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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: jlhetrick Ordered by Verse |
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721 | Lack of Indifference | Mark 16:18 | jlhetrick | 190338 | ||
Zoe- Probably at this point the topic has become more political than theological and perhaps it's time to wrap up this thread and move on to a different subject. If we're not careful we can get off track from what the Forum is intended. God bless, Jeff |
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722 | Lack of Indifference | Mark 16:18 | jlhetrick | 190339 | ||
Steve, Really good quotes- too the point. |
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723 | Lack of Indifference | Mark 16:18 | jlhetrick | 190437 | ||
Brother kalos- Very excellently taught. God bless, Jeff |
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724 | Another verse after Mark 16:20? | Mark 16:20 | jlhetrick | 189564 | ||
Hello Lucas32 and welcome to the forum! Here is a footnote comment given in the digital copy of the NASB. "A few late mss and versions contain this paragraph, usually after v 8; a few have it at the end of ch" New American Standard Bible : 1995 update. 1995. LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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725 | can i pray for God to help me win a trip | Luke | jlhetrick | 237822 | ||
Hi Jessie - I like Azure's answer and agree fully with it. I might add that when you fix on God's will and pray accordingly He might also bless you with many things beyond needs. In other words He can and does bless us with circumstances and things that we don't necessarily need. What we shouldn't do though is expect Him to. Contrary to what many might say we have no authority to "name it and claim it" in the name of God (not that you are saying that, you don't appear to be). Another way of looking at the Disney trip specifically is this. I don't see that praying to God and sharing your desire to win is in itself sinful. Of course, He already knows you want to win. Don't expect Him to deliver that though. You might also consider how many other true Christians might have entered to win the same trip and may also be praying about it. |
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726 | Spices and the Sabbath | Luke 1:2 | jlhetrick | 205148 | ||
Bravo brother Tim- Thank you sir for clearing that up. Jeff |
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727 | Theological Term: Theotokos | Luke 1:31 | jlhetrick | 155979 | ||
Hi Doc, Excelent articulation on a most interesting and yet often neglected topic. I'm glad you quoted Luke 11:27-28. I am always amazed at how we men can present all kinds of studied arguments to make a point and then turn to a place in scripture and find the truth put simply and definately. Good post, if it weren't for post like these some would never look into these things to include the history of the church and doctrine. I would like to point out also that the Council of Chalcedon's postulating the the virgin birth of Christ, the diety of Christ, and the dual nature of Christ was also in keeping with the Holy Scriptures. Thanks for the thought provoking posts, Jeff |
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728 | Theological Term: Theotokos | Luke 1:31 | jlhetrick | 155980 | ||
Hi Doc, Good point. If we are to concern ourselves with the creed, we must first read the creed before we can intelligently consider what others might say about it. "...the Mother of God, according to the Manhood;" Right there it is, good job. Thanks again, Jeff |
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729 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184007 | ||
Hello San Lukas, Pat particular attention to verse 30. John 10:25-30 25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one ." ESV Hope that helps, Jeff |
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730 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184103 | ||
Hello San Lukas, With all due respect friend, I believed my original answer was a "straight" answer. Too often some are not satisfied with a direct answer from Scripture unless the responder offers a lot of "interpretation" or thought on it. It's not important that I say that Jesus and the Father God are one. What did Jesus say? He said: "I and the Father are one". If you type the word Trinity in the search box you will find a lot of information regarding the Scriptural doctrine of the Trinity. As for the long list of verses you quoted let me offer this. I don't find the value in plucking verses spontaneously from various books and do not know of any serious bible student or scholar who recommends that type approach to bible study. Furthermore, it certainly is not an efficient nor an effective use of the Forum space. None of what I have written is meant to be short and I am not unconcerned about your questions. My encouragement though is that you focus your studies in a way that is logical and focused so that your time will be more productive. You might start over at this point by asking a question about a specific teaching and or meaning of a passage. God bless, Jeff |
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731 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184143 | ||
Hello San Lukas, It surprises me that you would ask who we should trust, "Bible scholars or God himself". The answer is God always. If you ever do run across a so-called bible scholar who in any way suggest that he/she should be trusted before God, please alert the forum so we can all steer clear. With that said, it seems to me that we are seeing more and more the attempt of many to hold their own half-hearted, inconsistent, presumptuous study efforts above that of the sound scholars and teachers that have gone before us. As a matter of fact, if you pay close attention on this very forum, there are occasional posters who even go so far as to teach something brand new as though God had finally chosen, say, Joe Blow to reveal a new truth finally in 2007. Am I exaggerating? NOPE! Keep this in mind. Our doctrine does not establish the truth of Scripture. It is the Truth of Scripture that establishes our doctrine. 2 Cor 11:1-4 Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly — and indeed you do bear with me. 2 For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy. For I have betrothed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 3 But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. 4 For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted — you may well put up with it! NKJV Gal 1:6-9 I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel , 7 which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. NKJV Keep these Scriptures in mind as you proceed. You will be well on your way when you are able to well explain Isa 28:10 which you quoted. That is a good place to start. God bless, Jeff |
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732 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184301 | ||
Hello San Lukas, When I wrote that you will be well on your way when you are able to explain Isa 28:10 I truly hoped you would take that opportunity to consider Isa 28:18. I mean, in terms of what the verse is saying, who is saying it and what really is the point. We have to be careful in loose interpretations. You wrote as your understanding of the verse: "clearly we don't have to read the whole verse after God answers our question with the 'line'...." Some logic will do nicely here. Ask youself, if the "line" is sufficient, then why did God inspire the whole verse; and those after, and those before? The verse is teaching actually quite the opposite from your assumption. Again; who is speaking, Isaiah the prophet? Some translations show this verse in quotation marks. It is widely understood that it is probably those leaders Isaiah mentioned in the previous verses. When you consider they were angry with Isaiah and the wording of verses 9-10 it takes on a certain sarcastic tone; wouldn't you agree? "To WHOM will HE teach knowledge, and to whom will HE explain the message...(empasis added). "Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast? (sarcasm) As though Isaiahs teachings were for no more than children, certainly not the wise and learned among them. The priests and prophets had become drunkards and in their position of power and authority did not appreciate that Isaiah "spoke down" to them as though they were children..."precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, hear a little there a little." (remember the sarcastic drip). So what do we gain from this. My belief is that precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upone line, line upon line, and hear a little there a little must have been the way Isaiah the prophet was approaching the teaching of God's people. So as with children, "precept upon precept, precept upon precept - repetitive learning, hearing it over and over again. "line upon line, line upon line" This would be the most important point in correcting your view here. This would not mean read along until you think you have an answer and then stop (even in the middle of the verse). Rather, it refers to the truth that Scripture interprets Scripture. As we read along and study, line upon line, verse upon verse, chapter upon chapter, book upon book, and testament upon testament, the "doctrine" will be established. I hope this helps, God bless, Jeff |
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733 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184302 | ||
Correction: In the first sentence of my above post where I typed Isaiah 28:18 I meant isaiah 28:10. Sorry! Jeff |
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734 | Did the Apostles have a choice? | Luke 5:8 | jlhetrick | 179233 | ||
Doc, It's interesting how you sum this up. When I read KumKum's post I immediately thought of Saul and how obvious his conversion was; that is, how intentional God's actions were. But after reading your post, I decided not to go into it. Once again, you articulated the truth in such a way as to make it very understandable. Thanks, God bless, Jeff |
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735 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | jlhetrick | 197302 | ||
New Creature- may I ask for clarification on what you believe blasphemy of the Holy Ghost really is. It stood out as interesting to me that you seemed to have taken such a staunch position against the established doctrines/teachings of others (in your response to Doc earlier- though I may have misunderstood you) and then only 11 minutes later offered a response to a most important question offering only definitions from others. While an apparent contradiction I was not so alarmed until I finished reading you and realized that not only did you not offer scriptural argument of your own, but failed to include optional considerations for the definition/explanation to include even those that were offered by the very sources you quoted; such as "Others regard the expression as designating the sin of attributing to the power of Satan those miracles which Christ performed, or generally those works which are the result of the Spirit's agency." (Easton's Bible Dictionary-on blasphemy of the Holy Ghost). I'm not suggesting that you intended to misrepresent any source you quoted but I do believe it a good idea to include enough from the source that you don't end up having them appear to take one position over the other if they do not. This varying from context might cause other "less discerning" to be left to conclude what YOU believe to be true and not necessarily what the Scriptures teach. I can't speak for Doc but I believe you ended up making his point, if not understanding it. We greatly benefit from the exhaustive efforts of those who have gone before us. If one believes he or she is being moved along spiritually to understand any part of God's word to mean something different than what He has given to those he has called for centuries before then one truly must believe himself/herself to be someone spectacularly special. Not trying to pick a fight- just calling for caution. By the way- I like your username. Wish I would have thought of it first :) God bless, Jeff |
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736 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | jlhetrick | 197426 | ||
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737 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | jlhetrick | 197427 | ||
NC- thanks for your response and clarification for my understanding. "...chew on the meat and spit out the bones." That's an excellent way of putting it and every time I hear it or read it I agree. As for your question to me the answer is a resounding No. With the exception of Scripture there is no inerrant writings and only those teachings that are 100 percent acurate with Scripture are 100 percent acurate and true. In the end, this includes those we agree with as well as those we might not. After all, unless one of us is perfect, neither of us have it all right. I believe our conflict of thinking, opinion, belief, may be in how we TREAT the "uninspired" writings and teachings of the Church fathers. I believe that when we teach that the proper approach to Bible study is to read it and completely rely on the Holy Ghost to give us interpretation, we teach something that is inconsistent with the clear plan of God for the Church. Can the Holy Ghost wholly give you or me the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth simply by our spending time alone with Him and the word? Of course we know He can. And there are, I'm inclinded to believe, circustances that would be special and unusual to you and me where He has and will. The bible, however, clearly presents a much different plan for the Church as an institution with Christ the Head. To not acknowledge this would be to not acknowledge Acts 13:1, 1 Cor 12:28-29, Eph 4:11 and the wider context in which these verses are found. On the other hand, when we take A verse out of it's context and develope an idea that it somehow negates those above mentioned verses we're already lost in our search for the truth. We need the context or we're lost. A case in point would be the oft quoted verse 1 John 2:27. If we're not understanding it in context we might be missing the truth teaching both warning against false teachers as well as the distinction made between mature believers verses immature ones. In fact, we might misinterpret the verse to mean that we are to trust our own, fallible hearts and minds as we believe we are being carried along by the Spirit in our reading and study of the Bible. We might also miss the fact that Scripture teaches overall that our hearts are "deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?" (Jer 17:9) A light shedding contrast would be 1 Cor 3:2 or Hebrews 5:12-13. We might miss the fact that God intends to have some as teachers and some as students while all are working together to "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" (Eph 4:13). So God has appointed some as teachers. Can't figure it any other way than to have the obvious fact that others are students. Hope this clears up where my thoughts were during my original post to you. God bless, Jeff |
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738 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | jlhetrick | 197439 | ||
And you would have had cause to be. Thank you for the exchange Jeff |
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739 | What does it mean to "fall away"? | Luke 8:13 | jlhetrick | 197440 | ||
Noted! thanks! Jeff |
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740 | Why does he fall asleep at church? | Luke 8:15 | jlhetrick | 153274 | ||
Hello Samantha, Yes he should go to church. He certainly can't get anything if he's not there. Try this along with Doc's advise. Ask your husband if he would fall asleep if his boss was standing in front of him talking to him. Or, if President bush walked in the room and spoke directly to him would he fall asleep. If the answer is yes, get a doctor, he needs a sleep study and possible treatment (seriously). If the answer is no to these questions, it may be that he has little or no reverence for God in spite of what he might say. challenge him to consider this on his own without expecting him to answer to you on it. Please don't think I'm judging him. Of course we are all human, and as Doc points out, the flesh is always contending. Gets the best of all of us sometimes, most of us have at least drifted off in church at one time or another. But, if it is habitual (like it sounds) something serious is wrong. Pray for him. Jeff P.S. In Army Basic Training we spent long hours sitting in class rooms and the lessons were sometimes monotonous and boring. punishment was severe if your eyes closed for longer than a blink. (50 pushups for an already tired body). When our eyes got heavy, we would stand and move to the back of the room and stand along the wall to keep awake. This can be helpful where practical. |
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