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121 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | following him | 123350 | ||
I must say as one of those "Tongue speakers" that I in no way believe that not speaking in tongues does not indicate that the person is not filled with the Holy Spirit. It is only one of many evidences that would indicate someone filled with the Spirit. It is one of many gifts anyone of which would be evidence. If that the person you spoke of and taught things contrary to the diety of Christ or the word of God Preached a different gospel than what we have recieved I would say yes that person is not filled with the Holy Spirit. I as one of the "Tongue Speakers" was filled with the Holy Spirit long before I was given that specific gift. I also do not believe that you can learn to speak in tongues by repeating someone else. This is a gift from the Lord not an acquired talent. | ||||||
122 | What is the answer to this question? | Luke 20:4 | following him | 123351 | ||
Sorry, got carried away with the double negatives in my sentances. I never did well in English class. Let me rephase that fist comment I do not believe that someone who does not speak in tongues is not filled with the Holy Spirit. I hope this clears up my comments | ||||||
123 | why was the thief saved without baptism? | Luke 23:43 | following him | 132778 | ||
Good afternoon Country Girl; "Today's world" - This world is a very big place; how do know know miracles are not taking place by believers in places other than where you are familiar with? You are even confident enough to say that it is a fact; are you sure? Blessing to you Aaron |
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124 | why is the gospel of John different | John | following him | 122464 | ||
Hello Rowdy; This is just guess work on my part; but from all the sources I've read, all his writtings were written somewhere around the year 90. This would be near the end or after his exile on Patmos where he recieved the vision. In chapter 1 Jesus gives him the command to (Rev 1:19) "Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. All of the references I've read say that this refers to 1:1-19 (have seen), the letters to the churches (which are) and the rest of Rev (will take place). It seems to me that His gospel could fit the discription of what was. The gospel cleary shows Jesus in the same light as John saw Him in the vision. His espistles and the leters to the churches (that are) and the rest of Rev (which is to come). I have not found any source that agree with me so that is why I'm just guessing but it fits. The discription John gives of Jesus in his gosple may indicate a perspective recieved after he received the vision on Patmos. What do you think? |
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125 | speaking in tongues out of context | John 4:23 | following him | 122408 | ||
In the congregational setting; yes, there should be an interpretation if it is used as the speaking out not the worshiping in the Spirit. But the one speaking may also be the one who interprets. Does she pray in English before or after she speaks in tongues? I agree with Pranz about the worship. Many times it can be distracting because we still have an aversion to the odd, the weird, the foolish. We are not used to allowing God do what He wants to do in our services. We want an orderly, precise, non threatening atmosphere to worship in. We often don't realy want God to show up because if He does weird things might happen. If there is no interpretation perhaps you could ask God for it. | ||||||
126 | date the Gospel of John was written | John 5:2 | following him | 122627 | ||
Emmaus; this is a copy of what I wrote to Rowdy a few days ago about the same subject. This is just guess work on my part; but from all the sources I've read, all his writtings were written somewhere around the year 90. This would be near the end or after his exile on Patmos where he recieved the vision. In chapter 1 Jesus gives him the command to (Rev 1:19) "Therefore write the things which you have seen, and the things which are, and the things which will take place after these things. All of the references I've read say that this refers to 1:1-19 (have seen), the letters to the churches (which are) and the rest of Rev (will take place). It seems to me that His gospel could fit the discription of what was. The gospel cleary shows Jesus in the same light as John saw Him in the vision. His espistles and the leters to the churches (that are) and the rest of Rev (which is to come). I have not found any source that agree with me so that is why I'm just guessing but it fits. The discription John gives of Jesus in his gosple may indicate a perspective recieved after he received the vision on Patmos. What do you think? I can see your point of view based on John 5:2. But I think the present tense of that verse can be explain by literary style. When we tell a recount of a past experience we will often slip into and out of present or past tense. For example; I was walking down the street last tuesday and there is this man standing beside the road. He was down on his luck, So he asked me for some money, I am standing there talking to him when a car came speeding past us and splashed us with water, We are standing there soaking wet when a police car chasing the first car splashed us again. this is of coarse a fiction account but it demostrates my point of how we can slip into and out of tenses. I do not know if this is what was going on in John 5:2 but it is possible. I may be wrong it would not be the first time but this is my "current" opinion about this topic. |
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127 | First Century Second Coming? | John 5:19 | following him | 128246 | ||
Hi Xerxes: I must say, I appreciate you stance of neutrality in this issue. It is a difficult thing to remain neutral when playing the “devil’s advocate” toward both sides. However, I’m not convinced that you do not hold to either side. I believe you’re just not telling us which side you hold to and that’s fine. There are only two choices of six that are viable. Non-viable options: 1. Jesus never came in the first place 2. Jesus came and died but didn’t rise from the grave (and variations to this idea) 3. Jesus is/has come right now, right now, right now, right now to infinity 4. Jesus wont be coming back Only viable options: 1. Jesus has come back (at any time between His ascension and right now, right now, etc) 2. Jesus will be coming back. (at some time between right now, right now, etc and eternity future) The question is which side the scriptures support the most (including the allegorizing). You must include possible allegories because Jesus himself allegorized many things 1. You are the salt of the earth 2. You are the light of the world 3. You must eat my flesh and drink my blood 4. He said to Peter “Feed my sheep” Jesus was a carpenter, but I suppose He could have had a flock of sheep somewhere. 5. Much of the book of Revelation which Jesus gave is allegorical. I can’t image a real beast with seven heads coming out of the sea and people bowing down and worshipping it. But people will do strange things. Do we have to understand all the scriptures pertaining to this issue (Which by the way is pretty much most of the Bible? There are two basic themes in the scriptures 1. That God created the world and no one else did and 2. The redemption of that world He created and which man had lost.) I dont think so. Nor does mean that we won’t change views if we find more evidence later that supports the opposite view. I at the current time of writing this hold to the premil position. Part of my reasoning behind holding to this view is the fact that God has set a pattern of dealing with man on and in the physical realm. 1. He revealed Himself in it Rom 1:20 2. His judgments upon the nations including Israel (OT) 3. His mercies and favor upon those who call upon Him 4. Christ’ death and resurrection. 5. The expectation of a physical reigning of the messiah on the throne of David by all the prophets. 6. The expectation of the creation itself of redemption (Rom 8:19-23) I have to conclude that Jesus will follow the precedent that God set and His return will result in many physical / creation changes including but not limited to: 1. The lion and the lamb side by side 2. The child able to put its hand on a vipers nest 3. All tears be wiped away 4. Sickness done away with 5. Creation restored 6. Etc. But since the time of Adam to today the world is still obviously still under the curse (crime, sickness, death etc) I must conclude that Jesus has not come back yet. And in my view the scriptures and history better supports the premil view. Now concerning this portion of Josephus, you inserted into one of your posts “Besides these, a few days after that feast, on the one and twentieth day of the month Artemisius [Jyar], a certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon appeared: I suppose the account of it would seem to be a fable, were it not related by those that saw it, and were not the events that followed it of so considerable a nature as to deserve such signals; for, before sun-setting, chariots and troops of soldiers in their armor were seen running about among the clouds, and surrounding the cities. Moreover, at that feast which we call Pentecost, as the priests were going by night into the inner [court of the temple,] as their custom was, to perform their sacred ministrations, they said that, in the first place, they felt a quaking, and heard a great noise, and after that they heard a sound as of a great multitude, saying, “Let us remove hence.” I am assuming this is referring to around 70AD when the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and that you are suggesting that this could represent Christ’ return upon the clouds. There is another explanation for this vision. In the OT we see several instances where angelic hosts were to provide protection to individuals and cities. I believe it was Elisha who prayed that his servant’s eyes would be opened to see the angelic host protecting them from an enemy. One angel destroyed 185,000 Assyrians during Hezekiah’s time. In Dan 12:1 we see that Michael stands guard over Israel. It is possible that this vision was one of seeing the angelic host which was stationed around the cities of Israel for protection being withdrawn so that the Roman army could come and fulfill what Jesus spoke about the destruction of Jerusalem. And those that saw this vision were the same ones that rejected Christ and were seeing the result of that rejection. It may not have anything to do with the Lord’s return. Just another possibility. Blessings to you |
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128 | Is Hell fire literal that burns forever? | John 5:24 | following him | 122118 | ||
Why do you say it is possible for believers to go there? | ||||||
129 | Does asking in His name ever work? | John 14:13 | following him | 130012 | ||
Emmaus and Karen are very correct. Jesus is not some genie that you pray three time and the answers comes. It realy is based on relationship John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." As you grow in you relationship with Christ you learn more and more how to pray according to His will. 1 John 5:14 "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." And answers come at least we begin to recognize the answers when they come. | ||||||
130 | Acts 5-7 just looking for opinions | Acts | following him | 126061 | ||
Greetings all; For the next two weeks my pastor will be in Chile and he has asked me to fill in for him at a Bible study he normally leads. We are studying through the book of Acts and while he is gone we will be covering chapters 5 thru 7. Those chapters cover Ananias and Sapphira, establishment of the group of leaders to see to the needs of the people, and Stephen. But beyond these what are some of the things that those of you who wish to answer find most interesting, revealing, encouraging, challenging, admonishing or any other "ings" you can think of in these three chapters. |
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131 | Acts 5-7 just looking for opinions | Acts | following him | 126071 | ||
Thank you for responding Emmaus; I appriciate it. I looked up the references in Ex. and Deut. you gave and I hope I'm seeing the same connection you are 1. As the signs and wonders Moses performed were used by God to lead Israel out of Egypt so the signs and wonders through Peter and the other apostles were used by God to lead them out of sin. Egypt is often used Biblically as a symbol of sin. 2. As Pharaoh leader of the Egyptian people rejected God's signs and wonders so did the leaders of Israel ie the priests, sadduces and pharisees etc. Is this right? It is interesting to note that the Bible does not record whether Jesus' shaddow healed anybody but here as you mentioned people were trying to be touched by Peters. It obviously worked otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. (Jesus said greater things than these will you do.) I'm not seeing how Stephen prefigures the second coming in his reference to Daniel 7. What do you mean by "proto-martyr". Please explain this. And if I've misunderstood in the other areas, please correct me. |
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132 | Isn't 24 more than one? | Acts 2:38 | following him | 133482 | ||
Hello Steve: You are absolutley right about circumcision being the sign of the covenant. What's more is that it was a sign of God's faithful to Abraham not Abraham's faithfulness to God. Gen 17:7 "I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you." Circumcision was what God gave Abraham to do as acknowledgement of God's covenant with him. Gen 17:11 "And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you." But Abraham's righteousness was established long before this and it was based off his faith in God not the circumcision. See Gen 15:1-6 Blessing to you Aaron |
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133 | Praying in tongues | Rom 8:26 | following him | 121685 | ||
No, I dont believe so! The Holy Spirit is quite aware of who or what you are praying for. There have been many times while I was praying that the Holy Spirit would urge me to pray about something but not tell me who I'm praying for. We have to trust (faith) that the Holy Spirit is guiding us in truth. If you pray in tongues pray also that you interpret by this I mean ask the holy Spirit to give you understanding about what you are praying. He may bring to mind a situation or a person but not fill in the details. I would urge you though dont pray just "willy nilly" in tongues, pray using the guidence of the Holy Spirit. First ask Him what issues are on his Heart then pray in the direction He leads you. Pray is a powerful weapon when guided by the Holy Spirit. But If the Holy Spirit is not in it it's just making noise. Remember if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. I hope this answers your question, sorry about being long winded. Blessing to you |
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134 | Apocrypha or Dead Sea Scrolls Helpful? | Rom 9:13 | following him | 128449 | ||
Greetings Ted546: I hope I dont add more confusion to the subject and I dont know if you have considered this or not, but in searching into this matter myself years ago I realised that the key (for my limited understanding of the matter) that helped me was the realisation that God's predestination come after His foreknowledge. Rom 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; Rom 8:30 and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. Hope this helps and not hinders Grace and mercy to you |
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135 | Mark1:1 who does the Gospel begin with | 1 Cor 1:17 | following him | 121675 | ||
The Jews were waiting for the coming Messiah and one of the signs of His imminent arrival was the appearance of "One crying in the wilderness" John. This would perhaps from Marks point of view the beginning of the good news that the Messiah was finally going to show up. It does seem like a good place to begin at because they have been waiting for this specific occurance. | ||||||
136 | "All things belong to you" means what? | 1 Cor 3:21 | following him | 127780 | ||
Sir Pent; This is how I view this scripture: In the beginning of the chapter Paul is dealing with a division in the church as to who was whose disciple "I am of Apollos", and "I am of Paul" the division was to such an extent that those of Paul would not receive Apollos and those of Apollos would not receive Paul. But Paul says that he and Apollos are fellow servants of the Lord. Paul planted, Apollos watered but God was the one who caused the growth. He then explains that Christ was the foundation and He and Apollos were both trying to build on that foundation and that they had to be careful how and with what they built. But the crux of the matter was that those "of Paul" were not allowing Apollos to contribute to their growth and those "of Apollos" were not allowing Paul to contribute. This is where he begins to tell them that He and Apollos and Cephas belong to them and should be allowed to contribute to their growth. If they restrict one or the other from contributing they lose out. The all things in this case would be refering to that which the Lord provides for their growth and establishment as the temple of God. The thing to be careful of is whether those who are contributing are contributing gold, silver precious stone or wood, hay or stuble. In the next chapter we see his admission that those that build or contribute need to be found as faithful stewards ie trustworthy. He also goes on to say in the next chapter that it is a small thing for him to be judged by them refering to those "of Apollos" who would not allow him to contribute to their growth. God would in the end would judge his work. Grace to you |
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137 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | following him | 130290 | ||
Hello Tim; I thank the Lord for brothers like you who have a solid grasp of the greek, not only that but you seem to be able to explain it in ways that even I can understand. I have a question along the same lines as this thread. The first and the last. Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me.” Jehovah is the first and the last and there is no other God (first and last) Rev. 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." The first and the last, Alpha and Omega and the beginning and the end are one and the same. Rev 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." The Alpha and Omega is the Lord God is the Almighty Jehovah (equals) First and the last (equals) Alpha and Omega (equals) Beginning and the end (equals) Lord God (equals) the Almighty. Rev. 1:17-18 “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Rev. 2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: If the first and the last is Jehovah, when did Jehovah die and come to life? As far as I know He didn’t, Jesus did. Jesus claims here that He is the first and the last. The book of Revelation is a book that reveals Jesus Christ. It reveals Him to be not only equal with God, but God Himself. Is there anything in the greek grammatical structure that would make this reasoning invalid? Blessings to you Aaron |
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138 | Correction | 1 Cor 8:5 | following him | 130925 | ||
Hello Noveta; I have been following for the most part this thread and have been blessed and impressed (even though I have only been observing) by your steadfastness and Biblical understanding inspite of the difficult position you are in at home. I would consider it a loss if you were to stop posting, however you should do as you believe the Lord is directing you. I believe the Lord would want me to encourage you that you are doing better than you may think you are. Blessing to you dear sister Aaron |
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139 | Staying together before marriage. | 1 Cor 8:9 | following him | 127977 | ||
Here are three scriptures for you to think about. This one deals with our reputation to those who will examine our lives to see if we realy follow Christ or not. 1 Tim 3:7 And he must have a good reputation with those outside the church, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. This one is along the same lines as to what kind of witness we have but not just to unbelievers but to our brothers and sisters in Christ. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 Abstain from every form of evil. (NKJV) This one shows what could happen if what we do is seen by those brothers and sisters who may not have the strength we do to resist temptation. But what we do may give them an excuss to do it to. And then they fall. It may not cause the two of you to stumble but while it cause someone else to? Rom 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. 1 Cor 8:9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. This is what Jesus says about stumbling someone. Luke 17:1 He said to His disciples, "It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come! Your question leads me to believe that the Holy Spirit is already convicting you about it. I would have to say yes you are wrong in thinking this for the above reasons and for the reason that you are putting yourself and your girl friend in a place where it would be very easy to slip. It would be better if you would show her that you will do what it takes to protect her even from the possiblity of falling to the temptation and hurting her in that way. Show her that you will respect and honor her by avoiding these situations. It will go along way in building trust between the two of you. |
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140 | beat up christian | 1 Cor 10:13 | following him | 123061 | ||
Mike be blessed and encouraged; You know sometimes thing happen to us that are just part of living here on earth. These things everybody goes through and has to deal with with the wisdom our God gives us. But then there are things that happen because we are doing what Our God has prepared before hand that we should do. Things which threaten the enemy, invade his territory or strengthens the body of Christ. These are the types of thing which he tries to stop or hinder as best he can. Put on the whole armor of God brother. Stand firm. You are doing what is right and what God has called you to do. Is pride a sin? Not when it comes from God toward His children when they stand firm and do His purpose, it may be this Bible study you want to start on the forum, your witness at work, in your family, what you are doing for your church. You may be wearing a target right now but it is only because you are becoming a serious threat to the enemy. You can also call it becoming Christ-like if you wish. be blessed God is proud of you. In love and admiration. |
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