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2741 | If we ask for healing does God answer no | 1 Peter | justme | 146758 | ||
Mitch: Thanks for your note. It appears that your adding extra meaning to the text that just is not there. The KJV is a translation that has lost some of the word meanings in our culture today. When we compair words with their orignal intended meaning with the meanings of today there are huge problems, unless one fully understands what has been lost or changed in the last century. I fail to seen that John doubted what had been revield to him. John was not offended or ashamed of Christ as I read the text. Lets look at the purpose of John the baptizer. Was he not the forrunner of Christ? If John remained, then Jesus might well have not been seen as the only Son of God. John and Jesus were cousins, and they knew of each other. In fact John said he was unworthy to untie the strings on Jesus's sandels. This indicates John was aware that Jesus was of God. This would be especially true after hearing the voice from heaven proclaiming Jesus to be the Son of God whom the Holy Father Loved. I doubt if any of us today has heard the Holy Spirit in a audible voice that others could hear as well. This is the situation John was in when Jesus was baptized. I can not imagine that John was a doubted after this experience. I have never heard before anyone express that John was beheaded because he doubted that Jesus was God in human form, the God-Man of the Trinity. Mitch, I say this with respect, and kindness, I think your pretty off about John on this. I wish you would address the issue of healing for me. I would like to dialogue, without insults, but with respect and kindness. I praise your use of Scriptur to prove your points. We can agree to disagree, and not be disagreeable with one another. Blessings. justme |
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2742 | Addressing your Father | 1 Pet 1:17 | justme | 49703 | ||
Dear Ray: I have been praying for you! I went through a cancer scare in Jan. and Feb. it turned out not to be. I clearly remember the day we were told they thought I had cancer. I came home and nealed by my bed. I just prayed for me and my family to be directly in Gods will. That is all I could ask for. I have called out to My Father, Lord, YHWH, and I am sure the Holy Spirit uttered my groanings right to the Lord. I am Glad to see you back! If you would feel like saying how you are doing I would be glad to hear. If you would rather I just continue to pray for you I shall. agape. justme |
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2743 | Addressing your Father | 1 Pet 1:17 | justme | 49740 | ||
My prayers are that you be in the very perfect will of our loving Father. I was so glad to hear from you. Matt.28 20 Jesus is with us always. I remember a child who was terminal who said :inch by inch life is a sinch. Yard by yard life is too hard." Very wise young lady. We all take life one second, and one breath at a time. Bless you ray. agape, justme |
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2744 | Should I leave, or stay? | 1 Pet 2:1 | justme | 224140 | ||
P.in T. First and foremost, if your husband is a habitual drinker than he is no doubt an alchololic and needs a healthy wake-up call as to how his behavior is hurting himself, you and any family he has. The drinking problem is not easily resolved but a life-long self-destructive way of dealing with life issues. Confronting him directly at this time may not be able to be done by yourself. Perhaps your Pastor could help you in talking with him? Confronting him with love and compassion about his drinking and violence may not only save your marriage but also his life and yours. If you fear for your saftey you need to leave. Scripture says we are to obey the laws of the land in which we live. If you are being abused and fear for your well being, leave. Your husband's problems need to be addressed openly for any change to occur. You have the healthy and rightful expectation to be free from abuse. This is not to say you should divorce your husband. Unless he is willing to change, he is forcing you to seek distance for your own safety. By giving your husband consequences for unexceptable conduct, you will give him notice that you have standards that he must achieve, or he will remain alone, without you. Should your husband hit you, call the authorities and have him removed from you home. Jail has a way of getting the attention of a person, and allowing him time to think things over. May I suggest you read Ephesians 5. Your husband is to love you as Christ does the Church. To submit to your husband does not mean for you to be a door matt, or to be the dog to kick. Read Ephesians 6:10-18. You are standing against the "evil-one". I encourage you to involve your pastor and see if there could be some assistance in counseling, and some place to stay if it becomes where you need to get a safe place to stay. Everything I suggest is with the hope your husband will surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray and bathe yourself in the Holy Word of God. Remember with God all things are possible. Be willing to forgive, but beware of him trying to win you back with words only. Be strong in the Lord. Blessings. justme |
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2745 | Should I leave, or stay? | 1 Pet 2:1 | justme | 224141 | ||
P.in T. First and foremost, if your husband is a habitual drinker than he is no doubt an alchololic and needs a healthy wake-up call as to how his behavior is hurting himself, you and any family he has. The drinking problem is not easily resolved but a life-long self-destructive way of dealing with life issues. Confronting him directly at this time may not be able to be done by yourself. Perhaps your Pastor could help you in talking with him? Confronting him with love and compassion about his drinking and violence may not only save your marriage but also his life and yours. If you fear for your saftey you need to leave. Scripture says we are to obey the laws of the land in which we live. If you are being abused and fear for your well being, leave. Your husband's problems need to be addressed openly for any change to occur. You have the healthy and rightful expectation to be free from abuse. This is not to say you should divorce your husband. Unless he is willing to change, he is forcing you to seek distance for your own safety. By giving your husband consequences for unexceptable conduct, you will give him notice that you have standards that he must achieve, or he will remain alone, without you. Should your husband hit you, call the authorities and have him removed from you home. Jail has a way of getting the attention of a person, and allowing him time to think things over. May I suggest you read Ephesians 5. Your husband is to love you as Christ does the Church. To submit to your husband does not mean for you to be a door matt, or to be the dog to kick. Read Ephesians 6:10-18. You are standing against the "evil-one". I encourage you to involve your pastor and see if there could be some assistance in counseling, and some place to stay if it becomes where you need to get a safe place to stay. Everything I suggest is with the hope your husband will surrender to the Lord Jesus Christ. Pray and bathe yourself in the Holy Word of God. Remember with God all things are possible. Be willing to forgive, but beware of him trying to win you back with words only. Be strong in the Lord. Blessings. justme |
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2746 | Should I leave, or stay? | 1 Pet 2:1 | justme | 224147 | ||
Beja 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 Paul is addressing in verse 11 the part if a spouse leaves. There are reasons a wife would leave. Paul clearly stresses for separated partners to be reconciled. With that in mind examine a reason a christian wife would want to separate from her husband. This would be under the assumption her husband was a christian. There is no Scripture that says a husband or wife must stay living under the same roof with an abusive, drunken, unsafe, spouse. Can you support Scripture saying a spouse is allowed to be abusive to the other partner? I say this with respect and kindness Beja. In my ministry I have seen far too many wives submit to husbands who demanded "Biblical Submition". These men were not examples of a christian husband in any way. Those abusive husbands demanding submition, were involved in drunkeness, drug addictions, and physical abuse to the point of endangering the entire family. Wives and children have endured sexual violence and trauma that have life long physical, emotional and spiritual damage. I know of no place in the Bible that condemns a wife or children to such hell on earth. If anyone thinks a minister can be aware of abuse and not report it to the proper authorities, then they are in violation of the laws of our land. Slavery was outlawed in the nineteenth century. I am dogmatic on these points. Blessings. justme |
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2747 | did jesus go to hell | 1 Pet 3:18 | justme | 106442 | ||
germz: Welcome to the Bible study Forum! You asked a quite common question that often gets the fir standing on edge. This teaching of Jesus going to hell is from the WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT. Such teachers as Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Keneth Haggen and many more present this view. The more Christian Orthodox view says this a serious misuse of scriptual meaning. The ultimate question is why would God bow down to satan, and fight him for souls, when God is creator of everything including satan? The thought of this is repulsive. The expression of such is complete ignorance, and an attempt to mislead people to believe satan is a greater power than Jesus Christ. I see others have given you lots of scripture, so I am attempting to give you a logical view. I hope this helps, and would like to hear what you think. Blessings to you. justme |
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2748 | Jesus time in Hell | 1 Pet 3:18 | justme | 221558 | ||
lightedsteps: May I invite you to join those of us who have taken the time to give others some information about us. You will find the place to share this information in the Update User Info. Thank you. You seem like someone who is very interesting. justme |
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2749 | Why did Jesus Go to Hell | 1 Pet 3:19 | justme | 109429 | ||
EdB:-) Greetings brother. The wonderful good news is Abraham's Bosom is today empty! On Tuesday of this week Hank Hanegraaff's Bible Answer progran he spent a good amount of time on this subject. The Lutherns Creed sataes the word "hell" rather than paradise. You have received the "justme star of the day" award! Congradulations, well done. Blessings. justme |
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2750 | bankruptcy? | 1 Pet 4:10 | justme | 147333 | ||
May I suggest you go to www.crown.org as this is the best place to get sound Christian financial information. They have people who minister with those in financial trouble. I am sure they will be a help and a blessing for you. justme |
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2751 | Why do we change Scriptures words? | 1 Pet 4:11 | justme | 88394 | ||
Why do people use words to represent the actual words of scripture? Example We asy accept Jesus, when we mean receive Jesus. Is this not a poor choice of words? I receive a gift, and accept my pay check. Is it not better to use the words in Scripture? Justme |
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2752 | Why do we change Scriptures words? | 1 Pet 4:11 | justme | 88456 | ||
tj57h@cs.com: I am sorry but I do not understand how your Scripture answers my question. Could you please elaborate on what this verse represents. Thank you. justme |
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2753 | can Satan plant thoughts into our minds? | 1 Pet 5:8 | justme | 214334 | ||
heseeshission: Good question! I am not so quick to give satan much credit. Lets take the responsibility ourselves. James the first chapter says we are the one in charge of our thoughts and desires, which is where sin starts, in our thoughts. I have wondered how many time satan has a kick out of beibg blamed for something he did not do. It is real easy to say I was tempted, or the devil made me do it. Hope this helps. justme |
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2754 | Sure of a solid foundation in Christ? | 2 Peter | justme | 71719 | ||
boober: Welcome to the Forum! Might I suggest a name change, it is questionable why you chose the name and I personally thought you might be a jokester, except for you question which seems genuine. 2 Peter 1:3-11 gives you Gods Word for an answer. Read it over several times and you will see that if we follow Peters list then we won't be innefective or unproductive. Don't equate knowledge or degrees with being spiritual. Some of the so called Biblical experts with degrees from the hands to the sholders have proven to be fools as far as spiritual wisdom is concerned. A Recent TV PBS progran on the Box that James was perhaps in, was proof of that. Watch RELIGION and ETHICS on PBS and you will see wise fools! Your friends may be carnal, or unsaved, or need prayer in a mighty way. When my wife and I were in ministry we often wondered if we had anyone praying for us. We faced hell on earth several times, only Gods mercy pulled us through. You sound very concerned about your friends. Have you told them how much you care? Perhaps you can help and be a burden barer for them? I can tell you share the Scripture I gave you and pray with them in their home if you can. God can use you! Blessings to you. justme |
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2755 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | justme | 62708 | ||
Pastor Glen: You are correct that this verse refers to a Christian. The Christian has becone so hard hearted and carnal, that he has gone beyond the point of repentance, not loss of salvation. Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:5 gave instructions to "hand this man over to satan, so that the sinful nature maybe destroyed and has his spirit saved on the day of the Lord." NIV. As I undersand this verse in Hebrews it is a Christian who can not be brought back to repentance. I think if you carefully do a word study of both verses mentioned in this note you might well come to the same conclusion. We are not saved by our works nor are we lost because of the lack of works. Salvation is by Grace plus nothing! Salvation is not withdrawn, but the beliver how has gone beyond being able to repent. This is a very serious spiritual condition. God in His wisdon does remove carnal Christians from this world. Hebrews chapter 12, is an example of what Godly discipline is. The key point of the verse is "being brought back to repentance". We should not ask questions of a verse that it is not dealing with. Simply put, this verse is not dealing with the loss of salvation, only the impossibility of further repenting. I hope this adds something more to think about. justme |
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2756 | CONDITIONAL ETERNAL SECURITY | 2 Pet 1:10 | justme | 62711 | ||
Pastor Glen: After you have thought about it let me know. justme |
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2757 | The New Testament Canon | 2 Pet 1:21 | justme | 48501 | ||
I read all of your article. I am not sure what your question is. I think perhaps you were just making things more clear for others? |
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2758 | What would you do? | 2 Pet 2:13 | justme | 242567 | ||
In recent days we have witnessed an elected State Official refuse to obey a Supreme Court order. That High Court decision violated what the elected officials Christian belief in what the Bible says to them. this causes me to question what I would be willing to say "no that is against what the Bible says". I question at place and time will Churches in the United States have to defend what the Bible says against those who are anti-Christian, anti-church anti-Bible, anti-religion, anti-God? I believe as Christians we are facing a time of oppression at the least. The book FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS is a book worthy of every Christian to peruse over once in a while. In FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS many actual events of Christian's suffering for their faith are recorded for our encouragement to stay faithful. I feel that even today many are suffering for their steadfastness faith in the LORD JESUS CHRIST. Here is my question. If the United States government took away our religious freedom of speech, and worship, limiting what your Pastor can preach (example Romans 1) like what has happened in most countries in Europe and in Canada; what is your Biblically based belief, and thinking on what you should do? Please use Bible verses to base your answer. justme |
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2759 | What would you do? | 2 Pet 2:13 | justme | 242583 | ||
Doc: I sincerely thank you and all who have been praying for my health. As it stands my clots are cooled down and are not collecting. Please pray this cooling down period stays for years to come. I pray it' so. Most of those in attending me felt that would not happen, so they were able to see us praise the Lord for this wonderful blessing. The Lord be praised for ever and ever. How many of you have been asked or heard the question by someone "where did Cain get his wife?" But more recently seeing people in church asking about Does the Blood Moons Jesus is now coming? Or about this so called Rabbi selling books about the end times. I feel sorry for people who are blown about by these preachers that get on a fanciful kick, to get Biblically ignorant people so worried so they will buy the latest book on the end of times. I have thought for many years if you want really large crouds preach on revelation and how the end of times is going to come so soon and you better buy this book so you will know what to look for. The ONLY book a genuine believer needs to know is the Bible. To become able to understand the Bible a person has to become a student, thus study the Bible. This as many of you know takes a desire to want to learn as much as you can about the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. I have come to a new way to answer those who have a question about the Bible. Instead of giving an answer or quoting a verse, I now ask the person if they have a Bible. If they say yes I write the verses on a paper, or as we are I will get my Bible and turn to the verse and have them read it. Giving quick answers does not teach anyone anything. I genuinely want to help people grow and have some confidence about how to look up places in the Bible/ Next Sunday when the pastor gives ta verse watch and see how many people can't find the place in the Bible. I see some who don't even try to look up what the pastor is preaching from. Sadly we have people in our churches that are more than 20 year old Christians who are still infants. They have no grasp of what is expected by the Lord for them as Christians. They have said a sinners prayer long time ago, and they are sure of their salvation, because their pastor said so at that time. One only has to watch some TV preacers in what might be called an alter call. They tell the people just say this prayer with me. Then they are told to call and tell us that you just said this prayer, and we will send a booklet to you. Not a word is said about repenting, or reading the Bible. When we see these Rabbi preachers, and the stirring up people with false fear just to buy and read their books we as mature Christians need o be willing to stand up and call it what it is, false teaching, for monetary benefit. So even these false teachers can be used to turn people to the real Jesus Christ. Blessings to you all. justme |
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2760 | More experienced translators needed... | 2 Pet 3:10 | justme | 242519 | ||
Vamite: Welcome to the study Bible Forum. I just wanted you to know that you were not being ignored as you question is interesting and worthy of dialogue. I am totally reliant upon some very basic tools to deal with the Greek. I did look up the verse in two different Greek English New Testaments, as well as A. T. Robertson in his book WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT in volume VI page 176-177 suggests that verse 10 and 12 use the same language in a few places. The heat can also be said to be that of a fever. However Robertson also says that verse 10 that when some translations say "shall be found." "There are various other readings here." and Robertson says "the text seems corrupt." Now I am not equipped to understand exact ally what all this really means, I do agree it is very interesting study. I went to college with Dr. James White who has Alpha Omega Ministries and is perhaps one expert of Greek and Apologetics. You can look up his ministry web site and gain some rreally deep studies there as well. Above all I have for my own growth a rather good selection of word study books because of my ignorance. Even with a seminary degree and a basic knowledge they teach, it is but a beginning knowledge of Greek, A serious Greek scholar works with the masterof this language every day as I have been told. So most of those who are learning Greek and plan to become proficient in the use of the language are not usually found on the Study Bible Forum, in my opinion. But there just might be a very modest Greek expert hiding in this forum. Blessings Vamite. justme |
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