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1 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | 1 Corinthians | Ephraim | 114205 | ||
Acts 2:32 " God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear." Verse 38-39 " Peter replied, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. THE PROMISE IS FOR YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FOR ALL WHO ARE FAR OFF FOR ALL WHOM THE LORD OUR GOD WILL CALL." Acts 2:14-18 " In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on ALL PEOPLE. yOUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS WILL PROPHESY, YOUR YOUNG MEN WILL SEE VISIONS, YOUR OLD MEN WILL DREAM DREAMS. EVEN ON MY SERVANTS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, I WILL POUR OUT MY SPIRIT IN THOSE DAYS." Please remember that this scripture is in the context of Peter the apostle explaining the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the speaking in tongues. Saul's Conversion in Acts 9:10 " In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, Ananias! Yes Lord, he answered. The Lord told him, 'Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight. Verse 17-18 " Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, 'Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here has sent me so that you may see again AND BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, and after taking some food, he regained his strenght." Please remember that it was the apostle Paul that gave us the book of Corinthians with chapters 12,13,14 which gives us instruction about the proper use of tongues. and don't forget 14:18 Paul said, " I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you." Now, was Ananias one of the 12 apostles? No. I would encourge you to continue to search the scripture and the Lord will reveal the truth to you. Yes, the Lord wants you to have this gift that was given to the body of Christ on the day of Pentecost. Pentecost was an Old testiment celebration of the in gathering of the harvest. That is what you and I are called to do, bring in the harvest of souls. Our Lord has provided the power to accomplish this commission. Acts 1:8 Jesus said: " But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. God bless! |
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2 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | 1 Corinthians | Ephraim | 114196 | ||
No, speaking in tongues has not ceased! God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He meant what he said, said what he meant and his word is forever unchanging and infallible. I Corinthians 12:1-11 describe the wonderful gifts of the Holy Spirit to the body of Christ. Then verse 12-30 speaks of the body of Christ and how all these gifts are given to strenghten the body so it can function effectively. Verse 31 ends the discourse with, " But eargerly desire the greater gifts." Chapter 14 is a wonderful discourse concerning the proper use of tongues in a church setting and 14:1 starts by saying,"Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts,...." I love how these two chapters about gifts are sandwiched, with chapter 13 in the middle, the MOTIVE FOR THE GIFTS, LOVE. Look at verse 8,"Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; WHERE THERE IS KNOWLEDGE IT WILL PASS AWAY. If tongues have past away then I guess he is saying knowledge has past away as well. No, the word is saying that when perfection has come, the imperfect disappears. Then an illustration is given, of a child growing into a man. Then another illustration is given to explain that we now see but a poor reflection as in a mirror. In those days the mirrors were very poor and was basically a polished piece of metal. The image was very poor. The rest of the verse says, " then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. You see, the gifts are glimpses of heaven as a poor mirror or a child that has not yet matured. But when perfection comes then we will see not in a poor mirror or like a child but face to face, and then we will know fully what we only know now in part. We will see clearly, " even as I am fully known. On the other side of that imperfect mirror, heaven see us perfectly. |
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3 | God speak to us? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 114067 | ||
God is never far away! I would encourage you to read Psalm 139. It speaks of a wonderful creator that has formed us and knows us intimately. Verse 7-12 says: " Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me, even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you." There is no such thing as being far from God. If you are a born again Christian according to John 3:3-9 the Spirit of God is living in you. Romans 8:11 says " And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you." Romans 8:14-16 states," because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children." God speaks to us from the inner man ( Spirit of God that lives in us). Therefore their is no such thing as being to far from God for him to speak to us unless you are talking about someone who is deep in sin and therefore separate from God. But all the sinner would have to do is turn from their sin and turn to God in faith and He will be right there to save them. Hope this will help you and may God bless you with his still small voice that comes from within. |
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4 | HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE BIBLE | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 107121 | ||
Also study Leviticus 18:1-30, This entire chapter deals with unlawful sexual relations. You will be surprised at what is in this chaper. God does not pull any punches but lays it out plane for us to understand. (v.22-23) " Do not lie with a man as one lies with a women; that is detestable. Do not have sexual relations with an animal and defile yourself with it. A woman must not present hereself to an animal to have sexual relations with it; that is a perversion." This is just an example of what is in this chapter. If you need more scripture to study after studying these I can give you more. God bless you in your study of God's word. |
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5 | HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE BIBLE | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 107116 | ||
Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed: Gen.19:1-29 In Gen. 18:20-21, " Then the Lord said, The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know." In Gen. 18:16-33 Abraham Pleads for the righteous not to be destroyed along with the wicket. Gen.19:1-29, The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening and Lot insisted that they stay at his house. " He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate. Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom both young and old surrounded the house. They called to Lot, Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." The men and boys at the door of Lot's house got so violent that the angel's struck them with blindness. They instructed Lot and any rightous to get out of the city and (v.24) " Then the Lord rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord out of the heavens." Jude 7, " In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual immorality and perversion. They serve as an example of those who suffer the punishment of eternal fire." II Peter 2:6 " If he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men ...... Romans 1:18-32 (v.24-27) " Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion." Study these scriptures in their entirety. |
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6 | is burning the pages of the bible wrong? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 104157 | ||
The first thing I would do is ask them why they have chosen the pages from a bible to roll a joint? Their are rolling papers you can buy in any local store and if they are fearful of buying them in a store why of all options have they chosen as a substitute the pages of the bible. I am sure that it was probably harder for them to seek out a bible then to find papers. Therefore I would suggest that their choice of paper speaks very clearly about the motive of their heart. It would seem to me that even these guys ( if they are really honest ) would tell you that they are doing this in defiance and disrespect to God. Next I would say, since you went to the trouble of finding a bible let me show you something really awesome in the book of John 3:16. Then tell them about the love that God has for them. If you will be bold enough to take these steps, I can asure you that God will honor the seed of his word sow in their hearts and they will never forget the encounter. |
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7 | True or False | 1 Corinthians | Ephraim | 102914 | ||
The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the man's spirit within him? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not suject to any man's judgment: For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. ( I Cor.2:10-16) .....and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord" except by the Holy Spirit. ( I Cor.12:3 |
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8 | who and wherewas the exile in micah 1:16 | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100899 | ||
Israel was taken into exile by the Assyrians in 722-721 B.C. and Judah by the Babylonians in 586. Micah prophesied sometime between 750 and 686 B.C. during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah ( Micah 1:1; Isa 1:1 ; Hos.1:1 ; Jer. 26:18 ). All these prophets mentioned above were contemporaries. Micah predicted the fall of Samaria ( which is the capital of Israel, the northern kingdom ) in verse 6-7 in chapter one. Micah 1:16 he is still speaking of the exile of Israel to Assyria. | ||||||
9 | So its possible for a man to be born gay | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100870 | ||
No I do not believe that a person is born gay, Romans 1:21-27 " For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their THINKING became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefor God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. | ||||||
10 | Everything God Makes is Perfect? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100868 | ||
I would like to follow up with some additional comments. Many people ask why is there wars, sickness, diseases, retardation, etc. The reason is that this world is under a curse. Study Genesis before the fall to sin and at the point of sin entering in, Gen.3:7. From this point on you will find shame, guilt, fear, contention, pride, pain, suffering, frustration, toil, tiredness, sexual desire, self-consciousness, and every emotion out of control from the sinful nature. In Gen.4:1-11 the account of the first murder ( Cain killed Abel ) was an account of the sinful nature out of control with anger, Jealousy, and envy. The good news is that ( Galatians 3:13-14) "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit." Christ has paid price for our sin and brings us out of the curse of this world by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. |
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11 | Everything God Makes is Perfect? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100857 | ||
Genesis 1:27 "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created Him; male and female He created them." God created man in a perfect right relationship with Him and placed Him in the garden of Eden or ( paridise) and gave him one command, Gen.2:16 "And the Lord God commanded the man, You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it YOU WILL SURELY DIE." Satan came along and deceived man and he made a choice not to obey God but to eat from the tree he was told that if he did he would die. Gen.2:7-27 records the curses that came upon man and the world at the point of disobedence. Man was cast out of the paridise of God. Gen.5:1-3 This is the written account of Adam's line. When God created man, he made Him in the likeness of God. He created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were created, He called them man. When Adam had lived 130 years, HE HAD A SON IN HIS OWN LIKENESS, IN HIS OWN IMAGE; ...." As God created man in His own perfect image, so now sinful Adam has a son in his own imperfect image. In the book of Psalms it records that man is fashioned in sin. The only way to recover the perfect image of God again is through Jesus Christ the second Adam I Cor.15:45-49. Jesus came in the form of a man to fulfill what man could not fulfill in the sinful nature. Through the born again experience Jn.3:1-7 and the impartation of God's Holy Spirit do we positionally regain the perfect image of God. | ||||||
12 | why God denied cain's offering not ables | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100557 | ||
Cain and Abel had an example of the offering they were to bring to God by their parents, Adam and Eve. Where else would Cain and Abel even get the ideal of offering to God and especially Abel with a living blood sacrifice. You can be sure that Adam and Eve taught them all about the garden of paradise and their relationship with God. How the crafty serpent deceived them into believeing a lie and the consequences of the curses. How they were driven out and banished from the garden of Eden with a cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. And then finally they were taught about the sacrifice that God had made to cover them. Gen.3:21 " The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them." Abel was a good student and understood the lessons from his heart and brought a sacrificial offering by faith (Heb.11:4) according to God's way. Cain missed the whole idea somehow and offered only what he could do in his own strength. It was the first person in history that has tried to approch God by his own good works and not the way God has established. From this point is were all false religions have started, Islam,Buddhism,Jehovah's witness, etc. All these religions have a bases of working their way to God. God said to Cain, Gen.4:6 " Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accipted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." See, their was no eccuse for Cain, God held him accountable for what he had learned and knew. May God bless you with understanding from the heart. Ephraim |
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13 | shut up around wicked only? | Ps 39:1 | Ephraim | 99670 | ||
In the context of the entire Psalm this is a man (DAvid) who's soul is deeply troubled and is somewhat contentious with his God. In verse one he had determined to keep silent, and keep a muzzle on his mouth for fear that rebellious words would escape in the hearing of the wicked. Suppressed anguish only intensified the agony and he could finally no longer suppress his anguish. In verse 3-4 "My heart grew hot within me, and as I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue; In verse 4 he began to spout out his anguish before the Lord. Read the entire Ps. and you will see his troubled heart. When in circumstances and situations like David we to sometimes say foolish things. Look at verse 13, David said, "Look away from me, that I may rejoice again before I depart and am no more." This is David, the one God said: "This is a man after my own heart." I don't know if you have ever been in a situation like this but I have. We must continue being a good witness before those who are lost no matter what our trouble may be. Your brother, Ephraim | ||||||
14 | when you speak and it happens what is it | Proverbs | Ephraim | 99266 | ||
Queta, is it possible to give us some examples of your experience so we can better understand and respond appropriately. Concerned brother, Ephraim | ||||||
15 | Tell me Whyyyyyyy | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 99195 | ||
I believe the reason that we struggle to live the life God has already provided and partake of the divine nature, but attempt to DO Christianity instead of Being is that we tend to miss the big picture. Have you ever heard the saying: It is hard to see the forest amongst the trees? If the Holy Bible would have a subtitle, I believe it would be " The redemption of mankind." This is the heart beat of God, to seek and save the lost. This is formost on His agenda and depending on how close or how far we are in line with His agenda will determine our journey with Him. I believe God's heart is on the billions of people who have never even heard the name of Jesus Christ. China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan to name a few. We must not forget the most unreached nation in the world, Turkey. It is called the forgotten nation of world evangelism. I wonder when the last time we fasted, prayed, and wept for the thousands that die everyday without Christ. Or maybe led a coworker or a neighbor to Christ. When our heart begins to beat in rhythm with our Lord's for the world all the trivial things become dark, dim, and fade into God's big picture, The redemption of mankind. | ||||||
16 | God or Moses? | Gen 1:1 | Ephraim | 99178 | ||
Genesis 2:7 " The Lord God formed the man ..." The Hebrew for man is Adam. Also, Gen.2:20 " But for Adam ..." again this translated man. Man and Adam is one and the same word. | ||||||