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121 | Does God curse people with sickness? | Exodus | Reighnskye | 133969 | ||
EdB, Thanks much for the many fine Old Testament verses. I also found a verse from the New Testament here, wherein God casts sickness upon a person. - Acts 13 8 But Elymas the magician (for so his name is translated) was opposing them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith. 9 But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze on him, 10 and said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord? 11 "Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and not see the sun for a time." And immediately a mist and a darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking those who would lead him by the hand. (NAS95) - This leads me to another question. Does God still cast sickness on people, even now when we are in New Testament times? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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122 | Does God curse people with sickness? | Exodus | Reighnskye | 134237 | ||
EdB, You stated: "I think this pasage tells us if we take communion in an unworthy manner we may get sick or even die." Perhaps it is better for one to refrain from taking communion altogether, if there is a remote chance that they shall be bound by a tragic curse beforehand. - 1 Corinthians 11 27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. 28 But a man must examine himself, and in so doing he is to eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not judge the body rightly. 30 For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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123 | Does God curse people with sickness? | Exodus | Reighnskye | 134652 | ||
EdB, Very true. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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124 | Was the OT God of Moses merely an angel? | Ex 3:2 | Reighnskye | 132757 | ||
Was it merely an angel that appeared to Moses? Stephen here seems to describe an angelic messenger that spoke in the name of the Lord, even as the Old Testament prophets themselves would proclaim "Thus sayeth the Lord". Was Moses merely interacting with a prophetic angel who said "I AM"? Was the Old Testament Law of Moses strictly administered through angels who spoke "I AM" and "Thus sayeth the Lord"? God has never been seen at any time, but has only appeared through angels and eventually through Christ, no? Am I correct? - Exodus 3 2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. (NAS95) Acts 7 30 "After forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH. (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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125 | Was the OT God of Moses merely an angel? | Ex 3:2 | Reighnskye | 132768 | ||
I guess that I don't see the basis for this assumption, insofar as the Father and the Son are two separate entities, as per the time when Jesus was baptized with the Holy Spirit and water. Here we see two different entities represented. The entity speaking from the sky was not Christ himself in the New Testament and therefore was not likely Christ in the Old Testament. - Matthew 3 16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, 17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased." (NAS95) - Here also in the book of Daniel, the Son is differentiated from the Father. Please particularly note verse 13. Daniel 7 9 "I kept looking Until thrones were set up, And the Ancient of Days took His seat; His vesture was like white snow And the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire. 10 "A river of fire was flowing And coming out from before Him; Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him; The court sat, And the books were opened. 13 "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. 14 "And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed. (NAS95) - It is my personal impression that the Father was worshipped through Michael the archangel (or angels) just as we worship the Father through Jesus Christ. We have a new mediator in Christ. - Reighnskye |
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126 | Was the OT God of Moses merely an angel? | Ex 3:2 | Reighnskye | 132781 | ||
Srbaegon, My question here would be as to why Gideon would identify a mere angel as God. God does not possess a body, as far as I'm aware. Further, I apologize if I have offended you by stating my personal impression or belief. It would be my hope that if I say something that you feel is not in accord with scripture, that I would still have the freedom to bring it up, so that others could provide a more biblical input. If I reference something as being my personal impression, I hope that people would take it as such, and perhaps even offer an alternate view if they disagree. I have not at this point canonized my personal impressions of the scriptures that I have indeed provided. Nonetheless I have indeed presented some scriptures at the beginning of this thread as to why I believe that the God of the Old Testament is actually an intermediary angel. You are welcome to reference the original verses that I provided, if you wish. - Reighnskye |
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127 | Anarchy or pacifism? What's biblical? | Ex 3:9 | Reighnskye | 133360 | ||
Greetings all :) A little query here, that I haven't yet figured out, after many years of bible study. The Prophet Daniel showed humble subservience to the cruel monarch Nubuchadnezzar, even praising the king when Daniel was thrown to the lions by him. In this way, he ascended to be a high officer within the oppressive kingdom of Babylon, despite having entered the country as a meager slave prisoner, after the wholesale slaughter of his homeborn relatives. However, the Prophet Moses took a very different approach in regards to the Pharaoh of Egypt. Moses was much more direct in his confrontations toward Pharaoh, even warning him of the deaths of all the firstborn of the nation, if the evil ruler was not responsive. Notwithstanding the fact that Moses formerly held a very high political position in Egyptian government. - Would it be correct to say that Moses was an anarchist and Daniel was a pacifist? What's the best route to take when a foreign dictatorial government is slaughtering or enslaving your blood relatives? Sacrificial submission or bloody rebellion? - Blessings :) Reighnskye |
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128 | Anarchy or pacifism? What's biblical? | Ex 3:9 | Reighnskye | 133380 | ||
Batunde, Thanks much :) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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129 | trumpet-God's voice or instrument | Ex 19:16 | Reighnskye | 132755 | ||
I was taught by my pastor when I was younger that the trumpet of God was a war device used to send troops into a war. Here are a few verses on trumpets. - Exodus 19 16 So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were thunder and lightning flashes and a thick cloud upon the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. 18 Now Mount Sinai was all in smoke because the LORD descended upon it in fire; and its smoke ascended like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. 19 When the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder, Moses spoke and God answered him with thunder. (NAS95) Joshua 6 15 Then on the seventh day they rose early at the dawning of the day and marched around the city in the same manner seven times; only on that day they marched around the city seven times. 16 At the seventh time, when the priests blew the trumpets, Joshua said to the people, "Shout! For the LORD has given you the city. 17 "The city shall be under the ban, it and all that is in it belongs to the LORD; only Rahab the harlot and all who are with her in the house shall live, because she hid the messengers whom we sent. 18 "But as for you, only keep yourselves from the things under the ban, so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban, and make the camp of Israel accursed and bring trouble on it. 19 "But all the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they shall go into the treasury of the LORD." 20 So the people shouted, and priests blew the trumpets; and when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, the people shouted with a great shout and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight ahead, and they took the city. 21 They utterly destroyed everything in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox and sheep and donkey, with the edge of the sword. (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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130 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Reighnskye | 132714 | ||
LibertyBelle, Here are some classic verses on homosexuality. The bible does indeed make specific references to it. Le 20:13 'If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. (NAS 95) - Romans 1 24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. 25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. 26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, 27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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131 | Will the time of the judges be restored? | Ruth 1:1 | Reighnskye | 130886 | ||
Will the time of the judges be restored in Christ's future kingdom? When Christ chose twelve disciples, he fashioned this group after the structure of the twelve tribes of Israel, intending for the twelve disciples to lead twelve tribes, in future governmental authority. Indeed, sitting upon their twelve future thrones, it is quite likely that they shall even judge angels, and not only the combined nations of the earth. Of course, one of the apostles (Judas Iscariot) was lost, as symbolic also of the loss of the tribe of Benjamin in the last chapter of the book of Judges. |
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132 | Will the time of the judges be restored? | Ruth 1:1 | Reighnskye | 131158 | ||
Searcher, Here is the verse that you referenced where the twelve apostle will judge the twelve tribes of Israel in the millennial kingdom. And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (Matthew 19:28 NAS95) ---- And here is the mention of the saints judging angels. The contrast that I believe is made here is the differentiation between this world and the coming kingdom. Another idea being that angelic beings are inferior to regenerate and immortal human beings, even if the angels exceed us for now. I view that none of God's angels are free from the blemish of sin and a number of them even fell through their own free volition. Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? (1 Corinthians 6:2-3 NAS95) ---- And here is the mention of the cutting off of the tribe of Benjamin at the hands of the other tribes, although this can be interpreted any number of ways. Your Rev 7:8 reference is clear indication of the restoration of this cut off tribe. And the sons of Israel were sorry for their brother Benjamin and said, "One tribe is cut off from Israel today. (Judges 21:6 NAS95) So all of Benjamin who fell that day were 25,000 men who draw the sword; all these were valiant warriors. But 600 men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and they remained at the rock of Rimmon four months. The men of Israel then turned back against the sons of Benjamin and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city with the cattle and all that they found; they also set on fire all the cities which they found. (Judges 20:46-48 NAS95) Reighnskye |
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133 | How does one fellowship with the Church? | Ruth 1:16 | Reighnskye | 130887 | ||
How is one admitted into fellowship with the Church of God? Ruth left her very own people (and their foreign gods) to become a member of the house of God. Must sinners leave their former affiliations to enter into fellowship with the Church? Ruth was a gentile that converted to the ways of God. | ||||||
134 | Why does God impart familial bitterness? | Ruth 1:20 | Reighnskye | 130888 | ||
Why does God bring bitterness on people by destroying the family unit? Is there solace in the Church as a surrogate? | ||||||
135 | Why does God impart familial bitterness? | Ruth 1:20 | Reighnskye | 131028 | ||
Doc, So can people who are born into bad families find a better family in the Church? I'm just afraid that I haven't found this. ---- Then Peter said to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You; what then will there be for us?" And Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name's sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life. (Matthew 19:27-29 NAS95) |
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136 | Why does God impart familial bitterness? | Ruth 1:20 | Reighnskye | 131161 | ||
Searcher, I am particularly referencing Naomi's statement in Ruth 1:20, wherein she accredits God as dealing bitterly with her in the destruction of her family. Job himself issued similar accreditation to God when his children were destroyed through the handiwork of the devil, albeit with God ultimately sovereign over all things. While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, and behold, a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people and they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you." Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and he fell to the ground and worshiped. He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, And naked I shall return there. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD." Through all this Job did not sin nor did he blame God. (Job 1:18-22 NAS95) ---- And here God further confesses to committing evil (adversity) on the earth, (albeit commonly through intermediate forces). "I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God. I will gird you, though you have not known Me; That men may know from the rising to the setting of the sun That there is no one besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other, The One forming light and creating darkness, Causing well-being and creating calamity; I am the LORD who does all these. (Isaiah 45:5-7 NAS95) Please compare the NASB with the King James rendering. I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. (Isaiah 45:5-7 KJV) ---- And to top it all off, here's a vision of Micaiah the prophet, wherein God actually both calls and sends a demon to politically decieve an earthly king. Micaiah said, "Therefore, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. "The LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said this while another said that. "Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' "The LORD said to him, 'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, 'You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.' (1 Kings 22:19-22 NAS95) Herein I believe lies evidence that God is truly sovereign over all the ministries of both greater and lesser angels, whether divine or demonic. All serve a purpose in the growth and sanctification of God's people. Reighnskye |
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137 | Why does God impart familial bitterness? | Ruth 1:20 | Reighnskye | 131163 | ||
Doc, Actually, I've about given up on attempting to find anything resembling the care of a family unit offered by the church. Not that it doesn't exist, but people have their own families to be concerned about with first. As far as having a mindset of accumulating treasures in heaven, although that may be a result that believer's experience, I do not view it as a primary goal so much. I've tried to depart from living by the rewards/penalty system that I was raised up with, and which is performed in the corporate realm. Dangling carrots or issuing threats to get people to perform. I guess I view the rewards/penalty system (which I was taught in corporate management classes) as a manipulation tactic intended to coax lesser minds into a set of performance requirements. If you do bad, you'll be punished (you'll go to hell) but if you do good, you'll be rewarded (you'll go to heaven). Although I sincerely believe in heaven and hell, I nonetheless view that the reality of their existence should never be used to manipulate people according to a performance-based system. We ought do good works despite the rewards, whether or not we recieve a reward. And those who seek after purely reward will surely come short of it, when dealing with eternal matters. "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. (Matthew 6:19-21 NAS95) Reighnskye |
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138 | What is the Church's responsibility? | Ruth 2:10 | Reighnskye | 130891 | ||
What is the extent of the Church's social responsibilities to the unsaved, who are particularly without a healthy family support? | ||||||
139 | What is the Church's responsibility? | Ruth 2:10 | Reighnskye | 131016 | ||
Doc, Indeed, i must agree that our eyes should look upward. In addition, the verse that you offer here seems to imply a material social responsibility that the Church has to the world around itself. Would the Church's role extend to the support of the handicapped? I am legally disabled myself. Or is material compassion, on so grand a monetary scale, best left to the US government? ---- Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. (James 1:27 NAS95) RS |
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140 | What is the Church's responsibility? | Ruth 2:10 | Reighnskye | 131025 | ||
Roger, You've provided some great verses here as to what is the extent of the Church's social responsibilities to the unsaved. preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires, (2 Timothy 4:2-3 NAS95) These verses seem to imply a very verbal, albeit essential, ministry which the Church should be engaged in. I'm just wondering what the Church should do (or conversely should not do) towards the unsaved on a more material (non-verbal) level. Please also take a look at this next verse, as both these scripture units are probably best combined together in our actual practice, so as to yield the greatest degree of effectiveness. What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. (James 2:14-17 NAS95) RS |
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