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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Dud M3 Ordered by Date |
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1 | Response to Sept. 11, 2001 events | Matt 5:39 | Dud M3 | 16651 | ||
I ask this question in the context of the events of September 11, 2001. I understand that God asks us to fight evil, and the Old Testament is replete with examples from Israel's history. Surely, with this verse, He is not asking us to sit still and accept acts of evil visited upon our country by forces of Satan. Does not God desire us to battle evil at times like this? | ||||||
2 | Preordained free will? | 1 Pet 2:9 | Dud M3 | 1451 | ||
OK. But how can the all-knowing, all-powerful God not know what each of us will choose through free will? I believe He does and knows. Part of His plan is that we demonstrate our faith in Him by following the teachings of the Gospel, despite knowing that He has preordained all events in the Universe. This is how we build our character. I must ask, though, why? Seems like answering the "why" questions is religion's task. The Lord has blessed me with an inquisitive attitude and I look forward to hearing others' insights and stimulating their own thoughts. (I understand this issue has caused great rifts in Christianity over the past 500 years; hopefully this discussion keeps to the mending side). In His name. |
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3 | Women speak in church? | 1 Cor 14:34 | Dud M3 | 1318 | ||
Thank you for your excellent observations. I woundn't consider your view chauvinistic at all. I like to think of the relationship between men and women in any relationship thus: the man is the head, and the woman is the neck; and note, the neck turns the head! Perhaps Paul is alluding to such a relationship, which we see throughout the Bible. My wife an I were married by a wonderful female pastor...yet I do think the Bible is quite clear that elders ought to be men. Men, with influential and contributing wives "turning their heads." | ||||||
4 | SECOND CHANCE | Rev 7:1 | Dud M3 | 1276 | ||
I beg your forgiveness, but does that part of Revelation indeed refer to those whom have been saved through Jesus Christ, or to some others chosen by God for some other purpose? Maybe these 144,000 are a different bunch, perhaps still living on Earth. After all, those who have left this world (died) need not worry about being hurt by harm to the earth or the sea or the trees. My point is (and I have not studied this in depth), those passages don't necessarily refer to people who are saved or not saved. | ||||||
5 | But can WE know this? | Hebrews | Dud M3 | 1275 | ||
I interpret the Bible as saying that someone who believes in his heart that he is saved, has honestly submitted himself to Jesus, and follows the other aspects of salvation that are spelled out in the Bible, need harbor no doubt as to his salvation. Certainly, it is not for us to judge the salvation-state of others, as charis and JVH0212 point out in this forum. Moreover, nowhere does the Bible command us to regard the saved and unsaved in different manners. We can only go on what people tell us: if someone claims to be saved, and exhibits outward signs of it, then we must step forward on faith and act as if he is indeed saved. Woe indeed to him to so deceives a person doing what is right in Christ. |
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6 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Dud M3 | 1274 | ||
God is indeed all-knowing. I think he provides suffering, pain, and evil for our benefit. Such tribulations are opportunities for us to grow in spirit. God has some big plans that we don't know about for those who have been saved, during and after the second coming, and (I don't mean to be crass, just trying to make my point), God doesn't need wimps, he needs warriors! He needs a people strong in spirit, who have suffered much and overcome! We can't control the suffering, pain, and evil that Satan brings, but we can control how we respond. If we act on faith that God is indeed loving and merciful, then surely He would never subject us to such things if He didn't know we could overcome them. The problem is, people get caught up in the world and lose sight that they *can* overcome anything Satan dishes out. Philippians 4:13, "I can do EVERYTHING [my emphasis] through him [Christ] who gives me strength." (NIV) | ||||||
7 | Is any type of contraception allowed? | Bible general Archive 1 | Dud M3 | 1273 | ||
I think the Bible is silent on contraception. Also, God commands us to (Gen 1:28) "be fruitful and increase in number." Not everyone is moved by God to desire large families, yet are blessed with lust in their marital relationship. Such couples ought to turn to contraception to keep their bodies and minds healthy and providing an outlet that can only strengthen their marital bond. Abstinence becomes contraception also. For example, at a moment you and you spouse are filled with lust for one another, failing to give in to that God-given feeling is contraception. |
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8 | scriptures on how and why to prayto buil | Bible general Archive 1 | Dud M3 | 1272 | ||
(From Robert Schuller, Move Ahead with Possibility Thinking, p.51 of the Jove paperback edition): Ask God to help you...once, and never again. For if you have sent Him one petition you may be sure He has your message. Stop asking, but don't stop praying. Stop begging and start thanking. To continue to plead will only indicate your lack of faith in His hearing or helping power. To continue to ask will only generate or intensify your emotional misery. This will weaken you. It will not inspire you. It will not strengthen you. Pleading, negative praying, only exercises and strengthens your anxieties. Someone said: God weighs our prayers, he doesn't count them. In the right way, in the right time, God will answer. So make your prayers affirmative, not negative. | ||||||
9 | where do blacks come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | Dud M3 | 1271 | ||
As near as I can tell, the Bible only singles out Jews as distinguished from other people (Gentiles). Moreover, in the NT, God tells us that that distinction was merely to prepare the way for Jesus Christ, and that now there is no such distinction. Since the Gospel was revealed to the world, it's now a moot point from where blacks, whites, yellows, (or greens or blues for that matter) come or to where they might migrate. | ||||||
10 | How can we influence who is saved? | 1 Pet 2:9 | Dud M3 | 1270 | ||
I'm having difficulty understanding both this verse and the purpose of evangelism from a Calvinistic interpretation (do I understand that correctly?) If God in his wisdom has already chosen those whom will be saved, then, what is the point of sharing the Gospel with others? I understand that Jesus commands us to do so, and that is reason enough for me. But intellectually, I must admit to asking, "Why bother? Some will be saved, some won't, I can't change what God has preordained." What a depressing thought! Or, ought I find inspiration in that thought? | ||||||
11 | Unmarried men pastors? | 1 Timothy | Dud M3 | 1269 | ||
Perhaps I'm misinterpreting, but it seems to me that the Bible recommends that church leaders be married men with one wife. The Catholic denomination permits unmarried men to be leaders, and other denominations permit women to become leaders. Are they in harmony with the Bible's teachings? | ||||||
12 | Women speak in church? | 1 Cor 14:34 | Dud M3 | 1268 | ||
Do denominations that permit women to speak in church, or even to become pastors, follow the Bible? How shall we interpret this verse, if not literally? | ||||||
13 | What is Escaping Corruption of World? | Hebrews | Dud M3 | 1267 | ||
Perhaps, striving to live with God first in one's life, recognizing the negative influences of others and moving past them. | ||||||
14 | Is masturbation wrong? | 1 John 2:16 | Dud M3 | 1266 | ||
Based on my reading of the Bible, I interpret it to be wrong if it detracts from a healthy family relationship. Otherwise (say for a single person or someone with an impotent spouse), it is certainly preferable to unfaithfulness. Nevertheless, I do recognize that being "preferable" doesn't in and of itself make it "okay." Our sexual urges are biological, and I don't think God would bless us with strong urges if he wished us not to find release in a harmless manner. However, in some cases, masturbation could lead to indulgence in pornography or worse. I guess my answer is, it is okay, so long as your motives are pure. | ||||||