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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Rick_01 Ordered by Date |
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1 | dead bury the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 53137 | ||
Ok, I understand first of all the reaction of your lovely wife. But you must understand somethings before going any further. In biblical texts, there were what we call in theology (literary genres). Some figures of speech were used quite often in that time. Now watch this. The fact that Jesus made this allusion about the dead put in the tomb isn't so much an act of lack of compassion from Him. If you read the context of that verse, you'll notice that Jesus was challenging the crowds to follow Him without any conceivable excuses. Therefore, it was a shocking and loving warning from Him that meant: "If you want to follow me, but consider again the priority of your family first, you are not proper to my Kingdom." Keep in mind that Jesus was not against those who buried their parents and /or friends. Just take the example of the death of Lazarus in John 11. Nothing is said on the part of Jesus that He disregarded their doings. No, Jesus was not saying: "It is wrong to bury your dead ones, because you have to follow me first". It was just a challenge to bring the point home in the mind of whoever wanted to follow Him in keeping, at the same time, the excuses of their choices just in the beginning of their walk with God. Otherwise, God first, men after. That was the point of Jesus. | ||||||
2 | Is baptism required for salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 53132 | ||
First of all, no apostle believed it as you said and for example, can you ever imagine that the criminal on the cross, who received from Jesus the forgiveness for all his sins, without being baptized is lost? Think about that seriously and you'll have your answer. | ||||||
3 | Psalm 139 Why I still insecure? | NT general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 53130 | ||
I think that you are not living a curious kind of experience. It is quite possible that your temperament combined to your past is the explanation (at least, in part) to your struggles. But, may I ask you a question? How long have you been christian? Take care, there is hope for you. | ||||||
4 | Is denominatalism a sin? | NT general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 53126 | ||
In and of itself, the concept of denomination is not sinful. But, I would say that denominations exist today because so many problems arose among christians and that is sin most of the times. | ||||||
5 | Mercy of good Samaritan vs. Canaanite | NT general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 53125 | ||
If you want to ask that question it is probably that you have a goal in mind. May I ask it to be clearer? | ||||||
6 | Why is killing enimies in the OT okay? | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50864 | ||
I see for many years that there is a tremendous mistake among christians about that issue. If we read the 10 commandments in Exo. 20 the real translation in the hebrew is not killing, but commiting murder. That is in perfect harmony with what God condemned in Gen. 9.6 in the time of the Flood. The point is this. God did not condemn the fact that a person could be killed by another. Let me illustrate. Is it wrong to kill a person in a car accident? Should we condemn the "murderer" for the capital punishment as God commanded? Of course not. I used "murderer" in a pejorative sense here. The condemnation is coming, according to God, on those who premeditate to kill (that is a real first degree murder), but not for killing as such. Now, do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that killing is good when it is not premeditated. I just am trying to make the point clear in Scriptures. To answer your question, when God commanded a campaign of war (through David, for example), it was not to be consider as a premeditated murder as it would be if it were for vengence. No, God was commanding it to destroy the high potential of leading His people astray from His worship as the Only and Real God. And that would it be the case through the enemies of Israel who did not know Yawheh (God in hebrew). So, keep in mind that God is not helping His people to commit murders or massacres, but to erase the high potential of idolatry that He saw in His omniscience that could have come in the midst of His people. When God commanded to kill nations around Israel, it was not a sin, but a judgment against these pagan nations. I hope it helped you to understand. | ||||||
7 | Mythology and the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50792 | ||
The more I can tell you is that even though the question could be intersting to be responded, I think really that your spiritual growth will suffer to pass all that time on an issue like this, unless you are writing a paper of master degree or doctorate. | ||||||
8 | DID JESUS EVER MARRY OR HAVE THE TEMPTAT | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50790 | ||
The question about the marriage of Jesus should be eliminated. He was a single man. And for the passage of Genesis, the same truth is still applicable for today as well. | ||||||
9 | Similarities of Moses and Jesus? | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50787 | ||
I think you gave us a great and a good list. | ||||||
10 | why did jesus come | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50786 | ||
First of all He come to do the will of His Father, that is to rescue humanity from her sins. In dying on the Cross He payed the price for your sins, past, present and future. But this is efficacious only for those who accept the two condition to be saved: Repentance and faith. It is the only way. | ||||||
11 | What will it be like in heaven? | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50784 | ||
I recommend you to read a book on the subject written by the great american preacher, Dr. John MacArtur, entitled "The Glory of Heaven". | ||||||
12 | Generational Curses | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50782 | ||
I do not really understand your question. Could you be more specific? | ||||||
13 | trapped in marriage | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50773 | ||
Since you are in a great difficulty of heart, here what I would recommend to you. Being in the ministry, I saw many problems between couples. Be sure that you recognize that your remarriage has been a fault in two senses. First, you did not love your husband and your motives to remarry him were very wrong. You are a sinner, so welcome in the club! Tell God your sorrow asking Him to forgive your sin (even though I think you have already done that). Please, now forgive to yourself and ask God to help you to be able to cope with this delicate situation. You have put yourself in a very difficult situation, but there is hope with God. God has surely a plan through what seems to be a desperate cause for now, but that will become a subject of His glory for the future. Try your best to fall in love with Jesus and unload your feeling, fears and tears before Him as often you want and you'll see something happen soon. Have a good time with Him in prayer and never give up. He is God. | ||||||
14 | Mark 16:16 what does it say? | Bible general Archive 1 | Rick_01 | 50769 | ||
The problem is not in a command of the or of an apostle. It is rather the apostles that reiterate the command of the Lord | ||||||
15 | Is the Lord your Shepherd or just a man? | Ezek 34:8 | Rick_01 | 50767 | ||
Of course Jesus is our Shepherd. However, see Him as our ultimate Shepherd as it is said in Heb. 13.20 | ||||||
16 | Is private speaking in tongues Biblical? | Acts 2:6 | Rick_01 | 28004 | ||
To add to your specific question, the matter of tongues had a goal of edification in all the argument of Paul. And when we see the concept of edification in the Bible, we see the other persons to be edified. It is just a logical conclusion to make, no? Therefore, what is the way to edify nobody but myself when I use the prayer in tongues. Or put in another way. Would God be ready to accept my interpretation of that gift, if according to Paul, I would have to understand something else? If the answer is yes, therefore I wonder why Paul is putting so much emphasis to edification of the church in so doing while I would be alone in my room. If the answer is no, therefore you have immediately your answer. | ||||||
17 | Is "heavenly prayer language" Biblical | Acts 2:6 | Rick_01 | 28003 | ||
If you read well the text, you'll notice that Paul is speaking concerning a "problem" that was existing in the church of Corinth concerning the gifts of the Spirit and the goal was edification. That is the principal foundation to understand all his argument to explain the "tongues phenomenon". Now as I see, your question is this: "Is there a passage in the N.T. where the expression "heavenly prayer" "language" or something of the kind? To be honest, the only reference we have in the Bible to defend that postion is in 1 Cor. 13, (as a passage written black on white) but, unfortunately, many christians forget that the real issue is treated more in details in the chapters 12-14. To be honest, yes there is a "kind of passage" where the Bible makes an allusion to a special language in praying, but, at the same time, what matters in that is not to "find a passage" to be assured about our questions, but to understand what the Bible says about the passages that are in. Never forget that principle: The "understanding" of a passage is more important than the "finding" of a passage. If you want just to "find", you will be probably able to find everything you are looking for to explain what you want and many are good in that, but if you want to understand what you find, now you'll be on the target. Let me a brief message if you want to know more. Just to give you a clue, I can say that I don't believe in the kind of "heavenly speaking or praying" that we hear in many places today, because, by a right interpretation of the many texts it is very easy to demolish all the arguments of those who believe the contrary. But, again, we must have a certain training in hermeneutics and exegesis to be able to do that and it is my speciality in theology. God bless you in your reflexion dear friend. | ||||||
18 | Is "heavenly prayer language" Biblical | Acts 2:6 | Rick_01 | 27979 | ||
Leave me a message at monric@sympatico.ca and I have a good answer for you that would be too much long to answer on the forum | ||||||