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361 | Why did God wait to send the Holy Spirit | Joel 2:28 | Sir Pent | 114952 | ||
My answer................................................... Hi again Ray, I have read your post that you asked me to respond to, but I regret that I continue to be somewhat lost by the whole capitalization thing. I understand that it is very important to you however. The one thought that did occur to me is whether there is any difference between God's "spirit" and the Holy "Spirit"? It seems to me that you can't have one without the other, and I can't even really think of anything that distinguishes them. |
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362 | Why did God wait to send the Holy Spirit | Joel 2:28 | Sir Pent | 114986 | ||
Personal Note................................................. Hi Steve, You are another person who I am glad is still around here at the forum. Thanks for your note, but I really think that Hank was in the wrong on this one. My post that he responded to was making the point that the specific phrase "into our hearts" is not found in any verse of the Old Testament in reference to the Holy Spirit. I can't quote a verse to support the idea that there aren't any verses :) I also understand that it does take more effort to read an entire thread as opposed to any single post. However, this forum is designed to be organized by threads. There are size limits on posts, and it is impossible to contain all the thoughts on some subjects in a single post. Therefore, it is necessary to split them up into different parts. In addition to that, simply repeating the same verses in every post of a thread is extremely redundant (although I now find myself having to do this more in order to appease my brothers). ....................... Jesus wept. John 11:35 |
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363 | Last part of Jonah | Jon 4:10 | Sir Pent | 116323 | ||
My answer........................................................ Welcome to the forum Eggeland, God sends a prophet named Jonah to go preach to an evil city named Nineveh. Jonah tells the people there that God will destroy them because of their wickedness. The people of Nineveh beg God to forgive them and they stop doing the evil things. God mercifully decides to not destroy them after all. Jonah is very angry about this because he hates the people of Nineveh and wanted them to be destroyed. At the end of the book, Jonah has left the city of Nineveh and is waiting to see if the city of Nineveh will be destroyed after all. One day, God causes a plant to grow very quickly beside Jonah to give him shade and coolness. This makes Jonah very happy (Jon 4:6). Then God sends a worm to kill the plant, taking away Jonah's shade and making Jonah very upset (Jon 4:7-9). God then uses this as a lesson to teach Jonah why he spared the people of Nineveh. God points out that Jonah cared about the plant even though he hadn't invested any work to make it grow. How much more then does God care about the people of Nineveh (and all people), who he created and sustained (implied in: Jon 4:10-11). Because God loves people so much, that is why He wants to forgive them when they truly repent (Jon 4:2). |
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364 | Numbers 3,14 and 40 | Matthew | Sir Pent | 21694 | ||
There are two answers (at least) to your question. Dear Anjao, A minority of the members of our forum believe that there is more significance to the numbers in the Bible than just the literal meaning. One of these members has recently defined the meanings of two of the numbers you asked about. (Three -Resurrection,Divine Completeness and Perfection, Forty - Trials, Probation, and Testings). I have also heard other definitions for the meanings of these numbers. That brings us to the second answer to your question. How do we know for sure what the real meaning is? Since it is not explicitly told in the Bible, the majority of the members here at the forum believe that it is pure speculation to assign figurative meanings to these and all numbers in the Bible. They would say that if a verse says that Jesus was in the desert for 40 days, that it only means that He was in the desert for a period of 40 days. I hope this helps, and suspect that further answers will allign with one of these two views. I also hope that proponents of these two perspectives will not generate too large of an argument over the issue. |
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365 | The Genealogy of Jesus? | Matt 1:1 | Sir Pent | 21020 | ||
Question answered ............................ Dear All4Jesus, Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke contain geneologies of Jesus, however they are distinct from each other. It is generally accepted that one is Jesus biological lineage through His mother Mary, and the other is his legal lineage through His father Joeseph. Both can be traced back to King David. If you do a search (upper right part of the screen), you'll find more information on this. |
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366 | Different geneologies of Christ | Matt 1:1 | Sir Pent | 62659 | ||
Please do a quick search ............................. This question has already been answered. Do a search (top right) for the number: 17586. |
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367 | why difference in family tree of jesus | Matt 1:16 | Sir Pent | 20055 | ||
Please do a Search ............................ Dear Sujit, This question has been asked before. Please do a search for "Joseph Mary Father", and you will find another thread on the subject. In my post there, I explain why I think that Matthew has Mary's geneology and Luke has Joseph's geneology. |
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368 | What does "send her away" refer to? | Matt 1:19 | Sir Pent | 63456 | ||
A Different View ............................. Dear John, In your post, you mentioned that you believe that “even the best translations are not infallible for infallibility is ascribed to the original manuscripts alone.” I would just like to point out that I disagree with that statement. I believe that since God went to the trouble of leaving a permanent record of His message to mankind (the Bible), that He would also protect that message across time, copies, and translations. Otherwise the only people who would be able to really trust God’s message would be the very small number of Greek and Hebrew scholars in the world. .......................................................... I believe that the major translations of the Bible are completely accurate, truthful, and trustworthy today in whatever language a person reads them in. This issue has been discussed before on the forum, and I would recommend reading that thread which started with post number 15402. |
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369 | What does "send her away" refer to? | Matt 1:19 | Sir Pent | 63563 | ||
Personal Note ................................................. Dear Hank, Greeting to you as well, my friend. Thanks for your agreement, and I am glad that you have found such success with the NLT. I am not personally acquainted with it, but it sounds helpful :) |
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370 | What does "send her away" refer to? | Matt 1:19 | Sir Pent | 63564 | ||
Personal Note ..................................... Dear John and EdB, I did not originally intend to post again to this thread since my comments on the subject are already pretty well developed in another thread. However, since you both have mentioned me, I felt it would be rude to not at least say hello to my distinguished colleagues. ..................................... Thanks to both of you for your compliment that my case is "strong". I am glad that we all agree that we can trust the Bibles that we have today as the True Word of God. |
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371 | What do the Beatitudes mean? | Matt 5:3 | Sir Pent | 112905 | ||
My answer................................. Hello Enigmatical 4 U, The dictionary defines "beatitudes" as a "state of upmost bliss". Therefore, the beginning of Matthew chapter 5 is often call the "Beatitudes" section. That is because Jesus is teaching the secret of true joy in that section. |
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372 | Why will no one answer my question? | Matt 5:19 | Sir Pent | 113995 | ||
My answer........................................ Hi Kalos, I haven't answered your question for two reasons. The first was that it was really long, and I saw the topic was about whether the Old Testament was still valid. I think that subject has been covered quite well on the forum in the past, and didn't need me adding anything to it. Therefore, I didn't actually read through your question. The second reason why I haven't disagreed with a specific point in your question is because once I took the time to read the whole thing, I agreed with them. I agree that the Old Testament is still valid. I thought you made good points :) |
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373 | Love our enemies or attack them? | Matt 5:43 | Sir Pent | 61728 | ||
Welcome to the forum Donkid ...................... You ask a very difficult question, which gets into the issue of whether it is right for Christians to kill people today. There was, in my opinion, a very good thread discussing this topic a while back. Please do a quick search (top right) for the number 16191 to jump to a post that I made in that thread. To be fair, a minority of the pillars of this forum agree with my perspective on this issue, so I would read the whole thread. |
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374 | Are we do pray to Jesus? | Matt 6:9 | Sir Pent | 14296 | ||
Nolan, I am going to say somthing here, and I ask that you please consider it. My purpose is not to offend you, but hopefully to help you to be a more effective witness for Christ, in this forum, and in your life. The first instinct will probably be to get defensive, and come back and attack me. But I know you, and am confident that if you take some time to think about these things, you will understand my perspective and will be able to rise above that. One of the fruits of the Spirit is self-control, and there are times where certain posts of yours do not exibit this characteristic. I have seen several examples, which I could quote for you if it will help, but this is a good example here, and I would prefer not to pile them up on you. Just looking at this example, Steve asks a question about whom we should address our prayers to according to scripture. This is a question that I have heard other Christians ask me before. It was not that they questioned the Deity of Christ, but rather that it seemed to them that prayers should be specifically addressed to the Father. There is some biblical basis for this in that the Lord's Prayer (Jesus recommended example) is addressed to the Father. Also most churches teach that Jesus' purpose was to bring us to the Father, therefore, Jesus interceeds for us, making it possible for us to pray to the Father. That is why many people start prayers with "Gracious heavenly Father" (acknowledging who they are addressing), and end them with "in Jesus name, Amen" (giving credit to Jesus for making it possible). There are of course other scriptures, which do seem to indicate that it is appropriate to pray to Jesus also like Acts 7:59, where Steven prays to Jesus as he is being stoned. However, it is possible that Steve was not aware of these verses. In fact that is the whole purpose of this forum. To allow people to ask questions in a place where others may be able to help them find the answers in scripture. I therefore appreciate rextar?s response on this topic. Now contrast that with your own response. Instead of trying to see Steve's point of view, it appears that you make a very big assumption that he is questioning Christ's deity. Then instead of asking him to clarify his intentions, you immediately jump to the drastic recommendation of barring him from the forum. This shows an apperant lack of self-control, and is not treating him with dignity or respect. I realize that I'm new here, and possibly Steve has in the past made statements, which have strongly affected your perspective of him. However, even if that is the case, today is a new day, and this is a new post which seems to be genuine and potentially of interest to the community at large. In conclusion, Nolan, you are a strong defender of the faith, and have much wisdom to share with others (which I have seen in many of your posts). Please consider taking a little more time to wrap this in a package, which others will be willing to sign for. |
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375 | Are we do pray to Jesus? | Matt 6:9 | Sir Pent | 14944 | ||
Welcome back Nolan, It takes a great person to be able to humble himself and admit when he has made mistakes. I appreciate your willingness to examine yourself and find ways to be a better example of Christ by "using good judgement" and "being a servant". May we all learn from this example. |
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376 | Where are the scriptures, believers? | Matt 6:15 | Sir Pent | 15450 | ||
I may have found a passage this morning as I was doing my regular Bible reading. I have not posted on this thread in the past, because I have not felt that I had anything of interest to add. However, without the intention of finding anything, I came across this passage, and it jumped out at me as dealing with this very issue. I would be interested in how you view it. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 that he had written to the church there a letter, which it sounds like was one of correction. I feel that it is safe to assume that his audience was made up of believers (this is based on a myriad of statements Paul makes throughout 1 and 2 Corinthians). In the specific passage mentioned though, Paul says that he rejoices that his letter caused them "godly grief", which led to "repenting", which produced "salvation". It seems like this was a case where believers had allowed some sin to creep back into their life, and it was disrupting their proper relationship with God. God brought conviction (through Paul's correction), and they responded appropriately by admiting guilt, repenting, changing their lives, and restoring a healthy relationship with God. This is how I would interpret this passage (trying to be objective), how would you? |
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377 | Is it wrong to preach against sin? | Matt 7:2 | Sir Pent | 60655 | ||
A different view ......................................... Dear Norrie, In your post you mentioned that the Bible was translated using incorrect words (like kill instead of murder, and judge instead of condemn). I know that you mean well here, but, I think that your idea is incorrect and very dangerous to some whose faith is not strong. It could lead them to question everyting in the Bible, and cease to believe that it was authoritative in their lives. ......................................... I believe that the Bible was translated correctly, and that God has protected its accuracy and truth throughout the centuries (I would recommend reading the thread #15780). I believe that the problem is not with the words at all, but rather with how some people choose to interpret what they mean. The Bible is always right, but the same can not be said of us :) |
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378 | The dead | Matt 8:22 | Sir Pent | 61240 | ||
This question has been answered ........................... Please use the quick search (top right) and type in the number 7640 |
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379 | Reincarnation, Who will be saved ? | Matt 10:16 | Sir Pent | 61238 | ||
Warning ......................... Dear MYR, Welcome to the forum. Some of your questions have already been answered on this forum. You can find information on them by using the search function. Also all your questions seem to be somwhat inflamatory in nature, which causes some concern. Perhaps you are sincere in you search for these answers, and I think I would be able to answer your questions better if I knew a little more about you. Would you please take a moment to fill out a personal profile for yourself. |
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380 | Reincarnation, Who will be saved ? | Matt 10:16 | Sir Pent | 61265 | ||
Support (mostly) ............................................. Dear MYR, I would agree with almost everything that Steve said. The only thing that I would clarify would be than I am not convinced that every aboriginies, primitive tribes, etc. will die in their sins. Steve is correct that those who reject God will, but I believe that it is possible to learn about God even through the nature that is around us. Rom 1:19 For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Rom 1:20 Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse; |
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