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1	how do you feel about my previous postin	Gen 6:2	kw5kw	183076
	Greetings Mark, How do you feel about my post #182845 on this subject? (It's found just above under "hlavie's" question.) Russ
2	May we take another short look at this?	Acts 16:31	kw5kw	179337
	Mark, In looking at how frivolous the young people of this, and any generation for that matter, are, how rebellious and how seemingly that many, many of them are remarkably turned around at approximately the ages between nineteen and twenty-one. We have this verse in Psalms: Psalms xxv:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. Put together with: Ecclesiastes xii:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; And all of this is reinforced by: Isaiah liv:4 Fear not; [saith the Lord (from verse 1 of this chapter)] for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more. May we really wonder why we should not consider the responsible adult age to begin at nineteen? It's because by that age they have somehow grown out of their childish ways—ways where they test everything, push their limits just to see how far they can go; ways when we teach the right ways and punish wrong behavior before it become something out of control but before it can be held against them because they didn’t know all of the right ways— and become real reasonable, responsible adults. And, if they haven’t learned by then, then they still have the chance of reconciliation by accepting Jesus as their personal Saviour. Does this make sense to you?
3	Numbers 14:29 is this the age of acc...?	Acts 16:31	kw5kw	179193
	Ok, Mark you brought up the age of accountability. Here is something that I've been think about, contliplating, and studying some more. Back to the desert where God is dispensing His judgement on the Hebrews who rejected the report of the two spies and took the word of the eight other spies over the word of the LORD. This is something that has really stuck with me... pay close attention to verse 29 in the following excerpt from Numbers Chapter xiv. Num 14:20 The LORD responded, "I have pardoned them as you requested. Num 14:21 Yet as surely as I live and as the whole earth is filled with the LORD's glory, Num 14:22 none of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested Me these 10 times and did not obey Me, Num 14:23 will ever see the land I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have despised Me will see it. Num 14:24 But since My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me completely, I will bring him into the land where he has gone, and his descendants will inherit it. Num 14:25 Since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the lowlands, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea." Num 14:26 Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron: Num 14:27 "How long must I endure this evil community that keeps complaining about Me? I have heard the Israelites' complaints that they make against Me. Num 14:28 Tell them: As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you exactly as I heard you say. Num 14:29 Your corpses will fall in this wilderness--all of you who were registered in the census, the entire number of you 20 years old or more--because you have complained about Me. Num 14:30 I swear that none of you will enter the land I promised to settle you in, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. Num 14:31 I will bring your children whom you said would become plunder into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it. Num 14:32 But as for you, your corpses will fall in this wilderness. Does anyone take this any further as being the age of accountability? That up until, and I saw this related to in Proverbs somewhere, but at this moment I can't find it to relate it here. Any thought?
4	are we just too blind to see?	Heb 1:1	kw5kw	163572
	Greetings Doc, Thanks for the reply. I'm struggling heavily with this issue, the more and more I read, the more I kinda understand that: (1) God treated Adam differently than anyone else ever. (2) God treated Noah thru Gideon differently by appearing directly to them. (3) After Samuel and to the cross He mainly talked through certain prophets and not directly to the leaders. (4) After the Jesus died on the cross, He considers us (the last 2000 years) a bit differently by saving us thru Grace. (5) After Jesus comes back, then there will be still another way in which we are treated in heaven when we have no sin (compared to this age). Covenant theory does indicate at least two dispensations anyway. My 'Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commenaries' along with my 'Barnes Notes on the Bible' tend to lean towards (and use the word dispensations) in their commentaries. I know, I hear people say that it's a "new" teaching that only appeared on the scene in the 19th Century. But, how long did we go before Luther pinned his 95 on the door of the church? Some 1500(plus) years, right! Then Calvin was along, these reforms, aren't exactly old compared to the church. We're discovering something new about the way that God reveals his word that has been there all along, were we were just too blind to see? Russ
5	Do I have this right?	Heb 1:1	kw5kw	163519
	1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: 4Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. Heb. 1:1 sundry: polumeros: at many times and many ways. divers: polutropos: in many manners; in many parts (polus: much; tropos: manner or way) Heb 1:2 universe (or world): aion: the aggregrate of things continued in time; an age; a period of time. Heb 1:3 upholding/sustaining: phero: the preserver of the universe; to burden; to carry. word: rhema: utterance, to take the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God; His omnipotent command. purged:poieo and katharismos: a clensing from the guilt of sins by the exiatory sacrifice of Christ resulting in a purifying in the moral sense from sins. After studying these verses, do not they just affirm the views about different ages, i.e. dispensationalism?
6	related but different	Bible general Archive 3	kw5kw	163514
	Greetings Kalos and thanks!!!! Now... one more, if I may: I'm reading and I come across this: Bk. Ch. vv. b or c (not f or ff). Does this refrence the second portion (or third) of the verse? This is what I'm taking it to mean. Do I indeed have it correct?
7	one more ?	Bible general Archive 3	kw5kw	163454
	Greeting Kalos and thanks, one more question; how much following?
8	I have a research question.	Bible general Archive 3	kw5kw	163446
	I'm reading a lot, but I don't understand some of the footnoting. I know that cf. means to 'see' or 'refer to' and what the other common things such as ibid and opcit. But, what does the f. mean in a passage that I'm reading like this: "The real conflict came between James' faction and Paul's followers, who may have been more liberal than James (note Gal. 2:4f.)..." (from "Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible" page 395c ((upper R.H. quadrant of the page like Strong's refers to Thayer's Lexicon.)) In some cases there's just an f. some there's an ff and sometimes it seems that there's other letters used as well. Could somebody please shed some light on this for me. Thanks, Russ
9	I have a research question.	Bible general Archive 3	kw5kw	163448
	I'm reading a lot, but I don't understand some of the footnoting. I know that cf. means to 'see' or 'refer to' and what the other common things such as ibid and opcit. But, what does the f. mean in a passage that I'm reading like this: "The real conflict came between James' faction and Paul's followers, who may have been more liberal than James (note Gal. 2:4f.)..." (from "Illustrated Manners and Customs of the Bible" page 395c ((upper R.H. quadrant of the page like Strong's refers to Thayer's Lexicon.)) In some cases there's just an f. some there's an ff and sometimes it seems that there's other letters used as well. Could somebody please shed some light on this for me. Thanks, Russ
10	was the 'other' refering to Peter?	Gal 1:6	kw5kw	162836
	Can anyone give me the background information behind Paul's writing of Galatians? The history, the situations, who was the preacher of the 'other gospel' etc. I have heard that this preacher was Peter, any comments on that? Yea or nay? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Russ
11	Did I?	Prov 1:1	kw5kw	155768
	I am so happy that you and I agree, for I NEVER said that Sexual activity outside of marriage was anything less than sin... Did I?
12	Does it make more sense now?	Eccl 12:7	kw5kw	155703
	Greetings once again Tim. Does my illustration make more sense to you now, (for I was pretty sure that you hadn't talked to the shuttle)? Not to many people have actually talked to the shuttle, but enough have done so that makes it completely believeable.) Not to many (in the past 2000 years) have talked to Jesus. 1. I HAVE talked to the Space Shuttle 2. I have NOT ridden on the shuttle. 3. You have Not talked to the shuttle. 4. You have Not ridden on the shuttle. I can explain the expierence of talking to the shuttle, and make you understand. We can both Marvle at the ride on the shuttle. Using the same illustration about an encounter with our Lord Jesus. I should be able to make you understand that I have had an experience that you haven't had. I should be able to make you understand that indeed I have had that experience and what that experience was like. Does that make sense now? I think the big problem here is the impersonal internet. You don't know me from Adam (although I do have a belly button.) (JOKE) Therefore you don't know my intentions. I assure you sir, that my intentions are 100 per cent honorable. email me and I'll give you a phone number that you can call and we can talk and get to know each other. Your Brother in Christ, Russ
13	And if it's not	Eccl 12:7	kw5kw	155675
	Greeting once again Steve. And if its not contrary to scripture, what then? Russ
14	Does this refrence the tyrant Mezentius?	Rom 7:24	kw5kw	147273
	Is this in reference to the type of punishment that the ancient ruler Mezentius introduced? One in which a dead body was tied on the living (most likely murder victim to murderer) and the living was forced to carry the dead body everywhere until he himself died.
15	valentine's day, Do you quote from SOS?	Prov 31:10	kw5kw	144469
	Today being Feb 14th, does anyone (besides me) ever quote scripture to their spouse from this book?
16	What do you think of your faith?	John 20:25	kw5kw	142496
	In Faith, dear brother, in Faith! We must believe in him by Faith. In John 20:24-29 we read about Thomas. Now Thomas doubted, his faith was weak. Thomas had to be shown, and once he was shown he was able to believe once again. His Faith was restored. We don’t have that luxury. We can’t touch Jesus in the body. We can’t talk to him in the person. We must have the undeniable Faith that He is who He says He is and nothing less. Now, we must be like the Centurion, (Matthew 8: 5-13) who’s Faith was strong enough that his son was healed from many miles away. That is what He was teaching us with that passage. He does not have to be present in body to be able to help us. Our Faith in Him is what we need to be saved, nothing else. (Mat 8:10 When Jesus heard [it (the Centurion’s faith)], he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.) We must also be like the woman who had Faith that Jesus could heal her. She had Faith that if she just tugged at Jesus garment as he passed then she would be healed. (Mat 9:20-22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.) That by her Faith she was healed. Yes, she had to believe first, but she was healed by her Faith in him. Simply believing is not enough! Lets look at Peter. Peter believed that with Jesus’ help that he could walk on water… He had faith that he could do so… Mat 14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? Peter’s tiny moment of doubt was enough to cause him to sink. Faith in Jesus must contain absolutely no doubts. Our Faith must be complete and un-equaled for complete salvation. True faith might start out as small as a mustard seed, but it will grow. As it grows it [faith] gains strength, and eventually it overwhelms everything else we do. Mat 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this [which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. The apostles begged for Jesus to increase their faith Luk 17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And Jesus asked of the people in Luk 18:8 …. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth? Tell me dear readers, do you have enough Faith to save yourself? Those who have faith such as can do many great things such as was written about Stephen in Acts 6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people. Now you might ask what is the difference between belief and faith? Lets explore this for a moment. First lets look at this analogy. Wisdom is to knowledge is the same as Faith is to believe. To have knowledge is good. We know things, such as mathematics, language, physics, computers and on and on and on. To have the Wisdom to put that knowledge to use is the gift of God. We might all believe the words that are written in the Holy Bible, but to have the Faith to believe that every word in the Bible is True, that’s what is important. To have the Faith to believe that everything that is told about in the Bible, that it actually happened, and not question any of it, nothing. We must have the Faith to believe that Jesus is indeed the Saviour of the human race. Faith: That’s the most important thing. Faith is what is going to save your soul, not just a belief… Faith! For it is written in Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. I would like you to read the entire chapter of Hebrews 11. I can’t post the entire chapter here, I have Faith that you indeed will read it. Back to where I started, back to the story of doubting Thomas. Jesus did what he did after the resurrection because He is God. He doesn't need a ‘working’ body, because He is God. He can manulapate His old human body even though his heart is pierced. He does not need it, as Jesus is the God Man. And, God can do anything. We can’t doubt anything, but have Faith and believe in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Put your trust in God and have everlasting life. Your brother in Christ, Russ
17	what does this word mean	Acts 9:4	kw5kw	142272
	What does this word 'eiegesis' mean? It's not in my dictionary. It's not anywhere on the web that Google found. You used it in: "I question others when they eiegesis Scripture." Your brother in Christ, Russ
18	Would you?	Acts 9:4	kw5kw	142259
	Would you? If something is proved to be 100.00 percent correct, would it need to be added (to the Bible) at the future date that after it was fulfilled? Or, following that logic why was the prophecy of Isaiah and Jeremiah, along with all the other prophets of the Old Testament such as Daniel, been added to the scriptures before Jesus, my Lord and Saviour, the Christ, ever came to the Earth? It wasn't true at the time it was prophesized. It wasn't true when it was added the Holy Scriptures. (Just look at all of the prophecies that Christ had to fulfill. I’m not going to list them here, we all know how many there were.) It took faith in God to add these prophecies to our Holy Bible some 700 years or so before our Christ came. Faith in God! I was reading Spurgeon this weekend. I read three of his sermons on Faith. I’m at work, and I don’t take my volumes of Spurgeon anywhere. Two of the ones I read were in Volume 3, XVIII and XIX (there appears to be multiple editions of his printed word, so mine might vary from what you have.) The first was on pure faith alone (also available on the internet at: http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0107.htm ), the second was on Rehab’s faith (also available on the internet at: http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0119.htm ), and how her faith in God saved her. (Joshua chapter 2) It takes Faith in God, with faith you can do any and all things…. Off the subject sorry. The third sermon is on the Internet at http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/0107.htm as it is not in the few volumes of Spurgeon that I currently own. (I’d much rather read them in print than on the Internet, then I can Highlight them and study them much more in depth.) In fact a lot of the prophecies from the Old Testament (Daniel ‘s vision of the ‘end of times’ in Daniel chapter 8 to the end of his book to site just one of hundreds.) still hasn’t been fulfilled as of yet. Yet, it is still in the Holy Bible as a testament to what is to come. Yet we have faith that they are what they are, don’t we? I do. If God decided to tell any one of us even a just a wee tiny bit more, just a schmiggen more, would you listen? Would you do what God told you to do and write it down? Would you give it to other people to read as He commanded? Would you read it? Would you believe it, or would you simply dismiss it as heresy? Would you treat something new in the same manner the Jewish leaders treated Jesus, my Saviour, the Christ? Or, would you look at something new and think of it as a “God-send”? Would you have faith? Your Brother in Christ, Russ
19	Just Possible?	Acts 9:4	kw5kw	142250
	Greetings Doc, You said: "It is no accident that the scriptures start with Genesis and end with Revelation." And, with that I whole-heartly agree with. I might add, we've had 2000 years of growing, living with Jesus in our lives. Isn't it just possible that HE might to decide to add just a wee bit more that what is already there? Mind you I asked if it was JUST POSSIBLE? Not did it happen yet, Just Possible. Your brother in Christ, Russ
20	He has spoken to me, How about you?	Acts 9:4	kw5kw	142249
	Yes, I KNOW that God still speaks to people today, my friend. For He HAS spoken to me more than once. Just as Saul's conversion described in Acts 9, my God, my Father, my Lord has spoken to me. I didn't have the light, that was described by Paul, I didn't go blind for 3 days. But, HE has spoken to me. ... (Read my profile.)... I asked this question wrong I guess... I should have asked... " Has God, The Father, ever spoken directly to you?" Your brother in Christ, Russ

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