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121 | questions on Numbers 5 | Num 5:5 | Beja | 227017 | ||
Azure, I will not suggest that I've mastered all those passages. In fact, I am a bit hesitant to answer since I have spent so little time meditating on the texts you are asking about. But seeing as an answer to your question has been slow incoming I'll make a few points. First, you asked, "In V5, what does it mean by "commits any of the sins of mankind, acting unfaithfully against the LORD" If that sin was an act unfaithful against the Lord, then why that restitution be made to the one whom wronged? and why to the relative in V8?" We have to understand that there is a sense in which when we wrong man, the chief person offended is God. Pro 14:31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him. So we see that after David was guilty of both murder and adultery he is still able to say in Psalm 51 Psa 51:4 Against You, You only, I have sinned And done what is evil in Your sight, So that You are justified when You speak And blameless when You judge. Now I do not believe for a moment that David truely thought he hadn't sinned against Bathsheba and her husband. But even when sinning against another person, there is a sense in which the most offended party is God. So we see a command that restitution is to be made to the people whom we wrong and God both. Should I steal from somebody, I can repay it to the man I stole from and bring reconciliation between us, but then I must still have reconcilliation between me and God. Which is found in Christ alone. Now concerning the relative. This is for clarification should the one sinned against be dead. In that case the restituion was to go to the nearest relative. And should that be lacking, it was to go to the LORD, but it had to be paid. All this is "besides the ram of attonement" which was to be the reconcilliation between the sinner and God (verse 8). Second, you ask how such a discussion fits within a section of scripture which is primarilly military. Now here is where I have not done due dilligence in digging through the context myself. I have of course read numbers, just not recently. However, let me ask a question. Do you suppose after the battle of Ai, when a man named Achan had defiled the people of Israel by sinning and the results of sin undealt with found its fruition in the people of Israel being defeated in battle, do you suppose that Israel saw an intimate connection between sin, restitution, cleansing and holiness, and victory in battle? I hope this has helped. In Christ, Beja |
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122 | Any other verses on Going to Heaven? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Beja | 227016 | ||
00123, 2Co 5:1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2Co 5:2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 2Co 5:3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 2Co 5:4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. 2Co 5:5 Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge. 2Co 5:6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord-- 2Co 5:7 for we walk by faith, not by sight-- 2Co 5:8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. In Christ, Beja |
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123 | preaching the Gospel? | Eph 2:8 | Beja | 226956 | ||
Julia, I can not think of any passage that teaches that we must preach the gospel in order to be saved. What scriptures does your husband give to support this statment? What does your pastor say about this? Ephesians 4 teaches that is the church that is meant to build you up such that various winds of false doctrine will not cause you such turmoil. In Christ, Beja |
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124 | Have we been asleep? | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226920 | ||
I don't mean to disagree with your thoughts, but I am not sure this is bible study. In Christ, Beja |
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125 | Why use "adequate" in 2 Tim 3:17 | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226908 | ||
rowdyreader, Greeting rowdy. "all that is needed to complete a task" is just about exactly the definition of the word adequate. Now when you and I use that word, we probably are thinking along the lines of "the absolute minimum to be enough." However, that isn't actually part of the definition of the word. It just means sufficient for what is needed, without the negative connotation. In Christ, Beja |
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126 | How many people to worship | Ex 34:8 | Beja | 226901 | ||
JBWard, In scripture we have both private and corporate worship pressed upon us as duties, and again both rejoiced in as priviledges. In Exodus 34:8 we see Moses alone and worshiping God. This is the private side of worship. However, our private worship alone does not excuse us from public worship which is commanded. (Heb 10:25.) In Christ, Beja |
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127 | is Jesus First | 2 Thess 2:1 | Beja | 226752 | ||
legsrandall, 2Th 2:1-4 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. In Christ, Beja |
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128 | Who is the persecuted woman in Rev 12:13 | Rev 13:12 | Beja | 226667 | ||
John1968, I would suggest that the woman is the people of God. This does not exclude "Israel" as an answer, however it is meant to include the fact that scripture sees a continuity between the faithful of Israel and the Church. (Rom 11) In Christ, Beja |
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129 | Timeline problem for Perez's offspring? | Gen 46:12 | Beja | 226647 | ||
LGH, Here is what Gill has to say about it. I don't put him forward as any kind of a final authority but hopefully his answer will at least give you some imput. "and the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul; some think that these could not be born in Canaan, but in Egypt; and that they are mentioned among those that went down to Egypt, because they went there in the loins of their father, and to supply the places of Er and Onan, who died before, and have the honour to be here named, because they might be the first of Jacob's great grandchildren born there; though others suppose that Pharez was at this time fourteen years of age, and instances are given of some, who before that age have been fathers of children; the difficulty is not easily solved: the Targum of Jonathan expressly says,"Shelah and Zarah did not beget children in Canaan, but there were two sons of Pharez who went down into Egypt, Hezron and Hamul.'' In Christ, Beja |
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130 | Abrahamic Covenant requiring obedience? | Gen 22:16 | Beja | 226627 | ||
montanadove, First, I'd push the problem back even further to Genesis 22:16 where God basis His oath to Abraham on his obedience. Second, I am supposing that you are thinking with some type of covenantal framework to have this degree of a concern. Now in an attempt to help, I would suggest to you that the only theological difficutlty is that it is important that God's promised blessings to Abraham rely on a promise and not something else. And in this we still find the promise to Abraham resting on a firm promise. Now if obedience on his part prompted that promise, it does not at all change that it was a unilateral promise. Point being: The only difficulty is an apparent fuzziness on from what the promise flowed from, the difficulty is not a change from the Abrahamic covenant being based on promise in one passage and Law in another. I can't help but wonder if your theological leanings cause you to interpret the Abrahamic covenant and the New covenant as the same covenant. Imagining that you see it this way and that you are concerned with a shift from promise to Law here is what I'm guessing is the issue. Also, in scripture we see a good bit of the covenant promises being hinged on obedience in a secondary sense, while relying entirely on God's promise in a primary sense. We see this finding harmony in God granting the the obedience. This is how we can say things like "faith alone" and at the same time say to "pursue holiness without which no one will see the Lord." (Heb 12:14) In Christ, Beja |
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131 | What happens to Israel upon Christ's ret | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226617 | ||
artmo, The answer is here in this passage. 2Thess 1:6-10 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed. In Christ, Beja |
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132 | What happens to Is. when Jesus returns? | Is 49:5 | Beja | 226586 | ||
Ijw-mo, The answer is here in this passage. 2Thess 1:6-10 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He comes to be glorified in His saints on that day, and to be marveled at among all who have believed--for our testimony to you was believed. In Christ, Beja |
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133 | Matthew 16:17-19 | Matt 16:17 | Beja | 226562 | ||
Joewoz 101, What is very helpful to me in understanding this passage is to read 1 Peter. In that book, Peter himself explains who he sees as the cornetstone on which the church is built. I think it is very helpful to read 1 Peter and see how he understood what Christ said that day. In Christ, Beja |
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134 | can you go to heaven if yoursavedand gay | 1 Cor 6:9 | Beja | 226550 | ||
Babbigil, 1Co 6:9,10 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. May I ask a question in return? How do you reconcile two things in your own question: 1. "Living an openly gay lifestyle 2. "Struggling to become free." Perhaps we are just having different terminology, but "living a gay lifestyle" whether hidden or exposed does not mean to me that they are struggling to become free of the sin. Regardless, rest assured that there is no salvation without repentence. Carefully note what is said in Ephesians chapter 4. Eph 4:17-24 So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness. But you did not learn Christ in this way, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Note very carefull how this passages says that if anybody has been rightly taught Jesus Christ, they were taught to turn from old sins in repentence and to instead walk in holiness. This is a jarring passage because it causes us to conclude that a great deal of the "easy believism" that passes itself as christianity today are teachings that fail to teach Christ. Repentence is required. In Christ, Beja |
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135 | Is there a literal restoration of Isreal | Amos 9:15 | Beja | 226458 | ||
Bob W, Your answers will vary greatly depending on how people understand many other scriptural issues. For my part, I believe that these prophecies and promises are being fulfilled right now through Christ and His Church, and will be climatically fullfilled when Christ returns. In Christ, Beja |
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136 | Destruction of Sodom | Genesis | Beja | 226361 | ||
butchb, The exchange with Abraham is hypothetical. Abraham is asking, if there are 10 righteous in Sodom, will you spare the city? God's reply is that the city would be spared on account of the ten righteous, but the understood implication is that would happen IF there were ten righteous to be found. However, the point is that there were not ten righteous men found there, so God's wrath came upon the city. In Christ, Beja |
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137 | being christ like not taken advantat of | John 16:33 | Beja | 226306 | ||
Lidiagg, Depending on what you mean it would require different answers. If you mean how do we avoid being weak minded doctrinally so as to avoid false teaching from the world then I would point you to Ephesians 4. Eph 4:11-14 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; So what you are to do is to faithfully place yourself under solid biblical teaching, and diligently study the word of God with fellow believers. However, should you mean how do we hang onto all of our worldly possessions when so many people are out to trick and scam us then I would say to you that we likely shall not. Our lord himself says this. Mat 5:39-42 "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. If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you." In Christ, Beja |
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138 | where is Christ battling Satan in HELL | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 226242 | ||
Glenda June, If you are asking for a place in scripture that records such a thing, then you won't find it because there is no such story there. Personally I do not believe such a notion is true. If you are wondering if there are sources outside the Bible that depict such a thing, then that I'm not aware of. In Christ, Beja |
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139 | Doing a job without a call from God!!! | Rom 11:11 | Beja | 226220 | ||
Grace7044, "Calls" have been greatly over exagerated in our time. Now don't missunderstand me, there is truth to a man being called of God. But when somebody in our church wants to drive the youth van, we don't stop and try to make sure the man has received a destiny defining moment of realization before he may do so. What we look at, if we are doing it correctly, are two fold. First and foremost, the top qualification of any role within the church is a godly character. Look at 1 Timothy and see the qualifications of a pastor. Consider how many of them are character and how few of them are a matter of ability. Read the account in acts concerning the choosing of the seven to wait on tables. This is the type of task we'd toss to your youth groups and say, "oh, let the kids have some ministry opportunity!" But in contrast, even for such a thing as waiting tables the apostles called for men filled with the holy spirit. So first of all we require character. Second, we look to see if God has given the spiritual gifts for this task. Whether or not my character is godly, I assure you that you don't want me to be a music minister. God has gifted us for the roles that he wants us to play within the body of Christ. As you look at those two things, if an individual has a desire to serve in a certain way, it is then the role of the church to affirm whether this individual has both the character and the gifts of the spirit for this role. Granted those two things, followed with the individual actually desiring the job, there is nothing standing in the way. The "calling" is pretty much simply a God given desire for the task. There is such a thing as a desire for a task that is not from God. But how to tell the two apart is what we've been talking about, and the job of the church. We pastors have done a huge disservice by making people feel like they must have a damascus road story before they are validated. The truth is, it doesn't happen like that at all...usually. In Christ, Beja |
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140 | Different degrees of hell | Mark 12:40 | Beja | 226009 | ||
puppytoes, I don't think there is anywhere in scripture that speaks of degrees of hell, however, we do see instances where Christ refers to greater condemnation. Matt 24:13 Mark 12:40 Luke 20:47 From these passages we must at least wonder. It may simply be a greater shame as they are sent off to an equal judgement, or perhaps it is truely something along the lines of different degrees of hell. I think we ought to all have a bit of humility and admit we are speculating whichever answer we lean towards. In Christ, Beja |
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