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1 | Searching for the truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Pastor Glenn | 107832 | ||
FytRobert, Good question. I have often pondered this same question. The answer has to be in the translation of "went up" or "ascended". Notice synonyms: arise, climb, escalate, float, fly, lift off, mount, move up, rise, scale, soar, sprout, take off, tower. A similar scripture using "ascended": Gen 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Notice "ascending" here indicates rising to heaven by their own power. Elijah and Enoch did not "walk" up to heaven. They were "taken": Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him";[Gen 5:24] for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. |
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2 | Searching for the truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Pastor Glenn | 107910 | ||
FytRobert, You asked: "Did Elijah and Enoch go up into heaven, ...Bearing in mind of what Jesus said in John3:13."....no one has ever gone into heaven.."" Yes, they went up to heaven by God's power. They did not walk up on their own. As I said before: The answer has to be in the translation of "went up" or "ascended". Notice synonyms: arise, climb, escalate, float, fly, lift off, mount, move up, rise, scale, soar, sprout, take off, tower. A similar scripture using "ascended": Gen 28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it. Notice "ascending" here indicates rising to heaven by their own power. Elijah and Enoch did not "walk" up to heaven. They were "taken": Heb 11:5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, "and was not found, because God had taken him";[Gen 5:24] for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. The bottom line is "....no one has ever gone into heaven.."(NIV) is better translated as: 13 "(16) No one has ascended into heaven, but (17) He who descended from heaven: (18) the Son of Man.(NASB) 13No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven.(NKJV) Pastor Glenn |
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3 | Must we believe in Jesusto go to heaven? | Bible general Archive 2 | Pastor Glenn | 139371 | ||
David, This is a good question that all Christians at some time must ponder. I have come to believe in the "Day of Visitation", where Jesus Christ is presented into everyones life on an individual bases, as well as, on family and national bases. There are many scripture verses that tells us that Christ is the only way to the kingdom of heaven. Here are a few: Acts 4:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." John 10 7Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All who ever came before Me[a] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. John 14 1 "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2In My Father's house are many mansions;[a] if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.[b] 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. 4And where I go you know, and the way you know." 5Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?" 6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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4 | The Bible is written by man long ago ove | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 60917 | ||
Fisherman, This is a very exciting subject because we have an enormous amount of information. The bible is not just "a" book. It is a library collection of 66 books that were written over a period of over 1400 years, by over 40 different secretaries many of whom were willing to give their lives rather than change their story. For they did not write with the motivation to make themselves "look good" or to profit on an amazing new story. The bible is also totally historical. There is the dead sea scrolls, as well as, the presence of "hostile" witnesses that cannot be refuted. See the following links: http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/Library/library.html http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/extrabiblical.htm http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2001/1224christmas.asp The problem is not that there is a lack of historical, scientific, or natural evidence. The problem is as stated in the scriptures: Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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5 | The Bible is written by man long ago ove | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 60919 | ||
Fisherman, This is a very exciting subject because we have an enormous amount of information. The bible is not just "a" book. It is a library collection of 66 books that were written over a period of over 1400 years, by over 40 different secretaries who were willing to give their lives rather than change their story. For they did not write with the motivation to make themselves "look good" or to profit on an amazing new story. The bible is also totally historical. There is the dead sea scrolls, as well as, the presence of "hostile" witnesses that cannot be refuted. See the following links: http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/Library/library.html http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/extrabiblical.htm http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2001/1224christmas.asp The problem is not that there is a lack of historical, scientific, or natural evidence. The problem is as stated in the scriptures: Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. God Bless, Pastor Glenn |
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6 | who are you and where from | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 63726 | ||
Dale, Welcome to the forum. While it is not wise to post detailed personal information on the internet, my profile is already posted, but yours is not. Feel free to post your own profile also. I pastor in the city of Chicago, IL. Pastor Glenn |
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7 | What do you mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 82311 | ||
Asis, When and where did I say "However, I also know that attaining perfection is NOT possible for salvation." ??? Pastor Glenn |
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8 | creationish, traducianism and human life | Bible general Archive 1 | Pastor Glenn | 90097 | ||
Mel Dillon, Emmaus answered all but your last question. You also asked: "...When does human life begin?" Physically, human life is a continuation of life from Adam and Eve until now. So life begins at conception, in that a new soul begins, but again, life is a continuation. There is no period of time where anyone can truly say that a fetus is without life. Every abortion stops a beating heart. Pastor Glenn |
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9 | please explain proberbs 18:21 | Gen 1:1 | Pastor Glenn | 145259 | ||
Hello Deont, Prov 18 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. (NKJV) Every word that we speak is being recorded for court (Judgement Day): Matthew 12:36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. "what you say is what You get" is true only for trusting God (having faith in Him). A good example of this is immediately before the battle of the boy David vs the giant Goliath. The giant "spoke": 1 Samuel 17 44 And the Philistine said to David, "Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!" But David also "spoke": 45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give you into our hands." David's words clearly indicated his faith in God. God honoured David's words and faith by giving him the victory. Whereas, the giant's words showed faith in himself. 1 Peter 5:5 [ Submit to God, Resist the Devil ] Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." [ Proverbs 3:34] Pastor Glenn |
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10 | Man left with only one of two choices? | Gen 2:17 | Pastor Glenn | 65119 | ||
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11 | God/Man, Man/Man Relationships | Gen 3:8 | Pastor Glenn | 71664 | ||
I agree with David 24597 that the scriptures indicate family relationship that goes even beyond friendship: Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God. Romans 9:26 "And it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them, "You are not My people,' There they shall be called sons of the living God."[Hosea 1:10] Hosea 1 10 "Yet the number of the children of Israel Shall be as the sand of the sea, Which cannot be measured or numbered. And it shall come to pass In the place where it was said to them, "You are not My people,'[1] There it shall be said to them, "You are sons of the living God.' 1 John 3 1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God![1] Therefore the world does not know us,[2] because it did not know Him. 2Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 3And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure. |
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12 | Why didn't God create us without sin? | Gen 3:15 | Pastor Glenn | 146386 | ||
Hello bjlamberth, You asked, “Since God is omnipotent and omniscent, why did He allow sin to take over all mankind? “ We are all the offspring of Adam. Adam’s sin condition passes to his seeds (us). Christ became part of our human family tree (this was required). Since Christ is God and He was born of the Holy Spirit, the sin condition did not affect Him. But, if we accept Christ, we have the Remedy for sin. Hebrews 10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. “Why didn't He make us sinless?” Then that would require a separate death on the cross for each of us. “He could have created us without the abilility to sin, so why didn't He?” Good question. Can we truly love God if we had no free will? If we were to have no ability to sin (choice), then we are a far inferior creation. God created man for His very honourable purposes: Hebrews 2:6 But one testified in a certain place, saying: "What is man that You are mindful of him, Or the son of man that You take care of him? 7 You have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands. 8 You have put all things in subjection under his feet." For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him. 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are being sanctified are all of one, for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, “And why did He not prevent His angels from taking over (Satan and his angels who fell from grace)? These questions have been asked by my 23 yr. old daughter. She feels that God is just using us as playing pieces in a chess game. “ God is not using us, but He is using Satan and death (our own mortality) to scare us to Christ. That may sound cruel, but wouldn’t it be more cruel to allow us to simply wander further and further away? “I told her that God gave man the will to choose for himself and he chose to sin. God's gift of redemption by giving us His only begotten Son shows His awesome love for us in spite of our freewill to choose to sin. Can you better help me answer her question re: this? “ You gave an excellent answer. 1Ki 18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word. Luk 7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Luk 7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Luk 7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. Luk 7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Luk 7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. Luk 7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Luk 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Your brother in Christ, Pastor Glenn |
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13 | Lifespan of Adam in Eden | Gen 3:22 | Pastor Glenn | 71005 | ||
pawandavid, The bible does not say. However, Seeing that the tree of life was also in the middle of the garden and that God put them out before they could eat "also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever", it could have been just a matter of only days. Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: It appears that had they chosen the tree of life first, sin would not have entered the world. Pastor Glenn |
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14 | Did Eve know about the tree of life? | Gen 3:22 | Pastor Glenn | 72710 | ||
johnbakas, I cannot find evidence that they knew of the power of the TOL to make them live forever from what was "told" to them. However; I also feel that they knew everything about it based on the following scriptures: Gen 2 19Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. 20So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him. Heb 11 4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks. Adam's pre-fall spiritual condition was probably better than Abel's. I feel that his faith was also probably better than Abel's. This combination of spiritual insight and faith allowed Adam to give appropriate names to all animals and birds. They also must have passed on the knowledge of the need for blood sacrifice to Cain and Abel. Sure they had God's example of slaying an animal to make clothing to cover their nakedness, where the leaves were not acceptable. So by their faith and spirituality, I would think that they did know the most important thing about the most important tree in the garden. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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15 | offspring of Adam and Eve | Gen 4:17 | Pastor Glenn | 66939 | ||
Freebyrd, We must realize that Cain's generation was living to be over 900 years old. We also must realize that the bible does not say how many children in all that Adam had. I am sure that after migrating to the land of Nod that Cain met many relatives that he did not know. Notice that Adam was 130 when Seth was born. There could have been thousands of nephews, nieces, grand, great grand, and great great grand nieces by then that Cain never saw before. Notice also that Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch. Well if people left home and built cities then that implies that his people were multiplying over hundreds of years. Just imagine if Thomas Jefferson were still alive and having children for over two hundred years! Wouldn't there be a huge town full of Jefferson’s today? :-) Pastor Glenn |
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16 | Who was the first bigamist? | Gen 4:19 | Pastor Glenn | 63692 | ||
Lamech Gen 4:19Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. |
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17 | Did Noah's children sleep together? | Gen 8:18 | Pastor Glenn | 139520 | ||
Hello SugarKissesOmy, Noah had no daughters, but his 3 grown sons already had wives: Genesis 7:7 So Noah, with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, went into the ark because of the waters of the flood. Genesis 7:13 On the very same day Noah and Noah's sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark-- Genesis 8:18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him. 2 Timothy 2:15 (New King James Version) Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: |
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18 | real reason it was built | Gen 11:4 | Pastor Glenn | 61057 | ||
Gen 11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. There was no other reason. As the scripture says, they wanted to make a name for themselves. It is clear that they wanted to get to heaven without a relationship with God. At this time everyone truly knew of the one true God, since Noah and his sons were still living. But the problem of sin goes beyond whether or not we believe that God exists: 1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Pastor Glenn |
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19 | Baffled about Babel | Gen 11:6 | Pastor Glenn | 103868 | ||
proffitt_79, This is a very complicated matter that only God could solve. Gen 11 4And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." 5But the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6And the LORD said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. 7Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech." 8So the LORD scattered them abroad from there over the face of all the earth, and they ceased building the city. 9Therefore its name is called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of all the earth; and from there the LORD scattered them abroad over the face of all the earth. Notice verse 4: "...let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." There pride can be clearly seen here. They were intent on making a name for themselves. Also notice the world today. Over the last couple hundred years or so we can see the “benefits” of all people working together. Innovations like the printing press, standardization of measurements, the industrial revolution, the electronics communications revolution, the computer revolution, and the internet information revolution; all are coming upon us faster than we can take. So, God knew that “…now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them…” It is clear that this would have come far too prematurely if God had not stepped in. The “benefits” hide the dangers! A single world government sounds great at first glance. The problem comes with who will be the one single world leader? We now know that this will be the Antichrist for a short period. Also, God was giving time for His great plan of mercy, grace, and love as a chosen people of faith would bring forth God’s Son into the world. He had already promised not to bring another great flood. God now brings judgment on nations individually rather than to the whole world together as He did with the great flood. So God was not at all afraid “of” man. But rather, He was afraid “for” man. He wanted them to disperse across the world willingly, but instead, He had to disperse them forcefully. Hope this helps, Pastor Glenn |
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20 | Flood account handed down through Shem? | Gen 11:10 | Pastor Glenn | 91796 | ||
New Creature, This is an excellent point. Noah and his sons all lived a very long time. This was plenty long enough to keep the world from forgetting everything from Adam until Abram. Imagine how different our country might be if Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others were still alive today. Image how much demand there would be for them to teach at our universities and hold public office. Interesting. Pastor Glenn |
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