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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Unanswered Bible Questions Author: biblenovice Ordered by Date |
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1 | What end results come from Prov. 6:31? | Prov 6:31 | biblenovice | 224339 | ||
Proverbs 6:31 immediately follows Proverbs 6:30. I don't know of any practicing Christians who would demand a sevenfold return from someone who stole food because he (or she) was hungy. That would seem very much out of step with the teachings of Jesus! But what if "the thief" did not steal food, but scammed people out of large amounts of money (such as retirement savings)? What does the KJV Bible mean by "if the thief be found"? Found by whom or by what means? If the thief is not "found" (by humans), does that mean the thieves do not have to repay what they stole, nor the specified multiples thereof? God, being omnicient (sp?) always finds all thieves, rendering the condition "if the thief be found" rather meaningless, wouldn't you agree? Finally, some translations word this Bible verse as "the thief shall restore" (implying it's a done deal, and the thief has no choice in the matter), as opposed to "the thief must restore" (implying the thief has to make his own decision about restoration); "fat chance" if the thief has no remorse about the thefts! Can anyone out there shed some light on this subject, for the benefit of those who were robbed years ago, without any sort of compensation to date? | ||||||
2 | Is James 4:3 completely true? | James 4:3 | biblenovice | 223262 | ||
Last year, we bought a used car because our minivan's transmission sort of quit working (making the vehicle useless unless we spent a lot of money on transmission repairs). The "new" car seemed to run fine when we bought it last summer. I checked everything I could think of on the car, to get it ready for winter. The heater was so hot it could drive everybody out of the car when we checked it in the summertime. But when winter finally came, and the weather got very cold, the heater hardly blew any warm air at all. The defroster was pretty useless, since it would not even melt INSIDE ice which was basically frozen moisture from people breathing inside the car! I prayed about it because we had to be able to take our son to and from school daily, and it was a safety hazard trying to drive a car with impaired visibility. I even "reminded" God about James 4:3, and that I could not "consume on my lust" adequate heating or defrosting of the windows in our newly acquired 17 year old car (a 1993 model with over 140k miles on it). I asked for adequate heat in that car, but I did not receive what I asked for. Why not? The ONLY reason cited in James 4:3, for asking but NOT receiving, was "... because ye ask amiss, that you may consume it upon your lusts."! Does anyone have any idea why my prayers for adequate heat in that car were not answered, or can anyone describe how I (or any member of my family) could possibly consume adequate heat and a working defroster upon our collective lusts? | ||||||
3 | Is forgiving the unrepentent scriptural? | Matthew | biblenovice | 223263 | ||
Most evangelists and preachers on radio, TV and the Internet say to "forgive everyone" of every wrong ever perpetrated against you, by anyone and any group (such as a company, an organization, etc.), regardless whether they repented or compensated for their wrongdoings or not! In contrast, Luke 17:3-4 tells us a very different story! In fact, Luke 17:3 COMMANDS us to REBUKE the perpetrator(s), and only extend CONDITIONAL forgiveness to them, IF the perpetrators REPENT of their wrongdoings! When Jesus was dying on the cross, He said, "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do." Was His request granted by the Father, or not? If so, wouldn't that mean that everyone was forgiven of every sin and transgression forevermore, with "no repentence required" at any time? If so, then why would ANYONE ever need the "conversion experience" of being "born again?" In fact, couldn't everybody just get a bible, then begin intentionally violating every law, precept and suggestion in the bible, as many times as possible, and then, upon dying, be welcomed into heaven for all eternity, only because of what Jesus said on the cross? Matthew 18:15 decscribes how a believer is supposed to "confront" an offender about sins or transgressions, and if that person refuses to repent (or acknowledge his or her transgressions), the matter is to be brought before an ever increasing amount of people, putting ever increasing pressure on the offender to repent and make restitution to those harmed. But, in the scenario where UNconditional forgiveness is granted to the UNrepentent, why does Matt 18:15 and related even exist in the bible? In other words, under what circumstances would Matthew 18:15 even apply? Considering the existence of both Luke 17:3-4 and Matt 18:15 and following, it appears that is is totally UNscriptural to forgive the UNrepentent. In closing this question, Matthew 21:12-13 depicts Jesus rebuking those who tried to make a temple into a marketplace. Were those who were put out of the temple wicked people? Jesus Himself referred to them as a "den of thieves", so what do you think? I mentioned this in case somebody wants to refer to a scripture that says one should not rebuke the wicked for any reason. | ||||||
4 | Is every scripture really error-free? | Prov 6:31 | biblenovice | 223265 | ||
Over many years, I have been the victim of a number of scam artists, who robbed me of many, many thousands of dollars, mostly from retirement savings and severance pay. Proverbs 6:30-31 says (KJV), 30: "Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31: But if the thief be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house." Words (in any language) are supposed to have meaning. "He shall restore sevenfold" leaves no option open for any other eventuality! It is a widely held belief that there will be no money in heaven, nor any need for it. So, how long will I have to wait while living on earth, for my sevenfold restoration BEFORE I die, so that I can leave an inheritance for my family? If our US currency becomes "worth LESS" (as it has been doing lately) to the point that it becomes "WORTHLESS", then obviously that would NOT result in me being compensated sevenfold, since money is a "means of exchange," and worthless currency could not be exchanged for anything. Are the quoted scriptures really factual and error-free, in the quoted translation, or not? | ||||||