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601 | A Human Error? | 2 Kin 8:26 | Rowdy | 117831 | ||
I'm not sure if this is going to be conclusive but it's all I can find at the moment with the limited resources I have. Hope it helps. 2 Chronicles 22 Ahaziah King of Judah 1 The people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders, who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two [1] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother's name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri. 3 He too walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong. Footnotes 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two I'm inferring that the "Hebrew forty-two" must be in reference to some special way of counting a person's age in the Hebrew culture. I don't really think this would qualify as a contradiction for which your "enemies of the truth" are looking. God bless. --Rowdy |
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602 | What does OT mean | OT general | Rowdy | 117829 | ||
You can get a little more balance on this subject by reading some of my posts by inserting these numbers in the Quick Search to the right of your screen. 117709, 117588, 117554 and 117549 I don't really understand this facination with the OT. A thorough study of the whole Bible clearly leaves the serious Bible student with the solid conclusion that the OT was most definitely applicable BEFORE the cross but now in this dispensation the NT with Christ's words and those of His Apostles are in charge. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy |
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603 | How often must we die and be born again? | Acts 8:22 | Rowdy | 117814 | ||
Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Acts 8:18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, "Give this authority to me as well, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." 20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21 "You have no part or portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. 22 "Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, if possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 "For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity." 24 But Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me." There's not many examples of christians sinning after becoming a christian but all we need is one. Simon above was definitely a christian, not a very mature one but a christian nonetheless. 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I should stress all of these epistles were written to christians and we all know we sin daily, either the sin of commission or omission. So the bottom line is that when we sin AFTER becoming a christian, we just repent of that sin to God and maintain that cleansing relationship with Jesus' blood. Public sins should be repented publically while private sins could be repented in private. Being born again to become a christian should only happen once in each person's life. Even the vilest sinner on earth like those described in the Corinthian letters can and did need repentance on a daily basis just like most modern Americans. God bless. --Rowdy |
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604 | define the text on john 19:25-27 | John 19:25 | Rowdy | 117770 | ||
Cited for reference: Jn 19:25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," 27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home. It's clear that on the cross that Jesus was mostly concerned with everyone else other than himself. He prayed for fogiveness for those that cruified Him and here He gives His mother to the disciple (most likely John) for him to care for her. I don't know who Clopas was but I'm sure you'll get an answer from another Forum participant about that. The significant thing I'd emphasize about this passage is here is a wonderful example of Jesus' love and demonstration of that love as cited in Ja 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. I think it's especially significant that Jesus chose his disciple John rather than his own half-brothers on earth. Thus, when it comes down to a choice we should choose likewise. Remember, his half-brothers were NOT persuaded that He was the Christ quite yet. God bless. --Rowdy |
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605 | Does this mean baptism for salvation? | John 3:5 | Rowdy | 117767 | ||
Just noticed your question and Tim's answer. Like he mentioned, there's quite a wide spectrum of opinions on this subject so I would just like to urge you to check my posts on the subject. The best way to do that would be to insert the words "better safe than sorry" into the Quick Search. Lastly, I would just like to remind you that each one of us, on Judgment Day, is going to answer to God as to how we interpreted His Words. God bless you in your study. --Rowdy |
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606 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | Rowdy | 117764 | ||
My only response: Your life sounds the reincarnation of the famous poem "Footprints." God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy | ||||||
607 | Lucider satan? | Ezek 28:12 | Rowdy | 117759 | ||
I was not able to find any mention of Lucifer in my Bible in Gateway or the Forum but I did find a rather interesting website, see below. Just a word of caution as it seems to be coming from the Mormans. I'm not Morman nor do I endorse any of their abberant beliefs. www.lds-mormon.com/lucifer.shtml But I guess we can study history, from which they claim this is coming. God bless. --Rowdy |
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608 | Need verse that says no one has seen God | John 6:46 | Rowdy | 117756 | ||
I think you must be looking for this passage: Ex 33:12 Moses said to the LORD , "You have been telling me, 'Lead these people,' but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, 'I know you by name and you have found favor with me.' 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people." 14 The LORD replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." 15 Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?" 17 And the LORD said to Moses, "I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name." 18 Then Moses said, "Now show me your glory." 19 And the LORD said, "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim my name, the LORD , in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. 20 But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live." 21 Then the LORD said, "There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock. 22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by. 23 Then I will remove my hand and you will see my back; but my face must not be seen." If this is not it, I don't know what else you could be referring to. God bless. --Rowdy |
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609 | Searching for the truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117738 | ||
I don't see how you can separate these two tasks. It's literally impossible if you ask me. Reading my Bible, God commands me to be like His Son every day, all day. If we're searching and doing the Will of God, we're reading His Word which leads us to a better job of doing His Will. Yes, circular logic, I agree. That's the way I see you; what do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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610 | What the Bible says about women preacher | 1 Cor 14:34 | Rowdy | 117726 | ||
I'm afraid the Bible is very clear on this subject as follows 1 Cor 14:34 As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. 35If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. In addition to this, there are others that make it very clear, a woman's role in the church is to be submissive to the men of the congregation. She can feel free to speak out in a business meeting held for the whole congregation but then she should also maintain proper respect for the elders and deacons just as the men should. God bless. --Rowdy |
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611 | Threatens to leave if believer attends | 1 Cor 7:15 | Rowdy | 117724 | ||
You've gotten several good comments from many folks but the most important words are from our Lord as follows Lk 14:25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26"If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters--yes, even his own life--he cannot be my disciple. 27And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Although Jesus didn't include the word spouse or wife, I think we can safely conclude the intent is clear. God doesn't want ANYONE to stand between He and His children on an individual basis. BUT I also agree most people wouldn't leave their spouse for choosing God over them. If he does, she's better off rather than be burdened with such a Godless person. Her trajedy will be that she can't remarry and be acceptable in God's sight. God bless. --Rowdy |
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612 | Which version/interpretation? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117709 | ||
I just took another look at your post and noticed your citation of Rom 7:6 is a pretty good answer to your question BUT in a spirit of teamwork and cooperativeness, I will respond. As you and several others have already noticed, I tend to be a little lazy but I do look at what the whole Bible has to say about each particular subject. But in this case, I'd like to reverse the logic as I did with an earlier post to Kalos. Let's pretend the OT is fully empowered and we're somehow expected to comply with both the OT and the NT. ALL of us gentile christians would have to inspect each other literally and make certain we're all circumcised. Yeah, can't you see the lines waiting for that inspection? We'd all be going down to the local supply store for our ration of dead animals to sacrifice and we'd all have to learn how to make these sacrifices properly on the alter and of course we'd have to ressurect the temple in each city with its showbread, candlesticks, and a big thick curtain. I think you begin to get where I'm going with all this. This has been my point with the last couple of days' worth of posts on this subject. I don't see any way around it. Either our Lord took the whole thing (OT) with Him to the cross or He didn't take any of it. IF He only took a portion as your question suggests, who decides which portion? Where's the scripture to support that decision? No, my friend I'm afraid I must stick with my original statement. God has "passed the majesty's staff of power" to His Son in this dispensation as evidenced in Matt 28. Jesus delegated this responsibility to his only official representatives, the ones he sent, including Paul. Jesus' words and all the NT are the guiding principles, also their acts, the commands they enacted by example are the ones we are to follow. This point is even shown in the language of the Kingdom. Before Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment was talked about in the future. After Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment is discussed as in the past. And AGAIN, let me say quite often we see many endorsements from the OT on a particular subject but when we see a contrast between we MUST know which document to heed. For its these words in the NT by which all of us will be judged. In response to Kalos comment about this "command by example." This is a very common concept. We as parents use it all the time. We all want our kids to grow up as solid citizens to the community and we DON'T want to have to verbalize orally or in writing every little thing this entails. So we all cop out by living a good life and expect our children to follow our footsteps. For the few that don't follow this philosophy, their world generally ends up behind bars. In response to Hank's comment: I'm sorry, dear friend, there is no scriptures I can offer in direct support of these statements other than the ones I've already cited. I'm afraid our Lord left a few things for us as His children to figure out on our own. I do hope this is all a little clearer. God bless. --Rowdy |
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613 | When was Adam saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117708 | ||
Personally, I don't think any of us are going to know for certain when the vast majority of the OT characters will be saved until we get to Heaven to ask. BUT I do think we can take comfort in knowing their names are in the Bible and at least for most of them, nothing bad is mentioned. For example, in spite of God's punishment of Moses and not allowing him to enter the promised land, He still buried Moses Himself. David may have murdered, was found guilty of adultery and did a lousy job of parenting Absolom but I think he repented through to the end of his life so we should see him in Heaven. The others..., you know their stories as well as I do. Hope to see you in Heaven. God bless. --Rowdy |
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614 | YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER | Acts 2:22 | Rowdy | 117706 | ||
You might get a few more responses by using more lower case letters and reserve upper case letters for those few instances when you want to emphasize a particular one/two word point. All upper case letters suggests you're shouting at folks. I'd like to cite Acts2:22 "Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. Also 2 Cor 12:12, Heb 2:1-4. When one does a thorough review of this whole subject throughout the Bible, you quickly get the idea that God did these kind of miracles through a select number of persons for the single purpose of confirming the words being preached as coming from God. Look at Mk 16:20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it. Another fact of the Bible is that NOWHERE is there an example of ANYONE getting these miraculous powers from any other source other than from the "laying on of hands from the apostles." Now the two exceptions to this is in Acts 2 with the apostles initial "baptism of the Holy Spirit" and Acts 10 with Cornelius and his family which was done for the express purpose of endorsing the Gentile world with the same endorsement from the Holy Spirit as was done for Jews in Acts 2. If after all this you've still got questions, I could only urge you to look for people who claim to have this measure of power and compare it to what you see in the Bible. In other words, do people raise up from the dead, are limbs replaced, eyesight restored to a person BORN blind. The miracles in the Bible are unmistakable acts of the supernatural, something that is ABSOLUTELY unquestionable acts and NOT a cure of a headache or backache or something else that can be conceled or possibly governed by someone's sincere mind control. In other words, look for the same kind of miracles in today's world and TRY to match them with what you see in your Bible. Remember 1 Jn 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. God bless. --Rowdy. |
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615 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117685 | ||
Thanks. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
616 | Do we have to do God's will or All comma | 2 Cor 5:9 | Rowdy | 117651 | ||
I cite both passages but it looks like you really meant 2 Cor 5, right? 1 Cor 5:9 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; 10 I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the covetous and swindlers, or with idolaters, for then you would have to go out of the world. 2 Cor 5:9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. 10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. On the assumption of the latter scripture being correct, it seems fairly straight forward as to what God expects from us but yes in my opinion, we will answer for our actions, our words and even our thoughts. We will face God and His Son in judgement just like He depicts in Matt 24. Another scripture useful in this discussion is Rom 1:18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen. 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. So we see from Paul's letter that God has some pretty bad stuff in store for those that refuse to believe AND obey Him. God bless. --Rowdy |
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617 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117649 | ||
Most of the time, I use the NIV from the Gateway website. I really prefer the NASB or the NKJV but I seem to have trouble getting those versions to come up on my screen while in that website. Do you use the Gateway Bible website? If so, maybe you're better at it than I am and would like to share?? Let me know and God bless. --Rowdy |
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618 | Which version/interpretation? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117647 | ||
Bless you, dear friend. It'll take me quite some time to prepare a thorough response as your question are quite deep and important in the their implications. I'll get back to you. Meanwhile, I invite other to respond to my challenge or to Ray's questions, either one. I'm interested in seeing both. God bless. --Rowdy |
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619 | explane matt 12:31-33 | Matt 12:31 | Rowdy | 117645 | ||
If you'll insert the key words such as blasphemy and Spirit into the search engine at the right of your screen, you'll get more information that you'll ever want, including my own take on the matter. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
620 | what is going to happen when Jesus retur | Matthew | Rowdy | 117643 | ||
Very, very good response. Amen. --Rowdy | ||||||
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