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1 | Horses eating horses? | Bible general | jlhetrick | 240051 | ||
I really don’t mean to sound cliché here but…. The only person who can actually do that (help him see the light of the book) is God himself. Some advice though, in case it’s helpful. It’s likely more destructive than productive to argue with someone over what Scripture does or does not say. Discussion around misunderstood points and working together to build the context around those points by finding what the rest of the Bible has to say on the subject is good for study and learning (and I might add is the only way to understand how symbolism is used in the Bible). The assumption there is that at least one person in the conversation has enough knowledge of the topic to provide a starting point that includes being able to point to other relevant places in Scripture to help make sense of what’s not understood. Otherwise, and perhaps in this case, both people might benefit most by agreeing to pray for understanding and then spending time alone, reading for understanding before debating points that they may find aren’t even there. Your friend might benefit from reading to learn what the Bible says about sin and redemption (as an example) before looking for horse eating horses. Of course you would want to be loving and gracious in how you suggest that. Hope this is helpful. |
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2 | Who or What created God? | Bible general | jlhetrick | 240148 | ||
Hi, and welcome to the Forum. No one and no thing created God. Otherwise that one or thing would be God. God is not a creature but the creator. He did not begin to exist at some point in time and will not cease to exist at some future point in time. All below taken from the NASB: Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. John 1:3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. Colossians 1:16-17 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Psalm 90:2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Job 36:26 Behold, God is exalted, and we do not know Him; The number of His years is unsearchable. Revelation 1:8 I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. |
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3 | does it represent completion | Bible general | jlhetrick | 240153 | ||
Hi Sharron - welcome to the Forum. My best guess is that 5 represents one more than 4 and one less than 6. 3715 would come immediately after 37514 and be immediately followed by 3716. Not sure beyond that. |
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4 | Who were expelled from Gods sight | Bible general | jlhetrick | 241443 | ||
Hi turnecrest - welcome to the Forum. I wasn't able to find a reference where any were expelled from God's sight. Hebrews 4:13 does say; however, that "..Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight" |
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5 | money responsibility | Bible general | jlhetrick | 241449 | ||
Hi Way out there - welcome to the Forum. You are referring to a common biblical principle most often referred to in Scripture as stewardship. A steward is basically someone placed in charge over the management of things and in Scripture was often a servant or slave. The money and gifts we possess are not truly ours but instead belong to God. Those belong to Him and he has given us charge over them requiring us, His servants, to be good stewards. In other words, be responsible with them. You can find the concept as early as Genesis when God puts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden to "work and keep it" (Gen. 2:15) but there are many examples of our requirement to be good stewards (or responsible) with both the money and the gifts we are blessed with. I have added a few examples below. Psalm 24:1 says "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof..." (ESV) 1 Chronicles 29:14 says “But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you." (ESV) 1 Peter 4:10 says "As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace..." (ESV) The "Parable of the Talents (beginning in Matthew 25:14) is a good place to start if you are interested in studying more about what the bible teaches about stewardship. I also recommend a topical study of stewardship. Hope this is helpful. |
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6 | other planets wich people live? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 198467 | ||
katka- The Star Trek and Star Wars movies are fiction, i.e. made-up stories. The ONLY source from which we can for sure know the truth about Creation is the holy Scriptures, God's word. God's word doesn't mention other inhabited planents and doesn't give any reason to believe that they exist. Ask your friend which Mormon Temple he/she attends. Jeff |
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7 | why dose the Lord let people suffer? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 198473 | ||
Hello again katka- there are many different causes/reasons why people suffer. One cause of suffering that may correlat with your question is SIN. To get a better understanding of Sin and suffering you might start by asking some basic questions. To start with: 1. What is sin? (You can answer this in gereral terms to begin with.) 2. How is a person's relationship with God effected by Sin? 3. What does it mean (concerning people and sin) that God is JUST? One important point to make here is that a good understanding of who you are (as a fallen, sinful person) and who God is will only come through seeking God through prayer and study of His word. Point being, it's good to ask these questions and to consider the responses of others; but, you ultimately need to search the Scriptures in prayer. Hope this helps as my lunch time is now up. God bless, Jeff |
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8 | Settling to be friends or... | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 199289 | ||
NightJay- with all respect intended, a discussion on this topic regarding your personal "significant other" relationships would amount to no more than using the Forum as a advise column and/or online therapy session. Neither would be appropriate. Please seek the assistance of someone who can help you with this personally. God bless, Jeff |
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9 | exodus | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 199291 | ||
Tedy- Wouldn't it be more productive to do the work yourself to complete your assignments? If I'm wrong forgive me. God bless, Jeff |
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10 | hearing voices? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 199602 | ||
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11 | please read | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 199612 | ||
HI and welcome to the forum. Did you have a question about the verse? Jeff |
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12 | i need my praying bro's and sis's today | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200044 | ||
God's baby- This is a legal matter and I would suggest that you aquire an attorney and work toward cooperation with your husband. It's not something that can be handled appropriately on the Forum. I will be praying for God's will in your situation and will ask others I know from the forum to do the same. God bless, Jeff |
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13 | taking the name of the Lord in vain | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200407 | ||
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14 | taking the name of the Lord in vain | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200409 | ||
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15 | taking the name of the Lord in vain | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200415 | ||
LindaE- First of all, welcome to the Forum. You have provided sufficient Scripture. If your coworker is not convinced by God's own words you shouldn't expect that you will have additional influence. As the verse in Exodus states- God will not leave it unpunished. When the bible speaks so clearly there is, in my opinion, no need to supply a longer list of verses. Exodus 20:7 is straight forward and there is no need to develop an argument beyond the simply stated. As for your being upset I might suggest that you be comforted in that you have provided sufficient Scriture and the issue is between your coworker and God. It may be that your work place has policies that prevent employees from using language and other behaviors that are offensive and/or disruptive to others. You might ask politely for him to stop using the language in your presence and point to the policy. If the behavior continues you would be right in reporting the issue to your supervisor. Remember, our witness is not what we can influence others to believe or cooperate with. It is the standard established by God's word lived out in our lives. Your providing the Scripture, and being consistent in living what you preach will be the most important, I believe, if God chooses to reach this person through you. With the right approach this works. If I walk into the break room or anywhere else where people are familiar with me at the hospital where I work they will stop telling the dirty joke until I leave (if that is what they were doing). This was accomplished over time, gently, and without making any "enemies" or creating tension (as best I can be aware). Everyone who knows me at work knows that if they ask me anything on social issues, politics, and most any other subject they are going to get a biblical answer as best I can deliver it. There is no shortage of questions directed my way as there is no shortage of lost, searching soles. Not too long ago I was told by a coworker "now we don't need to hear about that..." as I and two other coworkers were discussing Scripture and morality over lunch. I responded with something to the effect that we all need to hear about that but that I respected her right to choose not to. I invited the other two to my office for the remainder of lunch leaving the one nurse alone to enjoy her lunch without having to listen to Christians talk about God's word. No harm personally and no hard feelings (that I'm aware of). I should stop here so that I'm not appearing to give advise beyond the obvious ending up in violation of the Terms of Use and intended purpose of the Forum. Hope this was helpful, Jeff |
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17 | Is anyone else having problems? | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 200881 | ||
Justme- I have heard of that happening from time to time with no apparent cause. You should no too that some digital media that you copy and past from will give that error even though there are no visible "offending" characters. Probably something in the code of the program. One of the digital libraries I use is Logos Bible Software Series 3, Libronix. I regularly get the error when copying and pasting from that one although there is no visible offending character in the text (and sometimes it works fine). If you are copying and pasting from a digital format try pasting to your word processor first and choosing "save to destination format" (in the little clipboard icon that pops up at the end of what you just pasted for Windows/Word users). Then copy from the word processor and past on the forum (remembering to cite the source of course). This does take a couple more steps of course, but when you only have that source available in that one program, and ther is more than a few lines you want to include it will be helpful. Jeff |
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18 | erse on celebration,parties,rejoice | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 201025 | ||
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19 | verse on celebration,parties,rejoice | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 201027 | ||
shernetta- Welcome to the Forum. If your prefer physical books I recommend a good concordance. I like Stong's Exhaustive Concordance personally but there are others and they are mostly, fairly inexpensive. If you have regular access to a computer that is connected to the internet there are several reputable websites that have search features. You can even download some very good digital bible study libraries to include trial versions and at least one full-featured library that has an excellent user interface and a large selection of resources and it's all free and can be installed on your personal computer for free. So that I'm not cluttering space with web address and don't appear to be endorsing anything publically I will not list it here. I can give you specific info on resources if you care to email me (my address is in my user profile- click on my user name in this response). Also, some of the information is included in my user profile at the bottom. Jeff |
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20 | A friendly reminder | Bible general Archive 4 | jlhetrick | 204320 | ||
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