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101 | ... | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181194 | ||
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102 | holy spirit-jacobs ladder dream | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181288 | ||
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103 | is it wrong to live with someone, but... | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 181990 | ||
Hello Rodent tamer, Let me say that this question also presents with a tone of looking for a loop-hole; no offense intended. Consider what you are saying. "Sexual purity". As if that is the only issue of responsibility regarding a Christian man and a Christian woman. What about "witness". How does two who "plan to marry" glorify God by remaining unmarried but living together? "not really struggling"??? Hard to imagine. Not impossible, just hard to imagine. Maybe that's more of a reflection on me. In any case, the intentional exposer to temptation is irresponsible in the least. Based on these views, my views, I comfortably say YES, a man and woman living together under the conditions you have presented is wrong. It is a needless and irresponsible, intentional exposure to temptation. It is a gross disregard for their witness as Christians and serves to undermine the institution of marriage. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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104 | Adam first man or first man in Eden? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182138 | ||
Hello xina and welcome to the Forum. Yes, the Bible does clearly teach that Adam was the first human created followed by Eve. They were not the "only" people created by God though they were created in a unique way, Adam from the dust of the earth and Eve from the rib of Adam. It's important to realize that God created all things including all people. See Eph 2:10 and 3:9 to get started. Also go back and read the account of Creation in Genesis. Pay particular attention to Chapter 1 vs. 26. Notice that God did not say let us create Adam, but instead said, "man". Besides this pointing to the ligical conclusion that if man needed creating, then he (man) did not yet exist; the information in the previous verses clearly do not mention man. Hope this helps and God bless, Jeff |
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105 | Church's response to stephen death | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182140 | ||
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106 | Leadership roles and struggline with sin | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182142 | ||
Hello Lynnd, Welcome to the Forum. This apparently simple question has deep implications; too deep to generalize for Forum participation in my opinion. Certainly the bible teaches that we all struggle with sin and will until the day we are glorified in Christ Jesus. I would argue that there is a significant difference in struggling with sin and participating willfully and continually in it. I believe most here would agree with that. With that said, I believe that these types of individual situations are too complex to be generalized and are better dealt with in the local church through the appropriate channels including leadership. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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107 | But what makes them the same creation? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182172 | ||
Hello xina, sorry for the late response. My first response was during my lunch at work, had to wait until I got home for this one. For now I will leave you with brother Mark's response as it is adequate in and of itself. I do want to point out a thing or two to include the use of the forum. First, after posing an original question, it's best to use the "NOTE" response for all other posts in that thread. It keeps the top section for new questions clean. Just a pointer that's helpful for all. Next, I just want to caution you on what I evaluate as your approach to bible study, at least on this point. This is not to be negatively critical, but to help, I hope. While reading and studying Scripture I suggest a simple approach when you come across something that doesn't make sense to you. First, if you believe the Bible to be the word of God then you must approach it as such. If you believe it's the word of God, then you can't possibly believe that there are contradiction in it. If something appears to be a contradiction, begin with the understanding and belief that your missing something; you, like all of us at times, are missing something. None of us have all the answers. Your approach in comparing Scripture to Scripture is commendable. Scripture is the only valid test. Often we have to widen the context of our study to include other books and even between the testaments before the picture is clear enough to understand. The great thing about this is that by the time you clarify the issue for yourself, you have learned much more in the process. I hope this helps and God bless you, Jeff |
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108 | what is magna charta | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182233 | ||
Hello Luv4god47, Welcome to the Forum. May I offer a suggestion please? It is in the best interest of all members to limit the number of questions you ask at one time or in a short span of time. To begin with, it will be very difficult for you to dialogue responsibly with others if you suddenly receive responses to so many questions. Next, let me say that we are very used to seeing people use the forum to answer the homework questions that were intended for exploration and study. A quick answer from the Forum doesn't accomplish that. These are just suggestions in an attempt to be helpful. God bless, Jeff |
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109 | Isaiah 45:7 "God created evil"? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182629 | ||
Hello jcem, Welcome to the Forum. This question has been covered on the forum before and I thought pointing you to a prior discussion might be helpful. Start with a post by our brother Kalos. In the upper right courner of the forum page is a search box. Type in 4110 and click search. Thanks, Jeff |
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110 | DEPRESSION AND CHURCH ATTENDANCE | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182652 | ||
Hello saved and welcome to the Forum. I'll just give short feedback here to address what appears to be your focus. You mention that you do not want to be decieved and my first reaction is to caution you about TBN. While the network does program a couple of good bible teachers, for the most part (in my opinion and that of a lot of others)it offers nothing more than teachings that aren't biblically supported at best and in some very obvious cases FALSE TEACHINGS. I believe that there is no substitute for a local church fellowship, and television certainly does not offer a viable option. The only exception to this in my opinion is a person who CAN NOT get out of the home for medical or other reasons. Your not in that category though. A closer examination of yourself and why you are not going to church may be in order. A smaller church may be more appropriate for you as anxiety often accompanies depression. As for your "group" you might try reaching out and becoming involved with others. As for your tithe, that's between you and God. you are asking for feedback though so let me comment. We are to be good stuards of all we have including our money. Is giving your money to a tv preacher being a good stuard? Possibly; maybe not. If you find yourself in need and seriously needing the support of the church (financial or otherwise) is the tv preacher and his/her followers going to come to your aid? Does the tithe you pay to the tv guy/gal give any support to the community that God has placed you in? I don't know who your tithing through but you might consider doing some research on them. If they have and abundance of earthly, material things you might reconsider. I'm betting that you don't clean houses all week long to help afford another plane, living compound, new car, vaction, etc. for someone else. Lots of questions you might consider regarding your situation. finally you start off by stating that "I am unable to attend church due to extream exhaustion after cleaning houses during the week." How do you think the Lord would respond to that? Anything that we put before the Lord we make an idol. Maybe you would be willing to lessen your work load so that you can give quality energy and effort to Him. These are just some of my thoughts in a true attempt to be helpful. Jeff |
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111 | LORD OF lords | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182655 | ||
Hello saved..., the ones you ask about are not "other Lords", they are simply lords, lowercase "l" This refers to all who have any position of authority. Jesus can be called the Lord of lords, or, the Lord of all who are in positions of authority because He, the Lord Jesus, is the one not only who created each of them, but also gave to each that position they are in. Furthermore, while in a position of authority, ones powers never exceed that which the Lord does allow. See Romans 13:1 and John 19:11 for biblical reference to this. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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112 | Genisis 6 man life expencty is 120 years | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 182714 | ||
Hello Monty, Welcome to the Forum. Does Genesis 6:3 say that man "will be given a MAXIMUM of 120 years to live? It doesn't say that in any of the translations I own. All of the translations that I searched said "his days shall be 120 days" or some slight variation. None of them included the word "maximum". This is one of those points that we can get bogged down in and miss the teaching of the passage. The focus is both the sinful state of man and the truth that God's mercy will not be extended indefinitely. We each have an appointment with death (Heb 9:27) God's word is never contradicted so we can draw a logical conclusion from what is written and what we know. Gen 6:3 is not a definite, to the day or year declaration of how long a man will or can live. We know this because, as you pointed out, many in the past lived much longer than 120 years and almost no one today lives to reach 120 years. What we can be sure of from Scripture is that man is sinful, God is patient and merciful, each of us has a limited time to respond to Him. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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113 | why do people commit suicide? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183291 | ||
Hello Mack, I see you have been a member since October, welcome to the Forum. People commit suicide for many different reasons. There is no general answer to this question that would appropriately address the issue. Furthermore, the question is truly too open-ended and complex to be dealt with as a bible study topic on the Forum in my opinion. With this said, allow me to validate your question by acknowledging how important it is. Experience has taught me that people who ask questions like this usually have something or someone very specific they are concerned about. I would be happy to explore this with you further in private via email if you are interested. I am a Christian as well as a mental health professional which affords me insight into this topic that may be of help to you. If you are interested in a private exploration of your question through email feel free to send me a message. God bless, Jeff jlhetrick@bibleincontext.com |
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114 | Are visions/dreams of this sort demonic? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183306 | ||
Hello Buffy, Adderall (XR) is a stimulant medication that works on the central nervous system. It influences chemicals in the brain. There are many side-effects of this medication (as there are with every medication) and some of them can be dangerous. Specifically, disorganized thinking, confusion and even hallucinations can occur as a result of Adderall use. These are serious side-effects and should be addressed by Kylie's prescribing physician as soon as possible. As soon as possible regarding this type of reaction means today. If her doctor is not available you should take her to the nearest emergency room for evaluation. Kylie's complex condition requires professional assessment and treatment. Her symptoms seem to be taking on a delusional flavor and everything together may be an indication of a more serious mental illness. Considering the information you have given, I certainly wouldn't diagnose bipolar disorder if she were my patient as none of the "typical" symptoms are mentioned. More assessment is necessary. But it's important to know that bipolar disorder is known to be a genetic disorder and a family history is a major indicator of high risk. Typically we do not offer extensive feedback on these types of questions of the forum first because it is strictly for bible study and second because some with no professional background may attempt to offer unqualified opinion that may turn out to be dangerous. I offered something because I was directed to your post by another brother and I did see a situation where a young one may be at immediate risk. Finally, I believe your question also has the tone of faith vs. medical attention. Forgive me if I misread you. But to that I will say that It is my belief as a Christian, and a mental health professional that the Bible clearly condones medical interventions to aid in healing the human body. Our Lord Jesus can and does heal sickness without the aid of medical science and doctors. He may heal Kylie in this way. My position is that we always seek God's blessing and help in accordance with His will while doing those things within our ability in a responsible way. I pray regularly for my financial situation and then get up every morning and go to work. I hope this helps. God bless and know that members of this forum have already offered prayers for Kylie and you as well and you can expect that more than a few of us have added her to our daily prayer list. Jeff |
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115 | Abiding in Christ | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183401 | ||
Sorry, I had posted the quote from Andrew Murray without including my question. My point was to ask any responder to articulate their biblical understanding of "abiding in Christ". Thanks, Jeff |
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116 | Did Paul Baptize? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183772 | ||
Hello Tim3:16, These verses should answer your questions. 1 Corinthians 1:12-17 (NASB95) 1:12 Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ." 13 Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one would say you were baptized in my name. 16 Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void. Acts 19:1-7 (NASB95) 19:1 It happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the upper country and came to Ephesus, and found some disciples. 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." 3 And he said, "Into what then were you baptized?" And they said, "Into John's baptism." 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." 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying. 7 There were in all about twelve men. Romans 6:1-7 (NASB95) 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? 2 May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? 4 Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall also be in the likeness of His resurrection, 6 knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, in order that our body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be slaves to sin; 7 for he who has died is freed from sin. Hope this was helpful, Jeff |
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117 | Has God ever over ruled a mans promise? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183951 | ||
Hello GodsNewsBoy, I'm not sure how important the thing is that you need done. I would suggest that anything we think we need, but then depends on another human person to do, is probably not a need at all. What I mean is, the Scriptures teach that it is God who provides us with our "needs". Jer 33:9, Matt 6:8, Heb 4:16 for examples. Next, you might ask your friend to point to the chapter and verse through which God "overruled the promise and told the person not to do it". If he/she is claiming God "told" him/her in any way other than Scripture I would leave the whole thing alone and probably run quickly in the other direction. No telling who or what he/she is hearing from. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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118 | lake of fire and hell..difference? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184219 | ||
Hello canthony, Welcome to SBF. I'm not blowing your question off, but may I suggest that you type the word "Hell" in the "Search" box. You will get a lot of posts and information as this topic has been discussed extensively in the past. It is fine that you asked the question, but I believe a search will give you a lot to work with instantly instead of waiting for others to respond and rehash the same info over again. Hope this helps. Jeff |
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119 | y was veil rented and scripture | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184221 | ||
Hello again canthony, We are not told in scripture why the veil was torn from top to bottom? It is widely held that this was evidence that the tearing was from heaven and not of men. Hear is a short commentary from the Bible Knowledge Commentary which is consistent with what other commentaries state. At the time of Jesus’ death, three momentous events occurred. First, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. This curtain separated the holy place from the holy of holies in the temple (Heb. 9:2-3). The fact that this occurred from top to bottom signified that God is the One who ripped the thick curtain. It was not torn from the bottom by men ripping it. God was showing that the way of access into His presence was now available for everyone, not simply the Old Testament high priest (Heb. 4:14-16; 10:19-22).—Bible Knowledge Commentary Hope this helps, and I hope your not completing a homework assignment by asking others to answer the questions for you :) Jeff |
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120 | Why great expectations come back small | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184402 | ||
Hello just777, welcome to the forum :) Since you describe yourself as not being a new Christian allow me to speak frankly. I don't believe that there is a "greater" thing than the Lord saving your lost soul. Since He has apparently done that, every other blessing He might provide in this life would be "small" in comparison wouldn't you agree? By you wording I am inclinded to believe that you are referring to material blessings. In this case it might be appropriate to say that instead of focusing on what you might be "missing" regarding "prayer or waiting process" you might focus more on your relationship with your saviour. What I mean by this is to focus on what you might do in response to His having saved you instead of what He might do additionally for you. Where your prayers are for the salvation and physical welfare of others, continue these prayers in faith. What might be missing regarding other prayer is not recognizing the motive for your prayer. consider Proverbs 16:2 and James 4:3. There's not a special formula. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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