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1	many are called but only few are chosen	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213517
	I am not saying that. It is the condition of the heart...not the maturity. We are all called to ministry in one form or another. No part of the body of Christ is useless. However, the closer one keeps to the vine, the better the fruit, and the better the fruit (or character development, the more effective we can minister. Now we can do nothing without Him in any case. One can be called to minister to others early on but that ministry will expand and grow (not necessarily in numbers but in blessing, power and truth) as the person grows on the vine (so to speak)and matures. If you look at the life of the apostles. They were apostles immediately. But when you observe as time went on, as they matured and became more self-controlled and the fruit of their own personal lives matured, the power of the Lord was able to flow through them more powerfully than at first, simply because in their maturity they were more yielded. Near the end of their earthly lives, people were healed by standing in their shadow or receiving pieces of cloth that they had previously touched. This was not because they had their own power, but because the Lord was able to minister more powerfully through their yielded personalities. I believe we must realize that we know little and always be pliable and willing to learn until the Lord takes us home. I also believe, as our fruit begins to come in, and our character begins to develop, we are more and more useful to His cause. I also believe that there are some who are ever learning but never comeing to the truth because they think Jesus' words are great but they do not apply them to their lives and so every time they learn anything, they quickly forget and have to start all over again (II Timothy 3:1-7). For these, their fruit develops very little or not at all. Some may be saved, but they will enter in empty-handed...others are not saved at all. Those who go in empty-handed are those who never mature by disciplining themselves and never accomplishing their call, but they still enter in (See II Corinthians 3:11-15) but alone. (I Corinthians 11:31) Yes, we are saved by faith alone. But we are saved to do certain works (Ephesians 2:9-10). I don't believe we can do effective works unless we are developing fruit or character. Now as far as we limiting God to whether or not He can choose us. Absolutely not. I don't mean that at all. Paul is a perfect example of that. But the Lord also says that if we are lukewarm he will vomit us up. Someone in that condition, for example, is in danger of eternal damnation, never mind ministry. I hope this clarifies what I am meaning here. -Itiswritten
2	many are called but only few are chosen	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213513
	Dear Doc, We are not saved by merit, but we must respond, repent and receive our salvation. He doesn't just drop it on everyone whether repentant or not. However, I do believe that He gives more responsibility as we are faithful with the little He starts us with. Case in point, look at Matthew 25:14-30. I believe this shows that the first two are given more responsibility in accordance with their faithfulness with what they were first given and the third is as you say, cast out. However for the first two, one is given more responsibility than the other according to what each has done with what he did receive at first. Also, verse 29, I believe speaks of gratitude. When it says "from him that hath not, what he hath...in other words the person thinks he has not... he is ungrateful for the little he has, and so loses what little he has. This, I believe, reveals ingrattitude. According to this parable, I believe the first two are examples of the saved, the third one is cast out, as far as I understand it. I could be wrong, but this is what I believe it means- Itiswritten
3	The Prettiest "New American Bible"?	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213510
	Sorry - I did not mean "pretty" as is beautiful or lovely to look at but as is one of the more understandable versions to read. I prefer to encourage a person to read the Word no matter where it may be found, as long as it is a good translation, not criticize their attitude whether mature or immature. Sorry for the misunderstanding...I used an expression that was a poor choice of word. - Itiswritten
4	many are called but only few are chosen	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213508
	Dear St., Read from Matthew 20:1-16 and Matthew 22:1-14. If you read the parable just before this statement I believe it gives us the clue. In each parable we see the gratefulness and respect, or lack thereof, of the persons who are approached. I believe the Lord choses those for ministry who have a right heart with Him. Many may be called, but not everyone responds with a heart of gratitude and true repentance and respect for and obedience to His Word; everyone is not necessarily faithful and steadfast. This is what I believe it means...not that the others are not saved, but He calls many to service, but depending on the behavior of the called, only a few are chosen. You may or may not agree, but this is what I believe it means. I hope this is helpful to you. -Itiswritten
5	The Prettiest "New American Bible"?	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213503
	Dear Andrewset, If you look online at www.Christianbook.com you will probably be able to find one that you like. The New American Translation of the Bible is a good translation and that's what is most important. It is also a pretty understandable version. Don't simply keep it as an ornament, though. Really get into it. To get to know the Word of the Lord is a treasure beyond measure. -Itiswritten
6	Jesus unheard of in the old testament!!!	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213498
	Dear Mloveism, Tell your friend: The entire Old Testament points to Jesus, the Christ. Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promise of the Old Testament (Matthew 5:17). Just to mention a few of the very many Scriptures concerning Him: He is called (title) Immanuel or Emmanuel which means "God with us" (Isaiah 7:15; 8:8 and Matthew 1:23) and if Isaiah 52:13 through 53:12 does not describe what He did for us and what He suffered...it describes no one. Check it out for yourself. If he/she is sincere, please have him/her read both Testaments thoroughly and then criticize it. The Name "Jesus" is the Greek-American translation of the name which means "Savior." He is not named, by name in the Old Testament. An angel told Mary and Joseph to name Him that name when He would be born into this world. IN the Old Testament He is called Savior, Deliverer, Prince of Peace, Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6) If a person really wants the truth, he/she should thoroughly investigate before he/she criticizes. Really read the Old and New Testament and then make your criticisms. You may be very surprised. The Word of God tells us that if we seek Him with out whole heart, we will find him (Psalm 119:2 and II Chron. 15:15)I wish this person well in his/her quest. I pray that the Spirit of God will show him/her the truth of His Word and Who Jesus truly is. In His Name, Itiswritten
7	God being totally committed to man	Bible general Archive 4	itiswritten	213497
	Dear Endie, I have found a few Scriptures that show the Lord's committment to each individual that will come to Him. I suggest that you not only read these particular verses, but also the verses before and after them: The first is that God so loved the world that He sent His only-begotten Son... (John 3:16); the next is where He tells us that He will never leave nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5); and the third and fourth have to do with the fact that when Jesus was going to ascend to His Father, He promised not to leave us orphans but to send us the Holy Spirit to be with us forever, which is found in (John 14:18 and 16:7). I hope this is helpful to you- Itiswritten.
8	A fanatic, a zealot or a prophet?	Titus 1:1	itiswritten	204950
	I have also experienced a similar situation. I have led a woman's Bible study for over 25 years. Many of the women who have been involved were new believers and I tend to be very protective toward them. For about 15 years I struggled with a woman who seemed to have prophetic gifts and was very demonstrative and vocal. She tended to manipulate and meddle and try to tell people what to do, but she would use the Word of the Lord and had supernatural insights that were hard to ignore. I struggled with judging her, yet I would constantly have to correct her with the Word when she would seem to go way too far in telling some of the less mature women what the "Lord" wanted them to do. It kept me on my toes ALL the time. Often I felt as though she was trying to shove a whole turkey down the throat of a new born babe and giving them tasks that they were yet unable to achieve, setting them up for unattainable "works" from which they may truly find as stumbling block to their spiritual growth. I love the Word of God and I use my gift of teaching His Word always with love and the leading of the Holy Spirit...not my own agenda. I would have to constantly have to call her on her actions concerning other members and I would go to the Lord on this many times. She was big on displaying tongues, prophecy etc. but I felt she did not have enough respect for the Word nor did she seem to hem herself in by it. She was rude, she was self-serving, she would do things that would cause the women's families to become upset...particularly husbands. Yet she KNEW things that could only be known supernaturally. One day the Lord finally answered my prayers for what was I dealing with. I can't believe I didn't see it all that time as it was clearly in His Word all along. The Lord called me by name and said You don't know them by their power, but by their fruit. I cannot explain why I was so deceived for so long when, as a "teacher" of His Word, I should have realized much sooner. Here is the Scripture: Matthew 7: 15-20 NKJV, [15] Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. [16] You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? [17] Even so, every good tree bears good fruit but a bad tree bears bad fruit. [18] A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. [19] Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. [20] THEREFORE BY THEIR FRUITS YOU WILL KNOW THEM. Her supernatural abilities and showy, pushy and dominant personality were such that they blinded me from realizing my judgment should be discerned by judging her fruit. Whether deliberate or misguided, though she may even have believed that she was hearing from the Lord, she often was not. (Psychics also often believe their gift is from God yet it is demonic), or she may be hearing from her own spirit. Whatever the case may be probably because she was negligent in her respect for His Word, she was led astray and causing havoc in the lives of others in the body of Christ.
9	Salvation message of Jesus	Mark	itiswritten	204747
	Dear Lookinforacity, You will find this scripture in Mark 16:15 -itiswritten
10	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	146114
	Dear EdB, I don't think I said that angels are genderless. What I did was refer to the Scripture where Jesus said that they did not marry and that the references in Scripture that have any thing to do with angels and gender seem to imply masculine. However, the Scriptures do not go into detail on the subject as far as I know. Angels are created to live for ever and we are not told that they ever have children, so there is no need for marriage. I also do not recall saying that we will become genderless in heaven but we will no longer have a need to marry or be married as we will no longer have children as we do on this earth in the flesh. We will still have relationships with others and will know our loved ones in heaven, but we each will have our own independence and will not be legally bound with any one person. We will be free from physical needs (need for shelter, money, heat or cold, physical weakness, hunger, etc.)and so we may pursue whatever God has for us to do and enjoy without being dependent on another for that privilege. Yet we will be able to fellowship at will. I hope that clears up my meaning. I am not the voice of God and I certainly do not have all the answers, but I do not believe I meant what you seem to believe I said. -Itiswritten
11	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	146092
	Dear BKB2002, According to the Scriptures the angels are not male and female as we are. (See Matthew 22:23-30) However, they are referred to as masculine, warriors, an army, etc. -Itiswritten
12	was the name Jesus given before Christ?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	146091
	Dear Ricachief, Jesus was the name told to Jesus' earthly parents that they were to give him. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek. Jesus was His name. We know it as such because that is how it is translated into English from the Greek. In the Old Testament, if it were translated from the Hebrew, it would be translated Joshua. Jesus is the Jewish Messiah. In Greek, that same title is translated into English as Christ. So, Christ is not so much His name as it is His title. He is the Messiah or the Christ. -Itiswritten
13	Who wrote the King James Version?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	146090
	Dear Confused Catholic, In 1525 an earlier English translation of the Bible was made called the "Tyndale Bible." It was a good translation as it was translated directly from the original Greek and Hebrew into English. Some others had been translated from the original Greek and Hebrew into Latin and then into English. In the year 1611, King James of England ordered an updated version be translated from the Tyndale...but in such a way as to unify the Presbyterian (Scottish) version and the Episcopal (English) version. It is a good translation but now that the English (as it was then) is not used in the same way today, it is difficult for some readers today to understand it. The King James Bible is just our translation of what God gave to many men in the past as I see others in this forum have explained to you. God inspired the Bible to many individuals through the years and actually the Bible is made up of 66 books. The Roman Catholic version has a few more added to these 66, which are a few more books known collectively as the "apocrypha." All of these extra books are from the Old Testament. Somewhere in the year 300-, the Emperor Constantine called a church council and all the Bishops at the time came together and decided on the Canon for all Christians to decide which would be the books of our Bible today. This incorporated all of the Books of the Old Testament (which Jesus would have been familiar with) plus which New Testament writings should be incorporated in the Canon. It resulted in the Bible we have today. You know the Apostles did not have the Gospels we have today. They had not yet been written. Two of the Apostles (Matthew and John) wrote Gospels and two others (Mark and Luke) wrote the other two. Luke also wrote the Book of Acts and Paul, Peter, John, Jude, and others wrote the epistles, which were letters to the Churches. To get a good handle on the development of the church and the Bible, I suggest a book called "The Bible in Plain Language," by B.Shelley for a fair rendition of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, which is clear and easy to understand and also "Halley's Bible Handbook" by Henry H. Halley, which explains each book of the Bible (whatever version you may use) and has archaeological and historical information even concerning modern versions of the Bible and which are good translations etc. I hope this is helpful to you Sincerely, Itiswritten
14	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120609
	Dear Hank, You are correct. Itiswritten.
15	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120573
	Dear Ed, Yes, to clarify ...it is my opinion. I did not say it is definitely fact. I just gave my opinion as food for thought by what I thought the Scripture was implying. It was merely a comment on my part. Itiswritten.
16	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120528
	Dear EdB, I did not see this as a statement but I personally see the statement as IMPLYING that angels are genderless as they do not procreate. So, they have no need of gender. They are immortal as they are. Humans are mortal beings. In this body, we have gender so that we can come together for the purpose of continuing the human race. And this comment is only in addition to the former statements. Itiswritten.
17	who didnt die	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120505
	Dear Angel Babe 2001, As far as I know, there were two persons according to the Scriptures that we are told did not die: (1) Enoch- Genesis 5:24, and (2) Elijah- II Kings 2:11-12. I hope this is helpful. Itwritten.
18	who didnt die	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120504
	Dear Angel Babe 2001, As far as I know, there were two persons according to the Scriptures that we are told did not die: (1) Enoch- Genesis 5:24, and (2) Elijah- II Kings 2:11-12. I hope this is helpful. Itwritten.
19	Do Angels have Genders? Male and Female?	Bible general Archive 2	itiswritten	120486
	In addition to what has already been mentioned, I would like to add one more Scripture to what is already mentioned concerning the gender of angels. Though in these Scriptures, Jesus is answering a question about the resurrection, the genderlessness of angels is implied: In Matthew 22:23-33 Jesus is questioned about the resurrection and in His answer He mentions that (Matt. 22:29-30) they were making a mistake because they did not understand the power of God nor did they understand the Scriptures and implied that the angels of God do not marry nor are they given in marriage...in other words they are not male and female as humans are. This same incident is also recorded in Mark 12:18-27. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten
20	filled and upon mean the same thing	John 7:39	itiswritten	113371
	Dear Ray, I appreciate the things that you are saying but I respectfully disagree. The only Scripture I can find that speaks of the Spirit of God given without measure is concerning Christ Himself. It is not the "spirit" of God in that sense. The Scripture which speaks of anyone receiving the Spirit without measure:That is located in John 3:34 and the verses surrounding it. I don't believe we receive the Holy Spirit without measure. I believe the Lord meets us where we are and fills us and that as we mature in our walk with Him our capacity enlarges and we can be filled more and more. I also do not believe any of us reach perfection this side of heaven. If there is another Scripture which speaks of the "spirit" without measure can you point it out to me? And then I can consider it. Sincerely, Itiswritten

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