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621 | Isaiah 45:7 "God created evil"? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182629 | ||
Hello jcem, Welcome to the Forum. This question has been covered on the forum before and I thought pointing you to a prior discussion might be helpful. Start with a post by our brother Kalos. In the upper right courner of the forum page is a search box. Type in 4110 and click search. Thanks, Jeff |
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622 | what is this verse saying | Gen 4:7 | jlhetrick | 182426 | ||
Hello Jesusisfriend, Welcome to the Forum! :) This verse has to be considered within the context of the surrounding verses. In verse 6 God asks Cain “why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?” Why would God ask a question? Certainly He did not require an answer; He is God and knew why Cain was angry and why his countenance had fallen. The question is rhetorical and God answers His own question in the following verse that you are asking about. “If you do well…” that is, if you do that which pleases God. Consider the offerings that both Cain and Abel brought to the Lord. Notice that Cain brought “an offering” while Abel brought “of the firstborn”. We know little about the practice of offerings to God at that time. What we can conclude from the written word is that one, Abel, offered from the first-fruits, from the “firstborn” indicating that he gave of the best he had. We do not see the same from Cain who simply brought “an offering”. While we are only given a glimpse here, we are clearly told that God was pleased with Abel’s offering and not with Cain’s. So the Lord teaches that if Cain, the same as us, does well (that is, does what is pleasing to God) then his (our) countenance will be lifted up or will be “accepted” by God. On the other hand, if we do not live pleasing to God (in obedience) we expose ourselves more and more to temptation resulting in sin. I believe that an awful lot of Christians today are what we might call Cain-Christians. That is, what some offer God is “an offering” and nothing close to the “first-fruits”. It’s the leftovers and not the best we have to offer. None of us can live that way before a righteous and holy God for a very long time before sin begins to once again dominate our lives. Has your countenance ever fallen? Mine has. But it is not ours to be angry with God for it. After all, we have the complete manual from which to know how to do it right. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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623 | what is magna charta | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182233 | ||
Hello Luv4god47, Welcome to the Forum. May I offer a suggestion please? It is in the best interest of all members to limit the number of questions you ask at one time or in a short span of time. To begin with, it will be very difficult for you to dialogue responsibly with others if you suddenly receive responses to so many questions. Next, let me say that we are very used to seeing people use the forum to answer the homework questions that were intended for exploration and study. A quick answer from the Forum doesn't accomplish that. These are just suggestions in an attempt to be helpful. God bless, Jeff |
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624 | to live boldly for christ | Rom 1:16 | jlhetrick | 182177 | ||
Hello GHelen, Not quite sure what your asking, but perhaps the following will be helpful. Paul is not talking about being "ashamed" of himself, as I understand it. In looking at the previous verses, Paul's focus is on the power of the gospel message. Perhaps the following verses in Romans will shed light on this. Rom 1:16-17 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. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." ESV Paul understood this in a most sincere way to include having faith in the power of Christ's work and it's not being dependent on Paul's own life or death. Hope this helps, God bless, Jeff |
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625 | But what makes them the same creation? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182172 | ||
Hello xina, sorry for the late response. My first response was during my lunch at work, had to wait until I got home for this one. For now I will leave you with brother Mark's response as it is adequate in and of itself. I do want to point out a thing or two to include the use of the forum. First, after posing an original question, it's best to use the "NOTE" response for all other posts in that thread. It keeps the top section for new questions clean. Just a pointer that's helpful for all. Next, I just want to caution you on what I evaluate as your approach to bible study, at least on this point. This is not to be negatively critical, but to help, I hope. While reading and studying Scripture I suggest a simple approach when you come across something that doesn't make sense to you. First, if you believe the Bible to be the word of God then you must approach it as such. If you believe it's the word of God, then you can't possibly believe that there are contradiction in it. If something appears to be a contradiction, begin with the understanding and belief that your missing something; you, like all of us at times, are missing something. None of us have all the answers. Your approach in comparing Scripture to Scripture is commendable. Scripture is the only valid test. Often we have to widen the context of our study to include other books and even between the testaments before the picture is clear enough to understand. The great thing about this is that by the time you clarify the issue for yourself, you have learned much more in the process. I hope this helps and God bless you, Jeff |
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626 | Leadership roles and struggline with sin | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182142 | ||
Hello Lynnd, Welcome to the Forum. This apparently simple question has deep implications; too deep to generalize for Forum participation in my opinion. Certainly the bible teaches that we all struggle with sin and will until the day we are glorified in Christ Jesus. I would argue that there is a significant difference in struggling with sin and participating willfully and continually in it. I believe most here would agree with that. With that said, I believe that these types of individual situations are too complex to be generalized and are better dealt with in the local church through the appropriate channels including leadership. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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627 | Church's response to stephen death | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182140 | ||
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628 | Adam first man or first man in Eden? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182138 | ||
Hello xina and welcome to the Forum. Yes, the Bible does clearly teach that Adam was the first human created followed by Eve. They were not the "only" people created by God though they were created in a unique way, Adam from the dust of the earth and Eve from the rib of Adam. It's important to realize that God created all things including all people. See Eph 2:10 and 3:9 to get started. Also go back and read the account of Creation in Genesis. Pay particular attention to Chapter 1 vs. 26. Notice that God did not say let us create Adam, but instead said, "man". Besides this pointing to the ligical conclusion that if man needed creating, then he (man) did not yet exist; the information in the previous verses clearly do not mention man. Hope this helps and God bless, Jeff |
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629 | I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182123 | ||
Hello brother Mark, No problem with the delay, it was actually right on time. My participation on the forum has been very light in recent weeks as I too have been busy with personal stuff. I can certainly appreciate and agree with much of what you have said in this recent post. I also believe that we are closer to agreement the more we come to understand each other. As I believe I have said, some things that might be appropriately said and further explained and explored face to face are not as convenient in the forum setting. Things such as "this is an indication of..." just hang out there on the screen and where there is not scripture supporting the statement it begs to be addressed and clarified. I believe that it is often that the author being called to account didn't mean, or even intend to imply the point that is being debunked. Still, for the sake of integrity, clarification should be required. As forum members, we have agreed to uphold that. As Christians, we have a responsibility to the same. Some quick points regarding your recent statements. You wrote: "If an expositer, standing at the podium preaching the Sermon, is being true to his/her calling then the words being spoken are true and are intermingled with scripture from the bible. " I see your point but still emphasis; the only "words being spoken" by the preacher that can be qualified as teaching the truth are those that are consistent with the truth of Scripture. I take from your statement that you believe that. The important thing is though, that we have absolutely no way of knowing for sure that, as you put it, the expositor "standing at the podium preaching the Sermon, is being true to his/her calling..." And yes brother, Mel Gibson's The Passion of The Christ was a very touching and emotional. I've seen it through three times and been teared up each time. While appreciating it for what it was/is, I still have to be careful not to base my doctrine on it and recognize the liberties the movie takes in presenting the gospel. This was especially important in the discussions I have had with my family about the film. So our task continues to be the study of God's word and to teach the truth found therein. God bless, Jeff |
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630 | if God knew how can it be valid? | Matt 19:5 | jlhetrick | 182070 | ||
Hello again rodent tamer, I see that there are other responses to you and honestly, I am very busy with my studies and can not spend time reading so I will just respond briefly to your post here. It's important to understand that I am not taking this up as an opportunity to oppose you and/or simply argue. The truth is, your entire argument falls ridiculously short of making sense. No offense intended. But what I did notice in this post was a little more information. The two were divorced. HUMM. Interesting, but at least now we have the motive and can understand the need to invalidate the original vow in the first place. Friend, you simply make too many assumptions and go off on too many tangents for me to truly address it all in the forum setting. In all honestly, I don't believe it would be appropriate in any case. I believe the biblical perspective has been presented and beyond that, well, the forum is not intended to go beyond that. finally, I will simply suggest that you re-evaluate your understanding of the marriage covenant. Try to focus on the biblical perspective of marriage while considering the typical "vows" verbalized in most secular ceremonies. You might find that there is some significant differences in emphasis. And yes, when you sign a contract, regardless of your intentions, you become legally committed to that contract. Might I pose a question using "your logic"? If you borrow money to buy a house and sign the contract "knowing you don't intend to pay the loan off" what happens? Your logic suggests that you simply are not held accountable because, well, you really didn't mean it. Please refer back to my other post and consider it honestly. "My logic" was not "my logic". My argument was biblically based and supported by scripture. Please consider your true motives for your line of questioning. God bless, Jeff |
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631 | is it wrong to live with someone, but... | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181990 | ||
Hello Rodent tamer, Let me say that this question also presents with a tone of looking for a loop-hole; no offense intended. Consider what you are saying. "Sexual purity". As if that is the only issue of responsibility regarding a Christian man and a Christian woman. What about "witness". How does two who "plan to marry" glorify God by remaining unmarried but living together? "not really struggling"??? Hard to imagine. Not impossible, just hard to imagine. Maybe that's more of a reflection on me. In any case, the intentional exposer to temptation is irresponsible in the least. Based on these views, my views, I comfortably say YES, a man and woman living together under the conditions you have presented is wrong. It is a needless and irresponsible, intentional exposure to temptation. It is a gross disregard for their witness as Christians and serves to undermine the institution of marriage. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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632 | state vs God | Matt 19:5 | jlhetrick | 181988 | ||
Hello rodent tamer, I believe it's important to begin my response by reminding you that the Scriptures teach us to be subject to the rules and laws of society where they do not conflict with the higher moral authority of God revealed in scripture. Romans 13:1 (NKJV) 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. So if a man and woman are married officially, through the legal system of their society; they are married indeed and bound to one another and the obligations and responsibilities that go with the oath they have made. With proper consideration for what the bible teaches, the blurred lines of confusion should be brought into clear focus. Submitting to the vows and commitment of marriage publicly and legally while not honoring that in our heart and intent is not consistent with what the bible teaches; nor is it a valid excuse relieving us of the obligations and responsibilities of our condition. The bible clearly teaches that if we make an oath, even a foolish one, we are held accountable by God. Biblical support for this can be provided if you are not familiar. Regarding your concern/question about homosexuals taking that same oath, the same principle applies as above. It may be recognized legally, but it is not consistent with God's moral laws. It is recognized by God as sin. Genesis 2:21-25 (NASB95) 2:21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. 22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said, "This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man." 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Marriage is ordained by God between a man and a woman. If if that is rebelled against through public law, it has no validity before God. I have no idea how many times I have said it but I will say it again here. One of the biggest mistakes we can make is to attempt to philosophize a position in an attempt to find loop-holes in the truth. There are no loop-holes, there is only acceptance or rejection. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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633 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | jlhetrick | 181488 | ||
Hello Kalos and all involved. Not jumping in to the debate, just throwing out a comment as one who has followed and read every post. Kalos, your post here really does sum it up, thank you. 'Jesus said the Father was greater than He not because Jesus is not God, but because Jesus was also a man and as a man he was in a lower position. He was ". . . made for a little while lower than the angels . . ." (Heb 2:9). Also in Phil. 2:5-8, it says that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men . . ." Isn't that what orthodox Christianity has always believed and taught? Thank you for clearing that up. It's one thing to quote a lot of verses that seem to support a position (as some do); but the task is in allowing the context of Scripture to establish the position. Otherwise, we end up teaching what the Scripture do not. When considering Heb. 2:9 and Phil 2: 5-8 we shouldn't be surprised that our Lord was napping in the back of the boat (Matt. 8:24) :) Thanks again for you post. And doesn't that make this special day all the more special? Our Lord and God, Creator and Sustainer God; humbled Himself so that He might deliver us. Merry Christmas and praise the Lord God Jesus for coming in the flesh. Jeff |
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634 | Even the least among you... | Hebrews | jlhetrick | 181399 | ||
Hello Bob, Welcome to the Forum. I believe your thinking about this verse: John 14:12 (NASB95) 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. God bless, Jeff |
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635 | I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181367 | ||
Hello MWLaine, This post is an attempt to prevent the course of this thread from continuing in the negative tone that it seems to be going. I will try once again to address the issue that has raised some concern. You posted to Doc, "I am clueless as to what you mean "to teach that experiences can lead us to right conclusions about the work of God." I don't think I alluded to that at all in my encouragment of MommieSadie but you must think so." This is the original statement that you made that we have attempted to address. "If you have ever listened to a Sermon that caused the hairs on the back of your neck to raise then it is an indication that the Holy Spirit is bearing witness with your consience that the words you are hearing are true." What I have tried to say (along with others) is that no, this absolutely is not any indication that the words you are hearing are true. Only testing what we hear against the truth of Scripture can validate what you have heard is true. As I said before, I believe your intentions toward MOMMIESAIDIE were sincere. But what we teach doesn't stand on our good intentions. Please accept this as sincere, caring concern. God bless, Jeff |
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636 | I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181365 | ||
Hello MWLaine, sorry to take so long to respond, I didn't even turn on my computer last night, my wife had me baking cookies. I appreciate that you are not a theology major; nether am I. The concern that I expressed regarding your post was sincere and most definitely in the spirit of encouraging bible study. But more importantly, I was concerned that we don't allow unbiblical teachings to hang out there on the forum unaddressed. I might use even your last post that I am responding to as an example. You wrote: "PS: Jeff the Holy Spirit was bearing witness with your spirit that you should not have been watching whatever scary movie you were watching." Really? Why would you make such a statement? "the Holy Spirit was bearing witness..." It is these kinds of unfounded statements that stray far from bible study and deep into speculation based on a whole lot of assumption. So the point that needs to be made here is this. Absolutely God gave us emotion. We are mistaken, however, if we believe that those emotions are in any way intended to validate what is true and what is not. Once again, and referring back to your original post, it is only by God's word, the Holy Bible, that we are to test what we here to see if it is true. Acts 17:10-11 (NASB95) 17:10 The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so. Please also see 2Tim 2:15. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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637 | 1Peter 2:11 | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 181319 | ||
Regarding the quotation from John Wesley I just posted, I meant to include a thank you to humbledbyhisgrace (Steve) for pointing me to the book and chapter. Thanks Steve and God bless, Jeff |
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638 | 1Peter 2:11 | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 181318 | ||
"Is there then sin in him that is in Christ? Does sin remain in one that believes in him? Is there any sin in them that are born of God, or are they wholly delivered from it? Let no one imagine this to be a question of mere curiosity; or that it is of little importance whether it be determined one way or the other. Rather it is a point of the utmost moment to every serious Christian; the resolving of which very nearly concerns both his present and eternal happiness." "And yet I do not know that ever it was controverted in the primitive Church. Indeed there was no room for disputing concerning it, as all Christians were agreed. And so far as I have observed, the whole body of ancient Christians, who have left us anything in writing, declare with one voice, that even believers in Christ, till they are "strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might," have need to "wrestle with flesh and blood," with an evil nature, as well as "with principalities and powers." "Original sin is the corruption of the nature of every man, whereby man is in his own nature inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth contrary to the Spirit. And this infection of nature doth remain, yea, in them that are regenerated; whereby the lust of the flesh, called in Greek phroneema sarkos, is not subject to the law of God. And although there is no condemnation for them that believe, yet this lust hath of itself the nature of sin." (from Sermons of John Wesley, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 2003 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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639 | What is blocking us from God's love? | Rom 8:39 | jlhetrick | 181316 | ||
Amen Searcher. I praise God and am so thankful for that promise of Scripture. :) Jeff |
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640 | go to hell if commit suicide | 1 John 3:15 | jlhetrick | 181315 | ||
Yes, absolutely, if you are not saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Why ask? Are You saved? Sincerely, Jeff |
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