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1 | Why do we pray if God already knows all | Bible general Archive 1 | Dan58 | 82145 | ||
I have several Ideas that might help, Lydia. First we pray because God wants us too. Ps 50:15 Ps 118:5 Jer 33:3 Matt 7:7-8 Matt 21:22 Mark 11:24 John 4:10 John 14:13 John 15:7 John 15:16 John 16:23-24 2 Cor 12:8-9 Heb 4:16 James 1:5 James 5:15 1 John 3:22 1 John 5:14-15 Second I would like to note the difference between saying that God is all powerfull and saying that our prayers have an influence on Him. We see God’s sovereignty expressed in the Bible by how he has absolute control in whatever he wants to have control of. This includes things like the birth order of Isaac and Jacob, the pain and suffering of Job, the salvation of Nineveh using Jonah and on every page of scripture other situations. This sovereignty of God begs your questions - Why does he need our prayer? – Why does he ask us to pray? But in this second point I am making I want to turn your attention from God’s directing everything on earth to the times that God chose to be influenced by man. Sin influenced God to introduce death. Man’s inability to keep God’s law caused God to send His son. Check out the word “choose” in the bible. God expects man to choose right and when he does he gets a reward when he chooses wrong he gets punishment. My second point is – prayer has an influence on God – His sovereignty does not exclude this truth. This is NOT to say God will serve us. No, we have a family relationship with Him with him as father and we as children. God is interested in having a relationship with us. His actions are influenced by ours; and most of all his actions are influenced by our prayers. My third point is a distinction between God knowing and God determining every outcome. The image of the gods in Greek mythology was that of puppeteers prodding man along. Perhaps the god would give a little freedom of choice but mostly the image is of the god making his choices for his own lustful reasons. I don’t believe our God is like that at all. I believe that we were created for relationship and God’s direction is best seen by looking at an ideal father that takes control when his children need him to and lets the children have progressively more choice as they mature. Like Solomon deciding that the best thing he could ask God for was wisdom we get to decide what we would like to ask God in prayer. Fourth I would suggest that prayer is much more than asking for things. Consider Jesus’ teaching about how we should pray. “Our Father. . ." -- prayer is relationship and conversation. "who is in heaven holy is your name” -- prayer is praise. "Your kingdom come" -- prayer focuses on the good of the church. "Your will be done on earth like in heaven." --- prayer searches for what God is up to and is one way that we join Him in His work. "Give us today our daily bread." -- prayer askes for our own specific needs. "Forgive us our sins . . ." -- prayer is a time of personal examination. "as we forgive"-- prayer is a time to consider how we are treating others. "Lead us not into temptation"-- prayer is a spiritual activity for spiritual well being "Deliver us from evil" -- prayer is a source of divine guidance in life’s sojourn. |
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2 | RECABITE FAMILY WHO ARE THEY? | 2 Kin 10:15 | Dan58 | 83062 | ||
http://www.studylight.org/dic/sbd/ type rechab in the search |
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3 | why is there poverty? | Matt 26:11 | Dan58 | 82399 | ||
Try this. In the Garden of Eden there wasn't any poverty but in a sin-sick world all of creations groans for the revelation of the sons of God (Rom 8) Poverty, sickness, war ... they all push us to look for something more, something better. The better way is God's way. Godliness with contentment is of great gain. Some things that promote poverty: Greed, Corruption in government, laziness, feeding the lazy, acts of God to punish morally corrupt societies, gambling, drunkenness. . . . I lived in the county of Missouri with the lowest income of the state. The people, however, are not poor drunks they have high family values and have chosen to stay in a place where there is not industry for employment. Poverty is always relative to 'normal'. I would say that the people in this county are doing quite well, compared to inner cities where few own their own home. |
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4 | howdo I get saved? | Acts 16:31 | Dan58 | 82528 | ||
Acts 2:37-38 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. NASU Acts 2:37-38 37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. NASU Rom 6:3-8 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, NASU |
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5 | Struggling with a divorce | Rom 6:23 | Dan58 | 82228 | ||
The simple yet true answer to every delima in life is that Jesus paid the price for our unrightiousness and we can rest in that. A more practical answer to help you get a handle on your life requires dialogue. Your Christian counselor could offer personal counsel or referals. Your church, or one nearby, might offer ways to build healthy friendships for you and your kids. I might be able to give a little help through email. prayerdan@hotmail.com |
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6 | Apostle Paul's Coworkers | Rom 16:1 | Dan58 | 83068 | ||
Romans 16 should be a good starting place. A cross reference work like the treasury of the scriptures would quickly lead you to 15 or 20 important names. As another approach, skim through an encyclopedia article on the life of Paul and note who he works with. Starting with his conversion by Ananias through all the apostles at the Jerusalem council, The elders that met at Ephesus Acts 20. . . If you really want to profit the most take a clean bible without any marks and a crayon. Mark the people you find interesting. Acts 9 conversion, then Acts 13 to end. Pick up the last chapter of each epistle. This would help put the whole study in perspective. |
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7 | Was Jesus' spirit abandoned? | 2 Cor 5:21 | Dan58 | 83290 | ||
Tim, your post was helpful to me, thanks. Can I make the conclusion from your post that the requirement of the law tat sin results in death was satisfied by the physical sacrifice of Jesus dying physically? I still don't understand in what sense Jesus was abandoned by God. I don't see whether or not Jesus' spirit was separated from God. I haven't checked the discussion on other verses that has already been posted. Would someone summarize the issues raised in other threads? This thread has started me thinking again about the high price that Jesus paid. The fact that Jesus was in Hades is no small matter. Does trinity require that the Father was in Hades with Jesus? Although I see that the Deity of Jesus is a Biblical requirement I don’t clearly understand why so many make the doctrine of trinity THE deciding point of sound doctrine. |
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8 | Trespasses are blunders. | Eph 2:1 | Dan58 | 82255 | ||
Trespasses and sins, I looked up trespasses and found that the greek word doesn't have anything to do with getting on to someone elses turf. It is a falling. This verse points out that we were dead in our failures. Not only for the willful sin but also for not measuring up and moral stumbling we spiritualy die. |
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9 | Todays fashions | Eph 2:2 | Dan58 | 82263 | ||
What are the three most deadly fashions of today, in your experience? Eph 2:2 Amplified | ||||||
10 | Todays fashions | Eph 2:2 | Dan58 | 82305 | ||
I hadn't thought about it really. I am thinking about understanding and aplying the passage. Your Ideas are the most important. But since you asked. . . 1. Nothing moral is absolute (specially the bible) 2. entertainment/comfort is life's goal 3. man is not created but evolved |
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11 | The double cure of Grace | Eph 2:5 | Dan58 | 82403 | ||
The double cure. Sin, legally, requires death. God's grace paid the fine required. Much better than posting bail He spent the time for me letting me be free. As a free man though I choose, to often, to sin. God's grace gives me a second cure. It gives me the cure of my desire to sin, my inability to keep from sinning. As a down payment here on earth the Holy Sprit fellowships with me and encourages me to live right. One day I'll be given the robe of righteousness, that Jesus paid for, and by grace my adoption will be revealed. |
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12 | The double cure of Grace | Eph 2:5 | Dan58 | 82833 | ||
That's it! Having sang the song for years I hadn't thought about the meaning until studying the doctrine of grace. | ||||||
13 | Why is (was) it good to be a Jew? | Eph 2:12 | Dan58 | 82897 | ||
What is the purpose of using exclusion from "the commonwealth of Israel" as a way to show the gentiles how good it is to now be included? Why should a non-Jew, even a Christian, think that being a Jew is a good thing? So far I have found this short quote of Barn's helpful. Would anyone have any more to add? Eph 2:12 This is the second characteristic of their state before their conversion to Christianity. This means more than that they were not Jews. It means that they were strangers to that "polity"-politeia (NT:4174)-or arrangement by which the worship of the true God had been kept up in the world, and of course were strangers to the true religion The arrangements for the public worship of Yahweh were made among the Jews (from Barnes' Notes, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1997 by Biblesoft) |
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14 | Why is (was) it good to be a Jew? | Eph 2:12 | Dan58 | 82911 | ||
thank you Asis |
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15 | Who are the enemies? | Eph 2:15 | Dan58 | 83075 | ||
by abolishing ...in His flesh ...___THE ENMITY___, .......which is the Law of commandments .........contained in ordinances, .....so that .............in Himself ...........He might make the two into one new man, ..............thus establishing peace, Is the enmity spoken of here our carnal enmity with God like in last verses of Romans 7 and the resulting solution of Romans 8:1 Or is the enmity spoken of here an enmity between Jew and Gentile that Christ solved by setting aside the Jewish ordinances as requirements for Gentiles of The Way like in Acts 15? |
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16 | Who are the enemies? | Eph 2:15 | Dan58 | 83116 | ||
You'r right sin causes enmity with God. This is clear from genesis to revelation. The thrust of the passage is not only about reconciliation though. It is also about Jews and Gentiles coming together. Note every verse from 11 to this one is talking about Jews and Gentiles. The book of Ephesians is a book that reveals the nature of the church. My question is focused not on the cause of the hatred (enmity) but the parties of the hatred. The cause is clearly stated as the law but while other scriptures address in context man's dilemma in regard to the law the thrust of this passage is on the two people becoming one new man. This does make a difference because if the hatred is the hatred of God to lawbreakers then the human unity in Christ is found living personal grace better. On the other had if the hatred is a hatred between Palestinians and Israelites then the removal of Jewish O.T. law by Jesus fulfilling the O.T. laws becoming the savior of both. And the basis of unity is in the Jews not requiring others to keep that law in order to fellowship. Col 2:20ff |
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17 | pastor having one wife | 1 Tim 3:2 | Dan58 | 82885 | ||
1 Timothy 3:2 2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, NASU 1 Timothy 3:12 12 Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households. NASU Titus 1:6 6 namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion. NASU ------------- ------------- Interpretive questions that you must answer. 1) Does the passage mean one wife no divorce previously? 2) Does the passage mean "a one woman man" i.e. not two wives at the time and a man who went to other women outside of marriage (this was not against civil law in NT times)? 3) Leadership in the family is a prerequisite for leadership in the church? One wife is a prerequisite to children that are obedient. |
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18 | pastor having one wife | 1 Tim 3:2 | Dan58 | 82909 | ||
justme, the easy question you ask is NASU. New American Standard Update. updated NASB For comments on some of the issues read the other threads for 1 Tim 3:2. "Does when one makes Jesus Lord have any barring?" I think you mean that if one was divorced then became a believer would they qualify as a pastor? The answer depends why you ask. If you are considering becoming a pastor and have been divorced then you should first look at all the other things in these lists and if still interested then read some full discussions of the issue. Talk a lot with your wife and your spiritual mentors. It is a pity that entering the ministry might be decided on without face to face friends. If you’re a church leader considering the employment of a pastor then deeper study than this forum is needed. It must be done with all of the leadership. If you’re a member of a church with a pastor who you question has Godly authority then talk to the leadership about the scripture. If you, in the end of your personal study and devotion, decide that God wants only undivorced men with proven children and a living wife with a perfect reputation by all in the community to be pastors then I have plenty more I would like to sayJ Finally, if you are a God lover who wants to know then read what you can and want. When the issue becomes personal then do the study again. Christianity is not a theory. “qualifications or of Characteristics that are required?” Our world is not perfect- and neither are we! Fear God and keep his commands. Only you can prayerfully decide how you will apply the passages. I do want to comment on one thing though. Another post pointed out that this passage is talking about “elders”. I think that the popular use of pastor to refer to the preaching minister is unfortunate. My conclusion is that “pastors” in the N.T. were local men chosen by their own congregation to be its leaders. Reasoning in this way the passages under consideration are talking about local leadership not hired ministers. Since the office of the hired minister as we know it today did not exist in N.T. times we are left to do our God-fearing best to apply principles that scripture does reveal. The highest standard for the most public and influential officer in the church makes sense to me. In this long post I have one other observation. All, or perhaps all but one, of the requirements of elders and deacons are given as teaching to be followed by all Christians. I don’t have that study list handy but it is interesting to note. |
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19 | pastor having one wife | 1 Tim 3:2 | Dan58 | 82937 | ||
how about character qualifications of leadership? NASU is just how Biblesoft chose to credit it when I copy from there. |
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20 | pastor having one wife | 1 Tim 3:2 | Dan58 | 82938 | ||
how about character qualifications of leadership? NASU is just how Biblesoft chose to credit it when I copy from there. |
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