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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: reasnerm Ordered by Date |
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1 | help me understand | John 6:66 | reasnerm | 58010 | ||
Please bear in mind that the answer to this question cannot be settled here, for it has boggled greater spiritual minds than ours. The Protestant churches have mostly all stood in disagreement with the Catholic church over this for centuries. Within the Protestant movement, though, Martin Luther stood in violent opposition to john Calvin over this very issue, and to this day the "Lutheran" churches practice communion in a manner that is very similar to that of the Catholic church. If this issue is of great concern to you, then perhaps it is the Holy Spirt using this issue to lead you into another denomination in which your beliefs would align more accurately with the church where you worship, thus allowing you to serve God more fully. Pray on it and seek God's wisdom. God bless. | ||||||
2 | Does God have a spiritual body? | Eph 5:25 | reasnerm | 54166 | ||
Sorry, no hornets nest, though I must return to the Old Testament. Ex.33:22-23, "So it shall be, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in the cleft of the rock and will cover you with My hand while I pass by. Then I will take away My hand, and you shall see My back; but My face shall not be seen." Then to Acts 7:56, "and (Stephen) said, "Look! I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!" | ||||||
3 | Did dinosaurs exist alongside man? | Job 40:15 | reasnerm | 53966 | ||
I always chuckle when I read commentary on behemoth as a hippo and leviathan as an alligator. They don't even fit the descriptions. When you read about behemoth, picture in your mind what was a brontosaurus when I was in school and watching the Flintstones. I think it is an allosaur now. He much better fits the description. And then there is leviathan. Dare I say it, think fire-breathing dragon when reading Job 41. He fits in there perfectly. If we leave scripture and look at human culture, we see the Chinese, an ancient race, who have built a great deal of their history, culture and celebration around fire-breathing dragons. Why? Did someone find a few bones buried in the mud and then invent this hideous creature to intimidate an entire race, or did dragons actually co-exist with ancient Chinese civilization. Now, go half way around the world and many centuries later and ponder what King Arthur and his knights were really doing if they wern't slaying dragons. Much of myth and fable has some basis in fact. Obviously, this is not "scientific" evidence, but it could be anthropological evidence. By the way, the word dinosaur was coined, I believe in the early 1800's. Prior to that, all such reptiles were simply called dinosaurs. Visit the sites of creation research scientists for more info. | ||||||
4 | Ten commandments should be obeyed . | 1 John 2:4 | reasnerm | 53697 | ||
The Ten Commandments have not been done away with, they have been added to. Have you not read that Jesus added anger to the command against murder, He added lust to the command against adultery. When Jesus said to keep His commands, He referred primarily to His personal choice for #1 and #2, love God and love your neighbor. We cannot love the Father if we do not know the Father, and it is in the old testament where the Father is fully revealed. Read about His relationship with Israel in good times and bad, and compare it to His relationship with the Christian church today. Read of His relationships with individuals, from Hagar to Moses, from Rahab to David, and learn how He will relate with us. Read the Psalms and learn about worship and praise(Psalm 145 is especially good). Read Isaiah just because it is so good. In it we learn of the holiness of God(Chpt 6), of His plan of salvation for both Israel(44) and all of mankind(53). We learn what the Father really wants in a godly lifestyle (58). So study the Old Testament to learn to know and to love God the Father. Read the New Testament to learn to love your neghbor, which cannot be done if we do not tell him about Jesus and the way of salvation. | ||||||
5 | What about Acts 2:38? | NT general Archive 1 | reasnerm | 52301 | ||
See Hebrews. Abraham was saved by his faith, though his faith was proved by his actions. In Jewish society, to be baptized was to be cast out of your Jewish society, and often even your own family. It was a costly decision, not the simple ceremony it is today. Is a person's repentence true, is he willing to sacrifice his family and friends for a relationship with Jesus? We are saved by faith and if our faith is true, it is made obvious by our actions, which include baptism, which is a sign that shows that we are in agreeement with the tenets of Chritianity. It will also include abandoning our former activities that led to sin. I have to wonder the reason for your questions, is it simple theological debate, or do you have a problem with being baptized, which may indicate a problem in your obedience to Christ? Remember, Jesus paid the price for our sins, we cannot pay for them ourselves. | ||||||
6 | Im starting to understand | Rom 8:1 | reasnerm | 52133 | ||
The Jews were speaking an obvious lie as they had been in bondage to Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, and at that time, Rome. Their hearts were so hard that they would argue anything that Jesus said. Have you ever heard a person state that he is not a sinner. That is the same as what the Pharisees were saying. Jesus said that He could set them free, and they rejected His offer. Romans 1:25, although refering to sexual sin, speaks of those "who exchanged the truth of God for the lie" , which is what the Pharisees chose to do rather than accepting the teachings of Jesus. Hard hearts lead to hard heads. | ||||||
7 | Is baptism required for salvation? | NT general Archive 1 | reasnerm | 52125 | ||
Those who say that baptism is required for salvation refer to 1 Peter 3:21, though taking it out of context when they do so. The comparison of baptism to Noah's flood is only complete when you realize that the water did not save Noah, the water destroyed every other living thing. Noah was saved by faith, as we all are, in that he obeyed God and built a huge boat in the middle of dry ground, crawled inside with family and animals and waited another seven days for the rains to come(Gen 7:10). To say that baptism is required is to make "works" a basis of salvation. Eph 2:8-9 says clearly, agreeing with many other passages, "By grace, you have been saved through faith, and that not of youselves; it is the gift of God, not of works,lest anyone should boast." Our salvation is very costly, though the price was paid in full at the cross. Every action that we do for Jesus is an act of obedience done in love and gratitude to the one who loves us. Yes, we should be baptized, because Jesus said we should. It is an outward profession of an inward transformation. We should take communion because Jesus said we should. We should care for the needy, because Jesus said we should. We should lead lives that are holy and pleasing to God, because Jesus said we should. But all these are the works that are caused by our salvation, they are not a cause of our salvation. | ||||||