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1 | Can someone help me get to God? | Rom 10:9 | Earnest | 123037 | ||
What we DO with earthly wealth is a measure of who we are. I thought that was obviously implied here Zsuzsi. To be poor in spirit has nothing to do with being poor monetarily. Many poor persons are anything but "poor in spirit"! To your last qu. The Holy Bible... and I thought that I already indicated that by the fact that money and how we steward it is such a predominant message in His instruction. ps I know your deductive powers are much greater than you let on... I've read your posts. |
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2 | Can someone help me get to God? | Rom 10:9 | Earnest | 122715 | ||
Earthly wealth is not relevant!!! If so... how come we spend so much time accumulating it... and debating it? Earthly wealth (and how acquired and utilized) is a measure of man's inner being... and is vitally important to man and God. Jesus taught more about money and how to use and administer it than anything else... |
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3 | What is marriage? | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109784 | ||
Agreed... outside of marriage | ||||||
4 | what are some pitfalls to commitment? | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109783 | ||
Disobedience Anyone can praise Him, but to worship you must obey Him... You can study all you like... If you are a mere academic and not an obedient child you'll dry up and become part of the religious structures of this world... and that'll eventually kill you... or you'll become a 'professional' church goer... There was nothing that Jesus spoke against more... Religion is a stench in the nostrils of God. John 7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. Jam 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: Jam 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. Jam 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. |
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5 | What is marriage? | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109777 | ||
Hello Makarios, With your level of intuition I am quite sure that you fully understand my use of the word "Caesar". Therefore I'd have to say that you have completely avoided my question. However I believe that your presentation of the scripture has answered it quite accurately. Thank you. The Christian never determines truth by majority vote, but by examining God's Word. I fully concur ;-) Shalom |
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6 | Is marriage necessary? | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109766 | ||
Possibly... except he's deceased ;-( ... and I don't write like him... but you do remind me of your name sake :-)) | ||||||
7 | Why are there so many books in the Bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109654 | ||
...When a question is posted on the Forum, the replies are read by everyone who visits the homepage. 2 Tim 2:15 reminds us to accurately handle the Word of Truth. How do you think your "creative answers" do this? Has the original question been satisfactorily answered? Some folks come looking for an "apologetic" that they can use to answer those who question the authority of God's Word et al. Have we let them down? ... and this is an accurate answer? -...??? |
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8 | Why are there so many books in the Bible | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109642 | ||
o.k. ... so ignore that last reply... which was a bit more creative than the other two. My serious response... 66 books are there at present because different authors were inspired who lived in different eras of time and different cultures and environments... from Kings to Shepherds and tax collectors... so that God could prove that He was the Author behind the authors. It's a ONE of a kind... and His signature is stamped there from cover to cover ;-)) |
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9 | Is marriage necessary? | Bible general Archive 2 | Earnest | 109638 | ||
Marriage is God's design... one man and one woman! I think the question was "Do you need to be married in Caesar's sight to be married in God's sight?" |
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10 | Who or what is the Tree of Life? | John 19:42 | Earnest | 85479 | ||
Thanks Emmaus. For other tree ref. Ps.1 and Isa.55 I also think it is a literal tree. I would think Adam and Eve were literal weren't they? Jesus spoke of them. |
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11 | Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol | Prov 20:1 | Earnest | 85288 | ||
Hi Emmaus, Are you not saying that new wine is in process of becoming alcohol? I understand the analogy here to infer that we ought to be prepared for the stretching and expansion that takes place when we properly house the New Wine of the Spirit, whose nature is to cause us to ever expand and increase... sometimes in a rather sudden manner. |
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12 | Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol | Prov 20:1 | Earnest | 85244 | ||
addendum... True... it's an analogy upon which we are warned to refrain from EXCESS... but an analogy to the effects upon the participator none-the-less. Grape juice as part of the communion element would hold no such natural parallel to the spiritual truth. Paul warned that before participating in communion that people eat at home to avoid the sin of gluttony (re: the bread). Likewise it might be inferred that if one partook excessively of the cup it would lead to drunkeness. |
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13 | Don't understand Jesus's view on alcohol | Prov 20:1 | Earnest | 85242 | ||
Hello Tim and John, Interesting discussion and points on both sides. QUOTE "But seriously, why is it always the people who refrain from drinking who are accused of going beyond the text, when there aren't any texts which explicitly command or permit drinking either? Implications can be drawn either way, but there are not any explicit commands either way./END QUOTE Tim I agree with that. Neither view should be held as going beyond the text. Personally though, I share John's view that it might be taken to be something of an inference that from the scriptures quoted, some alcoholic drinking was permitted if not encouraged. I would say that is the natural logic of the statements made. However on your following qu. QUOTE Now, you also mentioned communion. Which verse states that an alcoholic beverage was used to symbolize the blood of Christ?/END QUOTE Alcohol was definitely used as an anology to the Holy Spirit. The natural beverage that causes "joy" is alcoholic in nature. The spiritual drink that causes real JOY is the Holy Spirit... so might it not follow that the wine of communion may have been alcoholic and not just grape juice? |
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14 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82474 | ||
Tim, QUOTE There is no set formula in Scripture, such as giving 10 dollars brings 100 dollars in return. There is a Biblical principle that God will meet all of our needs. I firmly believe that principle! :-) END QUOTE AMEN and Amen! However... QUOTE Allow me to clarify my 'if it were true' statement. I don't believe that the principle is true as they??? teach it. There is no set formula in Scripture, such as giving 10 dollars brings 100 dollars in return. END QUOTE I once again ask "Who have you been listening to?" OR Rather "Have you been listening??" Now I know it was not because you were asleep ;-)) |
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15 | What is the "Force of Faith"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82471 | ||
Brother Tim, How do you receive from God? Salvation comes from "CONFESSING and BELIEVING" does it not? You say that Abraham did not go around saying... How do you know that? Do you think everything Abraham did was written down? Did the WORD not rather say that he believed God? That was manifest in his actions, how he lived. I would dare say that he did talk about being the father of a great nation. He certainly told Sarah. The Word commands us to teach our kids, to talk about the commandments of God! Talking changes the atmosphere. Hearing and Believing are connected. Need scripture for that?? QUOTE As I have shown from Heb. 11, those who were living by faith did not receive what they were having faith for. Did they receive other things? Yes. /END QUOTE That's not accurate! But I have already addressed this! QUOTE Yet, if the WOF teachers are correct, they would have. /END QUOTE Who have you been listening to? All WOF preachers I have heard speak of FAILURE to RECEIVE from God... but your example is totally not applicable- what you keep referring to is from another dispensation! It JUST was not possible, NOR was it intended to be!... so there was no failure on the part of the v.13 folks! |
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16 | What is the "Force of Faith"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82461 | ||
Hi Tim, Great sense of humour! QUOTE This is an excellent example of the misunderstanding caused by the WOF teachings. The things received in this life by those mentioned in Heb. 11 were not the things they were looking for in faith. They were looking for something more /END QUOTE Not true Tim! If you were past the flower of your age your natural reason would tell you that it took faith to have a child! Both things in this life and hope for the future requires faith! If you live only for the future... then fine! However the "THESE ALL..." of v.13 that you are referring to are the Old TESTAMENT group who desired to look into out day and experience the things that we can... Don't lose out on the dispensation in which you were born. Jesus chose you for NOW! (this TIME) |
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17 | What is the "Force of Faith"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82456 | ||
Tim, You are RIGHT about the subtle difference! And yes, you are hitting on the very problem why so many fall... when things don't go "their" way. I still do not believe that WOF teachers teach this. There is much to the gospel... and a well-balanced diet is necessary. However, once the foundations are laid why not press in to greater experiences. There's no set formula, and most of the WOF teachers have experienced the so-called "negatives" that God uses to build a vessel of honour. They just do not preach (long) about it. Occasionally they will mention briefly some hard lesson. That's probably the difficulty. However, I would add that God Himself never tells us the hard stuff. i.e. what I mean is that the prophetic is for edification, and what usually brings comfort is the knowledge that things will improve. If we have not hope we are miserable, AND if we hope ONLY in this life we are of all men MOST miserable. So whether your results ARE HERE AND NOW or in the SWEET BY AND BY... we are all living in HOPE! I personally believe that Faith in GOD and bringing His Kingdom in the earth is for NOW! If I fail I won't fall! If I don't SUCCEED... it won't be because I did not TRY! Better to try and fail, than not try and succeed! :-) |
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18 | What is the "Force of Faith"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82448 | ||
Graceful, I responded to Tim's v13 question before reading this. Good points ;-)) |
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19 | What is the "Force of Faith"? | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82445 | ||
Hi Tim, This is the craziest misinterpretation that I have seen from you thus far :-)) You surprise me. Verse 13 (that you so happily gravitate to) naturally follows verses 1-12 which mentions several who did receive their personal manifestation: * Abel's testimony of righteousness by faith is that though dead he's still speaking * Enoch pleased God so that he walked with God and was not * Noah built an ark, saved 8, and became heir of righteousness (thank God that was not you ;-) ) * Abraham sojourned in a strange country with Isaac- his manifested promise * Sara received strength to conceieve seed by faith Verse 13 therefore... THESE ALL DIED IN FAITH, NOT HAVING RECEIVED is obviously referring to the PROMISE of God's Kingdom, built upon the CHIEF CORNER-STONE Jesus Christ if you woukd but read v.10, 14-16 and 39-40. The Kingdom is within you! Jesus came to give us ZOE life That life is not found in a geographic location. It is when you understand who you are positionally in Christ. Are you waiting for "heaven" or "eternity"?? Eternal life is a quality of life that has already begun.... IT IS HERE AND NOW! Awake thou that sleepest!!! |
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20 | What about so-called revelation knowledg | Bible general Archive 1 | Earnest | 82432 | ||
Radioman2, Actually they stay on the air so that they can give you something to grouse about ;-) After all, where would you get all your material to spend all your time proclaiming what is WRONG! Most on t.v. spend their time proclaiming what is Right... You should try that for a change :-)) |
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