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1 | choosing a church? | Not Specified | halroy | 199589 | ||
Sharing our faith with unbelivers is hard; sharing it with one another seems even harder at times; what is the best way to choose which churches to visit in order to find a 'church home?' | ||||||
2 | what webiste i could go to study | Bible general Archive 4 | halroy | 199588 | ||
hi blue eyes, go to e-Sword.net and get free downloads of various bible translations, dictionaries, commentaries, maps and other helps that are quite useful...a ton of free downloads that can keep you busy for a long time...the downloads marked with dollar signs have a fee, all others are free |
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3 | all of old testament that is in the new | Bible general Archive 4 | halroy | 200735 | ||
Hi RosaLee, Some bibles reproduce Old Testament quotes that occur in the New Testament by bold print, or other means. Ask your local bible salesman, or search online. No whole OT books are quoted entirely in the NT. Remember, when Jesus came to earth in the flesh, the OT was his bible, and that of the Jews, and had been for hundreds of years. Since the OT had predicted a messiah, or saviour, and since Jesus claimed to be that saviour, then it is natural that He and his disciples would quote from it. However, I am sure that the 4/5's, or 80 per cent, figure you heard would be high. Hope this helps, halroy |
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4 | all of old testament that is in the new | Bible general Archive 4 | halroy | 200740 | ||
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5 | choosing a church? | NT general | halroy | 199590 | ||
Sharing our faith with unbelivers is hard; sharing it with one another seems even harder at times; what is the best way to choose which churches to visit in order to find a 'church home?' | ||||||
6 | choosing a church? | NT general | halroy | 199632 | ||
hello again, doc, The gospel is the good news that we have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Obviously, much more is included in the gospel, but that is the simple gist of it; I have no need to debate doctrine here. I am no stranger to the bible, and I don't expect to encounter anyone - or any church - that I can completely agree with on every single point of doctrine; in fact, it is my opinion that much of what gets debated does more to create division among believers (and thus give unbelievers opportunity to criticize Christianity) than it ever accomplishes in the effort to prove, promote, or protect sound doctrine. Sola scriptura; let the bible speak. In 1 Cor 8:8ff, Paul speaks of the matter of eating meats sacrificed to idols, concluding that he knows it is okay for him to eat the meat, but that he would forbear doing so if it causes a brother to stumble. Some things I see hotly debated among sincere Christians, I consider to be matters of meat; Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, yea, rather that is risen again, at the right hand of God, ever making intercession for us, remains the litmus test. You don't believe musical instruments should be used in worship? I'll leave my guitar at home, and my opinion on the issue, as well. One person has a Calvinistic perspective on Election; another believes man must make a choice. The Bible presents both perspectives in different places, and I am content to wait until after the Judgement to see the resolution of the seeming dichotomy; you both believe that without Jesus, we are lost. As for what a disciple of Christ looks like...he looks like a believer in Christ who takes a practical approach to living his life in a dignified manner, loving others and helping them, and not causing dissension within the body of Christ. He is hard to find, but relatively easy to recognise; knowledgable about the bible, but not feeling the need to impress others with that knowledge; sometimes he is the last one you even suspect, until suddenly some trial or tribulation assaults you, deep in your very gut, when life becomes hard through illness, death, or some great misfortune, and he shows up at your door...and somehow healing begins. I have met him, but have not been him nearly so often as I should. What is the church? Such a good question. I have never been one to join clubs. The church is, to me, a local group of believers in Jesus Christ, who assemble together to worship God, and to fellowship with one another; people of faith who wish to edify, and to love, one another. Very hard to find...or maybe the problem is me. |
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7 | Should I be water baptized? | NT general | halroy | 199633 | ||
hello jesus1km, Consider the following account of Jesus' own baptism: Mat 3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. Mat 3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? Mat 3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. Mat 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: Mat 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. The way I see it, Jesus not only commanded that we should be baptized, as another responder has already pointed out, but He, Himself was baptized. It is my current opinion that He did this as an example to us, that we should do the same. However, regardless of His motivation for being baptized, it seems clear that we are not better than our Lord - notice that John tells Jesus that "I have need to be baptized by You, and yet You come to me?" - and if He was baptized to fullfill all righteousness, then the least we can do is follow His command, and His example. bless you, halroy |
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8 | Saved by belief or belief and baptism? | NT general Archive 1 | halroy | 201113 | ||
But John forbade him, saying...comest thou to me? And Jesus said, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. (Mat 3:14-15) preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mar 16:15-16) After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. (Joh 3:22) ...the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John... (Joh 4:1-2) ...Men and brethren, what shall we do? Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost...Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. (Act 2:37-41) ...they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women... (Act 8:12-13) Then Philip...preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God...and they went down both into the water...and he baptized him. (Act 8:34-38) ...Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost...and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized. (Act 9:17-18) ...Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. (Act 10:44-48) And a certain woman named Lydia...heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household... (Act 16:14-15) Then he...fell down before Paul and Silas, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord...and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. (Act 16:29-33) And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. (Act 18:8) Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John's baptism. Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (Act 19:3-5) For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. (Act 22:14-16) Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? (Rom 6:1-3) brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (1Co 10:1-2) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles... (1Co 12:12-13) For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (Gal 3:26-27) There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism... (Eph 4:4-6) ...Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. (Col 2:11-12) ...in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him. (1Pe 3:18-22) Review the above and ask yourself the importance of baptism to Jesus and his disciples; why would you not be baptized, knowing what the bible says about it? Could not find one New Testament example of conversion by sinner's prayer. |
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9 | Who or what was sacrificed? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199646 | ||
Jdg 11:36 And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." Jdg 11:37 So she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions." Jdg 11:38 So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. Jdg 11:39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel Jdg 11:40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. The sacrifice was her life. The vow was rash, on Jephthah's part, although I have always wondered what he thought (or hoped?) would come out of his house on his return. Was it a rash vow, or one which he intended to use to justify some evil intent for someone else (apparently, he did not expect his daughter to be first out of the house). |
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10 | Who or what was sacrificed? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199677 | ||
Hi John, Very nice to hear from you. I understand your problem with the biblical account of Jephthah, but the bible pretty clearly states that Jepthah (Jdg 11:39) "did with her according to his vow that he had made." The fact that it became a tradition for (Judges 11:40) "the daughters of Israel...year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year," makes it pretty clear the nature of the loss. The real problem is that we somehow want to judge God based on Jephthah's behavior. Nowhere in the account do we hear that God found this sacrifice acceptable, and, as you and others point out, He finds the practice abominable. Perhaps part of the problem here is our understanding of the "office" of Judge. Of course, it was not an office at all, but (Jdg 2:16)"...the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who plundered them," and (Jdg 2:18)"...Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge, and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who afflicted and oppressed them." Now the primary purpose of the judge was to deliver the Israelites from their enemies, which usually required warfare. The Judges might have some godly fear, like Deborah, or he might just be someone who was a mighty warrior as we are told of Jephthah. In the eleventh chapter of Judges we are also told that he was the son of a prostitute, that he was run off by his brothers and surrounded himself with scoundrels, and that he was quick to make an oath before the Lord. Of course, there is a remedy for rash oaths: Lev 5:4 or if anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these; Lev 5:5 when he realizes his guilt in any of these and confesses the sin he has committed, Lev 5:6 he shall bring to the LORD as his compensation for the sin that he has committed, a female from the flock, a lamb or a goat, for a sin offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him for his sin. Unfortunately, Jephthah was obviously unaware of the law: (Jdg 11:35) "And as soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you have become the cause of great trouble to me. For I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot take back my vow." " His character was such that he was very unlikely to consult a priest, if there was indeed one near who was aware of the law himself. This was a time when everyone did what was right in his own eyes, as we are told more than once in the book of Judges. Consider Samson, as well. A judge, a deliverer of Israel, best known for his strength and following his libido, rather than any sort of godly characteristics. The fact is that godly leaders for Israel was not normative. Most of their history includes long periods of apostasy, during which their leaders followed other gods, who are not gods, (Jer 2:11) "Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit." In fact, one of the most common phrases in the book of Judges is "and Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord..." a phrase which occurs in Judges 3:12, 4:1, 10:6, and 13:1. There are many issues people have with the Old Testament, and we sometimes here such phrases as "I don't like the God of the Old Testament." In fact, there are more troublesome OT accounts than that of Jephthah, for those who want to judge God, or who think we must apologise for Him. But what the OT shows very clearly is not God's unrighteousness, but man's. God is the only just Judge. The OT also clearly reveals to us that the law does not save us; do we, today, really think we would have done better than the Israelites had we lived during the time of the Judges (or of the kings, or the patriarchs, or even Moses, for that matter). Praise be to God, that He paid the debt for us. Sorry about the length of this, I wouldn't blame you if you didn't read all of it. I know some others, including you, may not agree with my assessment of the account of Jephthah. And I am okay with that, but the account seems very clear to me. Thank you for your response, John halroy |
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11 | the name of G-d? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199730 | ||
So...if I understand correctly...when I spell God with an 'o'...I am profaning His name? I guess when I actually say it, I am...what? blaspheming? Actually, the way I always understood it, the tetragrammaton of the Jewish scriptures was God's name, which the Jews were very careful with, to the point that we don't really know how the name was pronounced...thus we have Jehovah and Yahweh. So, this posting and your e-mail got me to wondering about the Messianic Synagogue. I visited a site, and found that the...uh, denomination? movement?...claims to believe in Jesus, and the New Testament, as well as the Old. That sounds promising. But do you really need to present your faith to the rest of us in a such a way that really serves as an accusation that all the rest of Christendom is profaning the name of...uh, G-d? Now, I know that you don't, Cheri. Your postings have shown you to be kind and loving. This G-d thing just seems to me to represent another divisive influence within the body of Christ, if indeed the Messianic Synagogue movement is within the body...I'm not saying they aren't, just saying I don't know enough about their doctrine to be able to have an opinion on the point. It seems like every denomination has its own unique 'hot-buttons' where they think they have the truth and the rest of us are off-base a little bit. It would be funny, if it weren't so sad...I saw a church once that had a sign out front that had the same name as the church I attended at the time, and they weren't far away; I had passed it many times before without really noticing it. So I asked someone about it, and the reply was..."oh, those are the one-cuppers." When sharing Communion, the group believed all had to drink from one cup. What a point to split a church, huh? I did notice that when I visited the MJ site, they also used the "G-d" device to name God. I further noticed that you included the "o" in one of your last postings to John on the subject. So...studybibleforum experts, what name are we to use for God, and are there any we should forbear using? Lev 24:16 Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death. |
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12 | taking the Lord's name in vain means...? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199735 | ||
Thanks for your response, Brad. I see you referred to two passages of scripture, one of which I had included in my original question and the other the verse in Deuteronomy referring to taking the name of the Lord in vain: Deu 5:11 "'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain." This section of scripture is, of course, a repetition of the ten commandments originally cited in the 20th chapter of Exodus. What does it mean to you to take the name of the Lord in vain? I agree with you that militaryman did a nice job of providing some of the names of God found in scripture, and I thank him also for his response. I take it that, since you wrote "I'd say we use the names that scripture itself uses for God," then you see no reason for the need to spell 'God' as 'G-d' as a way to avoid profaning His Name? blessings to you, halroy |
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13 | the name of G-d? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199815 | ||
Hi Cheri, Did some more searching online and found more information that leads me to understand why you use the terminology that you do. Yeshua saves, amen? Act 4:11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. Act 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." may you be richly blessed, halroy |
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14 | the name of G-d? | Judg 11:39 | halroy | 199916 | ||
Hi Hank, I would think that one single individual with a raging fever-blister on his lip might have been able to convert some of the folks from the right side to the left fifty years ago in Nashville. My question is: would the convert now be a sheep, or a goat? (Please note, everybody, that was a joke.) And, Hank, did you hear about the dyslexic philosopher who sat and contemplated the existence of a dog? I totally agree with your statement about not living under the law, and your quote from Romans is one of many from the NT that warns against those who want to revert back to OT observances and Jewish traditions. One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God. For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. (Romans 14:5-8) Clearly, some observances are a matter of conscience. However: Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? Did you suffer so many things in vain--if indeed it was in vain? Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith-- just as Abraham "believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed." So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." (Galatians 3:3-10) So we are not called to keep the law, for the law teaches and reveals to us our sin and guilt. It is Jesus who saves; it is Him who fullfilled the law. yours in Christ, halroy |
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15 | Differences in the listing of the Tribes | Ps 77:13 | halroy | 201015 | ||
Another view of the missing tribe of Dan in Rev. is very similar to that which you probably refer concerning Ephraim. When Solomon died and the kingdom divided, golden calves were set up in both Ephraim and Dan; thus, idolatry is the idea commonly given for the missing names in Rev. However, this is speculation, we can't be dogmatic about these things or build some new teaching on them either. | ||||||
16 | Differences in the listing of the Tribes | Ps 77:13 | halroy | 201239 | ||
It just might be that you should consider discussing this in person with a pastor or minister; I feel unequal to the challenge of using a printed format to respond to your comments, though I appreciate that you took the time to formulate them. | ||||||
17 | Explain Trinity Father Son, Holy Ghost | Is 1:1 | halroy | 199580 | ||
Obviously, your Jehovah's Witness friend is already a believer in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, whose name is known to your friend as Jehovah, and who is undeniably the Father in Heaven referred to many times in scripture. So you begin from an important point of agreement about God. First Corinthians 2: 9-11 is a good scripture reference for showing the biblical position concerning the Holy Spirit...note especially verse 11, which makes a comparison of the Holy Spirit relating to God (the Father) just as a man's spirit relates to him. Proceed on simply by asking your friend to use a concordance to look up more references to the Holy Spirit in the New Testament, and to prayerfully consider what the bible teaches about the Spirit. Of course, one of the best texts in the Bible that teaches the deity of Jesus Christ is the first verse of the gospel of John, and verses following. However, the Jehovah's witnesses have produced their own translation of the bible, which is not accurate with these particular verses. John 8:58 quotes Jesus as saying ..."before Abraham was, I am..." which is about as clear an indication of Jesus' claim of divinity as can be found in scripture; compare with Exodus 3:14. Finally, my own way of thinking about this that has helped me to understand the triune nature of God, and to accept the many bible verses that equate the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is simply this: we humans, who were created by God in His own image, tend to think of and speak of ourselves in a similar way...we speak of body, mind and spirit, or perhaps body, soul, and spirit, and I find it noteworthy that even atheists use such language to speak of the nature of man's existance. So, if we are made in the image of God, is it then surprising that God also has a triune nature? |
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18 | Explain Trinity Father Son, Holy Ghost | Is 1:1 | halroy | 199586 | ||
Thanks for the welcome, Doc, In seeking to understand how three Persons can be One, I find it handy for my weak mind - I am no scholar - to consider that my own existence seems to entail three...modes, if you want to use the term. However, I ascribe no modes of subordination or derivation to the Godhead based on this. The image of myself produced by my Kodak comes much closer to revealing the essence of my existence, than whatever image my existence reveals to me of the essence of God. It was not meant as an analogy, but just a dim perception of comparison not intended as a basis for doctrine. My beliefs are very conservative, and, I am sure, orthodox. I agree with your caution. may god bless you, halroy |
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19 | Explain Trinity Father Son, Holy Ghost | Is 1:1 | halroy | 199635 | ||
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20 | Explain Trinity Father Son, Holy Ghost | Is 1:1 | halroy | 199636 | ||
Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. Mar 8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, "Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation." Luk 8:55 And her spirit returned, and she got up at once. And he directed that something should be given her to eat. Luk 24:39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have." Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Act 7:59 And as they were stoning Stephen, he called out, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Act 16:7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. Rom 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you Rom 1:10 always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. 1Co 2:11 For who knows a person's thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. Gen 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." |
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