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21 | Missing tribe at Jabesh Gilead? | Judg 21:5 | ischus | 115878 | ||
I think you should find what you are looking for in Judges 21 if you read the whole chapter. It refers to the tribe of Benjamin. ischus |
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22 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115870 | ||
Tim- I agree totally with all of this. my case is strickly for our english bible today, certainly not for the original autographs! I do take 2 Peter to be referring to "prophesy" and not "all scripture"(as in Tim.) I know the definition of prophesy and I know that it is not just "prediction and foretelling," but I take this to be the "thus says the Lord" comments of scripture. clearly there are many scriptures that were the interpretation or commentary of men about a particular situation, especially in the OT. ischus |
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23 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115812 | ||
Steve, I think that neither of us can see the others point to be very convincing. I think that the people were heavily influenced by Ezra's behavior, and they felt guily only after his prayer and other comments. They saw nothing wrong with what they were doing. They just came out of captivity, they knew what was right and wrong, Ezra over-reacted in an attempt to honor God, the people felt bad that they made Ezra upset, so they broke up their families and did what Ezra told them to. Keep in mind that God never said anything in this situation- Ezra and others only used previous scripture to support their actions. Think about this: What does God value more- heart or actions? I know that you can use this to support your view as well, but I truly think that God knew their hearts, and that he wanted them to live with the Gentiles, not just use them or cast them out of the city. ischus |
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24 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115802 | ||
Exactly- How does this support your view? The UNBELIEVER can leave... the BELIEVER should not initiate separation. PLUS, where do you get your support for the Gentiles in Ezra to be unbelievers who are trying to take their new spouses away from Yahweh? ischus |
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25 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115798 | ||
Steve, hello! I am perfectly fine with your interpretation. Many people agree with you. When you mentioned 1 Cor. 7, I think that this passage is actually in support of my interpretation of Ezra, as betrays your view. Paul never tells the Christians that it is alright to divorce, and he actually says that the believer sanctifies the unbeliever. Read verses 12-14... not just verse 15. ischus |
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26 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115743 | ||
Tim, TDNT is good, but You can't define a word by it's etymology. I know the concept is God working with man, and I agree with it. The only thing that we differ in is how much God, and how much man. I don't mean to cut this short, but I am about 81 percent dead right now so I need to retire. I look forward to continuing this tomor... |
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27 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115738 | ||
Also, when you mention the SELF EXISTENT ONE- this is kind of tricky: "Yahweh" is actually a 3rd-person-causitive form of the word, "Hiyah." Hiyah is the word in Ex.3 translated as 'I AM' and this is the SELF EXISTENT ONE. BUT- Yahweh is the 3rd person (he,she,it,or the one) causitive( meaning active or causing) form. That is why I give you the other definition, which is more active and more causal: "The one who causes things to happen." ischus |
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28 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115737 | ||
Brenda, It is well documented in many places as to the source for Jehovah. I think that in all five of the references that I gave you at the end you will find a comment about that. As for Yahweh, the definitions you have given are good too. There is so much in this name that it is hard to state it all concisely, but I would recommend that it is not God who "changes not" (although this is true) but that it is rather God who "causes things to change." This is more accurate in light of the context of the exodus, and the other places where Yahweh is used are also more along this line. But what you say is also a valid definition. ischus |
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29 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115734 | ||
Hank, Just so you know, I interperted your last post as somewhat sarcastic. I apologize if this is not so, but on the assumption that it was, let me say that I will take complete blame for how old I am. I know this is not your fault- it is totally mine. Howver, I have read the same bible as you have. I am old enough to read and write and think. I know that I am just a little kid to you, but I think that there were some who saw Timothy in this way as well. Now to the point: Theo- "God" pneustos- "spirit, breathe" I find it interesting that you have arrived at the exact definition of this word. Could you please explain it to me? I surely don't know what it means, and I think that if someone says that they do, they are kidding themself... but I am curious as to your definition. By the way, I have never denied the inspiration of the bible or God's part in it at any time on any post in this forum on purpose. If I have given that impression, I recant. What I am saying is that I do not go along with a verbal, plenary view of inspiration, and I don't see how we can use 2 Tim to support it. Let me just say that My instructors have taught me that the bible is the verbal, plenary, inerrant, inspired word of God. I know the full argument entirely. There is no need to present it to me. ischus |
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30 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115733 | ||
Tim, I know that there is much logic in verbal plenary, but I do not think it matches up to what we currently have as a text. The reason that textual criticism is a part of exegesis is because, although God is involved, he can not compromise our free will (I really hope you believe in free will, or else you are really going to have a problem with my theory). Man is involved in the copying, and translation process- God chose this method. He is fine with a couple errors in the text. He could have given the bible to us all written out like he did to Joseph Smith (just kidding), but the fact is that he didn't. He wanted to use humans, and all that this would entail, including mistakes. I know that you are aware of the problems in the bible...so I think this should make some sense. I have to apologize for any wierdness and inconsistency today- I am very ill and it is all I can do to type these messages. |
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31 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115727 | ||
Brendac, I have been trting to email the info to you, but I keep getting an error message. Have any of them gone through to you? ischus |
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32 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115705 | ||
ok- it's about 10:30 pm here, so that's what was messing me up. I will be sending you an email within the next several hours. talk to you later... ischus |
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33 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115682 | ||
Sounds good. Everything is good on my side, I ask for your forgiveness again for any harshness. Thanks for ending this with me. I appreciate your willingness to put this down- some are not so quick to do this, as I am sure you have witnessed. Anyway, its great to be yout friend, and I am sure that we will agree more often than not. We just got off to a bad start from what I can tell. God Bless. :) ischus |
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34 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115679 | ||
Colin, This information is only for the elite. You will have to go through some training and pass a couple of exams before you are able to have access to this knowledge. I am sorry, but you will have to investigate for yourself. ischus |
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35 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115678 | ||
EdB, Thank you for your comments. I am sorry that we can't agree on this; I have already asked to move on and make peace here, but if you want to bring up a new subject of inspiration of the bible, then I will gladly discuss it. I think that you are taking this stuff way too personal, man. You gotta chill a little and not get so worked up about this. I am not asking you to change... why are you so upset about this? IF you want to know exactly what I believe, here it is: I believe that the bible is the word of God. I do not believe in verb./plen inspiration. I do believe in the humanity and divinity of Jesus. I do not believe in the inerrancy of the bible. I do believe in approaching the bible honestly, I do not believe in the Jesus project or demythologizing of the text. I do not believe that I have anything close to a heretical view. I do believe that the original autographs of the bible were verb./plen./inerr/ inspired. I am not asking you to agree with me. I just don't want to give you any more surprises and be labeled as a heretic. If you ever happen to have the desire to investigate instead of discard my views, I would be happy to give you some additional information. However, since you don't really seem to find any logical conclusions in my beliefs, it might not be worth the effort. Take care, brother- ischus |
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36 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115675 | ||
It is kind of hard to explain... I just sort of go through some mental exercises, and then everything is just clear to me. | ||||||
37 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115674 | ||
What do you mean by tomorrow? Was that tonight, or wednesday night? I just got home and I can send you some info, but I don't know if your assignment was already due, or if it is due tomorrow. I really hope I didn't mess this up for you. :( ischus |
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38 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115587 | ||
Oh yeah, how long is your assignment supposed to be? I don't want to give you too little or too much. ischus |
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39 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115586 | ||
Sounds good. When is your research due? Do you need it right away or within the week or what? Pleasure to be of help. :) ischus |
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40 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115581 | ||
I am not sure what you are getting at here, but I will humor you in this. 1)First of all, if it was my son engaged to the cult girl, I would ask him his intentions and reasons for doing this. If they were valid and his faith was strong in the Lord, I would support him in his decision and ask him to continually bring his wife over to my house to spend time with all of us. I think this is what God would do as well. How many verses are there in the bible about being faithful to the Lord? Those are the verses I would give him, along with all of the ones about being God's light and presence to all peoples, showing them to way to Him. 2) The bible is full of verses about leaving God for another god, and many have been posted in this thread if you go back and look. 3) When someone leaves God, God is sad, hurt, and angry. God tries his best to call all of his lost sheep back to him. Isn't that what he did with us? If someone deliberately rejects God, the consequences are a broken relationship, and ultimately complete separation for eternity if there is no reconciliation. ischus |
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