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101 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215993 | ||
Thank God there will be no denominational divisions in Heaven, only those who have agreed upon their faith in the precious atoning blood of Jesus Christ. - Source: From the book, “What People Ask About The Church,” by Dale A. Robbins. |
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102 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215984 | ||
Dear MJH, Did you read the article by Norman Geisler. If he indeed wrote it the first sentence in which he says "Many wine-drinking [so-called] "Christians"" stopped me from caring to read the rest. It is this attitude that turns people off from the abstinence crowd. From last I heard salvation was by grace through Christ alone not whether a christian had a glass of wine with dinner. This attitude is the same attitude some of the Pharisees took with our Lord. A holier than thou attitude. It is very unbecoming especially for Mr. Geisler if he indeed wrote this article. |
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103 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215976 | ||
Thats a good point Steve. I appreciate your sticking to the topic rather than making cute comments about a christians immaturity because they have a different interpretation than the preachers. Lord help us all if we do not line up what preachers say to the word of God. In this day and time we have all the resources to do so, thanks be to God. Sister Val | ||||||
104 | The Lord's prayer shows immaturity? | John 17:1 | Val | 215965 | ||
Dear Humility, I ran into the same situation you did. We discussed it in Post 206087 if you care to read it. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
105 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215964 | ||
Dear Tim: To be specific Did you say anything short of abstinence is a sin? The bible does not command us not to drink wine. It does command us not to get drunk. The only way a person could get drunk is to drink wine. This is not broad. It is very specific. It is not a sin to drink a glass of wine with a meal which is the original question. As to whether the content was the same in ancient times, we have some references of people getting drunk so whether it was four to one, they still managed to do it. I am glad you do not beat your congregation over the head with the topic. In my neck of the woods, they do. I thought the response of hopealong with the gotquestions answer covered it pretty good. I don't have any thing to add. In closing we will have to agree to disagree my friend. Blessings, Val |
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106 | Does God lead us to sin? | Bible general Archive 4 | Val | 215962 | ||
Dear Doc,very well say, thank you. You gave me a lot to think about. Grace to you - Sister Val | ||||||
107 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215904 | ||
Very good Hopalong, Sister Val | ||||||
108 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215903 | ||
I would say it is ok. It is not ok to get drunk. Sister Val | ||||||
109 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215876 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, You said "The true value of his work is that he actually digs into the meanings of the words and doesn't just assume that anytime a word is translated 'wine' that it must refer to alcohol." Could you tell me what the definiation as you understand it is in this verse; the first of Jesus miracles. If you do not want to carry on this discussion Please let me know. These are my thoughts and if you do not want to discuss it please let me know. These are some things that bother me about the abstinence position. No where does the bible say do not drink wine. Period. If abstinence was what the bible intended I believe it would make that statement. The only conclusion I can draw from my studies is it definitely says do not get drunk. There is a big difference in abstinence and moderation. I believe the abstinence position is going beyond what scripture says. If a person is going to take the abstinence position why not take it from a cultural perspective rather than a biblical one. Many christians do not buy into the abstinence stance taken by many preachers and I believe this is what turns so many people off from going to church; getting beat over the head time after time about a subject that there is an ongoing debate in christianity about. It seems you as well as other preachers try to spin the fermentation, alcohol, words to try to make it seem that the verses do not say what they obviously say. What say you? Sister Val |
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110 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215875 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, As to your point in the first part of your answer my answer is Not Necessarily. People come to conclusions based on their experience from studying the scriptures. And even then as they study further their conclusion may change with more enlightenment. You still didn't answer the second part of my question. Why is that? Could it be because you know preachers are guilty of not spending enough time on the despicable sins because people don't want to hear the horrible. Could it be that discussing wine is a more safe subject? I think of the people who raise the grapes for wine. This is their livelyhood. How would you witness to them? Could it be that you would tell them they have to find another means of feeding their family? Could it be that we make being a christian harder than it has to be? I believe we do. What say you? Sister Val |
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111 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215870 | ||
Hello Brother Tim, you know I get so tired of the wine question but I just wanted to ask you this what is worse drinking wine or providing it for others to drink. It seems to me they are the same. You are right we do not have a clear cut verse that says our Lord drank the wine but we do have one that He performed the miracle in making it. There are hundreds of other sins and abuses to preach on. Why will preachers not get on their soap boxes about spousal abuse, beating their wives and children, incest,pornography, and a host of other despicable sins. Yet we have this debate every two or three months about drinking wine. Since God made everything on earth and Jesus is God then he made other things that are bad for us if taken in excess so why do preachers want to deny that the Lord made alcohol. It seems to me to be a non issue. God made everything. Just a few thoughts. Hope you are well. Sister Val | ||||||
112 | Does God lead us to sin? | Bible general Archive 4 | Val | 215869 | ||
Hi Doc, it is good to see you again. Hope you are well. I am so sorry for the lost of our brother Hank. I know ya'll were good friends. He helped me a lot in my christian walk. Regarding the question of Pharoah, let me ask you, why do people ask questions that seems to put God in an inappropriate light. Is it that if they can prove the bible shows that God is unfair in their thinking that they prove somehow it is not to be trusted. I find this question is asked over and over and over again. What do you think the motive behind it is? Do you think that people are confused as to who God is, what the bible is or both? Just a few thoughts. Your research was very good and I enjoyed reading. Sister Val |
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113 | talk with lord | Prov 3:5 | Val | 215335 | ||
Dear Rajeeb, The Lord's prayer is a good prayer to start with. Also bowing on one knee is a good position because it shows your reverence for the Lord. The answers will come to you by way of scripture. I always ask for a neon sign because I want to be sure of the answer. Ask for two confirmations and then continue asking along the way. Also wait for the Lord's timing. Sometimes it takes a while to receive an answer. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes no and sometimes wait. Also you can look at the prayers of the great saints of the bible and pray their prayers for yourself and others. Hope this helps. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
114 | nedd scripture references for theme | Ephesians | Val | 215334 | ||
Dear Wait; I trust you have a good concordance and if so you might do a word study on the words church, the body of Christ, etc. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
115 | what does sons of God refer to. | Gen 6:2 | Val | 215333 | ||
Dear Shane, there are two views; one is that they were angels. The other view is that they were men. I tend to agree with the second view because when the Pharisees asked Jesus about heaven and a hypothetical question about a women who had several husbands whose wife she would be in heaven. He said there was no marriage in heaven as there was in earth and we would be like the angels. This verse is what is called a difficult verse and since there is no cross reference to explain it we just leave it at that. Some wise person once said of the bible; the plain things are the main things and the main things are the plain things. Sincerely, Val |
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116 | Resurrection Day, not easter! | Exodus | Val | 215236 | ||
Dear Humility, stop slamming the Roman Catholics. This is not the place for that. There are many posts on the Sabbath if you would like to search and review them. Meanwhile the comment you made about James 2:10-12 is reinterating that we are all sinners in need of a Saviour. James 2:1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism James 1:25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. James 2:8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. Sincerely, Val |
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117 | paradise | NT general | Val | 215194 | ||
Dear Shane, we know that Christ ascended to heaven after the resurrection as the disciples saw Him go up into the heavens and it is described in scripture. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
118 | speaking in tounges | 1 Cor 12:30 | Val | 215134 | ||
Dear WalkforChrist; Here is an explanation of salvation from a couple of websites with cross references. I would encourage you to read the cross references in the bible. Salvation is by Grace through faith alone. This is a description of salvation: When an unregenerate person exercises that faith in Christ which is illustrated and described as such in the New Testament, he/she passes immediately out of spiritual death into spiritual life, and from the old creation into the new; being justified from all things, accepted before the Father according as Christ His Son is accepted, loved as Christ is loved, having his/her place and portion as linked to Him and one with Him forever. Though the saved one may have occasion to grow in the realization of his/her blessings and to know a fuller measure of divine power through the yielding of his/her life more fully to God, he/she is, as soon as he/she is saved, in possession of every spiritual blessing and absolutely complete in Christ, and is therefore in no way required by God to seek a so-called “second blessing,” or a “second work of grace” (John 5:24; 17:23; Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 3:21–23; Eph. 1:3; Col. 2:10; 1 John 4:17; 5:11–12). – http://www.dts.edu/about/doctrinalstatement/ A. The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the result, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or of religious ceremony. Salvation is received only through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, as a man will repent and believe the gospel. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justifies them in His sight (John 1:11, 12;14:6; Mark 1:15; Eph. 2:8, 9; Titus 3:5-7; Rom 3:20-28; 4:16-25; Gal. 2:16; 3:24). B. It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Savior. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in His written Word (John 1:11, 12; 3:14-18, 36; 14:16; 5:24; Rom 8:16-18; Titus 3:5-7; Heb. 13:5, 6; 1 John 5:11-13; Rev. 6:9-11). http://www.woodlandpark.org/about/beliefs.asp Sincerely, Val |
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119 | Do the dead praise God? | Luke 16:23 | Val | 215132 | ||
Dear Humility, Jesus speaks in John Chapter 5 about His relationship to the Father. Verses 21 through 24 is a beautiful picture of who Christ is and His authority. The people he was speaking to did not believe in Him, verse 38. But those who believe have eternal life, verse 24. These two verse 28-29 refer to a physical, bodily resurrection. The spirit has already left the body and gone to its place, either heaven or hades. Here is the defination of sleep/asleep. I looked up the definition of Asleep, Sleep in Vines’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words by W.E.Vine, Merrill F. Unger and William White, Jr. Number 2. koimaomai (2837) is used of natural “sleep,” Matthew 28:13; Luke 22:45; John 11:12; Acts 12:6; of the death of the body, but only of such as are Christ’s; yet never of Christ Himself, though He is the “firstfruits of them that have fallen asleep,” I Cor. 14:20; of saints who departed before Christ came, Matthew 27:52; Acts 13:36; of Lazarus, while Christ was yet upon the earth, John 11:11; of believers since the Ascension, 1 Thess 4:13-15; and Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 7:39; 11:30; 15:6,18,51;2 Peter 3:4. Note: “This metaphorical use of the word sleep is appropriate, because of the similarity in appearance between a sleeping body and a dead body; restfulness and peace normally characterize both. The object of the metaphor is to suggest that, as the sleeper, so the dead person continues to exist despite his absence from the region in which those who remain can communicate with him, and that, as sleep is know to be temporary, so the death of the body will be found to be … “That the body alone is in view in this metaphor is evident, (a) from the derivation of the word koimaomai, from keimai, to lie down (cf. anastasis, resurrection, from ana, “up,” and histemi, to cause to stand); cf. Isa. 14:8 where for “laid down,” the Sept. has “fallen asleep; (b) from the fact that in the NT the word resurrection is used of the body alone; (c) from Dan. 12:2, where the physically dead are described as “them that sleep (Sept. katheudo, as at 1 Thess 5:6) in the dust of the earth,’ language inapplicable to the spiritual part of man; moreover, when the body returns whence it came, Gen. 3:19, the spirit returns to God who gave it, Eccl. 12:7. “When the physical frame of the Christian (the earthly house of our tabernacle, 2 Cor. 15:1) is dissolved and returns to the dust, the spiritual part of his highly complex being, the seat of personality, departs to be with Christ, Phil. 1:23. And since that state in which the believer, absent from the body, is at home with the Lord, 2 Cor. 5:6-9, is described as “very far better” than the present state of joy in communion with God and of happy activity in His service, everywhere reflected in Paul’s writings, it is evident the word “sleep,” where applied to the departed Christians, is not intended to convey the idea that the spirit is uncounscious… “The early Christians adopted the word koimeterion (which was used by the Greeks of a rest-house for strangers) for the place of interment of the bodies of their departed; thence the English word for ‘cemetary,’ ‘the sleeping place,’ is derived.”* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine. P. 172. The bible is composed of 66 books. We cannot disregard entire passages but must look at the complete 66 books in our studies. If we believe in the inerrancy of scripture we must take the passages to heart rather than try to fit scripture into a theological box. Rather our theology should line up with scripture as Scripture is the final authority as God’s living Word. Sincerely, Val |
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120 | paradise | NT general | Val | 215100 | ||
Brother John, I shall lift them up in my prayers. Please give them my regards. Val | ||||||
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