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1 | Isaiah 9:6-7 Coincidence or Prophecy? | Is 9:6 | punkiedo | 113091 | ||
Some see a sharp separation between the one God who is the Father and the one Lord who is Jesus Christ. We must remember that the Holy Spirit has put a cloak of mystery over the identity of the Father and the Son. True enough there is only one God and there is only one Lord. Now let us look and see who the apostles of the New Testament Church believed they were. John 20:27-28.Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, MY LORD AND MY GOD. All the apostles were gathered together when Thomas proclaimed Yahshua was both his Lord and his God. This was the truth that was plainly revealed to the apostles. So for those who have ears to hear there is one God and that is Yahshua and also there is one Lord who is also Yahshua. For the Lord our God IS ONE. Revelation 22:3-5.And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever. Notice that the throne of God and the Lamb IS SINGULAR. Also his servants shall serve him not them. They shall see HIS FACE, NOT THEIR FACES. And HIS NAME, NOT THEIR NAMES shall be in their foreheads. It is called the throne of God and of the Lamb. We know the Lamb is Yahshua. Who is the Lord God that giveth them light? Thomas answered and said unto him, (Yahshua) MY LORD AND MY GOD. So the throne of God is occupied by ONE who is BOTH God and the Lamb. Ephesians 5:8.For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: If Christians are the children of light then the light is their father. WHO IS THE LIGHT? John 12:44-46.Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. Yahshua is the light. We are the children of light. Conclusion? Yahshua is our Father. 1 John 2:28-29.And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness IS BORN OF HIM. Are we not to abide in Yahshua? Are we not to be ready for HIS COMING? John is plainly writing about Him. He says we are (born of him). If we are born of him we are his children and he is our Father. John 14:6-9.Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? He that hath seen me hknow the Father apart from Yahshua. Many people today seek the same thing Philip sought. But Yahshua's answer was "have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me?" He says if you have seen me YOU HAVE SEEN THE FATHER! ath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father? Early in our study Yahshua said no man can know who the Father is unless the Son reveals it to them. Here the apostle Philip wanted to know the Father apart from Yahshua. Many people today seek the same thing Philip sought. But Yahshua's answer was "have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me?" He says if you have seen me YOU HAVE SEEN THE FATHER! Honestly friend, if you were there that day what would you have thought? Again a reminder this truth is hidden from some. To others it is revealed. If you can see the same thing Philip saw that day it is because of divine revelation. The Son has revealed the Father to you. |
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2 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | Morant61 | 113159 | ||
Greetings Punkiedo! I asked a question of someone the other day who shared your theological background, but he/she did not respond. May I ask you the same question? In John 14:16, Jesus says, "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—" Now, the word 'another' is the English translation of the Greek word 'allos'. The Enhanced Strongs says that this word indicates 'numerical distinction' or 'one besides'. Based upon the Oneness view, how can the Holy Spirit be 'another' Counselor? Yet, God's Word specifically says that this 'other' Counselor would be 'numerically distinct' from the Father. If I gave you a Snickers (my favorite) candy bar and then said that I would give you another one, would I being giving you another one if I simply took back the Snickers, called it a Mars Bar and gave it back to you? 'Another' indicates an actual numerical distinction. So, in your understanding, how do you explain that the Holy Spirit is 'another' Counselor? Thanks for your patience my friend! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | punkiedo | 113173 | ||
You know Tim to be honest with you when you said that I was like, woah wait a minute I have read that before. I was going to call in reinforcements (ask my pastor, who is also my dad) but then I was quickened in the spirit to read this scripture. So I will answer you with this. And just so you know I prefer KJV, not saying one is better than the other, it is just my personal preference. John 14 14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. 15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also. 20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Ok in the same breath that Jesus said that he says in verse 18 I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU COMFORTLESS I WILL COME TO YOU. So Jesus is going to come as the comforter? But he just said he was going to send another? In the same breath my dear friend he says, "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you." So the comforter will be in you and Jesus says he will be in you. Interesting, just proves that they are 1. There is no triunity. And interestingly enough it says in verse 17 that "but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you." How could that be? He is sending someone else right? But he dwells with them abd SHALL BE IN THEM???? Because Jesus is the Holy Ghost. |
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4 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | Morant61 | 113177 | ||
Greetings Punkiedo! My wife is a PK too! :-) Thanks for the response my friend! May I be blunt though, and hopefully not rude? Your answer doesn't deal with the meaning of the word 'another' at all. The word means 'someone other than the subject'. It always refers to someone numerically distinct from the subject. Jesus cannot be the 'other' Counselor. To go back to my candy bar analogy, if I simply give you the Snicker's back again, it (by definition) cannot be 'another' candy bar. It is the 'same' candy bar. In the same way, Greek as a word for 'same'. If Jesus were simply saying that He was coming back, He would not have used the word 'other'. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | punkiedo | 113189 | ||
There was a time when I HATED being a "PK" I felt like I had to be perfect. If she ever needs someone to talk to tell her to contact me. I understand the struggles. I have soft spot in my heart for PK's. We have a bad name amongst a lot of people. And no you didn't come across as rude or anything. To be honest with you, I looked up the word in strongs and you are right it does say allos and it means another, other, or one. But it also says to reference another word. Interestingly enough the word it tells me to reference is Alpha. Which is the first letter of the greek alphabet and used to discribe Christ. So, in essence Jesus is the comforter. You have to read that whole verse to see what Jesus is saying. | ||||||
6 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | Morant61 | 113194 | ||
Greetings Punkideo! She is pretty use to it by now! :-) She has also been a pastor's wife for about 12 years, just my wife for 20 now! :-) May I ask where you found a reference to 'alpha' in Strong's? I looked in my hard copy, my software, and online, and I could find no reference to 'alpha' in the definiton of 'allos'. I would not expect to find it either since the words are not related at all. Now, back to my original question though, how can Jesus be 'other or another' than who He is? What the doctrine of the Trinity attempts to do is make sense of all the data in Scripture. For instance, we agree that there is only one God. Those who believe in the Trinity do not believe in three Gods. But, at the same time, Scripture makes distinctions between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus prays to the Father. Jesus ascends back to the Father, and sends the Holy Spirit. The Trinity doctrine is the only one (in my view) that makes sense of all the data. Only one God, but three distinct and different Persons within that Godhead. John 14:16 is an important one for the Oneness doctrine to come to grips with as it simply can't be explained away, unless one is willing to say that Jesus used the wrong word! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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7 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | punkiedo | 113197 | ||
I am DEFINITLY praying for y'all. My dad was a home missions pastor. Being a pastor's wife is definitely not easy. I know there are times when my mother would rather be something else. Her and my dad have been married for 25 years on mother's day. And have been pastoring for 14. Well, Pastor Tim, it is ok if I call you that right? I just feel like special respect is due for ministry. The rest of the chapter tells what Jesus was saying when he said this. Yes he said another, but he also claimed to be that one. In the same chapter in the same breath. He claimed to be the comforter. He was telling them that he would no longer be With them humanly but he would be IN them spiritually. Great is the mystery of Godliness. God can do more that we even think possible. Hey BTW put my little bro on your prayer list. I have been like telling everyone. He had (I say had because we believe he is healed) brain cancer he is 11 years old. He was suppose to have died on October 16, 2003, but God has other plans for him. Just ask your congregation to pray for a COMPLETE recovery. |
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8 | Another Counselor? | Is 9:6 | Morant61 | 113200 | ||
Greetings Punkiedo! Either Pastor Tim, or just Tim is fine by me! :-) We will definitely remember your brother in prayer. God is good! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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