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1 | Should women be ordained? | NT general Archive 1 | greentwiga | 145902 | ||
I have read the contexts carefully. I have studied greek, and do not just read the english. I stated that we would disagree about the interpretation, which we do. I do appreciate your zeal for the word of God, and keep it up. God Bless greentwiga |
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2 | Should women be ordained? | NT general Archive 1 | greentwiga | 145732 | ||
I Tim 5:2 The word is the word for elders, with the feminine ending. The sentance construction compared to 5:1 Shows the typical Jewish doublet, which adds force to translating the vers women elders if 5:1 IS men Elders, which it is. See also Titus 2:3. I Tim 3:11 again can equally well be translated deaconesses. To insist on translating the word as wives is insisting on an interpretation. You can disagree, but it would be a disagreement on interpretation rather than ignoring an absolute statement of scripture. greentwiga |
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3 | "Seers" and how they saw | OT general | greentwiga | 145523 | ||
OK, I was just following the first persons terminology, not necessarily an official Office as such. My focus was on the words Chozen and Ra'ah, both meaning seer. Nabi means prophet, from to speak. There was also a category chalam, for the dreamer and his dreams. Though the outside world of Old Testament times is not inspired, it can help give us a flavor for how people saw things. Of course, the Old Testament Seer did not function the same as the other "seers" of other religions. Since there were good prophets and evil prophets (like of Baal) and good dreamers and evil dreamers, good seers and evil seers, the world and the Bible had some reason for lumping those people into similar categories. Where the Bible is silent, I do not mind looking at other sources for a flavor idea. Still, I do not want to argue about a point that I was not trying to make such as offices. | ||||||
4 | Doesn't your answer make it 13 tribes? | Joshua | greentwiga | 145491 | ||
Thanks, I knew there were more lists. I just couldn't remember where. No further tribes are listed, so this still makes a total of thirteen. My way had them clearly listed together. Machir is not another tribe, but the son of Manassah, so correctly identified as the tribe of Manassah, just an alternate name. Thanks again Douglas |
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5 | Doesn't your answer make it 13 tribes? | Joshua | greentwiga | 145490 | ||
Manassah was divided in half so the half living in gilead and the half tribe living north of Jerusalem were each occassionally referred to as the half tribe. In Numbers two, where does it say half tribe? | ||||||
6 | Who was Abraham ? | Gen 17:5 | greentwiga | 145073 | ||
No Steve, Scripture says Abe came from Ur of the Chaldees. It is only a recent interpretation, from Wooley, that it is the Ur of Southern Mesopotamia, Ur of the Sumerians. It only became Chaldean around 600 BC. There is another Ur. It is just north of Haran. It is called Sanliurfa now. The name means glorious Urfa. Muslims have consitered it the traditional birthplace of Abraham for far longer than Wooley's Idea. Furthermore, Abraham told his servant to go to his birthplace, and the servant went to the region around Haran. My country is also translated my native land (eg NIV)and the Hebrew means my birthland. Aram was never southern Mesopotamia. Naharaim means between the rivers. Gen 24:1-10 You are very right about obedience, but obedience does not earn us anything. Abe was the first to gain righteousness by faith, and have obedience be the outcome.This was a radically different concept that he received from God, and spread to others. greentwiga |
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7 | Did the Holy Spirit inspire Scripture | NT general Archive 1 | greentwiga | 144980 | ||
You never know. I got that job, and then lost it when I went through a divorce. It also messed up two other careers, and an attempt to build another never got successful. I am researching difficult Bible questions (Adam and evolution, Noah and the flood, with possible books) Now suddenly, unlooked for, at 54, my pastor wants me to come on as the missions pastor to start a missions program at this large church. Suddenly, after a life of frustrations, a wonderful opportunity. We do not always know why God uses us the way he does, we just stay faithful and do the job he gives us today. Keep faithful, for He has always supplied. Greentwiga |
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8 | Did the Holy Spirit inspire Scripture | NT general Archive 1 | greentwiga | 144901 | ||
We have a God that is so much greater than ourselves. We are told that we can't understand or interpret his thoughts. He does give us information about His plans, but some areas are difficult. We try our best to understand, but we will always have side issues that we can't. I just relax and say, My theology is wrong somewhere, but I just don't know where. God will eventually explain it to us. In the meantime, I see both pre and post trib verses and leave tham be. God has given me a sharp analytical brain, and I use it to look at some of these issues, but mostly, I just say, in either case, my job is the same, so I'll do my job greentwiga |
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9 | leave when violent..? | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 144083 | ||
I married an apparent believer, one who even went through Bible school. I saw the danger signs and ignored them to get married. very destructive relationship. Out and remarried after ten years single. I studk with God's plan this time and just praise him. He blesses you if you just hold to his word and wait on His timing. Greentwiga |
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10 | what does the bible say about divorce | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 144057 | ||
Very good. I separate 1 Cor 7:8 where Paul says "I say" from 1 Cor 7:10 where Paul states a command from God. I carefully watch between Paul's commands and God's I am glad you do too Greentwiga |
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11 | what does the bible say about divorce | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 144055 | ||
The Christian, the more spiritual christian, ie the reader. In this case, it is the woman. Though I believe that the principal applies to both, of the battered spouses, the vast majority are women, so this verse is appropriate Greentwiga |
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12 | leave when violent..? | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 143949 | ||
Yes, that is an area we disagree. I use verse 11, not ten to say they can leave if they have to, but can't remarry. If this last desparate act gets the spouse to get healed, the marriage is saved. If he remarries or has sex with another, only then is the person free. I do not see the covenant as broken due to violence. Scripture just does not say that. Staying single or being reconciled is a harder row to hoe, but I have done it and advocate it. Greentwiga |
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13 | what does the bible say about divorce | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 143948 | ||
Gently, my brother, gently. I agree, he left what scripture says. See if you can get a return to scripture with a gentle response first. I love your scripture reference, and I use it for those who try and manipulate the rules on divorce to force the other to commit adultery, and thus feel free to remarry. They have to take heed. Very good. Greentwiga |
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14 | what does the bible say about divorce | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 143947 | ||
This is a loving response from your heart. I have heard people use this logic to say abusive and drug addicted people have broken the marriage, so the spouse is free to remarry. I understand your and their motives, but I limit myself to exactly what scripture says. Therefore I stick with 7:11 for freedom to leave but not remarry. | ||||||
15 | leave when violent..? | Mal 2:16 | greentwiga | 143946 | ||
See my response to her. | ||||||
16 | do we eat our own tithe 2 years of 3? | Prov 3:9 | greentwiga | 142570 | ||
Thanks | ||||||
17 | ten percent once every three years? | Prov 3:9 | greentwiga | 142546 | ||
Interesting. The average giving is 3.33 percent (10 percent once every three years.) and maybe 2 percent goes to the church. Hmmm. Thanks | ||||||
18 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | greentwiga | 142367 | ||
I was only going by evidence in the Bible. (except for the known history of writing) Moses is a logical guess, but just a human guess. Moses (or the writer)did not have to meet Job directly, but he could have heard the story. Therefore, It could have been earlier. Most date the Exodus to 1446, and the entrance into the promised land in 1406 ( I date it about 1390) This puts the earliest possible date to 1546 (1530 by my reckoning.) By this dating, my statement of about 1500 is about right, but a statement of about 1600 would be just as valid. If we agree on the statement of about 1600, I would be content. One thing to note is that all the translators from the earliest (eg septuagint, syriac, and aramiac) to the most recent have trouble translating because of the many unusual words. This argues against being composed by Moses (though he could have written down the story told him) because writers tend to use the same words and style. Thus the only real evidence that we have is what is in the Bible, and by that evidence, we have a wide range of possibilities. Greentwiga |
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19 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | greentwiga | 142303 | ||
Gen 19 is a description of events, but Ezek goes along with the Isa 1 quote in focusing on the poor and needy. Isa 1 and Ezek 16 are the specific condemnations. This is not to make light of Homosexuality in any way. If we were to hate homosexuality but promote the oppression of the poor worldwide, where would that put us in God's eyes? Thanks for the Ezek quote, I had forgotten that. Greentwiga |
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20 | Why the spotlight on gays? | Prov 6:16 | greentwiga | 142299 | ||
Mark; Various concepts have caught the attention of Christians in different locals and at different times. In the 1920s, prohibition was the big thing. Christians crusaded to ban alcohol. In the 1850s, in England more than America, Christians crusaded to ban slavery. Homosexuality and abortion seem to be the Hot topics today. When I search through the Old Testament, oppression of the poor and the cry of people against oppressors seems to be the dominate theme. Homosexuality is clearly mentioned as sin, but no more than almost any other sin. My point about oppression is that sins that hurt other people seem to have greater importance. Intriguingly enough, the condemnation of Sodom and Gomorrah (and the Jerusalem acting like Sodom) in Isa 1:9-17 mentions oppression and bloodshed but not Homosexuality. This must have been the cry God heard and mentioned to Abraham. Douglas |
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