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1 | Why no love herein? | Bible general Archive 2 | STTIL | 137198 | ||
Even though I disagree with some of the religious views of this forum, for the most part the members here speak with sincerity and with AgapeLove. They do get a little "pharisee" on you if you disagree with the trinity, but still most will speak to the subject in love. | ||||||
2 | I'll try to make my question more clear | Bible general Archive 2 | STTIL | 137692 | ||
Christ spoke as to why he spoke in parables. Matt 13:13 (KJV) Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Read a parable, doesn't it create a picture in your mind as you read. Alot of the "allegory" helps to make the Word more living and real. The Word has a lot of figures of speech to do that very thing. The phrase "heap coals of fire on his head" to overcome evil with good, was a common idiom to the people of Biblical times, it brought home for them the lesson of overcoming evil with good, it gave them a mind picture to make the lesson living and real. Notice your own words when you said "the picture of a bride" representing God's people, there is no literal picture there, but the words have created a mind picture, it makes the lesson living and real. Does this help? In His Love, |
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3 | When was the book of Job written? | Job | STTIL | 137546 | ||
While readig a study on the Hebrew words used for God in the Old Testament the author mentioned that "it has been suggested by some scholars that the events recorded in the book of Job may have occurred before the time of Moses." This was new to me and I came here to see what you all had written on the subject. Some other interesting notes (not to prove or disprove anything, just some interesting notes): E.W. Bullinger says the it is probable that Job was the son of Issachar (Gen 46:13) which would put Job in Midian around the same time Moses was in Midian(Job dying around the time Moses was 55) In Exodus 6:3 (KJV) God said "I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty [Hebrew: el shaddai], but by my name Jehovah was I not known to them." The term el shaddai is used 6 times in Genesis, 31 times in Job, but only 11 times in all of the other writing of the Old Testament. |
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4 | Praising and Satan Fleeing?? | Ps 22:3 | STTIL | 137638 | ||
How about: James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (KJV) -- Young's Bible James 4:7 be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you; Literal with Strong's number: 7. 5293 Be subject, 3767 therefore, 2316 to God. 0436 Oppose 3588 the 1228 devil, 2532 and 5343 he will run away 0575 from 5216 you. This verse gives us two things to do, submit to God, oppose the devil. I've always liked this verse, sometimes it is the two things I seem to forget to do the most often. In His Love, |
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5 | What wrong with standing against evil? | Prov 29:2 | STTIL | 137501 | ||
1 Timothy 2 (KJV) 1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; We who have the privledge to vote should vote our conscience, but as the Body we are instructed to pray for those in authority, both within the church and civil authority. We are to lead a peaceable life, overcoming evil with good. |
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6 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137535 | ||
Be careful about which Unitarians you are talking about. There are Biblical Unitarians who believe just as you do about God and His Word, except for Jesus Christ being part of a trinity. Because it isn't allowed in this forum, I will not go into the details of that belief, but if one were to go to the Scriptures with meekness instead of preconcieved ideas made by man (Like the Nicene Creed) you might be surprised by what you find. The Nicene Creed came about because of an argument between a bishop and his assistant in the time of Constantine, although the trinitarian belief has its roots in Gnosticism, starting with Justin Martyr in response to the persecution of Emperor Trajan, trying to explain the Christian religion in term the Greeks could understand using phrases from the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates. Irenaeus, a bishop of Lyons furthered the view, along with Tertullian of Carthage. There are a few others along the way before the Council of Nicea met, made and signed the Nicene Creed. I can tell you this, if you think to convince a Biblical Unitarian to believe in the Trinity, it won't work. Most Unitarians are converted Trinitarians and most already know every verse you can show them in support of the Trinity, because they used them (the verses) trying to defend the Trinity themselves. Just FYI. |
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7 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137548 | ||
Because I enjoy this forum, have found answers to my own questions by reading posts I will not put into any post any specific statements that are against the rules of this forum, (at least not on purpose). I suggest that if Trinitarianism is true it can stand up to Unitarianism. My personal belief in the Trinity isn't up for discussion. I will not debate the deity of Christ. | ||||||
8 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137554 | ||
I have studied the affect of Gnosticism on Christianity in the early 2nd and 3rd centuries, along with other influences. Because those that translated the known manuscripts into Greek, Latin, and then English came after this influence, there is a good probability of Gnostic influence in the translations. The key is letting the Scriptures interpret themselves, speak for themselve and hopefully losing that Gnostic influence. | ||||||
9 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137563 | ||
I do not presume to say that Unitarianism is any less or more tainted by Gnoticism than any other view, only that Christianity as a whole is tainted by it and only the Scriptures in their original God inspired form is free from that influence and that as workman we must recognize that Gnostic influence exists in what we have available to us today. | ||||||
10 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137566 | ||
I know a lot of Biblical Unitarians, and those that don't call themselves that but still don't believe in the Trinity and I can tell you each and everyone of them that I know are beyond a shadow of a doubt Christian. (Christian - Christ in; Col 1:27) and none of them are Jehovah's Witnesses, I don't know any Jehovah's Witnesses personally. | ||||||
11 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137577 | ||
There are no known originals in existance today. The oldest know manuscripts of the New Testament are Greek. Are they copies of or translations of the originals? A lot of versions of the English translations were revised as new manuscripts were discovered, since the Greek manuscripts differ in what they say. Were the differences errors by the scribes making the copy or differences in translation? How can we know for sure. [This is not meant to express an opinion about the Divine authority of any particular Greek manuscript, or any translation, or version] | ||||||
12 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137585 | ||
Just so you know, no Biblical Unitarian would say, sing or think this. | ||||||
13 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137588 | ||
Eternal realities, Life after death, Logos, just to name a few. Look at SOME of the differences between Catholic and Protestant and you will find SOME of the shedding of Gnosticism. Before anyone gets up in arms I am not saying that Catholics practice Gnosticism, or any other Christian group practices Gnosticism. | ||||||
14 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137591 | ||
Christian is not a practice it is what God wrought in Christ in the born-again one, it is Christ-in, Col 1:27. It is what (figure of speech coming here) scares the living daylights out of Satan everytime someone is born-again. With that said, my daily walk is based on the God inspired Scriptures. | ||||||
15 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137592 | ||
Christian is not a practice it is what God wrought in Christ in the born-again one, it is Christ-in, Col 1:27. It is what (figure of speech coming here) scares the living daylights out of Satan everytime someone is born-again. With that said, my daily walk is based on the God inspired Scriptures. | ||||||
16 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137598 | ||
simply put Gnoticism being very concerned with a reason for good and evil, believe that all matter is evil and anything spiritual is good. Gnostics believe a renegade spirit called wisdom created the material world and the body being matter (and therefore evil) has trapped pieces of the spiritual. The Gnostic believes that every person has a spark of the spiritual trapped in the body asleep and it takes a special being to come from beyond to awaken "us". This ties into 1 and 2 above in that Greek philosopher Socrates expounded on the immortality of the soul, Justin used that to try to explain the eternal life a Christian receives at the new birth. in Greek philosophy and Gnosticism, "logos" supplies ideas, the mind will discover ideas by logos. The word logos meant word, giver of light, a being able to impart knowledge, they believed that logos enabled the humans to understand reality. |
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17 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137601 | ||
Not that I am aware of. Let me see if I can explain. I base my life on the revealed Will of God, His Word. I understand the influence of hundreds of years on the translations I use, (which I usually start with the KJV and work from there) I also am studying Greek and a limited amount of Hebrew. I have also studied some on the history of the Christian church. I have studied on mannerism and customs of the Eastern people, as well as figures of speech, etc. All these studies are on going. Right now I am working through a study on "The God of the Scriptures", a work on the names and titles of God in Hebrew. I am working through a study on "A Man Accredited by God"; and working through a study on revelation (not the book of Revelation). If in my study I find my walk doesn't line up with what the Word says, I change me. Does that answer your question? | ||||||
18 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137604 | ||
Christians are called Christian based on the Christian belief that when you are born-again you have Christ-in (col 1:27). Any other definition of Christian, isn't Christian. Biblical Unitarians do not deny eternal punishment nor the vicarious atonement of Jesus. A Biblical Unitarian believe "pneuma hagios" is God the giver and His gift. Biblical Unitarians believe in God the Father and creator, in Jesus Christ the Son of God, the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world. The same Son that He gave because He loved (agape) us. That whosoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. The same Son that God raised from the dead on the third day and is now sitting at the right hand of God as mediator and intecessor. The same Son with whom we are joint-heirs to the promise of God the Father, by His grace and mercy to all who believe. | ||||||
19 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137605 | ||
Do you think so? Why? Not rhetorical, I would honestly like to know what makes you think that. In His Love, |
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20 | Does the Father have a God? | John 1:1 | STTIL | 137607 | ||
Forgot to include: the same Son that willing gave Himself for torture and execution for our redemtion. | ||||||
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