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1 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 71933 | ||
I don't know if this helps any, Dave, but I found a pretty good sermon on the subject: http://www.americanchurchparis.org/sermons/11april.htm I'll keep my eyes/ears open for an actual Bible verse or quote, though! Peace, --Cheryl |
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2 | Any way allow me to listen to them? | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 49083 | ||
I'm not really sure about MP3, Wang. I think these are all in MIDI format, with lyrics to go along with them. You might want to do an Internet search on "Christian music" and "MP3" as search terms. Hope this helps! --Cheryl |
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3 | Sites for the classical gospel songs?? | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 48852 | ||
How about this one? http://www.freefind.com/find.html?id-1830046*pageid-r*mode-ALL*query-*sitemap-Hymn!List (You'll have to replace all the hyphens with equal signs, the exclamation point with a plus sign, and the asterisks with ampersands) |
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4 | Arguing for the historical Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 48516 | ||
Ha! Apparently the original essay gained enough recognition to earn a very thorough and well-researched rebuttal: http://www.tektonics.org/JPH_D06_NOAP.html I highly recommend this web site -- it's just jam-packed with apologetic resources for tough questions! Peace, --Cheryl |
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5 | The lessons of suffering | Col 1:24 | LuckyCharm | 45307 | ||
Hi Creed, and thanks for your reply. I'm beginning to see that my Catholic upbringing has been showing through here in my questions, and that this concept is totally foreign to mainstream Protestantism. In case I have offended anyone here, I sincerely apologize. Peace, Cheryl |
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6 | Two "wills" of God? | Hebrews | LuckyCharm | 45155 | ||
Hi John, Which passage are you referring to in particular? FWIW, I have heard a distinction between God's "permissive" will and His "active" will (or at least I believe those were the terms used). Funny you should ask this today -- I was just pondering the will of God earlier this morning.... Peace, --Cheryl |
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7 | Help me understand John 14:1-7 | John 14:1 | LuckyCharm | 44944 | ||
Are you asking why the word is variously translated "heart" and "hearts" in verse 1? The Greek word "kardia" is used in the Gospels to refer to the generic heart, as in "slow in heart to believe" (Luke 24:25), a specific person's heart, as in "[Mary] pondered them all in her heart" (Luke 2:19), and in a plural sense, as in "their heart was hardened" (Mark 6:52). In John 14:1, the construction is actually "Let not be troubled of you the heart," according to my interlinear Greek New Testament, so the operative word here is actually "you," if we want to determine whether Jesus was addressing His words to the group at large, or to a particular disciple. The word for "you" used in verse 1 is exactly the same as the one used later in John 15:18, where He is clearly speaking to the group as a whole ("the world hateth you"), as well as in 16:4-5, for two examples. I hope I have understood your question correctly. Does this help? --Cheryl |
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8 | What is story in the book of John? | John 14:1 | LuckyCharm | 44939 | ||
Jesus was in the Upper Room celebrating the Passover with His disciples when this conversation took place. Peter had just asked Him where He was going, and why Peter couldn't follow Him. John 14:1 begins "Do not let your hearts be troubled..." So it seems to me He was addressing the group, explaining that He was going to prepare a place for them. Thomas interjects in verse 5, saying that if they didn't know where He was going, how could they know the way there? Apparently he still didn't get the picture -- Jesus was trying to prepare them for His death, but they were looking for a map. Jesus knew this was going to be His last chance to talk to them about the things that really mattered, but it took a while before they understood that He was talking about His death. Does this help? --Cheryl |
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9 | Hurtone, how are you? Feeling better? | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 44896 | ||
I was thinking about him myself, today. He seems to have disappeared from the board...... Hurtone, I know you're going through a lot of pain right now, but there are people here who genuinely care about you! Write us and let us know how you're doing, okay? --Cheryl |
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10 | Where's "invading armies" Rev 6:12-16? | Mark 9:1 | LuckyCharm | 44788 | ||
Hi Searcher! I believe you actually meant Rev 16, not 6... :-) In any case, my International Standard Bible Encyclopedia has this entry for Megiddo: "A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (Josh 12:21). It lay within the territory of Issachar, but was one of the cities assigned to Manasseh (Josh 17:11; 1 Ch 7:29). Manasseh, however, was not able to expel the Canaanites, who therefore continued to dwell in that land. Later, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, the Canaanites were put to taskwork (Josh 17:12 f; Jdg 1:27 f). The host of Sisera was drawn to the river Kishon, and here, "by the waters of Megiddo," the famous battle was fought (Jdg 5:19). By the time of Solomon, Israel's supremacy was unquestioned. Megiddo was included in one of his administrative districts (1 Ki 4:12), and it was one of the cities which he fortified (1 Ki 9:15). Ahaziah, mortally wounded at the ascent of Gur, fled to Megiddo to die (2 Ki 9:27). At Megiddo, Josiah, king of Judah, attempted to arrest Pharaoh-necoh and his army on their march to the Euphrates against the king of Assyria. Here the Egyptian monarch "slew him … when he had seen him," and from Megiddo went the sorrowful procession to Jerusalem with Josiah's corpse (2 Ki 23:29 f; 2 Ch 35:20 ff). The sad tale is told again in 1 Esdras 1:25 ff. "The mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon" became a poetical expression for the deepest and most despairing grief (Zec 12:11). See also ARMAGEDDON. The constant association of Megiddo with Taanach (Tell Ta€anek) points to a position on the south edge of the plain of Esdraelon. In confirmation of this, we read (RP, 1st series, II, 35-47) that Thothmes III captured Megiddo, after having defeated the Palestinian allies who opposed him. He left his camp at Aruna (possibly €Ar€arah), and, following a defile (possibly Waôdy €Aärah), he approached Megiddo from the South We should thus look for the city where the pass opens on the plain; and here, at Khaôn el-Lejjuôn, we find extensive ruins on both sides of a stream which turns several mills before falling into the Kishon. We may identify the site with Megiddo, and the stream with "the waters of Megiddo." Pharaoh-necoh would naturally take the same line of march, and his advance could be nowhere more hopefully opposed than at el-Lejjuôn. Tell el-MutasellŒôm, a graceful mound hard by, on the edge of the plain, may have formed the acropolis of Megiddo. The name Mujadda attaches to a site 3 miles South of Beisaòn in the Jordan valley. Here Conder would place Megiddo. But while there is a resemblance in the name, the site really suits none of the Biblical data. The phrase "Taanach by the waters of Megiddo" alone confines us to a very limited area. No position has yet been suggested which meets all the conditions as well as el-Lejjuôn. The Khan here shows that the road through the pass from Esdraelon to the plain of Sharon and the coast was still much frequented in the Middle Ages." (Sorry about any funny character formatting, but it doesn't seem to carry over perfectly from QuickVerse to this window.) Hope this helps! Peace, --Cheryl |
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11 | relations after divorce? | Matt 19:5 | LuckyCharm | 44731 | ||
One would ask, "considered adultery by whom"? Different branches of Christianity regard civil divorce in various ways. But when you originally married, you became "one flesh," according to God's word. Has the marriage covenant been broken? Or did it simply suffer a grievous blow, and is now on the mend, by God's grace? Only the two of you can answer this question. Peace, --Cheryl |
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12 | Compare Mt 7:11 with Luke 11:13 | Ps 119:11 | LuckyCharm | 44728 | ||
Sure I do. The Holy Spirit can come to us in our sufferings just as surely, and sometimes more so, than in our joys. Our God is a consuming fire, we are told, and we must be "refined by fire" so that our faith is proved genuine (1 Pet 1:7). Peace, --Cheryl |
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13 | Where are they taken? | Luke 17:34 | LuckyCharm | 44727 | ||
Is Jesus talking about where they will be taken to? Or is He speaking about all of the horrors that will come to pass on the day of judgment? I understand He was quoting a popular proverb of His day, and I think He meant that just as a rotting carcass draws scavengers, so will a sinful people draw judgment. --Cheryl |
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14 | Explain Romans 1/8 | Rom 1:8 | LuckyCharm | 44721 | ||
"Through Christ, God's love and forgiveness are sent to us; through Christ, our thanks are sent to God." The faith of the Roman church was well-known throughout the world. "By this all men will know you are My disciples...." Peace, --Cheryl |
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15 | An acceptable translation/interpretation | Matt 7:29 | LuckyCharm | 44716 | ||
Greetings, Ray! My Bible Reader's Companion has this to say about the passage: “Authority” is exousia, and means “freedom of action.” The greater authority a person has, the less others can limit his freedom of action. The centurion’s remark that he was a “man under authority” conveyed the fact that he derived his authority to command his soldiers from a source, Caesar, whose freedom to command those in the empire was unlimited. His affirmation was a statement of faith: his belief that Jesus acted under and with the full authority of God, and thus that distance from his suffering servant could not limit His power to heal. It was this total confidence in Jesus that Christ commends (v. 10)—in centurions, and in you and me. Barnes' Notes on the New Testament says: I am a man —He had full confidence in the ability of Jesus to heal his servant, and requested him simply to give the command. This request he presented in a manner appropriate to a soldier. I am a man, says he, under authority. That is, I am subject to the commands of others, and know how to obey. I have also under me soldiers who are accustomed to obedience. I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes. I am “prepared,” therefore, to believe that your commands will be obeyed. As these obey me, so do diseases, storms, and seas obey you. If men obey me, who am an “inferior” officer, subject to another, how much more shall diseases obey you—the original source of power having control over all things! He asked, therefore, simply that Christ would give commandment, and he felt assured he would be obeyed. The 365-Day Devotional Commentary says: “I myself am a man under authority” Matt. 8:9–13. There is more in the story of the centurion for us. He felt unworthy to entertain Jesus under his roof. But he also knew that Jesus’ authority over sickness was not limited by distance. When he said, “I myself am a man under authority,” the centurion meant that his authority in the Roman army did not depend on him, but was granted him by his commanders in a chain leading ultimately to the Emperor himself. The centurion’s orders were obeyed because the full weight of mighty Rome lay behind each command. In asking Jesus to “just say the word,” and in affirming his faith that “my servant will be healed,” the centurion confessed his belief that Christ too was one “under authority.” When Jesus spoke, the full weight of God’s sovereign power was available to enforce Christ’s decree. The centurion’s faith was honored. Christ did speak the word, and the power of God, which neither distance nor evil forces can limit, flowed. Let’s remember the centurion’s faith when we pray. Jesus has the power to meet any and every need. And finally, Word Pictures in the New Testament says: For I also am a man under authority (kai gar ego anthropos hupo exousian). “Also” is in the text, though the here may mean “even,” even I in my subordinate position have soldiers under me. As a military man he had learned obedience to his superiors and so expected obedience to his commands, instant obedience (aorist imperatives and aoristic present indicatives). Hence his faith in Christ’s power over the illness of the boy even without coming. Jesus had only to speak with a word (8:8), say the word, and it would be done. Hope this helps! Peace, --Cheryl |
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16 | can divorse be stoped by refuseing | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 44493 | ||
I don't have an answer (I would be guessing), but I do have a question: Why would you want to continue being married to a woman who no longer loves you? Is it because you don't believe in divorce, or are you hoping her love will be rekindled if you stay together? Peace, --Cheryl |
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17 | Where is God when I need him? | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 41699 | ||
Hi unsure, Your question reminds me of a poem written by a 22-year-old woman close to the Pentagon right after 9/11: ONE NATION UNDER GOD God where were you yesterday? I looked for you everywhere You were so hard to find my father came home from Bible study dropped his car keys, a bag of groceries, his Bible to the counter and looked at me "This is a crazy world," he said in a voice pained and flat I did not understand until he turned on the T.V. God did you see? the television flashed black and white footage two hijacked planes flying into New York crashing into the World Trade twin towers God where were you? when New Yorkers ran through the streets tucking their faces in their shirts and ash and smoke, death and dying all around in my America? a women on the radio said it was like confetti white confetti falling from the skies I thought of Virginia's white snows in winter the silvery fall from the skies was that what death was like? Virginia winter confetti there were men, women did you see them God? jumping from the buildings like birds with clipped wings did you hold their hands when they made the leap into your world? the Trade buildings came tumbling down like a child's wooden block tower God did you see? another hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon and still another crash in Pennsylvania? were you sitting next to the woman who called her husband on the cell phone and said good bye did you know there were children at school studying Geometry, History - the neat type-set of grammar texts did you know some of these children came home, fatherless or motherless, changed in one day? God I tried to eat yesterday but my bowl of cereal tasted like and ash and death God I tried to sleep yesterday but my heart hurt and I kept waking to the memories of police officers pulling people from the wreckage like treasures from a buried chest brave firefighters choking on smoke and tears fighting the fires, the death Americans saving themselves, each other and then I found you God later " Attack on America" was the headline I tried to say it out loud but the words sounded strange on my lips in my America? land of the free , the 4th of July, desert storm, the America I pledged to in grade school the 50 stars I counted over and over from my desk the flag I learned to fold in Girl Scouts parades and campaign buttons, the field trips to DC museums and monuments the pride in my voice on the trip to Europe when the German man asked where I was from and I smiled back and answered "Ich bin von den Vereinigten Staaten" "one nation under God-Liberty and Justice for all" dear God this all happened in my America did you see the tears of Americans I thought I heard you crying with the country You were with us yesterday and today when we move through the debris waking from a terrible dream yesterday is a toss and tangle of sheets Mayor Guiliani is on the screen his face is drawn like a dark curtain his shaking hand is squeezed by another leader and he speaks sadly but proudly insists we go back to life live as normal as possible eat at restaurants, drink coffee at cafes talk, walk the streets holding hands but also pray, give blood pull the last of the living from the rubble God this happened in my America but so did the saving, the prayer services the candlelight vigils the long line to donate blood the officers giving their lives You were with us yesterday God you are with us today and I need to feel you, remember the saving in my America because my dad said this is a crazy world and I'm only 22 God learning to put trust in a world I can't always trust for now I'll put my trust in you and my trust in America because this is still my America my waving flag of the stars and stripes, my promised freedom God I see you so clearly today You are holding my America crying for my America opening your hands You set my America free because we are ready to fly on our own because God was with us yesterday and God lives in America today --Kirsten Porter God be with you today, unsure -- He is Emmanuel. Peace, --Cheryl |
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18 | Human misery and the presence of God | John 9:1 | LuckyCharm | 41694 | ||
Hi Francisco, Your question reminds me of a poem I saw, written by a young woman shortly after 9/11: ONE NATION UNDER GOD God where were you yesterday? I looked for you everywhere You were so hard to find my father came home from Bible study dropped his car keys, a bag of groceries, his Bible to the counter and looked at me "This is a crazy world," he said in a voice pained and flat I did not understand until he turned on the T.V. God did you see? the television flashed black and white footage two hijacked planes flying into New York crashing into the World Trade twin towers God where were you? when New Yorkers ran through the streets tucking their faces in their shirts and ash and smoke, death and dying all around in my America? a women on the radio said it was like confetti white confetti falling from the skies I thought of Virginia's white snows in winter the silvery fall from the skies was that what death was like? Virginia winter confetti there were men, women did you see them God? jumping from the buildings like birds with clipped wings did you hold their hands when they made the leap into your world? the Trade buildings came tumbling down like a child's wooden block tower God did you see? another hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon and still another crash in Pennsylvania? were you sitting next to the woman who called her husband on the cell phone and said good bye did you know there were children at school studying Geometry, History - the neat type-set of grammar texts did you know some of these children came home, fatherless or motherless, changed in one day? God I tried to eat yesterday but my bowl of cereal tasted like and ash and death God I tried to sleep yesterday but my heart hurt and I kept waking to the memories of police officers pulling people from the wreckage like treasures from a buried chest brave firefighters choking on smoke and tears fighting the fires, the death Americans saving themselves, each other and then I found you God later " Attack on America" was the headline I tried to say it out loud but the words sounded strange on my lips in my America? land of the free , the 4th of July, desert storm, the America I pledged to in grade school the 50 stars I counted over and over from my desk the flag I learned to fold in Girl Scouts parades and campaign buttons, the field trips to DC museums and monuments the pride in my voice on the trip to Europe when the German man asked where I was from and I smiled back and answered "Ich bin von den Vereinigten Staaten" "one nation under God-Liberty and Justice for all" dear God this all happened in my America did you see the tears of Americans I thought I heard you crying with the country You were with us yesterday and today when we move through the debris waking from a terrible dream yesterday is a toss and tangle of sheets Mayor Guiliani is on the screen his face is drawn like a dark curtain his shaking hand is squeezed by another leader and he speaks sadly but proudly insists we go back to life live as normal as possible eat at restaurants, drink coffee at cafes talk, walk the streets holding hands but also pray, give blood pull the last of the living from the rubble God this happened in my America but so did the saving, the prayer services the candlelight vigils the long line to donate blood the officers giving their lives You were with us yesterday God you are with us today and I need to feel you, remember the saving in my America because my dad said this is a crazy world and I'm only 22 God learning to put trust in a world I can't always trust for now I'll put my trust in you and my trust in America because this is still my America my waving flag of the stars and stripes, my promised freedom God I see you so clearly today You are holding my America crying for my America opening your hands You set my America free because we are ready to fly on our own because God was with us yesterday and God lives in America today --Kirsten Porter |
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19 | Who caused injury in order to rescue? | John 9:1 | LuckyCharm | 41693 | ||
I can't think of any such example. But we are told that a man was born blind from birth "so that the works of God might be displayed in him." Peace, --Cheryl |
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20 | Are gays/lesbians bound for hell? | Rom 5:8 | LuckyCharm | 41282 | ||
Hello Marquita, Let me start by saying that I feel for you, having to struggle with the weight of this heartrending burden... The first question you need to answer for yourself is: Is this conviction you're feeling coming from the Holy Spirit, or from some well-meaning but overscrupulous fellow Christian, or maybe from the Holy Spirit speaking through your fellow Christians? You need to get with God and His word and do some honest and fearless soul-searching, because He wants the best for you, and you will never be happy with less. Having said that, I will say that I would never presume to say who's going to hell and who isn't. The Bible does provide some very clear guidelines in some areas, and yet in some the lines are not quite so clear, and we need to meditate prayerfully in order to discern God's perfect will for our own lives and souls. There are a few web sites I wanted to share with you that may be helpful: http://members.aol.com/gunnyding/christ.htm http://www.dignityusa.org/faq.html#3 http://www.melwhite.org/biblesays.html http://members.aol.com/gunnyding/christ4.htm These sites present a different viewpoint than what you're probably used to hearing from "mainstream" Christianity. I am not saying that they will contain the answer for your own situation. I am only presenting them as a possible alternative viewpoint. Only God holds the destiny of your soul in His hands. I pray He will give you light for your path, and peace in your heart as you choose His will and His ways. In His Grip, Cheryl |
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