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141 | The myth of the hardhearted "innocent" | Matt 19:8 | kalos | 111635 | ||
The myth of the hardhearted "innocent" person Matthew 19:8 "because of the hardness of your hearts." 'The phrase underscores the truth that divorce is only a last-resort response to hard-hearted sexual immorality (v. 9).' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) In asking this question, I appeal to our common sense. Who is the hard-hearted person: the one who divorces their spouse -- which is permitted by the Law and by the teachings of Jesus? Or is it the one who commits sexual immorality -- which is FORBIDDEN by both the Law and Jesus? What characterizes a hard-hearted person -- following the Law or disobeying it? NASB Matthew 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. AMPLIFIED Matthew 19:8 He said to them, Because of the hardness (stubbornness and perversity) of your hearts Moses permitted you to dismiss and repudiate and divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been so [ordained]. |
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142 | Who do you believe about Jesus? | Matt 22:42 | kalos | 57551 | ||
Who do you believe about Jesus--those who were closest to Him, or those who are two thousand years removed from the events? | ||||||
143 | Matt. 23:37 Calvinism or Arminianism? | Matt 23:37 | kalos | 70429 | ||
Does Matt. 23:37 prove: (a) Calvinism or (b) Arminianism? Matt 23:37 (KJV) O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, HOW OFTEN WOULD I HAVE gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, AND YE WOULD NOT! (Emphasis added.) "I WOULD HAVE...AND YE WOULD NOT." |
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144 | Why study prophecy? | Matt 24:3 | kalos | 19717 | ||
Why study prophecy? With so many important subjects in God's Word, why should we study end-time prophecy? |
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145 | Cite basic 2nd Coming passages. | Matt 24:3 | kalos | 19755 | ||
Prophetic teaching is scattered throughout the Bible. Recommend one or more passages that are "basic" to an understanding of the return of Christ. |
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146 | Is the Rapture mentioned in the OT? | Matt 24:3 | kalos | 20231 | ||
Is the Rapture (not the word, but the event itself) mentioned in the Old Testament? | ||||||
147 | Why did no one see this for 1800 years? | Matt 24:3 | kalos | 20528 | ||
The Rapture. This doctrine, the disappearance of the church seven years prior to the return of Christ, is not a doctrine that anyone in the history of the church ever held to until about 150 years ago. My question is, if the Bible teaches this, why didn't anybody see it for almost 2000 years? |
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148 | Why did JWs make false prophecies? | Matt 24:11 | kalos | 55806 | ||
If the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society is from God, then... Why has it made false prophecies? |
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149 | Is the Word of Faith movement Biblical? | Matt 24:11 | kalos | 156030 | ||
Is the Word of Faith movement Biblical? ____________________ "a peculiar mix of orthodox Christianity and mysticism" ____________________ 'Question: Is the Word of Faith movement Biblical? 'Answer: Word of Faith teaching is decidedly unbiblical. It is not a denomination, and does not have a formal organization or hierarchy. Instead, it is a movement that is heavily influenced by a number of high-profile pastors and teachers such as Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, Paul and Jan Crouch, and Fred Price. ____________________ "teachings range from completely heretical to completely ridiculous" ____________________ 'The Word of Faith movement grew out of the Pentecostal movement in the latter 20th century. Its founder was E. W. Kenyon, who studied the metaphysical New Thought teachings of Phineas Quimby. Mind science (where "name it claim it" originated) fit well with the emerging Pentecostal movement and its emphasis on the supernatural, so he combined them and created a peculiar mix of orthodox Christianity and mysticism. Kenneth Hagin in turn studied under E. W. Kenyon and made the Word of Faith movement what it is today. Although individual teachings range from completely heretical to completely ridiculous, what follows is the basic theology most Word of Faith teachers align themselves with. ____________________ "its theology just strays further and further from Scripture" ____________________ 'At the heart of the Word of Faith movement is the belief in the "force of faith." It is believed words can be used to manipulate the faith-force, and thus actually create what they believe Scripture promises (health and wealth). Laws supposedly governing the faith-force are said to operate independently of God's sovereign will and that God Himself is subject to these laws. From here, its theology just strays further and further from Scripture: It claims that God created human beings in His literal, physical image as little gods. Before the fall, humans had the potential to call things into existence by using the faith-force. After the fall humans took on Satan's nature and lost the ability to call things into existence. In order to correct this situation, Jesus Christ gave up His divinity and became a man, died spiritually, took Satan's nature upon Himself, went to hell, was born-again, and rose from the dead with God's nature. After this, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to replicate the Incarnation in believers so they could become little gods as God had originally intended. ____________________ "...the Word of Faith movement exalts man to god-status and reduces God to man-status." ____________________ 'Following the natural progression of these teachings, as little gods we again have the ability to manipulate the faith-force and become prosperous in all areas of life. Illness, sin, and failure are the result of a lack of faith, and are remedied by confession--claiming God's promises for oneself into existence. Simply put, the Word of Faith movement exalts man to god-status and reduces God to man-status. Needless to say, this is a false representation of what Christianity is all about. Obviously, Word of Faith teaching does not take into account what is found in Scripture. Personal revelation is highly relied upon in order to come up with such absurd beliefs, which is just one more thing counted unbiblical. ____________________ "Our hope is in the Lord, not in our own words, not even in our own faith (Psalm 33:20-22)." ____________________ 'Countering Word of Faith teaching is a simple matter of reading the Bible. God alone is the Sovereign Creator of the Universe (Genesis 1:3; 1 Timothy 6:15), and does not need faith--He is the object of faith (Mark 11:22; Hebrews 11:3). God is spirit, and does not have a physical body (John 4:24). Man was created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 9:6), but this does not make him a little god nor divine. Only God has a divine nature (Galatians 4:8; Isaiah 1:6-11, 43:10, 44:6; Ezekiel 28:2; Psalms 8:6-8). Christ is Eternal, the Only Begotten Son, and the only incarnation of God (John 1:1, 2, 15; 1:14, 18; 3:16; 1 John 4:1). In Him dwelt the fullness of the Godhead bodily (Colossians 2:9). By becoming a man Jesus gave up the glory of heaven but not His divinity (Philippians 2:6-7) though He did choose to withhold His power while walking the earth as man. 'The Word of Faith movement is deceiving countless people, causing them to grasp after a way of life and faith that is not biblical. Our hope is in the Lord, not in our own words, not even in our own faith (Psalm 33:20-22). Our faith comes from God in the first place (2 Peter 1:1), and is not something we create for ourselves. So, be wary of the Word of Faith movement, and any church that aligns itself with Word of Faith teachings.' ____________________ www.gotquestions.org/Word-Faith.html |
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150 | What does Matthew 24:14 mean? | Matt 24:14 | kalos | 169091 | ||
What does Matthew 24:14 mean? NASB Matthew 24:14 "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come. AMPLIFIED Matthew 24:14 And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end. This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in/throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations. What does this mean? Some say this means a) the gospel will be preached to EVERY LAST PERSON ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH before the end will come. Others say that b) in/throughout the whole world...to all the nations means the gospel will be preached to every NATION, but NOT to every last state, county, city, neighborhood, street, and individual in the world. Which of these two do you think is meant in the verse? And why do you interpret it as you do? I invite you to answer the question, regardless of which way you interpret the verse. I ask because I really want to know what others think. Other translations of Matthew 24:14 follow. Thank you in advance for your replies. Grace to you, Kalos Matthew 24:14 The Holy Bible, New International Version® And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. Holy Bible, The New Living Translation And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, so that all nations will hear it; and then, finally, the end will come. The New King James Version And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Holy Bible, English Standard Version And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. |
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151 | What does "this generation" mean? | Matt 24:34 | kalos | 189540 | ||
Does “this generation” mean “this generation”? How can one understand Jesus' reference to "this generation" (Matthew 24:34-35) as referring to any group of people other than Jesus' contemporaries, as something other than the people standing before Jesus at the time? NASB Matthew 24:34 "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place." ‘Dispensationalists will say that [in Matthew 24]…"this generation" must mean something other than "this generation….The problem is, on all four earlier occasions in Matthew, Jesus's use of "this generation" always refers to the people alive at the time. It never refers to a future generation.' (Frank Turek, www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0849901847) |
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152 | Who are the ones taken? | Matt 24:40 | kalos | 44668 | ||
Read Matt 24:36-44, quoted below. Then answer this question: In the context of these verses, who are the ones taken? I.e., are they unbelievers or believers? ************* New American Standard Bible Matthew 24:36-44 "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. "For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. "Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. "Two women [will be] grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left. "Therefore be on the alert, for you do not know which day your Lord is coming. "But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what time of the night the thief was coming, he would have been on the alert and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. "For this reason you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour when you do not think [He will.] |
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153 | Who are the ones taken? | Matt 24:40 | kalos | 44974 | ||
Who are the ones taken? (Question re-worded) Read Matt 24:36-44. Then answer this question: According to the PLAIN TEXT of this passage, who are the ones taken? I.e., are they unbelievers or believers? For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood THEY were eating and drinking, THEY were marrying and giving in marriage, THEY did not understand until the flood came and took THEM all away; Let me ask: In the days of Noah, before the flood: 1) WHO were eating and drinking (business as usual)? unbelievers or believers? 2) WHO were marrying and giving in marriage (business as usual)? unbelievers or believers? 3) WHO did not understand until the flood came? unbelievers or believers? (Is it likely that Noah, who had been warned and instructed of God, is the one who did not understand until the flood came?) 4) In light of your answers (based on the text) to the above 3 questions, WHO was taken away by the flood? unbelievers or believers? |
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154 | What is the alabaster vial (Mt 26:7)? | Matt 26:7 | kalos | 29163 | ||
Matthew 26:7 (NASB) "a woman came to Him with an alabaster vial of very costly perfume, and she poured it on His head as He reclined at the table." I need to find out as much as possible about the alabaster vial ("box" KJV) in Matthew 26:7. What is the alabaster vial? What is the significance of it? Does it have any symbolic meaning? If so, what does it symbolize? |
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155 | Where does it say that? | Mark | kalos | 141531 | ||
Where does it say that? 'God cannot look upon sin.' Where in the Bible does it say that? I just now searched the whole Bible online, using the KJV. This is the message that was displayed: "Your search query for 'look upon sin' did not return any results." Just to make sure, I also used another search engine and got the same results. According to these two sources, the exact phrase 'look upon sin' occurs nowhere in the Bible. A similar search for 'look at sin' showed no results. If the Bible says 'God cannot look upon sin' or 'God cannot look at sin', it would be easy enough to prove. All anyone has to do is show us the book, chapter and verse where it says that. If no one can produce that verse, then obviously the Bible doesn't say 'God cannot look upon sin.' Grace to you, Kalos [NOTE: I ask that no one delete this question. Sorry for the duplicate post, but I had intended to post it as a question and not as a note. I goofed! --Kalos] |
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156 | What chapter and verse teaches this? | Mark 2:8 | kalos | 79194 | ||
Searcher: What is your scripture reference for the following? Searcher writes: "The spirit governs the soul, like the wind does to nature (or a governer on a engine). Our soul is our moral being, inner self." I say again: What is your SCRIPTURE reference? Show us the book, show us the chapter, show us the verse that teaches this. |
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157 | Can one who commits suicide be saved? | Mark 3:28 | kalos | 214 | ||
Can one who commits suicide be saved? | ||||||
158 | Is fear or doubt unforgivable? | Mark 3:28 | kalos | 3274 | ||
Re the answer: "yes there is and it is called unbelief f...melchizedekau". . . . Dear Brother (or whoever would care to reply): For the record, are you saying that once a person has experienced any fear or doubt, then that person has committed one of many unpardonable sins and can never be forgiven? That he has crossed over the line by doubting or fearing, and will be cast into hell? This is a direct question. It can be answered with a simple yes or no. I am not criticizing your answer. I am merely asking for clarification of your previous answer. I would also note that in my question, the one to which you replied, my entire posting reads as follows: "There is only one unforgivable sin. And it is neither divorce nor suicide." (See Mark 3:28.) . . . So, to what are you referring when you say: "yes there is?" . . . --JVH0212 |
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159 | ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI? | Mark 15:34 | kalos | 1537 | ||
Why have you forsaken me? Mark 15:34 "Jesus felt keenly His abandonment by the Father, resulting from God's wrath being poured out on Him as the substitute for sinners." (p. 1500, MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) . . . 2 Cor 5:21 "'sin for us.' God the Father, using the principle of imputation, treated Christ as if He were a sinner though He was not, and had Him die as a substitute to pay the penalty for the sins of those who believe in Him. On the cross, He did not become a sinner (as some suggest), but remained as holy as ever. He was treated as if He were guilty of all the sins ever committed by all who would ever believe, though He committed none. The wrath of God was exhausted on Him and the just requirement of God's law met for those for whom He died." (p. 1772, MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) . . . JVH0212 "[being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you." 1 Pet 3:15 (ASV 1901) |
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160 | Please explain this verse? | Mark 15:34 | kalos | 1551 | ||
Subject: Please explain this verse? Mark 15:34 Note: "That's the way I see it too. It's too bad no one responded to you directly." What in the world is this forum coming to? Out of more than a dozen replies, only one person responded to the question directly? What a pity that only one among us had the great wisdom and knowledge to respond directly -- capitalized pronouns and all! Yeah, right. |
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