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121 | we r living together but r not married.. | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 232858 | ||
Greeting Magie! It is never really a good idea to discuss personal issues on a public forum like this. You really should talk to a local pastor about this issue. If you would like, e-mail me at Morant61@insightbb.com, and I can put you into contact with a local pastor. If you already have a pastor, I would go speak to him about this issue. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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122 | Know God but not Jesus | Jonah | Morant61 | 232849 | ||
Greetings Ed! I believe the majority of the Jewish race at the time of Christ would fit this description. They knew God and thought they were serving Him, but rejected Christ; hence, they were lost. Consider Matt. 7:21-23: Mat 7:21-23 Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. (22) Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' (23) Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' If we don't know Jesus, we are lost no matter how much we might think we know about God. Act 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." My understanding is that general revelation alone is not sufficient for salvation. It might be enough to open the door of someone's heart, much like Abraham who was looking for a city whose builder and maker was God (Heb. 11:10). Abraham did not know enough about God to be saved, but he knew enough about God to be interested and God revealed Himself to Abraham. Thus, in the case of Nineveh, God (wanting to spare Nineveh) had to send Jonah to preach repentance to them. This is the driving motivation behind all missions work. Rom 10:12-15 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, (13) for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (14) How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (15) And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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123 | Romans in the light of Jonah does it say | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 232843 | ||
Greetings Ed! I'm not sure that I am following completely, but my response would be that Rom. 1:20 does teach that no man has an excuse for rejecting God since nature itself reveals Him to us. You seem to be asking, 'Is the knowledge gained through nature enough to produce saving faith?' I don't know, but it is certainly enough to produce blame. :-) I suspect that the knowledge gained through nature is not enough to produce saving faith, but it is enough to produce guilt. That guilt should then turn the person toward God for help, at which point, I believe God will make Himself know in a more complete way. However, Rom. 1:20ff tells us that many reject even the knowledge gained through nature, and turn to worship created things rather than our Creator. I hope I understood your question correctly. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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124 | What is the law? | Gen 26:5 | Morant61 | 232841 | ||
Great answer Doc! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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125 | Sunday Sabbath or not? | Ex 20:8 | Morant61 | 232840 | ||
Greetings Beja! Excellent observations! At our congregation, we have been doing a Wednesday night study on how to interpret the various genres of Scripture. When we were studying narratives, it took me a while to get our class to understand that just because a narratives describes something does not necessarily mean that said action is prescribed. The example we were looking at was the communal practices of the early church in Acts 4. This is exactly what you are saying concerning Sabbath worship. Keep up the good posts! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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126 | Possibility of an unsaved knowing God | Jonah | Morant61 | 232839 | ||
Greetings Ed! I think that Rom. 1:21 directly answers this question: Rom 1:21 - "For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened." But, knowing God and trusting God are two different things. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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127 | NIV...Gods...? | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 232128 | ||
Greetings Preston: Thanks for the clarification. Here is what the study note from the Net Bible says about this phrase: "The phrase like that of a god is in Aramaic "like that of a son of the gods." Many patristic writers understood this phrase in a christological sense (i.e., "the Son of God"). But it should be remembered that these are words spoken by a pagan who is seeking to explain things from his own polytheistic frame of reference; for him the phrase "like a son of the gods" is equivalent to "like a divine being."" So, there argument is that the plural is more faithful to what the phrase would have meant to this pagan king. In fact, most of the commentaries that I checked accepted the NIV's translation as the better choice. Personally, I probably would have used the singular and included the above information in the study note. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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128 | Why "God" and not "the angels" Psm.8:5 | Ps 8:5 | Morant61 | 232127 | ||
Greetings Cephas! We can't really answer for the translators of the NASB, but I think I know why they did what they did. :-) The problem here lies in the difference between translation and interpretation. Heb. 2:7, 9 clearly uses the word 'Angel' in the Greek text. However, Ps. 8:5 uses the word 'elohim', which normally is translated as God. Based upon Heb. 2:7, 9, we KNOW what Ps. 8:5 means, but it is not appropriate to interpret the passage when translating it. Therefore, they simply translated the verse in accordance with what the text actually says. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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129 | NIV...Gods...? | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 232124 | ||
Hi Preston! Which verse or verses are you asking about? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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130 | IS JESUS DEATH A PROPHESY | Ps 22:16 | Morant61 | 231898 | ||
Greetings Deb101! There are two main prophecies that deal with the death of Jesus: Isaiah 53 Psalm 22 Both give very detailed descriptions of the crucifixion of Jesus. As to the necessity of His crucifixion, let's let Jesus Himself answer that question: Mat 20:17-19 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples apart, and on the way he said unto them, (18) Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests and scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, (19) and shall deliver him unto the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify: and the third day he shall be raised up. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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131 | Called to Peace | Matt 5:9 | Morant61 | 231883 | ||
Greetings All! As I watch the news each day, I notice that we live in an increasingly divided world. The world needs the Church to become the salt and light that she was called to be by Christ. (Mt. 5:13-14) One way in which we can accomplish this goal is to become the peacemakers that God has called us to become. Romans 12:18 commands us, "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people." Numerous times in Scripture, God is called the 'God of Peace'. As His children, peace should be on the fruits evident in our lives. (Gal. 5:22) However, peace doesn't just happen, we must pursue it. (Rom. 14:19) How can we become true peacemakers? First of all, God's peace must rule in our hearts. (Col. 3:15) Peace must characterize our relationship both with God and others. The fruit of the Spirit are in direct opposition and contrast to the works of the flesh. We must look at the fruit in our lives. Do we see hatred, bitterness, rage, envy, ect.? Then our lives are not characterized by peace. We can't produce the fruit of the Spirit, only the Spirit can do produce fruit in our lives. But, Scripture promises us that the God of peace will give us peace. (2 Thess. 3:16) Secondly, we must promote peace through our actions. 1 Peter 3:8-12 speaks of not responding to the evil of the world in kind, but of turning from evil and doing good. We need to love everyone, especially those who hate us. Our love needs to be demonstrable and visible. Finally, we need to promote peace through our words as well. 1 Peter 3:8-12 also mentions the importance of controlling what we say. Scripture has much to say about our words. 1) A soft answer turns away wrath - Prov. 15:1. 2) Do not return...insult for insult - 1 Peter 3:9. 3) Do not engage in heated disputes - 2 Tim. 2:24. If our hearts are ruled by the peace of Christ, then our lips should reflect that fact, "...for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh." (Luke 6:45) Let us follow the example of the God of Peace, and be called His sons! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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132 | Exactly, what is Paul saying? | Rom 7:19 | Morant61 | 231826 | ||
Greetings Chaney! There are varying positions on this passage, but I believe that Romans 7 describes Paul's life under the law, while Romans 8 describes Paul's life under grace. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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133 | How should the word "epi" be translated | Rev 5:10 | Morant61 | 231024 | ||
Greetings Doc! Great question! Not only do prepositions have a wide variety of possible meanings, but they are often used in combination with other words to produce entirely different meanings. In the case of 'epignosis', the basic meaning of the preposition is 'through' with the resultant meaning of 'full knowledge'. I did some checking in Dana and Mantey's grammar (pp. 106-107). The base meanings of 'epi' are: With the genitive case: upon, on, at, by, before, emphasizing contact. With the locative case: upon, on, at, over, before, emphasizing position. With the accusative case: upon, on, up to, to, over, emphasizing motion or direction. Of course, there is a lot of interpretation involved in deciding which case is being used as the form of all three is the same. There are other examples of 'epi' in combination with other words where the meanings are more exotic. In Matt. 3:7, it is used in the phrase 'coming for baptism'. In Matt. 14:48, it is used in the phrase 'you came out as against a thief'. In Luke 1:59, it is used in the phrase 'after the name of his father'. It is used in Acts 4:21 in the phrase 'on account of the event'. In some instances, it can be translated as 'because'. Finally, in Acts 11:28, it is used in the phrase 'in the time of Claudius'. The main thing to remember with preposition is the base idea. That meaning is near far away in a translation. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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134 | How should the word "epi" be translated | Rev 5:10 | Morant61 | 230986 | ||
Greetings Jamie! Greek prepositions can be translated in a number of ways depending upon context, or the case of the preposition. But, each preposition has a basic concept. The basic concept on 'epi' is physical contact. So, either translation would be acceptable, but I would prefer 'on' in the sense that our reign will be physically 'upon' the earth. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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135 | Why am I not hearing from God | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 230534 | ||
Greetings Lkearse! You ask a very general question, but I would ask in return, 'Are you reading God's Word?' He has revealed Himself to us in His Word. If you read it, you are hearing from God. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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136 | Is Belief in the Trinity Required? | Bible general Archive 4 | Morant61 | 230279 | ||
Greetings Holmes! I have been trying to catch up on this thread. :) It seems to me that many forget the incarnation when discussion the question of equality. Scripture makes it clear that Jesus is fully God in every sense of the word, but His status changed during the incarnation. He 'emptied Himself' and 'became a servant'. During this time, His Father was greater than He. His Father was His God, because He Himself was fully man. But, these situation only existed during the incarnation. P.S. - I am in agreement with Beja. I believe that no one comes to salvation with a full understanding of the Trinity. So, in that sense, it is not necessary for salvation. But, any view that demeans Jesus is heresy and should be rejected. Thus, as a believer submits to Scripture, he or she will come to recognize the Trinity. As an individual, I could not say that someone who rejects the Trinity is not saved, but I can say that he or she is a false teacher. Great discussion. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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137 | ."no man has seen God and if you did... | Ex 33:20 | Morant61 | 230139 | ||
Greetings! Try Exodus 33:20 Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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138 | Do we accept? | John 1:1 | Morant61 | 230034 | ||
Greetings Wings on Fire! Without really knowing you, it seems from your posts that you are confused about what the Doctrine of the Trinity is really all about. Here is a link that might help: http://www.gotquestions.org/Trinity-Bible.html The short version is this: 1) The Bible is clear that there is only One God, not two or three. 2) The Bible is also clear that three distinct Persons are all called God - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Doctrine of the Trinity is saying that there are three distinct Person (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) who make up this One God. So, there is no problem with the New Testament saying the Jesus created everything and the Old Testament saying that God created everything, since Jesus is God. Read the short article above and see if it clarifies your understanding of the Trinity any. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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139 | what does matthew 5:2 mean | Matt 5:2 | Morant61 | 230031 | ||
Greetings Brenda49! This verse simply means that Jesus sat down and began to teach them verbally. The contents of Matthew 5:3-7:26 are what He said to His disciples. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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140 | Different fathers of Joseph. | NT general | Morant61 | 229347 | ||
Greetings! There are many different views about why the two lists differ. The best view that I have read is that Matthew traces the genealogy of Jesus through His assumed father, Joseph. While Luke traces the genealogy of Jesus through His mother, Mary. Both prove that Jesus was a descendent of David. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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