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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Dalila Ordered by Date |
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1 | Should govt. protect porn for adults | Prov 3:13 | Dalila | 104774 | ||
If one loves the Lord with all his/her heart, mind, and soul, you can only disagree. Plus, the body is a sacred temple, 1 Cor. 6:19 "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; In Christ, Dalila |
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2 | What did Jesus mean by this analogy? | Matt 23:24 | Dalila | 104014 | ||
Verses 23, 24 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye tithe mint and anise and cummin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law, justice, and mercy, and faith: but these ye ought to have done, and not to have left the other undone. Ye blind guides that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel! Coffman's Commentary says this: the Pharisee was presented as a specialist in trifles. To be sure, there was nothing wrong with tithing mint, dill (see the margin of the RSV), and cummin. Christ admitted that such was a duty, "These ought ye to have done!" The trouble was that such petty little deeds of scrupulosity were the PRINCIPAL concern of the scribes and Pharisees. They could murder the Son of God but would not think of neglecting to tithe a sprig of dill on the back doorstep. It was precisely in such a tradition that they finally appeared before Pilate to extort a death sentence for the Master, while refusing at the same time to enter the governor's court lest they be defiled! Jesus contrasted justice, mercy, and faith with small things like tithing herbs, and then laid down the proposition that some things ARE more important than others in God's kingdom. Furthermore, the BIG END of all obligation is in the ethical and moral realm, rather than in ceremonial and external observances. God Bless, Dalila |
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3 | choking on a gnat | Matt 23:24 | Dalila | 104013 | ||
The Pharisee was presented as a specialist in trifles. To be sure, there was nothing wrong with tithing mint, dill and cummin (small things). Christ admitted that such was a duty, "These ought ye to have done!" The trouble was that such petty little deeds of scrupulosity were the PRINCIPAL concern of the scribes and Pharisees. They could murder the Son of God but would not think of neglecting to tithe a sprig of dill on the back doorstep. It was precisely in such a tradition that they finally appeared before Pilate to extort a death sentence for the Master, while refusing at the same time to enter the governor's court lest they be defiled! Jesus contrasted justice, mercy, and faith with small things like tithing herbs, and then laid down the proposition that some things ARE more important than others in God's kingdom. Furthermore, the BIG END of all obligation is in the ethical and moral realm, rather than in ceremonial and external observances. I got this from Coffman's Commentary. You can look it up on the web as well, I've got it book marked it's such a neat commentary. God Bless! Dalila |
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4 | Why don't you know for sure? | Eccl 11:6 | Dalila | 99979 | ||
I believe that even if we think we are left on our own, we never are. God is not going to constantly do little miracles so that we know He's always there. But faith tells us to simply believe. If we have a strong relationship with Him, we can learn to hear His voice and not make so many mistakes. And even the mistakes we do make we would be able to hear His voice to correct them. As to the sow seeds part, that's not up to us to figure out if it will bear fruit or not. It may not bear fruit till after we are long with the Lord, have faith, that if you are sowing seeds, as we are told to do per Scripture, then God is leading us to sow those particular seeds. We don't understand everything the Lord is doing, there comes again our faith to just know He is all good and Truth, and even uses evil for His good purpose. You can practice on learning how to hear the Lord's voice so that His Scripture will become clear to you. It's almost like meditation. And of course regularly attending a church of good bible teachings always is a plus. There are also alot of fantastic books out there to help you along the way. I really love God.com by James Alexander Langteaux. It's like no other book I've read before, I think you'd like it just as much as I did. Dalila |
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