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121 | Can you explain Grace to me? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 90133 | ||
Dear MelDillon, The definition of grace is "unmerited favor." That means favor which you did not earn. Favor means good things, blessings. In other words, good things that happen to you that you don't deserve, but God blesses you anyway. That can mean such things as good health, a promotion, prosperity, food on the table, a loving family; what the world might call a Lucky streak...which I do not believe in, I call it grace. When people prefer YOUR work instead of anothers for no apparent reason, when you have a close call but you are spared emotional or physical disaster, these are things I call grace. I hope this helps. Itiswritten. |
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122 | How long were years of Noah's life? | OT general | itiswritten | 30011 | ||
Dear Jackcap98, In "Halley's Bible Handbook" it says that Noah lived 600 years before the Flood and 950 all together. This is on page 85, where it lists the ages of all the Patriarchs. In the Scripture [Genesis 5:32] it says: "And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham and Japheth." (I never noticed this before, were these three triplets?- interesting) Later it says, in Genesis 9:28-29 - "And Noah lived after the Flood three hundred and fifty years. And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died." Itiswritten |
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123 | who are Abraham's parents? | OT general | itiswritten | 30014 | ||
Dear Grammie2, Abraham's father was Terah. His mother, to my knowledge, is never mentioned. Genesis 11:24,25,26,27,28,31,32, Joshua 24:2 and 1 Chronicles 1:26 and in Luke 3:34. These are all the times Terah was mentioned in the Bible that I could find...but there is no mention of Abraham's mother. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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124 | Proselyte to Judaism as means of salv. | OT general | itiswritten | 30019 | ||
Dear MIILAZ, This was a controversy in the early church. It was decided that one did NOT have to become a Jew to become saved. A proselyte, when he was finished with his learning, would become a Jew officially when he was circumcised. Acts 11:2-18 "And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them. But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and EXPOUNDED IT BY ORDER TO THEM, saying, I was in the city of Joppa..." for the sake of brevity I will say, Peter went on to tell them about a vision the Lord gave him and why the uncircumcised were to be allowed to be considered among the saved without having to become "circumcised" in order to do so. See also Romans 2:25-29; Romans 4:9-13; 1 Cor. 7:19; Galatians 5:6; Gal. 6:15...and there are more, but that should be enough, if that is what you mean by your question. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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125 | is Lillith and Adam mentioned in bible | OT general | itiswritten | 30022 | ||
Dear Foreverfriends, Lillith is never mentioned in the Bible. It is a myth. As far as I can tell, whatever happened or did not happen before the creation of man, does not pertain to us and I don't think God wants us to speculate on such things. The reason I say this is that He tells us not to play with imaginary things which become more important than the words and teachings He gives us. Eve, in the garden went beyond what God had said, and look at all the trouble it caused [example: Genesis 3: 3 "But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, NEITHER SHALL YE TOUCH IT, lest ye die." God did not say that which I have in caps and we also have Romans 1:21-22; 2 Corinthians 10: 5. Hope this is helpful to you. Itiswritten |
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126 | OT types of Christ | OT general | itiswritten | 30079 | ||
Dear srbaegon, As a "type" for Christ we find the "scapegoat" in Leviticus 16:6-10...Hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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127 | Record of the Amalekites? | OT general | itiswritten | 30081 | ||
Dear prayon, In 2 Samuel 8:11-12 we have "Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek [which is the Amalekites], and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zeboh." Also in 1 Chronicles 18:11; Psalm 83. This is all I found concerning them after Saul had died. Hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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128 | speaking in tongues why is this so impor | OT general | itiswritten | 30083 | ||
Dear lovely, Speaking in tongues seemed to be very common among the early believers who were baptized in the Holy Spirit. Nowhere does it say they all spoke in tongues. I, for one, would like all the help I could get so if it is a gift of the Holy Spirit, I welcome it. Other than that, it does not make someone better than someone else or more spiritual. What it does say is this: 1 Corinthians 14:2-4a "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. But he that prophecieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort. He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself;..." From this we understand that it is the Least of the gifts, because it is the only one that is for oneself and not the church at large...but I could use this edification, myself, so I certainly would not be against it. However, it should not be a criteria by which we decide if someone is baptized in the Spirit or not. Hope this is helpful to you. Itiswritten. |
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129 | speaking in tongues why is this so impor | OT general | itiswritten | 30140 | ||
Dear Searcher, It just seems to me that many of those who were initially baptized in the Holy Spirit spoke in tongues but that is my opinion. That was not the point I was trying to make. We can seek better gifts and that is just fine but I don't believe we get to pick and choose what gifts we will receive. The Lord will give us what He believes we need for whatever task He would have us operate in and of course, I would welcome better gifts, but I certainly would not resist a gift of the Holy Spirit, even if it were deemed a lesser one. To me ANY gift of God is a marvelous thing, and I, for one, need all the help I can get. Itiswritten. |
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130 | speaking in tongues why is this so impor | OT general | itiswritten | 30185 | ||
Dear Searcher, I don't understand why you say that I am contradicting Scripture. You may note many circumstances but you forget 1 Corinthians 14, for example :From this and from what I see today, tongues is usually not known to those speaking [unless interpretation is given] or to those within the hearing of them in the church setting...though it can be in a known tongue. You are entitled to your opinion and I just happen to disagree with you and I do not believe I am contradicting the Scripture. |
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131 | who are Abraham's parents? | OT general | itiswritten | 75913 | ||
Dear grammie2: Terah was Abraham's father [Genesis 11:27-29]. I do not know the name of his mother as I have not found it in the Bible. itiswritten. |
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132 | Is old testament of KJV same as Jewish | OT general | itiswritten | 75916 | ||
Dear Madhu: As far as I can tell the scriptures are the same. They are not in exactly the same order that is all. The reason I know this is that someone recently came to my Bible-study and her husband is Jewish. She brought in his Bible for us to see. They have all the same Old Testament Books but they list them in a different order than we do - that is all. Of course in the time of Christ, they were not all together. They were on scrolls One scroll had the Psalms, another one or another of the Prophets, another had the Torah which is the Law or first five books of the Bible which traditionally is believed to have been written down by Moses [Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Numbers Leviticus]. When the Dead Sea Scrolls were found it was very encouraging as these dated to the time of Christ and they had parts of many of the books of the Bible and they have the whole book of Isaiah and it is the same as what we have today. So, it would seem that it is the same. Itiswritten |
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133 | Is old testament of KJV same as Jewish | OT general | itiswritten | 77376 | ||
Dear Madhu, I had the privilege of examining a Jewish Bible written in English and though it was not in the Old English as the KJV is, it seemed to be the same with the same books as we have in the King James Version but in a different order. This was a few years ago when one of the persons in our Bible study who was married to a Jewish person, brought the Bible in for us to see. Itiswritten |
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134 | All flesh | OT general | itiswritten | 77382 | ||
Dear Anaciah, You will find the "lake of fire" in the following Scriptures: Rev. 19:20; 20:10; 21:8. Itiswritten. |
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135 | meaning of Caleb | OT general | itiswritten | 77385 | ||
Dear Aurrance, I understand the meaning of the name of Caleb to be "dog," and/or "bold." Itiswritten. |
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136 | 2 people who went to heaven b/f dieing | OT general | itiswritten | 77389 | ||
Dear mekia, I know it has been a while since you posted your question but since I see no answer, I thought I might try to be useful. Two people that left this life and went into the next without dying are Enoch, found in Genesis 5: 22-24 and Elijah found in II Kings 2:10-12. Itiswritten |
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137 | Why do Catholics light candles? | OT general | itiswritten | 81081 | ||
As a former Catholic I would like to add that, yes these votives are a symbol of a prayer but that also the person who offered up the prayer also feels that the prayer continues to come before God as long as the candle continues to burn...this is just a traditional religious view on the subject; by no means is it biblical teaching. Itiswritten. | ||||||
138 | who father was named Lamech | OT general | itiswritten | 81083 | ||
Dear Ladyappleman, In Genesis 4:19-22 we see a Lamech who married two women. One of his wives was Adah who gave birth to Jabal, the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle, and Jubal, the father of those who handle the harp and the organ. His second wife was Zillah who gave birth to Tubalcain who was the father of every artificer of brass and iron and also had a sister named Naamah. Then, when we look at Genesis 5:29 we see another Lamech who was the father of Noah. They seem to be two different men. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten |
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139 | YOU ROB GOD WITH TITES AND ODDEERING | OT general | itiswritten | 81084 | ||
I know it has been awhile but Abraham also tithed which is evident when we look at his encounter with Melchizedek. We can find these accounts in Genesis 14: 19-20 and Hebrews 5:6, 7:1-2 and read the verses all around these. Itiswritten. | ||||||
140 | Can Christians be too heavenly minded? | NT general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 30331 | ||
Dear Kalos, I believe it is possible to be too heavenly minded. However, I also believe it is better to be too heavenly minded than to be too earthly minded. Let me explain. Many years ago I lost my little boy in a sudden, tragic accident. I threw myself into the Lord and He held me up and my whole family [at the time I also had three other small children] and, of course, my husband. At the funeral service, the pastor cited the fact of the resurrection and that I would one day be able to embrace my son, once again. I had not dealt with that pain in my loss and I am ever grateful for his pointing that out. It made a very great difference in my own personal healing and, for me, I had not dealt with that part of my loss at all. Since we are still in the flesh, we cannot totally discount it as we must function in the flesh while we are on this earth. I cite 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, where some had stopped working in order to do, what they believed was the Lord's will, believing that He was coming very soon. However, they were not in the Lord's will and Paul told them that if they refused to work, they should not eat. Of course it is better to be too spiritual minded than to be too carnally minded. But while we are still in the body, we must not disregard the needs of the flesh altogether. |
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