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1 | Mathew 16:18--what is the "rock"? | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 46532 | ||
Ephesians 2:19-22 "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit." Since Christ himself is the cornerstone on which the church is built, Jesus could not have been referring to Peter as that very rock in Matthew 16:18, so it follows that it was Peter's confession of Christ that he was referring to. Jesus never speaks of two cornerstones. This is how it was understood by the Apostles, Peter never took a position of leadership among them, and it is also how it was understood by the early bishops (popes) of the church in Rome who never accepted such a claim and in fact gently rebuked those who held the church in Rome in such high esteem. Other references are to Jesus as the cornerstone: Acts 4:8-12 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed. He is " 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.(Psalm 118:22) Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." The Parable of the Tenants (Matt 21:33-45, Mark 12:1-12, Luke 20:9-19) 1 Peter 2:1-11 (quotes Psalm 118:22, Isaiah 8:14 and Isaiah 28:16) |
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2 | A hypothetical question | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 47955 | ||
I would reply, "Thy will be done." | ||||||
3 | Is the Bible filled with TRUTH? | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 47975 | ||
I can't remember who it was, but someone once said "All translators are traitors". Unless you are a native speaker of Koine Greek living around the time of the first century in Palestine, you are going to have to rely on what can at best can only be second best. It is my understanding though that none of the errors that exist in ALL translations will effect what is important in Christian doctrine. If there are grey areas in one passage, they will be clear on reading other passages. Again, ALL translations fall short. That is the nature of translating. |
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4 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 48016 | ||
Hank, I take it you are sola scriptura. Can you provide scripture to support this stand? Sorry, but you did slip a left jab in there regarding church traditions, so I feel entitled to a response. |
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5 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 48116 | ||
Hank, I do not attack the authority of the bible, but I do contend that there is synergy between the bible and the traditions. The bible came out of the traditions and the traditions out of the bible. One is not subordinate to the other. I believe the traditions are necessary for a proper understanding of scripture and to protect against us unwittingly applying our own bias to the interpretation of scripture. Like it or not, you have your own traditions, built on the doctrines of the reformists and their successors. Just to make my position clear, questioning sola scriptura is not questioning the authority of the bible, simply your interpretation of what scripture says on this issue. Your stand, by implication claims that after establishing his church, God allowed it to be misled for fourteen centuries. I find this reasoning dubious at the very least and in direct opposition to what Christ said of the church. |
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6 | Is the Bible filled with TRUTH? | Bible general Archive 1 | jawz | 48120 | ||
I want to add my complete agreement with what Hank says. I looked at the examples you quoted earlier, and particulary with John 10:30 "I and the Father are one", there is absolutely no way that the greek can be translated as "like one". You will also not find a single English translation of the bible that translates it this way. | ||||||
7 | Cain and Abel's sacrifies | Gen 4:4 | jawz | 47434 | ||
I don't understand how you conclude they had to give "animal" sacrifices. Abel brought fat portions from some of [!]the firstborn[!] of his flock whereas Cain just brought some of the fruits he had grown, not the first fruits or the best of his crop. That is why his offering was not acceptable, not because it wasn't an animal. Gen 4:3-7 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord . But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering, but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it." |
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8 | Why was Cain's offering not acceptable? | Gen 4:5 | jawz | 48131 | ||
Abel offered God the "firstfruits" of his labour, while Cain did not. Abel offered the best he could and Cain kept the best for himself. | ||||||
9 | Did Saul join Samuel in Heaven or Sheol? | 1 Sam 28:19 | jawz | 46549 | ||
Are you certain that it is indeed the spirit of Samuel, or perhaps an evil spirit impersonating him? Leviticus 19:31 " 'Do not turn to mediums or seek out spiritists, for you will be defiled by them. I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 20:6 " 'I will set my face against the person who turns to mediums and spiritists to prostitute himself by following them, and I will cut him off from his people. |
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10 | Why was Satan allowed amon the sons of G | Job | jawz | 46539 | ||
Job was also given the opportunity to grow in even greater faithfulness, obedience and humility. The blessings that Job received afterwards would pale in comparison to those which awaited him in heaven. | ||||||
11 | was peter the first of a succession of p | Ps 118:22 | jawz | 47708 | ||
No other cornerstone (or capstone) is described as being the foundation of the church in scripture but Christ. Jesus is the stone the builders rejected in Psalm 118:22 which Jesus quotes in Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, and again by Peter in Acts 4:11 and 1 Peter 2:4-7. Paul says in Ephesians 2:19-20 "Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God's people and members of God's household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone." Regarding Jesus giving Peter the "keys to the kingdom", he says the same to all of the Apostles again in Matthew 18:18. This promise was fulfilled in the coming of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. If Jesus had made Peter the head of his church, over all the Apostles, then you would expect the Apostles to obey Jesus in his choice of leader. But if you look at the council held in Jerusalem in Acts 15, we see that it was James who presided over the council and not Peter. Also, if you read the early christian fathers, you will discover that Peter's successors as heads of the church in Rome did not believe that they had primacy over the the other churches, but rather lovingly rebuked those who held them in such esteem. |
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12 | God does create evil. | Is 45:7 | jawz | 48121 | ||
In his discourse entitled That God is not the Cause of Evil, Saint Basil the Great writes the following: "But one may say, if God is not responsible for evil things, why is it said in the book of Isaiah, 'I am He that prepared light and Who formed darkness, Who makes peace and Who creates evils' (45:7)". And again, "There came down evils from the Lord upon the gates of Jerusalem" (Mich. 1:12). And, "Shall there be evil in the city which the Lord hath not wrought?" (Amos 3:6). And in the great Ode of Moses, "Behold, I am and there is no god beside Me. I will slay, and I will make to live; I will smite, and I will heal" (Deut. 32:39). But none of these citations, to him who understands the deeper meaning of the Holy Scriptures, casts any blame on God, as if He were the cause of evils and their creator, for He Who said, "I am the One Who makes light and darkness", shows Himself as the Creator of the universe, not that He is the creator of any evil.... "He creates evils", that means, "He fashions them again and brings them to a betterment, so that they leave their evilness, to take on the nature of good". [St. Basil the Great, op. cit. 7, 94-96. In this particular passage, St. Basil carefully makes a distinction between the Greek verbs "ktizo" and "dimiourgo", both of which are generally translated into English as "create". However, "ktizo" has a long history, beginning with the Sanskrit kshi, which, as in early Greek, meant "to people a country", "to build houses and cities", "to colonize". Later, in Greek, the word came to mean "to establish", "to build up and develop", and finally, "to produce", "create", "bring about". Having in mind these other connotations of the verb "ktizo", St. Basil discerned the proper implication of the word in this context and hence made a point of emphasizing this distinction.] |
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13 | Proof of wrong spirit vs. Holy Spirit | Matthew | jawz | 46250 | ||
Quite simply, no. Your words will not convince him of anything. It is highly unlikely that his prayer was one of faith since he has already had his belief (albiet false) confirmed by his "burning in the bosom". Our God is a God of humility and will not answer him in the way he expects. Mark 8:11-12 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it." Your prayers to God on behalf of your husband for him to turn from falsehood and seek the truth will be much more effective than any proof you may provide him. Be sure that you remain steadfast in your own faith, doing nothing wrong so that your husband may not accuse you. You will discover your actions to be a much more powerful witness to your husband than any number of words. Philippians 2:12-13 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed--not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence--continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose. James 5:13b The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. |
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14 | Is thinking the same as doing? | Matthew | jawz | 46251 | ||
Matthew 5:21-22 "You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, 'Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.' But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, 'Raca,' is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. Matthew 5:27-28 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 15:16-20 (also Mark 7:18-23) "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. "Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' " |
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15 | did adam and Eve ever get forgiveness? | Matthew | jawz | 46256 | ||
Only God knows their hearts and whether they had truly repented of their sin. The bible does not tell us. But Jesus death and resurrection made it possible for all to be made right with God. 1 Peter 3:18 "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God." Though Christ died and rose again at a particular time in history, it's impact is not bound by time, but covers all throughout history, past, present and future. Thus all who believe that which has been revealed to them by God, are credited as righteous. Abraham did not know the details of God's plan for our salvation, he only knew that which God had revealed to him, yet we have no doubt that he now resides in heaven. Genesis 15:6 "Abram believed the Lord , and he credited it to him as righteousness." It was not the ritual sacrifices that the Jews made at the temple which made them clean, but Christ's sacrifice. However they believed that which had been revealed to them by God and were credited as righteous. So if Adam and Eve repented of their sin, and believed what little had been revealed to them by God at that time, then they would most certainly be credited as being righteous, washed clean by the blood of Christ. |
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16 | Is thinking the same as doing? | Matthew | jawz | 46537 | ||
"Search" is your friend. I can't really take credit for the results that http://bible.gospelcom.net/bible/ gave me. God bless. |
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17 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47499 | ||
Many quote Matthew 1:25 as clearly stating that Joseph and Mary had sexual relations after Jesus was born. In fact it states the opposite. The greek word "eos" does not translate simply as "until" in English but is used in a perfect continuous form which makes it an unbound condition, not tied to the event of Jesus birth. As a stark example look at the text of 2 Samuel 6:23 "As to Michal daughter of Saul, she had no child till the day of her death."(YLT) We clearly understand that Michal's not having children is not tied to the event of her death, she did not suddenly start having children after she died. (I quoted Youngs literal translation because most do not translate "eos" as "till"). The structure of Matthew 1:25 is the same as that of 2 Samuel 6:23 and there are numerous other passages that use the same unbound expression of the greek "eos". If you read them with the same English grammar interpretation "until" in Matthew 1:25 they make no sense. Regarding other passages where Jesus brothers and sisters are referred to, remember that very few people were privvy to the knowledge that Mary had conceived by the Holy Spirit so all who were acquainted with Mary and Joseph would have considered Jesus as Joseph's son. If Joseph had other children (he may have been a widower) or if Mary and Joseph had nephews and nieces then they would have quite rightly called Jesus their brother they would not have called him anything else. Now if Joseph's other children were by Mary then Jesus would have been the eldest and as such would have had considerable influence over his younger siblings, especially after the death of Joseph. Yet what do we read about Jesus' brothers; John 7:5 "For even his own brothers did not believe in him." It is hard to believe that if they were also the children of Mary that she would not have explained to them the extraordinary circumstances of Jesus' birth, nor that they would not believe that which their oldest brother, the head of their household, told them. Also, as Emmaus pointed out with John 19:26-27, if Mary had other children then there would have been no need for Jesus to place his mother under John's care. The simple fact of the matter is that Mary had no other children Finally, I would ask you to put yourselves in the shoes of Joseph and ask yourselves as God fearing people, would any of you even consider having sexual relations with the woman who bore the Son of God? Would you even dare to presume to put your seed in the same womb which God himself had chosen to bear the Saviour of mankind? Within Mary's womb had grown the most holy Son of God become man. On Mary's breast was sustained the creator and sustainer of all life. Her body became a sacred temple. The very thought of someone having sexual relations with the one who had been so intimately connected to Christ simply fills me with horror. |
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18 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47584 | ||
srbaegon: You are trying to use english grammatical rules with greek text, but english and greek grammar are very different creatures. Also regarding John 7:5, if they were Mary's children they would have had the responsibility of looking after their mother whether they believed in Jesus or not. Quite clearly however, they did believe after Jesus' resurrection, look at Acts 1:14. So if they were Mary's children there is absolutely no reason for Jesus entrust his mother to John. They are not Mary's children which is why Jesus does so. Lionstrong: It make make perfect sense to you in English, but in Greek the opposite meaning is clear. Hank: I gave a subjective opinion of mine as a follow on from the points I had made, perhaps that was a mistake. The points, however, stand on their own and are not the result of my opinion. I would ask you to consider why Mary and Joseph got married at all, since Joseph was not the father of Jesus. However, if Mary was to have a child with no apparent father, all would have assumed that she had commited adultery and as a consequence she would have been stoned to death. Thus Joseph was necessary to give the semblance of fatherhood to Mary's child in order to protect her reputation and life. It does not automatically follow that they had sexual relations as a normal husband and wife. I think it is an understatement to say that they were far from a normal husband and wife. You again quote Matt 1:25 and state that my "translation" goes against every reliable translation that exists in English. I'm not giving you a translation though, I am telling you what is says in Greek. Unfortunately, all literal translations of the text in English miss this point because we read with English grammar and not with Greek. I will quote other passages below to illustrate this point. Also, there is no mention of other children early on in Jesus life. In Luke 2:41 it tells how Mary and Joseph went every year to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When Jesus was twelve years old and they were returning home, Jesus had stayed at the temple without them being aware of it. They assumed he was with friends or "relatives" in their company and travelled a day before going back to search for him. Note that this is twelve years after their marriage and there is only Joseph, Mary and Jesus, plus their relatives. There is no mention of other children. Psalm 72:7 "In his days the righteous will flourish;prosperity will abound till the moon is no more." Does this mean that when the moon is no more the righteous will no longer flourish? 1 Corinthians 15:25 "For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet." Does this mean that Christ will no longer reign after all his enemies are put under his feet? Psalm 123:2 "As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy." So when God shows us his mercy, we no longer look to the Lord our God? Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to (eos/until) the very end of the age." Again, does this mean that at the end of the age Jesus will leave us? The answer to all the above is no, the conditions are not bound by the events but rather are ongoing, eternal. The whole point of Matthew 1:25 is to state clearly that Joseph and Mary did not have sexual relations. In Greek it is clearly understood to mean this, there is no ambiguity. That is the "plain reading of the text" in Greek and all mention of Jesus' brothers and sisters in the scriptures must be understood in the light of this fact. |
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19 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47585 | ||
quote: "MATTHEW EXPLICITLY CONNECTS THEM WITH MARY" It does not call them Mary's children however. |
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20 | Was Mary a virgin her whole life | Matt 1:25 | jawz | 47586 | ||
This James (the Lord's brother) is one of the twelve apostles is he not? In Galatians 1:19 Paul says "I saw none of the other apostles--only James, the Lord's brother". In which case he is either James, the brother of John (the sons of Zebedee) or James, the son of Alphaeus, neither of whom are sons of Joseph. Thus you have given clear evidence from scripture that to be called Jesus' brothers does not necessarily mean they are his siblings. Thank you for making this clear. |
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