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1	Why did Paul sacrifice in Temple?	Rom 14:20	Curtnsally	34272
	Paul very much believed, "when in Rome, do as the Romans." He did not think that religious tradition should become a stumbling block to finding Christ. I don't have time to develop this fully, but look at Romans 14... 19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble. 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother to fall. Also, do a word search on "stumble" in Paul's writing. When Paul preached to the Romans, he was very tolerant of their starting point... and then gently brought them toward Christ. Likewise, when around Jews, he was careful not to throw up a wall which, for them, was impenetrable (ie not holding to certain customs of the faith). Rather, he would teach Christ, and let the sidebar doctrine take care of itself. Of course, Paul taught continually that we are not saved by the law but by grace. Sorry I can't take this further now, but it is an interesting question. Blessings Curt
2	Geography of the Forum!	Acts 21:39	Curtnsally	34263
	Curt - Baltimore MD USA - Go Terps!
3	Muselim Religious	Eph 2:8	Curtnsally	34044
	One other thing... the Islamic leaders portray Islam as the religion of the downtrodden in Asia... it is a faith that permits and encourages war against those who are non-believers... whom Islamic leaders blame for the ills of society. It has become the politically correct religion of those who want to rise up against other countries who are successful. We see this within the Arab world with fighting between various countries... the haves and the have nots. With closed societies, theocracies that control the press and harsh penalties to those who would be missionaries for other faiths, is it any wonder we see the Middle East as the most difficult mission field? Blessings Curt
4	WHAT A BLESSING!!	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33951
	Denise I have just prayed that prayer for you and yours, and trust that God will answer according to His sovereign grace! Blessings to you Curt
5	New Testament..God speak to anyone else	Rom 16:25	Curtnsally	33894
	God speaks to all Rev 15 4 "Who will not fear you, O Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed." Blessings Curt
6	Double portion is really only two-thirds	2 Kin 2:9	Curtnsally	33889
	Hi Tim! So, just to play along, if there were 3 children, did the firstborn get: 50 percent (plus 25 plus 25) ie twice the amount of each? or 66 percent (plus 16.5 plus 16.5) ie twice the amount of both? That's my 6 cents worth (after compound interest!) PS Math is hard to relate when all math symbols are illegal characters! Blessings Curt
7	DO you minister or teach the word of God	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33884
	Denise Glad to help! We worship The One and Only Mighty God who is our protector and strength! I am but a humble servant, an elder in my church. My strength comes from the Word of Him who loves me... and you... and your children. His Word is the mighty Sword of the Spirit! Ephesians 6 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. Hebrews 4 12 For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Revelations 1 16 In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. Wow... He is AWESOME! Blessings Curt
8	what was man was jesus talking about	Num 13:16	Curtnsally	33870
	JM, You lost me on this one friend, but you obviously have something in mind. What do you think? Jesus was fully God and fully man, the Son of God and the son of man. Add the Holy Spirit and you get the trinity, Father Son and Spirit. Jesus is often described as the Son of God, or the son of man. Can you give me a reference on the Isaiah verse? Your thoughts? Blessings Curt Curt
9	please include specific scripture.	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33863
	Denise Here are a few verses: Exodus 20 (The 1st of the 10 Commandments) 2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 3 "You shall have no other gods before me. 4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Exodus 34 13 Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and cut down their Asherah poles. 14 Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God. 15 "Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices. Deuteronomy 4 34 Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes? 35 You were shown these things so that you might know that the LORD is God; besides him there is no other. Deuteronomy 5 6 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. 7 "You shall have no other gods before me. 8 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. Deuteronomy 6 13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name. 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you; 15 for the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God and his anger will burn against you, and he will destroy you from the face of the land. Deuteronomy 28 (sounds like your teacher) 64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods--gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. 65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart. Psalm 16 3 As for the saints who are in the land, they are the glorious ones in whom is all my delight. 4 The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips. 5 LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. Isaiah 44 7 Who then is like me? Let him proclaim it. Let him declare and lay out before me what has happened since I established my ancient people, and what is yet to come-- yes, let him foretell what will come. 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one." 9 All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who would speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame. Jeremiah 25 5 They said, "Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and your evil practices, and you can stay in the land the LORD gave to you and your fathers for ever and ever. 6 Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them; do not provoke me to anger with what your hands have made. Then I will not harm you." John 14 6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. On being afraid: Psalm 34 8 Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. 9 Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. Isaiah 41 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. 11 "All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Psalm 23 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 1 Peter 3 13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." 15 But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, Romans 8 31 What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? Revelation 17 14 They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings--and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers." Hope this helps! Curt
10	Practical not ethereal	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33742
	Brother Charis I agree with what you are saying. I would ask... fundamentally, doesn't this get back to the "free will vs chosen" debate? If we are chosen, then can we fall away? Does God choose us... if so can we de-select ourselves by our actions, or is grace irresistable. In regard to your words of encouragement toward believers who waver, I am reminded of a number of supporting scriptures. The first and most obvious is the reaction of the father to the prodigal son, who received his wayard one back with great love after the son had made a total wreck of his life. If this isn't a picture of our Father in heaven, I don't know what is! Another is the admonition "Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching." in Hebrews 10:25. Of course, we are not to "Sin all the more that grace may abound"... but everyone knows this. We don't have to use Scripture like a bat. Jesus said, "If you love me, feed my sheep". We feed the flock with our words of encouragement. Excellent words! Blessings Curt
11	What is Free Will?	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33738
	Hi Lionstrong Not trying to jump in for Zach, but thought I'd give a shot at your question. Free will is (very basicly) the principle that God calls us to Himself, and we have the "free will" or choice to respond to Him. This principle implies that our salvation depends on our choosing Him (after He draws us to Himself). The debate you are seeing on the forum is that of "free will" as counterposed to the concept of "predestination" (sometimes called the "doctrine of election"). Predestination (again very loosely) is the concept that God calls those whom He "chooses" unto Himself... that there is an "elect" who were "predestined" to salvation, similar to the way God "chose" Israel in the OT. This doctrine says that even our ability to choose God is a gift from God, so He is really choosing us, not the other way around. The basic difference boils down to the question of who chooses whom... and even this question could be debated. Does God choose us, do we choose God or both? ... and what is the relative importance of each of these in salvation? Both principles are found in Scripture, therefore both have validity, and much time has been spent through the past several centuries arguing one side or the other, or trying to fit them together. These doctrines are both developed from an assembling of various Scriptures, thus if you ask one person or another, the definitions may vary, depending on the relative weight you place on different Scriptures. I'm sure others will come behind me and prove this so! As with any good church organization, debating free will and predestination is somewhat an exercise in taking the simple and making it mind jarringly complicated. But it is Scripture and we do love it! Blessings Curt
12	I fed you with milk, not solid food.	1 Cor 3:2	Curtnsally	33598
	I thought of another verse that was similar but clearer as to meaning: Hebrews 5 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Blessings Curt
13	WHAT ARE THE SCRIPTURES?MATT-REV ARE INS	2 Pet 3:16	Curtnsally	33597
	Are the OT Scriptures the Word of God? (You seem to accept this) Was Jesus God? (if you said no, read Isaiah) If you answered yes to both these questions, at a minimum, the recorded word of Jesus' would be Scripture. Jesus refered to the Scriptures that were known to those he was speaking to (OT). That did not mean that the New Covenant would not be recorded. God has always recorded His covenants. Since Malachi is the last book of the OT, wherein does it say that Malachi is the end of Scripture? Since you use the New Testament to argue that it is invalid (a bit circular, would you agree), I suppose its ok for me to use it to suggest that it is valid: John 1 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. 6 There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men might believe. 8 He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. 9 The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-- 13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God. And the most important: 14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. Hmmmm Curt
14	Thoughts on Romans 9	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33592
	Greetings all: Can we focus on verses 10-15 as a starting point? I'll jump in with the Curt Amplified Version, if you will tolerate it. Feel free to join in at will! Romans 9 10 Not only that, but Rebekah's children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad--in order that God's purpose in election might stand: (God had chosen Jacob over Esau before they were born, before either had acted on their sinful nature, to show us mortals that "election" was really election) 12 not by works but by him who calls--she was told, "The older will serve the younger." (His call is all, our response is zero) 13 Just as it is written: "Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated." 14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! (because we are all sinners, and all deserve condemnation, so who can complain?) 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." (God is sovereign... He gets to decide who is elect... period) 16 It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. (our desire for God and our works mean nothing in terms of salvation. God, in His mercy chooses us, period). Ok, folks... what think ye? Curt
15	how we ofend others with our mouths	James 3:3	Curtnsally	33526
	Scripture also uses the concept of spoken words as a metaphor to describe the heart. For example, Matthew 4:4 - Jesus answered, "It is written: "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." In this case, the Word of God reveals the heart of God. Psalm 59:12 - "For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride." Again, their words reveal their heart. Matthew 12:36 - "But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." There are many, many similar verses. Words reflect the heart of man. If our words are offensive, our heart is without love... the greatest affront to the greatest gift. Blessings Curt
16	Plan of Salvation Scriptures?	John 3:16	Curtnsally	33525
	I'm not sure why you are looking for four particular verses. Are you refering to the "Four Spiritual Laws" of YoungLife origin? If so, here they are: 1. God LOVES you and offers a wonderful PLAN for your life. (John 3:16 NIV). (John 10:10). 2. Man is SINFUL and SEPARATED from God. (Romans 3:23). (Romans 6:23). 3. Jesus Christ is God's ONLY provision for man's sin. (Romans 5:8). (1 Corinthians 15:3-6). (John 14:6). 4. We must individually RECEIVE Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord (John 1:12) (Ephesians 2:8,9). (Read John 3:1-8.) (Revelation 3:20). Did I help, or was this not what you had in mind? Blessings Curt
17	Flow out of WHOSE innermost being?	John 7:38	Curtnsally	33519
	Tim I looked up this verse in several commentaries. John Gill's was most helpful to me. You can read it at the following link (I can't give the whole link because it contains "illegal characters"): http://www.studylight.org/com/geb/ Blessings Curt
18	I fed you with milk, not solid food.	1 Cor 3:2	Curtnsally	33517
	I would confirm what "prayon" said. The verse before gives the clue: 1 Cor 3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. Paul spends most of the 1 Corinthians straightening out their theology and addressing their worldly ways. It seems to me that Paul is insulting them, knocking them off of their high horse. He's saying, "You guys think you're so smart, but I haven't even laid the heavy stuff on you yet. I was waiting for you to grow up a bit, but you haven't. You're not even ready for the heavy stuff now!" (This is the Curt Amplified Version of Scripture! lol) If you read 1 Corinthians with this view in mind, a lot of what Paul says falls into place. Blessings Curt
19	Which is higher, heaven or the planets?	Bible general Archive 1	Curtnsally	33512
	Define what you mean by "higher".
20	Did Nebuchadnezza make Daniel a eunic?	Daniel	Curtnsally	33266
	Why not ask your friend to support the claim? Just a thought Curt

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