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101 | Does poverty mean that I'm not righteous | Ps 37:25 | stjohn | 218231 | ||
Hi humility, No, if you are poor, that does not mean that you are not righteous. There are indeed many things, sins of all types and stripes in our lives that would point to our not being righteous, but being poor is certainly not, one of them. Read the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus. The rich man ended up in separation from God and in need of comfort. He thirsted with an unquenchable thirst, while Lazarus (a poor beggar) was protected and comforted in the bosom of Abraham. It sounds like maybe you have been listing to a false Gospel of prosperity that is often promulgated on TV. The Bible does not teach that we will be rich in worldly treasures, or that God wants us to have material wealth in the world. Matt 6:19-24; Luke 12:13-21 Here is some commentary on Psalm 37 that will help you to understand that it is 'not' saying, if you are poor you are not righteous. "The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of this, we are sure not to want any thing good for us in this world. By his grace and Holy Spirit, he directs the thoughts, affections, and designs of good men. By his providence he overrules events, so as to make their way plain. He does not always show them his way for a distance, but leads them step by step, as children are led. God will keep them from being ruined by their falls, either into sin or into trouble, though such as fall into sin will be sorely hurt. Few, if any, have known the consistent believer, or his children, reduced to abject, friendless want. God forsakes not his saints in affliction; and in heaven only the righteous shall dwell for ever; that will be their everlasting habitation. A good man may fall into the hands of a messenger of Satan, and be sorely buffeted, but God will not leave him in his enemy's hands." M.H. John |
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102 | What is the subject of this verse? | Nah 1:8 | stjohn | 218226 | ||
Hi nthnobdvs, Welcome to the forum! Verse 1 clearly stats the fact that the book you are about to read is, an authoritative prophecy, a revelation of God through His prophet that, what this book you are about to read is indeed about is, Nineveh. That is what Oracle means, it means the same as saying that which will follow is a revelation or wise statement or prophecy. So we can be certain that "it's" is indeed, Nineveh, i.e. "The oracle of Nineveh." I hope that helps. John |
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103 | Kingdom of God in your heart? | Luke 17:21 | stjohn | 218115 | ||
Hi Brother... See above for the Amplified: "Nor will people say, Look! Here [it is]! or, See, [it is] there! For behold, the kingdom of God is within you [in your hearts] and among you [surrounding you]." Luke 17:21 NASB AMPLIFIED It may come from the KJV which is written: "Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." Luke 17:21 KJV John |
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104 | EZEKIEL'S Temple where and when? | Ezekiel | stjohn | 218041 | ||
Hi unction... There are several views one can take in regard to this passage. 1) Some say this will be fulfilled literally in the millennium kingdom, only that the sacrifices will be as a reminder of Christ's complete sufficient, and perfect sacrifice. 2) Some see it as metaphor, predicting God's presence among His redeemed Spirit filled (born-again) people of the New Covenant promise. 3) Some see it as a prediction of God's presence in the new heavens and new earth. Details in this view are seen as symbols. 4) It is posable that there are both literal and metaphorical/symbolic elements that cannot be described in normal linguistic terms. Regardless of which way we see this (most say very, if not the most difficult) passage, it is in clear view that it describes His holiness, His supremacy, our requirements as to come into His presence i.e. born-again regeneration by His spirit, and honoring and praising God, being of utmost import. Other details of this passage seem rather superfluous to this overlying massage. John |
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105 | Who is speaking in Luke 19:27? | Luke 19:27 | stjohn | 217978 | ||
VV 26-27 are second person narrative. see post 217954 | ||||||
106 | Who is speaking in Luke 19:27? | Luke 19:27 | stjohn | 217954 | ||
Hi Jim, Verse 25 is in the form of a question, so the contextual concept of the parable would not make sense to end on verse 25. Verse 25 being a question, certainly would beg an answer from the nobleman, which is in vv 26-27. Remember that this parable is giving us a picture of God/Jesus judging His servants, so it would also make sense that these words are spoken by Him in the first person in other verses/places found in the NT. I hope that helps. John |
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107 | Sodom rebuilt again? EZEKIEL 16:53-55 | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 217949 | ||
It's difficult to know if this passage is literal or allegorical. If you look around you, you might say, Sodom has already been rebuilt. | ||||||
108 | Can I visit the Lockman Foudation? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 217879 | ||
Dear REilers, Welcome to the forum! If you wish to contact the Lockman Foundation, you can find the email address at the bottom of the page you navigate to when you click on "About this Forum" which is at the top of this page, or to the left of this page under "Information". Sorry, this forum is for the express purpose of Bible study, and we are not equipped, nor do we have authority to answer your question. John |
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109 | Truth and Wisdom | Ps 51:6 | stjohn | 217518 | ||
Hi Moma... It's always a pleasure to see you here and as always, asking very good and thoughtful questions. I think you're hitting the nail on the head, so to speak, though these things may be a bit subjective, being that they are of the things that are within the heart. But looking at the occasion of this psalm, most will agree that David is acknowledging his sin with Bathsheba and consequent sins -murder being one besides his many others involved- in this most disagreeable blight on the kings record. Reading this verse in context will give us a pretty good idea that it is indeed referring to truth in repentance. David is hiding nothing, and knows full well that God sees the inmost secretes of the heart. This is a wonderful Psalm for those who have a sin that is eating away at them and are looking for peace of heart in knowing the depth of God's wonderful, loving mercy and forgiveness, in the face of even the most awful sins. -from experience- Here's a commentary from John Gill that says it pretty well: Psalms 51:6 --"Ver. 6."Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts," With delight and pleasure, as the word signifies: meaning either Christ, the truth and the life, formed and dwelling in the hearts of his people; or the Gospel, the word of truth, which has a place there; and particularly that branch of it which proclaims pardon to sensible sinners, and is the ground of hope within them: or else a true and hearty confession of sin, which David now made; or rather internal holiness and purity of heart, in opposition to the corruption of nature before acknowledged: this is what is agreeable to the nature of God, is required by his holy law, and is wrought in the hearts of his people in regeneration; and this is "truth", real, and not imaginary, genuine and unfeigned; where it is there is a true sense of sin, a right sight of Christ, unfeigned faith in him, sincere love to him, hope in him without hypocrisy, and a reverential fear of God upon the heart; the inward parts are the seat of all this, and in the exercise of it the Lord takes great delight and pleasure; "and in the hidden [part] thou shall make me to know wisdom;" either Christ, the wisdom of God; or the Gospel, and particularly that part of it which concerns the pardon of sin; or a true knowledge of sin, and of the way of life and salvation by Christ, which is the truest and highest wisdom: and the phrase "hidden" or "secret" may either denote the nature of the wisdom made known, which is hidden wisdom, the wisdom of God in a mystery; or the manner in which it is made known; it is in a hidden way, privately, and secretly, and indiscernibly like the wind, by the Spirit and grace of God; or the seat and subject of it, "the hidden part", as we supply it; the hidden man of the heart. David begins to rise in the exercise of his faith in the grace of God, "thou shall make me to know", etc. unless the words should be rendered as a prayer, as they are by some, "make me to know", etc."-- http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ John |
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110 | Samuel | 1 Samuel | stjohn | 216992 | ||
Hi Chris, Welcome to the forum! Steve has answered you very well. I would however, make one minor correction. Samuel did have three bothers, (1 Sam 2:18-21) but they are not mentioned by name. So in that sense they are not mentioned. John |
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111 | earth being burned up | 2 Pet 3:10 | stjohn | 216988 | ||
Hi Scott, Welcome to the forum! Your first inquiry is not found in Scripture. It is unknown where it actually started, but it is not in the Scriptures. If you'd like to read more about this go to: http://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/sayings.cfm The answer your second question can be found in 2 Peter 3:10-12 John |
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112 | general epistle | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 216968 | ||
Homework? Dear elizama, It would benefit you greatly to do your own research, and your teacher would not appreciate it if we did it for you. May you be blessed in your studies. John |
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113 | how to serve (quantity-wise) at church | Rom 12:7 | stjohn | 216959 | ||
Dear Azure, I don't see anything in the scriptures that would prohibit someone from engaging in more then one ministry. If the person is willing, and has the gift, then I can see that there is no reason that he or she should not be allowed to serve in more then one ministry, as long as it is an appropriate ministry for that persons station. I know of many that serve in more then one capacity; especially if the talent pool is limited by the size of the congregation, though I don't believe this consideration of convention would necessarily be limited because of the size; whether it be large or small. I hope that helps, sister, Azure. John |
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114 | the last days of john and peter | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 216958 | ||
Dear elizama, Please see post number 216952 Just enter the number in the Search Word(s) or ID# box at the right of your screen. Thanks. John |
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115 | Lives and work Peter and John | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 216952 | ||
Dear anglefrog, Welcome to the forum! These kind of questions have sure been coming up a lot lately. Is this some kind of homework assignment? |
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116 | Lying is a sin. Rahab did it for the en, | James 2:25 | stjohn | 216930 | ||
Dear edna, Welcome to the forum! Here is a repost for someone who asked a very similar question. I hope it helps you in your understanding. Noah, was a drunkard, Abraham, was a liar, his son Isaac, was a liar, his son Jacob, and his wife, (Jacob’s mother) conspired to tell a lie; Moses killed a man perhaps in anger, which would make him a murderer. We see many sins and lies being committed in Scripture, and we also know from Scripture that they all were justified by their faith in God. Yet, we often will focus on Rehabs’ lie; and ask the question: was it wrong for her to lie? And: was she justified for telling this lie? Now first of all, we know she was not justified by the lie, but by her faith in God, as was all the others that have been before mentioned. Just for illustration sake, and perhaps for a little better understanding, let’s look at the nature of the lie itself. It was not a lie told for self-gain, nor was it told to cause hurt to others, but it was a selfless act to protect others and may well have put her in great danger. It was not a malicious lie. The ninth commandment says: Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Technically, it does not say: thou shall not lie. So perhaps there are two kinds of lies? There are lies one might tell for the purpose of causing hurt, or to gain something we do not rightly deserve, or to get ourselves out of some kind of trouble. And there are lies we may tell to protect others from someone who may want to hurt them in some way. We see in James 2:24-25 where it says: You see that man is justified by works and not by faith alone. In the same way was Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way? Wasn’t that “selfless” lie, told by Rahab, part of the action she took that was considered the works that James says she was justified? When I was twelve years old, one of my sisters came to me with a rifle in one hand, the bolt for that rifle and ammunition in the other hand, and asked me to show her how to put the thing together. I asked: "why?" She said she was angry at our brother. I said: “give me the bolt and I’ll show you.” She did, and I ran away until things cooled down. Now, I didn’t think so then, nor do I think so now, that I did something wrong by lying to my sister. And no one will convince me otherwise. They are now in their late sixties, and though they still don't like each other very much, he is still alive and she is not in prison. John |
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117 | abide | 1 John 2:3 | stjohn | 216903 | ||
Hi Asis, First we need to understand what it means to abide in Christ. --"What does it mean to "abide" in Christ? Answer: Jesus defined "Abiding in Christ" when He likened Himself to a grapevine and believers to its branches: "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me" (John 15:4). That picture illustrates the vital union existing between Christians and Jesus Christ. The word "abide" basically means "to remain." Every Christian remains inseparably linked to Christ in all areas of life. We depend on Him for grace and power to obey. We look obediently to His Word for instruction on how to live. We offer Him our deepest adoration and praise and we submit ourselves to His authority over our lives. In short, Christians gratefully know Jesus Christ is the source and sustainer of their lives. Abiding in Christ evidences genuine salvation. The Apostle John alluded to that when he referred to defected professors who "went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, in order that it might be shown that they all are not of us" (1 John 2:19). People with genuine faith will remain--they won't defect; they won't deny Christ or abandon His truth. Jesus reiterated the importance of abiding as a sign of real faith when He said, "If you abide in My Word, then you are truly disciples of Mine" (John 8:31)."-- John Macarthur, http://www.gty.org/Resources/Questions/QA161 Jesus fulfilled not only the moral law but also the ceremonial law. As Christians we are commanded to obey the moral law as this is part of God's unchanging character, but the ceremonial law was part of the Old Covenant, that has been fulfilled and done away with by the work of Christ. Because we are now under the New Covenant we are no longer under obligation to keep the Old Covenant, particularly the sign of the Old Covenant. The writer to the Hebrews remarked, "When He said, ‘A new covenant,’ He has made the first obsolete. But whatever is becoming obsolete and growing old is ready to disappear" (Heb. 8:13). The Apostle Paul rebuked the Galatians for attempting to add the observance of days to the sufficiency of Christ’s work for salvation or sanctification (Gal. 4:9-11). This shows us that a new order had been erected with the resurrection of Christ (Jn. 20:1, 19). Moreover, note that there was no ceremonial law pryer to when it was given specifically to the nation Israel. Many believers in the coming Christ for redemption of sin and salvation were not required to obey such laws because they simply did not exist. They were justified as we are justified by faith and faith alone, and not by works, especially works of the ceremonial law, e.g. diet restrictions, feast days, etc. The Apostle Paul soundly rebuked the Galatians for there desire to go back to the Old Covenant system, and also said to the Corinthians to: "Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ." 1 Cor 11:1, and Paul sure didn't follow the Old Covenant system of ceremonial law. I pray that helped John |
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118 | How con the evil locust be God's army? | Joel 2:25 | stjohn | 216886 | ||
Hi Myke, Welcome to the forum! First of all Myke, we need to wrap our minds around the fact that God is sovereign in all things. Yes, it says that He cannot be tempted with evil. But that is not to say He doesn't bring what is His judgment against evil sinners. He cannot be tempted to do evil by anyone, anything, or forces outside himself. Just imagine, Myke, how much worse an eternity in the fires of hell will be for them, compared to a plague of locust? In his piece called, The Sovereignty of God, John Murry, puts it like this: "If the sovereignty of God rests upon the fact of his oneness and upon the fact of creation, it may be said to consist, first of all, in the right of dominion and rule over all and in the fact of universal possession. The Psalm sounds this note succinctly. "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof" (Ps. 24:1). The prophets do the same when they affirm that he is "the God of the whole earth" and as the "Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will" (Isa. 54:5; Dan. 4:17, 25). In the formula of Melchizedek and of Abraham, he is the "possessor of heaven and earth" (Gen. 14:19, 22), and in the words of Paul, "in him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts 17:28). It respects good and evil, so that even the sins of men come within the scope of his rule and providence. "What," asks the oppressed and the afflicted Job, bereft of flocks and herds and smitten with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto the crown, "shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?" (Job 2:10). For "with God," he says again, "is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding. Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening" (Job 12:13-14). He forms the light and creates darkness; he makes peace and creates evil. He kills and he makes alive; he wounds and he heals (Isa. 45:7; Deut. 32:39). He "hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil" (Prov. 16:4). "Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" (Amos 3:9)." John Murry John |
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119 | I can't find the post with my link. | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 216715 | ||
Hi again insight, I just have one more friendly suggestion if you don't mind, sir. You don't need to post a response to a note as a 'question', you can just click on 'note' and the user you are responding to will be promptly and duly notified via email. This is not a rule, however, this convention does work very well, and makes it much easer to follow the thread. :-) Thanks! John |
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120 | I can't find the post with my link. | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 216714 | ||
Dear Insight, Sorry about the confusion, perhaps I didn't make myself clear. I was not referring to any of your posts, I was referring to the link in your personal profile. Sorry if I was not able to convey that thought. Please reread the TOU so that you are very familiar with it before you post. It does not say, by the way that there are no links allowed to websites at all, but, there are some restrictions. The fact that you ask for donations at your website, may make a bit of a conflict for Lockman, and that is also probably why your post was deleted and now just shows the tree dots (...) . Sorry. John |
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