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1 | ALL Scripture Inspired by God? | OT general | ischus | 116041 | ||
Hank- This is not a matter of choice for me- All scripture truly is inspired by God. Have I said otherwise? No- What I have said is that when you look at the english bible that you have on your desk right there, you are looking at a product of man. What I am saying is that the LARGE MAJORITY of that book is a translation of a copy of a copy...... of the word of God. It has Human errors in it. You are blind to not admit that the scripures have never been without error. When you get to heaven, ask a scribe if he ever messed up. He will tell you that he did. OR better yet, why don't you learn Hebrew and read ALL of the exstant MSS and tell me which one is the inspired, authoritative word of God. Guess what- No one knows because they all have little differences, and a lot of them have big differences, and the bible that is right there on your desk is the collection of material by people who, by picking and chosing from different manuscripts which all say different things, have decided to give you their translation in english. I don't understand how you can see the difference between KJV and NASB, but you can't see the difference between current english translations and ancient documents. Sorry to burst your "God wouldn't let the bible say something he didn't want it to" bubble, but its true. Humans have free will- even the ones who write and copy and translate the bible. They mess up all the time, and its time that you realized that. ischus |
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2 | How can moses say about his burrial? | OT general | ischus | 115969 | ||
BlackDiamond, obviously Moses did not write this part. He did not write a lot of Deuteronomy- see how it is talking about Moses from the third person for the most part. Many think that Joshua was recording these words of Moses... but the final person to write in it was many many years after Moses. See how the last few verses talk about how there has "never" been another "prophet" like Moses in all of Israel? Why would someone write this about him right after he died? This was written long after Moses, and after several prophets had come and gone, giving this person someone to compare Moses to. ischus |
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3 | who benefits most from prayer? | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115962 | ||
Three things: 1) I think that when someone engages in conversation with God they are blessed by God, God is Blessed by them, those who they pray for are blessed by God, and God is blessed by being a blessing to them. So...if you want to go by the tally system it is God who is the most blessed in prayer. 2) I truly believe in the power of praying the word of God recorded in Scripture. There is great power in using God's word for healing, strength, comfort, etc. BUT- I think that prayer is more spiritual that physical, meaning that it is not necessarily the words spoken, but the heart that it comes from- the faith that it comes from. Even if someone doesn't speak a single word, when they meditate or internally pray God's word, they are praying words of power. Even the HS tells God what is in our heart if it is not able to be communicated with words. 3) As far as this whole conversation goes, it truly depends on one's worldview and where they are from. In the Western part of the world we are so naturalistic and scientifically enlightened that we miss out on a lot of the spiritual realities and powers of prayer. Those cultures which are non-western have greater insights into prayer, and their advice should be taken well. ischus |
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4 | feast | Luke 22:17 | ischus | 115954 | ||
Sure- The best book that I would recommend for an introduction to Jesus and the Passover/Lord's Supper would definitely be "Christ in the Passover" by Ceil and Moishe Rosen. This book will answer all your questions, and give you a deeper meaning to the Lord's Supper. The Rosen's are a husband and wife who are Messianic Jews. Besides doing many church presentations about this topic, they have written a small, yet informative book. Although it is just over 100 pages, it is one of the best books I have ever read on the Lord's Supper or the Passover. I am pretty sure that it is still in print. The copy that I have is from 1978, but one of my friends just bought one recently and so you should be able to find one. If not, let me know and I will help you out- You definitely need to read this book! ischus |
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5 | cups? | Luke 22:17 | ischus | 115903 | ||
The Church of Christ wanted to immitate the passages of everyone sharing the same cup, and therefore partaking in a worthy, biblical manner. Also, the cup in Luke 22:17 is not the same cup that we celebrate in the Lord's supper. The one that we celebrate is the next one, in 22:20, which mentions nothing about dividing it. Obviously, this is a very legalistic approach to the scriptures, although there is nothing wrong with using one cup. If you study the Jewish Passover you will find that each person typically has their own cup. Since Jesus requested that the room be prepared for them to celebrate this feast, it is most likely that each had his own cup (as seen in Lk.22:17) ischus |
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6 | Were Cornelius and the others saved? | Acts 10:47 | ischus | 115899 | ||
No- they were saved because of their faith and obedience in Jesus Christ. | ||||||
7 | What is Love?? | Matt 22:37 | ischus | 115880 | ||
have you read 1 Corinthians 13? this is love. | ||||||
8 | Missing tribe at Jabesh Gilead? | Judg 21:5 | ischus | 115863 | ||
What draws your interest to this particular question...? | ||||||
9 | Who wrote II Samuel? | 2 Samuel | ischus | 115862 | ||
Hello KABBAK, Originally, 1st and 2nd Samuel were one book. Jewish tradition says that the author of this book is Samuel, but as you have pointed out, this is not possible. Samuel has some part in the authorship (1 Sam. 8:1ff) but the majority of the book(s) can be attributed to sources such as the book of Jasher, Nathan, and Gad. The completion of the book is at least 400 years after Samuel lived (1 Sam. 14:18). Samuel did have a part in this book(s), but it was minimal. ischus |
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10 | Is it right to say Judas's heart was har | John 17:12 | ischus | 115858 | ||
TREN'T, Although there was a prophesy for someone to betray Jesus, that does not mean that Judas was born for this purpose. It would be against his free will for God to make him do this. God does not harden peoples' hearts against their own will, and the same is true for Judas. Jesus had several opportunities before Judas' betrayal to be killed, and I'm sure that he would have had plenty of opportunities in the future. He simply chose this betrayal as the time to fulfill his mission. He knew Judas' heart, and despite trying to keep Judas from sinning, Judas went away and betrayed him. Jesus cared for Judas- he didn't want him to harden his heart. He was a chosen disciple, a beloved friend. ischus |
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11 | This seesm to point to preordination (I | Eph 1:4 | ischus | 115841 | ||
Hello kimberlyann ! Welcome to the forum. There have been many conversations and many different views about predestination expressed on this forum, which you can find in the quick search box. My view is that God chooses/elects all to salvation, but we have the free will to either accept or reject him. This is demonstrated throughout the bible, from Adam to Noah to Abraham... all the way to Judas and Saul(Paul). ischus |
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12 | what are the 4 revelations of Ephesians? | Ephesians | ischus | 115806 | ||
LP, What do you mean by "revelations?" Are you referring to a specific verse. or are you speaking of the book as a whole? ischus |
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13 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115713 | ||
Tim, First of all, as you know,there are not only two choices as far as inspriration goes; verb. plen. or not at all. I believe that the bible is God's word, in that it contains spritual truths, as well as historical facts, which lead us to faith in God. I do not believe that the words of the bible were given orally or verbally or that they were dictated to the writers. I think that it is very much a human work, but that it is all God's will. This is especially true for the original autographs. I think there is sufficient evidence to make valid conclusions that what we read today is basically what was written back then... but there are variants, additions, changes, etc. As someone has already said, these do not effect the theology or other doctrines of the bible, but they are there nonetheless. Verbal inspriration is just not logical when you seriously look at how the bible was put together. There is no doubt in my mind that God was completely involved... I just don't think that he gave the words or thoughts to the writers orally or internally in every case. Now, there are many many places in the bible where a word of the Lord comes to a prophet,etc. There are also many places where the words do not find their origin in God. Much of the Old Testament that we have today is the result of thousands of years of copyists and editors. Even the NT has gone through many changes, but this is beside the point. I think that what we have is very close to what was originally written. Now, inspiration is simply beyond human comprehension, and when we try to explain it, we fail. But, I think that some of the best insights into how the bible was written and inspired can be seen in Jeremiah and Luke. I can't see how you can reconcile their means of obtaining the material that they wrote with verbal inspiration. Plenary is another issue. I can not truly say that what we have is all from God. You know the verses that should not be there, and to say that the whole work of the bible should be called His word is simply not true. However. I do beilieve in the plenary inspiration of the original autographs. ischus |
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14 | How is the Bible the Word of God? | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115712 | ||
Tim, First of all, as you know,there are not only two choices as far as inspriration goes; verb. plen. or not at all. I believe that the bible is God's word, in that it contains spritual truths, as well as historical facts, which lead us to faith in God. I do not believe that the words of the bible were given orally or verbally or that they were dictated to the writers. I think that it is very much a human work, but that it is all God's will. This is especially true for the original autographs. I think there is sufficient evidence to make valid conclusions that what we read today is basically what was written back then... but there are variants, additions, changes, etc. As someone has already said, these do not effect the theology or other doctrines of the bible, but they are there nonetheless. Verbal inspriration is just not logical when you seriously look at how the bible was put together. There is no doubt in my mind that God was completely involved... I just don't think that he gave the words or thoughts to the writers orally or internally in every case. Now, there are many many places in the bible where a word of the Lord comes to a prophet,etc. There are also many places where the words do not find their origin in God. Much of the Old Testament that we have today is the result of thousands of years of copyists and editors. Even the NT has gone through many changes, but this is beside the point. I think that what we have is very close to what was originally written. Now, inspiration is simply beyond human comprehension, and when we try to explain it, we fail. But, I think that some of the best insights into how the bible was written and inspired can be seen in Jeremiah and Luke. I can't see how you can reconcile their means of obtaining the material that they wrote with verbal inspiration. Plenary is another issue. I can not truly say that what we have is all from God. You know the verses that should not be there, and to say that the whole work of the bible should be called His word is simply not true. However. I do beilieve in the plenary inspiration of the original autographs. ischus |
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15 | should we consider baptism as | Luke 3:21 | ischus | 115690 | ||
Slay, I know exactly what you are asking, and I think that you have a valid conclusion. I have always wondered why the perfect Lord chose to be baptized under repentence for forgiveness of sins. The worst answer that I have found was that Jesus was just being an example for us (although I would not go to the extent of kalos' comment), and I think that there really is something to a vicarious baptism, at least for the people of Israel, and maybe for everyone??? The bible does not feature Jesus doing something without a theological purpose in mind. I believe that there is a very unique baptism here- one like no other. Although we can't be conclusive here, I would tend to agree with your initial idea. ischus |
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16 | Who cares to discuss this verse? | Rom 8:19 | ischus | 115579 | ||
Make sure you read the entire section in context of the verse. You will find that it is talking about God's natural creation (the earth), and us, his children. ischus |
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17 | where did Jesus go after dieing? | NT general Archive 1 | ischus | 115572 | ||
JJ-KIDD, No one can be certain of the answer to this question, but if you are wondering if he descended into hades, the answer is definitely no to that. ischus |
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18 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115569 | ||
Paulie, Before you make up your mind, please read my post #115564 by entering this number in the quick search box. ischus |
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19 | Sexual sin in the corithian church | 1 Corinthians | ischus | 115568 | ||
Tren't, basically, it was a part of their culture. Many people in their city were active in fornication and temple prostitution as a way of life and worship. They were struggling with coming out of this lifestle and going against the customs of their people. ischus |
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20 | names of God | Bible general Archive 2 | ischus | 115566 | ||
Brendac, It sounds like you would be most benefitted by a bible dictionary or encyclopedia. You can find many of these online, or at a theological library. If you still can't find the info you need, I would be glad to email some good stuff on several of the names. ischus |
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