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1 | What does Bible teach about anger? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1855 | ||
It's not a sin to be angry. It IS, however, a sin to act upon that anger. If someone cuts you off while driving, you're allowed to get a bit perturned, but you're not allowed to run the guy down and buss a cap in him! (Translation: You're not allowed to run him/her down and shoot him). The Bible shows people being angry, and God did not exactly punish them for their anger alone; rather, He punished them for acting upon it in a way that was displeasing to God (which, in fact, they all were; Moses destroying the Ten Commandments out of anger, for example). Ephesians 4:26 states "Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath". It is very easy for us to get angry when we are wronged (hey, even Jesus was angry when he turned over that table in the Pharisees' temple; he was angry at their hypocracy), but we must remember not to act upon that anger. Hope that helps. |
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2 | Bible has 1188 chap's, cntr is Psalm 118 | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1979 | ||
Yes! 'Tis true! And the most awesome part about Psalms 118 is that David is telling us, in a nutshell, what we should do and how we should live our lives. Check out Psalms 118:8 (Get it? 1188 chapters, Psalms 118:8). COOL, AIN'T IT?!?! | ||||||
3 | Why not recommend SBForum to others? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2073 | ||
I've already gone about telling other people about this site. It's pretty cool speaking with other people about the quest for Christ, with some differences and a bit of fun on top of it. What I have seen - and experienced - is a group of level-headed individuals whose sole purpose is to gain a better understanding of God's Word. It's good for people like me who are at work a majority of the time. I have been blessed to find out about this forum, and I don't feel stupid asking about certain topics that might label me as being "not in the Word". Sometimes I believe that we, as Christians, think that we should all be at one constant level as far as maturity is concerned, and sometimes we even let it go to our heads. The importance of keeping such a forum alive and kicking is to bring some insight in the casual person who may not know Jesus all that well, but wants to know Him; as well as the educated scholar who might look at something a bit differently. Let's keep the party rollin! |
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4 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 43930 | ||
Let me try a different slant. (or not, depending on what you already know) Lucifer was one of the highest angels. When God created him, He made him out of beautiful jewels and musical instruments. Indeed, Lucifer has a look that is very pleasing to the eye (if you're thinking of pitchforks and horns in a red suit, YOU'RE DREAMING). Also, with having a body that has musical instruments built in comes the ability to play them all skillfully. Lucifer knows who God is. He knows that God rules over all, but he became caught up in his own beauty and his own radiance. Couple that with his musical skills, and you have an angel who can't help but to feel like he's "all that and a bag of chips". From jump street (or the beginning, for those of you who don't know), Lucifer had lusted over what God has - a kingdom. Lucifer had free choice - he could remain one of God's highest angels and lead worship services for Him for all time. The major problem was that Lucifer, in all his radiance, wasn't satisfied. Even beauty, skill, admiration by some of his fellow angels (who will join Lucifer in Hell forever; how about that), and a high ranking position wasn't enough for him. Obviously, he chose door #2, which was to try to overthrow God (which makes about as much sense as trying to puncture a hole in a 50 foot steel cube with a drinking straw). Before it started, God put a stop to THAT. Lucifer will have his kingdom - it'll just be in Hell. Tons of heat, eternal darkness, torture, pain, pain, pain....this will last forever and ever. So in a sense, God gave him what he wanted. Because he tried to lead a rebellion against God, he willingly chose to defy the First Commandment ("Thou shalt not have any other gods before Me"....this includes worshipping yourself as a god), because he wanted to be God. Not "Like God", BUT God. He wanted God's power. He wanted His ability. He offered Jesus to share in his "kingdom" (man, THAT would've stunk if Jesus gave in...but, thankfully, we have the victory THROUGH CHRIST). He wanted His excellence. He saw what he himself had, and saw what God IS, and he wasn't satisfied OR grateful. In that attempt to be God, he ended up revealing sin, which is anything that goes against God's perfect nature and will. When he tempted Eve in the Garden, he tempted her to defy God, to go against His will. He also has a HUGE amount of jealousy towards man. Breaking any of the Ten Commandements all have two things in common: They defy God and His will. The Ten Commandments aren't multiple choice, people! Anyway, how can we learn from this? Simple. Because Lucifer wasn't happy or thankful with what he had, and he was thankless towards God for his position and his skills (and God gave him a LOT), he tried to defy God and got the smackdown laid on him HARD. Sound like someone you know? When we get too caught up in ourselves and our abilities, we leave no room for God. Our nature is to sin; God's desire is for us not to. Only when we seek Him and His perfect nature will we be able to avoid Lucifer's fate. |
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5 | A pastor who is there? | NT general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1720 | ||
OK let me speak on this :-) Personally, I'm not very fond of big churches for a couple of reasons. First, and foremost, as has been mentioned, I really like a one-on-one relationship with the pastor. What good is it to go to a church, yet the head of the church doesn't know who you are in some respect? It's like having an arm that you don't know how to use. The fondness of a relationship with the pastor goes out the window, and it becomes more of a "business" than a church. Secondly, just because it's a big church, doesn't necessarily mean that it's big on Christ. Many churches are blessed with having flourishing numbers, true, and those numbers can be involved in a multitude of ministries, but if the direction is not correct, then what's it all for? (The same can and has been said for smaller churches as well) At first, before I was committed to being a musician for the Lord and was more interested in "playing" in a church as opposed to ministering, I thought it would be cool to play for a bigger church. Big church means more people notice you. I've been corrected in the error of my ways, and my feeling is that even playing for a church now (pay or no pay....that's a separate issue), I've come to be blessed, to study and learn in the word, and that hopefully the Lord will use me to bring someone closer to Him. Ok I'm done ranting :-) Seriously, tho, if you don't KNOW your pastor, then what difference is it going to a building on Sunday than going to work Monday-Friday? (I might get some touchy emails on that one, hehe). The point is, and I'm not stating anything world beating (actually, I am....hehe), and everyone's tastes are suited differently, but everyone should be regularly attending a church (including myself) that is deep rooted in the Word. Comments? |
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6 | Was there any other human being in Node | Genesis | KBurgee | 762 | ||
Adam and Eve had more children than just Cain and Abel. They just weren't recorded in the Bible. God, even in their sin, did not want them to stop reproducing (if God were sure to end it there, He would have, but even then He was demonstrating His grace and His mercy!) Of course, He handled things with Noah and the flood, but that's another story for another time. Anyway, Cain married one of his siblings. | ||||||
7 | where in the bible says silver is better | Gen 1:1 | KBurgee | 3928 | ||
I have not seen anything in the Bible that directly states that silver is better than gold; the only two verses that come close are both in Proverbs: 3:13-14 "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold". Proverbs 16:16 "How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather than to be chosen than silver!" The only explaination I can give that shows that silver may have been better than gold back in the day comes from this: In Solomon's time, he expanded on his excesses, using up precious metals and items (like gold, silver, ivory) like they were water. These excesses would soon lead to his downfall, as he could not control them (700 wives! 300 concubines! How do you have time for all that?! Not to mention the spiritual dilution like dropping a drop of Kool-Aid in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Yeesh)He is known to have created golden shields, which may have looked great, but were militarily useless because gold is a very soft metal. In those cases (and in making other items, such as pots, dishes, and the like), pure silver was better than pure gold. This is not to say that there were no aforemetioned items made out of gold, it's to say in those cases, silver was better. Hope that helps. |
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8 | Is God fair? | Ps 11:7 | KBurgee | 2576 | ||
What's fair? Fair is more of a worldly term, in my humble opinion, and it is subject to opinion. What I may consider fair can be different from your perception, and so forth. From a worldly perspective, fair is basically "The Golden Rule", but that saying has been warped in so many ways that it sucks (not like it wasn't bad when it started). God is not "fair", if you take the worldly meaning, but how "fair" is it for a parent to discipline their kids for doing something wrong, even if they had no knowledge of it? God's reasons for His actions are beyond our comprehension; to even attempt to do so before everything happens brings about frequent headaches and immeasurable possibilities. I'll take it to another level: Was it "fair" that God made me black? I've suffered in ways that no one else would understand (not trying to "glorify" my suffering and experiences above anyone else's, so don't get it twisted), but my suffering has allowed me to grow further in Christ, and to appreciate the good times, as well as the bad. Was it fair? I don't think like that. I ask, "Would I have appreciated God in the same sense if I didn't suffer the way I did?" The obvious (and LOUD) answer is NO!! In some ways, to conform to this world would mean to consider God "unfair" to whomever suffers (good, bad, indifferent), but that only shows 1)a lack of trust towards God, and 2)trying to put a number on something that can't be measured (His knowledge and foresight). If someone can give me an exact number for infinity, I'll retract that statement. Another way: If God were "fair", His level of forgiveness would be VERY limited, and most of us would be roasting in Hell right now, so in that way, I'm glad God isn't "fair". Think about Paul and the number of Christians he helped kill before writing the books of the New Testament. Think about Gideon questioning God's miracles. Think about Peter's brazen denial. The number of people who have disappointed and flat out denied God would be frying in that overgrown deep fat fryer we call Hell if God were "fair" in earthly ways. Gotta love that grace; keeps me from burning! At the same time, His JUSTICE and His Word are just and true. No one will escape Judgement Day. When all is said and done, ALL THINGS will come to the glory of God. |
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9 | Violence by force? Matt 11:12 | Matt 11:12 | KBurgee | 1155 | ||
I think it has more to do with spiritual warfare than anything else. For too long, Satan has been distracting us from God, distracting our praise and love from our Focus. God seems to be saying in the form of Jesus "OK Satan, you've had your fun with my creation, drawing them away from me, pressing them further into sin, now with my Son shedding His blood for them, I'm taking them back!" We know that we must suffer and die for the cause of Jesus (Matthew 10:39), and our suffering allows us to truly appreciate what Jesus did for us and by strengthening our faith further (ie, Job). The forcefulness comes from our professing our faith and love to Christ while striving to be more like Him. By doing that, we are hitting Satan hard, and he would like to have nothing better than to destroy us. Our picking up the armor of God with the Word as our sword serves as a notice to Satan that we will fight him and that we have already been guaranteed the victory. Hope that helps. I'd like to hear other comments, too. |
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10 | Why did Judas betray Jesus? | Matt 26:15 | KBurgee | 3909 | ||
Judas was a greedy person even before he joined the disciples. He was the only one that Jesus called a devil (John 6:70) and was stealing money from them during their time together (John 12: 4-6). He sold out Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, a lot of money back in the day. The Bible says that Satan entered him (Luke 22:3, John 13:27) and his greed overtook him. There is also belief that Judas was increasingly frustrated with Jesus' unwillingness to be crowned king. Even with all the miracles, even with living side by side with a man who has all power, it still wasn't enough. The great thing about all of this tho, is that if Judas did not betray Jesus, then Jesus would not have died and risen, and the prophecy would not have been fulfilled. We would have still been somewhat separate from God, as the veil symbolized before it was torn from the top down (Matthew 27:51); top down as to show that God has ripped our separation from Him from His side. Another way to see that God is in control. Coincidence? What's that? | ||||||
11 | What does 1 Cor. 5:5 mean? | 1 Corinthians | KBurgee | 1694 | ||
Paul is specifically speaking about a man who married his father's wife. Instead of being appalled by this, the people of Corinth were bragging about it. How could someone involved in the church be committed to a sin that even the outside world considers abhorrable? It was interpreted as meaning that Paul wanted the man to be set out into the world (having his Christian church priveleges stripped) have him handed over to Satan to teach him a lesson about his sin (and the subsequent and self destructive pride that he had involved therein). His body may be broken, but his spirit will be saved, thus preventing him from that all-encompassing burning sensation that we know as Hell. This feeling, btw was echoed in 1 Timothy 1:20. Hope that helps, as this is direct from my NIV study Bible. | ||||||
12 | Did God know Adam would sin? | 1 Corinthians | KBurgee | 2371 | ||
Limiting God's power is like putting a fence around infinity. You just can't do it. God knew that Adam and Eve would sin, just like He knew Lucifer would crave the praise and worship that would rightly belong to God. In order to look at God's relationship with us, like you stated, we must look at the relationship between a loving parent and His kids. What would be proven if God made everyone follow Him? The amount of free will that we would have would be severely diminished, and the amount of rebellion against God would (arguably) be a lot more than it is today, totally taking the God we know and love out of character. It would completely undermine Jesus' sacrifice, reducing its value to something worldly instead of something Heavenly. When I spoke to a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses a bit back, they tried to convince me that God, if He was truly a loving God, wouldn't let people suffer; to which I responded "Suffering builds character" (this was before I was TRULY saved). In fact, let's take it to another level: If Adam had not sinned, how could we have truly appreciated God's grace and mercy? Would we thank Him everyday for sending His Son to die for our sins? We'd be just as confused as a child in a mall who doesn't know where Daddy is. Just like a parent who wants what's best for his children, God will not force us to follow Him; He wants us to seek a loving relationship with Him. It may seem simple for us Christians, but sometimes it's great to sit back and think about how great God is and how His foresight is beyond our comprehension. Ask that Jehovah's witness this: If God didn't know Adam would sin, then how could He have foretold Jesus' coming? (Gen 3:15, for those who are taking notes, hehe)The point is that God knew Adam and Eve would disobey, just like He knows He's going to win in the end. That, my friend, is where our ultimate victory lies and others' failures will be ultimately determined. If you ever have to deal with that again, hit 'em with 1 Corinthians 10:13. I know I'm long winded, but how can you NOT be when faced with God's awesomeness? |
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13 | What is wrong w/Women speaking in church | 1 Cor 14:34 | KBurgee | 75884 | ||
Yes, I know what you're talking about. It's referenced in 1 Corinthians 14: 34-35 where Paul says that women should keep silent in church. It's not right to compare Jezebel (who was actively against God) to a woman who speaks in church. I think that comparison is extreme, although in some way I can see his point (I'll explain in a second). Paul's statement (from what I understand) was because back then, women weren't educated, and their questions would interrupt and thus disrupt a service. He wanted women to keep silent and any questions they had could be asked outside of the service to their husbands. I guess the pastor's comparison comes from disrupting God's work (either it be a service to worship Him or to try to deny Him worship completely), but God has used women to do His works. I hope this helps - I myself am eager as well to learn more. |
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14 | Are Catholics saved because of religion? | Eph 2:8 | KBurgee | 3549 | ||
I don't want to seem like I'm bashing Catholics (although I DO have some fundamental differences of opinion with them, but that's neither here nor there), but I believe (cuz the Bible tells me so, hehe) that if you confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord, then you too shall be saved. There's no limit to who it is that can (or can't) be saved; that's why Jesus died, to bring salvation to ALL. My thinking (sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but who is it obvious to?) is that if your "religion" is based more on outwardly actions and not totally on the Lord, then it's hollow to begin with. That was the main point that Jesus made to the Pharisees. (I think "religion" is man's way of having his cake and eating it too, but that's just one friendly neighborhood gospel bassist's opinion) Being religious does not automatically make you saved; knowing Jesus does. From beginning to know Jesus, you start to have a personal relationship with him. You can't avoid it; it carries you on your worst days, best days and all days in between. Hope I wasn't too long winded :-) |
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15 | Impossible to renew to repentance? | Heb 6:6 | KBurgee | 3597 | ||
To know the gospel and not believe it is the one unpardonable sin. It's one thing to give in to sin; yet ask for forgiveness and believe that God will deliver you from it. It's totally another to actually KNOW about God, THEN openly diss Him, believing what you say. Satan knew God, but it didn't stop him from attempting a heavenly coup d'etat, which God smacked down with His coup de grace (or is it coup DISgrace? Coup DISS grace? Sorry, having fun with words, hehe) Once you are led to Christ, once you hear the gospel, if you still continue to disbelieve and reject Him, what makes you think you deserve get another shot? If you reject Him now when He shows His power and glory, what's to stop you from rejecting Him later? If that doesn't convince you, then basically nothing will. It takes a lot to first confess to know that Jesus died for your sins, then say "Naw, this ain't real. He didn't die and come back; this is garbage". God shows mercy and unlimited patience with those who know that He is God. He does not want to see any of His children perish. But to openly and outright reject God and believe it after knowing about Him is unforgivable. To know the truth and say it's whacked is the sure method to get a one-way ticket to that smelting pool we call Hell. |
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16 | Partakers of the Holy Spirit? | Heb 6:6 | KBurgee | 3602 | ||
Wow, this is a great topic! I never realized how difficult this really is. But that's good! True knowledge isn't always easy, hehe. Paul isn't speaking about a certainty; this is a hypothetical situation. Some people (thanx, study Bible!) who do not believe in "eternal security" who believe in "conditional salvation" think that the passage refers to people who fall away from the faith; others think that these people weren't fully Christians (I don't understand that; either you accept or you don't, unless we're talking maturity levels in Christ), and that other verses teach eternal security. If there were an actual documented case of criticizing God after accepting Him, I'd like to know. Check out John 5:24 and 6:37; Romans 8:1; Hebrews 8:12. Personally? Changing someone's heart is difficult. I don't understand how anyone can reject God after being in His spirit, unless they are really, really, bad? Who wants to taste and see that the Lord is good, then go back to eating trash? The only example I have is Satan. He was a partaker of the spirit (shoot, he was God's praise director! How do you NOT know?), yet openly defied God with his act. As a result, he can never be (nor does he deserve to be) saved. Hope they help. I'd love to learn more about this as well. K |
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17 | Is fellowship with God conditional? | 1 John 1:9 | KBurgee | 3160 | ||
The only proven way of "knowing" God is to study His word. We all do sin; it's part of our nature. God looks at one sin no differently than another. He looks at lying the same way as killing someone; it ain't good, and it goes against His nature (Think of it as ways you can get fired from your job; stealing money is looked at the same way as slugging your boss, in a sense). We all deserve death; it's only with God sacrificing His Son do we now have an escape from death, as well as a way to get closer to Him (symbolic of Matthew 27:51, as the curtain that symbolized the separation of God from man was ripped). Part of our fellowship and our walk with God starts with understanding who we are, and that we are, in fact, all sinners, and deserving of going to Hell. But we also must know of God's unfailing love towards all of us, which shows His grace and mercy, as well as His concern for us. What He desires is to be close to us, to be intimate with us, to be more than our "best friend", sibling, whatever. When we sin, it separates us from God a bit (God is perfect and hates sin), and therefore, our fellowship with the Lord is hindered, at times by our own guilt. In that way (not only that way, just focusing on that way), when we confess to God about our sin, He basically says "OK. It's all good. Let's move on." It's because of that sin (and guilt) that it hinders our fellowship. But always remember 1 Cor. 10:13. It will help you to escape the temptation that sin is famous for, and it may also keep you from "bouncing" too much :-). Jesus is the solid rock from which I stand, and I know it won't bounce, hehe. I hope this helps. If there's anyway else I can help (or if anyone has constructive arguments about this), email me! |
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