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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Godissogood2me Ordered by Date |
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1 | suffering - for individual or family? | Phil 4:12 | Godissogood2me | 33948 | ||
Greetings everyone. I just wanted to know what your opinion on this one is. To me, it appears that by saying 'any and all circumstances', Paul is making it quite clear that it includes ANY circumstance. But my question is this: When he speaks of suffering need, hunger, etc. does that mean only him (in his case it probably would) or the family as well? Does it include circumstances like hungry children, unpaid utility bills, children dropping out of school for financial reasons? Blessings, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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2 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Ps 20:3 | Godissogood2me | 33644 | ||
THANK YOU, and again, THANK YOU, Mommapbs. I certainly have been blessed. Even I didn't know what I expected to see on this forum about this note. Now I know that this is probably it. God is truly good. And He never lets us down when we truly desire to know His will. I pray that the same God who has shown me what this aroma - that is pleasing to Him - is, will also strengthen me to do just what He wants me to - deny my 'self'. Love in Christ, Bhawna Shetty |
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3 | Please share in detail if possible,thanx | 1 Tim 4:1 | Godissogood2me | 33458 | ||
Thank you Charis. Your post makes a very important point in saying that there may be those that 'wilfully' throw their salvation away but that salvation cannot be lost 'accidentally'. That, to me, is assuring. And so I thank you because now I too am sure of which camp I belong to :-) Praise God that His work cannot be undermined or overemphasized. I just realized that it would be presumptuous of us to think that WE can lose what HE has given us of His own free will - He chose to love us! Thank you once again, God bless you, Bhawna |
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4 | Please share in detail if possible,thanx | 1 Tim 4:1 | Godissogood2me | 33457 | ||
Thank you for your post. It is heartening to know that the Holy Spirit does not leave us. I have heard some people argue, though, that when we sin (and I know I often do) He cannot remain within us and so temporarily withdraws from us (until, I suppose, we confess our sins and are washed clean). Is that, in your opinion, just heresy? Or are there Scriptures to back this? In His love, Bhawna |
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5 | Please share in detail if possible,thanx | 1 Tim 4:1 | Godissogood2me | 33351 | ||
Dear Charis, I'm not sure I understand clearly. Are you saying that: 1. Salvation can be lost 2. It is difficult to lose 3. It rarely happens 4. Verses that support this view have been quoted by both camps?? :-( Sorry if I seem confused. I'm not even sure which camp I belong to, because I want to belong to the "ALWAYS SAVED" camp, and yet am afraid that I may be led astray by this belief. I would love to be assured of my salvation, simply because I know I could never do everything right to keep it, nor could I NOT do anything wrong - ever - that I might lose it. One thing I am sure of (and agree with you about)and that is that the Bible is NOT wishy-washy. That is why I would like to be sure of what it is that the Bible has to say on this very important matter. Please share in detail, if possible. Thank you and may God bless u for taking the time to share your wisdom with us. In His love, Your sister, Bhawna |
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6 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Godissogood2me | 33050 | ||
Thank you for your response, Jesusman. I do understand that Jesus Christ is the final sacrifice. However, I was asking this question to stimulate any insights on pleasing the Lord through our lives. What, in your opinion, would the Lord be most pleased with? What kind of aroma going up from our lives would he find pleasing? Exd 29:18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it [is] a burnt offering unto the LORD: it [is] a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. For instance, Psalm 40 says: Psa 40:6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. Psa 40:7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book [it is] written of me, Psa 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law [is] within my heart. And again, in 1 Samuel, it says: 1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams. So, my real question is whether there is any correlation between the types of sacrifices of the OT (Burnt, Sin, Peace, etc.) and what the Lord expects of us believers in NT times. An indication of what He might expect is found in the excerpt from the Commentary by Mathew Henry that I included in the original question. Would love to get a response from you and others in this forum. Thank you and God bless you all, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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7 | How can we be more like Jesus? | 2 Cor 3:18 | Godissogood2me | 33046 | ||
This is perhaps the single most significant issue that we need to consider ever so often. Whether people can see THAT we have changed, HOW we have changed, and SINCE WHEN we have changed determines their response to Christ's saving power. And that is an awesome realization. But praise be to God, that He works inspite of us (ie. our shortcomings and failures) to touch those around us and draw them to Himself. Nevertheless, I know that we are to be responsible and concerned about our "unspoken witness" to those around us who don't yet know the love of Christ, just as much as we are to be concerned about the Great Commission of Mathew 28:19-20. Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen. God bless you, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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8 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Godissogood2me | 33045 | ||
The Lord impressed upon my heart to look up "burnt sacrifice" wherever I could in order to find out what He considers an acceptable sacrifice. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the following symbolize to us today: 1. Sin offering 2. Burnt sacrifice 3. Peace offering ? For a start, here is an excerpt from Mathew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 20 found on www.blueletterbible.org 4. That God would testify his gracious acceptance of the sacrifices he offered with his prayers, according to the law of that time, before he went out on a dangerous expedition: The Lord remember all thy offerings and accept thy burnt-sacrifices (v. 3), or turn them to ashes; that is, "The Lord give thee the victory and success which thou didst by prayer with sacrifices ask of him, and thereby give as full proof of his acceptance of the sacrifice as ever he did by kindling it with fire from heaven.’’ By this we may now know that God accepts our spiritual sacrifices, if by his Spirit he kindles in our souls a holy fire of pious and divine affection and with that makes our hearts burn within us. But we may look further; these prayers for David are prophecies concerning Christ the Son of David, and in him they were abundantly answered; he undertook the work of our redemption, and made war upon the powers of darkness. In the day of trouble, when his soul was exceedingly sorrowful, the Lord heard him, heard him in that he feared (Heb. 5:7), sent him help out of the sanctuary, sent an angel from heaven to strengthen him, took cognizance of his offering when he made his soul an offering for sin, and accepted his burnt-sacrifice, turned it to ashes, the fire that should have fastened upon the sinner fastening upon the sacrifice, with which God was well pleased. And a portion from Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 29, also found on www.blueletterbible.org Secondly, There must be a burnt-offering, a ram wholly burnt, to the honour of God, in token of the dedication of themselves wholly to God and to his service, as living sacrifices, kindled with the fire and ascending in the flame of holy love, v. 15–18. The sin-offering must first be offered and then the burnt-offering; for, till guilt be removed, no acceptable service can be performed, Isa. 6:7. Thirdly, There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this peculiar to the occasion than in the other two. In the burnt-offering God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it; I trust that the Lord will reveal to me through all of your responses what He means for me to find out and apply to my life so I can become more like Him. God bless you all, In His love, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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9 | Burnt offering, Sin offering-symbolize? | Ps 20:3 | Godissogood2me | 32957 | ||
The Lord impressed upon my heart to look up "burnt sacrifice" wherever I could in order to find out what He considers an acceptable sacrifice. Does anyone have any thoughts on what the following symbolize to us today: 1. Sin offering 2. Burnt sacrifice 3. Peace offering ? For a start, here is an excerpt from Mathew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 20 found on www.blueletterbible.org 4. That God would testify his gracious acceptance of the sacrifices he offered with his prayers, according to the law of that time, before he went out on a dangerous expedition: The Lord remember all thy offerings and accept thy burnt-sacrifices (v. 3), or turn them to ashes; that is, "The Lord give thee the victory and success which thou didst by prayer with sacrifices ask of him, and thereby give as full proof of his acceptance of the sacrifice as ever he did by kindling it with fire from heaven.’’ By this we may now know that God accepts our spiritual sacrifices, if by his Spirit he kindles in our souls a holy fire of pious and divine affection and with that makes our hearts burn within us. But we may look further; these prayers for David are prophecies concerning Christ the Son of David, and in him they were abundantly answered; he undertook the work of our redemption, and made war upon the powers of darkness. In the day of trouble, when his soul was exceedingly sorrowful, the Lord heard him, heard him in that he feared (Heb. 5:7), sent him help out of the sanctuary, sent an angel from heaven to strengthen him, took cognizance of his offering when he made his soul an offering for sin, and accepted his burnt-sacrifice, turned it to ashes, the fire that should have fastened upon the sinner fastening upon the sacrifice, with which God was well pleased. And a portion from Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 29, also found on www.blueletterbible.org Secondly, There must be a burnt-offering, a ram wholly burnt, to the honour of God, in token of the dedication of themselves wholly to God and to his service, as living sacrifices, kindled with the fire and ascending in the flame of holy love, v. 15–18. The sin-offering must first be offered and then the burnt-offering; for, till guilt be removed, no acceptable service can be performed, Isa. 6:7. Thirdly, There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this peculiar to the occasion than in the other two. In the burnt-offering God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it; I trust that the Lord will reveal to me through all of your responses what He means for me to find out and apply to my life so I can become more like Him. God bless you all, In His love, Mrs. Santosh Shetty |
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10 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Godissogood2me | 32114 | ||
Dear EdB: This is essentially a thank you note to you. You have been really kind in informing of all this. I believe it was no accident that I happened to see this site at just the time that I did, so the Lord would use all of you to clarify His Word to me on issues that have boggled me for a long time. I don't know if you can see yet why I am concerned for the unreached. You see, I come from a Hindu background and as such have a whole load of relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.) that died even before the Lord ever revealed Himself to me. That happened a little more than seven years ago, and I am still the only one saved in my household. I am sure that many of the relatives who I'm concerned about never heard the gospel. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law; Rom 2:13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. Rom 2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: Rom 2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) The above, as I understand, is a reference to people who lived without knowing the Lord. This says that they will be judged on the basis of the way they lived their lives, I hope. Do want to be sure that I will indeed meet them someday and that they are not eternally lost. |
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11 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Godissogood2me | 31892 | ||
EdB - The passage I had in mind while asking the original question is one that you mentioned when u spoke of "Abraham's bosom". You said this was the place where Jesus went and preached the Good News and lead captivity captive.Could you give me a scripture reference for this? I wasn't sure if this is what Jesus will do for the unreached if they should die before they hear the Good News. That is why I asked whether unbelievers - CORRECTION, "unreached" - would hear the Good News and then be raised. I hope I am clearer this time. God bless, Mrs. Santosh S. |
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12 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Godissogood2me | 31889 | ||
Thank you for your insight and your willingness to share what someone told you. I do believe that God will judge those who never heard on the basis of their life. I think the Scripture reference for this can be found somewhere in the book of Romans. Would anyone know what that is? All said and done, it is true that God being God, we will never understand everything while on this side of eternity. But it should suffice to know that He is God and He is just and merciful. If He weren't, we wouldn't be saved. For He died for us while we were still sinners, and I know He is not partial. We didn't do anything to deserve His grace anymore than those who never heard of Him did anything to deserve His punishment. | ||||||
13 | Will unbelievers be raised from Sheol? | Rev 21:8 | Godissogood2me | 31712 | ||
Will unbelievers who never heard the gospel in their lifetime be raised from Sheol because Jesus ministers to them (because of God's mercy) in Hades/Sheol? | ||||||