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101 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118095 | ||
I acknowledge your questions above to which I'll have to do more homework and get back to you. But again, I ask where is your response to the original question about "Jesus' prayer to His Father to have the cup pass from Him?" God bless. --Rowdy |
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102 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118113 | ||
Very well put! --Rowdy | ||||||
103 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118115 | ||
What make you think that Satan had anything to do with anything connected with the Holiness of God; in you statement, “it would be enough for the Devil to keep Him there forever.” The devil has nothing to do with the perfect plan of God and he has nothing to do with hell or the lake of fire other then the fact that he will suffer there like all the rest that don’t fear God! OK, you've answered one question but you didn't respond to the one about the Devil's tempting Jesus in the desert after Jesus was baptized. IF there was NOT even a slight chance during this exchange of Jesus' slipping and sinning, then what's the purpose of this story in our Bible? Further, what's the value of Heb 4:15 if what you say is true? It seems you have a difficult explanation to craft together. But I await your reply. God bless. --Rowdy |
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104 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118118 | ||
Re: "turn His back to His own Son" 33At the sixth hour darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" We know that God hates sin so why else would He have darkness come over the earth at such a time when His Son is fulfilling the Father's plan so perfectly? How do you explain this and the verse above? Re: little apprehensive about going to hell Lk 22:42"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." 43An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. And Matt 26:38. What else could be troubling Jesus so as to cause this much anxiety? What is your explanation? Re: devil's keeping Christ in Hell, I would refer you to my post no 118115. As you have already surmised, my previous post has much conjecture and conclusions but that is to be expected when a person asks Why. Would you mind telling me why this is such an alien concept to you and Hank and others that are so harsh in reading and criticizing my posts? I've explained this numerous times about the fact that many times the Bible does NOT give a clear cut and specific answer to every imaginable question so God does expect us to use our minds and conclude proper conclusions from the Spirit of His Word. I would sincerely appreciate your response. Thanks. Also maybe you can explain why no one wants to respond to my challenges from several weeks ago wherein I DO cite several scriptures? God bless. --Rowdy |
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105 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118129 | ||
As I've stated before in other posts and briefly in my profile, I do prefer to go for the deeper, more probing question like this one. I like to discuss Bible truths and principles, both basic and ocassionally even the tough stuff. I would like to stress that I think our God does expect us to mature and share our thoughts with all His children, especially if our intent is to build them up and encourage us all to keep growing, keep maturing and strive to reach for new heights in teaching each other. I must also stress if we choose to a ministry such as this we MUST do so with love (real genuine God like love), thus I must apologize for my ocassional lapse in weakness when I let the human side "peek out" in me. I do enjoy participating on the Forum as I'm sure you do but I would also re-emphasize another one of my previous points and that is the fact I'm just holding down my end of this level playing field. There's many of you like yourself who are very good at "quoting book, chapter and verse." Me, it takes a lot of work thus I choose carefully and I'm honestly trying to support my posts with just a little bit more scriptures than my earliest posts after considering all of yours and Hank's critiques. So call me a philosophical fool like Socrates who committed suicide rather than deal with the cold harsh world he lived in. Hopefully, I'll succeed in some small victories and I'll gladly settle for that. But alas I almost forgot. You haven't responded to my challenges, the ones I offered to Hank and to the whole Forum. If you need the Post nos, I'll look them up for you. I'm trying to remember some of the key words but they escape me at the moment. Appreciate your response and God bless. --Rowdy |
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106 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118130 | ||
I'd like to say an hearty Amen to your post but I just wanted to add this supplemental thought with which I'm hoping your agree. I think this separation from God was truly a new experience for our Lord. As we see throughout the Gospels, He was intensely at one with His Father at all times. It almost seems that's the only thing that kept him going, he pushed himself so hard, feeling an incredible amount of compassion for the lost souls around him, the sick and dying. So, when He knew all these sins of the world would separate Him from the Father for a relatively short period, He knew He would face death on His own AND whatever fate awaited Him in Hell. He went to that cross with complete and total faith in His Father's plan. Just seems like an incredibly scary thing to me. I keep emphasizing this point because for me, it makes the fact very clear that he really does know what we're going through being human and facing difficulties in this world. He's been there, far more than we could ever imagine. This much love for you and me. What an amazing God and Father we all have?!! God bless. --Rowdy |
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107 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118137 | ||
Thanks for the encouragement; I'm just a small part of the team. |
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108 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118140 | ||
Yes, you figured out I didn't paste the quote from your post to mine very well. Usually don't do that very much. My apologies. As to your challenges, the only way I can figure that anyone might see Satan in Heaven is if he were to repent and ask forgiveness from God. In spite of this guidance coming from a parable, I think it applies. Mt 25:41 "Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. So apparently God has already condemned Satan and his angels and thus Satan has no chance for repenting of his sins. Is there scripture for any portion of your post above or are you joining the ranks of us philosophers and drawing your own conclusions? You seem to have a spirit of anger with most of your posts, especially when you run into someone who disagrees with you. Would you like to unburden yourself with whatever is bothering you? If so, I'll share my own personal E-Mail with you and I'll promise to keep it in strict confidence. I can only remind you the one single time, our Lord got angry was with those who were desicrating His Father's temple and we're all to imitate Jesus as indicated in your profile. I do hope you'll respond in kind. God bless. --Rowdy |
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109 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118142 | ||
I've been looking for scripture to back up my position and I must admit the only ones I can find are those already cited about Jesus cry asking His Father why He forsook Him and the extended period of darkness. I may be suffering from a lifetime of being taught this conclusion based on these verses so I'll continue looking for something more specific. BUT maybe I can ask what is YOUR response to these verses? Do you have an explanation as to why these actions happened AND are cited in the Bible for our benefit? One more verse, unrelated to the discussion above but might be an answer to your question: 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit, 19through whom also he went and preached to the spirits in prison 20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. Do you think God went to this prison with His Son after He died here on earth? I shouldn't think so but I'll try to be open-minded. I'd be interested in seeing your response to this verse. God bless. --Rowdy |
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110 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118143 | ||
I can dig it. Ciao for now. That's a rhyme. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
111 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118147 | ||
I can't say I agree with all of your statement but I must admit you did give me a lot to "chew on." I always learn something every time I log onto this website. Bless you, dear friend for your patience and your perseverance. Several of your points are quite powerful and I plan to use them in my next sermon on the subject. Especially powerful is the analogy between Jesus and the son, Isaac, both carrying wood for their own sacrifice and Mount Moriah on the same mountain range. That's heavy. God bless. --Rowdy |
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112 | i'm new wassup? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118317 | ||
Very nicely done, Kalos. Just one thing you overlooked. Most of us like to know some little something about the participants with whom we encounter. It's not required but we do like to see everyone cite some basic background about yourself on the user profile. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
113 | Does the OT apply to us as christians? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118394 | ||
Kalos, I was looking for scripture for another purpose and stumbled upon this one below. It seems, at least in my mind to put a decisive "kabosh" to the applicability of the OT to us in this, the Christian Age or Dispensation. Gal 3:15 Brothers, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say "and to seeds," meaning many people, but "and to your seed," meaning one person, who is Christ. 17What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise. 18For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. 19What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator. 20A mediator, however, does not represent just one party; but God is one. 21 Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. 22But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. 23Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. 24So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. 25Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law. I hope this makes my position a little more clear. Let me emphasize this does NOT in any way take away the VALUE of the OT for study and understanding the NT better but it makes it clear from Apostle Paul that it no longer applies or has any authority. Let me know what you think? God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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114 | Does the OT apply to us as christians? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118463 | ||
I see that you've quoted numerous scriptures but none of them address Paul's guidance in Gal 3:24-25. How is it that you come to this conclusion and not address this passage in Galations? I'm afraid I have to say all of the scriptures you've cited ARE in support of the OT, being good for study and for clarification of the NT. The scriptures in Galations 3 make it very clear that the authority for the OT is no longer applicable to us as christians, especially when it is in conflict with NT. Again, let me say the best parts of the OT, such as 9 of the 10 Commandments and several other key concepts are indeed repeated in the NT and are therefore to be obeyed. But the requirements for animal sacrifices and the strict observance of Levitical law is obselete. As is the requirement for keeping one's lineage back to Abraham which is impossible to do anyway. And to an earlier comment about ceremonial law and just keeping some portion thereof (can't remember whose post), I would counter with Gal 5:1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. 2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope. 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Here, Paul is stating very clearly (at least in my mind) that one CANNOT pick and choose which portion of the OT is applicable and must be adhered to. So how many animal sacrifices do you offer up every week? Who's your Levitical High Priest? Does he wear the proper attire with the bejeweled breastplate? Where's your temple or tabernacle? Where's your Ark of the Covenant? No, my friend the time for observing and following the OT is long gone. We must live in compliance with and will be judged by the words of Christ and his duly appointed representatives, the Apostles. God bless. --Rowdy |
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115 | Does the OT apply to us as christians? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118549 | ||
First of Two Posts -- Dear Friends: I must admit I was expected a little bit of this kind of reaction based on the past but I really hoping someone was going to address Paul's guidance in Gal 3 a little more directly; so far, Hank has just brushed it aside and no one else has even acknowledged it. I'm afraid I have to say that all of your scriptures so far in response are just supporting my statement that the OT is good for study and understanding the NT. But nowhere in your scriptures (as I have to completely discard statements from outside God's Word) do you come out and say specifically the OT is on equal footing or authority with the NT. Hank asks for specific scriptures or examples of the conflicts as I've mentioned and here they are from Jesus Himself: Matt 5:21 "You have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.' 22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. 23 "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. 25 "Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 "Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent. 27 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 "If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 "If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell. 31 "It was said, 'WHOEVER SENDS HIS WIFE AWAY, LET HIM GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE'; 32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. 33 "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.' 34 "But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. 36 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil. 38 "You have heard that it was said, 'AN EYE FOR AN EYE, AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH.' 39 "But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 "If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. 41 "Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 "Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 "If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 "Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Stay tuned for Part 2 of 2. Sorry. |
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116 | Does the OT apply to us as christians? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118551 | ||
Part 2 of 2: There are many other scriptures I could cite but we only need one, right gentlemen? We are followers of God's Word and we only need to be told something once by God and we comply, correct? Ok, then first (vs 21-26) murder in the OT was specifically prohibited BUT one could get away with hating his brother or neighbor and could do all sorts of things to make his life miserable as long as he's subtle about it. You know the deal: push the envelope as far as you can and you're good to go. Well no longer, not with God. Although we might some of the people some of the time, we can never fool God and sooner or later the people will find out. Notice now, we can't even get angry with our brother or neighbor at least not without just cause. Even then the Lord expects us to go to that person and try to resolve our differences BEFORE we can approach God in worship. Powerful contrast if you ask me. 2nd Contrast (Conflict if you will): Adultery in vs 27-30. In the OT, adultery was sin but one could have the lustful thoughts he wanted. Go to the neighborhood pool and enjoy oneself with the all the women you wanted. As long as you didn't have sex with any of them, you were good to go. That too, is all history now. In this age, on this side of the cross, God expects us all to adhere to a higher standard and avoid lustful thoughts. Instead later on in the epistles, we find out we supposed to think on Heavenly things, and other more Godly pursuits. Thirdly, Oaths from vs 35-37. In the OT, a man was commanded to stand by his word; if one made an oath and broke that oath, there were some very severe consequences. In the here and now with the better covenant we're commanded not to swear at all and simply say "Yes or No." Seems simple but tough to do, I know. Next one (vs 38-42) is very tough to take: Vengence in the OT was a very serious business and still is for a lot of folks. Now, Jesus commands to not only forget about the wrong done to us, but go one better and offer the perpetrator another opportunity to take advantage os us again. Now this is one of the toughest things in the Bible AND to do it with sincerety. Yeah, extreme contrast, I agree. Finally and last of all (vs 43-48): Love and forgiveness for our enemies. Yes as was mentioned above, OT children of God were famous for loving their neighbors (some of the time) but they were far more famous for hating their enemies, as we can see to this day. But now God and His Son expects us to refine our ways of loving our neighbors AND He expects us to love our enemies so much that we forgive them endlessly as Peter found out in Matt 18. I know this is a bit much to take. Apparently, some of you folks have been hooked on the NT AND the OT all your lives but I would just like you to study these scriptures and all the rest. God really does want us to graduate from His schoolmaster the OT and move on to His Son's covenant. It's much better, perfect sacrifice and the perfect High Priest and He just considers Himself our senior Brother, what a Guy, such humility. This is all made so plain throughout the book of Hebrews. I'd also like to emphasize this should take care of the discussion about the separation of the OT into "ceremonial law" and the Ten Commandments. I guess you've already noticed, the first two points above start off with a reference to two of those Commandments. And we haven't even talked about the fact the Sabbath is done away and replaced with the "first day of week" being the day of worship in the NT. Now it's been mentioned or implied that I've said that NT contradicts the OT. Please believe me when I say nothing could be farther from the truth. The NT was issued as a fulfillment of the prophecy in the OT, same as Christ's coming was in fulfillment of that same group of prophecies. God passed the right to rule in this dispensation to His Son as clearly shown in Matt 28. Jesus rules from the right hand of God and with the aid of the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, mostly in our Bibles, God's Word. Hank, you might be interested in re-checking my profile. I explained my nickname briefly there for you and everyone else's benefit. Well, I do hope this clears up the matter. God bless. --Rowdy |
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117 | 2 co-habit or not 2 co-habit | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118835 | ||
Dear Mr. Kane, I'm afraid I have to agree with Hank's overall sentiment. I'd like to just throw in a few more scriptures as follows Phil 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. 1 Thes 5:22 Avoid every kind of evil Rom 14:22 So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. 23But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin. After being reminded of all these verses including Hank's I don't really see how you or anyone could possibly even think about defending the actions as you're suggesting in your post. Even in a monestary, the gentlemen know better than to tempt fate and God by placing a young man and woman in such a precarious position as described in your post. A person has no right to try to influence another person to sin. Everything about your proposal flashes a danger sign so I would urge you to stop and consider the consequences. But it's your decision. I really do hope you'll let us know that you've reconsidered AND repent for even thinking you can handle such temptation. God bless. --Rowdy |
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118 | Was Jesus a prophet | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118852 | ||
In the sense of the word prophet meaning "mouthpiece for God" as it did in the OT, the answer is yes. Jesus was the perfect mouthpiece for since He knew His Father so well. He was then and is now in perfect synce with His Father. This is clearly shown in Matt 3:16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. 17And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." God bless. --Rowdy |
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119 | Where did people go to when they died? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 119078 | ||
This subject has been addressed many times before. If you'll insert the words paradise and/or hades in the Quick Search at the right of your screen, you'll get quite a huge no of posts with a wide variety of opinions. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
120 | resurrection of the dead | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 119080 | ||
Howdy! Welcome to the Forum. I assume you're asking about resurrection of the dead but you don't give us any details or scriptures. Can you give us a little more to go on? What particular aspects of the subject do you wish to discuss? You might benefit by inserting those words "resurrection dead" in the Quick Search at the right of your screen and you'll recall several posts on that subject. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
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