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381 | dictatorship superior to democracy? | Dan 2:37 | Pastor Glenn | 82443 | ||
You said: "Frankly, I'll take 2003 sinners over 1953's Pharisees any day. My sense is Jesus would too. " Jesus may take "repenting" sinners. Many are very comfortable to stay in their sins. Here are key scriptures concerning repentance: Jeremiah 18:8 if that nation against whom I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to bring upon it. 2 Chronicles 7:14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. Ezekiel 18 30"Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways," says the Lord GOD. "Repent, and turn from all your transgressions, so that iniquity will not be your ruin. 31Cast away from you all the transgressions which you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O house of Israel? 32For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord GOD. "Therefore turn and live!" Psalm 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, And all the nations that forget God. Pastor Glenn |
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382 | dictatorship superior to democracy? | Dan 2:37 | Pastor Glenn | 82416 | ||
EdB, I agree with all of your comments, Especially: "However most Democracies give into dictatorships when social morals drop so low that crime and anarchy reign. The framers of our constitution realized this and most commented that the democracy of the US hinged on the Christian ethics and morals, if they disappear the democracy will collapse. " As our courts and political leaders attempt to become more secular, there is deminishing respect for the constitution, for police, for parents, and for other authorities and citizens. We have got to recognize God of the bible as the ultimate authority or we are left with no basis for deciding the difference between right and wrong. Our children will begin to ask: "who gave parents and teachers the right to tell me what to do?" and we will not be able to provide a satisfactory answer. As for King Nebuchadnezzar, God taught him a 7 year lesson that gave him respect for the untimate authority: 31While the word was still in the king's mouth, a voice fell from heaven: "King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: the kingdom has departed from you! 32And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like oxen; and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses." 33That very hour the word was fulfilled concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was driven from men and ate grass like oxen; his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hair had grown like eagles' feathers and his nails like birds' claws. Nebuchadnezzar Praises God 34 And at the end of the time[2] I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my understanding 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 is from generation to generation. 35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, "What have You done?" 36At the same time my reason returned to me, and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and splendor returned to me. My counselors and nobles resorted to me, I was restored to my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added to me. 37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. And those who walk in pride He is able to put down. |
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383 | dictatorship superior to democracy? | Dan 2:37 | Pastor Glenn | 82334 | ||
Is this scripture implying that dictatorship is superior to democracy? Dan 2 37You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all--you are this head of gold. 39But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. |
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384 | What do you mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 82316 | ||
OK, I was referring to the fact that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ alone: Eph 2 8For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, lest anyone should boast. |
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385 | What do you mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 82311 | ||
Asis, When and where did I say "However, I also know that attaining perfection is NOT possible for salvation." ??? Pastor Glenn |
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386 | How to use scripture, prove them wrong? | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 82269 | ||
EdB, It seems that many arguments against WOF go too far in that they begin to appear as anti-faith. Faith in faith IS truly meaningless. I do see that faith in Christ is the important point, but it is not at all stressed in these arguments against WOF. Christ Jesus Himself stressed the dangers of “doubt”, never did He stress the dangers of too much faith in Him: Matthew 21 21So Jesus answered and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea,' it will be done. 22And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive." Please do not be offended by what I have to say, as I am not defending WOF teachings. However, I do defend faith in Christ and the authority that He gave us. You asked: ”As for not mentioning scripture how do you take a person that is convoluting scripture and use scripture to prove they are wrong. Scripture is a statement of truth not an arguement against falsehoods. “ Since truth is the opposite of false, then the Word can be used to prove falsehoods. After all, don’t we use scripture to show that there is a trinity when the word trinity is not used in the bible? Also, as the US military entered Baghdad, there were arab news braodcasters that were saying that the US was not in Baghdad. Well, if those broadcasters had continued to lie, a couple days later they would have found the need to explain the US tanks that rolled by during their broadcast! Just continue to use scripture to tell the truth. Don’t worry about refuting every lie. More lies are continually needed to prop-up previous lies. However, the truth stands on its own. You asked: ”When a false teacher says "we have all authority" how do I or anyone else refute that with scripture that says "all authority was given to Jesus" or "we have authority to use the name of Jesus"? There is no scripture that says we have no authority in ourselves only what God makes available to us through the name of Jesus. Which is far different than saying we have ('all' being implied) authority.” I think you may have a misconception of the difference between “power” and “authority”: When a policeman has an arrest warant, does’nt he have “all” authority of the government to make that arrest? Because, if he is injured or chased off, then many more police will arrive. If they still do not have enough power to handle the arrest then more and more reinforcments are called in, so that whatever is necessary to make the arrest comes to bare. This is what defines “authority” and illistrates the difference between “power” and “authority”. You asked: ”When a false teacher says Adam gave Satan authority in the garden. When there is no mention of any authority transfer mentioned anywhere in the Bible connected to the fall in the garden how can anyone use scripture to refute it. Do you expect the Bible to say someday a false teacher will say there was an authority transfer in the garden hence know this, it is not true?” Then how do you reconcile these scriptures: Gen 1 28Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth." ”When a false teacher says God had to sneak Jesus on this earth to regain control. ... Do you expect the Bible to say I didn't have to sneak Jesus on to the earth or that God didn't have to regain control?” 1 Corinthians 2 7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, 8which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. EdB, I encourage you to put forward more scripture, after all, it is the only weapon of our armour. I also recognize that you are not one to blurt out words that you have not thought through. 2 Corinthians 10:4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, Ephesians 6 10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age,[3] against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. … 16above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. 17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; Pastor Glenn |
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387 | Where are Ephraim and Dan in Rev 7 | Judg 18:30 | Pastor Glenn | 80240 | ||
Asis, This is an excellent question. I had noticed this in the past and noticed that commentaries do not say much about why Mannaseh is in place of Dan. I wonder if Dan ever repented as a tribe of their idolatry: Judges 18:30 Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh,[18:30 Septuagint and Vulgate read [Moses.] ] and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land. I also notice that "half the tribe of Manasseh" seems to gain increasing prominance in the scriptures: Judges 22 30Now when Phinehas the priest and the rulers of the congregation, the heads of the divisions[3] of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them. 31Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, "This day we perceive that the LORD is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the LORD. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the LORD." I wonder also if there are Hebrew Christians on this forum that may have better insight concerning the tribe of Dan. Pastor Glenn |
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388 | What does this mean: James 2:21-23 ? | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 79683 | ||
inhisname, Please explain this scripture that Joe put forward: "Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? You see that faith was working with his works, and as a result of the works, faith was perfected; and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS," and he was called the friend of God." --James 2:21-23 What does this mean? Pastor Glenn |
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389 | Gog and Magog from Genesis to Revelation | Acts 17:26 | Pastor Glenn | 79680 | ||
After doing a search for Gog and Magog I found the following scriptures: Genesis 10:2 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 1 Chronicles 1:5 The sons of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Ezekiel 38:2 "Son of man, set your face against Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh,[38:2 Targum, Vulgate, and Aquila read [chief prince of ] (also verse 3).] Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him, Ezekiel 39:6 "And I will send fire on Magog and on those who live in security in the coastlands. Then they shall know that I am the LORD. Revelation 20:8 and will go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, whose number is as the sand of the sea. Is there something that we should recognize about the battle of Rev 20:8 by considering all of these scriptures together? Is there anything significant to be considered here? Why would Gog and Magog be important enough to mention in the book of Revelation? One strange thing I notice is how Satan is able to decieve the nations to battle even after 1000 years of Christ's rule. Pastor Glenn |
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390 | Decendents of Ishmael and/or Esau? | Gen 25:13 | Pastor Glenn | 79677 | ||
Thank you EdB, Your answer is very interesting. |
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391 | Decendents of Ishmael and/or Esau? | Gen 25:13 | Pastor Glenn | 79669 | ||
Is there any way to know which present day nations are decendents of Ishmael and/or Esau. Gen 25 13And these were the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebajoth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15Hadar,[1] Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16These were the sons of Ishmael and these were their names, by their towns and their settlements, twelve princes according to their nations. Genesis 36:43 Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession. Esau was the father of the Edomites. Who are these nations today? Pastor Glenn |
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392 | how did they structure the church in NT? | Heb 10:25 | Pastor Glenn | 77062 | ||
greatfullydead, Welcome to the forum. You said, "I am a part of a worldwide fellowship that has recently came to realize that the organization of the church was taking away the freedom of the chrisitians." What does it mean to take away the freedom of the Christians? Have you studied the book of Acts of the Apostols? Also, you should study the book of Timothy for starters. If Jesus Christ is your Lord and Savior, then you should avoid saying "We do not want...". The question should be "What does the Lord want?" Greatfullydead is a good handle for those who have died to themselves and begun to walk in the Spirit as in Gal 5:16-26. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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393 | difference between your soul and spirit | 1 Thess 5:23 | Pastor Glenn | 75103 | ||
Charlie1, I think that they are not the same: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Job 7:11 "Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. Isaiah 26:9 With my soul I have desired You in the night, Yes, by my spirit within me I will seek You early; For when Your judgments are in the earth, The inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness. |
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394 | wife submitting to ungodly husband | 1 Pet 3:1 | Pastor Glenn | 74918 | ||
coltonjunior, You asked "... Are there any passages that tell a woman what to do or how to act torward her husband, when he is not a godly or christlike man ? " 1 Peter 3 1 Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, 2when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. 3Do not let your adornment be merely outward--arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel-- 4rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. 1 Corinthians 7 10 Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. 11But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife. 12But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. 13And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. 14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace. 16For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? |
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395 | Who are "the other Gods"? | Deut 11:1 | Pastor Glenn | 74910 | ||
Frank, The "other gods" are idols and/or demons. Exodus 20:3 "You shall have no other gods before Me. Notice that the true God is not giving credence to those other gods. He warns His people not to decieve themselves into thinking that there are "other gods" responsible for blessing them: Deuteronomy 11 13"And it shall be that if you earnestly obey My commandments which I command you today, to love the LORD your God and serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, 14then I[2] will give you the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. 15And I will send grass in your fields for your livestock, that you may eat and be filled.' 16Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, 17lest the LORD's anger be aroused against you, and He shut up the heavens so that there be no rain, and the land yield no produce, and you perish quickly from the good land which the LORD is giving you. Often even now we as Christians are in danger of attributing our blessings to our jobs, our education, or our ingenuity. We sometimes lean towards worship of our possessions instead of the one true God. God is well aware of how we tend to decieve ourselves: Isaiah 44:9 Those who make an image, all of them are useless, And their precious things shall not profit; They are their own witnesses; They neither see nor know, that they may be ashamed. Revelation 9:20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. There is only one true and living God. Pastor Glenn |
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396 | how to be saved | Rom 10:9 | Pastor Glenn | 74401 | ||
John, This is an excellent list of related verses, but how do you tie them in with John chapter 3? What comes first, being born again or accepting Jesus? Your explaination seems to be: being born again comes first by election after hearing the Gospel. Please don't be offended, but it seems that Jesus could have told Nicodemus "You must be elected" instead of "you must be born again". If Romans chapter 9 did not have to be reconciled with Romans 10:9 then I would just have to believe only election was being taught. I know you are probably tired of these subjects, but I am always pondering these things from scripture to scripture. The way I see it is that scripture is saying that: 1. the heart of man is desprately wicked, but he IS capable of making ONE choice in his heart and confessing Jesus with his mouth. 2. He is then born spiritually again by God through the Holy Ghost. 3. As long as he continually chooses to walk in the spirit, he does not walk "according to the course of this world", but he can still choose to walk in the flesh. I believe in election only in the sence that God knows who will accept Jesus by His foreknowledge. I do not wish to start something that will lead to bad feelings so if you choose not to discuss this I will understand. Joshua 24:15 And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD." God bless, Pastor Glenn |
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397 | 2 men in Bible, never died? | 2 Kin 2:11 | Pastor Glenn | 72855 | ||
CCLovehere, Elijah was the other: 2 Kings 2:11 Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. |
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398 | What other Immanuel was born of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 72846 | ||
Aften1, You said, "Did Jesus say he was God or not? I am still waiting." Jesus is God: Jesus said, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ": Mat 28 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19Go therefore[3] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, John 8 19Then they said to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father. If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also." John 14 9Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, "Show us the Father'? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. 11Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves. God said, "I will not give My glory to another. ": Is 48 11For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another. Yet He Glorifies Christ: John 17 1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should[1] give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. Pastor Glenn |
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399 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 72807 | ||
Aften1, You said, "The bottom line is that Christianity has missed the identification of the Trinity. The Father, The Son , The Holy Ghost. Father, God Almighty, and the Son of God. Father, Immanuel and Jesus." Your church is missing it by not recognizing the basic truth that Jesus is the Immanuel of Is 7:14. Who else besides Jesus Christ could possibly have been born of a virgin? Also the Holy Spirit is a person, not mearly a "power": Mark 3:29 but he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness, but is subject to eternal condemnation"-- Luke 12:10 "And anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but to him who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven. Why would Jesus say that concerning some unconcious "spirit power"? Did you believe the Watchtower when it predicted Jesus' return several times over the last 30 years. The last time was supposed to be 2001, but they were wrong again. Now, they suddenly have found the "code" of Revelation? Wake up Aften1: Deuteronomy 18 22when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. Based on your core beliefs, I assume your "Great Church" to be Jahovah's Witnesses. Maybe I am wrong about that, but since you have not denied it, I think that I am right that you are of the JWs. If Jesus was Gabriel or Michael the Archangel, then He could not have the power to forgive sins or rise from the dead or be the Lamb without spot or blemish: Matthew 9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Pastor Glenn |
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400 | Did Eve know about the tree of life? | Gen 3:22 | Pastor Glenn | 72710 | ||
johnbakas, I cannot find evidence that they knew of the power of the TOL to make them live forever from what was "told" to them. However; I also feel that they knew everything about it based on the following scriptures: Gen 2 19Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. Heb 11 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. Adam's pre-fall spiritual condition was probably better than Abel's. I feel that his faith was also probably better than Abel's. This combination of spiritual insight and faith allowed Adam to give appropriate names to all animals and birds. They also must have passed on the knowledge of the need for blood sacrifice to Cain and Abel. Sure they had God's example of slaying an animal to make clothing to cover their nakedness, where the leaves were not acceptable. So by their faith and spirituality, I would think that they did know the most important thing about the most important tree in the garden. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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