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141 | breakdown the verses in simple language | Ex 34:6 | Radioman2 | 80627 | ||
Exodus 34:6-7 in simple language Contemporary English Version (CEV) Exodus 34 [6] Then he passed in front of Moses and called out, " I am the LORD God. I am merciful and very patient with my people. I show great love, and I can be trusted. [7] I keep my promises to my people forever, but I also punish anyone who sins. When people sin, I punish them and their children, and also their grandchildren and great-grandchildren." |
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142 | Searching for the truth | Lev 18:22 | Radioman2 | 92317 | ||
lie defined lie d : to have sexual intercourse -- used with "with" (www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary) |
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143 | OT Laws - still apply today? | Lev 20:9 | Radioman2 | 85661 | ||
"...the law cannot be altogether invalid since the New Testament affirms its abiding applicability." The Law under the New Covenant. [Note: The following is an excerpt from the article "The Law". It is recommended that you go to the website given here and read the entire article.)] 'The New Testament's statements about Old Testament law are difficult to harmonize. On the one hand, some New Testament statements indicate that under the new covenant the whole law is in some sense abrogated (Rom 6:14, "you are not under law" Rom 10:4, "Christ is the end of the law" ).' ["For sin will not have authority over you; because you are not under legalism but under grace." Romans 6:14 (Complete Jewish Bible, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1998) "For the goal at which the Torah (Law) aims is the Messiah, who offers righteousness to everyone who trusts." Romans 10:4 (CJB)] (...) 'On the other hand, the law cannot be altogether invalid since the New Testament affirms its abiding applicability. "All Scripture is … useful" (2 Tim 3:16-17), including Old Testament laws. Jesus came not to abolish the law, but to fulfill it (Matt 5:17-20). The law is the embodiment of truth that instructs (Rom 2:18-19). It is "holy" and "spiritual, " making sin known to us by defining it; therefore, Paul delights in it (Rom 7:7-14,22). The law is good if used properly (1 Tim 1:8), and is not opposed to the promises of God (Gal 3:21). Faith does not make the law void, but the Christian establishes the law (Rom 3:31), fulfilling its requirements by walking according to the Spirit (Rom 8:4) through love (Rom 13:10). When Paul states that women are to be in submission "as the Law says" (1 Cor 14:34) or quotes parts of the Decalogue (Rom 13:9), and when James quotes the law of love (2:8 from Lev 19:18) or condemns partiality, adultery, murder, and slander as contrary to the law (2:9, 11; 4:11), and when Peter quotes Leviticus, "Be holy, because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:16; from Lev 19:2), the implication is that the law, or at least part of it, remains authoritative. (...) 'The New Testament writers also apply the principles in the law. From Deuteronomy 25:4 ("Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out grain"), Paul derives a principle that workers ought to be rewarded for their labors and applies that principle in the case of Christian workers (1 Cor 9:9-14). In 1 Timothy 5:18, Paul again quotes Deuteronomy 25:4, this time in parallel with a saying of Jesus (Matt 10:10) as if both are equally authoritative. Likewise, the principle of establishing truth by two or three witnesses (Deut 19:15), originally limited to courts, is applied more broadly to a church conference (2 Cor 13:1). The principle that believers are not to be unequally yoked together with unbelievers is derived from a law concerning the yoking animals (2 Cor 6:14; cf. Deut 22:10). 'In 1 Corinthians 5:1-5, 13, Paul affirms on the basis of Leviticus 18:29 that incest, a capital offense in the Old Testament, is immoral and deserves punishment. A person practicing incest in the church must be excommunicated to maintain the church's practical holiness. Paul maintains the law's moral principle, yet in view of the changed redemptive setting, makes no attempt to apply the law's original sanction.' ------------- Bibliography. G. Bahnsen, Theonomy in Christian Ethics; W. S. Barker and W. R. Godfrey, eds., Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; H. J. Boecker, Law and the Administration of Justice in the Old Testament and the Ancient Near East; U. Cassuto, A Commentary on the Book of Exodus; D. A. Dorsey, JETS 34/3 (Sept. 1991): 321-34; H.-H. Esser, NIDNTT2:438-51; M. Greenberg, Yehezkel Kaufmann Jubilee Volume, pp. 3-28; idem, Studies in Bible: 1986, pp. 3-28; idem, Religion and Law, pp. 101-12, 120-25; H. W. House and T. Ice, Dominion Theology: A Blessing or a Curse?; W. C. Kaiser, Jr., Toward Old Testament Ethics; idem, JETS33/3 (Sept. 1990): 289-302; G. E. Mendenhall, Religion and Law, pp. 85-100; Dale Patrick, Old Testament Law; V. Poythress, The Shadow of Christ in the Law of Moses; R. J. Rushdooney, The Institutes of Biblical Law; R. Sonsino, Judaism33 (1984): 202-9; J. Sprinkle, A Literary Approach to Biblical Law: Exodus 20:22-23:19. Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Edited by Walter A. Elwell, 1996 by Walter A. Elwell. Published by Baker Books. (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/BakersEvangelicalDictionary/) |
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144 | Justify Leviticus 20:13 | Lev 20:13 | Radioman2 | 60303 | ||
Really? I say it's the tyranny of political correctness that is "a way of controlling the masses and preventing creative, independent thought." --Radioman |
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145 | must be theologians? | Numbers | Radioman2 | 103662 | ||
What about psychologists? Truth is I am not sure what psychologists really do or say. They just give me the impression that by dint of study they think they know. Yet they confuse me with admissions that there is so much they do not know. I only meant to answer that one does not have to be a psychologist to know the only true God. My problem with psychologists is this: How can we judge whether what they are telling us is true? They invent words which are not even in the Bible. Then they tell us these are difficult concepts and they have been studying it for many years and they will explain it to us. We listen and we don’t understand and we say, “That is totally confusing to me”. They then accuse us of not believing in psychology or of limiting our faith to our level of understanding. In attempting to make things simple, psychologists make things more difficult for some of us. I would not be a psychologist because I am not sure we ought to be studying mind and behavior. Those who study it tend to argue over words, and their debates seldom serve to elucidate anything. When they run out of psychobabble words they invent new ones. I hope no psychologist tells you here that you should study mind and behavior. "Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh. This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man. Is this a call for ignorance? Yes, it is. Whenever anyone makes a study of a subject, they become suspect. Obviously, the more you study something, the less you'll end up knowing about it. Likewise, if you really want to become knowledgeable in a subject, avoid studying it. Maybe the knowledge (which I'm not sure we're supposed to have) will just pop into our heads by accident someday. Also, theologians often receive criticism from people who had one course in theology fifty years ago and do not understand what they are saying. |
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146 | must be theologians? | Numbers | Radioman2 | 103696 | ||
Closing the Gaps "How to Study Your Bible: Closing the Gaps" (...) "...in order to get the most out of God's Word, in order to really understand what God meant by what He said, we have to close some gaps. (...) "The gaps in our understanding of the Bible are related to an ancient document. We're dealing with an ancient document. This book is a very old book...it is ancient. It was completed, as you obviously know, in the first century A.D., that's 2,000 years ago, and so we have a very old document. That creates some gaps for us. If we're going to understand the Bible we have to close those gaps. "Gap number one is a language gap. The Bible was not written in English. (...) "So knowing the language is very important. Somebody has to know the language. If you as a Bible student don't know it, you have to have somebody who does know it informing you about it. That's where commentaries come in to be of help to you and study materials and Vine's Dictionary of New Testament Words and Dictionary of Old Testament Words and those kinds of things that help you to come to grips with what the words mean. (...) "A second gap that has to be closed is the culture gap. That deals not with the speech but with the customs. Speech is connected to custom. (...) "You can't recreate the scenery biblically unless you know the culture-that's very, very important-unless you know the background. Understanding many things about culture, Jewish culture, Greek culture very, very important in interpreting the Scripture. The culture of the mystery religions, the culture of the Pharisees, the culture of the Sadducees, the Romans, the whole situation there, the culture around Israel, the polytheism, the polytheism meaning the many god pagans, the culture of Baal worship, all of that stuff that surrounds the biblical data is part of understanding the framework in which language exists and in which stories are told. "Thirdly the geographical gap, the geography gap. (...) "[First] you understand much about [the language and] the culture of the Bible, [then] you understand much about the geography of the Bible, and then you're going to get to understanding the fourth point which is the history, the plot itself. You have to close those gaps. "Now let's talk about those...those four gaps... "- the language gap, that gives you the speech; "- the culture gap gives you the customs and the idioms; "- the geography gaps create the scenery, the actual scenario around it; "- and the history gap is the plot, what's going on historically around that. What is the context of history. "I have found through the years that spending a maximum of time on these matters is crucial to all effective Bible understanding." (http://www.gty.org/Broadcast/transcripts/90-158.htm) Grace to you, Radioman2 |
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147 | must be theologians? | Numbers | Radioman2 | 103697 | ||
You still don't get it? (Repost) We have been advised to assassinate our brains, throw out all our study Bibles and reference books, forget the fact that Christ has given to the church teachers and that many of those gifted teachers write books. Instead, we are to pretend that we already know everything we need to know. That the best method of interpretation is to read the text of the Bible and whatever comes to mind first must automatically be the right interpretation. |
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148 | must be theologians? | Numbers | Radioman2 | 103698 | ||
"It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others." ____________________ "In order to be able to expound the Scriptures, and as an aid to your pulpit studies, you will need to be familiar with the commentators: a glorious army, let me tell you, whose acquaintance will be your delight and profit. Of course, you are not such wiseacres as to think or say that you can expound Scripture without assistance from the works of divines and learned men who have labored before you in the field of exposition. If you are of that opinion, pray remain so, for you are not worth the trouble of conversion, and like a little coterie who think with you, would resent the attempt as an insult to your infallibility. It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others. " - C. H. Spurgeon |
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149 | Loyal to who?? | Numbers | Radioman2 | 104170 | ||
"Loyal to himself since he is God?" This sounds like Jehovah's Witness talk. |
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150 | The Holy Spirit b4 Christ's ascension? | Num 11:25 | Radioman2 | 85473 | ||
...'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' Says the Lord of hosts. Zec 4:6 in the Old Testament (NKJV) |
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151 | Form what tribe of Isreal was Joshua? | Num 13:8 | Radioman2 | 84005 | ||
Joshua. 'The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel.' (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Dictionaries/EastonsBibleDictionary/) AMPLIFIED Numbers 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea [that is, Joshua] son of Nun; AMPLIFIED Numbers 13:16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore and scout out the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun, Joshua. |
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152 | Gender?? | Deut 6:4 | Radioman2 | 86756 | ||
"The description of God as 'father' is under attack today in certain circles. It is charged by some that this leads to a false view that God is a male. This criticism should be taken seriously in that God is not a 'man' (Num. 23:19). He is a Spirit (John 4:24) without sexual parts. "When God is referred [to] as a father, this is simply the use of a metaphor in which he is likened to a kind and loving father. Elsewhere God's love and care can be compared to that of a concerned and caring mother (Isa. 49:14-16; Luke 13:34)" (Baker Theological Dictionary of the Bible, page 247). |
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153 | Gender?? | Deut 6:4 | Radioman2 | 86759 | ||
Is God a 'spirit-being with a body'? ERROR: Kenneth "Copeland makes God out to be a 'spirit-being with a body, complete with eyes, and eyelids, ears, nostrils, a mouth, hands and fingers, and feet'." ____________________ TRUTH: "INCORPOREAL: God has no body or parts, and is immaterial, being a simple and infinite being of spirit;... "a. God is spirit (John 4:24) "b. God is not a man (Num. 23:19; 1 Sam. 15:29) "c. Implied by doctrines of self-existence, transcendence, omnipresence, and creation." ____________________ 'A GOD OF HUMAN PROPORTIONS 'Copeland's view of God fares no better biblically than his understanding of faith. He describes God as someone "very much like you and me....A being that stands somewhere around 6'2," 6'3," that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a couple of hundred pounds, little better, [and] has a [hand]span nine inches across." 'Copeland's statement is based on his hyperliteral reading of Isaiah 40:12 ("Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, marked off the heavens with a [nine inch] span,..." [AV]). Yet following the same line of interpretation, one would also have to conclude that God literally held a basket full of dust and weighed mountains on a gigantic set of scales (v. 12b) — an absurd proposition ruled out by the context of the passage. The fact is that Isaiah 40 makes extensive use of figurative language to underscore the vast difference between the Creator and His creation. 'Giving a literal spin on verses that figuratively describe God in humanlike (anthropomorphic) terms, Copeland makes God out to be a "spirit-being with a body, complete with eyes, and eyelids, ears, nostrils, a mouth, hands and fingers, and feet." However, the Bible never intended to convey the notion that God has physical features like His human creation. Anthropomorphic descriptions were simply meant to help us understand and relate to our Maker. Jesus declared, "God is spirit" (John 4:24), not a spirit-being with a body (cf. Deut. 4:12). The Creator is, after all, "God, and not man" (Hos. 11:9). '. . . a God who has a body with definite, measurable dimensions cannot truly be omnipresent, unlike the God of Scripture who is present everywhere in all His fullness (Jer. 23:23-24). (It is true that in His human nature Christ has a body and is localized in space and time. But in His divine nature He remains nonphysical and omnipresent, sharing this immutable nature with the Father and Holy Spirit.) Copeland's deflation of God is best exemplified by his comment that "the biggest failure in the Bible...is God." In stark contrast, the biblical God is an all-powerful being (Dan. 4:35) whose plans cannot be thwarted (Job 42:2) and who considers nothing too difficult (Jer. 32:17; Luke 1:37).' (WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE FAITH MOVEMENT? (Part Two): The Teachings of Kenneth Copeland) (www.equip.org) ************* INCORPOREAL: God has no body or parts, and is immaterial, being a simple and infinite being of spirit; excluding the Mormon doctrine of God as an exalted man. a. God is spirit (John 4:24) b. God is not a man (Num. 23:19; 1 Sam. 15:29) c. Implied by doctrines of self-existence, transcendence, omnipresence, and creation. (CRI Statement DA275, THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD) (www.equip.org) |
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154 | I don't get what the "pupil of His eye" | Deut 32:10 | Radioman2 | 92816 | ||
He found him in a desolate land, he protected him like the pupil[10] of his eye. Deuteronomy 32:10 New English Translation [10 translator's note] "pupil". 'Heb "the little man." The term /ovya! means literally "little man," perhaps because when one looks into another's eyes he sees himself reflected there in miniature.' (www.netbible.com) 32:10 as the apple of His eye (NKJV). 'Lit. "the little man of His eye," i.e., the pupil. Just as the pupil of the eye is essential for vision and, therefore, closely protected, especially in a howling wind, so God closely protected Israel. Compare Ps. 17:8; Prov. 7:2).' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) Psalm 17:8 (New English Translation) Protect me as you would protect the pupil of your eye![17] Hide me in the shadow of your wings! [17 text-critical note] Heb "Protect me like the pupil, a daughter of an eye." (www.netbible.com) Psalm 17:8 'the apple of Your eye' (NKJV). 'An expression meaning the pupil of the human eye. As a person protects that vital organ of vision, so God protects His people.' (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) |
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155 | Are "fleeces" necesary for today? | Judg 6:37 | Radioman2 | 76386 | ||
"Gideon was not here seeking to learn God's will, because that had already been clearly revealed to him (vv. 14,16). He put out the fleece for two reasons: (1) to strengthen the weakness of his own faith; and (2) to give him evidence that would convince the people that he was really God's instrument. This is not to be taken as the usual method for discovering God's will. See Prov. 3:5-6; Jas. 1:5-8" (Note at Judges 6:37, New Scofield Reference Bible, Oxford, 1967). NASB Judges 6:37 behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece only, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken." |
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156 | Where are Ephraim and Dan in Rev 7 | Judg 18:30 | Radioman2 | 80256 | ||
from the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe of Manasseh twelve thousand, (NASB Revelation 7:6) Rev. 7:6 "Manasseh. One of the two Joseph tribes (Ephraim and Manasseh), yet mentioned separately, probably to make up 12 tribes since Dan is omitted. This omission is due perhaps to Dan's early connection with idolatry (Judg 18:30)" (p. 1857, Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan, 1999). |
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157 | More contradictions in the Bible? | Ruth | Radioman2 | 102891 | ||
I have found the following websites to be very useful in explaining apparent Bible contradictions. http://worthynews.com/apologetics/apol101part1.htm http://www.carm.org/bible_difficulties.htm |
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158 | new convert takes soil to hometown | 2 Kin 5:17 | Radioman2 | 84416 | ||
Then Naaman said, "All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer any burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the LORD." 2 Kings 5:17 (NLT) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 Kings 5 15Then Naaman and his entire party went back to find the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, "I know at last that there is no God in all the world except in Israel..." 17Then Naaman said, "All right, but please allow me to load two of my mules with earth from this place, and I will take it back home with me. From now on I will never again offer any burnt offerings or sacrifices to any other god except the LORD. 18However, may the LORD pardon me in this one thing. When my master the king goes into the temple of the god Rimmon to worship there and leans on my arm, may the LORD pardon me when I bow, too." 19"Go in peace," Elisha said. So Naaman started home again. (2 Kings 5:15, 17-19 :: New Living Translation (NLT)) "Naaman was not asking for permission to worship the god Rimmon, but to do his civil duty, helping the king get down and up as he bowed" (Life Application Study Bible, Tyndale House, 1996). |
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159 | searching for the truth | Psalm | Radioman2 | 79087 | ||
Question: Is there a limit to the number of times a christian can ask for foregiveness? Answer: Matthew 18:21-22 (ESV) Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" [22] Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven. |
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160 | Blessed is the Man that walketh | Ps 1:1 | Radioman2 | 79160 | ||
"Separation is not from contact with evil in the world or the church, but from complicity with and conformity to it." - - - - - - - - - - AMPLIFIED Psalm 1:1 BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, prosperous, and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly [FOLLOWING THEIR ADVICE, THEIR PLANS AND PURPOSES], nor stands [SUBMISSIVE AND INACTIVE] in the path where sinners walk, nor sits down [TO RELAX AND REST] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather. Psalm 1:1 AMPLIFIED (Emphasis added.) 2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, "come out from among them" '(3) Separation is not from contact with evil in the world or the church, but from complicity with and conformity to it (John 17:15; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Galatians 6:1). '(4) . . . Here, as in all else, Christ is the model. He was "holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners" (Hebrews 7:26) and yet in such contact with them for their salvation that the Pharisees, who illustrate the mechanical and ascetic conception of separation (See Scofield "Matthew 3:7"), judged Him as having lost His Nazarite character (Luke 7:39 Cf ; 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; 10:27).' Scofield, C.I. "Scofield Reference Notes on 2 Corinthians 6". "Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition)". (http://bible.crosswalk.com/Commentaries/ScofieldReferenceNotes/) |
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