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1 | Unable to speak in tongues. Why? | 1 Cor 14:19 | Ocelot | 197313 | ||
Dear jesus1km, I would point you to 1 Corinthians chapter 12. Also, prayerfully read chapter 14. Here are a couple of passages from those chapters that balance out the “tongues” issue. 1 Corinthians 12:28-30 “And God has appointed in the church, first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, various kinds of tongues. All are not apostles, are they? All are not prophets, are they? All are not teachers, are they? All are not workers of miracles, are they? All do not have gifts of healings, do they? All do not speak with tongues, do they? All do not interpret, do they? But earnestly desire the greater gifts…” First of all, did you notice that “tongues” is last on the list of spiritual gifts that God has appointed? Secondly, the last portion of the passage makes it clear that God does not give everyone the same gifts. If He did, you’d have an unbalanced church. In 1 Corinthians 14:19 Paul says “…in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind so that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.” If you are going to a church that teaches that you don’t have the Holy Spirit unless you speak in tongues, you’re attending an unbalanced church (at best). You would be of much greater value to your church if you spoke five words that everyone could understand, that would instruct people spiritually, than ten thousand mumbled ramblings. I hope this helps. Ocelot |
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2 | child wont stray | Prov 22:6 | Ocelot | 192041 | ||
Greetings Nae-Nae, The verse you are looking for is Proverbs 22:6, which says:"Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it." Ocelot. |
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3 | filthy rags | Is 64:6 | Ocelot | 191007 | ||
Greetings Hunger and Thirst, The point of view being expressed here is Isaiah the prophet's. However, since Isaiah is being inspired by God to speak and write these words he is consequently voicing God's point of view. As for the specific filthy rag, I believe that Isaiah's statement here is, at least in part, referencing chapter 61, verse 10, where he says "I will rejoice greatly in the LORD... For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness..." What Isaiah is saying is that any "good works" or "righteous deeds" that we would do to make ourselves more acceptable to God, in contrast to God's awesome righteousness are like dirty rags compared to a beautiful robe. Since it is Christ’s robe of righteousness that saves us from sin, the point is being made that we have absolutely no power to save ourselves. It is only by the grace of God, through Christ’s righteousness that we are able to be saved. Ocelot |
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4 | Joseph brother from oldest to youngest | Gen 43:33 | Ocelot | 191005 | ||
Dear Auntie, The Bible doesn't specifically tell us why he did this. However, we can see from other parts of the story that Joseph was trying to test his brothers to see if they had turned from their evil ways. I believe that this was just another way for him to psychologically put more stress on them to see if it changed their behavior. He would later do something similar to this when he would have his silver cup put into Benjamin's sack. I hope this helps. Ocelot |
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5 | wife dating another married man secretly | Rom 13:14 | Ocelot | 180346 | ||
No. Not at all. Ocelot |
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6 | How Elisha destroyed King Ahab? | 2 Kin 9:1 | Ocelot | 180176 | ||
Hello Totty, and welcome to the forum. The passage of scripture that you’re looking for is found in the book of 2 Kings. Chapter nine records the destruction of the heirs of Ahab and ends with the violent death of Jezebel. King Ahab’s death actually occurs much earlier in 1 Kings 22:29-40. I hope this helps Ocelot |
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7 | PEOPLE SHOULD RAED THE WORD OF GOD. | Matt 7:22 | Ocelot | 179948 | ||
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8 | Who's sword hit wall when missed David | 1 Sam 18:11 | Ocelot | 179034 | ||
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9 | Who's sword missed David in 2 Samuel | 1 Sam 18:11 | Ocelot | 179032 | ||
Hello TNS978, Welcome to the forum. I may be mistaken, but what you’re talking about sounds like what king Saul tried to do to David in the FIRST book Samuel “… while David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual; and a spear was in Saul's hand. Saul hurled the spear for he thought, "I will pin David to the wall." But David escaped from his presence twice.” 1 Samuel 18:10, 11 “…as he [Saul] was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.” I Samuel 19:9, 10 I hope this helps. Ocelot |
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10 | good people killed | Luke 13:4 | Ocelot | 177021 | ||
Good day to you, Cash. The verse you are looking for is Luke 13:4. Ocelot |
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11 | jesus said depart from me you worker of | Matt 25:41 | Ocelot | 173705 | ||
Hello Spicek, And welcome to the forum. The verse that you have inquired about is a parable Jesus told about sheep and goats that is found in Matthew chapter 25, verses 32 to 46 Ocelot |
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12 | Who was crippled by an angel? | Gen 32:25 | Ocelot | 173697 | ||
Hello jjbballgirl, The answer to your question lies in the book of Genesis, chapter 32, verses 24 to 30 Ocelot |
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13 | Will natural affection go by the way? | Matt 5:9 | Ocelot | 173652 | ||
Hi Barbee, I don’t know the specifics of your situation. But if you’d like to make peace with your children, here’s what you should do. Admit you were wrong, and ask for your children’s forgiveness. If I were you, I would leave Satan out of it (Though he is very much at the center of it). It may not be a copout, but I can see how your children may see it that way (After all, aren’t ALL problems caused, to one degree or another, by Satan and sin?). I’d worry about YOUR part in the problem (and let God worry about Satan’s). Hopefully I haven’t horribly misunderstood you. :-) Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” With Christian Love, Ocelot |
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14 | What about people God had destroyed. | Is 55:8 | Ocelot | 172808 | ||
Hi Lionheart, When Michelle mentioned Isaiah 55:8, she was referencing something that Makarios had said. Ocelot |
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15 | Can Satan read our minds? | Ps 94:11 | Ocelot | 172800 | ||
Hello annamrowe, I’m no Greek scholar, but here are two verses that I found that I believe logically prove that only God is able to search hearts and read minds. “…and He [The Holy Spirit] who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” Romans 8:27 And then in Revelation, Jesus says: “… And all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.” Revelation 2:23 In the first verse God the Holy Spirit is described as “…He who searches the hearts…”, and in the second verse God the Son is described as “…He who searches the minds and hearts…” If Satan (or any one else but God) was able to “search hearts and minds”, then the descriptive titles in those verses would be deceptive, in that God would not be the ONLY one who is able to search hearts and minds. But God doesn’t lie. Only God is able to read our minds. Ocelot |
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16 | what if i can't pay all of my tithes? | Mal 3:10 | Ocelot | 172727 | ||
Hello vocab3802, And welcome to the forum. You asked quite a few questions. But I’ll try and address them. First off, I know from reading a few other threads on this forum, that not all Christians believe that tithing is necessary. Some believe that tithing was required of the Jews only. You clearly don’t believe that (incidentally neither do I), and so I’ll write this with that in mind. So here are a few verses from scripture that may help you figure this one out. Mark 12:41-44: “And He [Christ] sat down opposite the treasury, and began observing how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on." Matthew 6:25-33 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” And finally, here is a beautiful promise. Malachi 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows.” God said “Test Me”. Do you believe that God is telling the truth? Why not test Him in this? In Christian Love, Ocelot |
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17 | What do colors represent? | Is 1:18 | Ocelot | 172275 | ||
Dear Jazzycamp, You asked “What do colors represent?” As Searcher already pointed out, the Bible does not define any one color as representing any one thing (that I know of). It would be best to study the colors in context of the verses that mention them. Beyond that, it would simply be guessing. So “What do colors represent?” That all depends on who you ask. If you were to ask me, for example, you’d get a smart-alecky answer like “Green is the color of grass. Yellow is the color of the snow that’s bad to eat. Red means stop. Brown means it’s old and the reason the fridge stinks. Blue means that I’m sad. Violet’s a flower and black is the presence of all colors.” See what I mean? :-) Ocelot |
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18 | pray your flight | Matt 24:20 | Ocelot | 172016 | ||
Dear Betjburgess, Jesus was speaking here, of the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem. Jesus was warning His disciples about the time to flee from Jerusalem. And in 70 A.D. Jerusalem was captured by Titus and the temple was destroyed. Ocelot |
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19 | the bald prophet | 2 Kin 2:23 | Ocelot | 172015 | ||
2 Kin 2:22, 23 So the waters have been purified to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, young lads came out from the city and mocked him and said to him, "Go up, you baldhead; go up, you baldhead!" Ocelot |
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20 | the prophet that confronted king david | 2 Sam 12:1 | Ocelot | 172013 | ||
2 Sam 12:1-7 Then the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, "There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor. "The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. "But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him. "Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." Then David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die. "He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion." Nathan then said to David, "You are the man! Ocelot |
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