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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: KBurgee Ordered by Verse |
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1 | Fasting - Limited to food? | Not Specified | KBurgee | 89473 | ||
Fasting - is it limited to just food and drink or is it also abstaining from something? I'm almost clear as to what the answer is but I've heard people from both sides. Can anyone give me a clearer definition? Thanks! |
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2 | So when did "evil" start? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 837 | ||
Am I correct in knowing that the good vs. evil battle started when Lucifer craved the attention and adulation that was justly God's? God did create Lucifer to be His minister of music, but Lucifer's jealously caused him to be struck down and take a third of the angels with him. Does his opposition to God mark the "beginnings" of good vs. evil? | ||||||
3 | What would be considered the age? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1013 | ||
What would be considered the age? So is there no age where a person is considered responsible for their actions? I know we are all born of the knowledge of good and evil, but does it mean that a child is directly responsible for their actions? Or are the parents? I'm not sure if I'm wording this right, but a lot of help on this topic would be greatly appreciated. | ||||||
4 | where do blacks come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1051 | ||
Where do blacks come from..... You know, I've never really heard anyone ask that question before. My immediate response (prove me otherwise) is God, my long answer is God. Not to be smart or anything, but we can sit here and argue the point for years and still not get anywhere. It's about the same as asking where does every other ethnic race come from. It doesn't matter, and the tensions caused by ethnic divide are just another way of Satan trying to differentiate races, classes, whatever. God has His mighty hand on EVERYTHING, and is in control of ALL. This can also be considered asking "Where does a Gentile come from?" as far as different in class and race. We are washed clean by the blood of Jesus, and His salvation was meant to be available to all who ask for it. I'm not sure of your aim, but I will say this: Skin differences or not, we all belong to God. I look at it as variety. The world would be boring (in my opinion) if there weren't different people and different cultures to populate it, as well as different forms of praising God. We all have our different ways of giving God the praise, as long as we give Him the praise. I don't know if I answered your question correctly or not (if you want technical earthly meaning, then HeirofGod got it), but I hope that I was able to provide some insight as to why God does what He does. |
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5 | What would be considered the age? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1084 | ||
I'm just trying to understand the subject here. I had a question about what the law considers "age of accountability" and what the Bible says. I'm not trying to stir up trouble or confusion, I'm just trying to be sure. | ||||||
6 | What does Bible teach about anger? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1855 | ||
It's not a sin to be angry. It IS, however, a sin to act upon that anger. If someone cuts you off while driving, you're allowed to get a bit perturned, but you're not allowed to run the guy down and buss a cap in him! (Translation: You're not allowed to run him/her down and shoot him). The Bible shows people being angry, and God did not exactly punish them for their anger alone; rather, He punished them for acting upon it in a way that was displeasing to God (which, in fact, they all were; Moses destroying the Ten Commandments out of anger, for example). Ephesians 4:26 states "Be ye angry, and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath". It is very easy for us to get angry when we are wronged (hey, even Jesus was angry when he turned over that table in the Pharisees' temple; he was angry at their hypocracy), but we must remember not to act upon that anger. Hope that helps. |
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7 | Please explain; I'm missing something... | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1903 | ||
Huh? | ||||||
8 | Not understanding | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1969 | ||
Maybe it's me, but I'm not seeing the correlation between the verse and astrology. | ||||||
9 | Not understanding | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1972 | ||
Oh. Duh! Sorry, Ric, my fault. Was looking into it a bit more than need be. Thanks! :-) | ||||||
10 | Bible has 1188 chap's, cntr is Psalm 118 | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1979 | ||
Yes! 'Tis true! And the most awesome part about Psalms 118 is that David is telling us, in a nutshell, what we should do and how we should live our lives. Check out Psalms 118:8 (Get it? 1188 chapters, Psalms 118:8). COOL, AIN'T IT?!?! | ||||||
11 | Why not recommend SBForum to others? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2073 | ||
I've already gone about telling other people about this site. It's pretty cool speaking with other people about the quest for Christ, with some differences and a bit of fun on top of it. What I have seen - and experienced - is a group of level-headed individuals whose sole purpose is to gain a better understanding of God's Word. It's good for people like me who are at work a majority of the time. I have been blessed to find out about this forum, and I don't feel stupid asking about certain topics that might label me as being "not in the Word". Sometimes I believe that we, as Christians, think that we should all be at one constant level as far as maturity is concerned, and sometimes we even let it go to our heads. The importance of keeping such a forum alive and kicking is to bring some insight in the casual person who may not know Jesus all that well, but wants to know Him; as well as the educated scholar who might look at something a bit differently. Let's keep the party rollin! |
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12 | How can we assist our youth? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2074 | ||
This is something that I've grappled with for a long time. As Christians, we've experienced spiritual growth, either as adults being saved or as children and young adults experiencing the joy of Christ. However, and I'll be blunt, I think we could do a better job raising our children to be followers of Christ. Let me explain: I am not questioning nor bashing anyone's parental skills; I am not saying that such and such or whoever is a "bad parent"; I'm speaking specifically in the church family. As Christians, we have a responsibility to raise our youth, to help guide them and nnourish them, to help support them and influence them positively. Our greatest resource is our children. What pains me sometimes is that I've been to a few churches where the emphasis has NOT been on children. It stinks, and it's the quickest way to iradicate a generation: Not treating our youth the way the God we love and cherish treats HIS. One church that I have been to, it used to be that once you reach a certain age, you were basically considered "on your own". They have made leaps and bounds above that, starting a couple youth young adult ministries, and I feel extremely blessed at watching (and being a part of) them. What do I mean by "on their own"? The number of teens and young adults in a few churches that I have frequented is alarmingly small, and when I inquired about this, their response was mostly "because the church doesn't really help us out". Now, I know I'm making a sweeping generalization, and if your church doesn't act this way, then you won't really be offended by my words (you can give me some insight), and if you are offended, well, you'll get over it, because my purpose is not to offend. I'm not here to smooth anyone's feelings; I'm here to make an observation based on my (albeit limited) experience. My question, then, is this: I'd like for people to chime in and give me an answer to this problem that has worked, or even if they have experienced it before. I'm not just talking about Bible study and church, and maybe a couple of youth events that get the youth involved, but don't give them a forum to relate to, or a church body to grow in. Some people don't know that our youth are not stupid; some have gotten extremely distrustful of people within church, thinking some people are frontin'. And please keep the "well, it doesn't happen at MY church, so there" to a minimum, because it doesn't help out the situation. I'd like to hear everyone's comments on this :-) |
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13 | How can we assist our youth? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2213 | ||
Awesome! Thanx for all of your input. It is true that young adults feel that there's nobody that they can relate to, nor trust. I can honestly tell you that one church I was a part of had a service which was supposably designed for the youth, but the pastor spoke in a way that only people who had been through before were able to understand. It was like he was trying to explain the 4th theory of quantum physics, and the end result was that some (if not all) of the youth were saying, "Huh?", and when you lose your audience, you've lost the impact of your message. Also, the point about music is a very good one. being a musician myself, I can appreciate the way music affects people, and I can truly say that the wrong music at the wrong time does the exact same thing as earlier stated. Since I'm also part of a bilingual ministry within the music, I understand needing to relate the music with the audience. Even if some of our songs sound slammin', there are some songs that we cannot do at specific churches, because 1)they would not be received well by the "traditional" folx, and 2)God has blessed us with being able to touch so many hearts in many different forms that we need to (and do) take advantage of every opportunity. I mean, wow, the effect of music on people's souls (NO MATTER WHAT IT MAY BE, AS LONG AS IT PRAISES GOD) is incredible. Getting back, another way we can support our youth is to support them outside of the church. Tutors, mentors, even people to play video games with (you would be AMAZED at how playing basketball on Dreamcast brings people closer together, hehe), you name it; the point is to get more involved. I have been blessed with everyone's feedback on this! Thanx! |
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14 | Is it a sin to committ suicide? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2380 | ||
Although I don't have an exact scriptural reference saying that "suicide is wrong", my thinking is 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells me that suicide is a sin. "NO temptation (taking one's life falls under that category) has seized you except what is common to man." That tells me right there that whatever you may be going through (depression, sickness, fear, whatever) has already happened to someone else, no matter how you slice it. By committing suicide, you are basically telling God, "Not even YOU can handle this, not even YOU can save me", when it's totally untrue. In fact, Jesus went through just about everything we've gone through, and everything we have yet to go through. I consider suicide a total and complete lack of faith, a guarantee that Satan pulls another one of us down with him. What I'm seeing in this world today is more and more people killing others, and in an attempt to get away, they kill themselves, not realizing that this basically sends them on a one-way ticket to that eternal burning sensation we call Hell. If you know Jesus, then suicide isn't even an option. |
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15 | How can we assist our youth? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2551 | ||
This is true, and I totally agree with you that it is not the size of the people you minister to, but it's the message (which is one of my fundamental problems with having a large chruch). As a young black male watching the youth in some churches, and watching youth period, it alarmed me at one point to see how many males were turning to Islam. I wondered why, but then I realized that there was one underlying reason: SUPPORT. The church doesn't typically support its youth, and that's where it gets screwed up. Your words are appreciated by this friendly neighborhood bassist for God. Thanx! |
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16 | Who did God speak to? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 2602 | ||
Don't forget Job and Gideon. :-) | ||||||
17 | Is God responsible for evil? | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 43449 | ||
I'd like to add on to this, as I haven't been around in a while. I believe that God did not essentially "create" evil. My opinion is that God created free will for us to choose Him, just like a loving parent would. And like all loving parents, He gets hurt whenever we reject Him. I'm pretty sure He didn't have a smile on His face when he laid the smackdown on Lucifer, because that's one of His highest angels (and His minister of music) telling God, "No. I'm better than you, and I want to be you, because you messed up and I can rule the universe better than you". Jealousy is a dangerous weapon; jealously coupled with actively doing the one thing that God will not forgive is suicide. Guess Lucy's (Lucifer's) reasoning is "better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven". (quick sidenote for atheists: even God's sworn enemy, the one who will do battle with God but will be shown as being an impotent imposter, knows who God is. Ignorance may be bliss, but dang, it's not eternal) Lucifer knows God, and yet he still made his choice. He got a third of the angels to follow him; they know who God is, and yet they still made their choice. God is sovereign, and He rules over all. All of His creations were made to praise Him initially, but He gave them and us free will to choose Him accordingly. It would not make sense that if you love someone, that you force them to love you back; that's not love, that's dictatorship, and we know our God is an awesome God who is NOT a dictator. What good is a God of Love if the love He desires isn't true? Also, love is based on trust - we know God not to be a liar; why else would we trust Him if His Word wasn't true and binding? EVERYTHING in the Bible is true and has/will come true. No dispute. When Jesus' life was told IN DETAIL before He came, it just becomes a matter of WANTING to believe. God did not originate "evil", per se, but anything that is against God is evil. It's that simple. Lucifer is evil. Sin is evil. They're both against God and who He is, so they are labeled as evil (btw, there's no such thing as a "necessary evil". Just for those who didn't know). God's unconditional love has been shown to us in Christ Jesus and through that free choice that God gave us, "evil" presented itself in the form of the tempter and his desire to be like God. God does not desire that the entire world perish, knowing that Lucifer will try to take us down with him, but since we were born in sin, we can't escape it without recognizing 1)What we are (sinners), 2)Who He is, and 3)Accepting Jesus as our personal Savior. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Cor 1:18). It feels good to be back in the forum.... |
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18 | How did sin originate | Bible general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 43930 | ||
Let me try a different slant. (or not, depending on what you already know) Lucifer was one of the highest angels. When God created him, He made him out of beautiful jewels and musical instruments. Indeed, Lucifer has a look that is very pleasing to the eye (if you're thinking of pitchforks and horns in a red suit, YOU'RE DREAMING). Also, with having a body that has musical instruments built in comes the ability to play them all skillfully. Lucifer knows who God is. He knows that God rules over all, but he became caught up in his own beauty and his own radiance. Couple that with his musical skills, and you have an angel who can't help but to feel like he's "all that and a bag of chips". From jump street (or the beginning, for those of you who don't know), Lucifer had lusted over what God has - a kingdom. Lucifer had free choice - he could remain one of God's highest angels and lead worship services for Him for all time. The major problem was that Lucifer, in all his radiance, wasn't satisfied. Even beauty, skill, admiration by some of his fellow angels (who will join Lucifer in Hell forever; how about that), and a high ranking position wasn't enough for him. Obviously, he chose door #2, which was to try to overthrow God (which makes about as much sense as trying to puncture a hole in a 50 foot steel cube with a drinking straw). Before it started, God put a stop to THAT. Lucifer will have his kingdom - it'll just be in Hell. Tons of heat, eternal darkness, torture, pain, pain, pain....this will last forever and ever. So in a sense, God gave him what he wanted. Because he tried to lead a rebellion against God, he willingly chose to defy the First Commandment ("Thou shalt not have any other gods before Me"....this includes worshipping yourself as a god), because he wanted to be God. Not "Like God", BUT God. He wanted God's power. He wanted His ability. He offered Jesus to share in his "kingdom" (man, THAT would've stunk if Jesus gave in...but, thankfully, we have the victory THROUGH CHRIST). He wanted His excellence. He saw what he himself had, and saw what God IS, and he wasn't satisfied OR grateful. In that attempt to be God, he ended up revealing sin, which is anything that goes against God's perfect nature and will. When he tempted Eve in the Garden, he tempted her to defy God, to go against His will. He also has a HUGE amount of jealousy towards man. Breaking any of the Ten Commandements all have two things in common: They defy God and His will. The Ten Commandments aren't multiple choice, people! Anyway, how can we learn from this? Simple. Because Lucifer wasn't happy or thankful with what he had, and he was thankless towards God for his position and his skills (and God gave him a LOT), he tried to defy God and got the smackdown laid on him HARD. Sound like someone you know? When we get too caught up in ourselves and our abilities, we leave no room for God. Our nature is to sin; God's desire is for us not to. Only when we seek Him and His perfect nature will we be able to avoid Lucifer's fate. |
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19 | You shall not Murder, then told too?? | OT general | KBurgee | 3553 | ||
OK, from the text, this was right after Moses came down the side of the mountain with the Ten Commandments. When he came down, the people had created their god (golden calf) for whom they would worship, breaking the First AND Second Commandments right out the gate! God was angry (rightfully so) at the people who He had brought out, who yet again denied Him. He commanded Moses to kill them, because they had committed a sin against God. Their judgement was handed out and their penalty for their sin was death. Basically, God's killing of people comes from His own judgement: people who have been and are actively against Him and His word. I believe that when God says "Thou shalt not kill", He means that we have no right to kill anyone by ourselves; that judgement is reserved only for God. To committ such an act is questioning God and His ways, but even then He's still just and graceful (The Lord still using Moses after he killed a man is a perfect example). God has commanded the death of many tribes (with Exodus and Joshua being examples of books in which "holy wars" were enacted) and that of many people, but the theme for these deaths remains the same: They have all sinned against God. Hope that helps. Questions? Feel free! Comments? Serve 'em up! |
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20 | A pastor who is there? | NT general Archive 1 | KBurgee | 1720 | ||
OK let me speak on this :-) Personally, I'm not very fond of big churches for a couple of reasons. First, and foremost, as has been mentioned, I really like a one-on-one relationship with the pastor. What good is it to go to a church, yet the head of the church doesn't know who you are in some respect? It's like having an arm that you don't know how to use. The fondness of a relationship with the pastor goes out the window, and it becomes more of a "business" than a church. Secondly, just because it's a big church, doesn't necessarily mean that it's big on Christ. Many churches are blessed with having flourishing numbers, true, and those numbers can be involved in a multitude of ministries, but if the direction is not correct, then what's it all for? (The same can and has been said for smaller churches as well) At first, before I was committed to being a musician for the Lord and was more interested in "playing" in a church as opposed to ministering, I thought it would be cool to play for a bigger church. Big church means more people notice you. I've been corrected in the error of my ways, and my feeling is that even playing for a church now (pay or no pay....that's a separate issue), I've come to be blessed, to study and learn in the word, and that hopefully the Lord will use me to bring someone closer to Him. Ok I'm done ranting :-) Seriously, tho, if you don't KNOW your pastor, then what difference is it going to a building on Sunday than going to work Monday-Friday? (I might get some touchy emails on that one, hehe). The point is, and I'm not stating anything world beating (actually, I am....hehe), and everyone's tastes are suited differently, but everyone should be regularly attending a church (including myself) that is deep rooted in the Word. Comments? |
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