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182 | I NEED A TRUE FRIEND THAT IS A CHRISTIAN | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181270 | ||
Hello MWLaine, Your response to MommieSadie sounds sencere but might I caution you? Please be careful not to teach that an emotional experience (such as having the hair on your neck raise) is the indicator of the Holy Spirit's work. Personally, I've had the hair on the back of my neck raise during a scarry movie. What I have learned after years of hearing sermons is that the true test of witness is that of Scripture. I appreciate that your focus seems to be that of comforting MommieSadie (although her/his post was a couple of months ago) but that comforting should be consistent with the teachings of God's word. God bless, Jeff |
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183 | holy spirit-jacobs ladder dream | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181288 | ||
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184 | 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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185 | 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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186 | 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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187 | 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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188 | 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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189 | Church's response to stephen death | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182140 | ||
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190 | 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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191 | 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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192 | 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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193 | 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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194 | DEPRESSION AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182652 | ||
Hello saved and welcome to the Forum. I'll just give short feedback here to address what appears to be your focus. You mention that you do not want to be decieved and my first reaction is to caution you about TBN. While the network does program a couple of good bible teachers, for the most part (in my opinion and that of a lot of others)it offers nothing more than teachings that aren't biblically supported at best and in some very obvious cases FALSE TEACHINGS. I believe that there is no substitute for a local church fellowship, and television certainly does not offer a viable option. The only exception to this in my opinion is a person who CAN NOT get out of the home for medical or other reasons. Your not in that category though. A closer examination of yourself and why you are not going to church may be in order. A smaller church may be more appropriate for you as anxiety often accompanies depression. As for your "group" you might try reaching out and becoming involved with others. As for your tithe, that's between you and God. you are asking for feedback though so let me comment. We are to be good stuards of all we have including our money. Is giving your money to a tv preacher being a good stuard? Possibly; maybe not. If you find yourself in need and seriously needing the support of the church (financial or otherwise) is the tv preacher and his/her followers going to come to your aid? Does the tithe you pay to the tv guy/gal give any support to the community that God has placed you in? I don't know who your tithing through but you might consider doing some research on them. If they have and abundance of earthly, material things you might reconsider. I'm betting that you don't clean houses all week long to help afford another plane, living compound, new car, vaction, etc. for someone else. Lots of questions you might consider regarding your situation. finally you start off by stating that "I am unable to attend church due to extream exhaustion after cleaning houses during the week." How do you think the Lord would respond to that? Anything that we put before the Lord we make an idol. Maybe you would be willing to lessen your work load so that you can give quality energy and effort to Him. These are just some of my thoughts in a true attempt to be helpful. Jeff |
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195 | LORD OF lords | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182655 | ||
Hello saved..., the ones you ask about are not "other Lords", they are simply lords, lowercase "l" This refers to all who have any position of authority. Jesus can be called the Lord of lords, or, the Lord of all who are in positions of authority because He, the Lord Jesus, is the one not only who created each of them, but also gave to each that position they are in. Furthermore, while in a position of authority, ones powers never exceed that which the Lord does allow. See Romans 13:1 and John 19:11 for biblical reference to this. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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196 | DEPRESSION AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182700 | ||
Hello again saved. The post by kalos was very informative. Allow me to comment further. It's not the plane that takes God's message to the lost that is the issue. It's the multiple planes and homes and cars and boats, most expensive clothing and jewelry, etc., etc., etc. that is the concern. furthermore, it is the way in which they obtain their wealth that is the most sinful. Selling prayer and even salvation if that were possible. As for the taxes for the bombs, I'm thankful to be safe in a cruel and hateful world. I do want to address something very specific that you wrote. I will quote you. "I believe if a minister's Material blessings stem from His or Her "GIVING" it is scriptual for them to be blessed for the "KINGDOM'S SAKE". In other words, being too poor can not represent the KING OF KINGS very well. " I respectfully say that your theology needs correcting from Scripture. What best represents the Christian life lived out here on earth is exemplified in the recorded lives of Jesus Christ, Paul, and others. I'll leave you to study that on your own, but I will say that material poverty was certainly the case. "in other words" my friend, being poor or rich has little or nothing to do with representing the Kingdom of God. It is in what we do with the little we have or the abundance we might be blessed with that will demonstrate the work of Christ in us. Of course it is also true that many who "name it and claim it" in the name of the Lord might be said to best represent what the Kingdom is not. In the love of Christ I urge you to find a bible teaching church. Know for sure that faith is a gift of God and nothing we are capable of producing ourselves (Romans 13:3, Eph 2:8) It is not a magical thing set in motion by the intensity of our thoughts, words, and efforts resulting in our prosper. I hope this helps, Jeff |
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197 | CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182712 | ||
Hello saved, Great question. Cuddle gave a very good response. I wanted to add some additional comment to your question. It sounds like you are bothered by the humanity that infects Christianity. That's good to hear and I share many of your same concerns. One thing that we should all stand for though is the soundness of doctrine. I agree with you that no one has the right nor the authority to judge the doctrine of another. Where one's doctrine is wrong, it is the Scriptures themselves that judges it wrong. While some issues are and should be open for discussion, it is my opinion that others are not. I will give you one example of the later. There have been many who have taught in the name of Christianity that have declared various doctrines that lead to salvation. But the Scriptures only teach one. A single way to salvation and absolutely no other, through faith in Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12, 1Tim 2:5, John 3:36, etc.) the fullness of which is clearly laid out in Scripture. As for different forms of worship and different standards of day to day living I see no problem as long as those forms and standards do not contradict the truth of Scripture. Allow an illustration. I remember once hearing a man who I consider a wonderful bible teacher answer a woman's question. She was complaining that the church fellowship she was attending required women to wear dresses or skirts and no pants in public. She was trying to decide if she should commit membership to the local body. The churches position was that this rule represented what the church believed to be scriptural teaching of a woman's responsibility to present modestly. Having listened to this teacher on radio for years I couldn't wait to hear how he would respond. I must say his response was unexpected but appropriate. He asked her if the church taught that a woman's salvation depended on whether she did or didn't obey the no pants rule. Her response was "NO". So then, what is the problem. This teacher went on to say something along the lines that if wearing pants is that important and you do not feel convicted by Scripture that it is sinful then look for another church. The point seemed to be that she was totally focused on the wrong thing. She was fixed on her pants (probably designer) and was allowing that issue to be the highest priority in her decision to fellowship or not. At the time I expected the teacher to answer with a firm announcement that the church's rule on pants was unscriptural. But he didn't bite. Didn't even nibble. He simply refocused her attention on what was important. Most of us would likely benefit from more of that. don't be discouraged by the imperfections of the church. The Lord is, what did we say, "the Lord of lords and the King of kings." He, and only He will make His church perfect according to His plan. Eph 4:11-16 11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, 16 from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. ESV God bless, Jeff |
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198 | Genisis 6 man life expencty is 120 years | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182714 | ||
Hello Monty, Welcome to the Forum. Does Genesis 6:3 say that man "will be given a MAXIMUM of 120 years to live? It doesn't say that in any of the translations I own. All of the translations that I searched said "his days shall be 120 days" or some slight variation. None of them included the word "maximum". This is one of those points that we can get bogged down in and miss the teaching of the passage. The focus is both the sinful state of man and the truth that God's mercy will not be extended indefinitely. We each have an appointment with death (Heb 9:27) God's word is never contradicted so we can draw a logical conclusion from what is written and what we know. Gen 6:3 is not a definite, to the day or year declaration of how long a man will or can live. We know this because, as you pointed out, many in the past lived much longer than 120 years and almost no one today lives to reach 120 years. What we can be sure of from Scripture is that man is sinful, God is patient and merciful, each of us has a limited time to respond to Him. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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199 | why do people commit suicide? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183291 | ||
Hello Mack, I see you have been a member since October, welcome to the Forum. People commit suicide for many different reasons. There is no general answer to this question that would appropriately address the issue. Furthermore, the question is truly too open-ended and complex to be dealt with as a bible study topic on the Forum in my opinion. With this said, allow me to validate your question by acknowledging how important it is. Experience has taught me that people who ask questions like this usually have something or someone very specific they are concerned about. I would be happy to explore this with you further in private via email if you are interested. I am a Christian as well as a mental health professional which affords me insight into this topic that may be of help to you. If you are interested in a private exploration of your question through email feel free to send me a message. God bless, Jeff jlhetrick@bibleincontext.com |
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200 | Are visions/dreams of this sort demonic? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183306 | ||
Hello Buffy, Adderall (XR) is a stimulant medication that works on the central nervous system. It influences chemicals in the brain. There are many side-effects of this medication (as there are with every medication) and some of them can be dangerous. Specifically, disorganized thinking, confusion and even hallucinations can occur as a result of Adderall use. These are serious side-effects and should be addressed by Kylie's prescribing physician as soon as possible. As soon as possible regarding this type of reaction means today. If her doctor is not available you should take her to the nearest emergency room for evaluation. Kylie's complex condition requires professional assessment and treatment. Her symptoms seem to be taking on a delusional flavor and everything together may be an indication of a more serious mental illness. Considering the information you have given, I certainly wouldn't diagnose bipolar disorder if she were my patient as none of the "typical" symptoms are mentioned. More assessment is necessary. But it's important to know that bipolar disorder is known to be a genetic disorder and a family history is a major indicator of high risk. Typically we do not offer extensive feedback on these types of questions of the forum first because it is strictly for bible study and second because some with no professional background may attempt to offer unqualified opinion that may turn out to be dangerous. I offered something because I was directed to your post by another brother and I did see a situation where a young one may be at immediate risk. Finally, I believe your question also has the tone of faith vs. medical attention. Forgive me if I misread you. But to that I will say that It is my belief as a Christian, and a mental health professional that the Bible clearly condones medical interventions to aid in healing the human body. Our Lord Jesus can and does heal sickness without the aid of medical science and doctors. He may heal Kylie in this way. My position is that we always seek God's blessing and help in accordance with His will while doing those things within our ability in a responsible way. I pray regularly for my financial situation and then get up every morning and go to work. I hope this helps. God bless and know that members of this forum have already offered prayers for Kylie and you as well and you can expect that more than a few of us have added her to our daily prayer list. Jeff |
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