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141 | john 11:1-37 should life hurt this bad | John 11:1 | biblicalman | 229503 | ||
hi Aileen, welcome to the forum. In the midst of life we are in death. Death comes to all men because all have sinned. And sadly the pain is endured by those who are left behind. I presume you are fairly young. Am I to take it that you have suffered a bereavement? I know it can be so hard. But God promises to be with us in our bereavement. At least Martha had the comfort of knowing that Lazarus would arise at the last day, and had meanwhile gone to be with God. These are times that we have to learn to deal with. If used rightly they bring us closer to God. I have seen my father and mother go, and my elder sister. But be assured that the pain wears off. Meanwhile, 'trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.' He suffers with you in your grief. It is times like this that make us stronger if we allow them to drive us into the arms of Jesus. GOD BLESS YOU. |
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142 | How long was a day in bible times? | John 11:9 | biblicalman | 229622 | ||
In the Old Testament a day was sunset to sunset. In pre-exilic days there was no such thing as hours. The daytime was regulated by the sun. Thus there would be 'break of day', 'mid-morning', 'noon' (when the sun was high), 'mid-afternoon' and 'sunset'. The night was split into three 'watches' There was no way of measuring time except by the sun. At some stage sundials were introduced for the wealthy but not calibrated in hours. The steps of Ahaz were possibly a primitive way of measuring time (Isaiah 38.8). F F Bruce points out that the 'twelve hours in the day' indicated that the period of daylight (sunrise to sunset) was divided into twelve. He states that as the days slightly varied in length 'hours' were not always of the same length. The Romans divided the night into four watches. Best wishes. |
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143 | Who were the 2 that entered tomb | John 20:2 | biblicalman | 227390 | ||
peter and the disciple whom Jesus loved, in other words Peter and John | ||||||
144 | explain meaning. | John 20:23 | biblicalman | 227824 | ||
The giving of the Holy Spirit in John 20.22 was unique to the Apostles. It was fulfilling the special promises of John 14-16 (in contrast with Acts 2). In consequence their eyes were opened to understand the Scriptures (Luke 24.45; John 16.13). And in consequence they received the gift of discernment. It was this gift that Peter used in his dealings with Ananias and Sapphyra (Acts 5). In the earliest days of the church it was important that genuine repentance be recognised. We have only to consider the incident of Simon Magus to recognise how important that was (Acts 8). But it should be noticed in the latter case that Peter did not dispense forgiveness, he told Simon to pray to God for it (Acts 8.22). He had used his discernment to 'retain' his sins. Thus here in John 20 Jesus gave to the Apostles the ability to discern true repentance so that they could declare forgiveness. His words are literally, 'He whose sins you forgive, shall have been forgiven. He whose sins you retain shall have been retained.' In other words, as in the case of Ananias and Sapphyra, they were able to pronounce on the genuiness of people's faith. They recognised cases where God had forgiven and were able to pronounce on the fact. But they did not forgive sins. They announced God's forgiveness. They recognised that God had forgiven and pronounced that forgiveness. Compare how Jesus used this ability with the paralytic in Mark 2.5. He pronounced God's forgiveness. There is no one alive today with this gift, nor has there been throughout church history. We can only say if u truly repent and believe you will be forgiven. But it will be noted how, after the early days, we have no example of the Apostles using this gift. They rather called on men to believe and be saved. | ||||||
145 | when saul was blinded he was on the road | Acts | biblicalman | 228835 | ||
hi welcome to the forum. When Paul was blinded after seeing the risen Jesus he was on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus. His aim was to persecute the church there. Best wishe |
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146 | when did jesus ascend into heaven? | Acts 1:9 | biblicalman | 229268 | ||
Hi Elizabeth, Welcome to the Forum It partly depends on whether you mean when the risen Jesus first went to God, or whether you are referring to His final ascension into Heaven in bodily form after which He did not appear again (except in special circumstances). John 20.17 appears to suggest that He 'ascended to the Father' initially on the day of His resurrection. And this is what we would expect. But His final ascension into Heaven in bodily form was undoubtedly after 40 days (see Brad's excellent list of verses). We need to beware of dogmatism about what all this involved. To question 'where Jesus' body was in the meantime' is foolish. We are dealing with One Who is Spirit being with One Who is Spirit. And we have no real idea what His risen flesh consisted of. (While He could eat He could also go through walls). We are dealing with the undefinable. Best wishes |
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147 | Speaking in tongues | Acts 2:4 | biblicalman | 227959 | ||
The first thing to recognise is that all true believers have been baptised in the Holy Spirit. 'In one Spirit have we all been baptised into one body' (1 Corinthians 12.13). The baptism in the Holy Spirit that John promised would be brought about by Jesus was in contrast to his own baptism in water. Jesus would bring what John was unable to bring the new work of the Spirit, so that in contrast to those who followed John (who undoubtedly experienced a work of the Spirit of a kind) those who followed Jesus would be 'drenched in the Holy Spirit'. That is the sign of the true Christian. Nowhere in Scripture is the baptism in the Holy Spirit linked with speaking in tongues as a 'must have'. Clearly some who were baptised in the Holy Spirit did speak in tongues, for we know that some Christians spoke in tongues. And all Christians have been baptised in the Holy Spirit. It is noteworthy that baptism in the Holy Spirit is not mentioned in Acts 2, although it may be read forward from Acts 1. But tongues was a gift mainly for private prayer. It was only to be used in church if it was interpreted. But as Paul said, 'do all speak in tongues?' and the answer he expected was 'no'. So yes you may well be advised to seek a new church where the truth is expounded |
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148 | Are Messianic Jews saved? | Acts 4:12 | biblicalman | 229408 | ||
Hi Ismaila, It is not possible for any of us to say of another that they have definitely been saved. All we can do is confirm the requirements for them to be saved. Whether Messianic Jews are saved will depend on one thing. Have they fully trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ and the fact that He died for them and rose again, for their salvation? Are they confessing Him before men? If they are then they are and will be saved, if they are not then they are not saved. Best wishes |
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149 | First apostle killed for his faith? | Acts 12:2 | biblicalman | 228506 | ||
Assuming that you mean the twelve Apostles the answer is James, brother of John. (Acts 12.2)and one of the three present at the Transfiguration and the raising of Jairus' daughter. | ||||||
150 | What does the bible say about near death | Acts 14:19 | biblicalman | 229242 | ||
I hope I may be forgiven if I disagree with one item in Searcher's list. The men who rose in Matthew 27 did so 'after His resrrection', and not on His death. Nor do I see any grounds for thinking that they did not benefit by His resurrection so as to be permanently raised. My only other criticism would be as to whether the story of the rich man and Lazarus is a parable. Jesus never names people in parables. It is therefore very much open to question. |
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151 | trans word intensify amp how emp preva | Acts 19:20 | biblicalman | 229628 | ||
to 'continue to increase', 'to grow mightily, and 'to grow and spread' can be said to be the equivalen of 'to intensify'. The paraphrasers are simply using parallel ideas together in order to bring out and emphasise the forceful meaning of the Greek. We must not read too much into individual words. Rather we must ask , what was the writer trying to say?. And here it is surely the rapid spread, and powerful and effective impact, of the word. Best wishes |
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152 | Please Explain Gods Chosen People! | Romans | biblicalman | 227795 | ||
As Paul makes clear the Jews are not God's chosen people. God's chosen people are the elect whom He has chosen (Romans 9.6). See Paul's whole argument in Romans 9-11. In His covenant God called the people who had come out of Egypt, many of whom were foreigners (Exodus 12.38) to respond to the covenant. Those who did so would be blessed (and prove themselves elect), those who did not do so would be cursed (Deuteronomy 27-28). Their whole subsequent history demonstrates this. When the promised Messiah came the true Jews believed on Him. The remainder were accursed (Romans 11.3). Thus Jesus established the true Israel (not a replacement Israel) made up initially only of Jews (John 15.1-6; Matthew 21.43). Later Gentile proselytes were incorporated into Israel (as they had always been). The difference was that they were not required to be circumcised because they had already been circumcised through participation in the death of the Messiah (Colssians 2.11 ff). Thus it is now believers in the Messiah who are genuinely the true Israel (1 Peter 2.9; Ephesians 2.11 ff) based on the foundation of the the initial true Jewish believers in the Messiah. Jews who do not believe in and respond to the Messiah are thereby accursed. | ||||||
153 | transgression, iniquity, sin | Romans | biblicalman | 227889 | ||
Iniquity is sin that results from the sinful inward nature, transgression is to break the law, to miss the mark, sin is wrongdoing. | ||||||
154 | Romans 24 | Romans | biblicalman | 228537 | ||
sorry Romans chapter 24 doesn't exist | ||||||
155 | Why do some think Paul was a homosexual? | Romans | biblicalman | 229765 | ||
Hi Merrilee Welcome to the Forum. Such an idea is the result of pure wishful thinking, and a lack of understanding of Christian love. Paul in fact gave the strongest condemnation of practising homosexuality in the Bible in Rom 1.26-27. Best wishes. |
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156 | romans ch1 v.7 no Holy Spirit why? | Rom 1:4 | biblicalman | 228471 | ||
The aim was to focus the attention on God the Father and on His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit was to be relied on and experienced but attention was not to be focussed on Him. Such a focus often leads to extremism. God the Father was very much seen as the God of the Old Testament Jesus Christ was the new revelation of God as LORD. Both were seen as acting towards God's people, as Creator, Redeemer. and Shepherd. The people were, however, very much aware of the work of the Holy Spirit among them. But worship was to be directed towards Father and Son, with the Holy Spirit's encouragement and inspiration. He was, however, included in Jesus' baptismal statement (Matthew 28.19) and in Paul's epilogue in 2 Corinthians 13.4. |
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157 | What does dead to sin in Roman 6:2 mean | Rom 6:2 | biblicalman | 228645 | ||
It means that we see ourselves as having died with Christ because He died for us. Having been made one with Him by the drenching of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12.12-13) His death becomes our death. Thus we are to reckon on it as true (Rom 6.11) and live our lives accordingly, for it also means that we have risen with Him. But we must not isolate its meaning from what has gone before. Our whole salvation depends on the fact that Christ died for us, and that we have by faith entered into His death, taking the benefit of it for ourselves. He has borne our sin. We have received the gift of righteousness. We cannot do this and continue to live unrighteously. Physically nothing happens. It is all in the realm of the Spirit, and in how we view sin and life. But clearly as our being made spiritually one with Christ is a reality, His power is available for us to be able to carry it into genuine experience. Are we still tempted? Yes we are tempted more than ever because we become objects of attention for Satan and his minions (Ephesians 6.10 ff). The Scripture makes clear that the Christian is often under temptation (1 Cor 10.13). Yes they can still sin, for he was speaking to people who were battling against sin and seeking to give them a new attitude towards it. If a man continues in sin without seeking forgiveness it is unlikely that he has been truly born from above, for his Shepherd would not allow him to continue in that way. Thus yes, he would be eternally damned if he did not come to repentance. But no genuine Christian can continue in such a way for long without experiencing God's chastening to bring him to repentance. 'Whom the Lord loves, He chastens' (Heb 12.6). There is a huge difference. For the one who is 'dead to sin' as a consequence of 'dying with Christ' has had brought home to him the true nature of sin, and has received the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, Who will raise him up and enable him to walk in newness of life. |
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158 | Do we obey all of the Ten commandments? | Rom 6:14 | biblicalman | 229581 | ||
Hi Ismaila, See Matthew 5.21 ff; Mark 10.19-21; 12.28-30; Romans 13.8-10; Galatians 5.13-14. Best wishes |
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159 | We do what we can and God does what we c | Rom 8:28 | biblicalman | 228548 | ||
Well the nearest I can think of is 'God makes all things work together for good to those who love Him'(Rom 8.28). But the principle is right as long as we are walking in His will. There are many Biblical examples where that is exactly what happened. One example is Jonathan's foray against the Philistines (1 Sam 14.6) |
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160 | Pharaoh's refusal | Rom 9:17 | biblicalman | 225059 | ||
God knew that Pharaoh would not let the children of Israel go. But what He really wanted from him was obedience. Had he been obedient all would have gone well for him. God knowing something will happen does not mean that God wanted it. However by his actions Pharaoh (who was considered by the Egyptians to be a god) made clear that the Lord was greater than he was. That was inevitable once he disobeyed. If we disobey Him we must not blame Him if things go wrong. God constantly makes use of historical events to bring about His purposes, as He did in this case (Romans 9.17). But it was always open to Pharaoh to repent (however unlikely that was). |
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