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1	Thou shalt not use thy Lords namein vain	Prov 30:9	kw5kw	185294
	I "feel" that; "Yes, it is bad. Why? Because what are you doing when you say this? You are exclaiming something about God, to God or by God. That isn't what God had in mind when he said you need to worship him. You should be humble to the LORD, reverent in your aproach to Him. Happy, Yes, but never just blurting something out! It's a conditioned reflex, just as the cursewords are. Just train yourself to say something like: "Good Golly!" or "Wow!" and you'll be much happier. For scripture see Exodus xx:7; Deu v:11; Psa cxxxix:20 And as the BBE translates Proverbs xxx:9 " For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly. " Because to do something in vain is to by defination is something that is: 1. Empty; worthless; having no substance, value or importance. When you say, "Oh! My God!" you are doing just that, saying something as an explamation that actually has no more importance than simply saying: "Wow!"
2	Choosing warriors by how they drink	Judg 7:4	kw5kw	179192
	What you are looking for is in the Book of Judges. It is where Gideon is to go to defeat the Midianites, but he has too many men: Jdg 7:2 The LORD said to Gideon, "You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: 'I did it myself.' Jdg 7:3 Now announce in the presence of the people: 'Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.'" So 22,000 of the people turned back, but 10,000 remained. Jdg 7:4 Then the LORD said to Gideon, "There are still too many people. Take them down to the water, and I will test them for you there. If I say to you, 'This one can go with you,' he can go. But if I say about anyone, 'This one cannot go with you,' he cannot go." Jdg 7:5 So he brought the people down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, "Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink." Jdg 7:6 The number of those who lapped with their hands to their mouths was 300 men, and all the rest of the people knelt to drink water. Jdg 7:7 The LORD said to Gideon, "I will deliver you with the 300 men who lapped and hand the Midianites over to you. But everyone else is to go home." Jdg 7:8 So Gideon sent all the Israelites to their tents, but kept the 300 who took the people's provisions and their trumpets. The camp of Midian was below him in the valley.
3	Patience of Job	James 5:11	kw5kw	173067
	James v:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. KJV As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. NIV KJV: Patience; Amp: were steadfast/endured; NASB: endurance; NIV: perseverance The Greek word that the KJV version translates as ‘patience’ and the NIV translates as perseverance is: hupomone:(Strong’s G5281; GK# G5705) hoop-om-on-ay) and is translated to English properly as: “steadfastness; perseverance; patience; standing firm; constancy; endurance.(Using Thayer, Strongs-NIV, Strongest Strongs-KJ, Vines)” The Greek words similarly corresponding. Distinct from the Greek word for “patience” which is found in James 5:10 (makrothumia: (Strong 3115) mak-roth-oo-mee-ah). This means that the translators for the KJV that followed the Bishop’s bible which had mistranslated the Latin Vulgate here. To be properly rendered into English, we must look at hupomone as one who represents the characteristic of a man who is unmoved from his deliberate worship of the LORD. It describes one who does not allow himself to be swayed from his love of God no matter what, no matter how, no matter when. Even though the great difficulties of loosing not only his daughters but his sons as well and then all of his great material possessions as well—and all of this in just the space of a few hours in one day. In all of this Job questioned his being for living, he felt sorry for himself and he wished to die as well, in fact he begged for it, but he never turned his back on God. Although he questioned the why—he never questioned the what. Although he wanted an answer, he never floundered in his belief that God is benevolent and loving. Through all of these events, Job never blamed God for any of these calamities. “Endurance is different from just plain patience… Job showed a perfect spirit fo enduring submission. (Jamison, Faussett and Brown)” As we continue to recall the story of Job, and what a wonderful story it is, we recall that first Job lost everything—his son and daughters and all of his material possessions— and yet did not curse the LORD! Then, just because Satan lost that round, he took the fight up one more level—that of attacking Job himself physically with all kinds of boils and tumors and itches and other kinds of pain. Once again Job accepted, without cursing God, his mis-fortunes. The lesson that the book of Job has to teach us to have the composure to be able to endure to the end, to have restraint and perseverance. To be humble and honor God—our Father Jehovah—for all things; in all things. No matter what happens we are to use Job as our example of fortitude. In all of the suffering that Job suffered and in all of the rebukes that Job encountered by his wife and friends (Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar) never once did he rebuke the LORD. Job did question the LORD but he never denied Him. Because of this God rewarded with more than he had before all of this happened. The study of Job is to show that even in hard times if we are ‘patient’ and wait without blaiming God for the problems of the world then we will be rewarded also. We will be rewarded with all of the love that God can give us, and that love is called “Grace”—the unmerited gift of salvation that He gives to those who believe and trust in Him. “The tender mercy of God is such that he will make his people an abundant amends for all of their sufferings and afflictions. Let us serve God, and endure our trials, as those who believe to the end will crown all.” (Matthew Henry) “The book of Job was written…to show that true religion would bare any form of trial to which it could be subjected” (Albert Barnes) Satan was arguing that there was nothing special about Job’s loyalty to God. Satan argued that God had provided such a barrier to Job’s enemies that he had no reason to despise God. God, knowing the truth, allowed Satan to first take away all that he owned and then by inflecting great pain upon him. Job refused to blame God and remained righteous. We know of very few, if any, who have suffered as much as Job, and yet emerges from so great difficulties as he. Whoever will, therefore, try to preserve as Job did should be rewarded just as great as he was. While he, and we, are overcome by the infirmities of our fleshly bodies, or we at times murmur and grumble (1st Corinthians x:10) we must remember to be restrained and governed by God. The Bible gives other examples of such trials and tribulations. Consider the trials of Elijah and his flight from Jezebel as rendered in 1st Kings 19 and the trial in the fiery furnace by Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego as told in Daniel 3. Such are the true examples of righteousness.
4	What is Hell like?	Rev 20:15	kw5kw	173022
	Imagine what it would be like to be seperated from God's goodness forever... that's hell.
5	When did the curtain rip?	Luke 23:45	kw5kw	170961
	Mat_27:45 Mar_15:33 Luk_23:44 [Mt Mk Lk ] And [ Lk ] it [ Mk Lk ] was [ Lk ] about [Mt Mk Lk ] the sixth hour, [ Lk ] and [Mt Mk Lk ] there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour; Luk_23:45 a [ Lk ] and the sun was darkened. Joh_19:25 [ Jn] Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. Joh_19:26 [ Jn] When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved,* he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! [*Note: This is John himself. See John 21:24.] Joh_19:27 [ Jn] Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home]. Mat_27:46 Mar_15:34 [Mt Mk ] And Joh_19:28 [ Jn] after this, [Mt ] about [Mt Mk ] the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, [ Mk ] being interpreted, [Mt Mk ] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Mat_27:47 Mar_15:35 [Mt Mk ] And some of them that stood there, when they heard [it], said, [ Mk ] Behold, [Mt Mk ] he calleth Elias. [ ] [And] [ Jn] Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Joh_19:29 [ Jn] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: Mat_27:48 Mar_15:36 [Mt Mk Jn] and [Mt ] straightway [Mt Mk ] one [Mt ] of [Mt Jn] them [Mt Mk ] ran, and [Mt ] took [Mt Mk Jn] a spunge, [Mt ] and [Mt Mk Jn] filled [Mt ] [it] [Mt Mk Jn] with vinegar, and put [it] on [Mt Mk ] a [ Jn] hyssop [Mt Mk ] reed, [ Jn] and put [it] to his mouth, [Mt Mk ] and gave him to drink, Mat_27:49 [Mt Mk ] saying [ ] [with] [Mt ] the rest, [Mt Mk ] Let be; let us see whether Elias will come to [ Mk ] take him down [ ] [and] [Mt ] save him. Joh_19:30 [ Jn] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished. Mat_27:50 Mar_15:37 Luk_23:46 [Mt Mk Lk ] And when Jesus had cried [Mt ] again [Mt Mk Lk ] with a loud voice, [ Lk ] he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: [ Lk Jn] and [ Lk ] having said thus, [Mt Mk Lk Jn] he [ Jn] bowed his head, and [Mt Mk Lk Jn] gave up the ghost. Mat_27:51 Mar_15:38 Luk_23:45 b [Mt Mk Lk ] And, [Mt ] behold, [Mt Mk Lk ] the veil of the temple was rent [Mt Mk ] in twain [ Lk ] in the midst, [Mt Mk ] from the top to the bottom; [Mt ] and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; Mat_27:52 [Mt ] and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, Mat_27:53 [Mt ] and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Mat_27:54 Mar_15:39 Luk_23:47 [Mt Mk Lk ] Now when the centurion, [ Mk ] which stood over against him, [Mt ] and they that were with him, watching Jesus, [Mt Mk Lk ] saw [ Mk ] that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, [ ] [and] [Mt ] the earthquake, and [Mt Lk ] what was done, [Mt ] they feared greatly, [ ] [and] [ Lk ] glorified God, [Mt Mk Lk ] saying, Truly this [ Mk ] man [Mt Mk Lk ] was [ Lk ] a righteous man, [Mt Mk ] the Son of God. Luk_23:48 [ Lk ] And all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and returned.
6	kw5kw, do u worship God WHEN u repent?	Rom 7:19	kw5kw	169471
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7	Mark 5:13, Where did demons go?	Mark 5:13	kw5kw	169452
	the scripture does not tell us, but is it not enough to know that Jesus vanquished them?
8	was the 'other' refering to Peter?	Gal 1:6	kw5kw	162873
	Thanks Doc. I've Got Jamieson, Fausset and Brown. I've also got Barnes notes amongst others. I appreciate the web link, thanks Agape, Russ
9	where does sin begin, heart or mind?	Matt 5:27	kw5kw	156991
	The devil tempts you thru your ear, your internal ear, your mind. He is able to communicate to you via your thoughts, just as God does. He tells you to do something, that it won't hurt. He knows the how, when, where and how of what to tempt you with, and he uses all of that knowledge against you to get you to move away from worshiping God. I know that the closer you are to God, the more time the devil spends with you. He does this to draw you away from the glory of God. To get you to sin, to get you to feel guilty about the sin(s), to tell you that God hates a sinner, and therefore God hates you. For we are not unaware of the wiles of the devil, (2Co 2:11) you need to put on the full armor of God to protect yourself. (Eph 6:11-18) No, the sin's don't begin simply upon a thought of something. For those thoughts are put there by Satan. The sin occurs when you act upon those thoughts. In Mat 5:27-28, Jesus teaches you that you can sin by lusting about a woman in your thoughts. Well, yes you can, but the simple thought is placed by none other than Satan. It is how you continue with that thought that would be the sin. Simply seeing can produce the thought, but look away saves you from the sin. The sin that would be produced in your heart. Mat 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
10	So these were Noahs people???	Gen 19:24	kw5kw	156414
	Just as we are all decended from Adam... we are also all decended from Noah. For God destroyed every living thing with the flood. Gen 7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
11	what is Sodom and Gomorrah?	Gen 19:24	kw5kw	156402
	Simply put, the two cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were the epimidy of how low the human race had sunk... again. After God had destroyed the entire earth with the flood, and only Noah and his family had survived, it didn't take long for man to become wicked once again. We first see Sodom wickedness when Abram sets out to free Lot from Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him. Genesis Chapter 14. Abram freed his nephew, Lot, and defeated Chedorlaomer and his allies. At that time Melchizedek, the king of Salem (Jerusalem), came out to bless Abram. At this belessing, Abram gave Melchizedek 10 percent of his 'bounty'. The king of Sodom wanted the people that Abram had captured... for what matter we can only imagine. Abram told him no. Then in Genesis Chapter 18, we once again find Sodom and Gomorrah in the pages of the Bible. This time, we find out how wicked they'd become. Gen 18:20 And the LORD said, "Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; Gen 18:21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know." Abram (now Abraham) pleeded with the Lord not to destroy the two sinful cities, not for 50 righteous, then 45, then 40, then 20, then 10, then 5. God told Abraham that He would not destroy them if he could find just five righteous people there. The rest of the story is in Genesis Chapter 19... He didn't, although he found Lot and led him and his two daughters to safety. His wife disobeyed the Lord's orders not to look back, and she was turned into a pillar of salt. That's the shortened story, hope that helped. Russ
12	Paid ministry	Rom 10:9	kw5kw	155744
	Obi 1... The paid minestry goes all the way back to the time of Moses. When Moses led the Isralites out of bondage, God set up some special rules, you might have heard of them... they're called the 10 commandments. You can find them in Exodus chapter 20. Reading on in the book of Exodus, you will find that God gave the Isralites a bunch of rules, cultural rules and worship rules. The 12 tribes of Israel were also divided up into seperate areas, one to lead, one to follow, one to always be on the left, one to be always on the left, etc. And one to handle the worship of God and to carry the ark. Deu 10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day. We find by reading further: Deu 18:1-8 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance. Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw. The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever. And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose; Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD. They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony. " So the tribe of Levi had no land, no other way to sustain themselves. God had made them dependant upon the offerings of the rest of Israel. God got his offerings, and the tribe of Levi were sustained by God through the offerings of the people. This is why our ministers are paid by the church. This is why our ministers should not have an outside job. Your Brother in Christ, Russ
13	is masturbation a sin???	Prov 1:1	kw5kw	155740
	I'm going to re-post my original answer so you don't have to go searching for it: Yes masturbation is a sexual sin. Ephesians 5:3 ?But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.? (Net Bible) Ephesians 5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; (KJV) Ephesians 5:3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints; (NASB) Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God?s holy people. (NIV) This is the major verse that says masturbation is a sin! I have given you four examples from four different translations. I like the way they all say it, but the NIV really puts it into words that mortal man can understand the best because that version says ? ?holy people.? I think if we?re saved then we become Holy. (Lets save this for another thread, ok guys, don?t jump on me for not posting a scripture reference about this here, I?m concentrating on sexual impurity here, thanks anyway for thinking about it though.). For Jesus said in Matthew 5:26 ?You have heard that it was said, ?Do not commit adultery.? 27 ?But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.? (NIV) This says anything that gives you the hint of thinking of taking a woman (or man for that matter) to bed is a sin. What else is masturbation? You just don?t have that object of your sexual desire to consummate the act, so you improvise. You have sinned according to God?s law. I want to let you know that you are not alone in this. Most men have done this. I?ll admit that I have. I knew that it was a sin. I was pointed to a book by God. I picked this book up several times in the Christian bookstore that I now frequent. Finally, while watching Charles Stanley one Sunday morning he was doing the a series on the ?Landmines in the Path of the Believer? This one was the first one on pride. It caused me to go to his web site and do an expanded study of his word. The whole series was there and there is one on Landmines in the Path of the Believer: Part Four - Sexual Sins . I opened the link and started reading. There he reverences the same book that I?d picked up and put back down several times. ?Every Man?s Battle? by Stephen Arterburn. I read this page with zeal. I went out and purchased the book, and read it in two and a half days. For you see I had the same problem you stated you have. I have learned thru proper scripture listed in the book, how to avoid any temptations in the modern world. I wish I had that book with me, but I left it at home, and I?m at work writing this to you. 1 Corinthians 6:13 ?? The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.? This is very true. Learn how to not look at a woman for anything but a person, not as an object of sexual desire. Remember Matthew 5:26-27 once again. If you even look at a woman lustfully, then you are sinning. Don?t see a woman and take a ?free peek? down her blouse, it?s a sin. Don?t open a door for a woman so that you might watch her walk, that?s a sin. Open the door to be courteous, then look away. Look at the floor, look at the ceiling, don?t watch her ?wiggle?. If the Coors twins come on during the NFL game you?re watching, don?t look, change the channel for 60 seconds. Don?t watch shows like ?Desperate Housewife?s? that are full of sexual content, watch a religious station instead. Don?t pick up a Playboy, or any magazine similar to or worse than, for any reason. Avoid sexual web sites and binary newsgroups, as they will lead to eternal damnation. Romans 13:13 ?Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.? (NIV) Yes, by all means live a pure life, it can be done. I?ve learned to not look at a woman in a lustful nature. I don?t pick up the newspaper?s Sunday morning papers ads any more, you?ll understand after you read the book (?Every Man?s Battle?) about this. Lets look at Galatians 5:19: Here Paul states what the sins are, you notice what?s first ?The acts of the sinful nature are obvious, sexual immorality,?? and if you can 1 Thessalonians 5:22 ?Avoid every kind of evil.? Then you can start on your way to redemption. God will help you through this problem. You can stop, you will stop, as I will pray for you. As stated in Titus 2: 11? For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. 12 It teaches us to say ?No? to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.? Amen. I hope this will help you, Your brother in Christ, Russ
14	Was Jesus tempted with fornication	John 21:25	kw5kw	155678
	What you are asking for is not there. However the passage that you quoted states that He (Jesus) was indeed tempted in every way. Therefore, you can conclude from the Holy Scriptures that Jesus was indeed tempted in every way, and yes that would include sexual temptations. Heb 4:15 For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. (KJV) For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. (NASB) For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we areâ€”yet was without sin. (NIV) For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. (AMP) If you've ever been tempted with anything, you can rest asurred that our LORD Jesus was tempted in the same manner. Except, HE was able to say no to the devil each and every time... Matt 4:1-11 to illustrate. Russ
15	Wisdom vs. knowledge	Prov 1:7	kw5kw	147318
	Two Facts: 1) You can have knowledge without wisdom. 2) You cannot have wisdom without knowledge. Pro 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Pro 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. You must read the Bible (gain the knowledge) to know to ask God for His wisdom. (Jam 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.) Once you've gained God's wisdom, then you'll understand. Jam 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Jam 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
16	church attendance all but cease in UK?	Rom 1:21	kw5kw	142447
	Greetings Pastor Glenn, Unlike it was in the years that Rev. C. H. Spurgeon was packing in overflowing attendance each sermon. From http://www.spurgeon.org/aboutsp.htm "... The congregation quickly outgrew their building, moved to Exeter Hall, then to Surrey Music Hall. In these venues Spurgeon frequently preached to audiences numbering more than 10,000—all in the days before electronic amplification. In 1861 the congregation moved permanently to the newly constructed Metropolitan Tabernacle." ... (Tabernacle capacity: 6,000 people, with 5,500 Seated, 500 Standing Room; Tabernacle Dimensions: 146' long, 81' wide, 68' high) And he complained about attendance falling off from what it was 150 to 200 years previous. your brother in Christ, Russ
17	What about other death punishments?	Prov 6:16	kw5kw	142292
	I'm responding here, before I read any more post, and I know that there are a bunch of them. Any sin that you do that is of a sexual nature, be it homosexuality, child molestor, adultry, fornication outside of marriage, masturbation from thinking of someone besides your spouse (and I mean spouse being of the opposite sex!) because women masturbate as well as men. These are all sins of a sexual nature and are all treated as equal. 1 Cor 6:13 "... The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body." then in 1 Cor 7:2 "But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband." You notice here it says man (husband) with woman (wife), woman (wife) with man (husband), not man with man or woman with woman. To me that's pretty clear. Then in Eph 5:3 "But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints." The only subject that I'm aware of that gets nearly as much subject matter than sexual sins in the Bible is murder. If you read the Bible, then you find sexual sin everywhere. From Lot's daughters getting him drunk and sleeping with him in Genesis all the way to John's Revlation. No wonder so much emphisis is on sexual sin and how bad it is. It IS possible to change the way you think and act, even in the 21st century. It IS possible! You CAN live a sexual sin free life. I found out how! Just ask an ex-smoker about the sins of smoking. He'll tell you. Just ask an ex-sinner about the evils of sinning. He'll tell you. I'm both, I'll tell you. And, since I've been there, I know what I'm talking about. Your brother in Christ, Russ
18	scripture references to sexual lusts	Matt 5:27	kw5kw	141938
	you might look at my post at 141899 Your brother in Christ, Russ
19	Is living with a married person adultry?	Matt 5:27	kw5kw	141935
	Hello and welcome to the forum. I'm sad and unhappy for you my dear as my mother came from a broken home, and I came from a broken home as well. I have tried extra hard to commit to my wife, even though I falterd myself, my wife has 'stuck by me' like flies on flypaper. Thank God and Jesus. My wife and I have been married for 33 1/2 years now. For Jesus said in Matthew 5:26 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ 27 “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” (NIV) and unfortunatelly it's very true. Paul states in Galatians 5:19: what the sins are, you notice what’s first “The acts of the sinful nature are obvious, sexual immorality,…” Now in Matthew 19:9 Jesus says: "Now I say to you that whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another commits adultery.” (Net Bible) (( other version have the word fornication in place of immorality here.)) (((I'm going to say that you could swap genders here and be ok. ))) In the Gospel of Mark Jesus says: 10:9 "...So they are no longer two, but one flesh. 10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” Now, we go back to Matthew; 5:31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’ 5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality (fornication in other translations), makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. We must remember that God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16 “I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel, ...) so He prefers you to stay together forever. (Deuteronomy 22:19 "... She will then become his wife and he may never divorce her as long as he lives. " In 1 Corinthans Chapter 7 Paul talkes about divorce in length concerning the belver and non-beleiver. 7:10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord — a wife should not divorce a husband 7:11 (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife. 7:12 To the rest I say—I, not the Lord — if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her. 7:13 And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him. 7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. 7:15 But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace. 7:16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation? 7:17 Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches." I would do everything in your ability to make sure that you try to salvage the marriage such as professional counceling, going to church, getting right with God. I suggest that you do all these things. Good luck and keep in touch. Your brother in Christ. Russ
20	who's the 1st female to commit adultry?	Bible general Archive 2	kw5kw	141930
	The word 'wickedness' is usually considered to be linked with sexual perversion. So while the names of the people, in the rest of the wicked world, at the times of Noah's flood are unknown of, the world was destroyed because of how 'wicked' the people had become (Genesis chapter 6 verse 5) (Sodom was destroyed because of sexual wickedness (Genesis chapter 19). Verses 4 and 5 describe the wickedness. Verse 7 Lot says "No, my friends. Don't do this 'wicked' thing.") But, that doesn't tell us who the first female was to commit adultry. So we have to consider one of the following two. Hagar or Lot's daughters. Sari sent Hagar to lie with Abram (Genesis 16: 1-4) would be the first recorded instance that I know of. While Lot's daughters got Lot drunk and took advantage of the situation (Genesis 19:30-36) Now in those days of the OT it is recorded in many, many places where it was the custom for men to have many wives. That might just allow Hagar 'off the hook' as we in the modern world might say it. I can't answer that question, only God, who was there, could answer that question. (He's everywhere. Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.) That would then let the hammer fall on the unnamed daughters of Lot. (At least in the verses I quoted they are not named. At some place where there is a bunch of genology, I sometimes have a hard time reading reading them, but instead I skip over it. Maybe Hank could clue me in if I'm wrong here.)

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