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121 | This generation will not pass away.... | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214212 | ||
Hi Vintage68 Most of the verses used make the point fairly well, but some are a little bit ambiguous. I don't see in Scripture or anywhere else that the Queen of the south or the men of Nineveh have risen up in judgment yet, but other than that it seems to make the point fairly well. There is still some debate about the time-line of some of the prophase however. Just my two cent's I don't like to be dogmatic about eschatology. There have been some very well respected and godly theologens through the ages, much smarter then me, by the way, that were dead wrong. :-) John |
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122 | belly of a whore? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214252 | ||
Daer Tim Thanks for that link! That was an interesting read. :-) John |
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123 | Journ to Moab, what kept them from Edom? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214663 | ||
Thank you! :-) well done! :-) | ||||||
124 | Journ to Moab, what kept them from Edom? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214668 | ||
Dear Keliy, It's good to have you on board here at the forum! I really appreciate your participation, Keliy, and the spirit you have shown. You are so right! This forum has been an amazing blessing to me too! I've really learned so much here, I thank the Lord for leading me here, and for you, and all that give so much to forward the Gospel of our Lord Jesus. Thanks again bro. Shalom and God bless John |
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125 | All Christians suppose to be "Rich"? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214669 | ||
Dear WOS, Very insightful, thank you for giving us that. A good reminder for me that It's so easy to overlook the gist of a passage while only focussing on the question. John |
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126 | Divine intervention? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214784 | ||
Vintage, You wrote: "Should we not be doing the same when speaking our own language, expressing our beliefs to others?" Since we speak English, the Bibles we use are in English. Maybe a good English dictionary would do you some good? steward -noun 1. a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House Steward, n. One who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition You are grasping at straws my friend. We belong to God, He is our creator, He owns us, and everything we own is technically His. If you don't see that, you are not reading the Scriptures correctly. You are making so many theological errors I don't even know where to begin. Give it a break, vintage, will you please? John |
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127 | Oboth to Moab direction | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214795 | ||
Try googling Oboth. At least that way you can honestly say you did some research. :-) | ||||||
128 | Oboth to Moab direction | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214797 | ||
Dear Vintage, When it becomes evident that a question is a homework question, don't you think it is irresponsible to just give them the answer, without having them at least do some research on their own? How are we helping a student by giving them their answers? Will you please help us do the right thing by these students? |
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129 | Can Angels repent? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 214898 | ||
Hi Jay, Welcome to the forum! No need to apologize. That was a fair question. God did not have to give us an opportunity to repent. He could have left us in the same condition as the fallen Angels. He has given this to us by grace. He didn't have to do it. Praise God that we have that opportunity to repent! John |
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130 | Amazing Grace! | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215205 | ||
Dear forum members, I just wanted to share this with all of you. This morning's sunrise service, at one of our local Churches, the folks ended the service with the classic hymn, Amazing Grace, and as the words came round to, "When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun", the sun shown through the clouds, clear, bright and warm, and, as the song ended... the sun, ever so slowly, sliped back behind the clouds... Amazing! :-) John |
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131 | people places and things OT | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215309 | ||
Try this link: http://www.esvstudybible.org | ||||||
132 | people places and things OT | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215343 | ||
MJH, I beg your pardon sir, but I am not crazy... and, neither am I. :-) |
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133 | Knowledge alone is folly | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215429 | ||
"The Scriptures should be read with the aim of finding Christ in them. Whoever turns aside from this object, even though he wears himself out all his life in learning, he will never reach the knowledge of the truth." - John Calvin | ||||||
134 | Scripture search for employment. | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215526 | ||
Dear LiveLong.LiveStrong, Welcome to the forum! There are no Scriptures that gives job-search advice that I'm aware of, and I do not wish to dampen your enthusiasm for prayer. And I hope you don’t take this wrong or take offense at this admonition. From time-to-time here at the SBF, we sometimes have special prayer requests, and there is nothing inherently wrong with that. And there are many websites set up for making such prayer requests, But Study Bible Forum, however, is set up for the express purpose of Bible study. Notwithstanding, what you have done is take Scripture out of context to support prayer requests. This practice is common to those who follow the “Word of Faith” or WOF crowd, and it is a false teaching. For instance: Mark 11:24 speaks of prayer for the things which concern the revealed will of God, and Scripture gives us many such examples. Many of which can be read at the beginning of Paul’s epistles, i.e. the revelation and advancement of the Gospel of salvation, glory for His name, the salvation of sinners, edification of the saints, comfort in affliction, strength in our faith and that of our brethren, deliverance from evil, spiritual help for holy living and sanctification to that end, faith in our hope in the life to come, etc, etc. When we pray we should follow the example of Christ and the Apostles. The prayers which we see in scripture (and the Scriptures themselves) never encourage us to pray for our worldly desires. I’m not saying of course that anyone here doesn’t want someone to find a job or that they shouldn’t pray for God’s divine intervention. But may I suggest that perhaps a better suggestion would be to say a prayer for wisdom, then find a newspaper and start looking through the help wanted adds? By the way, that posted question you responded to was from back in 11/3/07 and that user never posted anything else, so I doubt you will hear anything back. Shalom John |
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135 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215552 | ||
Amen Azure, the best remedy for the lost/tares is consistent preaching of the full Gospel! John |
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136 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215580 | ||
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137 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215583 | ||
Dear Vintage, I'm sorry, Vintage, but this has been bothering me since I first read your post and, I just have to ask. Speaking of parables, how do we reconcile the statement: "To be a teaching tool as some have espoused, is a false assumption." When we hold it up against 2 Tim 3:16 "ALL SCRIPTURE is inspired by God and profitable for TEACHING, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;"? CAPITALS are mine for emphasis. In light of the verse above, I'm having some trouble understanding the parables being used as a teaching tool, seen by yourself as a false assumption. Can you please help me out here, this is pretty hard to understand. Can you please give us some Scripture or perhaps some reputable commentary to lend some support to so bold a statement? John |
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138 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215594 | ||
Vintage, you will note that the cannon of Scripture we have today includes Paul's writings. Therefor when those scholarly men put together the cannon they saw fit to include 2 timothy 3:16 as part of that cannon, so ALL Scripture means All Scripture. You will also note that the Terms of Use that we all agreed to include that "Postings must be Biblically based and not opposing the Bible's sole authority (sola Scriptura)," Now back to my original question. Speaking of parables, how do we reconcile the statement: "To be a teaching tool as some have espoused, is a false assumption." When we hold it up against 2 Tim 3:16 "ALL SCRIPTURE is inspired by God and profitable for TEACHING, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;"? John |
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139 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215599 | ||
Sorry... but Huh? I think I'll leave you to your thinking for now my friend, because I have absolutely no idea, what on earth you are talking about. That expiation is so convoluted you lost me after the first paragraph. Perhaps, [and I hope you do read it] after you read the book Doc has recommended, you can return to this subject with something we can understand. | ||||||
140 | An Enemy Has Done This! (Matt 13:24-30) | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 215603 | ||
Dear Vintage, At this point it seems best to simply go over what has been recommend for you by Doc, [who's opinion you respect] to read in post #157835 as apparently you have not taken the time to do so. So I'll be of your service, sir, and just post it hear for you. SOUND EXEGESIS OF PARABOLIC TEACHING Definition: A parable is a brief story drawn from human life or nature, not related to an actual event, but is true to life and, concerning the listeners, is given for the purpose of teaching a spiritual truth. CHARACTERISTICS OF PARABLES 1. Parables teach a truth using the technique of similarity or illustration. 2. Parables are usually very short, thus they are intended to be easily remembered. 3. Parables can be described as simultaneously very simple and very complex. 4. Parables use earthly things as teaching instruments. 5. Parables have only one primary point. 6. Parables typically have three parts: (1) the setting (cultural context); (2) a story; and (3) a spiritual application. 7. Parables are intended to teach faithful disciples. 8. Parables are intended to hide the truth from the disobedient. GUIDELINES FOR INTERPRETING PARABLES 1. Study the setting and the cultural background. 2. Read the story in its natural meaning. In other words, take it literally. 3. Determine the one central truth taught in the story. Learn to separate the unimportant details from the important issues. (Note that this isn't always an easy thing to do.) 4. Check to see if Jesus or other Scriptures interpret the parable for you. (Note: If Jesus gives an explanation, don't look any for another!) 5. Check to see if the interpretation or point of a parable is dealt with in a doctrinal section of the scriptures, particularly the epistles. 6. Check with good commentaries. (Note: Be sure to study the parable for yourself first. Don't become too dependent on commentaries. Instead, allow the Holy Spirit to teach you. But use the commentaries to verify that your interpretation is not too far off from what is understood by orthodoxy.) 7. Look for specific applications of the point of a parable to your own life. Apply what you discover to your life in a specific way. IMPORTANT NOTE: Solid interpretation must ALWAYS precede application. You cannot apply what you do not understand. Just one more note, Vintage, is that Jesus gave His disciples keys to understanding the parables when they ask Him to explain them. We can also use these same keys to understand the other parables as well. i.e. when we see a man, it refers to the Son of man, which is Jesus, or God. When we see a field, it represents the world. When we see a sower of seeds, that represents God. When we see birds, they represent evil. Try it, it may help you to understand all the parables, not just the ones He [Jesus] specifically interprets. John |
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