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1 | Why did Jesus have to beborn of a virgin | Bible general Archive 1 | Xapis | 630 | ||
I would like to add a comment here as well. There are many fullfilments of scripture that are, may I say minor fulfillments of the law, they fulfill the law but not fully. One of these is the firstborn being wholly set apart to the Lord. In the KJV EXO 13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine. This is fulfilled in part, because the firstborn in sanctified, but in Jesus it is completely fulfilled, because since His mother was a virgin, he literally opened the womb. No other first-born really opens the womb, Jesus did. The word for openeth here is derived from the root which means to burst forth. | ||||||
2 | How about common sense? | Bible general Archive 1 | Xapis | 2171 | ||
Gentlemen, I thank you for this thread. It has been a joy to read. May God bless you both and heal charis' wife. Jude 24-25. Xapis. | ||||||
3 | Does Bible ban body piercing? | Bible general Archive 1 | Xapis | 2172 | ||
There are two passages the that I am familiar with concerning this subject: LEV 19:26-28' You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor practice divination or soothsaying. You shall not round off the side-growth of your heads, nor harm the edges of your beard. You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead, nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord. and EXO 21:2-6 "If you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve for six years; but on the seventh he shall go out as a free man without payment. If he comes alone, he shall go out alone; if he is the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him. If his master gives him a wife, and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall belong to her master, and he shall go out alone. But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife and my children; I will not go out as a free man, then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently. One passsage seams to deal with the occult and forbids altering the body. The other passage deals with a healthy relationship. The latter also speaks of a specific mark done a specific way to present a specific message. The former speaks to a general cutting. I think that body piercing is unattractive, unnecessary and potentially unhealthy, but that is an opinion that is cultural, and personal. However does the Bible ban it, I don't think so. But then again, I don't see people who are serving Christ getting their bodies pierced, but again that may be cultural. |
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4 | Did God want borders to exist? | OT general | Xapis | 189 | ||
I believe that it is in keeping with God's character to unite and reconcile. Borders are a result of sin, and the discord that comes with it. As it is, until sin is done away with and Christ rules on the earth, we will have borders. Christ as King, however allows us to live above political bounderies to bring peace to the whole earth. | ||||||
5 | why did God create the world | Gen 1:1 | Xapis | 1063 | ||
You may think that I am goofy for using this reference to answer the question, but here goes. Hebrews 12 speaks of Jesus, for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, desping its shame. That joy I believe is the same reason that He created the world. JUD 24-25 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. So we could stand before the presence of His glory with great joy. He did it so that we could share His joy forever. Because of the way we are built, we need to have the contrast of the suffering, in our lives and in the world in order to understand the magnitude of the blessing that He has for us. We could not fully enter into the joy without the experiential knowledge. |
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6 | If elect is not choose, then what is it? | Job 38:1 | Xapis | 1791 | ||
I will read the responses that Radioman referenced from you on election, thank you for that. Radioman's response on 3/11 at 12:07 when he referred to Isa 55 is critical to my understanding, or the acceptance of my lack of understanding. It seems to me that it is both,(election and freewill) but I don't understand how it can be. But then I understand that we are predestined according to the foreknowledge of God [1 Peter 1:2](and foreknowledge is one of those untested Accords to me). Are we chosen in Him before the foundation of the world, by all means, but did I have to make a choice, of course. Is God unjust? No way, our whole understanding of justice is based upon who He is. I believe in election, and I work hard at convincing my friends and co-workers that they must choose to accept Him. Peter says that the prophets of old looked diligently and couldn't figure out the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow. I wonder if they debated, with each other one group saying he would "only" suffer and one group saying he would only receive glory. The more I know the more I know that I don't know, but it is ok because my Big Brother knows it all. | ||||||
7 | Wisdom personified as a woman | Prov 3:16 | Xapis | 2144 | ||
Solomon did not personify wisdom as a woman. The Hebrew language like many others has gender for nouns, some are male some are female. The Greek does the same thing. German has male, female and neuter nouns, other languages may have as well. Hebrew I haven't studied so I don't know if it has neuter. The point is that wisdom is a feminine noun and all pronouns must agree in gender in languages that have such. So in the original all pronouns used to describe wisdom were feminine, to agree with the gender of the noun. When our Bibles were translated instead of translating the pronouns to agree with the receiving language, the pronouns were literally translated and kept their gender. So, if you told Solomon that he described wisdom with feminine pronouns he probably would have wondered what your point was, he was grammitically correct, as usual. Being a male, it humbles me to know that both Hebrew and Greek have wisdom as a feminine noun. I think that it is because it is a trait found more commonly in the fairer sex. |
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8 | Ezekiel 38:15 | Ezekiel | Xapis | 393 | ||
I agree with the other answer, that we can guess all we want who will come from the north, but the truth will be known after it comes to pass. Prophecy is not given so that we know the details before hand, but so that we know that God knows the end from the beginning. 1PE 1:10 "As to this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that would come to you made careful searches and inquiries" it goes on to say that even they didn't know the details of the things that they were writing about. The passage says from the north. Other passages I have been told tell of Gog and Magog, and Moscow they say comes from the same root as Magog. But I would still caution you not to put any stock in detailed proclamations that go beyond what the scriptures say. |
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9 | Where did Satan come from? | Ezek 28:12 | Xapis | 188 | ||
This passage, Eze 28:12-19, speaks of the king of Tyre, but allegorically it speaks of Satan. Notice that he was created in perfection he was beautiful and walked in the garden of God until sin was found in him. This passage speaks of his creation, early life and his fall from perfection. Notice that it was his pride, self sufficiency, that cost him everything. | ||||||
10 | Satan? | Ezek 28:12 | Xapis | 4166 | ||
The language "you were in Eden, the annointed cherub, blameless in all your ways" speak of an angelic being. This is another example of a dual fulfillment. Not only is this speaking of the king of Tyre, but also and more fully it speaks of a fallen being, one of high stature before the fall. I really don't know how to explain it, other than that the language is to explicit to be speaking of mere man. A parallel passage is Isaiah 14 where the king of Babylon is called "Lucifer, son of the morning" (KJV). Comparing these and the extreme language I come to the conclusion that God is talking about more than just man. | ||||||
11 | Is Biblical literacy dead?Or is prophecy | Matt 11:13 | Xapis | 1792 | ||
I have done some study and teaching on gifts, and I would like to add my thoughts. I hope they inspire yours. First let me give you my framework, I agree with the idea that there are different types of gifts, the ones listed in Romans 12 and the ones listed in I Cor 12. Both of these lists have prophets listed. The gifts listed in Rom 12 have been called "Motivational" gifts(Don and Katie Fortune, Discovering you God-Given Gifts). These have to do with the way the person functions in day to day life, to simplify. The list in I cor 12 are gifts given briefly for ministry, and come and go as the Spirit seems fit. This latter group are the "Charismatic" gifts of tongues, healings etc. The brief use of the gift of prophecy is what I where I would look for the test to come true but also the edifying that is spoken of elsewhere. The Rom 12 list has more to do with the makeup of the person. A prophet here is one who "sees everything as black or white", and needs "truth to be established in every situation" These prophets have always existed because that is part of the makeup of the human being. The gift of prophecy of 1 Cor 12 has to do with God moving according to His purpose. I cannot see that as ever ending either. God's purpose has been going forward since the beginning of time. I personally experienced some of these gifts and walked in them, before I understood that there was a name for them. Now my experience didn't validate the gift, because I just thought that happened to all believers that were in communion with God. The closer I walked the more that I experienced God, and the more I understood of His word, the more I realized that these were spoken of in his word. I had almost figured it out and I was introduced to an explanation from people who had studied it. When you look for prophets remember that Paul called a poet a prophet in Titus. Look at the songwriter that encourages you, that exposes wrong thinking, that exalts God, are they not part of the prophets of this day? They seem to fit Paul's definition and wasn't that what King David was, a prophet? The psalms are the songbook of Israel. Prophets and prophecy are alive and well today, but do we have eyes to see and ears to hear? May God richly bless all who read this. |
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12 | Tongues - do you realize... | Matt 11:13 | Xapis | 1796 | ||
That is true in every situation in life, we can never be truly objective. What we can do is attempt to get all of our issues in the open, being as completely honest with ourselves first and then we can approach objectivity. Now having that said let me say the following about what I have learned. First of all, I have never spoken in tongues. I have read an account of a modern missionary who while encouraging his native friend, spoke to the friend without any accent while delivering a message that the missionary thought God wanted him to share. I have also had a close friend in another state, who was also one of my pastors who had a prayer language that he did not understand. He did not think that the prayer language made him more spiritual, that he needed to pray in that language or that I needed a prayer language. He also walked consistantly in the Spirit, which was evidenced in that he learned from me( what humor is not allowed). So, I don't do tongues, I have had modern experiences related to me that demonstrate both the ability to speak in languages that you don't know and praying in an unknown language. I have had many experiences related to me about the unholy and unruly nature of those that speak in tongues. So, I will continue to walk in the Spirit and as 1John 4:1 says "test the spirits". The tests to date demonstrate a consitency with the scriptures by some and a deviation by others. Looks like the Spirit is alive and well, and unfortunately the tempter and counterfeiter is also up to his usual tricks, divide and conquer. |
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13 | Please expand on your comment. | Matt 16:18 | Xapis | 921 | ||
Peter had just made the comment that Jesus is the Christ. Jesus replies that flesh and blood had not revealed that to him but God had. Jesus then does a play on words, He says you are Peter(Petros, a rock or boulder) and upon this rock(petra, bedrock, a mass of rock i.e. foundational) I will build my church. Petros can be moved, petra cannot be moved. This is a great word picture in the original language, a lot lost in translation. | ||||||
14 | HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER | Matt 22:37 | Xapis | 582 | ||
In Matt 22:35-38 Jesus is asked and answers the question, "What is the great commandment?" He answers in MAT 22:37 And He said to him, "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' Now since Jesus is God, if you love anything or anyone more than Jesus, you are violating the great commandment, for you cannot love God with all of your being and love another more. By loving God as we should, we can love our parents to a greater degree than we could otherwise. Jesus said that He came to fulfill the law, and again He does so by enabling us to honor or parents to a greater degree than we are able to without Him. I personally know this to be true for before I knew Him I did not honor my mother and father, but now it is not an option, and I love to do it. |
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15 | So, not separated from the Trinity? | Mark 15:34 | Xapis | 1207 | ||
Separated by a break in fellowship, Jesus was in constant communication with God as the earlier answer stated, but fellowship was broken because "He became sin". I can understand the concept, because of the great relationship that my wife and I have, when those rare occasions happen that we have a problem, it tears me apart. We are still one, but we are not in communion for a brief time. Now magnify that by how much the Father loves the Son more than I can love my wife, and WOW, what agony the Son must have experienced on the Cross. Remember all He has ever known in eternity is communion with the Father. | ||||||
16 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | Xapis | 595 | ||
This verse warns about losing what we worked for. By definition our salvation is not being talked about here. Look a Eph 2:9 "Not by works, lest any man should boast" and Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done", but I don't need to tell you this. You are fully persuaded that salvation is free. Look at Eph 1:13 the language is that of a contract, we believe, God gives us pledge. The Bible is pretty clear about the inability of God to lie, so a pledge by God is as good as money in the bank or better yet a citizenship in heaven. Also when God seals something it is sealed forever, and the Bible says that the Holy Spirit is sealed in us by God. That means if I go to Hell, the Holy Spirit goes with me. It isn't going to happen. Therefore when we believe, God makes the Phil 1:6 commitment to continue the work until the Day of Jesus Christ. It seems to me that the falling away that I hear about is hypothetical, and the changes that I see in redeemed souls are real. So, when someone receives Jesus and is radically changed from the inside out, the change is permanent which demonstrates the eternal nature of the salvation. | ||||||
17 | That's an interesting belief. | Luke 23:43 | Xapis | 624 | ||
I fully agree that we have a choice it the matter. I can't speak for others, but the overwhelming love that is communicated by God's Holy Spirit in me constrains me to love Him back. As I said, the falling away argument has been hypothetical in all of my over 20 years of knowing Christ. Sure we sin, and don't want to humble ourselves and come back for the cleansing that we know that we need, "those that have been bathed need only to wash their feet", but the rejection after a life-changing conversion, I haven't seen it. Now I have seen seekers change their habits and enjoy the benefits of turning from some sinful habits, and then go right back, but Jesus talks about that too. Did they get saved, we don't know, but John says that they who believe, endure. With the number of "one set of footprints in the sand" experiences that I have seen, it seems to me that if He saves you, He keeps you. There is no catch and release program for God, for I am convinced that nothing can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. Do more reading, God is interested in us searching, and I believe even wrestling with issues until we know that the argument has been put to sleep. In the end the truth will triumph, and so will we who are in Christ Jesus. Check out the following verses please: Jude 24-25 and II Peter 2:9 God is able and he knows how to keep us from falling. |
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18 | Timing 1st mtg between John TB and Jesus | John 1:33 | Xapis | 2255 | ||
If you look at verse 31 there is a parallel construct with recognize and manifest. This makes it possible that there is a tie between the words. Also the same word is used by Paul in 2CO 5:16 "Therefore from now on we recognize no man according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer." The word translated recognize is only used in those three verses, so it seems to me that it doesn't mean a visual recognition, but rather a recognition of standing. I believe therefore that John was stating that he didn't know who Jesus was in relation to the Kingdom of God until the spirit descended upon Him. John was a prophet and one of the marks of a prophet is the lack of respect of persons. John's statement to the religious leaders of his day, LUK 3:8 "Therefore bring forth fruits in keeping with repentance," demostrates that he not a man moved by appearance or position. He probably withheld judgment on Mary's son until God demonstrated to him that He was His Son. This is then a declaration and a reflection. Behold the Lamb of God, and let me tell you why I believe it. These were past tense statements, "I did not recognize Him". But now he does recognize Him both personally and positionally. This is how it makes sense to me, I hope it helps you. Keep yourself in the love of God, Xapis. |
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19 | Was the wine alcoholic or not | John 2:10 | Xapis | 380 | ||
My understanding is that the Greek uses the same word for wine whether it has alcohol in it or not. It really doesn't matter, since Jesus said that nothing entering into a man can defile him. Many will disagree with that, but if you are going to get drunk, you are going to get drunk. It is a matter of the heart. Getting drunk is a symptom of a greater need that is not being met. Jesus will meet that need. If I want to go back to drinking, I had better check my relationship with Jesus, because He is the antithesis of drunkenness according to God's Word. Eph 5 says to be no longer drunk with wine but rather be filled with the Spirit. | ||||||
20 | why does it matter | John 2:10 | Xapis | 627 | ||
Kathy, why does it matter to you? Is there another question that this will answer? Why don't you think that I am a theologian(one who studies God)? | ||||||
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