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541 | Why did Satan disrespect Jesus? | Matt 4:3 | Rowdy | 118368 | ||
Couldn't help but noticing your statement "The spirit of debate is not of God" and had to say that I disagree. Although some of us men and women might not enjoy a debate, I think our Lord does as shown below: Gen 18:16 When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked along with them to see them on their way. 17 Then the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him." 20 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know." 22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing-to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" 26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake." 27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?" "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it." 29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?" He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it." 30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?" He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." 31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?" He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it." 32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?" He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it." 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home. You see, the Lord already knew Sodom and Gomorrah would be destroyed because he already knew only 3 would be saved and their behavior afterwards makes one wonder about their relationship with God. But back to the subject at hand; the Lord was giving Abraham an opportunity to show his love for mankind and debate/negotiate for the saving of these cities. When the debate brings out God's Word and His glory is manifested, I think we do service to His cause. His Kingdom is built up and we're all encouraged to study His Word all the more. I agree that God DOESN'T like to see us debate on the petty things in the Bible like the few minor discrepancies between MEN'S translations but we should also be thankful He's a forgiving and very merciful God as shown throughout the Bible. Just had to toss in my two cents' worth. You say I got some change coming back. Yeah, that's about right. God bless. --Rowdy |
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542 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118363 | ||
It's been a struggle but I'm glad you and I fianlly found something we could agree on. Bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
543 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | Rowdy | 118362 | ||
Well done! Amen. --Rowdy |
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544 | Is there a story on honesty in the Bible | Matt 5:34 | Rowdy | 118361 | ||
You're welcome! Just a small player on a big team. --Rowdy |
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545 | Fletch - Who is the exception? | Matt 3:6 | Rowdy | 118349 | ||
From the Apostle Peter: 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 21and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also--not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a good conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at God's right hand--with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him. Also Rom 6 and Acts 2 I acknowledge there are a few verses that are not quite as clear as these above but the point is we're taking a chance when we stand on such questionable verses. The net result of the NT as a whole very clearly gives baptism as the place where we contact the blood of Jesus through grace and faith and it's there where God washes away our sins. There's nothing in the NT more humbling than submitting to Him in baptism on His terms for the reason as stated in Acts 2:38. God bless. --Rowdy |
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546 | Ezra and Family Values? | Ezra 10:3 | Rowdy | 118348 | ||
I can only cite the following passages to make a point: Josh 10:20 It came about when Joshua and the sons of Israel had finished slaying them with a very great slaughter, until they were destroyed, and the survivors who remained of them had entered the fortified cities, Josh 10:28 Now Joshua captured Makkedah on that day, and struck it and its king with the edge of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Thus he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho. Josh 10:35 They captured it on that day and struck it with the edge of the sword; and he utterly destroyed that day every person who was in it, according to all that he had done to Lachish. Josh 10:37 They captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. Josh 10:39 He captured it and its king and all its cities, and they struck them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed every person who was in it. He left no survivor. Just as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir and its king, as he had also done to Libnah and its king. Josh 10:40 Thus Joshua struck all the land, the hill country and the Negev and the lowland and the slopes and all their kings. He left no survivor, but he utterly destroyed all who breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded. I must admit I knew that the Lord commanded Joshua and his army to do this, this is destroy whole cities but I'd forgotten just how many times Joshua obeyed. It's a little scary to think about falling into the hands of such a God unprepared. We can only conclude that our God is spiritual and we as human beings tend to be addicted to this physical life. We're encouraged to give up that addiction and look forward to the next life hereafter. But I'll agree with you it's tough to do. Just pray that we can mature and finally trust God completely. You know of course that God did all this destruction through Joshua for the same reason as shown in 1 Ki 11:1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter-Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. 2 They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. 3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. 4 As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. God bless. --Rowdy |
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547 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | Rowdy | 118347 | ||
I can only cite the fact that Cornelius was a christian while being a centurian (as portrayed in Acts 10) in the Roman Army so apparently they weren't all bad. As you can see in my profile, I've been a christian since I was 13 and I joined the US Air Force at 21, served 18 years. All that time, I've had my ups and downs with the Lord but I've always gone to worship and attended faithfully with my family. It was during my assignment to Okinawa, Japan where I served as a deacon. So in my estimation, most Americans don't have a problem with a christian serving in the military. I know there's a controversy about this subject but I've never understood it. In both the OT and NT, the Lord endorsed military becoming a member of God's people. It does come with some challenges but they're not as rough as some of the civilian jobs I've seen and known about. God bless. --Rowdy |
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548 | burn in hell | Mark 9:43 | Rowdy | 118328 | ||
It's difficult to undo bad feelings or harsh statements to friends. That's why we have to be careful and dispense true Godliness in accordance with His Word. Go slow and tread carefully. Now I say this but I have difficulty practicing it. So be prepared to apologize a lot if you really want to maximize your chances with these folks. God bless. --Rowdy |
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549 | i'm new wassup? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118317 | ||
Very nicely done, Kalos. Just one thing you overlooked. Most of us like to know some little something about the participants with whom we encounter. It's not required but we do like to see everyone cite some basic background about yourself on the user profile. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
550 | QUESTION COMES FROM EX 24:25 | Exodus | Rowdy | 118309 | ||
You seem to be referring to Chap 4 as there is no such verse in Chap 24. Cited for reference Ex 4:25 Then Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet, and she said, "You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me." It helps if you know Moses' background. He spent a third of life, 40 years in this desert country so people living here were probably used to a rough life but it's quite possible they had never encountered this custom of circumcision. So when Moses insisted on having their sons circumcised, this was probably quite a traumatic experience for her. It should be emphasized that she THREW the foreskin at Moses' feet. Women do those kind of things, especially when the man in their life does something painful to their child(ren). I know from personal experience. I hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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551 | grace on the cross | Matt 8:4 | Rowdy | 118266 | ||
I'm not sure of what you're asking but I'm going to give it a shot. From Adam's graduation from the Garden of Eden until the issuance of the Law of Moses, mankind was expected to live and die and will be judged in Heaven by how well they "obeyed" their conscience. The Law of Moses was applicable only to the nation of Israel and the ocassional Gentile that became an Israelite as in Ruth's case. This was the system that all Jews will be judged from its issuance until the first Gospel sermon alluded to earlier in Acts 2. Since that day until now and on through to the last day of this world's existence, the NT will be the standard by which we're all judged and that's IF we know about its existance through a knowledge of His Word. Throughout all 3 of these phases, if a person lives and dies without a knowledge of God's Will or His Word, he'll be judged without that standard but instead he/she will be judged by the first standard, that is our conscience. This is part of the image that God installed in all His creation of human beings, the sense of right and wrong that is whispered to us by our conscience. And yes, I like to think God's grace and His mercy will play a part in all three of God's systems of law, described herein. As you may have gathered by now, a lot of this is drawn as conclusions after a lifetime of Bible study and experience. It would be difficult (if not impossible) to call up scriptures to support every point made here but I do want to strongly emphasize that I AM definitely basing all this on the Bible. What do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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552 | I'm needing the answer on Galations 5 | John 3:3 | Rowdy | 118264 | ||
This subject is discussed at great length, just insert blasphemy in the Quick Search and you'll get a tremendous wealth of discussion. This sin is the ONLY one in the Bible that unforgivable. Mk 3:28 I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. 29But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." Also Mt 12:31 Exactly how one blasphemes the Holy Spirit that he cannot possibly get forgiveness is somewhat controversial but I'll let you see that in the Forum Quick Search. But it doesn't sound like the sin alluded to above in the original question qualifies to be this unforgivable. God bless. --Rowdy |
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553 | description appear in the old testament | Rev 1:14 | Rowdy | 118258 | ||
Although it's not specifically stated as much, I think almost everyone agrees this passage is describing Christ. Isaiah 53:1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Apparently Jesus' appearance was about average according to verse 2. I don't know for certain but I don't think you find any specific description of Christ, the kind you're looking for in the OT. Just me personally, I'm thinking that's a good thing. If his appearance were described somewhere accurately in the Bible, then those physcial characteristics would turn into items of worship for some folks and might even cause fights between parents, etc. God bless. --Rowdy |
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554 | grace on the cross | Matt 8:4 | Rowdy | 118255 | ||
Until the Lord's Last Will and Testament was executed by His appointed executor on that fateful day on Pentacost as cited in Acts 2, the Law of Moses was still in effect with full power. This is made very clear by Jesus Himself in Matt 8:3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. 4Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." God bless. --Rowdy |
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555 | Is there a story on honesty in the Bible | Matt 5:34 | Rowdy | 118249 | ||
I can only think of 2 actual true stories but no parables. One is cited below: Acts 5:1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? 4 "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." 5 And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it. 6 The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him. 7 Now there elapsed an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price." 9 Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well." 10 And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things. The other story is Achan's deception in Joshua 7. After reading these 2 stories, you must agree God does NOT love a liar or a deceiver of any kind. I hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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556 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118246 | ||
I think you've gotten most of my thoughts on the subject but I did think of one more item. To me it all boils down to attitude. We dare NOT think we can approach God with the attitude that "We've earned that salvation." That's a plan sure to fail. We must put our faith in God's grace and His Plan of Salvation. BUT we must also feel compelled to honor that grace by "taking up our cross," acting like and behaving like we've got a Father up there watching us. Like EdB said, if we're christians we need be clothed with Christ, so we'll feel comfortable in Heaven because we've been wearing Christ-like attributes all our life. God bless you for starting and stimulating a good thread of discussion. I wish I could. --Rowdy |
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557 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118233 | ||
Very, very well put. That's an outstanding analogy. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
558 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118232 | ||
Kalos, I agree there's absolute NO way that any of us can earn salvation. It's a gift. But we do need to take James seriously and do our best to honor that gift by sharing God's light and His good news throughout the world as we're doing on this Forum. I just wanted to emphasize James' words "Faith without works is a dead faith." Thanks for the excellent post. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
559 | Burn in Hell? | Mark 9:43 | Rowdy | 118229 | ||
Matt 18:9 "If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell. These two verses are the only ones I could find in the NASB version of the Bible. There may be more but since there is somewhat of a variety of descriptions of hell, a person could argue all these descriptions are there to give us the idea it's a horrible place and indeed it is. I've heard it argued for example how can fire exist there since there will be no oxygen for it to consume but then God had the burning bush to burn and not consume that bush so what's the answer? I honestly don't know. I'm not sure anyone can give an authoritative answer from the Bible but it surely is a place I want to avoid. God bless. --Rowdy |
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560 | Do we have to earn grace? | Gal 2:21 | Rowdy | 118215 | ||
Sometimes it's difficult to follow these threads as they develop and spread out but it looks like you're questioning BradK's comment. IF, however, you're questioning my comment, please confirm and I'll try to clarify with more scriptures and more examples. Thanks and God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
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