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1 | John 10:10 Who is responsible for death? | Rev 1:18 | bible.teacher.jw | 236842 | ||
Dear Sirs, I have found a very interesting answer to this question in the scriptures. As was already mentioned, with Adam's sin, death entered into this world. (Romans 5:12). Recall that God said to Adam in Genesis 2:17 that he would positively die if he ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and bad. Why, after him and his wife had done so, the consequence came over them. That of course does not mean that a young child that loses its life is responsible for its own death; the wise king and prophet Solomon once said that "time and unforeseen occurrence befall us all" (Ecclesiastes 9:11). An accident for example would fall into that category. Some diseases are simply a result of the environment we live in (think about the so-called rich country diseases such as cancer, diabetes or obesity) which is again the result of humans trying to rule themselves completely disregarding God's instructions. As you well mention in your question, God allowed Satan to test Job. He lifted his hand of protection from him in order to answer Satan's taunt that no human would ever serve God when under trial. But who was hurting Job? It was Satan the Devil and not God. As a matter of fact, James 1:13 says "When under trial, let no one say: “I am being tried by God.” For with evil things God cannot be tried nor does he himself try anyone." As a loving father, God has a yearning to resurrect his children (Job 14:14). The reasons why he allows Satan to cause harm at the moment are another lengthy topic to discuss. But what we know is that God will eliminate death as the last enemy and will wipe out every tear, death and suffering from our lives (Revelation 21:3,4). The idea of fate, including the fact that our time of death is predestined, has its origins in Greek and Roman philosophy. There is nothing in the Bible that supports this thesis. If you would like to continue this discussion please reply to this post. Kind regards, Marisa |
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2 | the difference between soul and spirit | Bible general Archive 4 | bible.teacher.jw | 236841 | ||
Hi William, There are another two definitions of the original Hebrew and Greek terms, hope you find these useful. 1- Definition of spirit: The Hebrew word ruach and the Greek pneuma, which are often translated “spirit,” have a number of meanings. All of them refer to that which is invisible to human sight and which gives evidence of force in motion. The Hebrew and Greek words are used with reference to (1) wind, (2) the active life-force in earthly creatures, (3) the impelling force that issues from a person’s figurative heart and that causes him to say and do things in a certain way, (4) inspired utterances originating with an invisible source, (5) spirit persons, and (6) God’s active force, or holy spirit. Examples of scriptures to check meaning: Gen. 2:7: “Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul.” (Notice that this does not say that man was given a soul but that he became a soul, a living person.) 1 Pet. 3:20: “In Noah's days . . . a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water.” 2- Definition of soul: In the Bible, “soul” is translated from the Hebrew nephesh and the Greek psykhe. Bible usage shows the soul to be a person or an animal or the life that a person or an animal enjoys. To many persons, however, “soul” means the immaterial or spirit part of a human being that survives the death of the physical body. Others understand it to be the principle of life. But these latter views are not Bible teachings. Examples of Bible verses to check meaning: Ps. 146:4: “His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.” (The Hebrew word here translated “spirit” is a derivative of ruach. Some translators render it “breath.” When that ruach, or active life-force, leaves the body, the person’s thoughts perish; they do not continue in another realm.) Kind regards, Marisa |
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3 | Jesus,s health | Amos 1:1 | bible.teacher.jw | 236840 | ||
Dear Sir or Madam, While there is no direct answer to that question in the Bible, we can infer the answer from several points that we know about Jesus and his father. Jesus always taught whatever his Father commanded him and he was the ultimate example to imitate in terms of applying these teachings. The bible condemns any sort of excesses including excessive drinking and eating (proverbs 23:20). It also points at certain safety regulations to prevent bodily harm (compare deuteronomy 22:8). Jesus himself supported the idea of receiving medical treatment. In a well-known passage in which he speaks about him being sent for sinners, he says "“Persons in health do not need a physician, but the ailing do." (Mat. 9:12). In addition, the Bible warns of practices that could affect our health such as the consumption of blood, lack of hygiene, sexual promiscuity and others (Gal. 5:19-21). Since these are all Bible principles and Jesus was the perfecter of our faith, i.e. the main example for us to imitate, we can assume that he applied these principles. If you would like to continue this discussion, please reply to this post. Kind regards, Marisa |
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4 | After death do we go straight to heaven | Amos 1:1 | bible.teacher.jw | 236838 | ||
Dear Sir or Madam, Your question is a very interesting one and requires an answer in two steps. The first issue is whether we are resurrected to heaven. Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10 state: For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all, neither do they anymore have wages, because the remembrance of them has been forgotten... All that your hand finds to do, do with your very power, for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol, the place to which you are going. Therefore, according to our creator we have no part in anything anymore when we are dead in Sheol, the common grave of mankind. If we look at Jesus' teachings, when his friend Lazarus died he said to his disciples that Lazarus was sleeping in death. He then resurrected him to life on earth, not to heaven. Psalms 37:29 also says that the righteous people will be resurrected to an earthly life. This is what most of us can look forward - to living on a cleansed earth after our creator eliminates all suffering as promised in Rev. 21:3,4. However, some will get a heavenly resurrection, according to the bible. God's kingdom is being established in the heavens and a limited number of 144,000 have been called by God to a heavenly resurrection in order "to make them be a kingdom and priests to our God, and they are to rule as kings over the earth.” (Rev. 5:9,10). But when? 1 Corinthians 15:23 says "But each one in his own rank: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the Christ during his presence", i.e. first Christ would be resurrected in 33 CE and then the selected ones during his presence. When is that? You can read Jesus' own answer and prophecy in Matthew 24. Now, to sum up, if God is setting up a Kingdom, a government, over the earth, there will be subjects of that kingdom there. And these are those righteous ones that after some time in a state of "sleep" (like Jesus said about Lazarus) will be resurrected to eternal life on earth. If you would like to continue this discussion, please reply to this post. Kind regards, Marisa |
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