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141 | How is God using His poeple through art? | Exodus | Lionstrong | 20133 | ||
Praise the LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; Praise Him in His mighty expanse. Praise Him for His mighty deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. Praise Him with trumpet sound; Praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dancing; Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe. Praise Him with loud cymbals; Praise Him with resounding cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD! Psalm 150 Dear Awa Bah I think Western Christianity is seriously lacking in artistic expression of significant depth, because we have lost a Christian theology of significant depth. Fundamentalism was a big step in that downward direction, I doubt that many christians have a good grasp of evan the so called fundamentals. There was an explosion of deep artistic expression flowing from the depth of theology in the Reformation. One of the greatest examples is Bach. Our art and music are trite because our theology is trite. I think greatness and beauty will return to our art when our theology returns to the riches we have in the Word of our Great and Beautiful Triune Creator God! God has blessed the church I belong to with wonderful artists who live and struggle the concerns I've expressed here. Peace, Lionstrong |
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142 | Why are these verses here? | Ex 4:24 | Lionstrong | 31601 | ||
Welcome to the Forum, Explorer! The forum is made up of many people who call themselves Christians. We represent many points of view here. So you must be like the noble-minded believers of Berea and check out what we say with Scripture to see if those things are so. (Act 17:10,11) Now to your question: The passage in question is simply an event that took place on Moses' way back from Midian to Egypt. Granted, it is a strange event, but it fits in a sensible way into the narrative. God tells Moses to go to Egypt, and Moses goes. During his trip from Midian to Egypt God "tries" to kill him. So although the event itself is strange, the fact that you have to travel to get from one place to another isn't. So verses 24-26 do make sense in the flow of the narrative. Now the real question is what in the world was going on here? Why was God "trying" to kill Moses!? But that wasn't your question, was it? Enjoy the Forum! Peace, Lionstrong |
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143 | Why does God harden Pharoh's heart | Ex 7:3 | Lionstrong | 15171 | ||
Dear Fefala, Welcome to the Forum! As Steve said, your question has been asked before and there has been much discussion. It is a good and important question. As you get familiar with making you way around in the forum, you will see what others have asked and answered about this important verse. In the meantime I will direct you to two other passages of Scripture. Now, this very verse tells you why God hardened Pharoah's heart. He did it to "multiply his signs and his wonders in the land of Egypt." But two other passages you might look at are Exodus 9:16 and Romans 9 where Paul talks about God hardening Pharoah's heart. Again, there has been much discussion of the issues of this verse. We are not a united forum. Read the questions and answers given, think and pray about them and rely on the Holy Spirit to decide and accept that which is true to His Word. Peace, Lionstrong |
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144 | Put on disease yet being our Healer? | Ex 15:26 | Lionstrong | 46720 | ||
Dear Miss or Mrs. Weston, Would you call an unjust judge good? God is a just judge, and the diseases he put on Egypt was a judgement. See what he said to Abraham: Gen. 15:14 "But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve; and afterward they will come out with many possessions. I hope this answer was not too brief. But sometimes God will heal an unbeliever, but if that unbeliever does not repent his healing will add to his guilt. See Rom. 2: Rom. 2:4 Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance? Rom. 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, Rom. 2:6 who will render to every man according to his deeds: And Welcome to the Forum. The forum is made up of many people who call themselves Christians. We represent many points of view here. So you must be like the noble-minded believers of Berea and check out what we say with SCRIPTURE to see if those things are so. (Act 17:10,11) Peace, |
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145 | Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? | Ex 20:8 | Lionstrong | 15025 | ||
Must Christians keep the Sabbath today? Dear Kalos, If you’ll do a search of the word Sabbath, you’ll find many posts on this topic. They’ll fall into four answers: 1) No. Christ has freed us from any obligation to the Law — Antinomian and some dipensationalists. 2) No. We are obligated to the Law except for the fourth commandment — divided among several denominations and theological persuasions. 3) Yes. We are obligated, and the Sabbath is to be kept on the 7th day — 7th Day Adventist, 7th Day Baptist. 4) Yes. We are obligated, but the Sabbath is to be kept on Resurrection day (1st day)-- Divided among several denominations and theological persuasions. Read the arguments, and decide which one is true to the Scriptures. Peace, Lionstrong |
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146 | why sabbath? | Ex 20:8 | Lionstrong | 62265 | ||
Hi Birch, and Welcome to the Forum! Will you please expand on your question? What do you mean, Why sabbath? Also you can type in the word sabbath in the Quick Search box (upper right) and find questions and answers on the Sabbath. Maybe someone has already asked your question. Peace, |
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147 | Why mercy seat? | Ex 25:18 | Lionstrong | 26336 | ||
Dear Prayon, A preacher of the Gospel could really go to town with a question like yours! But I'll just give you the biblical data. The literal meaning in both the OT and NT (Heb 9:5) is propitiatory. Propitiation most often refers to appeasing the anger of a deity. Only the High Priest saw the mercy seat, and only once a year, and only with the blood of the propitiatory sacrifice. Lev 16:2 The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat. 18 Lev 16:13 "He shall put the incense on the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of incense may cover the mercy seat that is on the ark of the testimony, otherwise he will die. 19 Lev 16:14 "Moreover, he shall take some of the blood of the bull and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat on the east side; also in front of the mercy seat he shall sprinkle some of the blood with his finger seven times. 20 Lev 16:15 "Then he shall slaughter the goat of the sin offering which is for the people, and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, and sprinkle it on the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat. As so many things about the OT temple worship teaches us about the person and work of Christ, so it is true here. 1 John 4:10 says, "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins." Heb 9:11,12 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things to come, He entered through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this creation; and not through the blood of goats and calves, but through His own blood, He entered the holy place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. So, Christ is the propitiation, that which appeases the wrath of God; he is the propitiator (High Priest), the one who offers the propitiation; and He is the propitiatory, the only place where we can find mercy from God. Heb 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Peace, Lionstrong |
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148 | Why did God not create more one couple ? | Lev 18:6 | Lionstrong | 8924 | ||
Hello, Lali; ............. Your question is a good one. I know my answer will not be complete, but hopefully it will be a good start that maybe others will finish. .............. Your question is a moral one concerning incest. And I didn't have and answer until recently. ......... First let me deal with what I think is a wrong answer. I believe that pragmatism is wrong, that is, what makes something right is if it is practical; does it makes sense (supposedly) practically to do so. ........... What I've heard given is a pragmatic answer: "Siblings just had to marry because there was no one else!" This answer puts morality on a pragmatic basis rather than on the law of God where it ought to be, as you rightly see. .......... Others may disagree, but I think my answer keeps morality where it ought to be, grounded in the law of God. My answer is not hard to understand; it's simple. It is based on the principle that to God "is due... whatsoever worship, service, or obedience He is pleased to require of them." (Westminster Confession of Faith, Chap. 2, para. 2) So if God says do not eat a certain fruit in the middle of a certain garden, then it's sin to eat that fruit. Or if He says that only certain men are to carry a certain box by means of poles, then God is justified in striking a certain Uzzah down for touching it. ............ Contrariwise, if God rescinds a law He had given, then it is no longer sin not to keep that rescinded law. God has rescinded the ceremonial laws, so not keeping the Old Testament Passover is no longer sin. ............ So, I hope by now you see where I'm leading, Lali. God at this point had not forbidden incest. Therefore, at this point in time it was not sin. ............ One might object, "Well I can understand God changing a ceremonial law, but incest is immoral! Aren't the moral laws of God universal and absolute? Yes, for man they are ... as long as God requires obedience to those laws. God is not bound by the law. And man is bound by certain laws of God so long as chooses to bind him to some, any or all of his laws. |
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149 | OT Laws - still apply today? | Lev 20:9 | Lionstrong | 85711 | ||
Another way to look at it would be to say that if none of the OT Law applied to us then it would be OK to: 1. Resurrect the worship of Baal, 2. Make an image of Jesus and bow before it, 3. Be a slick televangelist, 4. Work seven days a week, 5. Not help our elderly parents, 6. Vote pro-choice, 7. Have a mistress or two, 8. Cheat on our taxes, 9. Slander people we don't like, 10. And always complain because "the Jones" have more than we do. |
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150 | Is slavery OK? (Lev 25:44) | Lev 25:44 | Lionstrong | 66841 | ||
Your questions: Does this place slavery inside the will of God? Yes, this does place slavery inside the will of God, otherwise God would not approve of Paul calling himself or other believers bondslaves of Christ (Rom 1:1; Col 4:12) nor would God call his people his servants (v. 55) In a fallen world slavery among men is not the ideal but it is the reality. And God gives us commands to deal with that reality. Reading the chapter, it is interesting to note that God makes a distinction between his people and aliens. Lev 25:39 'If a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave's service. Lev 25:42 'For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale. Also, Jewish servants of Jews were not allowed to remain servants beyond six years or the Year of Jubilee, unless they made themselves bondslaves of their Jewish master. (Exodus 21; Lev 25:40) Likewise in the NT Christian slaves are encouraged to acquire freedom if they could. 1 Cor 7:21 Were you called while a slave? Do not worry about it; but if you are able also to become free, rather do that. Christian masters of Christian slaves are commanded not to treat them as slaves, but as brothers. The whole letter of Paul to Philemon is about the return of a runaway slave. When the runaway had come across Paul, he heard the Gospel and believed. Paul then sent him back to his Christian master Philemon with the instruction, "For perhaps he was for this reason separated from you for a while, that you would have him back forever, no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord." (Philem 1:15,16) Also, when you think of slavery in the Bible, don't think of the European/American slave trade. The slavery God regulated in Israel was voluntary or by God-sanctioned conquest. The African slaves, many or most of them were stolen. The Americans knew that they were buying stolen goods! You asked, "did God condone slavery for any purpose? Of course not! Slaves couldn't be used for sinful purposes. God gave ordinances that gave slaves certain rights and protections. Ex 21:20 "If a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod and he dies at his hand, he shall be punished. Ex 21:21 "If, however, he survives a day or two, no vengeance shall be taken; for he is his property Ex 21:24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Ex 21:25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise. Ex 21:26 "If a man strikes the eye of his male or female slave, and destroys it, he shall let him go free on account of his eye. Ex 21:27 "And if he knocks out a tooth of his male or female slave, he shall let him go free on account of his tooth. Ex 23:12 "Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves. Eph 6:9 And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him. Col 4:1 Masters, grant to your slaves justice and fairness, knowing that you too have a Master in heaven. To recap, God should be the only Ruler, and the Lord and His Christ the only Master. In a fallen world the reality is that we have men who rule over us and men who are masters. God has ordained or regulates both. Peace, |
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151 | Should the rapist marry their victim? | Deut 22:29 | Lionstrong | 19708 | ||
Dear Steve, This may not be rape. Read the above verses about the engaged virgin. If they (the man and the engaged virgin) are "found" in the city, both are put to death for adultery. It is assumed that she would have cried out and been heard and recued, if she were being forced against her will. Wouldn't the same be true for an unengaged virgin. In town her cries of resistance would have been heard. ..... ¶ In the field however there's no evidence of rape or consensual fornication. ....... ¶ And with your view of OT law, why would apply at all today anyway? .... Peace, Lionstrong |
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152 | If God knows all,why create the universe | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 13828 | ||
Dear Sir Pent, King Nebuchadnezzar understood what you call the Sunday School answer, but he had a different attitude that we would all do well to learn from his experience: Dan 4:34 "But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and praised and honored Him who lives forever; For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation. Dan 4:35 "All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, 'What have You done?' Dan 4:36 "At that time my reason returned to me. And my majesty and splendor were restored to me for the glory of my kingdom, and my counselors and my nobles began seeking me out; so I was reestablished in my sovereignty, and surpassing greatness was added to me. Dan 4:37 "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride." You know the answer to your own question. And it's not hard to understand, but it IS hard to swallow. Francis Schaeffer (sp?) called it being a creature by choice. It means that though the rest of creation, the rocks, animals, plants and stars can't help but do what they were created to do. Man, the image of God, can (by God's grace) bow volitionally before his Maker. I suggest that you "do a Jacob" (Gen. 32), and wrestle with God about the answer you already have. Trust Him, he’ll bring you around and give you peace. Peace in the Lamb, Lionstrong |
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153 | How was the identity known by Peter? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 13832 | ||
Rom 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Greetings again Sir Pent, I don't see that God making himself the end of all things as being selfish. I see it as being logical. For what higher or better purpose can anything exist but God? Do you yourself wish to exist for anything less than to please and glorify God? As to the sovereignty and goodness of an almighty God who ordains evil to exist in his universe, I’ll leave it with you to wrestle with God about it. But I know it can be a hard pill to swallow that God has “potter’s rights” over his creation. (Rom 9) But it seems that we have a double standard about God’s “potter’s rights.” We don’t think an author is evil if he writes a story full pain suffering and trails. In fact, we rejoice when the bad guy “gets it” in the end. Why, then, do we charge God with evil for his story (history)? It IS his story; it IS his creation. Has he not the right? Peace, Lionstrong |
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154 | If God knows all,why create the universe | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 13833 | ||
Rom 11:36 For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen. Greetings again Sir Pent, I don't see that God making himself the end of all things as being selfish. I see it as being logical. For what higher or better purpose can anything exist but God? Do you yourself wish to exist for anything less than to please and glorify God? As to the sovereignty and goodness of an almighty God who ordains evil to exist in his universe, I’ll leave it with you to wrestle with God about it. But I know it can be a hard pill to swallow that God has “potter’s rights” over his creation. (Rom 9) But it seems that we have a double standard about God’s “potter’s rights.” We don’t think an author is evil if he writes a story full pain suffering and trails. In fact, we rejoice when the bad guy “gets it” in the end. Why, then, do we charge God with evil for his story (history)? It IS his story; it IS his creation. Has he not the right? Peace, Lionstrong |
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155 | God has the right, but why do it? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 13879 | ||
Dear Sir Pent, Yes, the “Story” is real, but the divine Author did what is impossible for the human: he’s “written” himself in as one, no Three, of the characters. He hasn’t written the book, enjoyed the reading of it and then laid it down to go and do other things. Have you ever noticed how intimate and personal the Triune God of the Bible is? In the Garden he walked with man in the cool of the day. He was the friend of Abraham. He wrestled with Jacob and was the “fear of Isaac.” He called David a man after his own heart. And he knows the number of hairs on our heads. This Writer does not stand aloof, but he IS the sovereign Author, and it IS his story. He, in the Person of his Son, is “touched with the feeling of our infirmities.” He took on humanity and suffered horribly in the place of his people. A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. Yes, the “Story” is real; full of unspeakable horrors, but the divine Author does not stand aloof. For the rest of eternity the Son will have the proof of his part in this story in his hands, feet and side. What role has he written for you and me? We’ll only be able to look back and see what it specifically was. But we do have a purpose: to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, strength and mind and our neighbor as our selves. And to KNOW the one for whom to know means eternal life. John 17: 3. In the mean time, we have his Word to tell us how to walk and to give us hope. Rom. 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. 1 Cor. 2:9 but just as it is written, "THINGS WHICH EYE HAS NOT SEEN AND EAR HAS NOT HEARD, AND which HAVE NOT ENTERED THE HEART OF MAN, ALL THAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." Continue to wrestle. Peace, Lionstrong |
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156 | What's God's purpose in life? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 14033 | ||
Dear Sir Pent, Your question about God’s purpose in life underscores what he told Moses. God was sending Moses to Pharaoh for the release of his people, and Moses asked who should he say has sent him. Ex. 3:14 records, “And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"” God is eternal, which means that he has no beginning and no end. He just IS! A human potter’s reason for being is totally independent of the purpose he assigns to his pots. As for God, the question of his purpose for being has no relevance; He just IS. True, he has established a relationship with his creature man, but what that relationship is, is determined by him. Peace, Lionstrong |
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157 | Did God make mankind to show His love? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 14332 | ||
Dear Sir Pent I misunderstood you. When you asked for "God's purpose in life" I did not understand that you were simply rephrasing your original question about why did God create. I misunderstood you to be asking why did God exist, which does not apply to God because He's not a created being. He is eternal. Peace, Lionstrong |
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158 | Did God make mankind to show His love? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 14343 | ||
Dear Sir Pent, Also, don't expect to find agreement among forum members to your question. The forum is made up of members of many theological stripes. You were combining answers as if together they made up a complete answer to your question. You realise that one answer may be contrary to another. You must decide which answers are most faitful to Scripture. Peace, Lionstrong |
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159 | who did Cain marry? who will kill him? | Deut 29:29 | Lionstrong | 17405 | ||
Hi Heisthe1! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! To answer you second question: no, God created no man before Adam. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." From there the Scripture goes on to detail what happened on the first six days of the universe's existence, culminating with God's crowning creation -- man, the image of God! Peace, Lionstrong |
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160 | Is God really just? | Deut 32:4 | Lionstrong | 30476 | ||
Dear ArtS, The Arminian view of God's justice does not do it justice. In their view the sins of the non-believing sinner are punished twice, once on the cross and again on judgement day. The biblical view does not teach double jeopardy. The non-believer's sins are punished once only on judgement day (Rom. 2:5 But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds...). The believing sinner's sins are punished once only. Rom. 3:21-26 ¶ But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. In Christ God remains just and the justifier of the one who believes in Jesus! Peace, Lionstrong |
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