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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: azurelaw Ordered by Verse |
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1721 | The slow fires of misery | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 184367 | ||
"Abraham Lincoln's marriage was a mess, and accepting the pain brought deep strength in the long run......It was a pain-filled marriage. The familiar lines in his face adn the somber counteance reveal more than the stress of civil war. But the two stayed married. They kept at least that part of their vows. They embraced the pain, even if the could not (or would not) remove it. What was the gain? God will give the final answer, but here are tow historical assessments. (1) How was it that Lincoln, when president, could work so effectively with the rampant egos who filled his administration? 'The long years of dealing with his tempestuous wife helped prepare Lincoln for handling the difficult people he encountered as president.' In other words, a whole nation beneifted from his embracing the pain. "2) 'Over the slow fires of misery that he learned to keep banked and under heavy pressure deep witin him, his innate qualities of patience, tolerance, forbearance, and FORGIVENESS were tempered and refined.' ..... there were resources for healing he did not know, and short of healing, EMBRACING THE FIRE IS BETTER THAN ESCAPE. Increasingly, contemporary culture assumes the opposite. Painfree relationships are assumed as a right. But God promises his people something better. 'Blessed is the man who endures trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love hiim' (James 1:12, RSV)" John Piper in his "A Godword Life" |
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1722 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 194075 | ||
Dear PutGodFirst, I cannot imagine how a parent could speak ill (even that is true) of his/her son/daughter in public or vice versa. I think you have to pray fervently for God to help you remedy your relationship with your son, and attending their wedding could be a chance for it. Mat 5:38-48 Mat 9:13 Rom 12:14 (we are required to even bless our adversaries, how much should we bless our son or daughter despite their follies!) Shalom Azure |
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1723 | what does it mean sexual imorallity | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 199353 | ||
Dear Danny, Welcome to the forum. Our brother Makarios has done a good job in the explanation (just a couple of days ago). See post 198959 and 198960. You just need to type the post number on the "search box" at your upper right hand corner of the screen. Shalom Azure |
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1724 | explanation of agape love | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 199966 | ||
Dear brg, May I recommend you the book "the Four Loves" by C.S. Lewis where he has done a good job on the subject. Shalom Azure |
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1725 | today's church vs. Paul Corinthian Chruc | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 202171 | ||
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1726 | today's church vs. Paul Corinthian Chruc | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 202173 | ||
Dear Karen, Welcome to the forum. Could you please be more specific as to the problems observed that you want to discuss in concern with Corinthian church? Thanks and Shalom Azure |
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1727 | bible statement re premarital relations | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 227479 | ||
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1728 | NEED BIBLICAL INFORMATION | 1 Corinthians | azurelaw | 227803 | ||
Dear PumpHouse, Please read 1 Corinthians chapter 7 and Mark chapter 10. However, mind you that the situation described is very complicated and is beyond the scope and purpose of the Forum to tackle. I strongly suggest the parties involved (if they are Christians) seek counsel from their pastor or elders to get biblical advice. Shalom Azure |
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1729 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199398 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, I like what you have put it "...we are privileged to speak His Word to others...." (your post 199392). If we hold it our privilege, will we be afraid to share with others? Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. Is 52:7 How lovely on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace And brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, And says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" Shalom Azure |
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1730 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199449 | ||
Oh, dear Jesusman, I must strongly disagree with your statement: " Tell the unbelievers to have faith in what they think is a myth, and give them a book they might think of as no more credible than an edition of Snow White?" A sister of mine in a cell group was just given a bible in the Mainland China when she was young and she read it and believed. This testimony is only the tip of an ice-berg so to see in many places. Shalom Azure |
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1731 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199459 | ||
Dear Jesusman, I have read your user profile not long after my joining the forum. I am very impressed by your devotion to witnessing Christ and how you got your username is respectable to me. You said: I couldn't help but feel that no matter how knowledgable I was about the matters of faith and God's word and teachings, I had no answers for their questions about if this was real or not. Dear brother, you have made the point. We do our best, but only God wills it be done in His appointed time and MEANS. Zech 4:6 Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. May the Lord keeps you and bless you in your ministry. Shalom Azure |
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1732 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199483 | ||
Dear Cheri, Very well put and encouraging. What you have depicted about your evangelizing the unbelievers reminds me of a book "the Sweet Potato Evangelist" written by a Korean (translated Chinese edition). He uses an analogy to describe those unbelievers as raw sweet potatoes with extreme hard hearts. Each time when he evangelize to his target and pray for him, it is just like using a chopstick to poke a hole onto the sweet potato. The more holes are made, the faster and easier the sweet potato get cooked and turn out to have a softened and tender heart .... then he is ready for conversion. I believe the main idea is to be perseverant in our evangelization. Shalom Azure |
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1733 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199672 | ||
Dear Gunnie, I am very sorry in reading your using such a strong word "persecution" to the parties voicing out their disagreements in the discussion. I think the below picture speaks so much in concern with proof vs faith:- John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. John 20:25 So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." John 20:26 After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." John 20:27 Then He *said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing." John 20:28 Thomas answered and said to Him, "My Lord and my God!" John 20:29 Jesus *said to him, "Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed." Shalom Azure |
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1734 | sharing our faith to unbelievers so hard | 1 Cor 1:18 | azurelaw | 199807 | ||
Dear jesusman, I am very sad to see that you are putting words on others' mouth and picturing yourself as the poor victim thus probably clouding the readers. I am so much surprised to see you, as a senior forum participant (since 2001) and have been so much devoted yourself to evangelizing to the lost, behave in such an emotional manner when facing disagreements. Prov 27:5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Shalom Azure Eccl 12:12-14 |
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1735 | Should pastors/preachers be evaluated | 1 Cor 4:4 | azurelaw | 242331 | ||
Do you have something like performance evaluation for preachers/pastors at church in the U.S? Base on the teaching of Paul in 1 Cor 4:1-5, is it unbiblical to exercise any evaluation on church ministers? Base on the context, I don't think Paul was talking about the evaluation as of today. But how far should we understanding his teaching? Thanks for your help and input. Shalom Azure |
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1736 | Should pastors/preachers be evaluated | 1 Cor 4:4 | azurelaw | 242344 | ||
Dear daflodeo, Welcome to the forum and thank you for your comprehensive feedback and sharing of your thought and experience. I am afraid that I did not phrase my question clear enough. My point is: is it unbiblical to have an official evaluation system (something like performance appraisal in most organizations) at church on pastors/preachers base on the teaching of Paul as cited in my original post. I agree with your last paragraph concerning 1 Cor 4:1-5, but the context and background in Paul's days at Corinthian was that he was facing problem of division among church members who compare and criticise one another's leaders (Paul, Apollo, Peter). Thus he said about the accountability of the stewards in Chapter 4:1-5. Can this be generally applied to modern days church context when there is commonly a hierarchy system in most denominations and churches that there would be more or less some evaluation for a preacher moving onto the role of pastor? Hope my question is much clearer now. Shalom Azure |
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1737 | Should pastors/preachers be evaluated | 1 Cor 4:4 | azurelaw | 242374 | ||
Dear Brother Doc, Thank you and sorry for the late response. I will take a look at the cited article :-) We have pastors, elders and deacons. We do not have specific teaching elders. But if needed, elders will conduct teaching as well but depending on his capacity and ability or gift. In the past (well about 10 years ago), we did not have any official evaluation. However, due to some problems among the ministers (pastor and preachers), the board (contains pastor, elders, deacons) decided to set up an evaluation system in order to improve the communication. Now, new minister joined to the team and think that the evaluation is not according to the teaching in the bible based on the scripture I quoted here. I want to know if 1 Corinthian 4:1-5 relevant to the situation. If yes, how? (To me, the context of the scripture seems not answering this question. That's why I ask "how") If not, is there any scripture specifically/closely related to the issue? Thanks and shalom. Azure |
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1738 | 1timothy1:1-20 | 1 Cor 4:17 | azurelaw | 220791 | ||
Dear gailj, Timothy is not Paul's biological son, but his child in the Lord. 1 cor 4:17 For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord,... In other words, Paul is Tim's mentor / godfather (in modern terms) I would say. Shalom Azure |
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1739 | handing one over to Satan | 1 Cor 5:5 | azurelaw | 189666 | ||
1 Tim 1:20 What does Paul mean by "....handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme."? The idea seems quite repugnant or contradicting. Similar idea was also found in 1 Cor 5:5 but with different context and targets. Does this refer to Church's disciplinary action on sinning and non-repenting church members? In 2 Tim 2:17 and 4:14, both Hymenaeus and Alexander did not seem to repent finally. Does it mean that such kind of reprimand might not always work? But at least we are able to keep the church pure and clean? Hope that my questions do not appear confusing. Thanks for your help. Shalom Azure |
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1740 | handing one over to Satan | 1 Cor 5:5 | azurelaw | 189701 | ||
Dear BradK, Thank you. :-) Shalom Azure |
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