of some sort? I am not pointing a finger at you or anyone else on this forum any more than I am pointing it at myself My point is that it seems to me to be time to reflect on what we are doing and in what direction we are headed. Do we wish the forum to be a place we come to learn or the place we come to quibble and debate and engage in petty nit-picking and verbal fights over trifles? Do we wish it to be a friendly place at which one can be encouraged and uplifted? Do we wish it to be a place where Christian love and nurture shine clearly through?....I'm not a young man anymore, and as I grow older I think more and more about the complex world we inhabit in these early days of a new millenium. Jesus lived in a simpler time. The men He chose to be His intimate companions were simple men. He taught them a simple gospel. Accordingly, I agonize at what is going on in Christendom in our time. The simple saving message of our Lord is being twisted and gnarled into arcane theological and philosophical gobbledy-gook. Churches have opened their doors to the pervasive inroads of secular humanism. Unity has yielded to division, and love to contention....We on this forum have a voice, we have an opportunity to do something good, we have a responsibility to do what we can to restore unity and peace among God's people....I believe we. all of us, would do well to re-examine our responsibilities and opportunites as active users of this forum. Has the forum not seen enough of vague, philosophical debates that seem to go on interminably. Aren't we happy unless we're engaged in a heated debate of a controversial subject about which most of us know little but say much? Can't we dedicate our time and efforts to more effective ways of examining and sharing the truths of Gods word with one another? --Hank | ||||||
6715 | How did evil arise? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5415 | ||
Cephas, you say you are a genuine seeker. Friend, I believe you. And I would like to respond to your question, but will you kindly do me a favor first? Will you tell me, in your own words and as best you know how, what your understanding is of the two words, "create" and "evil" -- will you do that for me? I'll respond then, I promise you that. If you don't mind, would you be willing to tell me your approximate age? --Hank | ||||||
6716 | What is meant by this passage? | James 4:5 | Hank | 5354 | ||
Bleavell, another brief follow-up on your note. You stated correctly that neither the NIV nor the KJV follow the practice of capitalizing personal pronouns pertaining to the Deity. But you also concluded that, "It is impossible to tell whether or not they believe the sentence deals with Deity." The key word in this passage is "spirit," a noun, which both the NASB and NKJV capitalize, clearly indicating Deity, in this instance, the Holy Spirit. The NIV and KJV do not capitalize "spirit" in this passage, but they do in other passages wherein they believe "spirit" means the Holy Spirit. Examples are Genesis 1:2 and Revelation 1:10. --Hank | ||||||
6717 | What was Eve's sin? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5350 | ||
Lionstrong, are you saying that we no longer have free will to choose, or that because of our fallen nature, we do not have it to the extent that Adam and Eve did before the fall? Is it any harder, or easier, to resist temptation today than it was for Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden? How does the Bible speak on this issue? --Hank | ||||||
6718 | What is meant by this passage? | James 4:5 | Hank | 5349 | ||
When you contact the NASB translators regarding this verse, would you ask for their permission to post their response on the Forum? I feel sure there are others besides you and me who have an interest in their analysis of this passage. It is my understanding that Lockman does not officially monitor the proceedings of this Forum. This is not to say that some of their staff, including the translators, may not from time to time visit the site. Thanks for your prompt response to my note. --Hank | ||||||
6719 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 5326 | ||
Eve (and Adam) were not sinners from the time God created them. What then caused them to become sinners? Was it the serpent? Or was it something having to do with the power to choose? Eve clearly had a choice. She could listen to the serpent and thereby fall prey to his trickery, or she could listen to God. The serpent (Satan) didn't make her do what she did. She had the power to choose, and she made her choice in complete awareness of what God had said she must not do. Her sin, like all sin, can be reduced to the common denominator of disobedience of God's commands. Eve was obviously unwilling to accept responsibility for her disobedience, so she blamed the serpent. Adam was likewise unwilling to accept his, so he blamed Eve. The buck passing had begun....Satan used every trick in his arsenal to tempt Christ and failed. Satan failed because Christ chose to obey the commands of God the Father. Adam and Eve chose to disobey. God is still around. Satan is still around. The choice of whom to obey is still around and is ours to make. --Hank | ||||||
6720 | What is meant by this passage? | James 4:5 | Hank | 5321 | ||
This verse is a pretty little problem all right, and you are obviously a person with keen observaton to notice it. As it reads in the NASB, it strikes me as ambiguous. It pains me to say that, because I hold this translation in extremely high regard. I'm afraid I can't agree that the insertion of a comma after Spirit would fix things. The sentence would still be murky. It really needs to be recast. Commas can be dangerous little critters. For example, suppose we insert a comma after "Spirit" and another after "made" -- wow! what a dramatic change in the dynamic occurs. We have cured the ambiguity, but we have changed the meaning. It now says something we know is not right. Another problem I see is that "Spirit" is capitalized (denoting Holy Spirit) but the relative pronoun that follows (and refers to Spirit) is "which" and not "whom", as it should be in modern English usage, if "Spirit" is understood to be the Holy Spirit A third problem with this verse is this: Is it Spirit or spirit -- Holy Spirit or man's spirit? I looked at other translatons. NKJV. like NASB, understands "Spirit", and so does the new Holman Christian Standard Bible. But NIV and the New English Bible render "spirit," as did the grand-daddy KJV...The verse is fairly clear in both the NKJV and the NIV; they have structured the sentence so as to eliminate possible ambiguity. The best exegesis I could find was John MacArthur's in his study Bible, published by Word: This difficult phrase is best understood by seeing the "spirit" as a reference not to the Holy Spirit, but to the human spirit, and translating the phrase "yearns jealously" in the negative sense of "lusts to envy." James' point is that an unbelieving person's spirit (inner person) is bent on evil. Those who think otherwise defy the biblical diagnosis of fallen human nature; and those who live in worldly lusts give evidence that their faith is not genuine....(MacArthur's note refers to the NKJV text)....You might wish to contact the Lockman Foundation with your question and I would urge you to do so, because I know that they value feedback from readers of the NASB and am confident they would welcome your questions and concerns. They give an address on their web site. which is Lockman.org. Not long ago, I posed a question to them about the translation of a verse in Ecclesiates, and they answered it thoroughly, scholarly, and even thanked me for asking! That's what we here in Arkansas call real nice folks...I see this is your first post, so welcome to the Forum. Good questions are welcome too, and yours was excellent. Drop by anytime and sit a spell! --Hank | ||||||
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