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101 | Adult Question young people please do no | Bible general Archive 1 | Parable | 89475 | ||
From the Song of Solomon.....I do not intend to put any particular interpretation on these verses, other than to note the PASSION that is so clearly expressed. Of course, this is love poetry, so imagery is not literal. LOVER: "You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain." -- 4:12 BELOVED: "Let my lover come into his garden and taste its choice fruits." -- 4:16b LOVER: I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk." -- 5:1 BELOVED: My lover has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies. I am my lover's and my lover is mine; he browses among the lilies. -- 6:2-3 Peace, Parable |
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102 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | Parable | 89479 | ||
Perhaps the answer may be found in this: its not that we neglect personal insight or revelation, but rather that we seek to confirm they are truth by comparing them with Scripture, which we hold to be the ultimate authority on matters of faith and practice. I note that not all Christian traditions hold this "high view" of scripture, e.g. the Quakers. The risk of holding to your own revelation is that you risk being in error, or worse, being deceived. There is no doubt that we are called to follow where the Spirit leads, and this necessarily implies direct personal revelation and experience. |
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103 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | Parable | 89494 | ||
Yes, God is the ultimate authority in all things. Since scripture is His inspired Word to us, then scripture reflects God's authority. Of course, we must divide the word rightly or we face interpretations that reflect our minds and not His. If my personal revelation is contrary to scripture, I must conclude it is not from God, for His character does not change and His truth does not change. If my personal revelation is not contrary to scripture, but not explicitly endorsed either, then I must seek to understand how my revelation is consistent with Godly principles and truth as revealed in scripture. If I can't establish that consistency, then I must question my revelation. The idea that scripture is complete comes from the understanding that Jesus is the ultimate revelation of God to us and nothing more can be added. Thus, additional fundamental truths are not to be expected, for all we need, or can hope for, has been given to us through Christ. This does not undermine the importance of living for God and heeding the Spirit. Indeed, it demonstrates how important it is that we look with eyes that see and listen with ears that hear. But it also recognizes that we see through a glass darkly, and can fool ourselves or be deceived by others. In any chain of command, one always confirms orders are genuine before executing them, no? |
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104 | Is not God inside of each of us? | Bible general Archive 1 | Parable | 89505 | ||
Perhaps the tendency to focus on scripture you describe is a manifestation of the mission of this forum. After all, it is a bible study forum. For the owner's guidelines, see the "About the Forum" under "Show Me" on the left side of the window. | ||||||
105 | Masterbation in the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Parable | 191821 | ||
The bible doesn't expressly mention masturbation. For more on this topic, see my post #191656. Copy this number into the search box to the right. Parable |
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106 | If Jesus became sin why is he in Heaven? | NT general Archive 1 | Parable | 46004 | ||
TM, I agree. Good explanation of a profound truth. | ||||||
107 | If Jesus became sin why is he in Heaven? | NT general Archive 1 | Parable | 46005 | ||
If I may add something to the excellent comments so far...when Christ died for us, He suffered not only physical death, but also spiritual death, i.e. separation from the Father. For the One who was so intimate with the Father as to call Him "Abba", this separation was more painful than we can possibly imagine. Also, from the Father's perspective, the loss of His only Son was infinitely real and infinitely grievous to Him. Because Christ's perfect sacrifice, made out of love for us, fulfilled the demands of justice on our behalf, the Father raised Christ from the ultimate death and glorified Him to confirm that the penalty for humanity was paid in full, all at once, for all. | ||||||
108 | is closed communion hypocritical? | NT general Archive 1 | Parable | 51838 | ||
Furthermore, isn't unrepentant sin always present, e.g.1 John 1:8 "If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us." even though those in Christ are no longer condemned for it, e.g. Romans 8:1"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus? Doesn't it follow then that closed communion, as you have described, can never achieve what it sets out to accomplish. Finally, because there is no scriptural basis for it, spiritual pride is a likely outcome, e.g. 1 Cor 4:6 "Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, "Do not go beyond what is written." Then you will not take pride in one man over against another. Parable |
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109 | Yes, but are we to judge others in this? | NT general Archive 1 | Parable | 51901 | ||
Communion that is closed to us hardly seems like communion at all. In the preceding verses, Paul describes that the practice of the Lord's supper had become irreverant and self-serving, i.e. a dinner party instead of a solemn remembrance, with gluttony and drunkeness. How do we go from rebuking that practice to excluding people who want to come to the Lord's table but have not proven their righteousness to the local elders and so are excluded? As Paul says in 11:28, "But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup." Examine himself, not be examined by others, right? Isn't this a matter of personal conscience, like when we are to reconcile our disputes before offering our worship, i.e. Matthew 5:23 "Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift." Parable |
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110 | Yes, but are we to judge others in this? | NT general Archive 1 | Parable | 51996 | ||
Searcher, I was agreeing with you. I should have indicated that my exposition was directed at the practice of excluding others, rather than ourselves. Sorry for not clarifying my intent. Parable |
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111 | Was Bible time kept the same way as now | Genesis | Parable | 47470 | ||
In his book "Gift of Time: Time and the Kingdom of God", William T. McConnel explains that there are differences in the way people think about time and these views influence our relationship with God. To summarize: In the modern west, we think of time as a series of discreet events, a string of moments one following the other. This has consequences for us in our relationship with God, especially when we try to understand scripture. For us today, time is impersonal and "over before you know it". The past is either irrelevant or drags us down, the present is never where our attention is placed and the future is either to be feared or ours for the making. We cannot understand eternity because we cannot understand now. In the biblical eras, time is understood differently. Events are processes that endure, rather than discrete instances. The attention span is seasons and years, not sound bites, photo ops and microseconds. Events are seen as interconnected and there is meaning behind what happens because of those connections. Past,present and future are a natural progression. Eternity is seen from God's perspective, understood in terms of our insignificance and His glory. Parable |
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112 | Time line when the world was Created | Genesis | Parable | 77641 | ||
As a Christian who is also a physcial scientist at a university, I summarize my thoughts on this topic, see below. My inspiration for the scientific side of this discussion comes from "The Genesis Question", by Dr. Hugh Ross. For previous posts by me on this topic, see the thread starting at message #46773, which can be found by using the Quick Search window on the upper right. Here's my interpretation of Genesis. I have shared this with one of my pastors at my church, and he has no objections to what I have said. I expect others on this forum will want to share their views as well. 1) God created Adam. Gen 2:7 God planted the Garden of Eden. Gen 2:8 Scripture does not say how long it was between the time of Adam's creation and his arrival in the Garden. 2) God created Eve in the Garden. Gen 2:22 Scripture does not say how long Adam lived before God created Eve. 3) Adam and Eve disobeyed God. Gen 3:6 Scripture does not say how long Adam and Eve lived in the Garden before they disobeyed God. 4) God walked in the Garden and Adam and Eve hid themselves from him. Gen 3:8-9 Scripture does not say how long it was after eating the apple that Adam and Eve hid themselves from God. 5) Because of the serpent's role and the disobedience of Adam and Eve, the world was cursed by God. Gen 3:14-19 The curse brought humanity: conflict with the serpent (Gen 3:15), pain (Gen 3:16), dominance of the husband over the wife (Gen 3:16), surviving on the meager fruits of painful toil (Gen 3:17), and death and decay (Gen 3:19). 6) The curse is contrasted sharply with the Garden, implying life in the Garden had none of the troubles of the Fallen world, most notably death and decay. As these are how we measure time, in both the cosmic and personal sense, our Fallen understanding of time is wholly inadequate to understanding time in the Garden, before the Fall. Peter alludes to God's view of time in 2Peter3:8b "... with the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day." 7) Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden and entry was barred by cherubim and a flaming sword. Gen 3:23-24. 8) We are the decendents of Adam and Eve, Gen 3:20. We live in that same Fallen world and likewise cannot access the Garden in ANY way, including through the use of logic to infer anything about the timing of Creation or the nature of the Garden, as might be extrapolated by science after examination of the Fallen world. I conclude: Science is constrained to reveal the nature of the Fallen world only and cannot address it before the Fall in any way whatsoever. If the Fallen world appears by all scientific measures to be very old, that fact has no bearing on when Creation was established nor the nature of the Garden before the Fall. |
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113 | King James bible only one to read? | Genesis | Parable | 123748 | ||
KJV 2Timothy 3:16-17 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." This was written, and considered to be scripture, long before the KJV was translated, so certainly the original ancient scriptures are exceptions to what you neighbor says. |
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114 | Two Creation Stories? | Gen 1:1 | Parable | 41723 | ||
For an excellent detailed discussion of Creation, and how modern scientific evidence fits with the Genesis account, see The Genesis Question, by Dr. Hugh Ross. The two accounts are not two different stories. They merely emphasize different things, i.e. creation of the earth or creation of man. |
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115 | The Bible and Science, #1 | Gen 1:1 | Parable | 48366 | ||
The Bible teaches that there was a beginning of the Universe (i.e. the heavens and the earth). One theory in the science of Cosmology suggests that Matter, Space, Energy and Time all had a beginning and they are all derived from the same ultimate primordial "stuff". Furthermore, we cannot derive anything whatsoever about the nature of the universe before the beginning of Matter, Space, Energy and Time because those four fundamental building blocks are what we use to describe everything that we can test with the scientific method. Parable |
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116 | The Bible and Science, #1 | Gen 1:1 | Parable | 48400 | ||
Depending on the overall mass of the universe, either 1). if the mass is low, the current expansion of space-time will continue indefinitely or 2). if the mass is high, the current expansion will slow down and then the universe will begin to contract, presumably back into the infinitely dense, zero-dimensional singularity from whence it came. If 1), the universe will simply unwind, like a clock-spring, eventually reaching what has been termed "heat death", when everything cools to absolute zero and its all over. However, this presumes the universe is closed, i.e. that there are no external energy supplies feeding the system. If 2), either the Big Crunch will be followed by another Big-Band or the resulting singularity will simply disappear into nothingness. So, Cosmology suggests the fate of the universe is either "heat death", oscillations of Bang/Crunch, or a one-time sequence of Bang/Crunch/goodbye. The mass question is why so many people are interested in the so-called "dark matter" currently topical in the field. Estimating the mass of the universe with what we can see results in a mass that is low, but if we can estimate how much matter exists that we cannot see directly, then we have a better idea of what direction the theories should go. Parable |
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117 | The Bible and Science, #1 | Gen 1:1 | Parable | 48402 | ||
p.s. Lionstrong, I intend to answer your earlier question about Dr. Ross' method, but I need to get that book back from a friend | ||||||
118 | how long ago was the earth made? | Gen 1:1 | Parable | 119099 | ||
Scripture tells us what science can never prove, that creation is utterly distinct from decay, which is how we measure time in the fallen world. The question "how long ago?" can be asked of the fallen world only, not about creation before the fall. That is, after creation, the world was without decay and could have existed in the same state for billions of years, before the curse introduced death and decay. All science can do is estimate how long since the decay began, and that requires an understanding of the initial conditions and the rate of decay, both of which require assumptions that may or may not hold. As a believer, I have no problem with scientific estimates that the universe is 13.7 billion years old because that estimate implies nothing about when creation occured, for with God, a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like a day. Also, this apparent age teaches us something of the meaning of the word "eternity". Which raises the point that the primary message of Genesis is that in the beginning God is there and is responsible for making the world. Likewise, the primary point of Revelation is that in the end, God is there and will see His purposes come to pass. |
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119 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Parable | 54774 | ||
The following statement is irrefutable: "All known addicts tried their drug once." This does not imply that every person who tries or casually uses a drug will become addicted, but it is well established that the risk of addiction associated with illict drugs is great and the cost of addiction are high. The Lord instructs us to pray "lead us not into temptation". Risking addiction by the use of a powerful drug is to enter into temptation. Addiction is bondage or servitude to a substance and is to me a form of idolatry. As Christians, we are to serve only God. Addicts serve their addictions. The only true cure for addiction is surrender to God, dying to the addiction and rebirth as a non-user. If the next question is, "what if a person is not an addict?", it's probably just a matter of time until the meaning of "addict" becomes clear. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. |
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120 | question to smoke pot or not | Gen 1:12 | Parable | 54819 | ||
I agree that our policies regarding the dispensation of illegal drug users should balance justice and love. I agree that we can and should disable the lucrative economic forces that drive illicit drug production and distribution. I agree that we are not to judge others. I agree that the marijuana plant has many legitimate uses, including legitimate medical treatment supervised by a doctor. I agree that tobacco and alcohol can be equally problematic. I agree that there has been and still is much misunderstanding concerning marijuana, yet there is also now well established scientific evidence that marijuana is exceedingly harmful when smoked. Not just because of the active drug THC, which affects brain chemistry via modification of chemical receptors in the neural synapse, but also because of the plethora of other partially combusted and highly reactive toxic substances in the smoke. Perhaps more significantly, smoke comprises sub-micron particulates that are delivered into the smallest alveoli of the lungs and cannot be easily elimated through expectoration, causing chronic inflammation at the blood-gas interface, thus creating a persistent demand on the local immune system. I agree that eating the plant or drinking the tea is probably less harmful than smoking, but the significant impact of THC on brain chemistry remains, as evidenced by the high achieved via these routes of ingestion. Your commentaries are not without merit, but to be honest, it seems you are trying to find a biblical way to justify marijuana use, or at least that the bible does not prohibit it. Is this a case of the ends justifying the means? Finally, I agree that chocolate, like anything, can become an object of idolatry. If this is true for chocolate, how much more true is it for marijuana? Peace and Clarity, Parable |
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