Results 101 - 120 of 255
|
||||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Jensen Ordered by Verse |
||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
101 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20242 | ||
COMMENT...........It is not the science that we need to discuss. Please answer the question from my earlier posts. Luv ya'. God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
102 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20268 | ||
Dear Lionstrong...You are correct and I apologize for not doing better. You do not ask one question. You ask five. I only see one that is important for a study ( maybe two) but I understand that sometimes the best debates must begin with non-essentials to make a point. If we only ask rhetorical questions we will never address substance. Here are the five questions you asked. 1. How would it be contrary to the goodness of God for God to have created Satan evil? ...Good Question...I will try to answer later. 2. Is it not the right of the Potter to make a vessel as he sees fit, to "prepare some for destruction? .....It is not the right of the potter to make a vessel that will result in harm to others. He may make something that looks like a vessel and save it for destruction but it is not a good vessel and is, therefore, no vessel at all since we expect vessels to be a certain way. He does not have the right to put a defect in the vessel that would defeat the purpose of the vessel. Making a vessel with a defect, and offering for use, is dishonest. That does not mean that the potter does not have the power to do so, only that it would be dishonest. "God don't make no junk." In everyday life we expect to get what we are paying for. If we were to buy a vessel from this potter and it had a hole in the bottom so that the vessel carried no water, we would return to the potter and expect that he make good on it. The potter could not argue that he had a right to make this vessel the way he did, eventhough it harmed others or did not perform the way we were led to believe. That would be an argument away from the standard of good. (Which is written on our hearts) 3. Was Agatha Christy evil for writing murder mysteries? ....No.... 4. And weren't they "good" stories? ....Some were, some were not....it is a matter of taste. I do not like mystery stories. I like science fiction and biographies. 5. If he (Satan) were created good how did he fall so quickly? .... I addressed this question in an earlier post that tried to explain how "time" is relative. I still offer that post as a scientific proof/theory that Satan is "timeless" for the purpose of our discussion. He had a start and he will have a stop. But his time is not like our time. Now to the first question. Evil by definition is sin. All sin is evil. Anything evil is already sin, or a result of sin. Anyone who brings about evil is said to have sinned, or "missing the mark", so that for God to have brought about evil in the form of Satan, or anything else, would be missing the mark. Further, we agreed that Lucifer was created in the first six days of Earths existence. GE 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the sixth day. At one point...., at some point within the first six days Lucifer was also "very good" if we are to believe what God said. I want to thank you, Lionstrong, for putting me on this study. You really know how to ask a pointed question that cuts to the heart of issues. Since I have read some of your other posts I know that you are familiar with the Scriptures that support my position in general. I try to avoid "dualing scriptures" if I can :-) Now if I have answered as you instructed will you please answer my question. Do you, or do you not, believe that God created evil? God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
103 | Did God create evil? | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20269 | ||
Dear Dalprad...Thank you for your reply and I am happy to see that you are following this discussion. Your input is not to be "pardoned" but welcomed. You are correct. I was/am looking for a straight forward answer, yes or no, to my question to Lionstrong. He does argue for a "yes" but, so far has not said so. He may realize that God can not be the creator of evil. God is, by His nature, the standard of all that is good. God can not sin. Jesus was/is the sinless sacrifice. Unblemished. To create evil would be a sin by definition. Any other thoughts? God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
104 | who created satan? | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20272 | ||
Dear LoveJoyPeace...Welcome to the Forum :)... I am having difficulty finding the Scripture that you referenced in your answer. I like your answer that "he was not created evil" and I would be missing a very strong support for my position if what you wrote is accurate. I do not have all the various Bible translations at my disposal so please tell me the Translation used as well as the Book, Chapter and verse(s) that you reference. Waitin anxiously :-) God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
105 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20408 | ||
Dear Lionstrong...We agree, ...again:-) You wrote... "To answer to your question, did God in fact create Satan as such; I can give the politically discrete answer of saying that the Scripture does not make that point explicit,....... Peace, Lionstrong" And peace indeed! (now to the second part of your thought...) God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
106 | Enter the Dragon! | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20521 | ||
Dear Lionstrong...Now to part two of your closing thoughts. You wrote... "...but it would not be contrary to the goodness of God if he had created Satan evil." By writing "..if he had created Satan evil." you have acknowledged that there is no proof that can be offered. For IF is a very big word. God did not create evil according to all the evidence in the Bible. So what now. We probably should not go outside the Bible to explore this point. We both agree that the Bible is true and just about the only written work that can be fully trusted by us both. So when we look for proof of what you postulate we find none. I will deny myself the opportunity to give examples of IF. So the question becomes, by defaut, was Satan created good. What proof do we have? You wrote that you did not buy the interpretation of EZK 28:15-17. You will also have to deny this... ISA 14:12 How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! (And why did he fall from heaven? Was it because of something he chose to do, or something he was programed to do?) ISA 14:13 You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of the sacred mountain. ISA 14:14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." Lionstrong you already know this. Satan wanted to put himself at the center of the universe, denying the need for his Maker. Adam tried it too! "You will not surly die." says the father of lies. Men today like to do the same thing. But we do not know more than He wrote to us, either in His word or on our hearts. His Word does not prove your point, that leaves your heart. God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
107 | Does Lstrong believe God created evil? | Gen 3:1 | Jensen | 20748 | ||
You ask... “how would it be contrary to the goodness of God for God to have created Satan evil.” You ask a question in the negative. But you can not prove a negative. Please tell me that you do not believe God created evil and I will go away :-) I may just have a misunderstanding of what you are saying. The way you ask the question can not be answered no. So,...it is no question at all. I have done everything possible for a man of my limited affiliation with Christianity to get an answer to a simple, very simple, question. Please, enough of the semantics. Please speak plainly. Be Bold, Be Strong, Be Straightforward, and be equiped to defend your belief. Do you, or do you not believe that God created evil (in the form of Satan)? God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
108 | Did God give the Jews land forever? | Gen 17:8 | Jensen | 17988 | ||
Is there a biblical imperative that dictates,or even permits, that the Jews of the Diaspora have a right to any specific land area of the Middle East? I recall hearing Hank Hanagraaf say on his radio show that there is a political case, but not a biblical case, to be made for possession. Yet, many Christians seem to "know" that the bible does indeed dictate Jewish possession.(But I really love Hank:) |
||||||
109 | What was/is a temple prostitute? | Gen 38:21 | Jensen | 21207 | ||
Dear Family in Christ...... What was a "temple prostitute" of GE 38:21, or "cult prostitute" of DT 23:17. (The NIV uses "shrine prostitue" for these verses.) What was it that these men and women did that was different, or unique in some way, from other prostitutes of their time. Any Scriptural description? God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
110 | What was/is a temple prostitute? | Gen 38:21 | Jensen | 21244 | ||
Dear EdB...Thanks for your answer. I still have some confusion that I know you can address. It is my understanding, according to your post, that temple prostitutes were common to several religions. (They even exist today in certain sects located in California.) My concern is only with the kingdoms of Israel and/or Judah. 1)Your answer seems to indicate that Israel did not employ (no pun) temple prostitutes. But Hosea seems to indicate that Israel did utilize them. If you can clear this point up I would be grateful. 2)Do you know if the prostitutes worked for the temple directly. Did the temple or shrine play the same role as a modern day pimp? Did the temple keep all the money paid to the prostitute, and was there, to your knowledge, a part of the temple or temple grounds that was set aside for such service? 3) Were those who paid for the prostitute members of the same cult, or could anyone employ them with the proceeds going to the temple. (As an aside...There is a carnival set up on the grounds of a Christian church near where I live. Some of the prizes awarded include soft pornography and strong alcoholic drink. The proceeds from the carnival support the church. Curious!) God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
111 | Did God's own use temple prostitutes? | Gen 38:21 | Jensen | 21317 | ||
Part 1. Biblical Support for Temple Prostitutes being used by Israel et. al. Dear EdB. Well you certainly have kept me busy. Thank you. I have always been curious and concerned with corporate sin. That is to say that an entire church can be guilty of sin because the church leaders can and do lead people into it. The modern day example may be the carnival set up on the grounds of a Christian church that awards questionble prizes that are at least stumbling blocks to believers and non-believers alike. An example from antiquity may be temple prostitutes. You have done a great job in educating me. However, you seemed to say that God's chosen people had not engaged in the practice. You wrote "Check the timing, this is from Genesis before the temple of God was established. It was also before “organized woship” of God was introduced." That is what put me on the study from a different perspective. You asked that I "check the timing." In other words...Check the Chronology. So I did. And here is what I found. It is rather lenghty but I would appreciate your review and response, as well as that of anyone who follows this thread. My position will be that God's chosen people employed Temple Prostitutes. Here is my argument. Tamar (c. 16 century bc.) may not have been a shrine prostitute, but Judah knew full well what a shrine prostitute was…. GE 38:20 Meanwhile Judah sent the young goat by his friend the Adullamite in order to get his pledge back from the woman, but he did not find her. 21 He asked the men who lived there, "Where is the shrine prostitute who was beside the road at Enaim?" "There hasn't been any shrine prostitute here," they said. The Law is given concerning prostitution through Moses (c. 13 century bc.).. LEV 21:9 " If a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she disgraces her father; she must be burned in the fire." Becoming a Shrine Prostitute, or Temple Prostitute was no exception….. DT 23:17 No Israelite man or woman is to become a shrine prostitute. 18 You must not bring the earnings of a female prostitute or of a male prostitute into the house of the LORD your God to pay any vow, because the LORD your God detests them both. Israel had priests and a place to worship, a temple or house of the Lord. Samuel, a book that records Hannah (Samuel’s mother c.11 century bc.), being in the area of the Lord’s temple. 1SAM 1:9 Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the LORD's temple. But Solomon (970-31 bc.) would build the temple “for the Name of the LORD” but it was not the first temple. 1KI 3:1 Solomon made an alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt and married his daughter. He brought her to the City of David until he finished building his palace and the temple of the LORD, and the wall around Jerusalem. 2 The people, however, were still sacrificing at the high places, because a temple had not yet been built for the Name of the LORD. 3 Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the statutes of his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. …..but, still, Israel was familiar with the concept. And the Lord would hold it against them as recorded in Hosea (c. 8 century bc.) HOS 6:10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled. Yet, these people return to their shameful ways (c. 8 century bc)…But does this indicate temple or shrine prostitutes? HOS 4:17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! 18 Even when their drinks are gone, they continue their prostitution; their rulers dearly love shameful ways. 5:3 I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution; Israel is corrupt. 6:10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house of Israel. There Ephraim is given to prostitution and Israel is defiled. |
||||||
112 | Part 2...Temple Prostitutes? | Gen 38:21 | Jensen | 21318 | ||
Part 2....Temple Prostitutes.... And it was not just one tribe but several tribes that played a prominent role in the corruption……were prostitutes employed by temples throughout? HOS 5:5 Israel's arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them. 13 "When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores. 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them. HOS 6:7 Like Adam, they have broken the covenant-- they were unfaithful to me there. 8:11 "Though Ephraim built many altars for sin offerings, these have become altars for sinning. 13:1 When Ephraim spoke, men trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. Yet the Lord is compassionate…(c.700 bc.)….. 2 CHR 30:18 Although most of the many people who came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, "May the LORD, who is good, pardon everyone 19 who sets his heart on seeking God--the LORD, the God of his fathers--even if he is not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary." 20 And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people. And again in Jeremiah (7-6 century bc.) JER 31:20 “Is not Ephraim my dear son….. …..I have great compassion for him," declares the LORD. May I conclude from the evidence that God's people did indeed employ and utilize temple or shrine prostitutes? There are lessons either way I think. Since this is for study purposes only I am open to new Scriptural based insight and interpretation. God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
113 | What was/is a temple prostitute? | Gen 38:21 | Jensen | 21319 | ||
Dear Tim...If you have time...Would you please review my post to EdB above and see if I am on the wrong track. God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
114 | //////// | Exodus | Jensen | 19797 | ||
Personal Note...Ronscarpet I just happened to notice a pattern in the dates of your questions. Are you involved in an organized weekly Bible study on the Book of Exodus? Are these the questions that you were assigned to research? It just struck me that, with the way you ask your questions, you are educated enough so that you could have the answers yourself with a little effort. There really has been nothing controversial or very unclear contained in your questions. The answers to your questions could have been gleened from reading the passage. Are you just asking to confirm what you already suspect? I think the latter? Anyhow, it's a good study for me as I follow these threads :-) God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
115 | Predict what God will do for Israel? | Exodus | Jensen | 20578 | ||
Dear ronscarpet...I can not predict what God will do for the political state known as Israel. But I will predict that if you, ronscarpet, will answer your assigned study questions by actually studying the Book, you will have a greater reward than copying from your neighbor :-) | ||||||
116 | What did the lord tell moses? | Exodus | Jensen | 20579 | ||
13 The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No destructive plague will touch you when I strike Egypt. Why do you not just read the Book??? |
||||||
117 | What did moses say and Pharaoh's answer? | Exodus | Jensen | 20580 | ||
EX 5:1 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: "Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.' " EX 5:2 Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go." Are you misleading anyone to think that you have studied this Book, and did your homework. Sounds like it but I hope that I am wrong :) |
||||||
118 | What was the lords instructions | Exodus | Jensen | 20582 | ||
"EX 12:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron in Egypt, 2 "This month is to be for you the first month, the first month of your year. 3 Tell the whole community of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lamb for his family, one for each household. 4 If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbor, having taken into account the number of people there are. You are to determine the amount of lamb needed in accordance with what each person will eat. 5 The animals you choose must be year-old males without defect, and you may take them from the sheep or the goats. 6 Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the people of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight. 7 Then they are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. 8 That same night they are to eat the meat roasted over the fire, along with bitter herbs, and bread made without yeast. 9 Do not eat the meat raw or cooked in water, but roast it over the fire--head, legs and inner parts. 10 Do not leave any of it till morning; if some is left till morning, you must burn it. 11 This is how you are to eat it: with your cloak tucked into your belt, your sandals on your feet and your staff in your hand. Eat it in haste; it is the LORD's Passover." Are you in need of a Bible. Please let me know for I will send you one. |
||||||
119 | What did the lord tell moses? | Exodus | Jensen | 20632 | ||
LOL...... | ||||||
120 | Was Paul Eloquent? | Ex 4:10 | Jensen | 27069 | ||
The question was on Paul...Not Moses... This is a nice exposition but has nothing to do with the eloquence of Paul. Why not just say that many Bible teachers say stupid, unfouded, unsubstantiated things. :) The fact is that the teacher mentioned does not know. He may have heard it on TBN late some night. The fact that Paul was educated does not mean that he was eloquent. You may want to look up the definition. You have also directly quoted from a source without giving credit to the source. I can tell because I have read some of your other posts. Give credit where credit is due...I'm sure it was just an oversight :-) God Bless....Jensen |
||||||
Result pages: << First < Prev [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ] Next > Last [13] >> |