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1 | where do blacks come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 56600 | ||
Here's a passage of scripture(specificially v26) for you to meditate on that could answer your question: Acts 17 22-28 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. 23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things; 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. the amplified version of v26: And He made from one [common origin, one source, one blood] all nations of men to settle on the face of the earth, having definitely determined [their] allotted periods of time and the fixed boundaries of their habitation (their settlements, lands, and abodes), |
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2 | body temple of god | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57243 | ||
Hi Brother Jack I can relate to your battle with smoking and wondering how you can quit. My battle is food. For too many years, I had been eating too much and I was not eating the right(healthy) foods. A few years ago I began to confess ('Death and life are in the power of the tongue' Proverb 18:21) the following: I am more than a conqueror through him that loves me. Romans 8:37 I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. Phil 4:13 And my favorite: God ALWAYS causes me to triumph in Christ. 2 Cor 2:14 In Him, I know you can do it and I pray that you grab hold to these scriptures too and renew your mind. And know that you can quit because you can do all things through Christ. And remember that with God all things are possible(Matt 19:26). Also remember what the Lord told Sara. Is any thing too hard for the LORD? Abba Father bless you in triumphing and may you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might(Eph 6:10)!!! :) |
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3 | cult by what definition? | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 57278 | ||
I would like offer a statement in the form of a question. Can this issue of what is a cult or who is a heretic be answered by: BELOVED, DO not put faith in every spirit, but prove (test) the spirits to discover whether they proceed from God; for many false prophets have gone forth into the world. By this you may know (perceive and recognize) the Spirit of God: every spirit which acknowledges and confesses [the fact] that Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [actually] has become man and has come in the flesh is of God [has God for its source]; And every spirit which does not acknowledge and confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh [but would annul, destroy, sever, disunite Him] is not of God [does not proceed from Him]. This [ nonconfession] is the [spirit] of the antichrist, [of] which you heard that it was coming, and now it is already in the world. I John 4:1-3 Just a thought... Abba Father bless... |
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4 | Can We Put God in the Dock? | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 65334 | ||
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. Ps 138:2 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? Num 23:19 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; Titus 1:2 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. Is 46:8-11 From my current understanding, I would not say God is obligated to man. But I will say that God is obligated to his Word. An encounter that Moses had with God also leads me to believe that God is obligated to his Word. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Ex 32:7-14 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. v12 Here, it appears as if Moses is questioning God, then telling God what to do but… Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. v13 Here, we see the promise that God had spoken to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Since God said ‘I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it’, I am lead to believe that God was not obligated to Moses but he was obligated to his spoken word. I do realize that saying ‘God is obligated…’ can and does sound quite pompous to some, so I will say it this way: This is the confidence that I have in Him: God, who cannot lie, will do what He says and will bring to pass what He purposes. |
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5 | How do I pray for myself? | Bible general Archive 1 | mbooker | 71701 | ||
Here are just a few passages that may help you with praying: I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:1-7 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. John 14:12-15 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. I John 5:14-15 Also, as women, Proverbs 31 could be an excellent example for us to study and then ask Abba Father for the grace to follow that example. Meredith |
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6 | dating | OT general | mbooker | 66687 | ||
I don't know if I would say it was wrong for a Christian woman to ask a Christian man out on a date, but I would tend to shy away from it for the following reasons: God brought Eve to Adam Gensis 2:22 Abraham send his servant to get a wife for Isaac Gensis 24:4 Whoever finds a wife, finds a good thing Proverbs 18:22 Meredith |
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7 | I need verses on why we need God's Word. | NT general Archive 1 | mbooker | 74946 | ||
Psalm 19:7-11 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. |
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8 | having vs. being a soul | Gen 2:7 | mbooker | 56445 | ||
Well, scripture says we are created in the image of God (Gensis 1:27) and God is a Spirit (John 4:24). So, my understanding is that we are a spirit just as God is a Spirit. As far as 'having' vs 'being' a soul, I Thess 5:23 refers to 'your spirit, soul and body'. With the understanding that I have at present, we are a spirit (Gensis 1:27) and we have a soul (I Thess 5:24). Also, I have heard that another translation of Gensis 2:7 says 'and man became another speaking spirit'. |
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9 | Is this when Abram was declared righteou | Gen 12:1 | mbooker | 57354 | ||
Gensis 15:4-6 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, This man shall not be your heir, but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir. And He brought him outside [his tent into the starlight] and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars--if you are able to number them. Then He said to him, So shall your descendants be. And he [Abram] believed in (trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness (right standing with God). If my understanding is correct, this is when Abram was counted righteous. |
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10 | What about Heb 11:8? | Gen 12:1 | mbooker | 57448 | ||
hum... let me see... OK By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. Heb 11:8 Heb 11:8 happened before Gen 15:4-6 (you know what I mean :) ) If I am correct, Heb 11:8 is referring to Gen 12:1-4 The scriputes don't say it was counted righteousness unto him at this point(Gen 12:1-4). What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath [whereof] to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Rom 4:1-5 If Abraham's 'going out' is a work, then rom 4:1-5 says if his work justified him, he has whereof to glory... but not before God. Abraham believed God and it was accounted unto to him for righteousness. That's my understanding. If you have a better insight, please share. :) Abba Father Bless... |
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11 | So is the book of Romans 4 a contraditio | Gen 12:1 | mbooker | 57490 | ||
Paul and James have just confused me!! but I'm sure the fault lies with me and not them. Thanks for pointing out James 2. Abba Father bless... :) |
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12 | how did god test abrakam | Gen 22:2 | mbooker | 73152 | ||
I believe it is also good to note that Abraham knew beyond all doubt (and present circumstances) that God was faithful to His promise to him about Isaac. He was able to boldly say ‘I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you’. He knew that God would raise Isaac up from the dead if need be… As the old Baptist hymnal says “Oh for a faith that will not shrink”! And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you. Genesis 22:1-5 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. Hebrews 11:17-19 |
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13 | Acts 14:5 | Gen 41:51 | mbooker | 59346 | ||
Gen 35:22-26 lists Israel's sons. Rev 5-8 lists the tribes of Isreal. Manasses(Manasseh OT spelling), I believe, is Joesph's first born (Gen 41:51). Joseph married Asenath while he ws in Egypt (Gen 41:45). Assuming that Asenath was Egyptian, the tribe of Manasses could be the tribe considered to be of 'African' decent. |
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14 | Acts 14:5 | Gen 41:51 | mbooker | 59347 | ||
opps!! That's Rev 7:5-8 |
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15 | did God ever stop time for a day? | Joshua | mbooker | 72526 | ||
Joshua 10 shows the account: Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. vv12-13 |
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16 | where is that 'sin in the camp' scriptur | Josh 7:1 | mbooker | 71395 | ||
Joshua 7 could be the passage of scripture you are thinking of... |
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17 | What are the consequences of adultery? | 2 Sam 12:1 | mbooker | 68381 | ||
David is an example of God putting away sin but some consequences of the sin remain: 2 Samuel 12:1-25 |
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18 | Questions on 2 Samuel | 1 Chr 21:1 | mbooker | 63443 | ||
1 Chronicles 21 (with emphasis on v1) may hold the answer to your question # 3 Abba Father bless you... Meredith |
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19 | Why should we obey God? | Psalm | mbooker | 64093 | ||
Because he said so :) just kidding... I think Psalms 19:7-11 gives a few good reasons to obey God. The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Deut 28 also gives a long list of blessings for obeying and gives even more curses for disobeying... Abba Father Bless... |
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20 | Help to borrower who doesn't pay back | Ps 37:21 | mbooker | 70053 | ||
Here are two passages that may be able to help you in this situation: And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Luke 6:33-34 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Matt 18:15-17 Meredith |
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