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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: azurelaw Ordered by Verse |
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1801 | Baptized before serving in choir | 1 Cor 12:13 | azurelaw | 183318 | ||
Dear brothers (Jeff and Justme): Since you have now entered into a new discussion, may I suggest that you open a new thread or topic if you are still interested in or continue the discussion. Shalom to you both. Azure |
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1802 | Baptized before serving in choir | 1 Cor 12:13 | azurelaw | 183359 | ||
Dear Justme: I think we are in agreement that a true believer will be baptized. You can see my post 183296 to Doc. Thank you very much for your input. You have said in your earlier post that: Why would one who has not followed the Lords instructions want to be a part of believers that have followed the Lords instructions? There are in fact cases of people receiving baptism for certain motives. To quote a real case I experienced, many years ago, a good friend of mine had herself and her daughter baptized into Catholic. She admitted that her purpose was to get a better chance (or an advantage) for her daughter to enter into a famous Catholic school. She went to church purposely with her daughter during the period of such arrangement, but never before or after the baptism was done. I felt so sad and worried about her for such cheating. I also know that it is only a corner of the iceberg in our society. Concerning my suggestion for you to start a new thread for discussion, it is because I read Jeff's question to you concerning your statement : ...to follow your churches requirements with confidence it is Biblical. I understand his point or worry that we should not deem every church's regulation or requirement biblical. So I see that you have diverted the focus of discussion which is not directly related to my initial one. Therefore, I rather hope that you might start a new thread if you wish. Blessings to you with love in Christ. Shalom Azure |
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1803 | Baptized before serving in choir | 1 Cor 12:13 | azurelaw | 183435 | ||
Dear Doc, Thank you for your reminder concerning "Wrong ideas about God". Recently I have been re-reading the book of Job. From God's rebuke on Job's friends, I learnt that our misunderstanding of God is a sinful behaviour. (It is really a very tough work to understand God :( ) So, does your reminder alert me to my hasty conclusion on the children choir issue when I cited the 2 biblical instances? Your enlightenment is appreciated. Shalom Azure |
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1804 | What do we focus on? | 1 Cor 12:13 | azurelaw | 183437 | ||
Dear Justme, It is really encouraging by reading your post in knowing the good work of your denominations. Praise God. However, I would say that the glass has a much much bigger empty portion. As true believers, we will not be satisfied with only having the small portion of pure water in the glass. We must continure to light the sparks and spread the fire to heat up the lukewarm. God bless your denominations and your work Shalom Azure |
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1805 | Can an unbaptised christian make Heaven | 1 Cor 12:13 | azurelaw | 193117 | ||
Well said, Brother CDBJ. Thanks and Shalom Azure |
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1806 | verses on retardation/disability worshpe | 1 Cor 12:22 | azurelaw | 214256 | ||
Dear Donna, Welcome to the forum. 1 cor 12:22-27 John 9:1-3 Zech 4:6 Shalom Azure |
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1807 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | azurelaw | 215110 | ||
Dear Mike, I hope the below from John MacArthur would shed some light for our understanding: ****** "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God [lit. 'a god']; for no man understandeth him; however, in the spirit he speaketh mysteries." a. The Principal Purpose Violated What Paul is saying is this: "You people with your pagan ecstasies are not doing what all spiritual gifts were given to do--minister (or speak) to men. Rather, you are all wrapped up in speaking pagan mysteries in ecstatic speech to a god. Nobody can even understand what you're saying!" Paul's not referring to the mysteries (Gk. musterion) of God or the mysteries that he taught, he's referring to the mysteries of paganism. Now let me give you a basic, bottom-line truth: All spiritual gifts are given for the purpose of ministering (or speaking) to men. No spiritual gift was ever given for the purpose of ministering to God. All spiritual gifts are given to build up the body of Christ by ministering to the members of the body. God doesn't need us to minister a spiritual gift to Him--He's not incomplete! So Paul is saying, "You have fallen down on the basic use of spiritual gifts--their use among men to build up the body. The tongues speaking that you are involved in, however, is not for men, it's for a god." By the way, the word "God" does not have an article in the Greek (the anarthrous construction). And because of the context, I think it's better translated "a god" rather than referring to the true God. In other words, they were involved in ecstatic communication with some pagan god, and speaking in pagan mysteries. And they were violating the principal purpose of spiritual gifts--the fact that they are to be ministered to other people in the body of Christ. God certainly didn't need them to talk to Him in some ecstatic gibberish! ******* Shalom Azure |
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1808 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | azurelaw | 215200 | ||
Dear Mike, I believe those who stop by your user profile will pray for your grandma and I will pray for her, too. Shalom Azure |
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1809 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | azurelaw | 215248 | ||
Dear Brother Beja, Thank you for asking and sorry for my late reply. I did not realize my post was so muddy:-( It is my fault. To answer your 2 questions in short - “Paul was categorically dismissing speaking in tongues as an intrusion of pagan religion into Christianity. The main evidence that it is not truly a spiritual gift was that it does not edify other men.” - “…do not go so far as to read Paul as condemning this as a non Christian gift…” It is a big NO to both :-) Let me try to see if I can explain myself better (sometimes I fail to make myself understood even in my own tongue, so please bear with me). By the way, I am open to be corrected as well. Speaking in tongues itself is not an intrusion of pagan religion into Christianity as it has been evidenced with the origin in Acts during the Pentecost. My understanding of speaking in tongues (plural) is a miraculous sign that the Holy Spirit empowers true believers to speak languages that they have never learnt of. Why I emphasized the plural form of “tongues” as I see it in contrast to 1 Cor 14:2 where it uses a singular form “For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue…” that I view it as Paul’s denoting it the form of gibberish the Corinthians adopted (of course this is only my personal view and I could be very wrong on this, please correct me if so) for Paul always used the plural form for the gift of Tongues. For 1 Cor 14:2, as far as I understand it, Paul was criticizing the Corinthian’s abusive use/practice/counterfeit of speaking in tongues. As per the historical background provided by John MacArthur, the Corinthians were carnal minded (this we can see from Paul’s letter to them) and affected by the pagan religion - “…But as we come to the Corinthian situation, we find that they had counterfeited the real gift of tongues and substituted an ecstatic kind of speech that we very common in pagan religions…At the time of Corinthian church, the Greco-Roman world had a multitude of gods. In their worship of these gods, it was very common for a person to go into ecstasy, which literally means 'to go out of oneself'…this language of the gods was always gibberish…” (John MacArthur) So much has been discussed on the topic about speaking in tongues and I really lack the ability to contribute more to the discussion. I’d rather commend an article by Fred Zaspel where he has a systematic discussion on the Gift of Tongues at : http://www.biblicalstudies.com/bstudy/spiritualgifts/ch18.htm I hope I did not muddy further while I was answering and typing in “tongues”. Shalom Azure |
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1810 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | azurelaw | 215249 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, I have not read his books. In your note about his argument on 1 Cor 14:2 violates his own position that the singular 'tongue' always refers to the true gift of God, I am not aware of his notion on this point. However, my view is in contrast to his on this pertaining to this verse (see my post to Beja). Shalom Azure |
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1811 | loving others | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 189258 | ||
Dear NightJay, Glad to know that you like to learn about this wide and deep subject. Keep up the good work. May I offer my 0.2 percent (I dare not say 2 percent) of my understanding concerning the subject. God is love. (You probably know this) Paul has given us a detail description about love in 1 Corinthian 13. Most of the time the sermons I heard, the speakers quoted the famous 1 Cor 13 as an encouragement / guideline to us for treating one another especially in wedding ceremonies. One day, our cell group leader shared with us an additional view that 1 Cor 13 is talking about God. For He is the source of love. It seems I have not answered your question yet. Matt 22:39 ....and YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." If you don't love yourself, how can you love your neighbour? Who control our lives? GOD, no one else. Hope the above is helpful to you. Maybe you will be interest in reading the book "The Four Loves" by C.S. Lewis. Shalom Azure |
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1812 | loving others | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 189260 | ||
Dear Hank, Thanks for your encouragement. I have got these 3 books. I have only finished two except the Screwtape Letters (poor me, it is a bit difficult for me to digest). There are several books await me too! I am a real greedy person :-) Shalom Azure |
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1813 | Tongues in private use | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 189754 | ||
Dear Teddy, You are responding to a post which is almost a year ago. I doubt if you are able to get a reply from your directed poster. By the way, it is always recommended to support your answer with scriptures. Hope you enjoy the forum. May God bless you. Shalom Azure |
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1814 | To Rabban | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 192092 | ||
To: Rabban 1 Cor 13:1-7 If I [can] SPEAK IN THE TONGUES OF MEN AND [EVEN] OF ANGELS, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have PROPHETIC POWERS (the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and UNDERSTAND ALL THE SECRET TRUTHS AND MYSTERIES AND POSSESS ALL KNOWLEDGE, and if I have [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God's love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody). Even if I dole out all that I have [to the poor in providing] food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God's love in me), I gain nothing. Love endures long and is patient and kind; love never is envious nor boils over with jealousy, is not BOASTFUL or VAINGLORIOUS, does not display itself HAUGHTILY. It is not CONCEITED (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God's love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not SELF-SEEKING; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. It does not rejoice at injustice and unrighteousness, but REJOICES WHEN RIGHT AND TRUTH PREVAIL. Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening]. ******** My grieves for you. Azure |
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1815 | To Rabban | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 192115 | ||
Dear Medchill, That post was intended to the receiver. Since you asked, please refer to the below ID 192087 192085 and the Terms of Use: You agree not to impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. *********************** Psalm 44:21 Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. Shalom Azure |
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1816 | Why do I want to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 212354 | ||
Dear catmandel, I see you have been given some fine answers. I think, if the church that you are attending is pushig the idea that you are not saved unless you can speak in tongue (it is unbiblical as Justme has pointed out), you should consider finding another church that teaches biblically and with sound doctrines. Pray for God's guidance. Shalom Azure |
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1817 | Why do I want to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 212359 | ||
Dear Cody, A belated welcome to you. I agree with you completely. We should not put the cart before the horse. Are you going on a missionary to Africa? May God bless you and keep you, and His name be glorified. Shalom Azure P.S. It would be helpful for users of the forum to get to know each other better if you could fill in your user profile. |
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1818 | Why do I want to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 212360 | ||
Dear flyman, 1 Cor 12:1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware. 1 Cor 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, you were led astray to the mute idols, however you were led. 1 Cor 12:3 Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is accursed"; and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor 12:4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1 Cor 12:5 And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. 1 Cor 12:6 There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. 1 Cor 12:7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 1 Cor 12:8 For to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; 1 Cor 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 1 Cor 12:10 and to another the effecting of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another the distinguishing of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 1 Cor 12:11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually JUST AS HE WILLS. [Caps are my emphasis] Shalom Azure |
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1819 | Why do I want to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 212382 | ||
Dear flyman, Are you a true believer? Do you speak in tongues? Do you do all the signs and wonders? Do you do all the healings? Do you cast out demons?...etc. I ask the above question based on your logic in understanding the scripture. Shalom Azure |
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1820 | Why do I want to speak in tongues? | 1 Cor 13:1 | azurelaw | 212387 | ||
Answer my questions directly. Don't play around if you are honest to yourself. Az |
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