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1 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224508 | ||
Brad, To quote the FIRST COUNCIL OF NICAEA - 325 AD THE PROFESSION OF FAITH OF THE 318 FATHERS We believe in one God the Father all powerful, maker of all things both seen and unseen. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten begotten from the Father, that is from the substance [Gr. ousias, Lat. substantia] of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten [Gr. gennethenta, Lat. natum] not made [Gr. poethenta, Lat. factum], CONSUBSTANTIAL [Gr. homoousion, Lat. unius substantiae (quod Graeci dicunt homousion)] with the Father, through whom all things came to be, both those in heaven and those in earth; for us humans and for our salvation he came down and became incarnate, became human, suffered and rose up on the third day, went up into the heavens, is coming to judge the living and the dead. And in the holy Spirit. And those who say "there once was when he was not", and "before he was begotten he was not", and that he came to be from things that were not, or from another hypostasis [Gr. hypostaseos] or substance [Gr. ousias, Lat. substantia], affirming that the Son of God is subject to change or alteration these the catholic and apostolic church anathematises. Not all of this is real clear to me but not scripture either. Take a look at this inventory of scripture. It is too numerous for me to post here, but is a very thorough account on the Trinity. http://www.heaven.net.nz/writings/trinity-02.htm? I am still reading through it myself. Richard |
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2 | gabriel to parakletos ? | Is 29:11 | findrichard | 224507 | ||
If you read the verse above verse 12 Isaiah 29:11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. The vision on the scroll is explained in the beginning of chapter 29. Read the whole chapter and it will become clear. That verse is not talking about a scroll, it is using a scroll in an example to explain the hearts of the people. They have turned away from God refusing to listen to and follow his direction. Isaiah 29:10-14 10 The LORD has brought over you a deep sleep: He has sealed your eyes (the prophets); he has covered your heads (the seers). 11 For you this whole vision is nothing but words sealed in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say to him, "Read this, please," he will answer, "I can't; it is sealed." 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, "Read this, please," he will answer, "I don't know how to read." 13 The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. [b] 14 Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish." Verse 14 explains their inability to think clearly. |
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3 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | findrichard | 224505 | ||
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4 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224479 | ||
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5 | was man made for worship? | John 4:23 | findrichard | 224476 | ||
To worship God is my greatest pleasure. Exodus 8:1 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and say to him, 'This is what the LORD says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. Matthew 4:10 Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' " John 4:23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. Acts 24:14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our fathers as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect Romans 12:1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship |
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6 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224474 | ||
Brad, Jehovah's Witness do not believe Jesus was created by God. They believe John 1:1 is speaking of Jesus, however they translate "the Word was God" as "the Word was a god". But at the same time they believe there is only one true God. The way they resolve this is they say Jesus was an angle and went back to Heaven as an angle. But they recognize all power and authority of Jesus as Lord of Lord, King of Kings, savior, the only way to eternal life. We know that the definition of angle is messenger, so they are not speaking heresy from that stand point, but just as illogical as calling him a god. A lot of their beliefs rely on a lot of illogical conclusions. They violate the rules of logic, in other words, they accept a lot of assumptions as fact, while these assumptions contradict or ignore clear understanding of other scripture. No I am not a Jehovah's Witness, but I did study with with a well educated one for over six months. We went through their Bible Teach publication. It forced me to dig into scripture to confirm or deny their claims. For some I agree with, others are a possibility but not definitive, but most are in contradiction to clear scripture. Their core beliefs are Christian and therefore I believe they are saved by grace through faith. |
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7 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224472 | ||
Brad, how do you know that from "..." | ||||||
8 | Proverbs 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224469 | ||
You have received two very good answers already, assuming you are already a Christian. If that is the fact, you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you as your guide. I quote: John 14:26 "But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you." He can't remind you of what you have not heard or read so read you Bible. You need to strengthen your faith which is done by reading scripture. To quote Romans 10:17 "Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ." So yes read and study your Bible daily, particularly the New Testament. You should be reading through this scripture from front to end over and over for the rest of your life hear on earth. Now don't just read it, do what it says, again quoting scripture: James 1:22 "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." You must agree that whatever you exercise will get stronger - just common sense. Now the stronger your faith becomes the easier it will become for you to discern God's will for you. |
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9 | What is the Greek wd 4 firstborn | Col 1:15 | findrichard | 224467 | ||
Searcher, I think you meant to say Cain was the first borne human. Genesis 4:1 Adam lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth [c] a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. |
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10 | please check my calculation | Gen 11:26 | findrichard | 224466 | ||
Azure, Ok from the flood, you got it. | ||||||
11 | please check my calculation | Gen 11:26 | findrichard | 224457 | ||
Azure, If you can post your calculations it would be a lot easier to check, but you you made me curious so I asked the internet that question and here is what I found. Answers.com: According to Genesis, Noah was born 1056 years after Adam was created. At the time of his birth, all his direct ancestors were still alive, except Adam, Seth and Enoch. Again, according to Genesis, Noah lived 950 years. Abraham was born 1948 years after creation. So, he was born 892 years after the birth of Noah, who was still alive until Abraham was about 58 years old, although it appears they never met. Here is the break down I pulled from another site: Adam to Seth 130 to Enos 105 to Cainan 90 to Mahala 70 to Jared 65 to Enoch 162 to Methuselah 65 to Lamech 187 to Noah 182 totals 1056 years. From Noah to Shem 500 to Arphaxad 102 to Salah 35 to Eber 30 to Peleg 34 to Reu 30 to Serug 32 to Nahor 30 to Terah 29 to Abram 70 totals 892 years. Hopes this helps (and is accurate) |
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12 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | findrichard | 224425 | ||
Beja, Thanks for your attempt at kindness. I will tell you in brotherly love that there is nothing kind about falsely judging one's motives and intents as evil. In fact it is quite distasteful to be slandered as you have done so to me once again. Please get your finger out of my eye, it hurts. Please consider carefully the following scripture designed to build up not tear down. 1 Corinthians 13: 1If I speak in the tongues[a] of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,[b] but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. |
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13 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | findrichard | 224424 | ||
Searcher, sorry I don't know how my reply to you became 3 dots, but I will send you my thoughts again. It was not I who called the Sabbath the Lord's Holy Day, it was Isaiah in Isaiah 58:13. Isaiah did this not because the Lord established the Sabbath as holy in the law of Moses, but God made the Sabbath holy on the seventh day of creation. Now if God make the Sabbath holy, who can make it no longer holy? Silly question, only God can change what God has established. If anyone knows where in the Bible God removes that distinction from the Sabbath, I would love to know about it. I am not talking about assumptions where one supposition becomes the only possible conclusion. The fact that many here have jumped to the conclusion I am trying to change what day we worship is a perfect example of our inability to judge correctly. I would never suggest such a thing. If one were to ask me, Richard what day do you think we should be worshiping? I would reply, well every day of course, for that is what the New Testament Christians did and is the desire the Holy Spirit has put in me. What could be better than to be able to just walk down the street to the local gathering of Christians every day after work and join into the singing of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Yes I am a dreamer. | ||||||
14 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | findrichard | 224422 | ||
azurelaw, you are right, I stand corrected. Curses was a bad word choice. Sorry, just a sinner saved by grace here. Being new to these forums, I was expecting a more positive spirit. It seems to me that as ambassadors for Christ we would spend our energies trying to reconcile scriptural truth in order to build each other up in the faith. This contradicting of one scripture with another is quite distasteful to me and I will not indulge in it. The seeming contradictions are because of our imperfect understanding, lets put off pride and see if we can come to terms with some of it for the glory of God. I do not think he is glorified in pitting one scripture against another. How can we expect to unify a world in Christ if we ourselves can not unify under one faith? I am not looking for an argument here but unity in the truth. Can't we as reasonable adults express our thoughts to each other without condemnation? Sincere or not, that was no way for a Christian to behave toward another believer or even toward a pagan for that matter. Somewhere I remember someone saying "Love your neighbor and love your enemy" To God be the glory, Amen. | ||||||
15 | Christians who convert to other faiths? | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224419 | ||
lionheart, You are correct losing salvation is not the same thing as turning away from God and therefore rejecting salvation. The very nature of faith tells us we cannot lose our salvation. And the teachings of Jesus himself tells us we are capable of rejecting his Lordship in our lives. Can we claim the Lord's salvation and reject his Lordship? I think not. God bless | ||||||
16 | Greetings to all on this Lord's Holy Day | Is 58:13 | findrichard | 224418 | ||
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17 | Can a believer lose their salvation? | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224410 | ||
Mary, Judas was not a believer as stated in John 6:64 "Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him." This is what Peter said about the matter in Acts 1:24-25 Then they prayed, "Lord, you know everyone's heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen 25to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs." This scripture may answer your more general question concerning salvation. Matthew 13:20-21 20The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. |
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18 | Christians who convert to other faiths? | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224409 | ||
Revelation 20:10-12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. Revelation 20:15 If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire John 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Matthew 13:20-21 20The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. |
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19 | Something about Cruelty in the Bible | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224408 | ||
Mary, it may be easier to think of this from a earthly perspective. Assume for a moment that you were walking down a busy street in the city having just completed you shopping. A gang of young men attacked you, took your purse and everything you just purchased. Then a few of the men began to physically assault you and you thought you were going to die. You looked around crying for help hoping others would come to your rescue, but they just watched and had pity for you. About the time you gave up hope and resigned to the fact you were going to die, a couple other men came to your rescue, they struck and killed your attackers. Now who would you appreciate more? Would it be the crowd calmly watching, having pity on you but not wanting to engage in any violence? Or would it be the men who killed your attackers? In the same way God, our creator, who loves us with more love than we are able to fully comprehend, could not stand by with pity. Out of love for his people he had to intercede for their protection. God continued to protect and rescue those who lived peacefully on his earth from the ones who chose an evil, violent, predatory lifestyle. Now if you agree with God's motives then don't judge his actions, for who can know better than God! | ||||||
20 | tattoos | Bible general Archive 4 | findrichard | 224401 | ||
Leviticus 19:28 " 'Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD" |
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