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141 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | MJH | 213314 | ||
Doc has answered well. This verse is what came to mind when I read what you wrote: "But others talk of God speaking to them and speaking to their hearts. Am I the only one that this doesn't happen to?" Colosians 2:18 "Let no one defraud you by acting as an umpire and declaring you unworthy and disqualifying you for the prize, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions [he claims] he has seen, vainly puffed up by his sensuous notions and inflated by his unspiritual thoughts and fleshly conceit,,," MJH |
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142 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | MJH | 205554 | ||
Rabbinic Theology is never easy to nail down to a simple statement since there is so much discussion and disagreement within it. In fact, their very form of study revolves around questions and disagreement, so even if something is true "most of the time" does not mean it is true all of the time. For your question, my studies in Rabbinic Theology have taught me that the only Rabbis to be paid were those who taught the children. There are different types of Rabbis as well which developed mostly after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. The Rabbis with "authority" were very few and might have received funding from disciples or relatives of disciples (or anyone choosing to provide.) The most common Torah Teacher was located in a certain area or town and provided for himself through his own labors. Work was (and still is) considered a high form of worship particularly work done to create. Hope this helps. Sorry I don't have proof texts, I don't have them memorized and I'm not going to hunt. MJH |
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143 | Abraham and Abimelech | James 4:2 | MJH | 213225 | ||
Here are just some quick ideas from this passage. I hope this quick response may lead you to some “speculative” relief. When Abimelech took Sarah by force, he made Abraham the aggrieved party. The one wronged is the one who should intercede on behalf of the offender. Moses prays for Miriam, Job for his three friends, Jesus for us and his accusers and those crucifying him. Here would be a good Text to use in support of “loving your enemies, and praying for those who persecute you.” Those who do not show mercy toward his neighbor is no true son of Abraham. We also see that Abimelech’s household is barren, and even the women ready to give birth could not until Abraham prayed. Yet Abraham’s own wife remained barren. It isn’t until after Abraham prays to heal another of the very thing he needs that his own prayer for himself is answered. I’m personally fonder of the first paragraph. Either way, the story is a lesson for Abraham as well as for us today. MJH |
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144 | Why can we not just be Christians? | 1 Pet 1:2 | MJH | 151878 | ||
I believe that we are doing God's will by participating in these types of discussions. One of the ways in which Jesus (and all the Rabbis during His time) taught was by asking a question, and the answer would be formed as another question, therefore adding to the discussion. AND, during Jesus time, there were 8 great debates (and hundreds of little debates). Jesus participated in all of the big 8 debates. Now, we know that Jesus' answers were the right ones, but one thing Jesus NEVER did was to denounce the debates, rather he encouraged them. The election/forknowledge/free choice debate is one of my favorite. I think Paul gives a great reply to these discussions by saying . . . "Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who has been his counselor? Or who has given a gift to him that he might be repaid? For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:33-36 MJH |
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145 | Should we pray outside of God's will? | 1 Pet 2:24 | MJH | 166094 | ||
The original state of man was one where sickness and death did not exist. God is a God of life, health, wholeness in every way. He is a God of truth, love, mercy, grace, justice, and holiness. When we pray for the health of any person, we are praying the will of God. We are praying that the "Kingdom of Heaven" (The place where everything is as it ought to be) will be a reality in the illness of our loved one. The fact that we die, get sick without being healed, does not mean that God willed that to be. It was never meant to be this way. And in the World to Come it will no longer be this way. I am certainly inadequate in this short reply to give an answer to the BIG question, "Why do bad things happen to good people." But one thing is for certain, it is not the will of God that bad things happen, so praying for good is always praying the will of God. …one reason for God seeming to allow this to happen, is because of the nature of God. We have sinned, first through Adam, and of course personally. The nature of such a state is what we are living in now. I do not subscribe to the idea that God wills bad things to happen, but just the opposite. Jesus the Messiah is the ultimate proof that God’s will is that all things be reconciled to Him as they were meant to be, and soon (hopefully very soon) they will be. MJH |
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146 | Are there verses about outside business? | 1 Pet 3:15 | MJH | 214245 | ||
There are no texts that I can find that explicitly answer your question, however, the Bible on a whole assumes that you will be interacting with those outside the community of believers. Israel was placed at the crossroads of the ancient world to be a light for the nations. We are to be a light of the world. It is difficult to do this when we are not doing business with the world. I may have misunderstood your question. If so, please clarify. If you mean, "Can we do secular business inside the local church building?" Then this is a separate question which deserves a separate answer. MJH |
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147 | homeless children and battered childrens | 1 John | MJH | 166260 | ||
I usually answer this question by saying, "This is why you are here, to do something about it. If everyone followed in action what the Bible says, then these problems would be solved." When one thinks that God should magically solve every problem on Earth, they are missing something. Where did they get this idea from? God never says this in the Bible…He lays out for us how to live our lives and expects us to follow. When we do, we do not see these problems, when we don’t following God’s teachings we have them all over. Next time you are on vacation, take note of places where the people seem to be godly in general, then take note of places where the opposite is true. Following God makes a difference because God’s teachings work, not because of inequity. (In fact inequity is a result of a failure to follow God’s teachings, not a cause of problems.) Notice the following passages: Deut 15:4 "However, there will be no poor among you, since the LORD will surely bless you in the land..." Deut 15:11 "For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, 'You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.'" The first verse (4) says that there will be no poor among you because you will be blessed. Then verse 11 says the opposite, that there will always be poor among you. Without going into all the theology of this chapter of scripture, God is saying (on one level) that your blessings will be such that there would be no need to have poor if you followed my law; but since you will not follow my teachings, there will always be poor among you. The United States of America is the most blessed nation in the world, and even though we as a country are feeding, helping, and protecting more people in the World with that wealth than every other country combined, we still have poor even among us. A country can not solve the problem with the poor, and the United Nations could never do it, and states can't do it, and county's or cities can not do it. ONLY YOU AND ME AND EVERY OTHER NEIGHBOR can do it. When I or you fail to help, then we will have poor. And one last note: A person does not need to believe in God for his teachings to work. Not speaking about salvation, but simply in what ones life is like, and those around them, when you follow God’s principles, you are blessed by those principles. MJH |
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148 | What is the role of sex-drive/beauty? | 1 John 2:16 | MJH | 184750 | ||
Maybe the new book by Rob Bell Jr. would be helpful. It is entitled "Sex God" and no, it is not an autobiography. I have not read it all yet, but I have heard several audio messages about the topic and I think it would do you well to read or get from the Library. MJH |
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149 | Actual bodies in heaven? | 1 John 3:2 | MJH | 213918 | ||
live4jc316 Thanks for your question. I think that DocTrinsograce did a great job answering your question, but since it's not linked to your question directly, I thought you may have missed it. Put 213874 in the box under Search Word(s) or ID and you will go right to his answer, which is spot on. To sum up. Heaven is not our ultimate destination. We will be with the Lord in an intermediary state while we wait eagerly for the resurrection of our earthly bodies and to live ON EARTH with the Lord eternally. Our ultimate destination is for God to dwell with us on a physical Earth that has been restored to its pure state. MJH |
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150 | Matt 7:21 criteria for heaven | 1 John 3:9 | MJH | 144345 | ||
In understanding Matt 7:21 one must understand what Jesus means by "Kingdom of Heaven." First, the term Heaven in Jesus time often was used to refer to God since to even mention God's Name outside the Temple was too close to blaspheming It. Therefore “Kingdom of Heaven” and “Kingdom of God” are the same thing. Second, the Kingdom of Heaven is (among other things) a condition of the heart. Also to say, "The Kingdom of Heaven is near," would not mean "near" in the sense of time, but rather in the sense of being near by. Third, the Kingdom of Heaven is often revered to in the New Testament in two seemingly contradictory ways. 1) that the Kingdom of God is present right now (meaning in Jesus time), and 2) that it would be established in the future. Often when Jesus speaks of the Kingdom of Heaven and entering it (or not) and who is in it and who is not, refers to the condition of people's heart and how such condition places them within the Kingship of God (and the Messiah). For example: the prostitutes by virtue of their turning away from their sin and towards a renewed relationship with God and His Word, were in reality experiencing the Kingdom of Heaven (God) in their lives. They had God as their King and Ruler, whereas the Pharisees (not all, but many) were not repentant of sin and not turning toward the correct way to live out the Word of God (ie. mercy, love, compassion) and as a result their lives were not experiencing the reality of being in the Kingdom of God and having God as their true King. (They were Kings of themselves by their high view of themselves for following the minute "traditions of the elders" while missing the main thrust of God's Word to show mercy, compassion and love to all His people.) Therefore the answer to your questions is this: By doing the will of the father, you will experience the reality of being in the Kingdom of God, and He will be King of your life. It is NOT saying that those who fail to follow the law perfectly will not enter heaven. However, to say you believe, but to live an INTENTIONALLY sinful life is not possible. Belief and action are one and the same, at least they were in the mind of a Jew like Jesus and James (Jam 1:22 "But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.") For James, a Jew from birth, to even say this shows that he was quite failure with Greek thinking by this time. For a Jew could not say this otherwise. For a Jew to "hear" the Word, meant to "do" the word. There wasn't a dichotomy of thought and action. The same is true in Matt 7:20-27 and 1 John 3:9. You can not be the one without being the other. You can not believe without action. Matt 25:31-46 also reveal this. Did I help or just serve to confuse? MJH |
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151 | What commandments? Torah? Yes-No? | 2 John 1:6 | MJH | 140381 | ||
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152 | Enoch's prophesy in OT? | Jude 1:14 | MJH | 138387 | ||
Jude does quote Enoch (the book of): "See the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and convict the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done" (Book of Enoch 1:9) "Enoch the Seventh from Adam prophesied ... 'See the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone and convict the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done'." (Jude 14-15) I do not believe this means that Jude held the book up as authoritative, but I understand that most educated Jews, including Jesus, would have been quite familiar with the book. I am unable to comment any more than this as I have just begun to study the subject, thus bringing be to this forum. God Bless. |
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153 | Who wrote the book of Revelation? | Rev 1:1 | MJH | 168500 | ||
John. The disciple Jesus loved who also wrote the Gospel according to John. | ||||||
154 | Is lucifer an angel? Heaven? | Rev 12:9 | MJH | 153494 | ||
See also Luke 10:18. | ||||||
155 | Jesus or Immanuel | Rev 21:3 | MJH | 164724 | ||
Personally I like the book, "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel. It is a good easy read that delves into most areas of dispute that seekers have. It is not so deep and scholorly as to turn people off from the detail. Lee Strobel did not believe in Jesus until his wife came to the Lord and changed her life. Lee set out to disprove the facts of the Bible, only to become one of the pastors of Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago. MJH |
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156 | a believers 2 inhertances and srip ref | Rev 21:7 | MJH | 174575 | ||
Heb 1:14 – inherit salvation Heb 6:12 – inherit the promises However, the two are really one and are summed up best in Rev. 21:1-7 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.” MJH |
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