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81 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 103821 | ||
We keep trying to make a simple concept complicated. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are three persons. They are not one person changing form depending on the temperature. That is what water is. But God is three persons. | ||||||
82 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 103842 | ||
Deuteronomy 29:29 is a statement of truth that stands wholly and meaningfully beside the context. Like some others in Scripture (1 Samuel 15:22; Habakkuk 2:4; John 3:16; Romans 11:33; 1 Timothy 1:17) it could have been placed anywhere and had the same import and meaning. We should not miss it. Matthew Henry’s commentary on it is worth hearing: “1. Though God has kept much of his counsel secret, yet there is enough revealed to satisfy and save us. He has kept back nothing that is profitable for us, but that only which it is good for us to be ignorant of. 2. We ought to acquaint ourselves, and our children too, with the things of God that are revealed. We are not only allowed to search into them, but are concerned (encouraged) to do so. They are things which we and ours are nearly (to be) interested in. They are the rules we are to live by, the grants we are to live upon; and therefore we are to learn them diligently ourselves, and to teach them diligently to our children. 3. All our knowledge must be in order to practice, for this is the end of all divine revelation, not to furnish us with curious subjects of speculation and discourse, with which to entertain ourselves and our friends, but that we may do all the words of this law, and be blessed in our deed”. All our knowledge must be in order to practice, for this is the end (the purpose) of all divine revelation. |
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83 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 103843 | ||
The prayer “Open thou mine eyes …” can be used whenever we open our Bibles. The question "What is God saying to us?" can guide us whenever we open our Bibles, and it may well precede the prayer. The question "What is God saying to us about __________?" can guide us whenever we search the Scriptures. The blank can be replaced with any topic. We have been discussing God and the way the Scriptures have revealed to us the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. There is, to my mind, no topic of greater significance. We have noted the fact that God is seeking a personal relationship with us. To my mind, there is no greater word that can be said than to encourage us to properly relate to him. It has been good. To have Jesus, each of us, is good. He who has the son has life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God. Amen. |
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84 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 103871 | ||
Brother Ray: I often think of you when I have fail to capitalize. I know that it means a lot to you. I hope you are forgiving and can tolerate the lapses. If there was a way to correct a post after sending it, I would do it for your sake. You asked, “Can three Persons in one [God], three Persons in One, and one Lord, one God, and one Spirit all be understood easily be man?” You said, “I would think not”. As I have said, I do not find that hard at all. In fact I find it to be a beautiful thing about God. I understand that he is like that and that he wants us to be like that: one in mind, one in heart, one in spirit. Jesus prayed that we may be one even as They are One (John 17:22). You said, “It has helped me to know (Him) in His oneness in Spirit”. I am not sure what you meant, but you seem to be saying that you know the three Persons are one in spirit. Isn’t it wonderful to see such agreement? And why would They not be in agreement when each of Them is Perfect? To me it is an extra assurance that our God is immutable. He is the same no matter how you look at Him. God is so wonderful, and everything he reveals about himself is admirable, overwhelmingly so. What is the difficulty? Some say he is one Person. As we have shown in previous posts, the Bible does not say that. One God. Three Persons. It helps I think if we realize that the word God is sometimes used as a proper name and sometimes as a title. Sometimes the word refers to one of them, (most frequently, the Father) but each of them is also called God. Each one is God, and together they are God. Sometimes the term “the Godhead” is used and that may be easier for some of us to grasp. You say, “What is hardest to understand in the Trinity is how a Spirit can come to earth in the likeness of men”. But again, we should be able to accept that. God is a Spirit, and each of us is in his image, a spirit. We are a spirit living in a body. Why should it not be like that for Jesus? Instead of a human being, God lived in a body. That is OK with me. The fact is that God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all live in us, if we are saved. I believe the greatest difficulty we create for ourselves, besides the term Trinity itself, is when we say that God is one Person. One more time, the Bible does not say that. It says that they work together, they sit together, they speak to each other, one sends the other. Yes, and they are one. Sorry again about the capitalization. I am not sure where to put it. Sorry about the lack of Scripture references too. I am confident that you could fill them in yourself. If not, for your sake, I’ll do this post over with capitalization (you’d have to help me) and references. |
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85 | What are the questions? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104179 | ||
Actually, jm, I think you have too many questions. I know that I asked what the questions might be. But now I think they are too many to be answered on a forum. My suggestion is that you find a mature believer whom you can talk to, face to face, about these things. If you do not know such a person, please go to a church and ask the leaders for a recommendation. You ask good questions and they deserve to be answered. And let me assure you that there are answers. But I think you need to deal with them one at a time. This will take time, and you need someone who is willing to spend that time with you personally. I say this for two basic reasons. One is that I think these questions are a real need for you, and not just intellectual curiosity. You remind me of a young man that I worked with a few days ago. He had similar questions. I spent some three (3) hours with him and answered all of his questions and he was fully satisfied. I suggest that the same results could not have been achieved on a forum with different people answering from different perspectives. All of the answers that I have seen here are good, and some are very deep, but you are still not satisfied. You need the focus of a one-on-one conversation, I think. I think someone in your situation needs a mentor anyway. The personal attention and relationship are good things regardless. My second reason for suggesting a mentor is that your questions, and the sheer number of them suggests there may be a more basic question to be answered. Do you have a personal relationship with God? Do you have assurance of salvation? If you do, I trust you are not offended by the question. If you do not, I humbly suggest that you make that the first question and look into the matter. In my professional opinion many questions suggest one bigger fundamental question. Having the answer to the bigger one makes finding the answers to the others so much easier. Lastly, I would suggest that you pursue one question fully and carefully consider the answer before moving on to another. If you do not have a person to talk to personally you may wish to ask your questions here one at a time. You may need to start a new thread for each one. The question concerning the Trinity has already been answered. Jesus and his Father are one in nature and character and in their working relationship. They are so similar and so consistent that, yes, seeing one is no different from seeing the other. But they are not the same person. They are two separate persons. The Holy Spirit is a third person. Each one is God, and together they are God, but they are three separate beings. If there are people answering you here who have differing views on that, and you are listening to all of them, then you can only be confused. Again, please find one person with a Bible who can personally answer all these questions. This is just one opinion. But as a mentor once said to his protégé, Consider what I say; and the Lord give you understanding in all things. |
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86 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104210 | ||
EdB, I respect you highly, and I love you dearly, but I think it is up to jmjeh, who is asking the questions, to say if the answers are satisfactory. Tim always gives good answers, and I did read what he wrote. My post was made regardless. jmjeh does not want to “start any people argueing” and I certainly share his hope. I have no argument with what Tim wrote, but I wrote mine nevertheless. I hope that the questioner will read them both. EdB, I think I understand how you and Searcher feel, but we are trying to help a person here. I think I understand how the people who ask the questions feel. I’d love to hear from them. |
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87 | What are the questions? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104211 | ||
EdB, I respect you highly, and I love you dearly, but I think it is up to jmjeh, who is asking the questions, to say if the answers are satisfactory. Tim always gives good answers, and I did read what he wrote. My post was made regardless. jmjeh does not want to “start any people argueing” and I certainly share his hope. I have no argument with Tim’s reply, but offer mine regardless. I hope that the questioner will read them both. I think I understand how you and Searcher feel, EdB, but both Tim and I are trying to be helpful. The questioners have their own feelings, and I’d love to hear from them. |
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88 | How would you apply Deuteronomy 29:29? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 104212 | ||
Excuse me, Aixen, but I think this comment is out of place. Love and respect are good things, but there is a time and place for everything. | ||||||
89 | What are the questions? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 105389 | ||
I think your questions are very good and very important. But now I think they are too many to be answered on a forum. My suggestion is that you find a mature believer whom you can talk to, face to face, about these things. If you do not know such a person, please go to a church and ask the leaders for a recommendation. You ask good questions and they deserve to be answered. And let me assure you that there are answers. But I think you need to deal with them one at a time. This will take time, and you need someone who is willing to spend that time with you personally. |
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90 | What are the questions? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 105391 | ||
As far as I am concerned, nondenominational is good. There are no denominations in the Bible. But the Bible has answers to all the issues of life. Seek and you will find. | ||||||
91 | What are the questions? | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 105421 | ||
This is such an important question. One is tempted to answer that you do not need to look to people. You can look directly to the Lord. To a large extent, that is true. Regardless of what other people do, the Lord is with you, if you are saved, and having to struggle alone may make you stronger. But I do not believe that is God’s desire for us. He has put us together, knit us together, as a church, and we are dependent on one another. Ephesians 4:16 gives us the picture. Romans 12 and 1 Corinthians 12 tell us we are a body much as the human corpus is a body, with interdependent parts. It is sad that there are these problems that you have mentioned in the church. And yet, the church is what God uses for his work on earth. It is the pillar and ground of truth. Where can we look for help, for fellowship, for support? It is the church. We may not find our answer at the church on the corner, but it is in the church. God’s people are in the church. We have to define the church, then, not as the local body but as the body at large, consisting of all believers. We have to search far and wide, yet within the body, for the help we need. It is interesting how you feel affected by the happenings in churches far away from you. It is because of communication. The news gets around and affects us all. But there is a positive side to it; you can communicate with brothers and sisters that you come to trust, though they are far away. I hope you do feel that there are people on this forum that you can trust. I take it that the Lord has led you here for the help you need. And yet, I must repeat my earlier observation that your questions are good but many. I do not think you can profitably pursue all of them at the same time. I also believe you will not benefit from hearing these matters debated. What I suggest is that you allow one of these brothers to be a mentor to you, a person with whom you can communicate on a more personal level by e-mail. I take the opportunity to recommend Makarios to you and you to Makarios. I think that it would be by one-on-one correspondence that you will get your questions answered and receive the other intangible help you need at this time. Listen, it is my experience as a Christian psychologist that is partly responsible for the confidence I feel in making this recommendation. But the scriptures recommend and model this mentoring relationship. I suggest if you cannot find the right person in a church in your neighborhood, that you take advantage of Internet and find a mentor here. God bless you. |
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92 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | Aixen7z4 | 105422 | ||
There are many things about God that are hard to understand. The fact that God exists in three persons in not one of those difficult concepts. If we say that God is one person we make the matter more complicated than it is. God is three persons. There are three beings who work together to rule the universe. Each one is called God, but that is only their title. One is called the Father. One is called the Son. The other is called the Holy Spirit. They are united in the way they work together, always agreeing, never opposing each other. They all have the same qualities such as holiness, power, and knowledge. They are supreme and perfect in all these areas. They do different things. The Father rules over all. The Son created the heavens and the earth and keeps them in working order. He once took the form of a man and allowed himself to be crucified, but he then rose from the dead and went back to heaven. The Holy Spirit goes about restraining sin, convicting people and leading them to Christ for salvation. He lives in some people, the ones who are saved, helping them to understand the Bible, guiding their lives, comforting them, and so on. People refer to this group of three as the Trinity, although they never call themselves that. The Father refers to himself by many names, such as the Almighty and El-Shaddai and so on. He also refers to the Son as "my beloved Son" and to the Holy Spirit as "my Spirit". The Son speaks of himself as the Son of Man and so on. He refers often to his Father in heaven and to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who inspired people to write the Scriptures and they never used the word Trinity. However, they did speak of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Although these writers admit that they do not know everything about God, they freely wrote about what was revealed to them. They did not seem to have any difficulty with the fact that the God of the universe consisted of three persons acting together as one. |
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93 | Given the chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 93703 | ||
The answer to the one question is Yes; God gives everyone a chance to repent. The answer to the other question is No; God does not practice favouritism. But please be patient and think with me. You seem to know your Bible well. God commands all men everywhere to repent. But repentence is not generally spoken of in light of individual acts of sin. We need to repent of our attitude of rebellion against God. That is what sin is all about. It is that attitude which leads to acts of rebellion. That is what we need to repent of. Can you see it? What would be the good in repenting of murder when the deed is aready done? And how is it possible to repent of suicide? We need to make an overall decision to please God. That is what repentance is all about. As mentioned previously, some people are given space and place for repentance, but they do not take it. King Saul had time to repent, but he never did. Now, you may think it was good of Saul to offer a sacrifice, but God counted it as presumption. I hope you understand. Some people feel they can argue with God, as though God should condider their good ideas or their good intentions. God knows what he wants and he reveals it to us. What if we decide that we will deliberately disobey and prove our point to God later? We know what God did to Uzzah was just. We cannot accuse God. We should understand that the man was acting in a presumptuous manner, knowing that it was not allowed for him to touch the ark. And yet he did. If that is true, then he had a rebellious attitude and he should have repented of that before. In other words, he had had the opprtunity to repent and he had not taken it. I hope you understand and you are not confusing yourself with the thought that the man meant well or that he meant no harm. Nowadays a woman may decide to become a pastor or an elder. (I hope I am not raising an issue for you to disagree with, but God does not allow that). If she knows that, she should repent now. Otherwise we may be discussing why she died while teaching a men's Sunday School class without any chance to repent. But keep it simple. It is like the case of Ananias and Sapphira. This man should have repented long ago of his idea that he can decide what he can do for God. He should have decided to submit himself to God's law. God is just and he gives everyone a chance to repent. Uzzah had had his chance. |
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94 | Given the chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 93838 | ||
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works (Psalm 145:17). Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou? (Job 9:12). For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died without mercy (Hebrews 10:26). Repentance is a privilege (Acts 11:18) and it envisions a change in the overall, general attitude toward God (Luke 13:3,5) not just a response to individual sins (Luke 13:2,4). It may be that by insisting on an opportunity to repent after every sin you are trying to deny the Lord the privilege of meting out justice. This course may seem wise to you, but God knows best (1Corinthians 1:25). We should not argue with God (Isaiah 45:9). See now, you have a short answer with scripture references (Romans 15:2). I hope you will actually read those passages and catch the meaning, especially of the word “repentance”. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things (2 Timothy 2:7). |
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95 | Did Uzzah has given chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 93839 | ||
Just a brief note to say that with God, ignorance is an excuse (John 15:22, Acts 17:30). And there is no need to appeal to this since there is no reason to think that Uzzah was ignorant of the law. Nevertheless, your encouragement to search the word is well taken. We should not be willingly ignorant; that would not be wise (Ephesians 5:17). Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And yes, the will of God is in the word of God. | ||||||
96 | Did Uzzah has given chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 93840 | ||
Just a brief note to say that with God, ignorance is an excuse (John 15:22, Acts 17:30). But there is no need to appeal to that. There is no reason to think that Uzzah was ignorant of the law. Nevertheless, your encouragement to search the word is well taken. We should not be willingly ignorant; that would not be wise (Ephesians 5:17). Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. And yes, the will of God is in the word of God. | ||||||
97 | Did Uzzah has given chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 93906 | ||
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98 | Given the chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 94110 | ||
I see that it is not easy to please you, but I will try one more time. The fact is, my friend, that Adam did die on the day that he ate of the fruit. God's word is true. God does not lie. He said Adam would die on the day that he ate of the fruit and Adam did die the day that he ate of the fruit. You must understand what the word "die" means. I hope you will consider two Bible passages concering this. Ephesians 2:1 You hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; 1Timothy 5:6 She that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. You see, we are body, soul, and spirit. While our body is still alive, our spirit can be dead, being separated from God. Thus Adam died. He was driven from the presence of God. He was separated from God. So in that sense he was dead. He died the day that he sinned. Similarly, we are dead in sin until we are forgiven and saved. I trust this clears it up and we do not need to go back to the story of Uzzah. But he was spiritually dead because of his sin in rebelling against God. He was aware of his sin, but he had not repented. In God's wisdom he cut off his opportunities to repent by taking his life. Now, I trust this answer is short enough and contains enough pertinent scripture to give you understanding. |
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99 | Given the chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 94113 | ||
Adam and Eve continued to live physically, but they were spiritually dead. They had opportunity to repent and they could have done so, but this can not go on indefinitely. If a person is given a chance to repent after every sin, then there can never be punishment. A person must repent once and for all for all his sin. Notice I did not say "sins". It is not individual sins that we repent of. We repent of our sinful attitude, which is one of rebellion against God. When we repent and trust in Christ, we are forgiven for all of our sins. Thus, there is no condemnation for us. We are saved forever. We will never practice sin again. We will confess instances of sin and we will be cleansed from all unrighteousness. The scriptures for these facts are well known. |
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100 | Did Uzzah has given chance to repent | Num 4:15 | Aixen7z4 | 94425 | ||
You said, "Everyone is not guarenteed the oppourtunity to repent". How, in your mind, does that square with Acts 17:30? There we are told that "God ... commandeth all men every where to repent". If that verse does not say that everyone has a chance (more than that, a responsibility, to repent) then we may be following a doctrine which says that some people are predestined for hell. If that is the case, then forther reasoning here is pointless and God is partial. It should be said, though, that there are some who believe God is not partial. "For there is no respect of persons with God" (Romans 2:11). "Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons" (Acts 10:34). You are correct in saying that there is no scripture saying "Uzzah had/no chance to repent". But if one recalls that a chance is given to all men everywhere, we can reasonably conclude that that chance had been given to Uzzah. But chances run out. God will not always strive with man. That is why it says, "Now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation". And again, "To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts". I wonder if Uzzah passed up his opportunities and prepared instead to argue. |
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