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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: halroy Ordered by Verse |
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1 | what webiste i could go to study | Bible general Archive 4 | halroy | 199588 | ||
hi blue eyes, go to e-Sword.net and get free downloads of various bible translations, dictionaries, commentaries, maps and other helps that are quite useful...a ton of free downloads that can keep you busy for a long time...the downloads marked with dollar signs have a fee, all others are free |
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2 | Should I be water baptized? | NT general | halroy | 199633 | ||
hello jesus1km, Consider the following account of Jesus' own baptism: Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. The way I see it, Jesus not only commanded that we should be baptized, as another responder has already pointed out, but He, Himself was baptized. It is my current opinion that He did this as an example to us, that we should do the same. However, regardless of His motivation for being baptized, it seems clear that we are not better than our Lord - notice that John tells Jesus that "I have need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?" - and if He was baptized to fullfill all righteousness, then the least we can do is follow His command, and His example. bless you, halroy |
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3 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | halroy | 201113 | ||
But John forbade him, saying...comest thou to me? And Jesus said, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. (Mat 3:14-15) preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mar 16:15-16) After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. (Joh 3:22) ...the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John... (Joh 4:1-2) ...Men and brethren, what shall we do? Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost...Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. (Act 2:37-41) ...they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women... (Act 8:12-13) Then Philip...preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God...and they went down both into the water...and he baptized him. (Act 8:34-38) ...Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost...and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. (Act 9:17-18) ...Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. (Act 10:44-48) And a certain woman named Lydia...heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household... (Act 16:14-15) Then he...fell down before Paul and Silas, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord...and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. (Act 16:29-33) And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. (Act 18:8) Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (Act 19:3-5) For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. (Act 22:14-16) Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? (Rom 6:1-3) brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (1Co 10:1-2) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles... (1Co 12:12-13) For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Gal 3:26-27) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism... (Eph 4:4-6) ...Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (Col 2:11-12) ...in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. (1Pe 3:18-22) Review the above and ask yourself the importance of baptism to Jesus and his disciples; why would you not be baptized, knowing what the bible says about it? Could not find one New Testament example of conversion by sinner's prayer. |
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4 | Who or what was sacrificed? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199646 | ||
Jdg 11:36 And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." Jdg 11:37 So she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions." Jdg 11:38 So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. Jdg 11:39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel Jdg 11:40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. The sacrifice was her life. The vow was rash, on Jephthah's part, although I have always wondered what he thought (or hoped?) would come out of his house on his return. Was it a rash vow, or one which he intended to use to justify some evil intent for someone else (apparently, he did not expect his daughter to be first out of the house). |
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5 | Differences in the listing of the Tribes | Ps 77:13 | halroy | 201015 | ||
Another view of the missing tribe of Dan in Rev. is very similar to that which you probably refer concerning Ephraim. When Solomon died and the kingdom divided, golden calves were set up in both Ephraim and Dan; thus, idolatry is the idea commonly given for the missing names in Rev. However, this is speculation, we can't be dogmatic about these things or build some new teaching on them either. | ||||||
6 | Explain Trinity Father Son, Holy Ghost | Is 1:1 | halroy | 199580 | ||
Obviously, your Jehovah's Witness friend is already a believer in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose name is known to your friend as Jehovah, and who is undeniably the Father in Heaven referred to many times in scripture. So you begin from an important point of agreement about God. First Corinthians 2: 9-11 is a good scripture reference for showing the biblical position concerning the Holy Spirit...note especially verse 11, which makes a comparison of the Holy Spirit relating to God (the Father) just as a man's spirit relates to him. Proceed on simply by asking your friend to use a concordance to look up more references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and to prayerfully consider what the bible teaches about the Spirit. Of course, one of the best texts in the Bible that teaches the deity of Jesus Christ is the first verse of the gospel of John, and verses following. However, the Jehovah's witnesses have produced their own translation of the bible, which is not accurate with these particular verses. John 8:58 quotes Jesus as saying ..."before Abraham was, I am..." which is about as clear an indication of Jesus' claim of divinity as can be found in scripture; compare with Exodus 3:14. Finally, my own way of thinking about this that has helped me to understand the triune nature of God, and to accept the many bible verses that equate the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is simply this: we humans, who were created by God in His own image, tend to think of and speak of ourselves in a similar way...we speak of body, mind and spirit, or perhaps body, soul, and spirit, and I find it noteworthy that even atheists use such language to speak of the nature of man's existance. So, if we are made in the image of God, is it then surprising that God also has a triune nature? |
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7 | Repentance, how many times? | Luke 15:20 | halroy | 199684 | ||
490 Mat 18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Mat 18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven |
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8 | Tithing, Giving, Itemizing | Rom 13:1 | halroy | 199817 | ||
Peace Cheri, I believe that this is a matter of conscience. After you consider it, and make a decision, then if you have no doubts about it, you made the correct decision for you. Just my two cents. halroy |
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9 | How do I obtain what I'm asking for? | 2 Tim 2:15 | halroy | 199940 | ||
Dear David, You will get the very thing you pray for when you pray with faith, and when you pray for that which is congruent with the will of God. It is generally best not to use an egg-timer to measure the Lord's response times; often a calendar will work better. bless you, halroy |
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10 | Blind leap of faith | Heb 11:1 | halroy | 199907 | ||
hray9, Not a good idea to become a Christian because it involves a blind leap of faith? That is not true at all. The real truth is just the opposite: that it is an excellent idea to become a Christian because it involves a sighted leap of faith. It is a matter of consulting the witnesses who were there, and determining whether you think they are telling the truth. Now you can read what those witnesses have to say in the Bible. I strongly urge the person who believes in your "blind leap of faith" theory to consult the evidence and make up his own mind. Consider the following witnesses: He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:3-4) But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned--every one--to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:5-6) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning? But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they make mouths at me; they wag their heads; "He trusts in the LORD; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!" (Psalms 22:6-8) It seems pretty clear that these scriptures quoted refer to Jesus, and they were all written hundreds of years before He was born. These are written by those who foresaw. In the New Testament can be found the witnesses who saw. Let the sincere questioner consult with the witnesses himself, and make up his own mind. Consider the testimony of witnesses who saw, and foresaw. He may decide that it is those who lack faith who are blind, and that no leap at all is required - just a step. sincerely, halroy |
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