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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Jensen Ordered by Verse |
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1 | Can I trust this Pastor? | Not Specified | Jensen | 16823 | ||
I am searching for a local church because I am new to Christianity and this Forum was suggested by a friend.I listened to a pastor recently who insisted in his speech that Hebrews was written by Paul. He offered a lot of evidence. But I am not equiped to know if the evidence is factual. My Bible notes that the author is not known. I have searched the Forum and found some interesting comments. I have discovered that the author could have been any number of people. So, my question is this-should I trust a pastor who has insisted that Paul wrote Hebrews or should I continue my search for a church? | ||||||
2 | Did God give the Jews land forever? | Not Specified | Jensen | 17983 | ||
Is there a biblical imperative that dictates,or even permits, that the Jews of the Diaspora have a right to any specific land area of the Middle East? I recall hearing Hank Hanagraaf say on his radio show that there is a political case, but not a biblical case, to be made for possession. Yet, many Christians seem to "know" that the bible does indeed dictate Jewish possession.(But I really love Hank:) |
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3 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Not Specified | Jensen | 29948 | ||
Dear Forum participants….I seek your help. An old friend of mine has been taken in by the Fulun Gong (Fulan Dafa, Falan Gong) movement here in the U.S. and I must find Christian critiques of this movement. (Why are Americans so intrigued by Eastern thought?) For the past few months I have searched the web and have come up empty. I chiefly find articles on Chinese repression of the sect. I should add that I have been to the FG web site and followed its’ links so I pretty much understand what they believe and, like other cults, that they are/will be gods some day. I have read their official guide to an introduction as well as the “masters” pronouncements. They are a crafty bunch!! There is much more of course and perhaps I will have to arrange my own doctrine by doctrine, point by point, response but any help you can provide will be much appreciated. I have only made headway from the Creation perspective. I have tried all the Christian resources I know of and have come up empty. The Americans who join the sect deny Jesus in the main, I suspect, as a refutation of their parents beliefs. Help nip this thing in the bud if you can. God Bless….Jensen |
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4 | May I baptize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16639 | ||
It seems to me that anyone who goes out to "make disciples of all nations" has the authority to baptize. If I, for whatever reason, do not belong to a local church, then according to your logic the Great Commission would not apply to me. I am relieved of the responsibility to present the Gospel since I do not belong to a local church. That just does not sound correct to me. I do believe, as a Bible believing Christian, that I have a command to try to save people. Perhaps I just do not understand what your note means. It would not be the first time I had a wrong interpretation. | ||||||
5 | This is in regard to this forum.. | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16644 | ||
You do not know if the answer received to a question is from someone that is "educated" in the Bible. That is why Scriptural evidence is usually given to support the answer to the question you may ask. I do not recognize a Teaching Magisterium(sp?) but only the Word of God. People will make errors. Having said that, I will, in many cases, stand on the work of those who have come before me. I do not know Greek or Hebrew or Aramic. The rule for me is to never compromise on the foundational doctrines. But as for the rest, we may agree to disagree - agreeably. Please believe me when I say that there are countless Christians (monitors you said)at this site who will endevor to respond to anything that is not Scriptural. They will offer the evidence to you. You must weigh all the evidence and pray for understanding. And, yes, there are a bunch of those pesky "false prophets" as well. You will come to know the difference - almost instantly. Many people (non-believers?) just try to get under the skin of Christians. But they do not know that they can not do it. Because of who we are, and where we find the answers. I do not always know where to find some of the answers but someone at this site inevitably will. | ||||||
6 | May I baptize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16647 | ||
Dear Steve; Yes - several times a week actually. I do believe that the Great Commission is a command. Is it not? Are you being picky since we both know that I can not SAVE anyone. Are you just mincing words a little. You know what is meant by " [you] go out and make disciples.." do you not? Are you one of those Christians who lay in the weeds, ready to pounce? Please pray on it and chill. Chill with love of course. LOL. Jim |
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7 | Did we witness a miracle this week? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16656 | ||
A good question that I ask myself everytime I here of a disaster. "Did the Lord save lives (from physical death)?" There was no apparent supernatural intervention evident to your specific point. i.e. the number of deaths. I believe that the Lord's intervention may have come before, or even during and after the attack and that prayers were answered. We have no way of proving how many people "should have died." The collapse of the buildings was a direct result of it's design. It could not have "[fallen] a little left or right." God gave us intelligence, the building was an intelligent design. It was not designed to collapse, of course, but only He knew that it would. God Bless America! | ||||||
8 | Where was God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16657 | ||
"I was there"....GOD Jim |
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9 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16669 | ||
You can not find it because it is not there. Many will talk of stewardship or how it is not your money after all. I agree with those positions. Gambling as a form of entertainment, they will claim, is missing the mark. So ask this. "What forms of entertainment am I allowed to buy with HIS money. May I use HIS money to go to a show or a ball game with my children? My I use HIS money for any form of entertainment at all?" Some would say no. They are part of a particular denomination of Christianity perhaps. They are the same as those who would have us not drink wine,such as our Lord did, with a meal.(There are many churches that use grape juice for wine even though the Bible is very, very clear on what constitutes the elements. And please don't let them tell you that the wine of HIS day was weaker-it was not as weak as their argument is.) If you are not being entertained by gambling then you may be doing it for any of several "wrong" reasons, and then there is plenty in Scripture to rely on. But for entertainment purposes - it's HIS money (and representing your effort)and HE really does want you to enjoy your life. | ||||||
10 | Did we witness a miracle this week? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16680 | ||
Dear Brother; Do you remember the pictures of the first moon landing where the first man to step foot on the moon actually had to jump off the ladder to land on the moon? The ladder was designed to be that way, without rungs all the way down to it's bottom, because, "scientifically"(read-statistically) the moon was covered in at least 18 inches of dust. And those disc shaped "feet" on the lunar lander were shaped that way so as to compact all that dust that had to be there. But there was no dust, or very little. There is no precedent for a 100 plus story building and all the statistics are based on buildings that did not incorporate the archetectural design of those buildings. The design was evident when it fell straight down, no "falling" over. Did you notice? There are miracles to be sure. And there were miracles to be sure on that day. We must resist looking at a water stained window and seeing the Virgin Mary. Jim |
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11 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16688 | ||
Dear charis Thank you for weighing in on my response to Janie. It is correct that we have a responsibility to others but you seem to be saying that any form of a-muse-ment (not thinking activity) is somehow always a "area of weakness" and with that, if that is what you suggest, I disagree. And if that is not what you suggest then disregard the rest of this note. But if you are choosing "gambling" as an area of weakness then just as the fat man said as he crawled under the barbed wire fence, "Just a couple points and I'll be through." Reading C.S. Lewis's science fiction books is a form of amusement that I should not pursue since my "children" will be influenced to flights of imagination. We do not want them to escape, even for a moment, the harsh realities of a cruel and death ridden world. However, you may accept that Lewis may be alright but dancing is not. Dancing arouses our base instincts and leads to sexual intamcy outside of marriage. And so that we are not tempted to dance we should never build a large room that would hold lots of dancers - especially those pesky square dancers. And to avoid the temptation of building a large room, that may lead to dancing, that may lead to sexual intamacy outside of marriage we should avoid living indoors altogether. That will surly keep us from sin. Differences of opinion on what may constitute an "area of weakness" is what brings about splits in His church. Concentrating on His Word, and not the opinions of what some Christians say are weaknesses, is paramount. I am certain that Janie knows that Jesus died for her sins. Did not the Apostles "gamble" when casting lots to see who would replace Judas. Or is that different because they asked God to give them a "winner." They were serious "gamblers", Janie came off as sounding like someone who wanted to know if a simple office pool on "How much will Sally's baby weigh at birth" is somehow "missing the mark." If I thought for one moment that Janie had a gambling "problem" I would not have answered the way I did. By the way charis, does your church use wine? In the Creator's service, Jim |
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12 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16716 | ||
You make my point..Thanks 1.Janie didn't say that gambling was going to be a means of securing a retirement. 2.The image we portray can make easy or difficult the road that leads to a presentation of the Gospel. Janie sounds like a regular person. I heard the Gospel from a regular guy. I was not saved at a church picnic (oh sorry..there goes that sensetivity thing again :-)) 3."(Holy Spirit) perfected Christian life" -yes. The "perfect" Christian life would include winning souls to Christ which would not be a reason for a church split. A reason for a split may be for some Christians to suggest that they themselves are the standard of which the Scripture speaks. But those people I find usually are not "gifted" in bringing souls to Christ. That must sound a little mean, but I do not mean it to be so. I am somewhat passionate about not being a "stumbling block" and if we refuse to ( INSERT AMUSEMENT CHOICE HERE) then we may just become a stumbling block because we seem, I said seem, to be a wet blanket. Go where the sinners are :-) But do not sin. 4. This grape juice thing is curious to me coming from someone who sees in Scripture that you should not play a football pool (and it's not there), and does not see that Jesus blessed the wine not the juice (which is there.) You are by far not the only one to think that somehow wine as a Communion element would be missing the mark. I just find cognitive disonance(sp?) a muse ing :-) 5.What seems to be "outlandish" is always just around the corner. But I got a bit extreme in a poor attempt to make a point. 6. I believe we both have a problem with writing a last paragraph - you pretty much did what you said I did. If it was written with the intent of showing me how I sound sometimes, point well taken. We really are speaking of serious issues. May God bless you and yours, Jim |
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13 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16717 | ||
Wow..Why don't you tell us how you really feal:-) | ||||||
14 | Is it a sin to play the lottery? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 16724 | ||
Chill..there was no passage being discussed untill you brought some up. And besides, you said most emphatically that you would not respond to anything unless it dealt with the specific comment or question about the passage. So I guess I should not have heard from you. Unless you mean from now on you will not respond.Shall we play dualing scriptures? What you wrote does not make sense to me. Not because you said it in a senseless manner, but because I am too dense to get it. I apologize if you think me a mocker. Sorry. Say, by the way, does your church use wine or grape juice as a Communion element? I'm new to the Forum and am kind of taking a survey. Seriously! God Bless, Jim |
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15 | Genesis 6:1-8 meaning? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 17373 | ||
Dear mr-sly; Click "search" to the left of this screen just under the "welcome" sign. When the new screen opens do this... Leave all checks in place. Then search "genesis" where it asks for book. Then put in "sons of god" where it asks for search words. Then scroll down to Genesis 6 questions and answers This will give you all kinds of answers relevent to your specific question. God Bless, Jensen |
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16 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 18057 | ||
It is a chat room in time delay mode. I am very new to this forum, and pretty new to Christianity as it is intended to be understood. I have spent a lot of forum time reading, what must be considered,personal notes, when I intended to search for an answer. I got caught up in it pretty quick myself and I apologize for not seeing the better use for this forum. Your limits on posting are intended to help people like myself. It is not confussion that reigns, it is the time wasting practices. The StudyBibleForum.com is for the layman and a limit of three(possibly wrong)ideas does not help. I enjoy reading the points of view. But as I scroll the thread I come across lots of wasted time so that your idea of staying focused would be a great help. There are lots of old friends at this site it seems and the StudyBibleForum.com is for them also. As it is stated by the Lockman Foundation "for teacher and scholar, it's an opportunity to freely share your knowledge." Perhaps someone could suggest to the Lockman Foundation to put a "chatroom" link together. That would permit "side issues" to be taken up and old friends can affirm scholarly pursuits. God Bless, Jensen |
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17 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 18056 | ||
COMMENT................................... I have a possible Starting Block for trying some of these things you suggest and test for any resolve:) I have put "comment" as the starting line of a post followed by several of these........:) As a new(er) visitor I can skip comments if I am searching for something else in my study. He who posts shall know if the post is on focus or if it is a "comment". Comments are mostly social, for example; ie. apologies, clear statements, how's your sister. (Sorry I could not resist, but I'm growing) What do you think? The forum does not have to have a limited thread and friends can stay in touch. |
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18 | Christian Primer Terms? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 18183 | ||
RE: first class in terminology. May I suggest the word "creation." You live in a land where all is a part of god. But, by definition, the Creator can not be part of His creation. And some of Him or His image is on the canvas. But He is not the canvas. (Gen 1:1) Jensen P.S. Thomas Jefferson reduced the Bible to what he believed to be essentials and was used by missionaries to the American indians, who were also Pantheists. Bless you in your work. |
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19 | Visions and ordans from God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 18186 | ||
Visions from God - Some Old Test. - Gen 15:1, Num 12:6, 1 Sam 3:1, Isa 30:9, Lam 2:9, Some New Test. - Luke 1:22, Acts 9:10, Acts 10:9-19, Acts 11:5, Acts 16:9, Acts 18:9. I'm not sure of what you may mean to be called to do something. ] God Bless! ...Jensen |
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20 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 18187 | ||
There are over 1200 Old Test. prophecies that have come true. None have been false. Thats a pretty good track record. Some are yet to be fullfilled. There is a lot of literature with all the specifics such as that which was mentioned "Evidence that demands a verdict" in any good book store. | ||||||
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