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2541 | Jesus earth: God/man or just man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27953 | ||
Hi richilou, The truth is all that we can say. But is it enough? We not only have to know the truth; we have to know the Truth, also. John 14:8b, "...and it is enough for us." John 14:6, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me. If you had known (Me)... I think that in order to know Jesus as Spirit and as God we have to spiritualize the words of Christ and know Him as the God/Man. He is the living Way. If we know Jesus then we have seen the Father, and it is enough for us. Later, Ray |
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2542 | Why the word "God"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 27755 | ||
Hi Love Fountain, I would say that the first time that the word God was found in print would be on the tablets of stone when the ten commandments were given. Exodus 20:1, "Then God spoke all these words, saying, 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.'" They should have remembered that God is Spirit and that they were not to make any graven image in order to make Him simply a god. Deuteronomy 4:33, "Has any people heard the voice of God speaking from the midst of the fire, as you have heard it, and survived? Or has a god [sic] tried to take for himself [sic] a nation from within another nation...as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him." The Scriptures say that there are other gods and other lords, but indeed there is no other God besides Him. 2 Samuel 7:22, "For this reason Thou are great, O Lord God; for there is none like Thee, and there is no God besides Thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears." Mark 12:32, NKJ, "So the scribe said to Him, "Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth, for there is one God, and there is no other but He."" I like the NASB version for this verse and for verse 29, for it expresses better for me the fact that the Lord our God is one Lord. Indeed, there is no Lord besides Him, even Jesus Christ our Lord. Mark 12:32, NASB, "And the scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher, You have truly stated that He is One; and there is no one else besides Him." In my personal copy right now I have "and there is no *One else besides Him. And to love (Him)... is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." When I know that He is the Holy (One) of God then I know that I am not far from the kingdom of God. verse 34. My Study Bible here in Mark refers me to Deuteronomy 6. Let me type some verses for comparison with Mark's "And to love (Him). The parentheses are mine. Deuteronomy 6:13, "You shall fear [reverence] only the (Lord) your God; and you shall worship Him, and swear by His name. You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, for the Lord your God is a jealous God..." Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel! The (Lord) is our God, the Lord is one! And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." Mark 12:29, "Hear O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; And you shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart...Verse 33, "And to love (Him) with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as yourself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." And again, Exodus 20:3, "You shall have no other gods before (Me)." So that's my long answer to why we should get to know (Him) and to give Him the honor due His name in capitalization. For He is not a god nor a son of man, but He is God with us. |
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2543 | meaning of speak truth in his heart | Ps 15:2 | Ray | 27698 | ||
Hi maryz, Your comparison of these two verses is a difficult connection, but yet I have been thinking about the verses prior to both references. 1 Corinthians 6:11, "And such were some of you, but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God." Verses before:Psalm 14:7, "Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores His captive people, Jacob will rejoice, Israel will be glad." Psalm 15:1, "O Lord, who may abide in Thy tent? Who may dwell on Thy holy hill?" Being washed, sanctified, justified, speaks to the subject of salvation. 1 Corinthians The salvation of Israel coming out of Zion, Psalms 13:7, speaks, for me, to the name of the Lord Jesus Christ in which we were washed, sanctified, and justified. l Corinthians Backing up further we see in Psalms 14 that "God is with the righteous generation." And 1 Cor 6:9 says, "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? So those are the comparisons that I saw in your references. I am curious on how or why you connected the two when you first considered them. Later, Ray Hi tuli, I just noticed that I clicked on the wrong person, so I apologize for the confusion. I think that your Luke reference is a more natural comparison with Psalms and was a good thought. As far as abiding in the presence of the Lord, or abiding in His tent or body, or His tabernacle or shelter; could you connect that with 1 Corinthians 6:11 and the Spirit of God and His work in our salvation. It is late and I probably should not have started this post. I hope something said was profitable. Thanks for the question, guys. Later, Ray |
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2544 | Jesus washing his disciples feet? | John 13:16 | Ray | 27647 | ||
Hi Searcher, I found a comparison of Genesis 19:1-13 and John 13:20 interesting. Lot received the two angels that were sent as being God Himself. Even here we don't see the angels as needing their feet washed. Later, Ray | ||||||
2545 | Jesus washing his disciples feet? | John 13:16 | Ray | 27643 | ||
Hi top, You wondered about John 13:16. I thank you for your question for it started me thinking about some things concerning my personal bible study and capialization of pronouns. In the past I had considered capitalizing the Master in John 13:16 because Jesus has said somewhere, "No longer do I call you slaves, but friends." I also considered capitalizing "...neither is One who is sent greater than the One who sent Him." We know that Christ came as the Servant and there is only one Leader. Matthew 23:10 says, "And do not be called leaders; for One is your Leader, that is, Christ. But the greatest among you shall be your servant. And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." Our Leader became our servant and is the greatest among us. Jesus humbled Himself so that the Father could be exalted. I like to compare Mt 23:9,10 with John 13:20, "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me." So you see, this Leader and the Father are both One. This One who was sent and the One who sent Him are both One. He is our Lord and Teacher. All these things being said, I still have left the words Master and the two words of "one" uncapitalized as the NASB and the NKJ also do. I leave them uncapitalized because these are the things that we should do if we know these things. We need to become the servants even if we are leaders. We need to humble ourselves if we wish to be exalted. Indeed, if we try to become a Leader we WILL be humbled. Luke 22:26 says, "But not so with you, but let him who is the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as the servant. For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table, or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you AS [my stress] the "one" who serves. And you are those who have stood by Me in My trials; and just as My Father has granted *Me a kingdom, I grant you that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom..." I also want to mention the connection with Psalm 41:9 and John 13:18; but that should probably be another post. Also John 13:19 and Matthew 24:5. Later, Ray |
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2546 | ROMANS STUDY | Romans | Ray | 27510 | ||
Hi zion, I would like to speak to your sentence, "Maybe the answer is that the sinner needs to honour God as THE God (one and only) and that creation is the evidence of His "eternal power" and "divine nature"." I think that you are very near to the answer. I think of Romans 1:20 as speaking of God as Spirit. The creation of the world is the closest thing that we have of clearly "seeing" the invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature of the Spirit of God. Verse 31 shows the one and only God contrasted with the form of the corruptible man. You may know that the Bible contrasts over and over the difference between men and the Man and the creature and the Creator. So when I think of the incorruptible God here in verse 23 I think of the Man. The ungodly and unrighteous men exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God and put Him (Jesus) in the image of a corruptible man. Verse 21 says, to me, that even though God was made known to them by His being with us, they did not honor [or glorify] Jesus as God, or give thanks. Verse 25 says, to me, that these ungodly men exchanged the truth that this Man was God incarnate, and worshiped and served the man rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. The Spirit gave them over to the lusts of their hearts, in other words He let them bring God down to their level and let them worship the man. We know Jesus and glorify Him as the one and only God but they did not see fit to acknowledge Him as God any longer. So I think that Jesus (God) gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things that are not proper. Jesus is glorified and is now in heaven at the right hand of the Father. We now know Him as Spirit and it is the judgment of God (Spirit) that "rightly falls upon those who practice such things." Romans 2:2 When I read Romans 1:18-20 I think of the God who came among us as a Man and made it,the truth, evident to us. He is the Truth. Romans 1:18, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them." This is my faith and perhaps yours, that God became a Man and now His Spirit dwells in us. |
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2547 | Who was Cain's wife? | John 21:21 | Ray | 27480 | ||
Hi Hank, I appreciate your Hezekiah reference. I found it especially interesting when I compared it with Hezekiah 7:11 where I also found "Sugar Cain".:) Since we both know that there is no such thing as a stupid question, and since prosperousone was interested enough to ask the question again, maybe you can allow me to speak for us both in welcoming him to the forum. Welcome, prosperousone! |
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2548 | Who was Cain's wife? | John 21:21 | Ray | 27464 | ||
Hi prosperousone, I would say that her name was "Sugar", but of course I would not have a reference verse. They went on to raise cane, I think.:) They became quite prosperous also. Later, Ray P.S. I need a Scripture verse so I'll give you John 21:21,22, "Peter therefore seeing him said to Jesus, 'Lord, and what about this man?' Jesus said to him, 'If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!" I think that Jesus would say to you, "What is that to you? You follow Me!" |
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2549 | 10 things Jesus disciples did? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27453 | ||
Hi Nolan, I love your answer, but since I worked a little on the answer, I'll add my list. l. Knew Jesus and His resurrection 2. Knew God the Father through Him 3. Were baptized by the Holy Spirit 4. Knew the Scriptures for they were taught of God 5. Recognized that He had the words of life. 6. Preached Jesus 7. Worshiped Jesus 8. Baptized at first for Jesus, then in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 9. Got into boats 10.Sang I could have finished a little stronger couldn't I?:) Later, Ray |
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2550 | God AS God | Romans | Ray | 27450 | ||
Hi Hank, We hear what you are saying, but we don't want to become deaf to the questions that are somewhere in their words. We, too, may be stupid sometimes; but we don't want to become dumb. Later, Ray | ||||||
2551 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 27222 | ||
Hi Jesusman, In talking about the perfect sacrifice and in regard to capitalization above with Love Fountain and kalos I wonder if I can look at Hebrews 2:10 with you. NIV Hebrews 2:10, "In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the Pioneer of their salvation perfect through suffering." You wrote, "The one [sic]to pay the price had to have lived the perfect, sinless, human life in order to be the perfect sacrifice to pay the price of sin." I don't know if you would change your typed "one" or not, but I would submit that if He is perfect He is the One. I agree with the "Pioneer" of the NIV although they don't usually capitalize Deity, so good for them. So in my personal copy and in my personal life I think of Jesus as the Captain or Leader, or Author of my salvation. Continuing on with verse 11 I would agree with the NASB and would include the word Father [which is in italics] or make the word One capitalized in the NKJ. Hebrews 5:5b says, NIV, "But God said to him, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father." Although the NIV will recognize him [sic] as a Son, to me they deny that God has become His Father. You and Son should agree with Your. So if I had the choice of one or One, of man or Man, I would rather choose the Divine rather than the humanity. That was proven in His resurrection was it not? Later, Ray |
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2552 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26980 | ||
Hi Love Fountain, Anyone is welcome to butt in. Thanks for contributing. My NKJ Study Bible says that Lucifer is literally Day Star. Are all the angels called morning stars? I'm not sure about angels being called sons of God, either. Perhaps Nolan will respond to your contribution to the discussion. The Job passage is another one that points out the near proximity of singing and shouts of joy in any case. Similarly, a few verses before your Isaiah reference, there is the mention of shouts of joy, rejoicing, and the trees, SAYING..." Trees have been known to sing in Scripture. You asked me what I think about capitalizing names of satan. I think that names should be capitalized. I'm not going to correct anyone for making names for the devil in the lower case for I hear where you are coming from, and I agree. But for grammar correctness, I would see his name capitalized, just as I capitalize my name. Later, Ray |
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2553 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 26956 | ||
Hi Love Fountain, I think that capemay was correct in her question when she capitalized Man. By capitalizing Man it shows the contrast between Him and mankind. Your NIV does not make that distinction. A version like the NASB or NKJ will also point out the difference between Him and the devil. [him who] NASB Heb 2:14, Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil." |
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2554 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26928 | ||
Hi Nolan,You ask me why I feel strongly that angels should be able to sing. I would guess that it is because I love to sing. I have all my life and I love to sing gospel songs with my brothers. I want to be able to sing in heaven. I would not think it heaven if there were not singing and music offered to God. I believe God loves music for it is a universal language for everyone. When I compare 1 Chronicles 16:36 and 2 Chronicles 20:21 I see that we should always praise Him in song for "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting." And, "Give thanks to the Lord, for His lovingkindness is everlasting." The words thanksgiving, praise, and joy are all connected to singing. I see no reason for the angels' singing voices to be silent. Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20:21 "appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in holy attire". I see no reason why the angels could not be God's appointed music makers. If that is too much speculation for you, don't worry about it, that belief shouldn't keep anyone from heaven. You are correct that no angel is mentioned holding a harp, but in the Revelation passage I have put them in the same sanctuary with a multitude of them. I don't have to win this discussion for it truly is not a matter of salvation. In the Luke 2 passage the words of joy and praise are there and for me singing would be included. As far as capitalization is concerned, the only "sign" I need and it is "for you: you will find a Baby wrapped in cloths, and lying in a manger." This Baby was God for the angels began praising God at this sign. Later, Ray |
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2555 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26877 | ||
Hi Nolan, If you think that you can get away from singing, and saying, by using the word "proclaiming" let me remind you of Psalm 96. "Sing to the Lord a new song; Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day." Here we have sing and proclaim in the same sentence. As far as Revelation 15 is concerned, I believe that the angels and "those who had come off victorious from the beast" were together in the sanctuary in heaven. The words "in heaven" are in verses 1 and 5 and the harps, angels, and those others are all there inbetween. And then the angels come out of the sanctuary or temple of the tabernacle of testimony in heaven. So the main characters are the angels rather than "those" others. If that is the case then I could very logically infer that the harp holders/ players would have accompanied the singing angels. I don't believe that that is a "myth"interpretation of scripture.:) Also, Searcher, I don't believe that my interpretation would be a (mis)interpetion od Scripture. :) Luke 2:10 speaks of good news of a great joy, the angel says. Psalm 96:2 says, "Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim good tidings..." Psalm 95:1,2 says, "O come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; [Or, a song of thanksgiving]; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms. [Or,songs (with instrumental accompaniment)]. When I am in the sanctuary I don't want to see a multitude of angels or even seven angels acting like they can't sing. I want to hear a joyful noise at the very least, and shouts of joy to the rock of our salvation, singing for joy to the Lord, for He is a great King. Later, Ray |
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2556 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26712 | ||
Hi Nolan, Just what are we afraid of here? Why is it important to think that angels don't sing? What speculations and conclusions are you worried about? I don't think that Luke tells us that angels sang. But there is nothing there that would suggest that they just spoke. Are the voices capable of speech but not song? There is a joyful message and when I'm happy I break out in song. How about in Revelation 15:1-4? Are the seven angels included in the singing of the song of the Lamb, SAYING,...?" I haven't found the Psalm that I spoke to kalos about, but this Revelation verse is similar. The word singing is not found but that doesn't mean they just said the song. The singing is more the matter of notes and pitches of sound. What the Bible deals with is the message and the words spoken in song. Later, Ray |
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2557 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26500 | ||
Hi kalos, I don't know what JRS has against singing for it is a big part of praising God as seen in Psalm 33, "Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy." The angels brought good news of a great joy. If the multitude of angels only spoke it I would hope that to be understood it would be a "unison" reading.:) Just because a verse doesn't include a fact doesn't mean that it wasn't there. I didn't find a verse that said that the angels sang but I didn't find one that said that they didn't sing either. I did read of shouts of joy in the Psalms and singing is close by. James 5:13 says, "Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises." One of the Psalms, and I can't find it right now, said, "sang praises,...saying..." So again, although Luke didn't say that they sang, it also didn't say that it was simply spoken. Later, Ray |
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2558 | Matt. Chapter 1 | Luke 2:14 | Ray | 26101 | ||
Hi JRS, When looking at the birth of Jesus in the book of Matthew we find in verse 18, "When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy *Spirit." And in verse 21, NKJ, "for that which has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save *His people from their sins." I believe that His people are the ones who are born again by the Holy Spirit of God; who realize as your question infers that indeed God is with us and is being praised. "And on earth peace among men with whom *He is pleased." The Luke verses that were referred to you to find the actual "saying" of the angels could lead you deeper into the "things" of God. It will cause you to consider whether this is a baby or a Babe, a child or a Child, a son or a Son. Both the NKJ and the NASB capitalize Deity and Luke 2:7-20 is a good comparison for looking into the things of God. These things are important and we should ponder them. |
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2559 | Why was Jesus named “Jesus”? | Is 7:14 | Ray | 26059 | ||
Hi retxar, You did well to observe the italics. I agree with your outcome and praise Him with you. There are some italics in John 8:28 also where it says, "Jesus therefore said, 'When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am *He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me." We can offer up the same praise again, don't you agree? However, there is one more place where it says "I am He" NASB, NKJ, and that is John 8:18. King James, John 8:18, "I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father that sent me beareth witness of me." Notice the bad English as far as agreement in number. It relates back to the verse previous where the testimony of two men is true. Notice that the NKJ changes the word bear to bears to agree in number. John 8:18,"I am One who bears witness of Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness of Me." NASB, John 8:18, "I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me." So it tells me that I must decide for myself who this man is, is He one with the Father, and thus the Holy One, the Expected One, or is he not. How can we not capitalize this One whom we know. But knowing Him is the key for just as verse 19 says, "if you knew (Me) [Spirit], you would know My Father also." It was good being with you. Later, Ray |
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2560 | Why was Jesus named “Jesus”? | Is 7:14 | Ray | 25895 | ||
Hi djconklin, The bottom line is that the Greek and the Hebrew both leave it up to the reader for the capitalization. Does anyone care to offer up praise for the Son? John 8:23, "And He was saying to them, 'You are from below, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world. Therefore I said to you that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins." You can read it he in the King James or He in the NASB but know that He is the great I am. Praise His name. |
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