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1 | Please, only Bible expert answer this. | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 114303 | ||
Sorry searcher56, I miss directed my note to you instead of Turmip. | ||||||
2 | Has speaking in tongues ceased? | 1 Corinthians | Ephraim | 114302 | ||
Please read the entire chapter 14 and you will see that Paul was teaching this young Corinthian church the proper use of tonges. Read it, there is no way you can interpret that 14:18 Paul is talking about languages he learned by study. 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, 14:2 For anyone who speaks ina tongue does not speak to men but to God. INDEED, NO ONE UNDER STANDS HIM; HE UTTERS MYSTERIES WITH HIS SPIRIT. 14:4 HE WHO SPEAKS IN A TONGUE EDIFIES HIMSELF, 14:5 I WOULD LIKE EVERY ONE OF YOU TO SPEAK IN TONGUES, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, UNLESS HE INTERPRETS, so that the church may be edified. 14:13 For this reason anyone who speaks in a tongue should PRAY THAT HE MAY INTERPRET WHAT HE SAYS. 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, BUT MY MIND IS UNFRUITFUL. So what shall I do? I will pray WITH MY SPIRIT, but I will also pray WITH MY UNDERSTANDING. 14:16 iF YOU ARE PRAISING gOD WITH YOUR SPIRIT, how can one who finds himself among those WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND SAY AMEN. 14:18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. BUT IN THE CHURCH I WOULD RATHER SPEAK FIVE INTELLIGIBLE WORDS TO INSTRUCT OTHERS THAN TEN THOUSAND WORDS IN A TONGUE. I could go on with the rest of the chapter but I want you to study the scriptures. Their is no way you can interpre this chapter as Paul talking about human languages. Next I will encourage you to read chapter 10 of the book of Acts when the out pouring of the Holy Spirit came upon the Gentiles and they spoke in tongues. And from their on in church history to this day God has given this gift to win the soul of lost humanity. God Bless |
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3 | Please, only Bible expert answer this. | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 114060 | ||
No, you will not find any verse in the bible that says that God is nearer to us than our breath, hands, or feet. But you will find in Ps.139 he knows when you sit and when you rise, and he perceives your thoughts and knows the response of your tongue before you open your mouth. Also he knit you together in your mothers womb, and knew you before you were ever formed. Isaiah speaks of God holding your hand, and Proverbs speak of God guiding your feet. Jesus said he knows the number of hairs on your head. The scripture records that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. I could go on with many other verses declaring the nearness of God, but if you are looking for a verse that actually says the words, "God is nearer to us then our breath,hands or feet" their isn't one. Hope this will help you and may God bless you ! |
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4 | Satan caste to earth... | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 104471 | ||
Sorry EdB, this is the second time I did this to you. The first time was about two months ago. Thank you for the correction and I will figure out this forum sooner or later. As you can see I don't spend that much time on this site. Thanks again! | ||||||
5 | Satan caste to earth... | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 104161 | ||
If I understand your question correctly, you are saying that you believe that satan was cast down to the earth during the ministry of Jesus and therefore we are persecuted instead of blessed in the New Testament. Satan entered in by deceiving Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden in Genesis chapter three. The first prophecy of Jesus coming to destroy the power of satan was Gen.3:15 " And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring (seed) and hers; he will crush (strike) your head, and you will strike his heel." This is God speaking to the serpent about Jesus Christ the savior. From this point on through the bible you can follow the Godly line (seed) and the ungodly lineage. As far as New Testament (covenant) blessings we are blessed far beyond anything that the Old Covenant had to offer. The book of Hebrews will help you out in this understanding, the key word is better. Better Blood, O.T. had the blood of animals and we have the blood of Jesus. Better temple: O.T. they had a stone temple built by mans hands, N.T. we are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Better High Priest, O.T. the people had to go to a priest as a mediater, N.T. Jesus is are High Priest who we can go directly. O.T. had the law written on stone, N.T. we had the law written on are hearts by the Holy Spirit and fulfilled by Jesus Christ. (I Peter 1:10-12)" Concerning this salvation, the prophets, who spoke of the grace that was to come to you, searched intently and with the greatest care, trying to find out the time and circumstances to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. The entire O.T. was a school teacher getting mankind ready for the most awesome blessing in man's history, Immanuel, God with us and now in us. (Eph.1:3) "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ." ( 2 Peter 1:3-4 ) " His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires." |
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6 | Everything God Makes is Perfect? | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 100884 | ||
I would like to follow up with a few additional comments. I do believe a particular family may have more homosexual tendency then another. In Exodus 20:4 " You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, PUNISHING THE CHILDREN FOR THE SIN OF THE FATHERS TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH GENERATION of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. If their is a family lineage that has not been serving the Lord, the curse and sin nature that we have been discussing will continue down from generation to generation. Did you ever go to the doctor for a physical examination and He or she would ask you, do you have cancer, diabetes, heart trouble, etc. in your family. What they are determining is if your family lineage has these problems you will to because it come down from generation to generation. Well, spiritually the same is true. Unless the generational curse is broken by Jesus. No I do not believe a person is born gay but if it is a sin from the forefather coming down from generation to generation because they have not served the Lord I do believe that influence will be their and will cause a greater tendency to fall into that sin. |
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7 | what is theocracy | Bible general Archive 2 | Ephraim | 99347 | ||
EdB, God raised up a nation through Abraham the first Hebrew,(Gen.12:1-3). Of course this nation would be the Israelites, God's chosen people. In (Gen.17:1-14) God came to Abram and confirmed His covenant, (V.7-8) "I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God. EdB, this is what a theocracy is. It is a nation who is ruled by God. God fulfilled His promise and brought the Israelites into Canaan land as a great nation under God. But when they began to take their eye's off God who brought them through the wilderness and gave them great victories over their enemies, they cried out for a king. They saw the pagan nations around them and wanted to be like them. They said we want a king to go before us like the other nations. So God gave them their desire with the first King, Saul. You can read this in ( I Samuel 8:entire chapter ). A very sad verse in this chapter is (v.7) " And the Lord told him: (Samuel) Listen to all that the people are saying to you: It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. Ephraim, your brother in the Lord | ||||||