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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: ChadK. Ordered by Date |
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1 | please explain matthews 23:1-12 | Matt 23:1 | ChadK. | 64761 | ||
Hi kevin, This passage seems to be pretty self evident. Which part exactly are you having a problem with? In Christ, Chad K. |
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2 | AA agnostic wants practical proof of God | Rom 10:17 | ChadK. | 64505 | ||
Hi, There is no "easy" way to "prove" the existance of God to an athiest or agnostic. These people tend to make things much more complex than they have to be. They attempt to intellectualize every little matter and in the process end up confusing themselves. Not everything has to be complicated. You will find that when someone doesn't believe in some kind of God it is related directly the fear of actually admitting they are not perfect and need help from another source to overcome the inheirant corruption of the flesh. You don't need to argue over the existance of God. The first chapter of Romans states that the existance of God is evident even in nature so that all men are without excuse. If this person is in AA, then he has got problems and most likely wont make it past step 2. Step 2 requires you to admit that "we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity." That would be God. If you can get a hold of an acurate history of AA, you will find that it was created by two christian gentleman and all twelve steps are biblical principals taken directly from the bible. Of course secular agents of AA will deny this vehemently. When secularists got a hold of AA, the first thing they did was remove the name of Jesus Christ and in doing so they removed all the power. Like taking the batteries out of a flashlight. Hey, that's a nice flashlight, but it's junk 'cause it don't work. AA has a documented 3 percent recovery rate while Judao-christian programs based soley on the Word of God like teen-challenge and some others have an average recovery rate of 83 percent... Big diffence huh? In Christ, Chad K. |
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3 | What does this verse mean? | Luke 12:42 | ChadK. | 64498 | ||
Hi, It seems this verse is best understood when taking into consideration the surrounding text. From verse 40 - 46 gives the bigger picture. Jesus is telling His disciples of one who was not faithful and diligent in his duties. Consequently, that one's underlings were adversely affected by his failure to continue on in his master's charge. This man (or woman) was a part of the body of Christ and the body having many parts is still one body. If the little toe stops doing its job then the whole body suffers. What is the job of your little toe? To support the foot so then in turn the foot may support the leg and so on and so on. We all have responsibilities in our positions in the body if we are born-again. No matter who you are, there are those above you and those below. The one who submits to authority is the one who gains it. When a husband submits to God, then his wife respects him and supports him and in turn their children then submit to the wife who submited to the husband who submited to God. When one does not submit to their authority it throws everything out of wack. The passage also states the penalty for such abuses. Of course this is subject to the time at which this behavior is exposed. If one is backsliden then so long as the Master does not return and catch him in that state he has a valid chance to confess his transgression and return to the way he should be acting and therefore receive once again right standing with God. BUT, if the master does return and catches that servant in that state of disobediance then he will be assigned a place with the unbelievers. In Christ, Chad K. |
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