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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: tortoise Ordered by Verse |
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1 | baptism and salvation | Not Specified | tortoise | 113294 | ||
While there is no condition for salvation other than faith, do you think that it is too strong a statement to say that if someone refuses to get baptized they have not been saved? Mark 16:16 "He who has believed and has been baptized shall be saved; but he who has disbelieved shall be condemned. Rom 8:14 For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. tortoise |
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2 | knowledge of sin needed for salvation? | Not Specified | tortoise | 113696 | ||
What do we need to know to be saved? a) Do we need to know that we have sinned and that sin is displeasing to God? Is this sufficient? (Some people see a few external sins but do not see the internal sins and the sick condition of the soul that Jesus spoke of.) b) Do we also need to know and comprehend that sin results in death, judgement and condemnation in order to be saved? c) Failing to grasp the full sense of our sins (a) and/or the result of sin (b), above, is it sufficient to know that Christ died for us and that it was a really big deal and to be assured of His love for us and to hold onto this knowledge? |
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3 | (Question for the day.) | Bible general Archive 2 | tortoise | 112821 | ||
If a young mother-to-be is well rounded and happy with the anticpation of having a son, what is the sense of her going through labor and having a baby? | ||||||
4 | ways to praise God | NT general Archive 1 | tortoise | 112545 | ||
Hi lovelyanna, We praise God when we lift high the name of Jesus and the wonderful work he has done is our lives, Phil 3:3. He praise God when we appreciate all His wonderful love and watchcare over us, Ps 139. We praise God when we bless the Spirit of God for filling us, teaching, leading us and encouraging us, Phil 2:1 and many other Scriptures on the Holy Spirit's ministry. "Enter into His courts with thanksgiving and into His gates gates with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations." Ps 100: 4-5 Everytime we come to God we may come in this fashion, that is in the wonderful name of Jesus. |
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5 | why jesus is lord | Gen 1:1 | tortoise | 112810 | ||
nikkiydup, What do you have a hard time? In any case I offer a few. 1 Cor 15:3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor 15:4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Cor 15:5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 1 Cor 15:6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 1 Cor 15:7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; 1 Cor 15:8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. |
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6 | Place your hand between my thigh | Gen 47:29 | tortoise | 112540 | ||
Hi hilinc, I have never heard that quirky translation or interpretation before. Not to be trusted. I will add my Amen to what Ray said. tortoise |
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7 | Place your hand between my thigh | Gen 47:29 | tortoise | 112541 | ||
Hi hilinc, I have never heard that quirky translation or interpretation before. Not to be trusted. I will add my Amen to what Ray said. tortoise |
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8 | Healing | Is 53:5 | tortoise | 114329 | ||
Hi IreneB, Yes, I also think it is talking about spiritual healing. We were made in God's image, but through the fall and sin we have lost what was intended for us, that is to know God, enjoy fellowship with him, receiving love and comfort from him, but with this we also receive afflictions as he did. This hugh benefit to our soul is temporally what this healing is all about, and of course in eternity our consolation will endure forever. And to reflect his glory we must pass on what we have received to others, "Phil 2:1 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, Phil 2:2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose." tortoise |
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9 | fasting | Jer 36:6 | tortoise | 111885 | ||
However, there are right and wrong reasons for it. You can learn much ABOUT FASTING by doing a word study on fast. I only found 43 references in the Old Testament (KJV). You could do it in a half hour. Just ask the Holy Spirit to teach you. | ||||||
10 | Why would NIV say 500 cubits? | Ezek 42:16 | tortoise | 129263 | ||
Apparent discrepancy between NIV and other translation, NIV say five hundred cubits. I have a note in one NIV Bible saying something about the Septuagint. Does anyone know why the NIV would make such a divergent translation? | ||||||
11 | Why would NIV say 500 cubits? | Ezek 42:16 | tortoise | 129372 | ||
Thank you for taking the time to respond to me personally as well as to my question. No one has ever commented on it before, I suppose not knowing what to make of it. As usual I was too short in my description. When the man with the reed is introduced in 40:5 the reed is stated to be 6 cubits long. I was awe struck with the temples immensity until others with the NIV made known what their version said. I go between the NKJV, NASB, and NIV and generally side with the majority. It seems as though the NIV is out on a limb this time. |
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12 | Divorce? | Amos 1:1 | tortoise | 114332 | ||
hi roman t, Would you like a 3rd answer? While God allows divorce for marital unfaithfulness does he not also require us to forgive sins? Matt 6:14 "For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. Matt 6:15 "But if you do not forgive others, then your Father will not forgive your transgressions. So the "law" permits divorce but being forgiven requires us to forgive. Therefore if the immoral person will not be reconcilled and absolutely will not return to the relationship, shall we wait forever for them? You know, I think maybe that people who tell you otherwise may all be married. tortoise |
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13 | Does Jesus heal or does ones faith heal? | Hab 2:4 | tortoise | 114375 | ||
dweaver, I think it is like salvation itself. Eph 2:8-9 say we are saved by grace through faith. Our faith is only a conduit through which the power of God may flow. No faith no power, great faith great power. Many places in scripture say that the "just shall live by faith". Paul had an infirmity in his flesh and God did not heal him because he said that his grace was sufficient for him, 2 Cor 12:7-10. So, we can't say with certainty that God has not healed us because of our lack of faith. When it comes to living our lives faith is hugh, but when it comes to physical healing I am not so sure. But I am sure that if the Lord does not return before hand we will all pass throught the door of death only to meet our Lord Jesus on the other side. But to give you a direct answer I think it was Jesus' power that healed them through their faith. God bless, tortoise |
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14 | The law cannot be altogether invalid... | Matt 5:19 | tortoise | 113991 | ||
Hi kalos, As I already stated Rom 7:3,6; Rom 6:14, 3:19 indicate that we are free, released, and no longer bound by the law (from rom 7), and that we are no longer under the law and it no longer speaks to us (from Rom 6 and 3). I see a reason for this in Rom 7:5, "For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death." Rom 8:9 says we are no longer in the flesh, "However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit", therefore in Christ we are free from sin as seen all throughout Rom 6. We now, therefore, have a new capacity to obey God since we are in the Spirit. I hope this helps. I am affraid, given my time constraints, that I am going to have to make this my final answer on this subject. God bless, tortoise |
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15 | When does wrongly divorced rule apply? | Matt 5:32 | tortoise | 129269 | ||
In Matt 5:32 whoever marries the unlawfully divorced woman (or man) commits adultery. But in 1 Cor 7:15 the unlawfully divorced may marry again. How do we decide which rule to follow when 2 believers are involved, with neither acting in a biblical fashion? for example: one may leave but the other critisized her into leaving. | ||||||
16 | Gods truth can not be denied. | Matt 10:28 | tortoise | 112820 | ||
Hi bumpas5, If you know that you might die at any moment, why not give more thought to eternity? Eccl 3:11 "He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, yet so that man will not find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end." And, John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." Would that fit your definition of eternal love? Cliff J. |
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17 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 114364 | ||
Hi JuanMas, Matthew 19:9 says "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." This is sometimes called the exception clause, giving a person Biblical grounds for divorce. The 1 Cor 7:10-15 passage is very good because it is addressed specifically to the church, but it doesn't contradict what Jesus said above. However if there is NO adultery and they get divorced and then get remarried they commit adultery along with whomever marries them. Divorce, however, is not the unforgivable sin. Christians sometimes sin and have to ask for forgiveness, but we generally can and do live apart from immorality, greed and a few other sins that would require sanction by the church body. And God will also chastise us for sin, Heb 12. But, the Bible also teaches that a person who does not demonstrate a walk of godliness probably has what James refers to in Chapter 2 as a "dead faith" or they claim to be a Christian but they really are not. Such a person has never really believed in Jesus Christ to the saving of their soul. As Jesus told them in John 8:44, "You are of your father the devil". I hope this answers your question. tortoise |
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18 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 114754 | ||
Hi JuanMas, I'm not sure what you mean when you say some Christians circumvent Mt 19:9. What in Mt 19:9 is being circumvented? Your refer to 1 Cor 7:10-11, I don't see too many women withdrawing from the relationship and not getting involved with someone else. The women who leave usually just go right out and sin. I haven't seen to many cases where the woman leaves and remains pure, and then the man (who was left) divorces her. If the woman was faithful to God, if see left, she would remain uninvolved with other men and would stay that way forever. But then the man doesn't want to play the separation game so he breaks the covenant by being unfaithful. He was suppose to work on himself and return. It seems like either one or the other doesn't follow the Biblical guidelines and trashes the marriage. When people stop trying things go down hill fast. tortoise |
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19 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 114861 | ||
I think if a woman separates from her husband and does not have biblical grounds for divorce, but does not "remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband" but joins herself to another man that that woman may very well not be saved at all. She may have a "said faith" or a "dead faith" as talked about in James Chapter 2. I don't get upset when I see this going on because there are a lot of people in churhes that have never been born again. Like the saying goes, "just because you are in a garage it does not make you a car". I believe that someone who has the Spirit of the living God on the inside will be far removed from all that stuff going on in the world. But there are a lot of people who flatter themselves by thinking that they are Christians. Come judgement I will not be surprised to hear Jesus say, "away from me all you who work iniquity". |
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20 | I'm confused about salvation | Matt 19:9 | tortoise | 115312 | ||
Justme, The reason this is important to some people is because they are in the midst of this issue being involved in a separation or divorce. People can be under a burden of guilt for what has happened. If there is cleansing and forgiveness they want to find it. Maybe we can go on without spiritual reconciliation. Where there is guilt, Jesus may have the answer. On the other hand if you talk to people who are going through this and if in their situation repentance is the biblical answer they need to know that so they can find God's path for them. We are discussing these scriptures that are here for us to use, as 2 Tim 3:16 says "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." tortoise |
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