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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Out of the miry clay Ordered by Date |
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1 | where is "do not seek out your own."? | Phil 2:21 | Out of the miry clay | 167758 | ||
In 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 (NASB) we are told that "Love...does not seek its own...." Since we are commanded to walk in love, we should have the attitude of not seeking our own self-interests. | ||||||
2 | gift of healing same as prayer of faith | 1 Cor 12:9 | Out of the miry clay | 160379 | ||
I hope you don't mind my jumping in here, but when I read your statement, a Biblical example of persons besides the Apostles who had charismatic gifts quickly came to mind. Acts 21:9 notes that Philip the evangelist had four unmarried daughters who prophesied. Prophecy is one of the charismatic gifts. Be blessed.... |
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3 | Counting signs in Galilee | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151997 | ||
Thanks for your insights.... | ||||||
4 | Counting signs in Galilee (revised) | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151996 | ||
Thank you, Emmaus, this is helpful.... | ||||||
5 | Counting signs in Galilee (revised) | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151917 | ||
I apologize for not providing more context with my first version of this question. John 4:54 refers to the healing of the royal official's son, which is stated to be the "second sign that Jesus performed when He had come out of Judea into Galilee." Although it was the second sign in Galilee, it was not the second sign of Jesus' ministry, based on John 2:23 and 3:2. I was curious about why John made it a point to count the miracles that Jesus did in Galilee or whether there might be another explanation for his counting methodology. | ||||||
6 | Counting signs in Galilee | John 4:54 | Out of the miry clay | 151916 | ||
Because Jesus had performed miraculous signs in Jerusalem prior to this (John 2:23, 3:2), I am wondering why John made a point of counting this as the second sign that Jesus performed in Galilee. John enumerates the miracle at the wedding in Cana and this miracle as the first and second of His miraculous signs performed in Galilee. Yet there were many other signs performed in Jerusalem between these two. Does anyone have any insight into why these two were counted and not the others? | ||||||
7 | "Speaking in tongues"? | 1 Cor 14:15 | Out of the miry clay | 145129 | ||
Service is emphasized by some churches, but when properly emphasized, those outside the church may not be aware of it because the members don't perform their acts of service "before men to be noticed by them" (Matthew 6:1, NASB). I was a member of one church in which it was the common practice for a dozen people to show up when someone in the congregation was moving to help with packing and loading the van or to bring food to help those doing the heavy work. This same congregation did not hire a janitor to clean the church building, but members of the congregation took turns vacuuming, mopping, cleaning the bathrooms, and so on. The church always looked very nice and people considered it a blessing to have the opportunity to clean it. The pastor and his team of leaders were also excellent administrators, but again, this does not attract much attention from those outside the church. This church taught that all of the gifts were important and beneficial when properly used. | ||||||
8 | WHO is Hebrews 6:4-11 refering to? | Heb 6:4 | Out of the miry clay | 144268 | ||
Psalm 131 Hello, Doc - I am fairly new to the forum. I have enjoyed your postings, and I think your username is great! I think there is a difference between being "satisfied that we know enough" and "leaving to God the things that we don't understand." What I got out of Hank's post was that there were certain things he had quit struggling with, not that he felt he "knew enough." A scripture that has helped me relax about the things I don't understand is Psalm 131. The first two verses read: "O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty; Nor do I involve myself in great matters, Or in things too difficult for me. Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child rests against his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me." Certainly the child in this verse is going to continue to seek nourishment and to grow, but is no longer struggling. The last verse of the Psalm says, "O Israel, hope in the LORD From this time forth and forever. Sanctuary." My hope is in Him that He will help me to understand everything in His timing - sometime between now and "forever." :) |
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9 | What was so many Samarians baptized? | Acts 8:12 | Out of the miry clay | 143902 | ||
Yes, salvation and water baptism in verse 12 were the result of believing the word of God preached by Philip. Hello, Searcher - Thank you for your reply to my post on Matthew 12:32. I see that you consider that the believers in Samaria were saved at the time of their water baptism in Acts 8:12 because they believed the preaching of Philip. Another experience with the Holy Spirit (the baptism of the Holy Spirit) awaited them when Peter and John arrived and laid hands on them in Acts 8:17. Something observable happened to these believers subsequent to their salvation experience. (...Something dramatic enough to have impressed Simon the sorcerer who ill-advisedly tried to purchase the gift of God). Such a dramatic experience is not a requirement for salvation, but is real and provides the believer with power as described in Acts 1:8. In Christ's love, Out of the miry clay |
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10 | Unpardonable sin | Matt 12:32 | Out of the miry clay | 143835 | ||
Hebrews 6:4-6,9 - For in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it is impossible to renew them again to repentance, since they again crucify to themselves the Son of God and put Him to open shame.... But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way. (NASB) There are very few places in the Bible that imply that it would be impossible for a person to be saved after committing a particular sin. Hebrews 6:6 seems to indicate the impossibility of returning to God after truly knowing Him and then falling away. Yet, in verse 9 the writer appears to offer hope, even in in this situation. Anyway, I cited this verse to support what others have said, that it would be unlikely for a person to commit the unpardonable sin in ignorance. I'm so glad that we have the example of Saul/Paul to show us that even someone who was actively opposing the work of God, trying to eradicate belief in Jesus, can be saved. |
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11 | Thanks but.... | Matt 12:32 | Out of the miry clay | 143833 | ||
Hello, searcher. I agree with you that receiving the Holy Spirit is "automatic" when we are saved. You made an excellent reference to John 16, which describes the work of the Holy Spirit. Some people think of the Holy Spirit only in terms of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, but we should emphasize the person of the Holy Spirit. As to whether there is a "subsequent part," please consider John 20:22 and Acts 1-2. In John 20:22, on the day the empty tomb was discovered, Jesus breathed on the disciples, saying, "Receive the Holy Spirit." They believed in Jesus as the Messiah and were saved. However, on another, later occasion, He told them that they would soon be "baptized with the Holy Spirit" (Acts 1:5). When the disciples were baptized with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, there was a supernatural manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit that was apparent to all who observed. I think that you would agree that this type of manifestation does not always occur when a person receives the Holy Spirit at salvation. I think that the source of ngkh's concern is whether a person, like his brother-in-law, who does not believe in the manifestion of the power of the Holy Spirit as observable gifts is in danger of committing the unpardonable sin. Jesus did not say that failure to believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit was the unpardonable sin, but that the unpardonable sin was _blaspheming_, or speaking against, the Holy Spirit (Matthew 12:31-32). From ngkh's description of his attitude, it appears that his brother-in-law respects both the person and the gifts of the Holy Spirit. I would think that he would not be in danger of committing the unpardonable sin. I agree with others that committing the unpardonable sin is deliberate and reflects an unchangeable hardness of heart toward the truth of God and the salvation He has provided for us through Jesus. I would add that the Holy Spirit's role in this process is crucial and ought not to be denigrated whether the Holy Spirit's work is quiet and apparent only to the individual believer or whether it is so obvious that those affected appear to be drunk as in Acts 2:13-15. |
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12 | noah send the dove from the ark | Gen 8:8 | Out of the miry clay | 141546 | ||
Three times - Genesis 8:8, 8:10, and 8:12.... | ||||||
13 | noah send the dove from the ark | Gen 8:8 | Out of the miry clay | 141545 | ||
The first two times that Noah sent out the dove, it returned, but the third time, the dove did not return again. See Gen 8:12 - "Then he waited another seven days and sent forth the dove, but she did not return to him any more." | ||||||
14 | Did Rebekah actually receive a curse? | Gen 27:27 | Out of the miry clay | 141097 | ||
In Genesis 27:27, Jacob receives a blessing instead of a curse, so there was no curse to pass along to Rebekah. However, after she and Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram (Genesis 28), she did not see her favorite son again in her lifetime. (P. S. I think you meant to reference Genesis 27:13 instead of 26:13.) | ||||||
15 | Background info about each book | Nah 1:1 | Out of the miry clay | 140024 | ||
Thanks! This is helpful... | ||||||
16 | Background info about each book | Nah 1:1 | Out of the miry clay | 139907 | ||
Does anyone know of a good website that provides general background information about each book of the Bible - authorship, dates, etc. | ||||||