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121 | Is the face of a cherub a bull? | Ezek 1:10 | Bows44 | 152030 | ||
Eze. 1:14 And each one had four faces. The first face was the face of a cherub, the second face was the face of a man, the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle. Does anyone have any insight as to what appears to be a contradiction between Eze. 1:10 and Eze. 10:14 because in Eze. 10:22 Ezekiel seems to be saying that they are the same cherubim. However, in vs 1:10 it lists the four faces as man, lion, bull, eagle and in vs 10:14 the four faces are listed as cherub, man, lion, eagle. Is the face of a regular cherub that of a bull? |
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122 | Christ dwells in our hearts through fait | Eph 3:17 | Bows44 | 150334 | ||
Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. James 1:6 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. |
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123 | Ive neva seen him this close to slipping | Ps 132:1 | Bows44 | 150229 | ||
Hunger to know God is a good thing. It is the highest calling we have. (John 17:3, Col. 2:2) How do we know God? We read His word. A person who is slipping in thier faith is one who has stopped feeding thier spirit. Read the scriptures together that you both may be fed. Here are some good ones to help in this current situation. John 3:13, Eph 4:10, John 14:6 - Who can lead us to the Father? Only Jesus knows the way. What is not of faith, is sin, so come boldly by Faith. Rom. 14:23, Heb. 4:16 Deut. 8:3 - The Word of God is our sustenance. We need to eat of it daily - Luke 11:3 Also, God promises that if you seek him with a whole heart he will be found. Is 55:6, Deut. 4:29, Matt. 7:7 Let God purify your heart and clean your hands. Psalm 139:23-25, Psalm 24:3-4 Hopes this is helpful. Praying that you reach your goal! Philippians 3:13-15 (New American Standard Bible) 13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude; and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; Bows44 |
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124 | Conformed to scripture or Christ? | Rom 8:29 | Bows44 | 149764 | ||
Bro. Tim, Thank you for that helpful and concise answer. Bows44 |
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125 | Conformed to scripture or Christ? | Rom 8:29 | Bows44 | 149742 | ||
Conformed to scripture or conformed to Christ? Is it the same thing or different? | ||||||
126 | wjhat are the qualifications being | John 3:16 | Bows44 | 149739 | ||
Hi Rainey, As some have previously pointed out, all believers are "anointed" (I think commissioned is a better term) for certain tasks according to Mark 16:15-20 with the promise of Him being with you. See Matthew 28:18-20, Heb. 13:5. I think you are confusing anointing with the gifts or purposes of each in the body. I Cor. 12 teaches on this. We each have a part in the body. God places us in the body as He chooses. You can't get anointed to do anything you are not created and placed in the body by God to do. I wonder what is it exactly that you are trying or wanting to do? Has God called you to teach? Then teach. Has God called you to be a shower of mercy? Then do so cheerfully. See Rom. 12:5-9. Don't try to do someone else's job. You are important as the part that God has created YOU to be. If you know what God has placed you in the body to do, then seek out mentors who can train you to serve God in all Joy and to His Glory in that area. God Bless you as you seek to do His will. Bows44 |
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127 | Marks of a Pharisee - Part 2 | Matt 23:2 | Bows44 | 149406 | ||
Marks of a Pharisee - part 2 Holier than thou attitude. Elitists unwilling to associate with those not in their group. Matthew 9:11 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, " [Matt 11:19; Mark 2:16; Luke 5:30; 15:2] Why is your Teacher eating with the tax collectors and sinners?" Matthew 11:19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, [Matt 9:11; Luke 5:29-32; 15:2] a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds." Luke 5:30 30The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, "Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?" Denounces the workings of the Holy Spirit as demonic. Matthew 9:34 But the Pharisees said, "It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons." Matthew 12:24 24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "It is only by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons." More concerned with the letter of the law than the spirit. Matthew 12:2 But when the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, "Look, Your disciples do what is not lawful to do on a Sabbath." Unmerciful John 8:1-5 The Adulterous Woman 1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 Early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began to teach them. 3The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, 4they said to Him, "Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act. 5"Now in the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?" Attempts to trap others in their words, so that they have cause to accuse John 8:6-7 6They were saying this, testing Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground. 7But when they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up, and said to them, "He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." |
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128 | Recognizing a Pharisee - part 1 | Matt 23:2 | Bows44 | 149405 | ||
Marks of a Pharisee - part 1 Places Scripture above the person of Jesus Christ yet does not believe the witness of scripture. John 5:37-40 37"And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. 38"You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent. 39"You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; it is these that testify about Me; 40and you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. Unwilling to believe truth contrary to their own personal understanding and so denounces the witness of others John 8: 13-1913 So the Pharisees said to Him, "You are testifying about Yourself; Your testimony is not true." 14Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is true, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going. 15"You judge according to the flesh; I am not judging anyone. 16"But even if I do judge, My judgment is true; for I am not alone in it, but I and the Father who sent Me. 17"Even in your law it has been written that the testimony of two men is true. 18"I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me." 19So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?" Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also." Has a form of righteousness not leading to salvation - works based - wrong motives - pride, hypoocrisy Matthew 5:20 For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 23:1-7 Pharisaism Exposed 1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2 saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them. 4"They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger. 5"But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. 6"They love the place of honor at banquets and the chief seats in the synagogues, 7and respectful greetings in the market places, and being called Rabbi by men. Matthew 23:23-30 23"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are the things you should have done without neglecting the others. 24"You blind guides, who strain out a gnat and swallow a camel! 25"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside they are full of robbery and self-indulgence. 26"You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also. 27"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. 28"So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. 29"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous, 30and say, 'If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.' Unwilling to enter in and prevents others from entering in as well. John 9:16 Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath " But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them. Matthew 23:13-15 13"But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in. 14["Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense you make long prayers; therefore you will receive greater condemnation.] Keep others from entering in as well as not entering in themselves 15"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. |
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129 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149401 | ||
Well said, but I am curious about something. I have been perusing the posts on this website and noticed that from as early as 2001 most questions seem to have evoked some sort of discussion. Some much nastier than this thread; which I thought was attempting to bring scriptural insight into our daily Christian lives, especially in the area of prayer...which is the point of studying scripture, is it not? So who's going to be the tattletale? |
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130 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149385 | ||
I don't know if it was presumption. If it was, I repent. But developing a personal, intimate relatioship with Jesus will help in public prayer as well because then one is praying out of relatioship the heart of God which (since some have a problem with the word exciting) I will just say less dull and more effective. And isn't that the goal of prayer of any kind? To bring results? or is it to be just a useless excercise? Terrib, I got a good laugh from your post and enjoyed your candor. :-D I don't think you need change your name. :-) Bows44 |
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131 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149384 | ||
A testimony to validate my original suggestion ....my son was feeling as Figoyuen was and I showed him how to meditate on scripture. I instructed him to meditate on the Proverbs because the boy needs wisdom. After a few weeks of these exercises, he now has a greater desire to read scripture (not run from it), his worship is more proactive and meaningful vs distraction and boredom, and his behavior is improving. Now I don't know about anyone else, but in my opinion that is a good thing and shows the value of proper meditation on the word of God. You see...contrary to what Doc wants to believe my words mean, we are also pointing people to scripture and believe that God's answers to every problem and need are found in it. My Pastor daily sends several emails containing nothing but pure scripture. I am not talking about mystical experiences, but spending time with God in His word, learning how it applies to me personally, because He is a personal God. I so much appreciate WOS and his posts. I totally agree with what he has written. Also, what Emmaus wrote was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I must once again remind the forum of what the Bible says about sqabbling over words. 2 Tim 2:14 Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers. God Bless each of you. Bows44 |
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132 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149354 | ||
Hi again Doc...now for that last paragraph. If you have a deep, abiding, satisfying, exciting, and fulfilling relationship with the Lord then I am happy for you, but my original response was not written to you, but to someone who obviously was struggling in their's. My intentions were good. I am new to the forum and had no idea my suggestion to him would evoke such a discussion. As for Christianity not being about joy, peace, excitement, experiences, etc I beg to differ. Gal. 5:22-23 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. A big part of Christianity is about developing these fruits in our lives that we might Glorify Jesus and be a light to the world. This is exciting and I can't help but experience those things that help me grow in the Lord. Everything in life is an experience. :-) As for the truth...if you took a survey, I think that most Christians do serve God for what they get...eternal life,blessings. I really don't think this bothers God either, because he made the offer in Deut. 30:19-20 and encouraged us to choose life and blessing. So if we serve him because of the benefits thats o.k. Eventually it will flow out of our love for him (hopefully), but most people are won to Jesus with the carrot of eternal life and a trip to heaven when they die. Growing in Christ, I finish with Phil 3:12 12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Bows44 |
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133 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149348 | ||
Hi Doc..just a few responses from your post. Frankly, if a person does not love the Lord, then they do not know Him (1 Cor 16:22). Hence my concern for the person you were attempting to encourage. - It was my understanding this person was saved already and looking for a more meaningful prayer life. What I did was stear him to Jesus, encouraging him to listen as well as talk. Many times what God says is other scriptures. You wrote: God does not speak through nature. God does not speak through animals. Depends on what one means by speaking through nature. Some examples from my life: 1. Once I was facing a temptation. One morning during this tempatation period I was spending time with God while walking around my backyard, drinking my morning cup of coffee. I walked into a spider web and quickly shook it off. I immediately heard God say, "As easy as you shook off this spider web, so you shall shake off this temptation." This encouraged me and I was indeed able to resist (shake) it off. 2. I had a dog named Guard Dog. Last year she passed away at the age of 16. When she was 15, she developed a large cancerous tumor on her spleen. I asked God to spare her because she absolutely loved my other dog Pumpkin who we were planning on breeding. I wanted Guard Dog who was such a mothering type to be able to see the puppies. God graciously guided the vet's hands and Guard Dog survived. A year later the puppies were born. On July 5, 2004 she died in the place that the day before she had laid in and watched the puppies play. That day we went to my inlaws 2 hours drive away. The Lord spoke to me and told me that she was going to die that day. I couldn't change our plans, so God said to just be sure to get home in time to bury her. So we did. On the way home, as we came into our town (which is very small) we saw three rainbows. God was speaking comfort to us through those rainbows. Reminding us of his promises and goodness. 3.) Every time I see my puppies, I hear God say, "I care. I love you. You are my beloved child in whom I am well pleased." Those puppies are a blessing from God. 4.) God uses my dogs to remind me to show my son the same grace and mercy and consistancy and unconditional love that I show them. I could give many more examples of how God uses animals and nature to speak to me. But time and space to not permit. If it is scriptural proof you want, see Romans 1:20. We can know God by looking at creation a.k.a. nature. It "speaks" of who God is so man is without excuse. You said: Regarding John 10 and the sheep hearing the voice of the Shepherd: This discourse is about salvation. It has nothing to say about "listening for God," nor is it establishing a normative practice for believers. Well, God talked to Abraham, Moses, Joshua, and (if we believe the scriptures are inspired by the Holy Spirit) he also talked to everyone who wrote parts of the Bible. Everyone of these he talked to heard him. That's called listening. Why wouldn't he talk to us today? And if he is, then we are expected to listen and hear. God doesn't change. The same way he talked to them, he'll talk to us. The apostles had scriptures too, called the Torah, the Prophets, Psalms and Proverbs. I'm sure that the Pharisees didn't approve of their writings as scripture, yet we do so today. I guess we should just burn every book written by Christians since the Bible was compiled since according to what you are saying that would be adding to scripture and God doesn't speak through anything but validated scripture. But wait...let's read that scripture again.. REv 22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book; This was written BEFORE the Bible was compiled. Actually this is talking about only the Book of Revelation. So I guess we can keep the books after all, because God does give us more understanding (revelation) of scripture and who he is and who we are and what he wants us to do. You asked: Isn't the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture taught in your church? No. We are taught in the sufficiency of Jesus. We don't worship a book. We worship God as Jesus Christ, the only begotton son of God, the Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit. Regarding scripture, we are taught that it is the inerrant Word of God and that we are to study it and meditate on it and use it to teach, reprove and train others with. It is one of our weapons of warfare. All revelation must be in agreement with scripture. I'll address your last paragraph in another post, since this one is getting a bit long. |
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134 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149343 | ||
Hi Ray...sorry to hear about the cancer. I'll be praying for you. As for your question, I am not quite sure what you are asking. The Song of Solomon is a love song (story) both natural and spiritual. It talks of love between a man and woman, but also between Jesus and his bride (corporately and individually.) We have not yet made it that far in our Sunday School Class. We are only on Chapter 2. But, I took a look at it and Wow! I can't wait until I get there. When I do, I'll see about sharing something of what God gives me if that is what you are asking for. | ||||||
135 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149302 | ||
First, this post was written to a person who described their prayer life as dry. It was meant as a way to encourage that person to build their relationship with our Lord and thereby relieve the dryness. Need experiences that are exciting? It isn't about need, but desire. I much prefer an exciting relationship to a dull one. And, yes, my relationship with Jesus is exciting. He is wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, the lover of my soul, my Savior and Lord, and so much more. How can talking with him not be exciting?! And I obey his every command. There are many ways that God speaks: through the Bible, through experiences, through prayer, through others, through nature, through animals, through songs, etc. God can and does use any means he chooses to communicate with his creation. As for being deceived, in John 10 Jesus says his sheep hear his voice and follow him. Are you saying that God is limited to speaking to his sheep through the Bible only? Also, I am under authority. I submit what I hear to my leadership who will correct me if I have heard incorrectly. All things must line up with scripture and the Character of God as God will not contradict himself. But one way I know the difference is by the fruit. If it produces Godly fruit, it was from God. The devil isn't going to say anything to you that causes you to grow in the fruit of the spirit. The devil comes to condemn, accuse, steal, kill and destroy. Think of your relationship with your wife and kids. We are God's children and the bride of Christ. Would you want a one sided conversation with them? Have you written down everything you have to say to them and had it compiled into a book and told them that is all you have to say? Isn't talking with your wife and kids exciting or enjoyable? Even in the Bible in John 21:25 it says: And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. So obviously there is much not in the Bible that God could talk about. Once God woke me up and told me to go outside because he had a surprise for me. I did and there was the most beautiful sunrise. Now that certainly isn't in the Bible. The Bible doesn't have a scripture that says, get up and go outside I have a surprise for you....but was that God? It certainly wasn't my imagination, because I don't like to get up early. :-) It wasn't an evil spirit, because the devil wouldn't tell me to do something that will make me want to worship God. Therefore, it was God. The Bible says to meditate on the word night and day. So one has to start somewhere. I for one am not going to limit God to how he can speak to me. I love my Jesus and he loves me and we enjoy hanging out together and talking. I would that every Christian develop a passionate relationship with Jesus. |
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136 | Who has been silenced? | Rev 8:1 | Bows44 | 149287 | ||
I just stumbled onto this forum the other day and decided to jump in on some of the questions, so I don't know very much about how this website works yet. :-/ I didn't even know aout the personal profile until it was mentioned to me and I am not sure how to check someone else's. You mind letting me know? | ||||||
137 | Who has been silenced? | Rev 8:1 | Bows44 | 149267 | ||
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138 | Effective and accomplish are energeo | James 5:16 | Bows44 | 149254 | ||
It seems to me that you guys are discussing semantics. I think the original question was "Are a righteous man's prayers more powerful?" More powerful than what? An unsaved person's? Some things to consider: 1. God does not hear a man's prayers if he is in conflict with his wife. 1 Pet 3:7 2. John 9:31 "We know that [Job 27:8; 35:13; Ps 34:15; 66:18; 145:19; Prov 15:29; 28:9; Is 1:15; James 5:16-ff] God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him 2. We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. We have no righteousness of own as all of our righteousness is as filthy rags. Is. 64:6 3. A person in right standing (having repented, walking in relationship) with God will pray in faith according to God's will and then can rest on the promises in Ps 4:3 and 1 John 5:15 a person with sin in their life can not pray in confidence and therefore has no such assurances. 4. Jesus healed people of physical sickness by forgiving sins. Matt 9:2, Mark 2:9 5. Job 15:3, 2 Tim 2:14 Hopefully, this helps clarify things. :-) |
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139 | help | Luke 11:2 | Bows44 | 149253 | ||
Actually,this is not a Bible study. It is a relationship building tool to grow in intimacy with our Lord and Savior. And it isn't a "in context" kind of thing. It is listening to God speak to you sometimes on just one word or phrase. Its about having a conversation with God. The pattern is read it, write it, speak it, sing it, pray it, then listen and write what you hear. Then you submit it to your leadership and/or mentors to make sure you are hearing God. For eaxample: Song of Solomon 1:1 Msg says, The Song--best of all songs--Solomon's song! I asked God, "Why is it the best song, song of songs?" He said (in part, I actually got a page and a half on just this one short verse), "It is the best song because it is a song of intimacy. I am calling my bride, individually and corporately to a greater, deeper intimacy with me." Think of it this way...Suppose you wrote your spouse a letter while out of town on a trip. What would you prefer they do after reading it... study it or discuss it with you? The Bible is a love letter from God. He much prefers that we come to him and discuss it with him on a one-to-one basis to an esoteric study of it using dictionaries and commentaries. Now if a person wants that kind of close intimate and personal relationship with God, then this is a way to develop that. Before critizing it, try it. You just might like it. :-) Then out of that close relationship, when you pray you will pray the Father's heart in unity with the Holy spirit and it becomes more exciting and rewarding. |
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140 | Did God mention his/her gender in bible? | John 8:54 | Bows44 | 149231 | ||
correct...God is not female. But neither is he male. God is a Spirit and has no sex organs, therefore no sex. It is the sex organs that make us distinctly male or female. Our spirits are who we really are and we shall be as the angels when our bodies are changed in the twinkling of an eye at Jesus' return. In Heaven there is no marrying and giving in marriage, no procreation. (Mark 12:25) Study the Proverbs about Wisdom which is one of the seven spirits of God (Rev. 3:1) and Wisdom is referred to as she and Lady Wisdom. I agree as to Paul exhibiting both male and female attributes. AS I said before, men have predominately male attributes and women have predominately female attributes, but both can and do have both. Mature Christians such as Paul will display both as the situation calls for the same way God does. It is not a male/female thing. It is a Spirit of God thing. :-) |
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