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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Sir Pent Ordered by Verse |
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401 | Bible verses on marriage in Heaven. | Matt 22:30 | Sir Pent | 116969 | ||
My answer.......................................................... Welcome to the forum Bunnydale, Jesus says that there is no marriage in heaven in 3 of the gospels. Read the verses around Matt 22:30, Mark 12:25, and Luke 20:35. |
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402 | What does Matthew 24: 28 mean? | Matt 24:28 | Sir Pent | 23553 | ||
Clarification .................................. Dear Ross, You were asked by another forum member what religion you identify with. I would also appreciate learning more about you, including this information. Would you please either respond to this post, or update your user profile (which is currently blank). Thanks in advance. |
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403 | Who is Jesus? | Matt 24:28 | Sir Pent | 24442 | ||
Personal Note .............................. Dear Lisa, I am just finishing a book by Steve Sjorgenson (mispelled) called "Conspiracy of Kindness". It is an excellent little book, and has terriffic practical ideas for easy yet effective evangelism for people like yourself who are "confrontational evangelism" challenged :) |
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404 | Where does it say two were in the field | Matt 24:40 | Sir Pent | 117273 | ||
Personal Note......................................................... Hi Emmy, In this post you quoted the "New World Translation" of the Bible, which is to my knowledge only used by Jehovah's Witnesses. I would request that you clarify your background by updating your user profile. If you are a follower of the Jehovah's Witness group (considered to be a cult by almost all Christians including those on this forum), then people deserve to be made aware of it. |
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405 | Where does it say two were in the field | Matt 24:40 | Sir Pent | 117328 | ||
Personal Note................................................ Hello Henry and Emmy, By saying that you are not affiliated with any religious organization, do you mean that you do not meet regularly with any particular group of believers, or that you're just not an offical memeber of any particular group? |
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406 | Where does it say two were in the field | Matt 24:40 | Sir Pent | 117715 | ||
Personal Note......................................................... Emmy and Hank, I am glad to hear that you are involved in a small group Bible Study (as long as the "small group" isn't just the two of you). It is very important for Christians to worship God not only as individuals but also in a corporate group. God designed us to be social beings, and desires for us to fellowship with other believers. He uses this to challenge us (Proverbs 27:17), and it is even a command (Hebrews 10:23-25). I would encourage you both to find a local church where you will able to do these things on a regular basis. |
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407 | Where does it say two were in the field | Matt 24:40 | Sir Pent | 117843 | ||
Personal Note............................................. Hi Henry and Emmy, I'm glad that you are meeting with other Christians besides yourselves on a regular basis. I also understand you desire for more response on the content of you original post. The reason why I asked about the JW group is simply because we have recently had one prominantly participating in the forum and I didn't know if you were coming from the same place. You are relatively new here to the forum with few posts so far, and I just wanted to see where you were coming from. Please don't be offended for that was not at all my intent. As for the content of your post, I did not respond to it due to the fact that it dealt with the rapture and eschotology. I have not really studied either of these subjects deeply and do not have anything of interest to share on the subject. Perhaps someone else will :) Finally, it's good to have you participating here on the forum and I look forward to more correspondence in the future. |
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408 | Who is Elijah | Matt 27:47 | Sir Pent | 113179 | ||
My answer...................................... Hello Nae-nae 04, Jesus did not actually call for Elijah. That was just what the people standing around the cross misheard him. Jesus was actually calling out to God the Father. |
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409 | Who is Elijah | Matt 27:47 | Sir Pent | 113183 | ||
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410 | Blasphemy against Holy Spirit | Mark 3:30 | Sir Pent | 119109 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ Hi Hank and Norrie, I would like to point you to another post on this subject. If you search for post number 15952 you will find my personal testimony of a time in my life when I rejected Christianity and God. I was most definately a Christian before it happened (as opposed to those who say such people were never saved to begin with). I did not reject God due to fear (as you are talking about the disciple Peter). Instead, I actually decided that Christianity and my faith in God were in error and turned my back on them. Thankfully, God allowed me to live long enough to come back to a good relationship with Him through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. And I am glad to know that I am saved and going to Heaven now (as opposed to those who say that once a believer denies God that they can never return). |
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411 | Blasphemy against Holy Spirit | Mark 3:30 | Sir Pent | 119123 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ This is a very good question that a lot of people wonder about. Please type in the number 21448 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen to find my answer and the discussion of other forum members on the subject. |
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412 | Blasphemy against Holy Spirit | Mark 3:30 | Sir Pent | 119129 | ||
Personal Note.............................................. Hi Norrie, I'm glad that God was patient and forgiving and allowed me to come back. I also haven't forgotten Star Trek, although I haven't watched most of the new shows, and the old ones don't come on anymore. As for your questions regarding blaspheming the Holy Spirit. I think that it is not a one time thing that can't be forgiven, but rather something that can't be forgiven as long as you continue to do it. For more of my thoughts on this do a search for number 21448. |
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413 | Why didn't Jesus heal him the first time | Mark 8:25 | Sir Pent | 17590 | ||
Dear Steve, I would say that the reason that the man was not healed the first time was that he lacked sufficient faith. Jesus often tied His miraculous healings to the faith of the person being healed (Luke 8:48, 17:19, and 18:42). I imagine that this man had the beginnings of faith that Christ could heal him, but was not "full of faith". Thus the first time he was only healed partially. However, this boosted his faith to the point that he was able to be fully healed the second time. I think that there are two important lessons here. The first is that God is willing and wanting to meet us where we are at. We do not have to have perfect faith for God to begin to work with us. He will take our mustard seed and help us to water it and make it grow into a strong plant (Matthew 13:31-32). The second lesson that I see is that we should not be satisfied with incomplete faith. Imagine how much the man would have missed out on if he had just settled for the first healing and went the rest of his life seeing people look like trees. In the same way, we must be careful to not be complacent with our own level of healing, but strive to be made perfect even as God is perfect (Matthew 5:48). |
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414 | Why not even enter the village? | Mark 8:26 | Sir Pent | 17592 | ||
Dear Steve, I believe that there were two main reasons why Jesus told the man to not "enter the village" after he was healed. The first was for the man's sake, and the second was for Jesus' sake. I think that the man who was healed had a young and tender faith (see my note on Mark 8:25). Therefore, I think that Jesus knew that it was not ready for the testing and ridicule that would certainly come if the man went to the city. The religious leaders would have deffinately given him a hard time just like they did in other places (John chapter 9). Therefore, Jesus advised him to go home instead where he could ponder what had happened to him in his heart. The second reason was that Jesus often just didn't want people going around telling about many miraclous events. He told the disciples not to tell about the transfiguration (Mark 9:9). He told other people He healed (Mark 7:32-37) also not to tell about what had happened. I could see three reasons for this. The first is that Jesus was modest. This is a true statement, but I don't think would be the main reason. A second is that Jesus knew human nature, and that if He told people not to tell then the news would actually spread faster. Jesus does know human nature, but that seems a little deceitful, which would not fit His character. The third reason (which I find the most likely) is that Jesus was trying to maintain a low profile, because His time had not yet come (John 2:4 and John 7). |
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415 | Words were ADDED to later manuscripts | Mark 16:9 | Sir Pent | 119494 | ||
An opposing view............................................. Kalos, Unless I misunderstand your post, you seem to be quoting the position that words have been added to our modern Bibles that were not originally meant to be there by the authors or God. I disagree with that position, and would recommend that people interested in this subject type in the number 15780 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen. This will go to a thread that contains many forum member's thoughts regarding the inspiration of the Bible. The consensus was that we can trust the Bibles that we have today just as much as the originals, and that is what I believe. |
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416 | Words were ADDED to later manuscripts | Mark 16:9 | Sir Pent | 119797 | ||
Personal Note............................................. Hi Kalos, Thanks for your response clarifying your position. I am glad to hear that you also believe the Bibles that we have today to be "reliable". One word of caution though would be that you seem to still be saying that there were times when the Bible that people had was not reliable. By saying that some of the later "manuscripts" had words added, or that "earlier translations" were less reliable, you still introduce doubt into the authority of scripture. If you can judge those previous Bibles to be faulty that the people of their day trusted, then how do you know that hundreds of years from now people won't say the same thing about our Bible today? I believe that God has protected the truth and accuracy of His Word throughout all the time, copying, and translating since it was first written. Therefore, I believe that the Bible was just as authoritative in the manuscripts that the early church had, as it was in the early translations (like KJV) that the people had hundreds of years ago, and as it is still today in all of the major translations (NAS, NIV, etc.). |
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417 | Words were ADDED to later manuscripts | Mark 16:9 | Sir Pent | 120431 | ||
My answer........................................................ Hi Tim, I'm always glad to see your posts on the forum, although they are less common than they once were. Your question of how do I reconcile all of the variant texts in ancient manuscripts is a bit too broad. However, just like the supposed "contradictions" that people often bring to the forum, I do believe that there is an explanation for each of them if taken one at a time. |
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418 | Words were ADDED to later manuscripts | Mark 16:9 | Sir Pent | 120511 | ||
Personal Note........................................................ Hi Tim, I'm glad that we share the confidence in the authority of scripture both when it was written and even still today. I also look forward to more participation from you when your life calms down a bit. Until then, enjoy the piano :) |
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419 | Please help me to find this out for this | Luke 1:27 | Sir Pent | 23565 | ||
Attempt at consensus .......................... Certain scriptures are unclear whether Jesus had brothers in His immediate family, and this has led to variance in beliefs within the Christian Church. Matthew 27:56 says that Mary (the mother of James and Joseph) was at the cross with Mary Magdalene. But John 19:25 says that Mary Magdalene was at the cross with Mary (the mother of Jesus) and also Mary (wife of Clopas, and sister of Mary the mother of Jesus). Therefore, Matthew 27:56 could have been referring to Jesus' mom or his aunt. Matthew 1:25 says that Mary remained a virgin until the birth of Jesus, but this doesn't neccessarily mean that she did or did not remain so afterwards. It could be interpreted either way. However, there are other passages which are less easily explained. Matthew 12:46 says that Jesus mother and brothers came to visit him. (Mark 3:31 and Luke 8:19 repeat the story) Mark 6:3 says that Jesus is the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon. (Matthew 13:55 repeats the story) Galations 1:19 specifically refers to Jesus brother James. John 2:12, John 7:3, Acts 1:19, and 1 Corinthians 9:5 all refer to Jesus brothers in general. Those who believe that Mary remained a virgin throughout life (mainly Catholics) would interpret these passages to be using the word "brother" to simply mean "male relative". This usage is common amoung many African tribes even today. However, most members of this forum (and most Protestants) would interpret these passages to have a literal meaning. Since the Bible is not completely clear on the matter, and this is not a salvific issue, both perspectives are entitled to their opinions, and either side would probably not be shocked to discover in Heaven that they were wrong. As for myself, I choose to take the Bible literally unless another scripture directly contradicts it. Therfore, since many verses refer to Jesus brothers, and there are no verses that literally say that Jesus did not have any brothers in His immediate family, I figure that He probably did. |
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420 | How God kept his promise? | Luke 1:35 | Sir Pent | 113204 | ||
I need more information....................................... Hello Cryst9m, Could you explain your question a little better? |
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