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21 | Who are the seven spirits... | Rev 1:4 | Xapis | 945 | ||
Thank you for the enlightenment, I have never connected the two verses Isa 11:2 and Rev 1:4 and several other places in Revelation. However I don't understand the answer that points to two scriptures, one clear and one vague and says that the vague one is "more likely". This goes against what you say and I hold to dearly that the Bible is the best commentary on the Bible, and what I am convinced of is that God wants us to know clearly not vaguely. If you can enlighten me as to how Zech is a better reference to understand this than Isaiah please do. | ||||||
22 | Who are the 24 elders in this verse? | Rev 19:4 | Xapis | 944 | ||
You know I really appreciate that aspect of your answer, no answer based upon limmited revelation. It is great that you said that and if that is what the other response was referencing then I was out of place. I hope that you understand that I run across many who don't understand the difference between the text and the notes. | ||||||
23 | how does John 9.3 and 4 answer reincarna | Heb 9:27 | Xapis | 943 | ||
I don't know about John 9, but Hebrews 9:27 seems to answer the reincarnation question for me. One person, one death, one judgment. What did you do with Jesus? | ||||||
24 | In Jesus' name...except baptism? | Col 3:17 | Xapis | 941 | ||
There has been mention here of unity and division, that begs the question, What difference does it make. If one is baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus they are baptized into the Trinity. Before Jesus came there was no concept of one God existing as three separate entities. If you are baptized into the Lord Jesus you are baptized into the One True God, therefore you are baptized into the Trinity whether it is stated or not. If it is stated that you are baptized into the Trinity you are still "buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." (COL 2:12) We try to separate the Trinity, and it is impossible. God is not into formulas, He is concerned with relationships and He is concerned with us listening to Him. This discussion seems more to deal with earthly wisdom than that which is from above(James 3). |
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25 | Please expand on your comment. | Matt 16:18 | Xapis | 921 | ||
Peter had just made the comment that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus replies that flesh and blood had not revealed that to him but God had. Jesus then does a play on words, He says you are Peter(Petros, a rock or boulder) and upon this rock(petra, bedrock, a mass of rock i.e. foundational) I will build my church. Petros can be moved, petra cannot be moved. This is a great word picture in the original language, a lot lost in translation. | ||||||
26 | Was the wine alcoholic or not | John 2:10 | Xapis | 813 | ||
No offense taken at all. I just don't ever want to use the Word of God deceitfully. I am thankful for someone taking the time to read my responses and helping to make them clearer. My dear wife does it with such grace that I have come to appreciate it. | ||||||
27 | Who are the 24 elders in this verse? | Rev 19:4 | Xapis | 812 | ||
Not really from the Bible, as in the text of the Bible, but rather from the notes that accompany the Bible. However I do appreciate the input as I have wondered for many years what it meant. In my earlier days as a Christian I heard a preacher or Bible College teacher say that because they apppear in heaven just after the rapture (come up here) they are representative of the church. Also there was some mention made of 24 orders of singers that David organized. If this helps, turns on a light or brings something else to mind, my rambling has been successful, otherwise remember it is a free forum, and God be praised. Those of you who contribute are a blessing to me. | ||||||
28 | Was the wine alcoholic or not | John 2:10 | Xapis | 745 | ||
You are correct, I should have quoted it in its entirety, but I don't think that it changes the point that I was making. Nor do I think that by omitting it I was in any way deceitful, or handling the Word of God falsely. However if I have please show me and I will learn. I believe that this is one example of a technique that God uses often in scriptures by following a point with a magnification or explanation. "Wherein is excess" points back to "drunk with wine" explaining that the excess is the problem not the drinking of the wine. This is one way that the Bible is the best commentary on the Bible. | ||||||
29 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 742 | ||
No, I am sure that you have don't know me. I just chose that name because of the study I have done on the word. | ||||||
30 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Xapis | 630 | ||
I would like to add a comment here as well. There are many fullfilments of scripture that are, may I say minor fulfillments of the law, they fulfill the law but not fully. One of these is the firstborn being wholly set apart to the Lord. In the KJV EXO 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. This is fulfilled in part, because the firstborn in sanctified, but in Jesus it is completely fulfilled, because since His mother was a virgin, he literally opened the womb. No other first-born really opens the womb, Jesus did. The word for openeth here is derived from the root which means to burst forth. | ||||||
31 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 628 | ||
Kathy, why does it matter to you? Is there another question that this will answer? Why don't you think that I am a theologian(one who studies God)? | ||||||
32 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 627 | ||
Kathy, why does it matter to you? Is there another question that this will answer? Why don't you think that I am a theologian(one who studies God)? | ||||||
33 | JESUS GREW IN WISDOM | Heb 5:8 | Xapis | 626 | ||
Wisdom is the application of knowledge. By becoming flesh and fulfilling the law, Jesus grew in the application of truth in his human existence. The scripture that I referenced, Heb 5:8 says "Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered." This is experiential learning that the verse talks about. He experienced obedience and he grew in wisdom as part of emptying Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men (Phil 2:7). These things were necessary for his functions as High Priest. |
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34 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | Xapis | 624 | ||
I fully agree that we have a choice it the matter. I can't speak for others, but the overwhelming love that is communicated by God's Holy Spirit in me constrains me to love Him back. As I said, the falling away argument has been hypothetical in all of my over 20 years of knowing Christ. Sure we sin, and don't want to humble ourselves and come back for the cleansing that we know that we need, "those that have been bathed need only to wash their feet", but the rejection after a life-changing conversion, I haven't seen it. Now I have seen seekers change their habits and enjoy the benefits of turning from some sinful habits, and then go right back, but Jesus talks about that too. Did they get saved, we don't know, but John says that they who believe, endure. With the number of "one set of footprints in the sand" experiences that I have seen, it seems to me that if He saves you, He keeps you. There is no catch and release program for God, for I am convinced that nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Do more reading, God is interested in us searching, and I believe even wrestling with issues until we know that the argument has been put to sleep. In the end the truth will triumph, and so will we who are in Christ Jesus. Check out the following verses please: Jude 24-25 and II Peter 2:9 God is able and he knows how to keep us from falling. |
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35 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | Xapis | 595 | ||
This verse warns about losing what we worked for. By definition our salvation is not being talked about here. Look a Eph 2:9 "Not by works, lest any man should boast" and Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done", but I don't need to tell you this. You are fully persuaded that salvation is free. Look at Eph 1:13 the language is that of a contract, we believe, God gives us pledge. The Bible is pretty clear about the inability of God to lie, so a pledge by God is as good as money in the bank or better yet a citizenship in heaven. Also when God seals something it is sealed forever, and the Bible says that the Holy Spirit is sealed in us by God. That means if I go to Hell, the Holy Spirit goes with me. It isn't going to happen. Therefore when we believe, God makes the Phil 1:6 commitment to continue the work until the Day of Jesus Christ. It seems to me that the falling away that I hear about is hypothetical, and the changes that I see in redeemed souls are real. So, when someone receives Jesus and is radically changed from the inside out, the change is permanent which demonstrates the eternal nature of the salvation. | ||||||
36 | HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER | Matt 22:37 | Xapis | 582 | ||
In Matt 22:35-38 Jesus is asked and answers the question, "What is the great commandment?" He answers in MAT 22:37 And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' Now since Jesus is God, if you love anything or anyone more than Jesus, you are violating the great commandment, for you cannot love God with all of your being and love another more. By loving God as we should, we can love our parents to a greater degree than we could otherwise. Jesus said that He came to fulfill the law, and again He does so by enabling us to honor or parents to a greater degree than we are able to without Him. I personally know this to be true for before I knew Him I did not honor my mother and father, but now it is not an option, and I love to do it. |
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37 | ISREAL'S REJECTION OF THE MESSIAH | Romans | Xapis | 578 | ||
God makes it pretty clear in ROM 11:1-2 "I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected His people whom He foreknew." God's promises to Israel are based upon God's faithfulness not Israel's. |
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38 | FOR JACOB I LOVED AND ESUA I HATED | Rom 9:11 | Xapis | 576 | ||
There are two passages that may help to explain this one is Romans 9:11-16. Here it states "for though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad, so that God's purpose according to His choice would stand". This shows as it goes on to state that our standing is by God's choice not our doing. Yet another passage is I Peter 1:2,3 "who are chosen according to the foreknowledge of God". This passage tells us that his choosing is according to foreknowledge. This is hard for us humans to understand, but God knows the end from the beginning. God is not bound by time as we are. Therefore we can consider that Esau was not yet born, a baby and an adult and already dead, all at the same time for God. There is no yesterday or tomorrow for God, it is all now. Hard for us to comprehend, but Esau was "an innocent baby" and "an immoral and Godless person" Heb 12:6 at the same time for God. | ||||||
39 | When will Jesus return? | 2 Thessalonians | Xapis | 395 | ||
There are many views of Eschatology, the study of the end times. My views, briefly, are this. According to II Thes. there will be a great falling away, then Jesus will come for His own, the rapture. Then the Man of Sin will be revealed and seven years of tribulation will occur. Then Jesus will come back to reign on the earth for 1000 years. That is a nutshell version. | ||||||
40 | Ezekiel 38:15 | Ezekiel | Xapis | 393 | ||
I agree with the other answer, that we can guess all we want who will come from the north, but the truth will be known after it comes to pass. Prophecy is not given so that we know the details before hand, but so that we know that God knows the end from the beginning. 1PE 1:10 "As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries" it goes on to say that even they didn't know the details of the things that they were writing about. The passage says from the north. Other passages I have been told tell of Gog and Magog, and Moscow they say comes from the same root as Magog. But I would still caution you not to put any stock in detailed proclamations that go beyond what the scriptures say. |
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