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1 | how long did nora preach | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176772 | ||
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2 | how long did nora preach | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176770 | ||
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3 | how long did nora preach | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176767 | ||
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4 | how long did nora preach | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176765 | ||
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5 | how long did nora preach | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176763 | ||
Greetings Degrace, Welcome to the forum! Could you please confirm your question. Thanks, eklektos |
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6 | Knowing vs believing | Heb 11:1 | eklektos | 176761 | ||
Greetings NightJay0044, This is a very good question and deserves more than can be written here. It involves experience and faith and there could be a division of the two that only God can make. Knowledge evolves from believing. Usually, knowing comes from experience. I can say, "I know the Lord will meet my needs because He has never failed to do so", yet, this also comes from believing. Believing or faith comes from something we have not experienced but we have some knowledge that helps us to believe, the Spirit of truth, The Comforter. Read Hebrews chapter 11. Noah believed God that it would rain and he knew it for a certainty when it did. Example: I know I drove to the store yesterday without getting into an accident, I believe I can go to the store today without an accident but I won't know until I get home. This is a good question to all Christians for meditation. What do you know and what do you believe? (Rhetorical) Pro 3:6 "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." I hope this helps, eklektos |
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7 | In MRK 14:25 what VINE was He tlking abt | Bible general Archive 3 | eklektos | 176752 | ||
Greetings Sistasista, Welcome to the forum! The vine Jesus referred to in this passage was the grape vine, literally. He is telling His disciples that this would be His last meal before being put to death. If we look at Mark 14:22 it says, "And as they did eat" would mean that they were already eating and drinking. The same is written in Mat 26:26. Furthermore, Jesus did NOT drink of the vine while He was on the cross. Mark 15:23 says, "but He refused it" and Mat 27:34 says, "and when He had tasted therefore, He would not drink", thus completing the prophecy in Psa 69:21, "... and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink." In Joh 19:30, "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar" does NOT mean that He drank it. So, in Mark 14:25, the vine does NOT refer to the Eucharist, but means just what it says, the grape vine. If you read more into this passage of Scripture, you are in danger of being misled. eklektos |
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8 | What about Jacob-Israel and Ephraim? | Gen 17:6 | eklektos | 176712 | ||
Greetings Hoth, A long time. I'm back again! You wrote, "This is why I see the “multitude of Nations” as being the Christian Anglo-Saxon nations." That is agreeable. The prophesy of descendants as "sand of the sea", if we consider the time that has elapsed from then until now, we would be hard pressed to count the number of descendants of Abraham today, and it is not over yet. This prophecy will not be completely completed until the return of our Lord Jesus, for Abraham's family is continually being born, physically and spiritually as the Lord blesses. eklektos |
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9 | What about Jacob-Israel and Ephraim? | Gen 17:6 | eklektos | 175827 | ||
Greetings Hoth, In speaking of the nations, other than Israel and Judah, as you first asked, who do you see these multitudes of nations to be? eklektos |
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10 | Is it sin to eat lobster? | Rom 14:14 | eklektos | 175549 | ||
Greetings Searcher, Yes, that is precisely what Rom 14:14 says. Choice. "but he didn't do it in front of those who could not." This might better be stated as: but he didn't do it in front of those who would not. eklektos |
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11 | Is it sin to eat lobster? | Rom 14:14 | eklektos | 175545 | ||
Greetings I'homme humble, (Rom 14:14) I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. eklektos |
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12 | What about Jacob-Israel and Ephraim? | Gen 17:6 | eklektos | 175541 | ||
Greetings HOTH, Please forgive the tardy response, I have been in California visiting my Mother and Sister. You asked in post 175126: "We know how the promise of the “Seed” was fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ. How was the promise of “a multitude of nations” fulfilled?" I think you may be taking this as 'literal nations' that would evolve from Abraham's seed. The Supremacy of God among "All the Nations" "If you are Christ's then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise" (Galatians 3: 7,29). This is how Paul saw Abraham's blessing coming to the nations. It came through Christ who was the seed of Abraham. By faith people are united to Christ and inherit the blessing of Abraham. "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law... that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles" (Galatians 3:13-14). So the promise of Genesis 12:3 comes true as the missionaries of the Christian church extend the message of the gospel to all the families of the earth." (http://www.strategicnetwork.org) Look at it not that Abraham fathered many nations but to the nations he is a father. Hope this helps, eklektos |
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13 | What nations did Sarah mother? | Gen 17:6 | eklektos | 174896 | ||
Greetings HOTH, Yes, the covenant was between God and Abraham, not God and Sarah. So, the promise also included the tribes of Ishmael plus Isaac. Gen 17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. But the promise of the "seed", leading to Christ, was to Abraham through Sarah in Isaac, not with Hagar, for the blood line would be impure, for Hagar was Egyptian. Thus, what we call "half-breed". But in your previous question you asked about the OTHER nations that did not include Israel. "Gen 17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his ""seed"" after him. Gen 17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." (Double quotes( "" "" ) are mine to show emphasis.) The promise of many nations was fulfilled in Isaac and Ishmael. However, the SEED was the covenant for Christ. Isaac, the seed, was born to lead us through to the lineage of Christ. We know that Isaac gave his blessing on Jacob and not Esau. So, the "seed" continued through Jacob (Gen 27). Jacob was renamed to Israel. And the promise in Gen 17:16 were the 12 twelve tribes of Israel (Jacob)[the seed]. "Gen 35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: Gen 35:23 The sons of Leah; [Reuben], Jacob's firstborn, and [Simeon], and [Levi], and [Judah], and [Issachar], and [Zebulun]: Gen 35:24 The sons of Rachel; [Joseph], and [Benjamin]: Gen 35:25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; [Dan], and [Naphtali]: Gen 35:26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; [Gad], and [Asher]: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram. Gen 35:27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned. Gen 35:28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years. Gen 35:29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him." Brackets [] are mine to highlight the beginnings of the twelve tribes. Thus, overall, the "many nations" (Gen 17:4,5) included both the twelve nations and the Arab nations. Therefore, after all that, the nations through Sarah were only the twelve. Does this help? eklektos |
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14 | what are white, purple, and linen for | Is 1:18 | eklektos | 174891 | ||
Greetings Worshipbee, Scarlet, purple and linen: used as a symbol for majesty. Exo 26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. Scarlet is used for wealth, warmth, sin and the Blood of Christ. Isa 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. Isa 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: Isa 1:20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. White has always been used for a sign of purity: Rev 3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy. Rev 19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Linen. Cloth made from flax. Several different Hebrew words are rendered linen, which may denote different fabrics of linen or different modes of manufacture. Egypt was the great centre of the linen trade. Some linen, made from the Egyptian byssus, a flax that grew on the banks of the Nile, was exceedingly soft and of dazzling whiteness. This linen has been sold for twice its weight in gold. Sir J.G. Wilkinson says of it, "The quality of the fine linen fully justifies all the praises of antiquity, and excites equal admiration at the present day, being to the touch comparable to silk, and not inferior in texture to our finest cambric." (Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884)) eklektos |
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15 | what does scarlet mean? | Prov 31:21 | eklektos | 174889 | ||
Greetings Worshipbee, Pro 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. "The literal sense is, that if her household are clothed in scarlet in common; much more may it be thought that coarse and suitable garments would be provided for them, to protect them from the cold in winter." (John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible) Some commentaries use the words "double woven", for warmth, and since the preceding part of this verse has to do with the snow and cold weather, this also is sensible. And some say for ease of seeing a loved one from the white snow and the difference than the white clothing one would wear in the summer. Scarlet is also used to show a sign of wealth, and in context of these verses in Pro 31, we will stay with the wealth of the love that a woman has for her family. The subject is of her household and her care for them, so beyond the context any other use of the word is useless. Spiritually, the household could mirror the church and we are all covered by the scarlet blood of Christ. eklektos |
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16 | What nations did Abraham father? | Gen 17:6 | eklektos | 174887 | ||
Greetings HOTH, Welcome to the forum. Sons of Abraham through Keturah: Gen 25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. Gen 25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. Gen 25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim. Gen 25:4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah. Gen 25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac. Gen 25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country. "The second wife of Abraham (Gen 25:1; 1Ch 1:32 f). According to the Biblical tradition, he contracted this second marriage after the death of Sarah (compare Gen 23), and very likely after the marriage of Isaac (compare Gen 24). It is not improbable that, as some writers have suggested, this change in the life of his son prompted Abraham to remarry in order to overcome the feeling of lonesomeness caused by Isaac's entering the state of matrimony. 1Ch 1:32 (and also Gen 25:6) shows us that Keturah was not considered to be of the same dignity as Sarah who, indeed, was the mother of the son of promise, and, for obvious reasons, the sons of Abraham's concubines were separated from Isaac. She was the mother of 6 sons representing Arab tribes South and East of Palestine (Gen 25:1-6), so that through the offspring of Keturah Abraham became “the father of many nations.”" (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) The prophesy God foretold Hagar about Ishmael: "Gen 16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Hope this helps in your studies, eklektos |
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17 | Did Cain marry one of his sisters? | Eph 5:25 | eklektos | 174763 | ||
Greetings Magellan, Consider the following per you post 174645? Please observe that some of the following is not explicitly written in the Word of God. I am not adding to the Word of God but trying to expound on some given facts that are written. In the Scriptures the lineage of the genealogies that are mostly enhanced upon are those that point to Christ, and or, are instructional by example. Sometimes starting with the firstborn but mostly the more significant member of the lineage and the lesser prominent roles in God’s design of history are listed as other sons and daughters. For instance, Mat. 1:2, Jacob is mentioned but not Esau. Jacob being the significant in the lineage. Therefore, the least significant may not have even been recorded. When these lesser prominent ones were born is not always told either. This is most evident in the genealogies of Chronicles were some names are listed but not all have much of their history expounded upon. Moreover, sometimes the order of listings is yet different again. In 1 Chr 2:1 we see the tribe of Judah, the lineage of Christ, is listed forth in order. In (Gen 5:3) “And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:”. So, Adam was 130 years old when he had Seth. This could give way for many less prominent persons to be born within that period of time. Hypothetically, if Adam and Eve started having children at the age of 18 and if each male offspring mated with a sister and those in turn, had at least 4 children, and they in turn had children at 18 years old, the population would expand to be around 254 when Adam turned 126 years old. Therefore, Cain’s remark about being slain in Gen 4:14 has merit. If we calculate this formula until Adam was at the age of 576 and all the offspring had 4 children the population would be around 8 billion. That is just mathematically if all things remained constant. These are more likely possibilities that can be used as to Cain’s wife and his worries about ‘whoever finds him will kill him’. In Gen.4:4 it tells us that Abel took the firstlings (plural) of his flock. Now, two sheep with an offspring is not considered a flock. These offerings to the Lord most likely were at each season of the offspring and harvest. There had to be sufficient time for the use of the word “flock”. Therefore it could have been many seasons before this particular event took place for the Scripture says in Gen 4:3 “And in the process of time it came to pass”. This use of this phrase does not have a time period related to it. Some say it was a week some say it was a year but you can’t raise a flock in a week or a year, so the time span must have been many seasons or years. Therefore using this as a long period of time and the idea that Cain and Abel have offered sacrifices to the Lord each season, the event of the offering in Gen 4:3 has no basis that this is the first time they ever offered their sacrifices. Now concerning Adam’s other sons and daughters, in Gen chapter 5, it is listed as “The book of the generations of Adam. One will notice that Cain and Abel are not listed in the genealogies. This is also true in 1 Chr 1:1. The ‘lineage’ starts with Seth. Cain was outcast by God, and Able was dead, therefore the lineage that was of a concern toward Christ, was Seth and not being listed, Cain and Able, doesn’t mean they didn’t exist. This could also be true about the “other sons and daughters” during the times that Cain and Able were still living family members. In Gen 4:17 “And Cain knew his wife...”, ( Keil and Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament) comments: “ The text assumes it as self-evident that she accompanied him in his exile; also, that she was a daughter of Adam, and consequently a sister of Cain.” Notice in Gen 4:1 when Cain was born, Eve states, “I have gotten a man from the Lord” … a man, not a seed. When Seth was born Eve states in Gen 4:25 “God hath appointed me another seed instead of Able...”. Able was the “seed” but was killed. Seth became the “another seed”, used here to indicate a significant character in the lineage, which leads us to Christ (Luke 3:38). Division of families: Does not always include the listing of family members. Consider the separation of Abraham and Lot. (Gen 13:10) And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. (Gen 13:11) Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. This important family separation does not list Lot’s wife either or even if he had one at the time of separation or married and sired while in Sodom. Yet we know of their flight from Sodom being four of them. Thanks for your attention, eklektos |
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18 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | eklektos | 174689 | ||
Dear Luke, I do not come to you with a sharp tongue but with a spirit of gentleness that you may have a better understanding to some of your statements. It was the purpose for God to let His Son go to the cross and to have the Jews do what they did. Jesus Himself says, "Father forgive them for they know not what the do." And they didn't, for we read in Romans 11:25 that God blinded the Jews to the truth. The cross was and is for all persons, Jew and Gentile. The root of the tree is Christ and the branches are His people, the Jews, and a wild branch, the Gentiles, has been grafted in so that we may partake of that root, that is Christ. We are admonished not to think of ourselves to highly lest we be severed from the tree as the natural branches were. The Scripture has to do with nations of people but it is also applicable to an individual for we are all accountable for our deeds also. (Rom 11:17-25 CEV) "You Gentiles are like branches of a wild olive tree that were made to be part of a cultivated olive tree. You have taken the place of some branches that were cut away from it. And because of this, you enjoy the blessings that come from being part of that cultivated tree. (18) But don't think you are better than the branches that were cut away. Just remember that you are not supporting the roots of that tree. Its roots are supporting you. (19) Maybe you think those branches were cut away, so that you could be put in their place. (20) That's true enough. But they were cut away because they did not have faith, and you are where you are because you do have faith. So don't be proud, but be afraid. (21) If God cut away those natural branches, couldn't he do the same to you? (22) Now you see both how kind and how hard God can be. He was hard on those who fell, but he was kind to you. And he will keep on being kind to you, if you keep on trusting in his kindness. Otherwise, you will be cut away too. (23) If those other branches will start having faith, they will be made a part of that tree again. God has the power to put them back. (24) After all, it wasn't natural for branches to be cut from a wild olive tree and to be made part of a cultivated olive tree. So it is much more likely that God will join the natural branches back to the cultivated olive tree. (25) My friends, I don't want you Gentiles to be too proud of yourselves. So I will explain the mystery of what has happened to the people of Israel. Some of them have become stubborn, and they will stay like that until the complete number of you Gentiles has come in." So brother, I have said that to say this, "If you speak against those that, 'rejected and demanded the crucificion (sp) of there own King', you are speaking against the plan of salvation itself. For Christ said, "I lay down my life". Brother, it would be best not to speak against the Divine plan of Grace that God Himself ordained. It is for this reason that He came into this world. We are to be at peace with our Jewish brethren that we may be held blameless. Salvation is a Gift for All that will accept it. With this Gift comes freedom from being in bondage under the Old Laws. We are to be a ”living sacrifice” unto our Lord. eklektos |
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19 | where is a verse about rainbows | Amos 1:1 | eklektos | 174622 | ||
Greetings Teresa, About rainbows: (Gen 9:13) I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth. eklektos |
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20 | Can wives be older than husbands? | Eph 5:25 | eklektos | 174613 | ||
Dear Ashind, Welcome to the forum. If you have struggled with this dilemma for seven years and are still looking for a legal excuse to go forward with marriage and you are aware that this union will cause great strife in the church and great lose in the man's ministry and life, then your answer is clear. Christ has not called us to foster ill will but has bought us to be one church united in Him. Although the following Scripture, mainly, has to do with food and drink, it also applies to "everything" we do in Christ. Rom 14:19-23 (CEV) "We should try to live at peace and help each other have a strong faith. Don't let your appetite destroy what God has done. All foods are fit to eat, but it is wrong to cause problems for others by what you eat. It is best not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that causes problems for other followers of the Lord. What you believe about these things should be kept between you and God. You are fortunate, if your actions don't make you have doubts. But if you do have doubts about what you eat, you are going against your beliefs. And you know that is wrong, because anything you do against your beliefs is sin." Dear sister: God loves us all and He wants His children to live in peace with respect to all men. If, at all possible, heed the warnings of those in your social atmosphere and be an example to them with all love and by your example you may bring some into the kingdom of God. Proclaim openly your willingness to follow Christ and stand boldly for Him. Often times, a legal thing to do is not the best thing to do. the best to you, eklektos |
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