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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: glory777 Ordered by Verse |
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201 | When a prophet? | Nahum | glory777 | 10970 | ||
Didn't know that. Thanks. Are we going to do more fish jokes?(groan!) |
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202 | What does 'stagnant in spirit' mean? | Zephaniah | glory777 | 10839 | ||
Lord, keep us from being complacent! They were at a standstill, there was no spiritual growth, no searching for the Lord. They were happily going about business as usual. I think about a stagnant pond. Algae growing, mosquitos swarming, oozing and mucky. No growth, no new life and foul things beginning to creep in. Decay. Without seeking, studying, staying excited about the Lord, fellowshiping with other believers and worshipping (even though there may be seasons of silence)keeps your spirit alive and thriving. Debbie |
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203 | Divine Healing, True or False? | Matthew | glory777 | 13874 | ||
Kimberly- Got on this late, but I do believe God is a God who heals - if He wills it. It has to be left in His hands. Pray for healing, have others pray for your healing and, if your church believes in annointing with oil (James 5:14), as mine does, be annointed with oil. Then leave it in God's hands. Even Paul was not healed and Timothy suffered with stomach problems. I think their faith was stronger than any of ours, plus they had first hand experience from the ones who saw and knew Jesus. If giving meant you got back more money, why wasn't Paul rich? I'm sure he tithed and gave more than his tithe, yet he worked as a tent maker to make ends meet. I believe totally in the healing power of my God, I believe He can do healings miraculously, through doctors and medicine, or just through the way He made our bodies to heal. I also believe that sometimes He chooses not to (as I sit here with bronchitis!) but if we totally trust Him, He will give us the strength to go through whatever that we can give Him the glory. I believe that giving to the Lord (and I personally believe in tithing - but that has been discussed before and I won't go into that again - look it up on another thread), and giving more than what is required will result in being blessed by the Lord, if you give because you feel the Holy Spirit leading you to give and it is a joy - not because you are expecting to get benefits from it. It may not be a financial blessing, but you will be blessed, in the area that you need (not want). I am concerned about some of the preachers on TV misleading the viewers, also. What happens when people give and give and don't get back what they expect? Do they get a barrel of guilt or do they give up on God? I've seen this happen and I do believe this is the work of the enemy. Don't believe everything you hear. Use your own common sense, too, and don't just read what they tell you. Dig for yourself. God gave us a brain and scripture even commends the Bereans for searching out the scriptures. They didn't even take the apostles word for anything - they looked at it for themselves. God's peace. Debbie |
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204 | Divine Healing? | Matthew | glory777 | 72078 | ||
Jesified- There is a little book written by Joni Earikson Tada, I'm not sure of the title - "A Step Farther" perhaps. But she went through the healing ministries and anything that offered any hope to the removal of her paralysis. As you know she is still in a wheelchair. She still believes that God does heal, but had a bigger plan for her life than just physical wellness. She has touched many more people for Him in her chair than she would have on two good legs. I am not saying that God doesn't want us all healthy. He wants us all saved, too. He doesn't want this world as it is now. He does have the power to do whatever He wants, as long as it is in the parameters He has set. If God expected every believer to be healthy, wealthy and wise, why did Jesus give us the beatitudes? One reason we are allowed to suffer is given in 2 Cor. chapter 1. Sometimes we are not allowed in this life to know why. But if we who believe would live without trouble and sickness, how close would we stay to the Lord? We are also able to draw closer to Him through trials of ALL kinds. Jesus said we would face persecution for His sake. That meant and still means in other areas of the world, property being seized, assests held, and physical violence and death. Are you saying that the people who live in those countries don't have enough faith? I think there is a very real problem with a lot of the TV preacher's theology. I am pentecostal, I do believe that healing is done on a miraculous scale if the Lord wills it. I believe we are to ask, believing. But if the Lord wills for me to go through the fire so I can bring others to Him or to be a comfort to others, so be it. His will is perfect. Debbie |
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205 | Divine Healing? | Matthew | glory777 | 72111 | ||
You are right, God is not the source for sickness, disease, etc., but He does allow it. 2 Cor. 1:4-8 was talking about the afflictions Paul was suffering and he wrote saying that as they were comforted by God, so they could comfort others. Also, there was an instance where Jesus "undid" the Father's work. Actually, it was a working together in the overall plan. When Jesus healed the man who was blind from birth. Was it a lack of faith, I might add, along with sin as the disciples asked, that caused the man to be born blind? Jesus healed the man of his blindness for a reason. If our faith is what keeps us healthy in every case, why wasn't Paul healed and Timothy? You can give a lot of verses for "faith" healing, and I agree with them, but why do you continue to throw out the ones that don't agree with your way of thinking, that even the greatest men of faith had sickness that even faith and prayer would not relieve? Only the grace of God gave them strength to bear it. Is that not also an example for us? We need to read the whole word of God and use it all. Debbie |
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206 | What exactly is the trinity? | Matthew | glory777 | 85546 | ||
For more on the Trinity, type the word in the quick search box. If it seems hard to understand, remember, we are not God so there are things we will never be able to fully comprehend. God bless, Debbie |
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207 | Did His star disappear for awhile? | Matt 2:2 | glory777 | 27527 | ||
Steve- I think it is true that what they first saw was an actual starw signifying the birth of Christ - a new star in the position in the sky that identified royalty born in the Hebrew house. After that, I am sure they had access to the scrolls so knew of the prophesy (weren't the Jews scattered throught the known world at that time?). As far as being led, can any one tell the exact spot a star in the sky is over? I think it must have been either an angel leading them as God sent the fire and cloud to lead the people out of Egypt, or some other phenomenon that God sent to lead them to the Savior. This would also explain why no one else saw the star after they first did. And maybe they were the only ones knowledgeable at that time to notice it in the first place. Amazing how God will show things to people who watch. God bless! Debbie |
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208 | day of worship ?????/ saturday sabbath | Matt 5:17 | glory777 | 18948 | ||
huckle7berry God's nature does not change. However, when Christ came, He fulfilled all the law for us. We do not have to do the dietary thing and worry about being around things that are "unclean". He did it for us. But the only commandment not reapeated is the one about Saturday being the day of rest and worship. Sunday became the day of worship after Jesus was resurrected for various reasons. He was resurrected and appeared to some of His followers on the 1st day of the week. He continued appearing on succeeding Sundays. The Holy Spirit took place on a Sunday so the pattern was formed. Sunday's were known as the Lord's Day (Rev. 1:10). And whether we decide to worship on a Sunday or Saturday is really irrelevant, as long as we have one day of the week to give to the Lord and meet with other believers (Col. 2:16) and Sunday seems to be the favored day for most believers to meet and worship together. Debbie |
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209 | are we allowed to eat meat or not. | Matt 5:17 | glory777 | 68323 | ||
celestine6869 If you read Leviticus, you will find all kinds of laws that applied to everything that a Jew would do in his life and in the way he worshipped God. When Jesus came, He fulfilled all the laws so we wouldn't have to. He gave us freedom. When they followed a written code of laws, it kept them separated from the pagans surrounding them. When we follow the Holy Spirit's leading, we are shown as a separate people to those unbelievers around us. Deb |
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210 | holding the light with dirty hands? | Matt 5:20 | glory777 | 15073 | ||
Was it their rightiousness? Or was it that they were in the right place at the right time and were alert, watching? Granted, they were watching their sheep, but in the night, the others were in bed. I think that the angels were just so filled with awe at what the Lord was doing that they couldn't help but praise Him and the shepherds were the ones that were there. But it was fitting, for the Lord Jesus didn't come to the world for the "righteous" but for those who were outcasts and unlovable and untaught. I believe the shepherds were not one of the acceptable class of people, so who else were more fitting to tell of the saving grace of God? Now a question for you. Who is HaShem? God's blessings upon you. Debbie |
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211 | holding the light with dirty hands? | Matt 5:20 | glory777 | 15358 | ||
God's blessings on you, EbnZhr- You know, that's right. There had to have been shepherds to watch over the Temple sacrificial animals, too. I never thought of that. But the text doesn't go inot detail about who's sheep they were watching, and of course do to my upbringing, I placed them out in the hills or valley near Bethlehem (did Bethlehem have a temple?), not only keeping an ear on them, but also being alert to any wolves or bear that may wander near. But weren't the shepherds considered lower class citizens? And as far as the learned, didn't Jesus prefer the ones who were unlearned and unlovable and who had the most need? I don't know that much about sheep, but I do know they aren't real clean and usually do not have a good fragrance. Did these shepherds ever have access to religious teaching? More and more questions. Who was Natanyahu? So many questions. If you can, please E-mail me. I want to know more. In all things, praise Him- Debbie |
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212 | legal and illegal legalism | Matt 5:20 | glory777 | 15359 | ||
Amen, Amen, AMEN!!! Debbie |
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213 | How should we deal with difficult people | Matt 5:39 | glory777 | 7311 | ||
I know the first thing I try to do (and the right thing to do) is to pray for them. Romans 12:14 says to bless them. It is amazing how your attitude changes toward the ones you pray for. But I don't think if we are slapped on one cheek we should stick our other cheek on the person's fist. Even Jesus overturned the money changer's tables. But I know, from personal experience, that retaliaton does not portray what a Christian is. If it is a difficult situation, and you have done whatever you can do to extricate yourself from the situation, consider it as persecution and as an opportunity to show, without words, what Jesus would do. | ||||||
214 | Did you forgive the Tuesday terrorists? | Matt 6:14 | glory777 | 16375 | ||
Steve- God may love them, but I don't. I love the families of those who are mourning their loss. I love the firemen and policemen who are risking their lives for any victims that may still be alive, even though the odds are getting slimmer and slimmer. I will pray for them that they see before too late that Jesus is Lord and will accept Him as such, but I cannot love them. Until those that are murderers and worse are not covered by the blood of Jesus, God sees their sins, and, I don't believe, is too pleased with them, either. He may love them and mourn over them, but He will not tolerate sin, which is what Jesus' sacrifice was about. I want to see the ones who did this executed so they will not do this to any others. I want the ones who were behind the ones who did this executed so they can not sponsor any more of this terrorism. If old women could join the armed forces, I would volunteer, because I have nothing to lose and everything to gain, and in the process, could leave this world in a better situation. No scripture, no quotes, but the history of these terrorists shows there is no remorse and, they know just what they are doing. Debbie |
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215 | Are we forgiven? Does anyone know? | Matt 6:15 | glory777 | 15212 | ||
BillMc- But then you have the episode where Jesus is washing Peter's feet and tells him in essence, that, although he has salvation, he does need a foot washing every so often. And what about the verse that if we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins? I think what you are talking about is that yes, we are saved, but we need the confession and asking God to forgive us, thanking Him for His forgiveness and knowing that He died for the sin we committed and so we WERE forgiven. However, if we don't confess our sin, we have broken fellowship with Him. Our forgiveness is waiting, but if we don't acknowledge that we need it and have it, we don't get it, our fellowship remains broken. Debbie |
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216 | Does this apply to Christians? | Matt 6:15 | glory777 | 15303 | ||
Bill Mc- I think we are closer than it sounds. But I do have one question - Is it OK to tell God I am sorry when I goof up? Your siter in Christ- Debbie |
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217 | Does this apply to Christians? | Matt 6:15 | glory777 | 15308 | ||
I still may not agree with you entirely, but I couldn't have said it better myself. We are 100 per cent in agreement on this one. My God will never leave me or forsake me. His Spirit dwells in me and I KNOW I am His child. And that is what counts! Praise to our God who reigns now and forever! Debbie |
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218 | Origins of baptism.... | Matt 7:13 | glory777 | 8565 | ||
I'm not sure, but I thought I read somewhere or heard, that when Gentiles believed in the Jehovah and became Jews, baptism was used as an outward sign of their conversion. Heard anything about that? That was pre-John the Baptist days. |
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219 | Origins of baptism.... | Matt 7:13 | glory777 | 8566 | ||
Sorry about that - I didn't read the responses a couple lines up. I guess someone else heard about this too. | ||||||
220 | Please explain | Matt 7:13 | glory777 | 8569 | ||
Aren't we getting awfully complicated on all this? I thought water meant human birth - or being in the water before birth. Can't we just take things as they appear without getting so technical? | ||||||
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