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121 | could you explain paslm 23:3 please | Ps 23:3 | Jesusman | 192791 | ||
Well .. the 23rd Psalm is written about a Shepherd-king, by a shepherd turned king, from the perspective of the sheep. This particular verse is making a parralell to a shepherd's duties. A shepherd will guide his flock through the troubled areas along safe trails. David's king described here will do just that. He will lead the souls of the sheep along the true and safe path to salvation, which are the paths of righteous living. It will be made possible by this shepherd king being described. Jesusman |
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122 | Usury, extortion and the poor | Prov 28:8 | Jesusman | 153395 | ||
I think this ties in with the story of Jesus and the rich man. The Rich man asked Jesus how he can reach heaven. Jesus replied that he should obey the law and the commandments. The rich man rpelied that he had. Then Jesus replies that the Rich man should give all his possessions to the poor and follow him. The Rich man couldn't cause he was wealthy. Jesus commented to the Disciples that it is easier for a Camel to enter the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven. The idea of this verse and the passage in the gospels I just summarized is simple. A Wealthy person on average does not first care about the things of God. Instead, he is concerned about his wealth and how to make more. There is a unifying theme throughout the Bible that Wealth and power corrupts, forcing the Wealthy and Powerful to focus more on their money and authority and how they can get more than on to how they can best serve God with the money and power he gave them. Another unifying theme in the Bible is the care for the poor and less fortunate. Jesus himself said that when you help one of the poor, you also help him. I would say that this passage in Proverbs is reflecting the teachings and actions of Jesus. Jesusman |
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123 | time? | Ecclesiastes | Jesusman | 37354 | ||
Hello, Actually this would be closer to the Jewish views concerning prophecy and future events than Einstein's theory. To the Jews, the events that were prophecied by the Prophets sent by God were viewed as Past actions. Since God never lies, and that these events were told from God that they will happen, the Jews wrote them down in past tense. So, the question wasn't "Will these events take place?", but was "When are they going to take place?". In the Jewish perspective, these events were already completed in God's eyes, so they wrote them down as such. I hope this helps. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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124 | Whats going on in Song of Solomon | Song of Solomon | Jesusman | 90683 | ||
Hello, Isn't it obvious? It's a love song. They're proclaiming their love for each other. The song of Solomon displays what love should be like between a husband and a wife. Don't make the mystake of thinking that this is also displaying the type of love God has for us. It doesn't. The love described in the Song of Solomon is Erotic. God's love for us, is definitely different. Trust me, once you've read this Book, you'ld understand. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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125 | Why do people say this when in all actua | Isaiah | Jesusman | 194817 | ||
If you don't believe Jesus, who can you trust? Luke 9:22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and raised up on the third day." Jesusman |
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126 | Highway vs. strait and narrow | Is 35:8 | Jesusman | 40915 | ||
Hello, This could be interpreted two primary ways. First historically. Isaiah may be talking about the Roman highways, specifically the King's highway that traveled near Israel. The second is in reference to Jesus. I don't think this is talking about the straight and narrow path which Jesus Describes. I think it is the path that Jesus walked. Nearer to his death, Jesus tells Peter that Peter will not be able to walk in his steps and not be able to go where Jesus goes. That maybe what Isaiah is referring to. Because this is a Holy Highway, only the Holy may travel on it. Since Jesus is the only true "Holy One", then this highway maybe his. Jesusman |
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127 | Isaiah 65:20 | Is 65:20 | Jesusman | 192172 | ||
Its quite simple. The Prophet is speaking about the New Heaven and New Earth, specifically about the life span. He's basically saying that 100 years of age will still be counted as young. Unlike today's time and the time when this passage was written, when 100 years of age is near the end of the person's life, the Person, in the New Heaven and New Earth, will be barely out of his adolesent years. On top of that, there won't be infant death. The picture being painted is one of paradise. Jesusman |
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128 | regarding immortal souls | Ezek 18:4 | Jesusman | 40914 | ||
Hello, Actually, No. It is saying that God has control over the human soul. Later on, in the New Testament, Spiritual death is classified as separation from the Father. Since the Father is the source of Life, then eternal separation from Him is the same as death. In fact, if you read the next few verses, Ezekiel practically provides the Plan of Salvation. Jesusman |
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129 | Why is the # 14 important? | Matt 1:17 | Jesusman | 70085 | ||
Well, off the top of my head, I can only provide one solution. 14 is 7 times 2. The number 7 is often described as "Divine Perfection". 7 Days in a week and so on. With that in mind, the significance of the number 14 in terms of generations may signify the perfection of the Messiah's arrival. Other than the excuse, "God wanted it that way," that's the only other explaination I can offer. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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130 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | Jesusman | 193101 | ||
Adam was tempted and fell to sin, and brought sin into the world. Jesus, being the second Adam, was to bring Salvation into the world. Jesus had to endure the temptation of sin. The question has been asked before, "Could Jesus sin?". Could he? I say "Yes". Did he? No. Unlike Adam and all that Decended from him, Jesus did not have the sinful nature. Sin had no, absolutely no command over him. He was directly from God and was righteous in nature. He could be tempted, he could have sinned, but unlike Adam and those decended from him, Jesus had the will of God to resist temptation. This temptation of Jesus needed to be a genuine temptation. Jesus had to endure the same trials as us. Jesus was born as a righteous being, exposed to the temptation of sin, followed the law precisely, and became the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Jesusman |
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131 | Why did Jesus answer Satan with the Law? | Matt 4:4 | Jesusman | 153396 | ||
The Law has a history of being God spoken. That God himself spoke the Law to Moses during the 40 years of wandering. Whether or not that is true is beside the point, the point is that the Law is what most people of the time referred to when it came to God's declared will. The Law was seen as the final authority. So by quoting the Law, Jesus is making a hidden statement that "This is my final answer. I'm not going to be tempted." Jesusman |
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132 | Keep folllowing the ten commandments? | Matt 5:17 | Jesusman | 88840 | ||
This is a debate that has been dsicussed for a long time. Are we under Grace alone or the Law and Grace? First it should be noted, that No where in the Bible has the Law been recanted, negated, or done away with. It is still very much in effect today. In fact, In Matthew 5:17, Jesus teaches us that he came to complete it. As a result, He finalized sacrifices, with his own sacrifice. He placed the judgement and punishment for God alone to deal with. What remains is the nature of the Law. Remember, The Law is what God desires of our behavior. God's desires haven't changed. So, should we follow the Ten Commandments? Yes, very much so. Why? Because Christ never told us not to. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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133 | When to turn your cheek and when not to? | Matt 5:39 | Jesusman | 193202 | ||
My Dad, who's a pastor, tells me that I should pick my battles. He tells this to teachers, parents, and even newlyweds. The premise being that there are some situations where it will be better to simply let slide, or to turn the other cheek as it were. However, there will be other times when it will be best to stand your ground. There's a story that my Dad told me once. A heavy weight boxer retired from the ring and went into the ministry. He became a pastor of a church in a big city. Time passed and most saw him as the pastor instead of the former Boxer. One day, he was walking back home from the church when he was suprised by a young man with a knife. He easily knocked the knife away, and the young assailant punched the Pastor across the jaw. The pastor then turned his head and pointed to the other one and told the young man to hit him there also. The young man did. The Pastor then grinned, cracked his knuckles and told the young man this, "The Bible says I should turn the other cheek when I get hit, but it doesn't say I have to turn the other cheek twice." The Pastor's young assailant fled the scene. It's a funny story, but it gets the point across. There comes a time when no matter how many cheeks you turn, the hitting will continue. At some point you'll need to stand up and stop the situation. Jesusman |
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134 | Then precisely what is it talking about? | Matt 6:21 | Jesusman | 32094 | ||
Hello, This whole passage ties into the commandment of not having any other gods before the Almighty. It also ties into the idea of greed and idolotry. Basically, whatever you concider your treasure to be, and whereever that treasure is, then that is more important to you than God and his will. As it is clarified in this passage, if God is your treasure, then you will do everything capable do do his will. If your treasure is your money, then you will do everything capable to protect that money. You have only one master. Whether that master is God the father or earthly possesions is another question between you and God. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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135 | What is it about the hem? | Matt 9:20 | Jesusman | 189626 | ||
I don't think it was the hem itself but who was wearing the garment that the hem was a part of. Jesus was known as a miracle healer, a prophet, and a messenger of God. She had the faith that by merely touching his garment, even the smallest most out of the way piece of it, would heal her of her ailments. Personally, I think it could have been his shirt sleeve, ballcap, or showstring .. even his hand. The location doesn't matter. The point is that she had the faith needed to be healed and that faith was in Jesus's ability and in his soverignty, not what he wore. Jesus loves you! Jesusman |
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136 | Questions about blessing others - take 2 | Matt 10:13 | Jesusman | 29103 | ||
Hello All, I'm a friend of Art from the other forum that he spoke of. The other forum we go to has become a battle ground of vague apologetics, foolish criticism, and a hot-bed of anti-christian feelings. Art, myself, and one or two others are all that is left of the strong christian core that once witnessed on that forum. At one time, we were a congregation that met online to share, witness, teach, and worship together. Now, we are a few who stay there in hopes that the Holy Spirit will still work through our words on the hearts and souls of those who attack us. We have two atheists, an agnostic, a daoist or two, and several who claim no religion at all for they believe that all religions ultimately lead to God and heaven. The peculiar part is that this is called a "christian" forum, dedicated to "Christians". It isn't as large as this one, and is open to various related Christian topics. Lately, Art and myself have been hit upon hard by many of the others there, especially by the atheists and agnostics. We are both very strong in our beliefs and are rather persistant in what we hold to be true. I cannot say anything more about Art's feelings, but I have been feeling as though I should pack-up and leave them to their own devices. I am, quite frankly, sick and tired of all the oppostition and conflict that I face there. Anyway, I didn't mean to get on my soapbox. However, I did want to provide a little background information concerning what Art was talking about and asking. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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137 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Jesusman | 192298 | ||
Something that might help clarify and edify what has already been said here. A former doctrine professor of mine had a newspaper clipping dated back in the 50's if memory serves, from a mediteranean newspaper that speaks of a fishing boat being tossed around and that a sailor fell overboard. He was swallowed by a whale, and believed dead. The fishing boat found the whale 4 days later and caught it. When they cut it open, they found their crew mate inside the whale still alive. His skin was very pale and sickly from the stomach acids eating away at his skin. It took him a few days to recover. This story gave credibility to the Book of Jonah that such an event really could have happened. |
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138 | Is Catholic considered false religion? | Matt 15:6 | Jesusman | 71742 | ||
Hello, I'm not sure if this has been pointed out or not. I have only read a handful of the posts on this thread. However, I do regard the Catholic church as falsely teaching the word of God. Allow me to demonstrate. The Catholic Church teaches that Mary was born of a miraculous birth, similar to Jesus. Because of this, Mary was the Chosen of God to bring forth the Christ. It is also through this that Mary and the Birth of the Christ that enabled Mary to be sinless. To support this view, the Catholic Church uses Tradition as equal authority to the Bible. However, there is a clear contradiction between Tradition and Scripture, as I will point out. The Prophet Micah was one of the First prophets to Prophecy the Birth of the Christ. As you read his book, a clear timeline can be formed from the Prophecies. His book begins with the Prophecies of the babylonian exhile and the return. In CHapter 3, Micah begins to speak of a period of Darkness in which God will not speak or act. Chapter 4 speaks of wars and natural disasters. In Chapter 5, this dark period is broken by the coming of the Messiah. Now, let's look at Malachi. Malachi was the last Prophet of the Old Testament age. His last words focused on the Return of Elijah, who will return just prior to the Coming of the Christ. Jesus confirms that John the Baptist is Elijah returned. So, where's the contradiction you ask? The period of Darkness is the 400 years between the testaments. This is the same period in which the Apocryphal Books have been proven to have been written. The Apocrypha cannot be canon if God did not inspire them. If God did inspire them, then God broke his word and is a liar. Also, If Mary was born of a miraculous birth as the Catholic Church claims, prior to the coming of John the Baptist, then that makes her Elijah and John the Baptist as the Christ. Either that or Mary is elijah, Jesus is the Christ, and John the Baptist is a nobody. However, Jesus is also a liar or mistaken because he proclaimed John the Baptist as Elijah. Do you see the contradiction? For this to make sense, something needs to be placed at lower authority: Tradition or Scripture. If Tradition, then the Catholic church must review every doctrine they have that is based partially or wholly upon tradition. If Scripture, then the Catholic Church is a false denomination, because they would not hold the Word of God as supreme authority. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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139 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | Jesusman | 29193 | ||
Hello Ed, This is the parable of the Wedding feast, and one of my favorites. The parable begins with the calling of those who were initially invited to the feast. However, they would not come. When asked a second time, they revolted, killed the servants, and made the king angry. As a result, the king punished them by burning the city and their homes, and killing the murderers. After that, he sent the servents to the highways to invite guests and travellers. Now, It was customary in those days to give a travller time to prepare after coming from a journey. It was also customary to have the guest change into their wedding clothes in preparation. If they did not have the proper clothes, they would have been provided with some. Here was a man who was not properly dressed. This was a sign of disrespect to the king. All the man wanted was the food, but did not want to do his part to get it. As a result, the guest was evicted from the premisses. So, while he was brought in, he was no better than the ones who where initially invited, and he was punished Jesusman |
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140 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Jesusman | 30130 | ||
Hello, I believe in "Once saved always saved" for a few good reasons. First is in Romans 8:12-17 This passage is referring to adoption. As believers, we are adopted as a result of our faith in Jesus Christ. Upon salvation, the believer is given a "spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, Abba! Father!" I recently did a study on the New Testament view of adoption. During NT times, an adoption was such a contract that could not be broken nor nullified by any person. Not even the courts could break an adoption. The People involved could not nullify the adoption in any way. It was permanent. Also, an adopted child could not, in any capacity, be denied his/her inheritance. In fact, adoption was used on those who were declared legitimate birth children. This is the meaning that can be applied here in this passage. Once we are adopted, we cannot be unadopted in any way. We cannot deny it. We cannot give it back. Nothing. We are adopted, permanently. The next passage is in 1 Peter 1:3-7. In this passage, Peter declares that our inheritance is "imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, ...". In the following verse, he continues by saying that you "who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time." It is clear in this passage that our inheritance cannot be done away with. Then there is the parable of the prodigal son. Many who do not hold to eternal security use the father's statement "my son who was once dead, but now is alive ..." as proof for conditional security, or the idea that a Christian can lose his salvation. However, when you look closely at the parable, the son's status in the father's eyes and in the family never changes. The son is always the son. There is never a time when he is not the son. What changes is his residence, not his status. The son is always the son. Those three passages, and many others, lead me to believe that a Christian cannot lose his/her salvation. In fact, I am quicker to say that the person is either back-slidden, or was not truly saved to begin with than to say that they lost their salvation. Also, saying that a person lost their salvation implies two things. First, God is not all powerful. Second, that Salvation is by works. Both go against Scripture. Ephesians records, "By grace are you saved, through faith, not of youselves. It is the gift of God. Not of works lest anyman should boast." Indeed God does begin the process of Salvation, but keeping it is up to us, according to Conditional Security. As a result, Salvation is out of God's hands and is placed into our own hands. If we are not able to save ourselves, how on God's green earth are we going to keep it on our own? It cannot be done. Therefore, Salvation is by God alone, and we are kept in Salvation by God alone. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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