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3901 | At whose door is Christ knocking? | Rev 3:20 | kalos | 5450 | ||
Prayon: Yes, it does sound like some of the churches today. It sounds like today's church as a whole. We've got buildings, vehicles, psychologist/counselors in the church, audio/visual aids, 100,000 dollar stereo systems in the building (not that there's anything wrong with that). But we lack the same thing that the church at Ephesus lacked (Rev 2:4-5). Good to hear from you prayon. --JVH0212 |
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3902 | Is whate'er my God ordains right? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 5433 | ||
Charis: I agree with everything you said in your answer. It's been said that there's a payoff for everything one does, or one would not continue to do it. Perhaps for people who persist in posting "foolish and ignorant questionings" the payoff is all the attention they get from it. | ||||||
3903 | Why do you continue to ask? | Bible general Archive 1 | kalos | 5431 | ||
Cephas: I don't think the *objections* to the answers are all that convincing. If you're looking for someone to convince you that God is the creator of evil, then you needn't look far. Several at this forum would agree with that. I suppose that if one asks the same question enough times, he will eventually find someone to tell him what he wants to hear. |
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3904 | Does anointing with oil heal? | Mark 6:13 | kalos | 5411 | ||
Jim: Thank you once again for your interest and your Note. In all humility, may I point something out to you? Mark 6:13 (NASB) And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them. Please notice: It says, "and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them." Anointing and healing *many* sick people, not *all* the sick people. As far as the meaning of James 5:14 in the context, I believe I have already discussed that. Please remember this principle of Bible interpretation: "One of the basic principles of biblical interpretation is the *analogia scriptura*, the analogy of Scripture. In other words, we must compare Scripture with Scripture in order to understand its full and proper sense. And SINCE THE BIBLE DOESN'T CONTRADICT ITSELF, ANY INTERPRETATION OF A SPECIFIC PASSAGE THAT CONTRADICTS THE GENERAL TEACHING OF THE BIBLE IS TO BE REJECTED." (Emphasis by capitalization is mine.) Jim, I say again, nothing I write to you is meant to be taken as a putdown in any way. I want you to be encouraged, not discouraged. I welcome your questions and answers. Thanks again for your note. God bless. --JVH0212 |
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3905 | Did God create evil? | 3 John 1:11 | kalos | 5341 | ||
Morant61: You are to be commended. You hit the nail on the head and got right to the heart of this question when you wrote: Evil is not a thing that can be created. "Evil originates not from God but from the fallen creature. I agree with John Calvin, who wrote, "'It is helpful, I think, to understand that sin is not itself a thing created. Sin is neither substance, being, spirit, nor matter. So it is technically not proper to think of sin as something that was created.'" For further study see: Jay Adams, The Grand Demonstration (Santa Barbara CA: Eastgate,1991). Copyright 2000 Grace to You |
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3906 | A Universal Answer to Bible questions. | 2 Tim 3:16 | kalos | 5339 | ||
Sam: Thanks for your additional thought. I couldn't agree with you more. We would all do well to heed what you have so well explained here. --JVH0212 |
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3907 | Why do you believe the earth revolves? | Josh 10:12 | kalos | 5315 | ||
And JVH answered and said unto her, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will answer your question. And Lionstrong answered JVH, and said, I cannot tell. And he said unto her, Neither tell I you. |
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3908 | How should be interpret Joshua 10:12-14? | Josh 10:12 | kalos | 5310 | ||
Hank: Read the Bible and you'll find it and Hay its good to see you back! --JVH0212 |
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3909 | Chosen by what method? | Acts 1:26 | kalos | 5264 | ||
Steve: I agree: If a church chose to do it that way, it would be interesting indeed. My sincere thanks for your clarification. Bless you. --JVH0212 |
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3910 | Chosen by what method? | Acts 1:26 | kalos | 5256 | ||
Steve: Because a thing (such as casting lots) was practiced by men in Acts (or any other book of the Bible) does not necessarily make it a biblical practice. Or, though it may have been biblical at some past point in history, it is not necessarily a biblical practice for today. (See, for example, the book of Judges.) --JVH0212 |
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3911 | Jesus Himself said, I AM | John 8:58 | kalos | 5234 | ||
Jim: Thanks for a good question, Do we need all the study helps? My answer: Yes, *I* do. I need study helps and I'm not too arrogant or ignorant to admit it. (I do not by any means imply that you are either, my friend. I have much respect for you, Jim.) The reason: I don't have 100 years to study Greek and Hebrew or to do all the archaeological, historical, and cultural research myself. Yet clearly such research and information contribute much to our understanding of the Scriptures. God bless you, Jim. --JVH |
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3912 | Abide in Christ. | John 15:4 | kalos | 5096 | ||
John 15:4 *abide* "To abide in Christ is, on the one hand, to have no known sin unjudged and unconfessed, no interest into which He is not brought, no life which He cannot share. On the other hand, the abiding one takes all burdens to Him, and draws all wisdom, life, and strength from Him. It is not unceasing consciousness of these things, and of Him, but that nothing is allowed in the life which separates from Him." (note at John 15:4, New Scofield Reference Bible, 1967, Oxford University Press) |
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3913 | Israel not rejected. | Rom 11:1 | kalos | 5087 | ||
Rom 11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. rejected (cast) That Israel has not been forever set aside is the theme of this chapter. (1) The salvation of Paul proves that there is still a remnant (Romans 11:1 ) (2) The doctrine of the remnant proves it (Romans 11:2-6). (3) The present national unbelief was foreseen (Romans 11:7-10). (4) Israel's unbelief is the Gentile opportunity (Romans 11:11-25). (5) Israel is judicially broken off from the good olive tree, Christ (Romans 11:17-22 ). (6) They are to be grafted in again (Romans 11:23,24). (7) The promised Deliverer will come out of Zion and the nation will be saved (Romans 11:25-29). That the Christian now inherits the distinctive Jewish promises is not taught in Scripture. The Christian is of the heavenly seed of Abraham ; (Genesis 15:5,6 ; Galatians 3:29) and partakes of the spiritual blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant. (See Scofield Genesis 15:18) but Israel as a nation always has it own place, and is yet to have its greatest exaltation as the earthly people of God. See "Israel" (Genesis 12:2 ; Romans 11:26 "Kingdom"; Genesis 1:26-28 ; Zechariah 12:8). Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Jude 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3914 | "Preserved in Jesus Christ, and called." | Jude 1:1 | kalos | 5086 | ||
Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: "preserved "Assurance is the believer's full conviction that, through the work of Christ alone, received by faith, he is in possession of a salvation in which he will be eternally kept. And this assurance rests only upon the Scripture promises to him who believes." Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Jude 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3915 | Sabbath. | Matt 12:1 | kalos | 5085 | ||
Matt 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. sabbath (1) The sabbath ("cessation") appears in Scripture as the day of God's rest in the finished work of creation. (Genesis 2:2,3). For 2500 years of human life absolutely no mention is made of it. Then the sabbath was revealed (Exodus 16:23; Nehemiah 9:13,14); made a part of the law (Exodus 20:8-11) and invested with the character of a "sign" between Jehovah and Israel, and a perpetual reminder to Israel of their separation to God (Exodus 31:13-17). It was observed by complete rest (Exodus 35:2,3) and by Jehovah's express order a man was put to death for gathering sticks on the sabbath day. (Numbers 15:32-36). Apart from maintaining the continued burnt-offering (Numbers 28:9,) and its connection with the annual feasts ; (Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:3,8; Numbers 28:25) the seventh day sabbath was never made a day of sacrifice, worship, or any manner of religious service. It was simply and only a day of complete rest for man and beast, a humane provision for man's needs. In Christ's words, "The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath." (Mark 2:27). (2) Our Lord found the observance of the day encrusted with rabbinical evasions (Matthew 12:2) and restrictions, wholly unknown to the law, so that He was Himself held to be a sabbath breaker by the religious authorities of the time. The sabbath will be again observed during the kingdom age (Isaiah 66:23). (3) The Christian first day perpetuates in the dispensation of grace the principle that one-seventh of the time is especially sacred, but in all other respects is in contrast with the sabbath. One is the seventh day, the other the first. The sabbath commemorates God's creation rest, the first day Christ's resurrection. On the seventh day God rested, on the first day Christ was ceaselessly active. The sabbath commemorates a finished creation, the first day a finished redemption. The sabbath was a day of legal obligation, the first day one of voluntary worship and service. The sabbath is mentioned in the Acts only in connection with the Jews, and in the rest of the N.T. but twice. (Colossians 2:16; Hebrews 4:4). In these passages the seventh day sabbath is explained to be to the Christian not a day to be observed, but a type of the present rest into which he enters when "he also ceases from his own works" and trusts Christ. Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Matthew 12". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3916 | Apostasy defined. | 2 Tim 3:1 | kalos | 5083 | ||
2 Tim 3:1 know "Apostasy, Summary: Apostasy, "falling away," is the act of professed Christians who deliberately reject revealed truth "(1) as to the deity of Jesus Christ, and "(2) redemption through His atoning and redeeming sacrifice 1 John 4:1-3; Philippians 3:18 ; 2 Peter 2:1 . Apostasy differs from error concerning truth, which may be the result of ignorance Acts 19:1-6 or heresy, which may be due to the sphere of Satan 2 Timothy 2:25,26 both of which may consist with true faith. The apostate is perfectly described in 2 Timothy 4:3,4 . Apostates depart from the faith, but not from the outward profession of Christianity 2 Timothy 3:5 . Apostate teachers are described in ; 2 Timothy 4:3; 2 Peter 2:1-19; Jude 1:4,8,11-13,16 . "Apostasy in the church, as in Israel Isaiah 1:5,6; 5:5-7 is irremediable, and awaits judgment ; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 ; 2 Peter 2:17,21; Jude 1:11-15; Revelation 3:14-16." Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 2 Tim 3". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3917 | Election, Summary. | 1 Pet 1:2 | kalos | 5081 | ||
1 Pet 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Elect Election, Summary: In both Testaments the Hebrew and Greek words are rendered "elect," "election," "choose," "chosen." In all cases they mean, simply, "chosen," or "to choose"; and are used of both human and divine choices. (1) In the latter use election is: (a) corporate, as of the nation of Israel, or the church Isaiah 45:4 and (b) individual 1 Peter 1:2. (2) Election is according to the foreknowledge of God 1 Peter 1:2 and wholly of grace, apart from human merit ; Romans 9:11 ; 11:5,6. (3) Election proceeds from the divine volition John 15:16. Election is, therefore: (1) The sovereign act of God in grace whereby certain are chosen from among mankind for Himself. John 15:19 . (2) The sovereign act of God whereby certain elect persons are chosen for distinctive service for Him. Luke 6:13 ; Acts 9:15; 1 Corinthians 1:27,28. Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 1 Peter 1". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3918 | Halting short of faith in Christ. | Heb 6:4 | kalos | 5079 | ||
6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, "impossible "Hebrews 6:4-8 presents the case of Jewish professed believers who halt short of faith in Christ after advancing to the very threshold of salvation, even "going along with" the Holy Spirit in His work of enlightenment and conviction (John 16:8-10). It is not said that they had faith. This supposed person is like the spies at Kadesh-barnea (Deuteronomy 1:19-26) who saw the land and had the very fruit of it in their hands, and yet turned back. "partakers (Greek - iJlavskomai ," going along with)." Bibliography Information Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on Hebrews 6". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/ 1917. |
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3919 | This promise was guaranteed. | Matt 26:13 | kalos | 5058 | ||
"in memory of her." This promise was guaranteed by the inclusion of this story in the New Testament. | ||||||
3920 | The Lord limited the Adversary. | Job 2:6 | kalos | 5057 | ||
While Satan may or may not have free will, he certainly does not possess unlimited power. Satan is not the equal of God. Satan is neither omnipotent, omniscient nor omnipresent. The Lord sovereignly limited the Adversary in Job 1:6. | ||||||
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