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101 | Paul had problems? No one acts good? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 164534 | ||
If you read the Scripture passage indicated, you will know exactly what I mean. 1. "The good that I want to do, I don't do, the evil that I don't want to do that is what I find myself doing". This is Pauls problem, it is also your problem, and mine. 2. When our Lord said "you can do nothing" He ment exactly what He said, that you are not able to do anything. From a human point of view we are certainly able to do "good" (morally virtuous acts) but not however from the Divine point of view. Please refer to Mark Ch 10 vs 17-18, also Romans Ch 3 vs 10-12, Paul here is quoting Psalm 14 vs 1-3, and Psalm 53 v 1-3. |
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102 | Is "come as you are" in the bible? | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 165098 | ||
Have a look at Matt 19:14, "come as a little child", innocent, trusting, open hearted, without preconcived ideas. I think this is probably what you had in mind. Welcome to this Forum, and may the Lord bless you. Edwin Brain. |
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103 | Paul's physical description | Matt 11:28 | ebrain | 165245 | ||
No it would not be incorrect. The question asked, and the answer given were academic only, and in no way could the information sent be considered as detrimental to a persons standing before God. Please explain what was your reason for asking this question?. |
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104 | His Yoke? | Matt 11:29 | ebrain | 159869 | ||
He refers to the attitude that He allways adopted to His Father God, ie "not my will. but thine be done". In John's Gospel you will find the following verses of help Ch 1 v 18, Ch 5 vs 19 and 30, Ch 7 vs 16-17, Ch 11 vs 41b-42, and in particular Ch 14 vs 8-10. Also of help will be Acts Ch 2 v 22, and John Ch 15 vs 4-5. I hope that this will be of help. ebrain. |
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105 | Did you always believe in Jesus? | Matt 12:31 | ebrain | 186905 | ||
Hi M.Royal. As you can see from the extract given bellow, the words, to which you refer do not appear in some manuscripts. however, if we accept them as being true, then, Jesus would be refereeing to the Roman soldiers, and not the Pharisees Luk 23:34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”[fn2] And they cast lots to divide his garments. 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus… what they do ebrain. |
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106 | Why is it not relevant today? | Matt 12:31 | ebrain | 186912 | ||
Hi again M.Royal. Mat 12:31 "Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men. Mat 12:32 "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come. It is relevant today.. You will note that at the end of verse 32 Jesus says, " either in this age or in the age to come." in other words, not only would it not be forgiven then, but not in the future either.. Again in verse 32, this unforgivable sin is described as, "whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit". Now speaking of the Holy Spirit, it is written of Him,, Jhn 16:8 "And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:" Now I would say that "speaking against the Holy Spirit" is the same as calling Him a liar. The only way in which a person can be saved, is as a result of accepting the Holy Spirit's conviction that he/she is a sinner, and in desperate need of God's forgiveness,, if the person in question says, "No I am not a sinner", then that is the same as calling the Holy Spirit a liar, and as a result that individual will not be forgiven. |
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107 | Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit and punishm | Matt 12:32 | ebrain | 160129 | ||
No one can become a Christian untill they are aware of their sin, and their need to be saved. This is the work of the Holy Spirit, see John Ch 16 vs 7-11. If a person so convicted refuses to believe what the Holy Spirit is telling them, then that person is calling the Holy Spirit a liar, ie Blasphemy, that person will go to Hell. Again, the only people who will be saved are thoes who believe exactly what the Spirit tells them, thoes who do not, will suffer eternal damnation. One who has become a Christian, has therefore gone past the point in time where he/her could possibly Blasphem the Holy Spirit. I hope that this is of help. God bles you. ebrain. |
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108 | What is meant by 'age'? | Matt 12:32 | ebrain | 160254 | ||
He means "now (the time when He was speaking, and in the future" | ||||||
109 | Why did Jesus at some times, after doin | Matt 12:41 | ebrain | 163106 | ||
Read Matthew 12:22-32,and you will see that He was rejected by the Leaders of the Nation, up to that point He had clearly indicated to all that He was indeed their prommised Messiah. After they had rejected Him, and had even said that He was working for the Devil, He withdrew His offer, and told His disciples to tell no one who He was. That is the reason for His change of attitude to the Jewish Leaders. |
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110 | Who were Jesus' siblings? | Matt 13:55 | ebrain | 178270 | ||
His four brothers, and at least two sisters. ie, the other children that His mother Mary gave birth to. See Matthew 13:55-56. ebrain. |
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111 | Who were Jesus' siblings? | Matt 13:55 | ebrain | 178300 | ||
The other children that His mother Mary gave birth to after Jesus was born, see Matthew 13,vs 55-56, four brothers, and at least two sisters. ebrain. |
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112 | Who were Jesus' siblings? | Matt 13:55 | ebrain | 178301 | ||
Sorry about the duplication, when I tried to send my first post, the computer "froze", and I thought my message had not been transmitted. ebrain. |
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113 | What does Son of man really means | Matt 16:17 | ebrain | 186232 | ||
Son of man, means a real human being, in the case of Ezekiel it indicates that he was just a perfectly ordinary person as we all are, in the case of Jesus it is drawing our attention to His real humanity, as opposed to His true Deity. Son of, in Hebrew can refer to the type or sort of person an individual is for example Mar 3:17 James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); Also. Mat 16:17 And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven. In Aramic the word for son is "Bar", so what Jesus is saying is "Simon son of Jonah".. an explanation as to why He said this is given bellow. Subject: Peter's Confession. Peter's confession. Everything in the Bible is there for a reason, although we may not at first understand why.. We are given the geographic location of this incident as "Caesarea Philippi", which as I am sure you know is situated at the base of Mount Hermon. This is the highest mountain in Israel, and is right up in the north. It is snow capped for most of the year. This snow melts, and forms streams, these come out from the base of a vertical sandstone cliff face at C P . You can find Photographs of C P on the Internet, these will show not only a cliff face about 100 feet tall, and about 250/300 feet wide, but also a flat bed stream with small stones/pebbles in the water. The vertical soft rock was ideal for carving alcoves in, and into these alcoves were placed images of the many false gods worshiped at that time, including "pan". It is therefore against this background of dead false god worship, that our Lord reveals the one and only true, and living God. It was also a suitable place to refer to "Petros" (the Greek word for Peter, which can also mean pebble, or small stone) in the stream bed, and of course "Petra" (the Greek word for Rock*), but how is He to do this as He speaks in Aramaic*? (Remember Matthew would be there not only to hear what Jesus said, but also to see what He did). Could it be I wonder that when Jesus spoke that He pointed to both the stream, and the cliff face?.. And now to "Bar-Jonah" . Firstly it suggests that Jesus was speaking in Aramaic, but more important why did He not just say Peter. or even Simon Peter?, why bar-Jonah?. Is He referring to the name of Peter's father, I think not, I believe that He is using the well known custom of describing a man's nature as being just like the person refereed to, ie in this case the prophet Jonah. Now in what way is Peter like Jonah. God spoke to Jonah, telling him where to go, but Jonah went in the opposite direction. God spoke to Peter.. Act 10:14 But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean." So what was Jonah told to do?. Go to Nineveh, a gentile city, where did he go to, Joppa, where was Peter in acts Ch 10, Joppa.. He was told to eat, he refused.. Afterwards Jonah went to Nineveh a city of three days journey, yet when he had only gone one day they all repented.. What did Peter do, he went to a gentile household, and before he had finished his sermon, they all repented. Now do you see. * Petra the Greek word for Rock, can mean a whole cliff face or even mountain side, see Petra, a location in southern Jordan. * Aramaic, I have been told that there is only one word in Aramaic for pebble, stone, rock. God bless you. Edwin. |
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114 | Is marrying for citizenship real? | Matt 19:5 | ebrain | 182131 | ||
The important part of your question is given bellow, "are they really married in the eyes of God? Did they really get married? They have since divorced after the citizenship was attained. One of the parties is a christian and is very concerned about this. She did it only to help the other person get their citizenship papers, but never meant it in her heart." You say "One of the parties is a Christian", are we to conclude that the other party is not? if so then please consider the Scripture verses bellow 2Cr 6:14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 2Cr 6:15 And what accord has Christ with Belial Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? Note, "what part has a believer with an unbeliever?" Mat 19:6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." If the other party is not a believer, then how can you possibly expect God to join together those who have clearly disobeyad His instructions? |
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115 | Good point | Matt 19:5 | ebrain | 182273 | ||
Hi rodent tamer, or may I call you monica? I must confess I suspected as much when I read your two posts, however, let me put your mind at rest by answering the extract from your post bellow. "Are you saying that all those believers out there who have disobediently married unbelievers aren't really married in the sight of God?" Yes, I do not believe that they are married in the sight of God for the following reason. Jesus when commenting on Genesis Ch 2 v 24, said at, Mat 19:6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." Note, "what God has joined together". My understanding of these words is that just as God made Eve specially for Adam, God also selects the woman He wants for the man at the present time, as He did in the past see Gen Ch 24, A Bride for Isaac. I believe it is now, and has always been, God's intention, "that this man here shall marry that woman there", He the Lord makes sure that their paths cross just when He wants them to. My God whom I love, is able to do this, I pray, my sister in the Lord that you are, or will be of the same opinion. As far as I can see you are from the Divine point of view free to marry, but please make sure that it is the one that God wants you to become one flesh with, then you will not only be married in accordance with human law, but in addition, you both will be, "what God has joined together". May the Lord bless you abundantly, and keep you safe. Edwin |
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116 | Were do angels go when they die. | Matt 22:30 | ebrain | 161677 | ||
As far as I am aware Angels do not die, but have eternal life as we Christians do. My understanding of the verse quoted is that as we humans are subject to death, there is a need for us to reproduce our own kind, but when we get to Heaven we will be like the Angles, who because they live for ever, have no need to reproduce there own kind. I may of course be wrong, but like Paul, I give my opinion as one who (I believe) has found favour in our Lord's sight. (1 Cor 7:25). |
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117 | Will there be marriages in heaven? | Matt 22:30 | ebrain | 180121 | ||
If you are a Christian, then you are part of the bride of Christ, that is you will be married to Him, how then can you possibly be married to anyone else? | ||||||
118 | Where does your soul go when you die? | Matt 25:46 | ebrain | 170057 | ||
That will depend entirely on whether or not you were saved at the time of your death. | ||||||
119 | How are the three days calculated? | Matt 28:1 | ebrain | 180621 | ||
----- Original Message ----- From: Edwin Brain To: pabrain@indent.co.uk Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 1:56 PM Subject: A problem with time. Our Lord Jesus said that he would be in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights ie 72 hours, however, the Gospel accounts indicate a period of only 37 hours at most. Can any one help me resolve this. Thank you Edwin. Please give the scripture verse where Jesus said three days and three nights, and also state how you arrived at 37 hours. Thank you for your questions. For 3 days and 3 nights, please read Matt Ch 12 v 40. The 37 hours or thereabouts is arrived at as follows. Read the 4 Resurrection accounts and you will find that our Lord rose from the dead at around dawn on the first day of the week i.e. 12 hours from the end of the Sabbath, then there are 24 hours during the Sabbath, and may be up to an hour on Friday. In that part of the world, and at that time of the year sunset, and sunrise were close to 6 pm and 6 am. Jesus was on the cross from 9 am to 3 pm. Now read John Ch 19 v 31. There was about 3 hours to take down his body, prepare it for burial, transport same to the tomb, replace the stone, and seal it. I hope this helps you to understand my reasoning. May the Lord bless, and keep you safe. Edwin Brain. I am disappointed that I have not so far had any help with this question. Allow me to suggest a possible solution. First of all look at Exodus Ch 12 vs 1-20. and also Leviticus Ch 23 vs 4-8. Now what are the salient points. The Lamb is to be selected on the 10 th day, but not killed until the 14 th day, why 4 days?, answer later on. The Passover continues on into the Feast of unleavened bread which is a feast of 7 days duration, with a Sabbath at each end. Now what does this teach me about the week in which our Lord allowed himself to be killed. That there are 2 Sabbaths in this week, the Sabbaths are at the start, and finish ie the first, and last, the alpha, and omega. speaking of the Lord God himself. what is leaven but a picture of sin, therefore no leaven indicates sinlessness, what is the duration of this feast, 7 days, what does 7 indicate, Divine perfection ie sinless perfection.. So the lamb points forward to the time when the Lord God himself, who is sinlessly perfect will lay down his life during a week which has 2 Sabbaths in it. Now let us see if the Gospel accounts indicate a 2nd Sabbath that week. Look first at John Ch 19 v 31. "for that Sabbath was a special Sabbath" why? special, could this suggest an additional Sabbath that week, well now look at Matt Ch 28 v 1. Here is a problem as most English translations read Sabbath, but have a look at the Greek text, and you will find that it is a plural noun ie Sabbaths. Now if we assume that Friday was the other Sabbath, and move the crucifixion back to Thursday, then we have 3 nights, but only some 61 hours, and still not 72 hours, however if you use Divine time measurement, and not human time measurement, ie "There was evening,and there was morning one day" and I can find 3 evenings, and 3 mornings then I will have 3 days. There is Thursday evening, Friday evening, and Saturday evening, Friday morning, Saturday morning, and Sunday morning 3 days. Now what about that 4 days I mentioned earlier, if our Lord was killed on Thursday, then what day is 4 days earlier, Palm Sunday of course. The Triumphal Entry and what else was also happening on that same day, every family in the land was choosing the lamb to be killed, and now that Jesus had presented himself to the Leaders of the Nation they had four days in which to examine him to see if there was any blemish, or spot, and when they could find none kill him. QED, I rest my case. Isn't it great being a Christian. May the Lord bless you all ,and keep you safe. Edwin Brain. |
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120 | i want you to tell me about trinty? | Matt 28:19 | ebrain | 166045 | ||
What exactly is it that you want to be told about the Trinity? Are you asking for Bible verses that indicate that God is in fact a Trinity? If so, then the above verse tells you that Baptism is to be in the "name", one name, not three names, of three persons. Note, the human mind is not capable of comprehending the Trinity, but by exercising the faith that God has given to us we can accept what Scripture tells us. Type the word Trinity into the search box on the upper right of the screen, and you will find that this subject has been discussed many times. |
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