Results 10901 - 10920 of 11018
|
||||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: DocTrinsograce Ordered by Date |
||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
10901 | motivation twords faith | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126285 | ||
Pray for mercy. Love of the Word of God is an evidence of salvation. Lack of love for the Word is characteristic of the lost. Ask yourself what you love. Ask yourself to whom you belong. Psalms 119:97 O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day. Psalms 119:113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. 1 Peter 2:2-3 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. |
||||||
10902 | should I worry about using NIV over KJV | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 126256 | ||
The Word is inerrent in form that it was originally given to men, not in a translation. So the best thing for all of us to do would be to learn Hebrew and Greek! :-) However, translations have been done differently with different assumptions and different objectives. (Note that I'm not talking about paraphrases which aren't in the same league at all!) The KJV is actually a pretty good translation. I really like it. But it takes a little puzzling over because of the vocabulary. I really like the NASV, too. It is a very good word-for-word translation, much more like that of how the KJV translators worked. The NIV is okay, but it tried to convey more of the feel of sentences over their literal translation. I think that was a bit too difficult task, since the feel of a sentence in English would differ between someone from the Bronx and someone from Chattanooga. There's my 2 cents. I hope it helps. |
||||||
10903 | WAS MY IMPORTANT DIVORCE A SIN | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126252 | ||
Dear Theo, thank you for your comments. I do indeed try to think through my posts. (Thank you for the compliments, too.) If you look back at my last post, you will notice that I did not call myself a sinner. I have been, in the past, a great sinner. I still fall short (sin) regularly. However, I do not generally use the epithet "sinner." I am not defined by what I do, but rather by Who created me. On the other hand, Paul states (1 Timothy 1:15) "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." If the Apostle Paul could call himself the chiefest of sinners (the word "am" is present tense), then if I did call myself a sinner, I would be in very good company! :-) This dear woman clearly senses her great need for the Savior. The Law shows us our need. She is in full agreement with the Law. What she needs now is the application of the Gospel, for the Law has accomplished its work in her. People who don't sense their sin, need the instruction of the Law. People who know they are sinners need the ministration of the Gospel! Theo, a pastor of mine used to say, "The Gospel is not the ABC's of our faith, but rather the A through Z of our faith." The Gospel is as pertinent in my life today as when I was first saved. Thank you again, sir, for your comments. Thank you also for patiently reading my inadequate ramblings! :-) |
||||||
10904 | WHAT DOES HYSSOP MEAN IN PSALMS 51:7? | Acts 17:11 | DocTrinsograce | 126248 | ||
Hyssop was some kind of plant mentioned several times in scripture. No one knows for certain exactly what plant it might have been. However, it was used to sprinkle the blood of the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:22) on the lintels of their doors. Certainly this Psalm is harkening back to this event. Furthermore, it must necessarily be looking forward to the cleansing power of Christ's shed blood on Calvary. | ||||||
10905 | Will the real Christians please stand up | James 5:16 | DocTrinsograce | 126246 | ||
Searcher, I was going to say that Mat 18:20 was about prayer, not judgement. But then I thought, "I'd better double check that." You know, you're right! The context is quite clear. It is indeed about judgement (proper judging of things in the church)! Thank you for clearing up another of my fouled up preconceptions! (How'd that get into my head, anyway???) :-) Mat 18:20 "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." |
||||||
10906 | Why we have to suffer for the sin of Ada | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126245 | ||
Thank you for the question. It is a good one! In Judaic thought when a man does something, his progeny does it too, because they are within him in the form of his seed. We see this notion mentioned directly or indirectly in several places in scripture. We see it specifically regarding Adam's sin in Paul's explanation in Romans 5. We see it in the comment in Hebrews about Levi doing things while in the loins of Abraham (see Hebrews 7:5,9). We see it a little more obliquely mentioned in Christ's question to the Pharisees in Luke 20:44. Clearly this is a principle that God has built into His creation, not just a quaint Hebrew idea. No doubt that this is one of the many damaging things about sin. Remember that scripture doesn't say that we "got sick" because of Adam's sin. It says "all died." Death came by the sin of Adam. Death to the whole human race. This is one important reason that Christ was born of a virgin. Had He been born of the seed of Adam, the man Jesus would not have been able to die for anyone else's sin than His own. (This would have been a problem even if His life had been perfect.) I hope this sheds a bit more light on the question for you. |
||||||
10907 | WAS MY IMPORTANT DIVORCE A SIN | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126239 | ||
Dear sister, look to our Lord and Savior. Submit fully to Him. I am purposefully not addressing your question. God has placed in the heart of mothers a protective nature. Children must be protected. Sometimes fleeing is the only recourse. Focus on Christ as your husband. Do not seek solice in other men. (This is a common mistake and is even mentioned in scripture: John 4) Walk in submission to the Lord. If this thing was a sin, it was probably only one of many -- and my own list of sins is assuredly far longer than yours! You need to focus on understanding the gospel. You already know that you need a Savior. Look to Him. He can truly satisfy your soul more deeply than anything in this world. You might start by reading the book of John. Mark every passage that has any form of the word "believe" in it (believed, believes, believer, etc.) Seek to know Him Who loves you far more than anyone can or has! Meanwhile, we in the forum will be lifting you before the throne. May the Lord bring healing to you and solace to your heart. |
||||||
10908 | Is God actively speaking? | Ps 19:2 | DocTrinsograce | 126168 | ||
I have done a bunch of writing. Graciously, someone published some of them. I am also a systems designer. People have paid me to design systems for them. Today I speak to others through my writings, even though I am a long way away thinking about other things. I speak to others through my computer systems. Both groups know something about me now. However, my systems do not speak for me. They speak about me. The writings speak for me. In the same way, look at Hebrews 1:1-2 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;" God still speaks through His revealed word. The world still speaks of its Creator. God is saying today exactly what He was saying when the last bit of ink was penned in Revelation. He is saying, "Come, Repent, for the Kingdom of God is here." God does not tell us anything new. The revelation is closed. The canon is closed. (If it weren't we'd have problems because the bible says, "Man lives by every word of God" so we would have to be busy collecting everything God said everywhere! Santan is not bound by his own promises. So if you want to have a miraculous manifestation, I'm sure he can produce one. |
||||||
10909 | Toad Sticker or Not | Luke 22:36 | DocTrinsograce | 126165 | ||
Why did Christ instruct the Disciples to obtain swords (which they did in verse 38)? Earlier He had told them not to carry swords. Later that evening He would even intervene when Peter, the fisherman -- no swordsman he -- made an attack on one of the temple servants. Why do you think Christ went back and forth like this on the question of carrying weapons? | ||||||
10910 | Country Girl: Scripture...or Opinion? | Gen 2:9 | DocTrinsograce | 126164 | ||
Thank you, sir, for those kind words! I can only defer to our Lord... left to my own devices I can do nothing good -- only junk! I understand what you are saying. Even Paul stated to Titus (1:13) to "rebuke sharply, that they may be sound in the faith." (Titus is a great epistle on the importance of doctrine.) On the other hand he said to Timothy (2 Tim 4:2b) "reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine." I never quite know when to do it sharply and when to be longsuffering. I noticed that Christ was more patient with the Saducees than He was with Pharisees. He whipped up on the latter while stating, "You do greatly err, not knowing the scriptures." In searching my own heart, I see that I would have probably reversed that if it had been me. I would have felt like the Pharisees were closer to the truth, while the Paganism practicing Saducees seem like the modern liberals. Clearly Christ knows best! However, the majority of the posters here seem like the Saducees, "not knowing the scriptures, nor the power thereof." But, truth be known, I am no better. I have so much learn! |
||||||
10911 | worship/ bible | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 126159 | ||
I can't conceive of how you could have Biblical application without worship or worship without Biblical application. John 14:20-21 "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." |
||||||
10912 | Meaning of John 12:24-25 | John 12:24 | DocTrinsograce | 126158 | ||
I agree that the primary intent of what Jesus was saying was in reference to His death, resurection, and exaltation. What follows here is mere speculation on my part. I can't solidly back it up with scripture, and I certainly don't want to put words in Christ's mouth. Therefore, please take it with an appropriately sized grain of salt! There seems to be a spiritual principle that life often springs forth from death, and that this new life bears more abundant fruit than the old life. This pattern seems to appear throughout Genesis, for example, with people like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua, Samson, David, etc. Think about how they "died" to one life, were "reborn," and then bore great amounts of fruit. In a sense, we do the same thing as believers. We die to self, are reborn in Christ, and bear much fruit in our new life in Him. Just my 2 cents. |
||||||
10913 | Country Girl: Scripture...or Opinion? | Gen 2:9 | DocTrinsograce | 126156 | ||
Hi, Hank... thank you for your comments. As a man born in the 1950's, the subjectivism of the day makes it difficult to say something diffinitive. Daily we are discouraged from stating anything that sounds like an absolute. We are forgiven when we say "I feel that" or "in my opinion" because of that other big ism these days: relativism. My wife and I constantly catch ourselves using these expressions. The worlds values seem to pervade our minds even when we don't want them to. I'm so glad for the transforming power of scripture. That's one reason I am involved in this forum! However, every day I work on the admonition in James 5:12b, "...but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation." I take that condemnation part seriously! |
||||||
10914 | Why ask Why? Why ask Where? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126155 | ||
Cool new word to add to my vocabulary: legerdemain. I like it! Great quote, too! Thank you, kalos. |
||||||
10915 | Why ask Why? Why ask Where? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 126154 | ||
Sorry, Theo... I'm can't seem to find where you explained from scripture that the "law is gone." Please forgive me if you gave the scripture to support this before. If so would you mind siting those passages again? From what I understand from scripture the type or shadow of a thing eventually becomes replaced with the real thing (1 Cor 13:10). Thus, the sacrifice of a lamb was a type of Christ (Rev 13:8). Thus, when Christ became our sacrifice, the sacrifice of lambs -- though in the past it was not fully efficacious -- became unnecessary (Heb 9:23). (This is all carefully explained in Hebrews.) Theologians distinguish between the "ceremonial law" and the "moral law." The ceremonial law is all the dietary, holy days, and sacrificial stuff. The moral law are things like the Decalog. The moral law is still important, for these things represent the utterly pure, righteous, and holy nature of God (Mat 5:48 and Lev 20:7). Christ substitutionary death satisfies the demands of the law for the believer (1 John 4:10). (Our death was required by the law because we are of the seed of Adam (Rom 5:12) and because we have committed sin (Isaiah 53:6).) Christ fulfilled the law to the letter (1 Peter 2:22), and God imputes this (His righteousness) to us (Rom 4:6-8) -- just as though we had done it! As if this weren't enough, God gives us another gift by granting us power over sin (Rom 8:3-4). Thus, we are able to say yes or no to sin... not just yes all the time! Sin consists in breaking the moral law (Romans 7:7), in violating the holy will of God (Psalm 51:4), and behaving in a way that takes His Name (as Christians) in vain. If there were no law, there would be no sin (Romans 7:7). Now, day by day, when I do fail, His mercies are renewed morning by morning (2 Cor 4:16). I am reminded each time I fall down that I still need a Savior! Sorry for continuing this conversation if everyone is tired of it... (By the way, Theo, it must be exciting to be studying theology! If I had my life to do over again -- I'm afraid I'm too old now! -- I'd have gone to get my doctorate in systematic theology. God bless you in your studies!) |
||||||
10916 | What is God saying these days? | Ps 19:2 | DocTrinsograce | 126152 | ||
No, Aixen, this is not saying that God speaks, it is saying that His creation speaks. The key is the verse just before: Psa 19:1 "The heaves declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth His handiwork." What this verse is saying is that the passage of day and night are part of how the heavens declare God's glory. All of nature continually declares the existence and glory of the Creator. There is structure, pattern, power, order, beauty, etc. Atheists see this every day and deny the Cause of the effect. One of the most fundamental proofs of the existance of God is that "Nothing comes from nothing." Just as bad, anamists give the glory to the things in nature themselves! For example, they worship the sun, as though the sun could bring about itself. All of these aspects of the heavens show (speak to) the power of God. They also communicate by their motion and order the passage of time and the succession of events. There is a great deal we can know by looking at the heavens. So you can see that this isn't talking about God's revelation in the sense of His eternal purpose and plan. That can be found only in the scriptures. A good hermeneutic principle is to consider every verse within the context of the surrounding verses. |
||||||
10917 | Jews at the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem | Deut 9:18 | DocTrinsograce | 126042 | ||
At one time, the Jews would fall down on their faces before the Lord. A rabbi that I know said that this rocking motion has its roots in this. The modern Jews believe that the Shakina Glory is still in the temple. Since this is the only part of temple standing, they think it is here. You can find all kinds of things out by checking out: www.aish.com Let us pray for the peace of Jerusalem! |
||||||
10918 | Freewill before the fall? | Gen 2:9 | DocTrinsograce | 126040 | ||
This is a great discussion. It is such a joy to deliberate over the Word. God has brought us all into this forum, from so many backgrounds. Regardless of which side we fall on this issue, we all are humbled and awed by His great redeeming power! May the Lord help us all to grow in the knowledge of Him! Mommapbs: Thank you for your comments! I appreciate the kindly way that your responded. Let me throw a couple of thoughts into the mix for our consideration. Thank you for your patience! :-) How does the Bible describe the lost? Dead (Col 2:13), blind (2 Cor 4:4), slaves (Rom 6:20), and prisoners (Luke 4:18). Can a dead man live by choosing life? Can a blind man regain sight by choosing vision? Can a slave become imancipated by choosing liberty? Can a prisoner gain independence by choosing freedom? The lost are not sick, they are dead. The lost are not near sighted, they are blind. Etc. Also, John 1:12-13 tells us, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." Note that the will of man is specifically excluded. Read through Ephesians 2, and see if you can find human will in the equation. And our savior states in John 6:44a "No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him." and again in John 6:65b "...No man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father." Scripture seems to be saying that salvation is entirely a work of God. I cannot even claim to have had the good sense to submit to Him as Lord and Savior. In essence, I do not believe that the lost do not have free will. I believe that unless God saves a man, he will not even desire the things of God. A person will not choose what he does not desire. Scripture says that the lost hate God. A person will not choose what he hates. I hope that this clarifies my position. Thank you for bearing with me. :-) |
||||||
10919 | are all christians true christians | Titus 1:11 | DocTrinsograce | 125960 | ||
This is a test of your character and persistence in the face of a flock belonging to the Lord Jesus Christ. We will pray that he will be merciful to you. Such prayers will be far more valuable remuneration when the day comes for you to leave your Australian Bank and its contents behind. | ||||||
10920 | What Is The Meaning Of Life? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 125956 | ||
Actually, it came from the Westminster Shorter Catechism, question 1. Good to know that it is elsewhere! | ||||||
Result pages: << First < Prev [ 542 543 544 545 546 547 548 549 550 ] Next > Last [551] >> |