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1 | Sin to charge interest on a loan? | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 196538 | ||
Hello pbp, Yes , it is a sin to charge interest on a loan to your own people. The Bible term is "usury" Neh 5:7 I consulted with myself and contended with the nobles and the rulers and said to them, "You are exacting usury, each from his brother!" Therefore, I held a great assembly against them. :36 'Do not take usurious interest from him, but revere your God, that your countryman may live with you. Lev 25:37 'You shall not give him your silver at interest, nor your food for gain. You can charge interest to a foriegner. Deut 23:20 "You may charge interest to a foreigner, but to your countrymen you shall not charge interest, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are about to enter to possess. Search "interest", and "usury" in the upper right of this page. Hope that helps, wordoer |
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2 | This generation will not pass away.... | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 214279 | ||
The Lockman Foundation does not pre-screen Postings. Postings are the opinions of others and may or may not represent a commonly held view. Hello eascusa, This definition is from the word "generation", as used in Matthew 24:34, By definition, first and foremost it means "race". genea; from 1096; race, family, generation. Just from simply reading the verse, and seeing the implication makes it difficult for it mean that this is just for a contemporary group of people standing there listening to the words of the Master, But rather their race. He was speaking with the disciples. Some will still maintain that it can mean nothing more than that definition of those living at that time. The history and events show that some of these things were going to happen a little farther along than before the death of the people He was speaking in front of. Some of the things also did happen in the lifetime of those contemporaries, but not all of them. As an example the same word is used in 1 Pet 2:9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE,… My FOUNDATION PUBLICATIONS NASB, gives the word “race”, in the verse reference for the passage in Matthew . In the context of the verses, He has just mentioned a fig tree in verse 32. Something to consder in light of this is; Jer 24:5 "Thus says the LORD God of Israel, 'Like these good figs, so I will regard as good the captives of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans. Judg 9:14 "Finally all the trees said to the bramble, 'You come, reign over us!' Mark 8:24 And he looked up and said, "I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around." 10 Jude 1:12 These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; wordoer |
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3 | This generation will not pass away.... | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 214286 | ||
Hello Val, Jesus was speaking in Matt 24:32, and talking about a fig tree, and what would be happening to that tree and that He would be near at this certain time. The fig tree represents a nation/race of people. This was more than likely the race that would not pass away until all those things had come to pass, The references I gave were examples where men/nations are represented as trees. Israel is the grape vine, Judah the fig tree. I hope this helps, wordoer |
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4 | Is there a Church of Christ member here? | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 223136 | ||
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5 | Trinity or Oneness? | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 225396 | ||
These verses make an idea of a trinity to be very restrictive, not allowing others to be one as Jesus requested of His Father. John 17:11 "I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are. 151 John 17:22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; One. wordoer |
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6 | Where in the new testament.... | Bible general Archive 4 | wordoer | 225835 | ||
Hello DD4Truth, Here are specific mentions of tithing, in the New Testament, Matt 23:23 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. Luke 11:42 "But woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithe of mint and rue and every kind of garden herb, and yet disregard justice and the love of God; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. Luke 18:12 'I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.' Heb 7:8 In this case mortal men receive tithes, but in that case one receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives on. Heb 7:9 And, so to speak, through Abraham even Levi, who received tithes, paid tithes, Now, the tithe is a tenth part of any thing. Tithe actually means a tenth, or to [deci]mate.(deci equals 10). Mal 3:8 "Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, 'How have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. 25 Mal 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. wordoer |
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7 | what age does a boy become a man bibica | Bible general Archive 3 | wordoer | 157401 | ||
Hello Melvie, I am certain there is a Biblical answer to your question, and I believe this also relates to what some refer to as the "age of accountability", I would define this as an age when boys become men and therefore accountable to God for their actions. This is according to my definition, if you define it differently I would be interested in your definition. Contrary to Jewish tradition, The scripture is clear, the age when a boy becomes a man. If you look in scripture, Ex 30:14 "Everyone who is numbered, from twenty years old and over, shall give the contribution to the LORD. Num 1:3 from twenty years old and upward, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel, you and Aaron shall number them by their armies. Num 1:18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first of the second month. Then they registered by ancestry in their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, head by head, These are listed for every tribe, But suffice it to say; Num 1:40 Of the sons of Asher, their genealogical registration by their families, by their fathers' households, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, whoever was able to go out to war, Num 26:2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' households, whoever is able to go out to war in Israel." This scripture may be the hardest to see an age that people would be held accountable for their actions. Num 32:11 'None of the men who came up from Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob; for they did not follow Me fully, Ezra 3:8 Now in the second year of their coming to the house of God at Jerusalem in the second month, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and the rest of their brothers the priests and the Levites, and all who came from the captivity to Jerusalem, began the work and appointed the Levites from twenty years and older to oversee the work of the house of the LORD. Some say five, seven or when they (children) understand right from wrong, This would be a good place to arbitrarily put in an age, as some see fit, such as twelve or thirteen. Deut 1:34"Then the LORD heard the sound of your words, and He was angry and took an oath, saying, Deut 1:35'Not one of these men, this evil generation, shall see the good land which I swore to give your fathers, Deut 1:36 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him and to his sons I will give the land on which he has set foot, because he has followed the LORD fully.' Deut 1:37"The LORD was angry with me also on your account, saying, 'Not even you shall enter there. Deut 1:38'Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there; encourage him, for he will cause Israel to inherit it. Deut 1:39'Moreover, your little ones who you said would become a prey, and your sons, who this day have no knowledge of good or evil, shall enter there, and I will give it to them and they shall possess it. 2 Tim 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; I know there is opposition to this teaching, So please follow this standard of using scripture! Most states say eighteen or twenty one, however scripture says those numbered from twenty years and upward. In my state they are trying to hold accountable at this time an eighteen year old boy as an adult (time or age to be fully accountable for his actions) for a death that occurred when he was seventeen (the crime he committed would be considered involuntary manslaughter, a girl died in a car accident, in which he was driving). There are other aspects to this case, but I just say it just to show an age, which the state has decided they would be able to hold him fully accountable for his actions. So, it is left for you to decide, the scriptures I give you show God’s view on the subject, search the archives to see SCRIPTURE that others may show you. (emphasis mine) Children are accountable to their parents up to an age when God will hold them accountable. Even Jesus was under His parents as shown in Luke 2:51 And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart. He could have told them “go on without me”, but He continued in subjection to them. (the scripture notes that He was 12 years old at that time). I would be interested to hear your comments on this, agreeable or not. I hope this is in line with your question, and has helped you. wordoer |
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8 | selling raffle tickets | Bible general Archive 3 | wordoer | 158039 | ||
Hello pbp, I had always wondered what was wrong with gambling, such as the lottery, raffles, and other games of chance. I found out that it causes covetousness. Through these games of chance it can also make people poor. It also helps people to break the Tenth Commandment. Especially if it is a desirable item to have, Like a beautiful quilt or 26 million dollars, now who wouldn't want that? Deut 7:25 "The graven images of their gods you are to burn with fire; you shall not covet the silver or the gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, or you will be snared by it, for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. Something to consider, wordoer |
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9 | What about hurricanes? | Bible general Archive 3 | wordoer | 160242 | ||
Hello worldchanger, Is 28:2 Behold, the Lord has a strong and mighty agent; As a storm of hail, a tempest of destruction, Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters, He has cast it down to the earth with His hand. Is 29:6 From the LORD of hosts you will be punished with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, With whirlwind and tempest and the flame of a consuming fire. whirlwind(5492a)suphah (693a); from 5486; a storm wind:--gale(1), storm(3), tempest(2), whirlwind(8), windstorms(1). tempest(5591b)searah (704b); from 5590; a tempest, storm wind:--storm(6), storm winds(1), stormy(2), tempest(2), violent(2), whirlwind(3). Jer 23:19 "Behold, the storm of the LORD has gone forth in wrath, Even a whirling tempest; It will swirl down on the head of the wicked. In the Septuagint Bible, Isaiah 29:6 (the translation of Charles Thomson) reads: "From the Lord of Hosts there will be a visitation - a hurricane and a devouring flame of fire, with thunder and an earth-quake and a mighty noise." I would submit that these scriptures could possibly be speaking of a hurricane. Could the following be speaking of "storm surge", or a "tsunami"? Is 28:2 ..."Like a storm of mighty overflowing waters",... wordoer |
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10 | The right presidential candidate | Bible general Archive 3 | wordoer | 189809 | ||
Hello 00123, I liked Cheri’s answer, in the end we win through Him Who loved us, I say not a bad idea , It will work. If we win in the end , why not hasten the day of the Lord? It is fitting if we vote for Him for President, We already love Him for what He has done for us, If He accepts the position, I realize it is a step down for Him, because He is already King of kings, and Lord of lords, But, I think He might just do it. He loved us enough to give his life for us. Why would He not take the position? I think one or two of the posters here on the studybibleforum would vote for Him in 2008, He just needs a few more votes, won’t you write in your vote for Jesus Christ for president? Or would you not want Him to rule over you? Luke 19:27 "But these enemies of mine, who did not want me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them in my presence." Yes Lord. Ok, I say vote for Jesus Christ. You ask why, He already knows how to lead, and perform all the duties, He would make the ultimate Presider over US. As far as a Biblical perspective He has got it all, He knows the Word, He is the Word! John 1:1 www.voteforjesus.info/ Praise be to our Lord and Savior, and soon to be President, Jesus Christ, wordoer He is our Conquering King! |
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11 | Will suicide condem my soul to hell? | Bible general Archive 2 | wordoer | 101463 | ||
Hello scott88, As far as condemning your soul to "hell" (the grave), that is one definition of "hell" ,being the place of departed souls, it is number 86 in Strong's concordance. I would have to say that is where you would end up if you commited "self-murder" suicide, "sui", meaning "self" or "ones own". "cide", meaning "murder" One definition I found, One guilty of self-murder Ex 20:13 "You shall not murder. Deut 5:17 'You shall not murder. I hope this helps you understand more clearly, wordoer |
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12 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 27833 | ||
Twenty years and up- Here is how I have come to this conclusion. In Exodus 30:11-14, 38:26, these scriptures of the census give the age and amounts due from those counted. Numbers 26:2 is another census and qualifies those of age and able to go to war. Read Numbers chapter 14, and especially verses 28-29, How the Lord would walk them around the wilderness until all the numbered men died. Joshua 5:4-6 , verse 6 talks about the men of war who came out of Egypt walked 40 years in the wilderness, perished because they did not listen to the voice of the Lord. I would say He held these men accountable.It was their children that went into the promised land. |
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13 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 27958 | ||
Hello Nolan, I looked these words up in an english dictionary and the words are defined just the way I supposed, and intended that they come across. age- the time of life at which some particular qualification, power,or capacity rests.I give as example twenty years old for military service, and accountability for sin. accountability- subject to giving account;answerable. syn. responsible. So by those definitions, I can see in the scriptures I gave previously that those men twenty and older were held accountable for their actions (which was sin to them, disobedience to the Lord), while those younger than twenty were pardoned and not held responsible for the grumblings and disobedience of their fathers.Thereby setting a Biblical precedent of "Age of accountability",I hope this will clear things up for you. Can you give me any scripture to refute what I have explained ? They would be greatly appreciated and would deepen my understanding on the subject. Thank you, wordoer |
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14 | AGE OF ACCOUNTIBILITY | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 28138 | ||
Hello Nolan, Let's look at Romans 3:20 it states,"through the Law comes a knowledge of sin". Therefore knowledge of sin comes from the Law. The law is right, transgressing law is wrong. 1 John 3:4 states that sin is a transgression of law.KJV ,NASB says "sin is lawlessness" basically with no law there can be no sin. Now I can agree that it is absurd to make the statement that you are not capable of sin before you are 20. I am addressing the "age of accountability for sin against God", Not the age that people are capable of commiting sin. You have added that into the equation for some reason? That would be a different part of this discussion and not equal in any way to the question at hand. I will try to convey my understanding about children and sin. God has an order ,a way things are supposed to be. The parent / child relationship is part of that order. God gives man and wife children to raise up. Man (parent) has the responsibility of teaching and correcting the child as he grows. Therefore, to the child, the parent is the Law. When the child does wrong, punishment is given from the parent, this leads to repentance for the child, because the desire to do wrong or displease the parent should outweigh the punishment that will be suffered.There we have a sin -punishment/correction - repentance scenario.Sometimes children do things that they don't know are wrong that is what this stage in life is for, to learn. If the parents do not do their charge in rearing the child , Who suffers? practically everybody! We have all been around unruly children, This follows for all aspects of life. The order for man under Christ is the same type of situation.God gives the Law ,follow the law recieve blessings, when man transgresses the Law, punishment or correction leads to Understanding of the Law, Man desires to please God, Repentance that will bring into right standing with God.I may not have got this in perfect script ,but please acknowledge the idea. If you would read my example, I explained that God did not hold the children (under 20) accountable for sins, theirs or their parents. Again, I did not say the people under twenty did not sin.When the man is 20, he comes out from the covering of his earthly father,at this time the Heavenly Father does the punishing and correcting. I can tell you that a 3 year old would have no idea of Gods law. Some people go their whole lives not understanding. I would like to know why you don't like the "way", I came to my conclusion? wordoer |
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15 | Book of Jasher | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 30124 | ||
The Book of Jasher is available from several sources , The ISBN # is 0-934666-25-3, Library of Congress catalog card number 87-72939, Cost should be 10 to 12 dollars. This is a most interesting book that gives a lot of between the lines information to the scripture, that gives a great amount of insight and understanding. This book in no way would hold any authority over scripture ,but serves as an excellent history book, And I think valuable to ones studies. If you are unable to locate a copy , post to me with a request for a source and I will give it. wordoer |
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16 | Why can God kill when he tells us not to | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 36004 | ||
TBTG This is the actual commandment. Ex 20:13 "You shall not murder. Murder is wrong because it is infringing on someones life, As in Life ,Liberty and Property. Now you could go and read about "the avenger of blood", in Numbers chapter 35, to get a better understanding of murder, manslayers and citys of refuge, and things concerning that aspect of the law. This is relatively the same as when God kills for the purpose of cleansing the land as He did in the time of Noahs flood. These are the wicked people, just as in the case of murderers, and they are to be executed for polluting the land with innocent blood. If any man spills the blood of man , By man shall his blood be shed. If you kill the murderer it has a cleansing effect on the land, where the victims blood defiles the land. Jer 16:18, Ps 106:38. Gen 6:9 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God. Our God is a righteous and just God, and He is able to judge the land and to purge out the wicked. It is His land and He keeps His Word. Hope that helps to answer your question, wordoer |
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17 | Raven and John Reformed, Baptism? | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 36581 | ||
Hello Cyclist, I believe the thief on the cross was excused from baptism for the following reason, When Jesus was here on the earth He had authority to forgive sins. As an example I cite these scriptures, Matt 9:5 "Which is easier, to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up, and walk' 6 "But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins"--then He *said to the paralytic, "Get up, pick up your bed and go home." also a second and third witness of the same account , Mark 2:10 , Luke 5:24 So was it easier for the Master to say your sins are forgiven, or this day you will be with me in paradise? hope this is helpful, wordoer |
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18 | Help me understand Rev. 19:16 clearly. | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 39146 | ||
Hello, Here is a little bit more. Lev 19:28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. Here is the command from the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This verse you refer to in Revelation is speaking of the One that made the statement in Leviticus 19:28. It could never be a tattoo. God can not sin, or violate His own Law. A king that doesn't follow his own law would not be much of a king. Although it must be very enticing when all your "friends" are getting tattooed and holes poked in all parts of their bodies. God says, "DON"T DO IT"! Hope that is helpful, wordoer |
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19 | Why would someone get rebaptised? | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 41937 | ||
Hello comptong, Here is your Biblical example of rebaptism, Acts 19:1 It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. Acts 19:2 He said to them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" And they said to him, "No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit." Acts 19:3 And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism." Acts 19:4 Paul said, "John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in Him who was coming after him, that is, in Jesus." Acts 19:5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 19:6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying. Acts 19:7 There were in all about twelve men. The purpose. I don't know why your church rebaptizes, But, the men mentioned above were rebaptized because they had not recieved the Holy Spirit, (they were of another baptism). And to tell you the truth I never saw this until now and that is Paul equating baptism with belief. The answer is found back in Acts chapter 2 (John's baptism was of repentance, as Paul stated above). Now you should check this out for yourself, Acts 2:38, the scripture says that Peters example of baptism was for the remission (forgiveness) of sins. Then you recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit. They didn't recieve the Holy Spirit with John's baptism. Or when they believed and prayed the sinners prayer and asked the Lord to forgive their sins, But they recieved it after they had their sins washed away. Remember that John's baptism was before Jesus' sacrifice was made on the cross, putting the new covenant into effect. Maybe this is why 1 Peter 3:21 says, baptism now saves you. The example of the baptism in Acts 2:38 is the example we should follow, not baptised into church membership or any reason other than for the forgiveness of sins. It is how you enter into the new covenant. 1 John 3:4 Everyone who practices sin also practices lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.( transgressing Gods law ). Repent, Believe (be baptized) in Him and be saved, remember you will recieve the gift of the Holy Spirit. I hope this will help you. wordoer |
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20 | I need a Dictionary of origen of words. | Bible general Archive 1 | wordoer | 49492 | ||
Hello Brethren, You may want to look into the Oxford English Dictionary , this gives a good word history (seems to only have examples dating back to 1300's of different literature where the word appears), word usage and changes at different times through history, . I obtained a 2 volume compact edition (it is micro-printed and you use a magnifier to read it), it is cheaper than the full sized print consisting of approximately 20 volumes. I was actually suprised to find such a work and feel it would be a valuable addition to anyones library. As for the Hebrew and Greek as used to translate the scripture (into English), I would suggest a Bible concordance (such as Strong's) which would show the root meaning (origin) of a Bible word, and is number coded in its dictionary to easily find the referenced word in question. As I look back on your question it seems a concordance would better fit you. Word origin found in John 1:1. wordoer |
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