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2641 | Whose rest shall be glorious? | Is 11:10 | Ray | 19344 | ||
Hi misstammie58, You are a person of few words and I can appreciate that. I did however ask two questions so I'll need to hear a few more from you. If you answered "no" to the King James question, perhaps you can consider changing your initial answer. The King James gives you no help in determining whether "his rest" is talking of Deity or not. Your initial answer says that you thought that it was not talking of Deity. The New King James reads "And His resting place shall be glorious." Do you want to add another word or two? Or perhaps someone else has a word for us. Later, Ray |
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2642 | Whose rest shall be glorious? | Is 11:10 | Ray | 19246 | ||
Hi misstammie58, Welcome to the forum. First of all, is the King James your version of choice? Your answer is "Those who die in Christ". Does that mean just of the Gentiles who are mentioned in the verse? Later, Ray |
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2643 | THE MEANING 0F JEREMIAH 33:3 | Jeremiah | Ray | 19243 | ||
Hi TIO, Tim is correct here as far as he goes. He is probably cautioning you not to take it out of context and apply it to yourself too much. But I will not do that for although the word came to Jeremiah it is the word of God to us as well. Tim mentioned Israel and Judah as they are mentioned in verse four. But we can also skip to verse 14, "Behold, days are coming,' declares the Lord, "when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous (Branch) of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth." This Branch is none other than Jesus Himself. So you see, this word is for us also. Jeremiah 33:3 talks of mighty things, verse 6 talks of revealing an abundance of peace and truth, and the Branch in John 4:25 is expected to "declare all things to us." John 4:25, "The woman said to Him, "I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when that One comes, He will declare all things to us." So, whether you want to hear mighty things or all things, call on Him and He will hear you and give you all that you need. God will give you life in His word, and that more abundantly. |
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2644 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 19203 | ||
Hi David Wayne, In John 18:38 Pilate says to Jesus, "What is truth?" He was speaking to Him and he was asking "What is Truth?" Pilate knew of a truth that Jesus was innocent yet he acted against his knowledge. My desire is for you not only to know the truths of the bible, but to know the Truth, the Son who will set one free. John 8:32-36. "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." John the baptist testified of the Truth, but he didn't really know him. John 5:35, "He [John] was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light." My desire is for all to know the (Light) of the world. Jesus said in John 5:36, "But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given (Me) to accomplish --the very works that I do--testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me." What great works He has done. And He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. My desire is that you might have His word available in you and that you "believe Him whom He sent." John 5:38 Know and believe the Truth. Later, Ray |
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2645 | Whose rest shall be glorious? | Is 11:10 | Ray | 19195 | ||
Isaiah 11:10, King James Version, "And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious." Question: Whose rest shall be glorious? |
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2646 | FATHER fixation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 18804 | ||
Hi charis, As far as capitalization is concerned I think that the first letter is emphasis enough, if people know where you are coming from. All caps leave little doubt. But I would think that JESUS should get as much honor. Thank you for calling me a good fellow although I know you are not from Britain. As far as being good we know that only One is good. And that "Fellow" can be found in John 9:28, "We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where (He) is from." My daughter has to use the computer, Later, Ray |
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2647 | FATHER fixation? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 18797 | ||
Hi casiv, You have also written in the past that Jesus is Savior. Do you believe in the Deity of Christ as shown by capitalization? See Colossians 2:9 NASB, also NKJ, "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power." Notice the word "Godhead" that you were looking for earlier. Later, Ray |
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2648 | Only seal and horse in same verse Rev6:5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 18582 | ||
Hi casiv, I have written about "Theomatics" in this forum and have been known also to count pronouns so I am open to God using all of His word. But what I have heard you saying concening 6 plus 5 is eleven and eleven means judgment is pure speculation and illogical. There is no section in the back of your math book that tells what the right answer is, so your speculation will lead to confusion. What if I said that 7 plus 4 is eleven and eleven means judgment. (And I don't, this is a what if) What if I then said that Revelation 7:4 tells us that the 144,000 are judged and found lacking. Would that make as much sense as your 6 plus 5? We have no judge of the correctness of our math, so we must be careful. As people have counselled me, so I say to you; spend more time on things that matter, learn to know the One who died for you, and yes that means knowing the God of love. See 1 John 4:7 ; 1 John 5:6 would be good also. |
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2649 | exoget gal 5:18 | Galatians | Ray | 18482 | ||
Hi a brown, I agree with Steve here and might narrow down the comparison with Romans. I like to compare Romans 8:14-15a with Gal 5:16-18. Romans 8:14, "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a Spirit* of adoption as sons..." Gal 5:16, "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit*, you are not under the Law." So we are not slaves under the Law but are adopted sons of Spirit. Christ sentenced sin and (through Him) the requirement of the Law is accomplished for us who walk in the Spirit. Romans 8:3b,4 "Walk" and "belong" are key word studies for being led by the Spirit. We walk in the Light and we also keep His word. 1John 2:5, "but whoever keeps His* word, in him the love of God has truly been perfected. By this we know that we are in Him: the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to WALK in the same manner as (He) walked." Gal 5:24, "Now those who BELONG to Christ (Jesus) have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires." I like the comparison of Gal 4:4,5 and Rom 8:3 Later, Ray |
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2650 | teaching for a lifetime | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 18469 | ||
Hi saimmie, How about this for a lifetime goal? Psalm 86:11,12, "Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. I will give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, And will glorify Your name forever. | ||||||
2651 | In 1 john 5:8, what does the 'water | 1 John 5:8 | Ray | 18401 | ||
Hi Amelia, I don't think in context that it means baptism either. The reference given in my Study Bible for verse six "by water and blood" is John 19:34. "But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out." The blood and water showed Jesus' humanity. That He wasn't just God, that is Spirit, but He had a human body and it died. But the verses go on and say that it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. The truth of these three that testify on earth is that they are Spirit, water, and blood. God in the flesh, in other words. The Deity of Christ, God in the flesh, is what 5:5,6 is saying we must believe in order to othercome the world. Believe that (Jesus) is the Son of God. This is the One who came in the flesh, verse six.(My parentheses are for comparison and for showing oneness) I appreciate the fact that NASB's last copyright has changed the 'one' of 1977 to "One" in 1995. So there are "the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." 1 John 5:8 Verse seven: "For there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the (Word), and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. These also are in agreement, in other words. Compare 1 John 5:5 with 1 John 4:15. "Whoever confesses that (Jesus) is the Son of God, God abides in him,..." ***The God who abides in us who believe is the One who came by water and the blood, and the testimony of God is greater than the testimony of men, verse 9. These three are one, in agreement. We no longer see this One who came in the flesh. We see Him as Spirit, for God is Spirit. John 16:8, "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in (Me); and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me."[The One who came by water and blood] 1 John 5:11, "And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His (Son). He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life." Later, Ray |
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2652 | Did Paul have 'Christ's attitude'? | Phil 2:5 | Ray | 18305 | ||
Hi Bill Mc, Your post to me seems to expect an original thought from me. You are expecting me to think? Oh well, I'll try. Gal 2:20 says when we apply it to ourselves, that we have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer we who live, but Christ lives in us. I believe that that speaks of the Spirit of Christ. Galatians 3:5 talks about the Spirit that was provided and works among us. But for Phil 4:13 and Him who strengthens me I think of the Man, Jesus Christ. I think of Him as my head, for 1 Corinthians says "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman,..." 1 Cor 11:3, "...God is the head of Christ". Ephesians 5:23, "...Christ also is the head of the church." So I see myself and the church as subject to Christ and Christ loves the church. Ephesians 5:24-29. But we are members of His spiritual body. This headship thing however is one "seniority" basically. The husband and wife are equal, but the man came first, so he has headship or seniority. And I say they are equal, but the woman is the weaker usually. The father comes before a son in human terms. We can relate that to the Father and Son as far as mutually assigned headship is concerned. But the Father and Son are equal. And they are One. This mystery is great just as much as the reference to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:32 Anyway, I'm working my way to your question of reliance; for it revolves around equality of the Persons of the Trinity. John 5:17 says "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working." So He was making Himself* equal with God. 1 Corinthians 11:3, "and God* is the head of Christ." Philippians 2:13, "...for it is God* who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Phil. 2:9, "For this reason also, God* highly exalted Him,... ***I don't know if you see what I am comparing or not. I see Christ doing the things that He has seen the Father doing. He is equal to and does not rely on the Father. He has come in the Father's place and authority. But He doesn't want to grasp the headship. Phil 2:6, "...who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied (Himself), taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men." But on Him is bestowed the name which is above every name. We should have the same attitude of equality as far as our marriages are concerned. Although equal with her husband she should not try to grasp the headship. For the church that has this attitude, we should stand firm in one Spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Phil 1:27 Phil 2:5, "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ* Jesus." The *'s are for comparison, the () for oneness. Later, Ray |
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2653 | Christian Primer Terms? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 18286 | ||
Hi charis, I majored in piano in college but wasn't a great player. I became good enough to be able to teach beginning piano students which I did for a while in my spare time. I know enough about spiritual things in order to help you get started with your primer.:) God, the Lord is one.- Deut. 6:4 Holy One of Israel - Psalm 71:22 Are You the Expected One? - Mt. 11:3 I and My Father are one. - Jn. 10:30 ..having concluded this, that One* died...2 Cor 5:15 one Lord, one faith...- Eph 4:5 one God, one Mediator*,...the *Man - 1 Tim 2:5 standing firm in one *Spirit - Phil 1:27,(Gal 3:14) address as Father the One who... - 1 Peter 1:17 For contrast and application: His chosen ones - Psalm 105:6 joy over one sinner - Luke 15:7 they may all be one - John 17:21 one body in Christ - Rom 12:5 husband of one wife - 1 Tim 3:2 shall become one flesh - Gen 2:24 This is all I can do to get you started. For more ideas go to Strong's concordance under 'ONE". When you are done teaching with those additional ones, perhaps I will know more and can give you some other ideas; at least 2 or 3. later, Ray |
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2654 | WHY WAS JESUS | John 11:15 | Ray | 18256 | ||
Hi There, I'm sorry that I haven't gotten back to you as I am slowed down by a bad cold. And if I still don't make sense, that is the reason.:) I didn't and don't disagree with anything you have said. I am afraid that after the initial paragraph of my post to you I "waxed eloquent" to everyone who would hear. So my question "Do you believe this? was open to everyone. My idea in the posting was to show the comparisons of the pronouns with the *. Also with the parenthesis. For instance, I see a relationship between John 11:37 and 47 concerning the (Man) who is performing signs and could have kept this man from dying. The question of do you believe this concerns whether anyone sees the connection of verses 26 and 50. In other words do we see this man as the Son of Man or as just a man. Do we believe that He is a Man who came to die for the whole nation, and not that nation only. And do we see that if we believe in Him that we will never die. So what I am saying is: In order to apply these verses to our lives and beliefs we have to recognize the Deity of Christ as shown by capitalization of the Scriptures. By the way, I agree with you, and rejoice with you, that in one of your posts you stated that God's Word is Truth. He said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. So, I didn't mean to question your beliefs. I believe that we can find a relationship between John 11:26 and John 8:32. Later, Ray |
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2655 | How do we live the 'Christian life'? | Phil 2:5 | Ray | 18126 | ||
Hi Bill Mc, I appreciated your Scripture references and your comparisons. The ones that spoke most to me were Jn 12:49 and Jn 8:28. Although Jesus came to the world as God, He did not want to claim it or as Phil 2:6 says, "grasp it". Jn. 12:49, "I did not SPEAK on My own initiative." Jn. 8:28, "I DO nothing on My own initiative." Phil 2:13, "...work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is AT WORK in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." His attitude was one of pleasing Him. Not merely looking out for His own personal interests but also the interests of others. We do not have His attitude because we seek after our own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. Phil 2:21. My eye was drawn to 1 Peter 2:12 also as we seek to glorify God in our lives. |
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2656 | Kindly explain this verse to me. | Rom 8:10 | Ray | 18096 | ||
Hi Delaro, Hi also to Zealot; welcome to the forum. I believe that this was your first post here. Steve and Zealot have given you their understanding using the small s "spirit". If you go to the NKJ you will see a reading of "yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness." I have decided on Spirit and will speak to you from that perspective. 1) If (Christ) is in you: verse 9, ..if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. ***I would interpret 9b as "If anyone does not believe in the Deity of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 2) though the body is dead: The Greek says"the" body so it could be yours or Christ's. To be honest, I don't know if the Greek word for "body" would allow a plural. Since we are sinners and not righteous, and since this is God's word, let's go with Christ's body. He gave up His spirit; He died as an offering for sin, verse 3. 3) Yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness. This living Spirit is what will give life to your mortal bodies because of His righteousness. Verse 11, "through His (Spirit) who dwells in you. 4) Here we come to another choice for verse 15. You can find it spirit or Spirit in the translations. In the last months I've leaned toward Spirit so it would read like this, "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a Spirit of adoption as sons..." 5) Verse 16, "The Spirit (Himself) testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God..." Compare also Gal 4:7 heirs through God. The parentheses are for comparison. Later, Ray |
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2657 | The need of a Shepherd and Master | 2 Chr 18:16 | Ray | 18040 | ||
Hi Steve, The problem with saying that it is a prophecy concerning Ahab is that it did not come true. Looking at the context I see in verse 13 Micaiah saying, "...what my God says, that I will speak." And in verse 27, "And Micaiah said, "If you indeed return safely, the Lord has not spoken by me." And he said, "Listen, all you people."" ***And I'm listening, for it speaks to me where I am right now, in the context of who I know God is. Later, Ray |
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2658 | The need of a Shepherd and Master | 2 Chr 18:16 | Ray | 18030 | ||
Hi Steve, You tell me that I forced the interpretation, but didn't really comment on it. I think it is astounding that God became a Man and came to die for our sins. Jesus is the Shepherd that was struck by God. He was both God and Man. He was both Shepherd and Lamb. |
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2659 | The need of a Shepherd and Master | 2 Chr 18:16 | Ray | 18001 | ||
Hi Steve, Are you going to deny that Jesus was thinking of Himself in Matthew 9:36 and Mark 6:34? Your reference of Jeremiah 31:10 is good to my way of thinking. "He who scattered Israel will gather him And keep him (as a shepherd keeps his flock). He appears to be a Shepherd to me. Do you deny that He was David's Shepherd? What I'm doing here in a sense is testing the spirits. In other words, shepherd or Shepherd, master or Master, spirit or Spirit. This passage also is about testing the spirits as far as Ahab and Jehoshaphat and Micaiah and Zedekiah are concerned. Verse 14 has the deceiving spirit agreeing with the 400 other prophets, "Go up and succeed, for they will be given into your hand." I don't think that Ahab knew it wasn't true; he just couldn't believe it from past experience with Micaiah. But since he asked for the truth, God gave it to them both. If both of the kings listened then they would have gone to their homes in peace. I see no idea of these kings being shepherds or masters. Jehosophat was closest to looking for a Master in that 2 Chronicles 18:6,7 has him desireous of inquiring about the Lord's will. Yet when he heard the prophesy he still went to battle and was reproved for it in Ch 19:2. And yet again, it was said of him that "you have set your heart to seek God." In 2 Chronicles 18:23 we see another test of the spirits. "Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?"" ***Zedekiah thought that he had the true Spirit in his prophecy and he wonders how Micaiah could have a true proclamation of disaster. The proof was in how it came out in the end. I find it encouraging that the king who said "Please inquire first for the word of the Lord" in Chapter 18:4 is the one whose life is saved in verse 31 by God when Jehoshaphat cried out. Later, Ray |
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2660 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvement #1? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 17964 | ||
Hi Sir Pent, My vote for your #1 Improvement is Yes-Deletion of duplicates would be helpful to all. | ||||||
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