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1 | The Holy Spirit b4 Christ's ascension? | Not Specified | prazn | 85419 | ||
Throughout the New Testament, we are told that the Holy Spirit was given to mankind after Christ's resurrection and ascension. How was it possible for the Holy Spirit to descend upon and impregnate the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35); to fill John the Baptist (Luke 1:15), Simeon(Luke 2:25) and Anna the prophetess (Luke 2:36); and, to lead Jesus into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1)? Not to mention the Kings Saul and David, and the prophets Elijah and Elisha, among several other people referenced in the Old Testament (look up Holy Spirit or Spirit in the NASB word search). | ||||||
2 | Questions on the Divine Nature | Not Specified | prazn | 85712 | ||
Does a believer partake of the divine nature of Christ through the observance of religious tradition/ritual or through real/genuine relationship with the Master? Are we, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, conformed to His image by what we ingest in the natural or what we ingest in the supernatural? Is communion with the Lord merely the ingestion of the natural elements of communion (i.e., bread and wine) or is it "heart to heart" communion with our Lord through the reading (ingestion) of His word (our spiritual bread) and by allowing Him to minister to us through His Holy Spirit (our spiritual wine)? |
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3 | Questions on the Divine Nature | Not Specified | prazn | 85713 | ||
Does a believer partake of the divine nature of Christ through the observance of religious tradition/ritual or through real/genuine relationship with the Master? Are we, who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, conformed to His image by what we ingest in the natural or what we ingest in the supernatural? Is communion with the Lord merely the ingestion of the natural elements of communion (i.e., bread and wine) or is it "heart to heart" communion with our Lord through the reading (ingestion) of His word (our spiritual bread) and by allowing Him to minister to us through His Holy Spirit (our spiritual wine)? |
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4 | Is Crucifixion by Christians Biblical? | Not Specified | prazn | 121987 | ||
Is it biblical/Christ-like/of God for Christians to tempt other Christians (particularly those who are not mature in Christ) with the intent of "breaking" or otherwise sanctifying them? | ||||||
5 | What does Sold out mean to each one? | Bible general Archive 2 | prazn | 121674 | ||
"Sold out" means that I have made a commitment to Jesus to follow Him in all His ways. It means picking up my cross and denying my "self" so that the life of Christ may be manifest in this mortal body. It means dying to my "flesh" (i.e., sin nature) by denying my self the things that the world, the "flesh" and the devil offer or entice me with. Do I still stumble, at times? Yes. But, I'm no less "sold out". It is God's grace that empowers me to do what I cannot do in my own strength and by an act of my own will. Rom 8:5 For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. Rom 8:6 For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, Rom 8:7 because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, Rom 8:8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. Rom 8:10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. Rom 8:12 So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- Rom 8:13 for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. peace! prazn |
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6 | Does God "cause" or "allow"? | Bible general Archive 2 | prazn | 121899 | ||
There is evidence throughout the Old Testament that God both causes and allows evil to befall His people (for purposes of correction). Numerous times throughout the Old Testament, the Lord sent struck down those who disobeyed His commandments. Examples: when the Israelites grumbled about their provisions, or married pagan wives; when the ark of the covenant was not carried back to Jerusalem according to the Lord's specific instructions for doing so; when King David took a census and the Lord gave the king a choice regarding the punishment that he would be given, etc. Whether the Lord "causes" or "allows" evil to befall His people the purpose is undoubtedly the same...and that is to bring His sons and daughters to maturation in Him: Heb 12:5 "MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; Heb 12:6 FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES." Heb 12:7 It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline? Heb 12:8 But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Heb 12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? Heb 12:10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share His holiness. Heb 12:11 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. With regard to your question about the angels. You undoubtedly know that Lucifer was an angel of the Lord who was kicked out of heaven along with his rebellious cohorts. I suppose that an argument could be made, based upon the enemy's exercise of his free will, that the Angels of God also have free will. Hope this answers your questions... peace! prazn |
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7 | Is Crucifixion by Christians Biblical? | Bible general Archive 2 | prazn | 121993 | ||
Is it biblical/Christ-like/of God for Christians to tempt other Christians (particularly those who are not mature in Christ) with the intent of "breaking" or otherwise sanctifying them? | ||||||
8 | Prophetic Lectures on Daniel and... | Bible general Archive 2 | prazn | 122411 | ||
Have you tried the internet search engines (e.g., google, yahoo, etc.)? May I suggest a search on the title of the book and/or a search on the author of the book. blessings, prazn |
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9 | Can somone help me figure out god? | Bible general Archive 2 | prazn | 122553 | ||
You may also want to check into either of the following sites for an online Bible: http://www.crosswalk.com or, http://www.gospelcom.net Charles Stanley's has a marvelous online site for new disciples of Christ; it will walk you through the foundations of the Christian faith: http://www.charlesstanleyinstitute.com God bless you, prazn |
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10 | The Bible Definition of a soul is what? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85418 | ||
Lev 17:10-11 11'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; NAS Before Christ, man made atonement for his sins by sacrificing animals. This verse uses the word "soul" rather than "sin". This could be because it is with our soul that we sin against God. We sin against God by being disobedient to His will for our lives. How do we disobey God? By following our own way, rather than His. That means that we make a "conscious" choice to disobey the Lord. To make a conscious choice we must have thought about our actions; experienced certain emotions about our actions; and decided to disobey. So, we can conclude that we reason with our soul; we feel emotions with our soul; and we decide with our soul. So, the soul is our intellect, emotions and will. Gen 35:16-20 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 And it came about when she was in severe labor that the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for now you have another son." 18 And it came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day. NAS This verse indicates that the soul leaves the body at death. Luke 16:19-17:1 19 "Now there was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor every day. 20 "And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 "Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.' 25 "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, in order that those who wish to come over from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' 27 "And he said, 'Then I beg you, Father, that you send him to my father's house-- 28 for I have five brothers-- that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' 29 "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' 30 "But he said, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' 31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.'" NAS Jesus told this parable to the pharisees during His time on earth. In it, He mentions only two realms; heaven and hell. There are no verses in the NASB (or any other commonly used Bible translation) that contain the words "purgatory", "hereafter" or "reincarnation". Nor are any references to these spiritual realms addressed within the Bible. Jesus was resurrected. |
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11 | No, the dead are still DEAD...not alive! | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85452 | ||
Not all churchgoers believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and, consequently, they have not been saved. Because these people either cannot, or refuse to, believe in our risen Lord or to receive Him as their personal Savior they will not have eternal life (i.e., go to heaven). Their hearts have been hardened to the Truth and are spiritually dead (see 1 Cor 2:14). "The promise" spoken of in the final verse of the scripture that you referenced is the promise of the resurrection of the dead in Christ at the sound of the last trumpet (1 Thess 4:16), when we who believe and have been saved shall be raised in our glorified bodies. Heb 11:40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect. NAS |
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12 | What does the Bible say? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85453 | ||
Matt, will you please help us by providing the scriptural basis for your beliefs? Since God's word (i.e., the Bible) is THE truth, you will be able to confirm the truth of your opinions by citing the book(s), chapter(s) and verse(s) on which your beliefs are founded. | ||||||
13 | Please answer my previous question | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85499 | ||
What is the scriptural basis for the following statements that you wrote yesterday? 1)I beleive that all Christians have a Spirit. 2)But I beleive that it is the Spirit of God that dwells in us. 3)I do beleive that God will never leave us or forsake us, and 4)that he is the God of the living and not the dead. 5)But I dont call Christians that are SLEEPING dead either. 6)I simply say they have entered into the Lords rest. 7)I don't beleive in a consciouse state of being when a person is sleeping. 8)But that doesn't mean that they are dead. All believers need to know the Truth. So, since you wrote (and I agree) that "the words of Jesus" are truth, please share the Biblical source for your beliefs. God clearly tells us in Hosea 4:6: "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being My priest. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children." I'm sure that you don't want anyone who reads and concurs with your beliefs to be rejected by our Lord. So, please follow-up with the scriptural justification for each statement that you made. Respectfully, prazn |
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14 | Biblical support for your statements | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85500 | ||
Will you please support your statements with Bible scripture? Otherwise, your statements are nothing more than your opinions, or second-hand knowledge from men who profess to be wise. "Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?" 1 Cor 1:20 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life." John 6:36 Respectfully, prazn |
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15 | The Bible is the best in God | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85510 | ||
Amen! "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness" 2 Timothy 3:16 "Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You." Psalm 119:11 "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Hebrews 4:12 |
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16 | Bible Study Resources | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85957 | ||
There is a terrific new website/resource for those who have never read the Bible or are just starting to. The resource (a CD) is being developed by Back to the Bible ministries and it will teach recipients to study the Bible for themselves. The ministry will also offer a website on which new students of the Bible can ask questions and have their questions answered by Bible scholars/theologians. If you're interested, the website which describes this new product is at: www.biblediscovery.org/salem/ Stay blessed! |
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17 | Bible Study Resources | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 86046 | ||
There is another resource that may be of use to those who are new students of the Bible. Check out a book entitled, Adventuring Through the Bible: A Comprehensive Guide to the Entire Bible. The author of the book is Ray C. Stedman. The book will help you to "get a better grasp on the Bible, its books, and the various parts that comprise it..." The book is "full of instruction and insights that would take hours to research on your own. Every book of the Bible is summarized, paraphrased and categorized into its important themes and its historical significance, leaving you much to ponder." If interested, you may order this book online at: www. dhp.org/adventuring God bless you. |
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18 | Disease or Bad Personal Choice?? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 86914 | ||
1 John 4:8 tells us that "...God is love." John 14:6 tells us that God (Jesus) is the Truth. Since God is love, "God" (Love) rejoices in Truth. And, since God is Truth; God rejoices in His Truth (Jesus). Hope this helps. |
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19 | Disease or Bad Personal Choice?? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 86920 | ||
Sorry Angelightboy, I hadn't read the previous posts and didn't know what I was getting into the middle of. Essentially, sin is our wanting to live our lives independent of our Creator. The symptoms of sin are homosexuality, murder, lying, cheating, stealing, etc. God is love. Jesus is the truth. God's Word tells us that when we confess our sins, the Lord is faithful to cleanse us of our sins and to deliver us from all unrighteousness. Jesus (the Truth) tells us to take His yoke upon us...for His yoke is easy and His burden is light. So, when we confess our sins, the Lord will cleanse us. When we accept the work of Christ on the cross (He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace was upon Him), He lifts our burdens from us and delivers us from our sinful ways. These are but a few of His promises to those of us who believe Him. |
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20 | Disease or Bad Personal Choice?? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 86926 | ||
Amen,brother! Glory to God!!! Rejoicing with you, prazn |
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