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1401 | GRAVE ESCATHOLOGICAL MORTIFICATION | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 141659 | ||
jaclyn, The term is foreign to the Bible, so I have no idea what you are referring to:-( The 3 words strung together don't ring a bell. However, individually, they can be defined. Could you clarify where you heard or saw this term? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1402 | Please explain | Phil 2:7 | BradK | 141485 | ||
Hi Janae, I think that the majority of the problem results from an incorrect understanding of Phil. 2:5-8. The doctrine of "kenosis" has a right and wrong understanding. Christ willingly set aside some of His attributes- as a Man. He did not cease to be God as God by His very nature cannot cease to be. God is "solitary" as A.W. Pink notes. This is also known as the Attribute of Aseity of God- self existence (Gen. 1:1, Ps. 90:2, John. 1:1-3) This is where kenosis- as I understand it- errors. Christ DID NOT empty Himself of His Deity! As a Man, He could be the perfect sacrifice for us. As God, He alone could atone for it. What other scripture would you provide that shows or teaches that Christ ceased to be God? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1403 | Christ's nature;before or after the fall | Mark | BradK | 141474 | ||
Hi Ray, Call it an oversight due to giving a quick response:-) You are correct that per 1 Tim. 2:5, Christ is indeed, "the Man Christ Jesus". The main point I was responding to- which was answered by kalos- is that Christ never ceased being God. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1404 | Genesis 1-27 | Gen 1:27 | BradK | 141340 | ||
Hi Robina, Welcome to the Forum. Allow me to attempt an answer for you. First of all, I think you're referring to John 4:24 where Jesus says, "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth." Note that Jesus says 'God is Spirit', not "a" spirit! Second, Genesis 1:27 simply says "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." The Creation account in Gen. 2:7 tells us that "Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." It says nothing about us being "first created as a spirit then He formed our bodies out of the ground..." You have to be careful in reading scripture to not "read into it" something that's not there. This is where I would say you are incorrect- in that sense:-) My questions to you would be: 1. What makes you believe that we were first created as a spirit? 2. What is the Biblical basis of your understanding in reading Genesis? (What does the scripture say?) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1405 | Rebutals for alledged contradictions | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 141333 | ||
schimc, You may want to try NETBible.org ( www.bible.org) or CARM.org online. I still think the book "New Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell is an excellent resource. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1406 | How did Justus feel | Acts 1:23 | BradK | 141331 | ||
Faith Point, The reference is to Acts 1:23: "So they put forward two men, Joseph called Barsabbas (who was also called Justus), and Matthias." It would be speculation at best to try and answer because scripture does not say what was in his mind- specifically or otherwise. However, the 24th verse tells us that,"...they prayed and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen" So, based on this and assuming he was in accord with the desires of God through prayer, I would say he was at peace with the decision. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1407 | What is the Holy Ghost? | John 14:16 | BradK | 141318 | ||
godstuard, The "Holy Spirit" is the third Person of the Trinity. Eastons' Bible Dictionary provides some additional info: "His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1 Cor. 2:10, 11; 12:11). He reproves, helps, glorifies, intercedes (John 16:7–13; Rom. 8:26). (2) He executes the offices peculiar only to a person. The very nature of these offices involves personal distinction (Luke 12:12; Acts 5:32; 15:28; 16:6; 28:25; 1 Cor. 2:13; Heb. 2:4; 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21). His divinity is established (1) from the fact that the names of God are ascribed to him (Ex. 17:7; Ps. 95:7; comp. Heb. 3:7–11); and (2) that divine attributes are also ascribed to him, omnipresence (Ps. 139:7; Eph. 2:17, 18; 1 Cor. 12:13); omniscience (1 Cor. 2:10, 11); omnipotence (Luke 1:35; Rom. 8:11); eternity (Heb. 9:4). (3) Creation is ascribed to him (Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps. 104:30), and the working of miracles (Matt. 12:28; 1 Cor. 12:9–11). (4) Worship is required and ascribed to him (Isa. 6:3; Acts 28:25; Rom. 9:1; Rev. 1:4; Matt. 28:19)." I hope this helps, BradK |
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1408 | Can you prove eternal security? | 1 Pet 1:23 | BradK | 141282 | ||
Voice of Thunder, Here's my entry on this question. I oft meditate on Hebrews 7:25, "Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Charles Spurgeon in his sermon titled "Salvation to the Uttermost" said this, in part "WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF THE: SAVIOR’S ABILITY? This is a question as important as if it were for life or death — a question as to the ability of Jesus Christ. How far can salvation go? What are its limits and its boundaries? Christ is a Savior, how far is he able to save? He is a Physician: to what extent will his skill reach to heal diseases? What a noble answer the text gives! “He is able to save to the uttermost.” Now, I will certainly affirm, and no one can deny it, that no one here knows how far the uttermost is. David said, if he took the wings of the morning, to fly to the uttermost parts of the sea, even there should God reach him. But who knoweth where the uttermost is? Borrow the angel’s wing’s and fly far, far beyond the most remote star: go where wing has never flapped before, and where the undisturbed ether is as serene and quiet as the breast of Deity itself: you will not come to the uttermost. Go on still; mounted on a morning ray, fly on still, beyond the bounds of creation, where space itself fails, and where chaos takes up its reign: you will not come to the uttermost. It is too far for mortal intellect to conceive of; it is beyond the range of reason or of thought. Now, our text tells us that Christ is “able to save to the uttermost." It seems if we place our faith in Him and take Him at his Word, our salvation is "complete in Him". Speaking the Truth in Him, BradK |
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1409 | Why God allows such tragedy | Rom 8:28 | BradK | 140839 | ||
ngkh, To add to brother Edb's thoughts, remember, God is sovereign (Ps. 115:3). His permissive will allows these events to occur. (Is 46:10) More appropiately we should ask why DON"T we desrvethese types of natural disasters. A good brother of mine when asked how he's doing answers, "better than I deserve". Christ died for us "while we were yet sinners" ( Rom. 5:8) I think most telling is Luke 13:2-5: "2 And Jesus said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were greater sinners than all other Galileans because they suffered this fate? 3 “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. 4 “Or do you suppose that those eighteen on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them were worse culprits than all the men who live in Jerusalem? 5 “I tell you, no, but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." Certainly none of this is intended to minimize the tragedy of this. It's huge! However, the greater tragedy is to die without a saving knowledge of Christ. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1410 | Study Questions on 1 Samuel? | 1 Sam 1:1 | BradK | 140742 | ||
Hello Vaidenbell, Here are 3 suggestions that may help: 1. In reading 1 Samuel, make note of questions you have from reading; 2. Check online for any resources, i.e Study Questions for 1 Samuel; 3. Go to your local Christian BookStore, there may be some available study guides with questions. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1411 | honor thy father and mother" is somethin | Eph 4:32 | BradK | 140562 | ||
spenceg, I will lift you up in prayer, my friend. As this is a Study Bible Forum, it's not suited to counselling, so I would recommend seeing a Pastor or someone else to confide in. Two points may help: 1. You're not beyond forgiveness. That is what Christ provided through the cross (Eph. 1:7) 2. You may not be able to "honor your father or mother", but Christ living through you can! Your (and my) weaknesses are Christs' strengths! (2 Cor. 12:9) I trust this will help, BradK |
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1412 | Trinity | Deut 29:29 | BradK | 140558 | ||
theowerys, I echo what Doc said regarding the Trinity. The "term" may not be in scripture but the doctrine is clearly taught. The Council at Nicea dealt at length with this point. (the Athanasian Creed takes this further and develops it more clearly) It is something that is beyond our full comprehension- something I believe could only come from God! Paul Karleen, in his Handbook to Bible Study notes, "One of the hardest doctrines of the Bible to grasp is the teaching that God is three Persons and yet one God—the Trinity. One reason the Trinity is difficult to understand is that it is not something we have any analogy for in our existence. It is found only in the Bible." I hope this helps, BradK |
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1413 | they would not have crucified the Lord | Joel 2:3 | BradK | 139780 | ||
He-Man, I believe that: Jesus wept ( John 11:35) Mountains quake because of Him And the hills dissolve; Indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, The world and all the inhabitants in it. (Nahum 1:5) Then Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and captured it. ( 2 Chron. 8:3) Even your cattle and the animals that are in your land shall have all its crops to eat.( Lev. 25:7) I believe all these things, but I'm entirely missing your point. Yours In Christ, BradK |
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1414 | who was Mary Magdalene | Luke 8:2 | BradK | 139486 | ||
LSmith, Pastor Glenn gave you what is known Biblically about Mary Magdalene. Again, there is nothing from scripture that supports this view. These specific rumors have been given an enormous amount of credence through the fictional bestseller, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. His use of discredited sources is amazing. To quote from "Cracking the Da Vinci Code", By James Garlow and Peter Jones, "There is no credible historical record that Jesus was married. None. We will not even enter the debate as to whether Jesus was married or not. This is simply, from a biblical and historical perspective,, a non-issue, despite even the patently false supposition the Jews in Jesus' time were somehow forbidden to remain unmarried." I hope this helps, BradK |
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1415 | they shall inherit the earth. | Rom 11:25 | BradK | 139356 | ||
He-Man, You need to seriously work on being clearer in your presentation of thoughts. I too am at a loss to decipher most of what you mean because of what you don't say! Can you imagine teaching a Sunday school class and JUST reading from the Bible (no slight meant) without any verbal preface or comments? What if someone were to ask a question and your only response was to quote scripture- saying nothing else! Your responses or very mechanical and rigid. Discussion entails "presenting in detail for examination or consideration". What is YOUR understanding or thoughts on a particular topic or scripture? Then, you support with scripture so that we have some details:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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1416 | Theoretical Question | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 139174 | ||
Hamartolos, The best answer I can give to that question is found in Eph. 2:11-13: " 11 Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “Uncircumcision” by the so-called “Circumcision,” which is performed in the flesh by human hands— 12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who formerly were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." Salvation has always been by grace through faith! You might read Romans 1 as additional background. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1417 | Are the heathen lost? | 2 Tim 2:15 | BradK | 138927 | ||
Hi titanic13, I think the answer - in all seriousness- is found in 2 Tim. 2:15 :-) If you're writing a paper, I'd suggest 3 things: 1.Do a search for the topic under the "Quick Search" function to find previous discussions on the SBF; 2. You can search the internet if you don't have resources available to you- or ask a Pastor or your Professor/Teacher for some guideance; 3. Begin at Romans 1-3 If it were me, I'd really want to seek the answer to this on my own so that I could gain from the learning process:-) None of this is said to be harsh- so please don't take it as such, my friend. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1418 | Mind games | Acts 17:11 | BradK | 138717 | ||
Hi Majestic, See the discussion below on answered questions- this is currently being addressed! You can go to ID #138710 for a specific response to this question:-) I hope this helps, BradK |
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1419 | Does the Lord still heal people today? | Phil 3:10 | BradK | 138631 | ||
Hi chaser, You can certainly do a "quick search" and gather much from previous postings, as this has been a very popular topic:-) Does the Lord still heal people today?: Yes. God can heal whoever He pleases.To say otherwise would be to encroach on Gods' sovereignty. (Ps. 115:3) Is healing normative? No, I don't believe so. We have many among us, i.e Joni Erickson Tada, etc. that prove this. Is there healing in the Atonement- Is. 53:5? No, I don't believe this to be supported exegetically or historically. The views range from: 1. Pentacostal 2. Charismatic 3.Vineyard Fellowship 4. Cesassionist 5. Cautioned, but not Normative Where you fall in this range will largely determine your view of this question. I hope this helps, BradK |
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1420 | 1 Corinth 7 an 8 | 1 Cor 7:1 | BradK | 138442 | ||
Dear usahorsechick, Well, for starters I would read and then, re-read both passages several times. Give consideration to the context of the passages. Meditate and think about what you read. Then, I would try and determine the main point of each passage- what is the author (Paul) saying? Depending on the Bible translation you use, it may have a subject "heading" at the top of the chapter. This obviously gives you a pretty good idea of the focus:-) If you have access to a computer, I'd highly recommend going to CARM.org. They have a very succinct but helpful 10-point outline of "Biblical Interpretation" that could be very helpful to you. You can also, consult any of several Commentaries to check that you're on-track in your understanding of the passages. I hope this helps. BradK |
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