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1 | Is inter cultural marriage advisable? | 2 Cor 6:14 | james210 | 133215 | ||
2 Corinthians 6 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. The Bible only says that if you are a Christian, do not marry a non-Christian (of course if you are a Christian and already married to someone who's not, this does not mean leave them). If two people are Christians (one man and one woman) and decide to marry certainly God will bless the marriage. Although a marriage with someone from a different culture may be more difficult, I've never seen anything in the Bible against it. |
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2 | What is the biblical def of apostle | Luke 6:13 | james210 | 133184 | ||
Luke 6 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Hebrews 3 1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Acts 1 25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. 26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. An apostle is a 'special messenger', especially Christ's first twelve, Paul, and Christ himself (see above). Their message was/is the Gospel. |
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3 | Can unbelievers pray to God? | Prov 28:9 | james210 | 133176 | ||
Proverbs 28 9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. Psalm 66 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: Psalm 109 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Proverbs 15 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Proverbs 15 29 The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Psalm 102 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. |
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4 | Why does God send storms? | Gen 3:17 | james210 | 133149 | ||
"And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: CURSED IS THE GROUND FOR THY SAKE; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life." Genesis 3:17 (emphasis mine) "For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now." Romans 8:22 When Adam sinned, God cursed the ground. All death and suffering come from mankind's sin. This does not necessarily mean that Hurricane Ivan was sent by God specifically to kill certain people that have sinned. God could be chastening our nation so that we should repent (see Revelation 3:19). There is also the possibility that the hurricane just happened - we live in a fallen creation marred by death and suffering. Note that Satan also has the ability to control the weather - see Job 1. |
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5 | did Jesus desend to hell and preach | Acts 2:31 | james210 | 133011 | ||
Acts 2:31 (KJV): "He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption." 1 Peter 3:19: "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" Here, 'hell' is actually translated from the word 'Hades' (the Amplified Bible leaves it alone). Hades is the abode of the dead. Often when people think of hell they think of 'Gehenna' which is a place of torment, another word that is translated into 'hell'. Looking at the parable in Luke 16 with the rich man and Lazarus, it seems that Hades consists both of a place of torment and a place of 'paradise'. This makes sense in light of the fact that Jesus said that the thief on the cross would be with Him in paradise (Luke 23:43). In Revelation 20-21, Scripture states that Hades itself will be thrown into the Lake of Fire with all of those whose names are not written in the Book of Life. We (as born-again believers) will be bodily resurrected and rule with Christ. The 'spirits in prison' mentioned in Peter's letter could be either fallen angels or actual people waiting to be ressurected as seen in Revelation. This is probably more than you wanted to know. I've seen different views on this subject, so take it for what it's worth. Sorry if I confused you. |
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6 | when do you recieve the holy spirit | Bible general Archive 2 | james210 | 132985 | ||
See this post: ID# 132946 | ||||||
7 | Can obedience produce the new birth? | 1 Cor 13:8 | james210 | 132944 | ||
Ephesians 2 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. God's grace saves us (v8). *Obedience does not (v9).* We are obedient to God after we are 'created in Christ Jesus' (born again - John 3:3) because we love Him (v10, John 14:15). |
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8 | Those who saw Christ didn't die, how? | Bible general Archive 2 | james210 | 132938 | ||
I put the wrong verse number in this question (it should be Ex 33:20). I'm going to do some more research on this subject before I post it again. James |
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9 | Why is Acts 8:37 in KJV and not NIV | Acts 8:37 | james210 | 132918 | ||
Some manuscripts don't have this verse. Some versions (such as the Amplified Bible) don't leave out this verse but put a footnote noting that some manuscripts did not have this verse. Here's a good page full of articles on this topic: http://www.chick.com/information/bibleversions/ |
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10 | A well balanced church | Rom 16:17 | james210 | 132910 | ||
Here's some scripture regarding those who don't uphold essential doctrine: Romans 16 17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. I found this passage that describes what characteristics leaders in the church should have: 1 Timothy 3 1 This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. Here's two passages regarding the authority of Scripture (regarding essential doctrine such as the bodily resurrection of Jesus). 1 Corinthians 15 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 2 Timothy 3 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: |
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11 | Is James the first pope? | Acts 15:13 | james210 | 132903 | ||
I think he was just an apostle with great leadership capiblities. There's no place in Scripture that mentions popes, but the Roman Catholic Church claims that Peter was the first pope. Where this is in Scripture is yet to be seen. | ||||||
12 | councils decision in acts 15 | Acts 15:24 | james210 | 132882 | ||
The apostles once again affirm that it is by God's grace we have salvation, not by being circumcised or keeping any other part of the Law: Acts 15 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? 11 But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they. The apostles then write a letter to a group of Gentile believers to make sure they know this (v 24): "Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment" Is this what you're asking about? |
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13 | Did Mary remain a virgin? | Matt 12:47 | james210 | 132773 | ||
Although Mary was a virgin at Jesus's conception and birth (Luke 1:26-38), she could have and did have children after Jesus: "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?" Matt 13:55 (NIV) "Someone told him, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you." Matthew 12:47 (NIV) This was not a sin, because she was married when she had sexual relations with her own husband. This also does not mean that she wasn't a virgin when Jesus was conceived. She just had more children after Jesus. |
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14 | What's in a name? | Phil 2:9 | james210 | 132766 | ||
Scripture often uses the term 'name' to denote God Himself. For instance: Revelation 3 8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. He could have also said "...hast not denied Me" instead of name. I just thought this was interesting. There's also a name for God that we don't know: Revelation 19 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. |
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15 | trumpet-God's voice or instrument | Ex 19:16 | james210 | 132765 | ||
Although it could be either, John describes the voice of God 'as a trumpet' in his revelation (Rev 1:10, Rev 4:1). As Reighnskye said, the trumpet is used for a call to war, and in Scripture this is confirmed (see 1 Corinthians 14:8). |
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16 | who wrote acts? | Acts 1:1 | james210 | 132761 | ||
Scripture points to Luke as the author of acts. Here's the beginning of Luke's account of the Gospel: "It seemed good and desirable to me, [and so I have determined] also after having searched out diligently and followed all things closely and traced accurately the course from the highest to the minutest detail from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus" Luke 1:3 Here's the beginning of Acts: "IN THE former account [which I prepared], O Theophilus, I made [a continuous report] dealing with all the things which Jesus began to do and to teach" Acts 1:1 Both are written by Luke to give an account for Theophilus. |
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17 | Jesus is God? | Matt 3:17 | james210 | 132745 | ||
Here's an article that should help: http://blueletterbible.org/faq/nbi/207.html |
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18 | The ransom - God or man? | 1 Cor 15:21 | james210 | 132742 | ||
Do you believe that Jesus was Michael the archangel? If so, can you show me some scriptures showing this? Thanks, James |
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19 | Jesus is God? | Matt 3:17 | james210 | 132739 | ||
Here's quite a few: "Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am." John 8:58 "I and my Father are one." John 10:30 "But if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works: that you may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him." John 10:38 "Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak to you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwells in me, he does the works." John 14:10 "That the glory which you gave me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one." John 17:22 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers, all things were created by him, and for him." Colossians 1:15,16 "For in him dwells all the fulness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:9 "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seens of angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." 1 Timothy 3:16 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, Has in these last days spoken to us by his Son, whom he has appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;" Hebrews 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." John 1:1-3 |
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20 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | 1 Cor 6:9 | james210 | 132712 | ||
First off, God says lust is the same as adultery (Matt 5:28) and adultery is a sin (Ex 20:14). Any sexual activity outside the Biblical definition of marriage is a sin. Let's first see what marriage is: --- Matthew 19 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? --- From my interpretation this seems to be saying that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. Any sexual activity outside of this (including homosexual acts) is considered adultery. Lust (including lusting for those who are the same sex as one's self) is considered adultery. Here's some scripture that is a little more clear on the subject: --- 1 Corinthians 6 9 Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality, 10 Nor cheats (swindlers and thieves), nor greedy graspers, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers and slanderers, nor extortioners and robbers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God. --- In this passage those who practice homosexuality are called 'unrighteous' and are included in the group of those who won't inherit the kingdom. The items in this list have one thing in common - they are sinners who didn't repent and trust in Christ. |
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