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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: inhisservicealways Ordered by Date |
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1 | what is a doctrine | Matt 15:9 | inhisservicealways | 147493 | ||
A doctrine, as I understand it, is an established understanding of a particular issue. It is often used in the secular sense to speak of a set of beliefs on some political issue. (i.e. the Bush doctrine, the pre-emptive strike doctrine, etc...) With religious connotations, it may refer to something such as "the doctrine of salvation," "the doctrine of the virgin birth," "the once-saved always saved doctrine," etc... Religious doctrines should always be compared to Scripture to ascertain their accuracy. There are false-doctrines. Hope this helps. |
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2 | what is a preacher's job | Rom 10:15 | inhisservicealways | 147489 | ||
While "preacher" isn't really a Biblical position in the N.T. church, it refers, in most cases, to an evangelist. That is to say, one who spreads the Gospel of Jesus Christ. | ||||||
3 | when is revelation going to happend? | Rev 1:1 | inhisservicealways | 147487 | ||
That is a good question. But there are a number of different views. Some believe most of it has already happened. Some believe most of it is yet to happen in the future. Personally, I believe that most of it has happened and that we are somewhere around Chapter 19 now. Before you buy into any theory on Revelation, I would recommend you read: Revelation: Four Views : A Parallel Commentary by Steve Gregg It is a well-written book that covers the four major perspectives on Revelation. |
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4 | Solomon drunk writing Ecclesiastes. | 2 Tim 3:16 | inhisservicealways | 147485 | ||
There is no Scriptural reason to believe that such was the case, though he does talk in Ecclesiastes about indulging himself and observing that his wisdom remained with him. | ||||||
5 | Brainwashing.. | 2 Tim 3:16 | inhisservicealways | 147484 | ||
I am certainly no expert, here, but, in the spirit of helping you to find help, you may want to see a psychologist. Also, I understand that some forms of amnesia can be caused by reduced blood flow to the brain. (Not to say that this is the case with you). But it couldn't hurt to talk to a physician. |
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6 | how do you study the bible | 2 Tim 3:16 | inhisservicealways | 147482 | ||
I'm assuming you are wanting to know how different people individually approach the study of Scripture. I personally have a three-fold plan. First, I am always on a Bible read-through program. I try to go through the O.T. once a year, and the N.T. three times per year. (Yes, I have a lot of time on my hands these days.) Second, I pick a book to study in depth, reading commentaries on it, following references, etc... No rush on this, it is definitely a long-term goal to study all of the Bible, book by book, in depth. Third, whenever I come to a passage that really moves me, I will jot it down on a running list of passages I want to focus on in my daily devotions. (But to be honest, I generally only do devotions every couple of days. Also, you should (must, really) get yourself into a structured memorization program. Hope this helps. |
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7 | 1. Is God sovereign? 2.) Free Will? | Job 1:8 | inhisservicealways | 147395 | ||
God is soveriegn. This means He can and will do whatever He wants or whatever He deems best. If He wants to let Satan appear before Him for some reason, He can allow it. If He doesn't, He won't allow it. If He wanted to let Satan test Job, that is God's choice. If not, that is God's choice too (and in fact, for many years He didn't allow it. Thus, Job's prosperity). Honestly, I think the whole free-will debate is a little short sighted. People make statements like, "If God knows everything, then He knows who will be saved. Thus, everything is predestined, and we really have no choice." Here is the crux of the matter. Free will is very real to us. That is to say, we make choices every day, and if God is directing each and every one of them, we have no obvious indication of it. Does God know what we will do in every circumstance? Does He know who will be saved and who will perish? Here is, I think, the answer that best conforms to the soveriegnty of God: If He decides he wants to know, He can know. If He decides to let us have a go of it on our own and see where the dice fall, He has every right and ability to do that too. After all, He is soveriegn. If we are predestined and chosen, then we can give thanks to God that He chose us to spend all eternity with Him. And we should try to bring the Gopel to as many people as we can, so that God's other chosen individuals will respond. If it is all a big crapshoot, then we'd better seek God with all of our hearts and bring as many people to God as we can. In the end, perhaps we won't know until we have the opportunity to ask Him. We don't need to completely understand every aspect of how God does things in order to follow Him. To make such a demand would be to say: "I'll not believe in God until I am God myself!" How do you know, (regardless of whether predestination is true), if you are a child of God? The answer: Romans 8:15. Galatians 4:6. |
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8 | Selling on the Church ground. | Matt 21:12 | inhisservicealways | 147339 | ||
When you speak of the lady selling the jewelry and giving a "portion" of it to the church, I'm left wondering if she is keeping the rest as income. If so, she is essentially using the church building as her marketplace. As far as sales or events to raise money for charities, our church holds an annual Christmas show (which draws thousands from nearby towns). All of the proceeds go to a local Christian-run charity. While I know that isn't necessarily a Bible-oriented answer, our elders have judged this to be acceptable. |
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