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1 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | FlintyJoe | 207458 | ||
Has anyone done any serious "soul"-searching on the original hebrew and greek words? For example, Gen 1:20-And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly and swarm with living creatures(Hebrew nephesh, soul). The New American Bible states in its dictionary: "In its first sense, the Hebrew word nephesh signifies breath, life, the principle of animal life. It was only much later (toward the beginning of the Christians era) that the Hebrews adopted the distinction (of Greek philosophy) of soul and body." Paul states the superiority of the Jews - they "have been given the very words of God." (Rom 3:2) So, when did Christians begin relying on the Greek philosophers for truth? Jewish philosophers had contended with Paul on many occasions, but he warned that "after I leave, wild wolves will come in among you. They won't spare any of the sheep." (Acts 20:29) Was Satan the first to claim the “soul” is immortal when he told Eve that she wouldn't die if she disobeyed God? Some claim he didn't, but she and Adam received everlasting life for their sin. | ||||||
2 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | humbledbyhisgrace | 207461 | ||
Joe, Adam and Eve did not receive eternal life for their sin (Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:13-24). The word clearly teaches us "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23 NASB). Salvation is a gift of God, it is by his grace through faith that we are saved, not our sins (Ephesians 2:4-8)! Steve |
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3 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | FlintyJoe | 207479 | ||
Raised a Catholic, I know this denomination puts Adam in heaven today. Within the last month or so during my evangelizing locally, I met a Muslim that informed me of Islam's teaching that Adam is in heaven; and I met a Baptist that stated the same. The latter did not explain if he spoke for his sect, but at least he offered an explanation (although it was supported by speculation on circumstantial evidence - i.e. Since his sons offered sacrifices, it proved Adam repented and taught his kids to worship God). Where do you place Adam? | ||||||
4 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | azurelaw | 207482 | ||
Dear Joe, I believe the answer lies in Gen 3:21. "These coats of skin had a significancy. The beasts whose skins they were must be slain, slain before their eyes, to show them what death is, and (as it is Eccl. 3:18) that they may see that they themselves were beasts, mortal and dying. It is supposed that they were slain, not for food, but for sacrifice, to typify the great sacrifice, which, in the latter end of the world, should be offered once for all. Thus the first thing that died was a sacrifice, or Christ in a figure, who is therefore said to be the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. These sacrifices were divided between God and man, in token of reconciliation: the flesh was offered to God, a whole burnt-offering; the skins were given to man for clothing, signifying that, Jesus Christ having offered himself to God a sacrifice of a sweet-smelling savour, we are to clothe ourselves with his righteousness as with a garment, that the shame of our nakedness may not appear. Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isa. 28:20. Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. But God made them coats of skins; large, and strong, and durable, and fit for them; such is the righteousness of Christ. Therefore put on the Lord Jesus Christ." --- Matthew Henry Shalom Azure |
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5 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | FlintyJoe | 207518 | ||
Adam had to know what death was in order for God's warning at Gen 2:17 to be in harmony with perfect justice. A loving father would not tell a son he will flog him if he disobeys if the child does not know a flog from a frog. Second, while I'm sure Mr. Henry was a devout Bible student, if his supposition is based on Jesus being "the Lamb from the foundation (or creation, NIV) of the world," he has misread Rev 13:8. It is "those whose names are not written in the Lamb's book" that are from the foundation . . . (See Rev 17:8 for support.) You sound sympathetic to Adam, but if he's in heaven, then the rest of us can stop worrying. Talk about a serial killer - through this man death spread to all men, thus we all die! Adam is dead, he did not get the free gift of everlasting life. Satan lied and the God of truth, who cannot lie, carrying out his sentence after the "foundation of the world" - Adam and Eve produced human seeds. |
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6 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | bowler | 207524 | ||
Flintyjoe Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Acts 2:23 this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. Jesus was definitely a "Lamb slain from the foundation of the world" - as in God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit, "foreknew" from the foundation of the world that He would be slain. That is the concept that Mathew Henry is talking about, it is not a twisting or mis-representation of Revelation 13:8, it is correct because there is not one thing that can happen that is not foreknown by God "from the foundation of the world" as definitely going to happen. As someone pointed out to you before, you have no way of knowing if Adam made it to heaven or not because the Bible does not say that he did or did not make it, like say in the case of Enoch, or Elijah, or Abraham. We cannot assume things the Bible does not say, and just because it does not say Adam made into heaven, that does not mean he didn't. The only one who knows, even of the so called saints, who makes it into heaven is God Himself. The logic of your first statement is a little wanting. The first time you spank a child does he know just because you tell him you will do it if he is bad what a spanking means? I have to wonder how Adam could know what death meant since there was none to observe as a way to understand what that was? I am not saying he did not know, but the Bible does not tell us how he knew what it meant. What bothers me about trying to figure that part out is that wouldn't knowing what death is be part of "the knowledge of good and evil", as death is part of evil? I realize my reasoning here creates a big problem because God is indeed just and he told Adam he would die to warn him not to get in the position to have to die. But, the Bible does not give us a clue how Adam could know what that mean in any capacity as he could not know the difference between good and evil - as that the knowledge of good and evil would be necessary to understand what it means? Just a thought there to complicate the whole she-bang for you.:-) Genesis 2:16 The Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat of it, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die." blessings abound, bowler |
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7 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | CDBJ | 207582 | ||
“I”, have no doubt at all that I will see Adam in heaven seeing that he believed God by accepting God's provision for his sin. Adam likely didn’t even understand death completely until God had to take the life of some of Adams precious animals to cover up what Adam and Eve did. The temporary covering was only until the seed of Adam could pay the price that would actually remove Adam’s death curse and pay the full and final price and return Adam as a son of God by grace through faith in God's provision. CDBJ |
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8 | Death God's friend or enemy? | 1 Cor 15:25 | FlintyJoe | 207814 | ||
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