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141 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161959 | ||
Romans 8:28(NIV)And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Just because we would do it and expect others to do it, does not make it right in God’s eyes. How can God condone or reward something that He hates. Isn’t that going against His very nature? It wasn’t the midwives lies or actions that secured the “greater good” making it right. It was almighty God. WOS Question: "Is it ever right to lie?" Answer: It is never right to lie. The ninth commandment prohibits bearing false witness (Exodus 20:16). Proverbs 6:16-18 lists “a lying tongue” and “a false witness that speaketh lies” as two of the seven abominations to the Lord. Love “rejoiceth in the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). See also Psalm 119:29, 163; 120:2; Proverbs 12:22; 13:5; Ephesians 4:25; and Colossians 3:9. There are many examples of liars in Scripture, from Jacob’s deceit in Genesis 27 to the pretense of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5. Time after time, we see that falsehood leads to misery, loss, and judgment. Sometimes a question arises concerning lies that seem to have positive results. For example, the lie the Hebrew midwives tell Pharaoh seems to result in the Lord’s blessing (Exodus 1:15-21). However, it should be obvious that the Lord is blessing the midwives’ rescue of the children, rather than any falsehood they told. God in His mercy blessed them in spite of the lie, rather than because of it. Another example is Rahab’s lie in Joshua 2:5. God never condones her lie, but He does forgive it. Rahab’s life is spared in response to her faith, which she expresses in verses 9-11. God not only forgives Rahab’s lying, but also her idolatry and harlotry—another example of God’s mercy in action. Copyright 2002-2005 Got Questions Ministries. All Rights Reserved.www.gotquestions.org - Is it ever right to lie? |
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142 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161965 | ||
Me too. Being an infant, I’m not sure how helpful I would have been. But enduring Desert Storm (not making any comparison) you would have been welcomed in mine. And being that tomorrow is the day for honoring our veterans, thank you. WOS |
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143 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161995 | ||
Greetings Makarios, You ask: “Was the fact that Moses lived to help deliver Israel from the Egyptians an example of misery, loss and judgment?” No it was not, but do you really believe the reward of a lie resulted in Moses being Israel’s deliverer? God blessed the midwives for not killing innocent babies. Exodus 2:6 states that Pharaoh’s daughter had compassion on him when she saw that the baby wept. Don’t you think it was God touching her heart? God chose Moses and would have raised Him up for His purpose regardless. God doesn’t need anything from us to accomplish His plan. God doesn’t need lies to accomplish His plan. The lie was a sin sure enough and I just don’t believe God rewards sin. Now, I’m not saying that there aren’t times when to lie seems appropriate. I’m just simply stating that all lies are sins and are not condoned in Scripture and are surely not rewarded by God. My little girl was developing a complex concerning her teeth. A few kids in her school had made fun of her because they were crooked. Her mother and I knew they were crooked. But do you think when she asked us how they looked we told her the truth. No, we told her that her teeth were fine and didn’t make her look funny. But they did. So we lied. Do you think God rewarded me for that lie? I don’t know, but it sure took a good bit of money to get them corrected. Anyway, my point is simply this, a lie is a lie and is a sin according to God’s Word, no matter how small or insignificant or innocent or even correct it may seem. It is what it is and cannot be rewarded by God. You ask: “And can you find any mention in all of Genesis of Jacob being 'punished' for his lie?” Did Jacob ever see his mother again, whom he loved so dearly? He feared for his life as his brother now wanted to kill him. Laban sure through him for a loop. His family was torn by dissension. His brother became the founder of an enemy nation. He was exiled from his family for years. And imagine, according to Genesis 25:23, he would have received the birthright anyway. His deceitfulness wasn’t even necessary. Ponder this, how different could this world possibly be had Jacob and his mother waited for God to work things His way instead of taking matters into their own hands? WOS |
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144 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161996 | ||
Dear Kalos, Brother, an apology surely was not necessary but truly appreciated. I have great respect for what you have done in service to your country as well, and concerning this forum, genuinely believe that you post with great wisdom and from the heart. So we disagreed, not a big deal and I understand the frustration brother when you feel so passionately about something and can’t get it through thick skulls like mine. Opinions can differ; it’s our loyalty that cannot. Semper Fi brother. WOS |
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145 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162004 | ||
Doc, Although I would have never been able to state it as eloquently as you have, those are my sentiments exactly, thus my quoting Romans 8:28. But simply because of God’s use of secondary causes, and that being His use of them to accomplish His own eternal purpose, He does not condone or justify the sinful things we do. In His sovereignty He can and does use our sinful acts to further His plan but I don’t find where He actually rewards us for those acts. The final results may be positive, but not because God rewarded a sinful act. Only because that is God’s sovereign choice to use those secondary causes for His purpose. WOS |
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146 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162046 | ||
Makarios, Just one question for you. According to God’s word, who is the father of lies? John 8:44 will put you on the right path. WOS |
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147 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162055 | ||
Makarios, Please do not twist my words. I never said there are times when lying is appropriate. I said: “Now, I’m not saying that there aren’t times when to lie seems appropriate.” “SEEMS” appropriate, that is in our eyes and in our thinking. I never said Rebekah died as a result of Jacob’s deception. I said: “Did Jacob ever see his mother again, whom he loved so dearly?” And the answer to that is no he did not. Concerning the rest of what I stated pertaining to Jacob and his deception, you asked if I could find mention of Jacob being punished for his act. Those I pointed out were a direct result of his act, those don’t seem like rewards to me. And they are a direct result of his deception. Had he not deceived, he would have had no reason to leave and fear for his life, thereby avoiding much of what had happened. I clearly see the lesson of the consequences of deception and lying with Jacob, not rewards. The question of this thread is it always a sin to lie. Yes it is. I never intended to imply that we don’t, only that God does not and cannot reward sin (lies) but can use the consequences to His eternal purpose. I don’t intend to convince you otherwise. My only intent was to point out that a lie is a sin and always is in the eyes of God. In our minds we may see benefit from lying but that doesn’t in any way, shape or form make it acceptable to God. WOS |
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148 | Is it always a sin to lie? | Ex 20:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 162077 | ||
Makarios, I spoke of Jacob only because you asked me to. You asked: “Was the fact that Moses lived to help deliver Israel from the Egyptians an example of misery, loss and judgment? Was Jacob not blessed by the Lord in Genesis 27? And can you find any mention in all of Genesis of Jacob being 'punished' for his lie?” I know God knew what would happen. But I’m confident that Jacob (Israel) was justified by faith and not any one act that he did and that yes, he was chosen by God long before he did any of those things. But again Makarios, Jacob, as well as the midwives concerning the Hebrew woman giving birth, were looked upon favorably because of their faith, in spite of what they did, not because of what they did. Since we now seem to be running in circles, can we agree to leave this debate? WOS |
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149 | I hope you don't get weary of my ?'s | Ex 28:3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151586 | ||
Thanks Doc, I would not have been able to word it as easily as you did. Don’t ever hesitate to “jump in” with me. I would rather defer to someone who can more adequately answer. Sometimes, I’m okay as far as developing a response in my mind, but getting it into type, in a way that makes sense, is another story altogether. WOS |
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150 | Who was sacrificing in the temple? | Ex 30:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 218703 | ||
Thank you, that was the response I had hoped for. I must have misunderstood your post. I thought you implied that followers of Christ were sacrificing in the temple until its destruction. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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151 | ... | Ex 31:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 212841 | ||
Hi MJH. I don't mind that you have added historical information pertaining to collecting money and breaking bread. What I think you should do however is support those claims with biblical evidence since that is why we are here, to study the bible. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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152 | Leviticus16:8,10,20-22 | Leviticus | Wild Olive Shoot | 210975 | ||
Hey Brad, Just looking into this a little, not spending very much time at all, but I was curious as it seems you were too as to how the question was originally asked. Here is some info. “Some Jewish interpreters regard it as the name of a place some 12 miles east of Jerusalem, in the wilderness. Others take it to be the name of an evil spirit, or even of Satan. But when we remember that the two goats together form a type of Christ, on whom the Lord “laid the iniquity of us all,” and examine into the root meaning of this word (viz., “separation”), the interpretation of those who regard the one goat as representing the atonement made, and the other, that “for Azazel,” as representing the effect of the great work of atonement (viz., the complete removal of sin), is certainly to be preferred. The one goat which was “for Jehovah” was offered as a sin-offering, by which atonement was made. But the sins must also be visibly banished, and therefore they were symbolically laid by confession on the other goat, which was then “sent away for Azazel” into the wilderness.” – Easton’s Bible Dictionary “Azazel is the pre-Mosaic name of an evil personal being placed in opposition to Yahweh. Each goat, having been presented to Yahweh before the lots were cast, stood in a sacrificial relation to Him. “… “By this exppressive outward sign the sins were sent back to the author of sin himself, “the entirely separate one,” who was banished from the realm of grace.” – Albert Barnes “scape goat, heb, Azazel, that is, the goat gone away The hebrew has been supposed by some to be the name of a place, either a mountain or cliff, to which the goat was led. but no place of that name has ever been pointed out, except a mountain near Sinai, which was too distant for the goat to be conducted there from Jerusalem. Other learned men think it was the name of the devil, who was worshipped by the heathen in the form of a goat. But Bp. Patrick justly objects to this opinion for it is difficult to conceive, that when the other goat was offered to God, this should be sent among demons. The more probable opinion seems to be, that it was name given to the goat itself, on account of his being let go; from aiz, and goat, and azal, to depart…” – The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge I personally prefer Jeff’s take on it in post 210966. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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153 | scriptural basis for loving self | Lev 19:18 | Wild Olive Shoot | 183637 | ||
The assumption then my friend, is mingled with the commandment and many times at that. If I am a hater of myself, and am not right with my Lord, how can I effectually commit myself to His work for me? We have responsibilities that sometimes do involve putting our house in order, do you not agree? “This commandment means, evidently: 1. That we should not injure our neighbor in his person, property, or character. 2. That we should not be selfish, but should seek to do him good. 3. That in a case of debt, difference, or debate, we should do what is right, regarding his interest as much as our own. 4. That we should treat his character, property, etc., as we do our own, according to what is right. 5. That, in order to benefit him, we should practice self-denial, or do as we would wish him to do to us, Mat_7:12. It does not mean: 1. That the love of ourselves, according to what we are, or according to truth, is improper. The happiness of myself is of as much importance as that of any other man, and it is as proper that it should be sought. 2. It does not mean that I am to neglect my own business to take care of my neighbor’s. My happiness, salvation, health, and family are committed especially to myself; and, provided I do not interfere with my neighbor’s rights or violate my obligations to him, it is my duty to seek the welfare of my own as my first duty, 1Ti_5:8, 1Ti_5:13; Tit_2:5. Mark adds to these commandments, “Defraud not;” by which he meant, doubtless, to express the substance of this to love our neighbor as ourselves. It means, literally, to take away the property of another by violence or by deceiving him, thus showing that he is not loved as we love ourselves.” – Albert Barnes Mark 12:31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Luke 10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself. Galatians 5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. James 2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: Stand in His grace, WOS |
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154 | body piercings and why not | Lev 19:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 186034 | ||
1Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Dear Drew Boy, please explain to the Forum how it is that body piercing brings Glory to God and not necessarily used for promoting one’s own pursuit of a self-indulgent public promotion? We do things for arguably two reasons only, for the glory of God or for our own vainglory. The latter of which is the only logical explanation for body piercing, at least in this man’s opinion. The fact of the matter is if “new-born” Christians are walking away from God as you state, I question that they were reborn to begin with. Love for Christ is not self-indulgent but rather self-sacrificing. Love of Christ will have you wanting God to have all the Glory as He rightfully and truly deserves. Your convictions should stem from that love. Quite honestly, if you shove the love of Jesus down someone’s throat, I would expect him or her to choke and die due to its unimaginable size. I would rather God change a person’s heart than make them try to swallow a love of which they can hardly grasp its size. Just my opinion. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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155 | body piercings and why not | Lev 19:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 220525 | ||
Dear jtsimsfamily, I don't recall claiming that the passage referenced forbids anything. I was simply asking the poster to whose glory did they think body piercing was aimed, or any of the multitude of things we do, like those you mentioned in your response for that matter. It seems we all come from different walks of life. We have all done things in our lives that weren't necessarily bringing glory to God but rather ourselves, and in some cases, arguably most, we never even pondered who was being glorified by the thing we were doing. Matthew 23:25 "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. "The main business of a Christian lies within, to get cleansed from the filthiness of the spirit. Corrupt affections and inclinations, the secret lusts that lurk in the soul, unseen and unobserved, these must first be mortified and subdued. Those sins must be conscientiously abstained from. which the eye of God only is a witness to, who searcheth the heart." - Matthew Henry Like some you mentioned, there is nothing wrong with them attending your church. God works change internally. What we have done externally to ourselves really doesn't matter once our hearts are renewed. The only purpose they may actually serve now is to simply remind us of where we may have been and from where God may have plucked us. I shave my head. Do I do that for the glory of God? No. I do it because I like it and think the look works for me. Does that make it wrong? My point was that we should be questioning what we do and evaluate just who it glorifies, us or God. After all our chief purpose for being here is in part, to glorify God, which will happen eventually whether we cooperate or not. Romans 11:36. For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. And sadly my friend, many of the things I do, do not bring glory to God. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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156 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150446 | ||
I would say that Jesus very much did touch on this subject. As a matter of fact: Matthew 19:4-6 4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' 5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Jesus in His own words specified male and female. He said that a man would be united with his wife as one. Jesus made reference here to Genesis 1:27 and 2:24. He specified male and female, not partners or man and man. WOS |
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157 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150460 | ||
Sorry Fox, but you are wrong. If you can't see that from what I posted and what Hank posted, all I can do is pray for you, that you'll see the right way. I can't debate an issue that far more knowledgeable people than I have already proven using God’s own words. WOS |
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158 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150485 | ||
My reference to Matthew 19:4-6 was that Jesus quoted from Genesis concerning the joining of “male and female”. That God made male and female and that the two would become one. Male and female, get that? And then let no man separate what God has joined. Get that. God did not create man and man to have them united as one. God did not create female and female to have them united as one. When two unite themselves through sexual intercourse, they unite themselves into one as Paul reiterates in 1 Corinthians 6:16. God intended male and female to join. And if Romans doesn’t clue you in as to how sexual immorality and homosexuality are viewed by God, nothing that neither I nor anyone else can ever say will make see. And Hank was absolutely correct about Matthew 19:11. What does that have to do with Homosexuality? It deals with celibacy and not taking a wife so that one can better serve the Lord. Paul again reiterated this in 1 Corinthians 7. You were taught that it was a sin because that is what God’s word tells you. You risk much in attempting to misuse His Word or twist it into a context in which it was never meant to be. God’s word is clear my friend, it is you who is not. WOS |
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159 | bronze serpent | Num 21:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173251 | ||
Medical symbol: A staff or rod with a snake curled around it is the staff (the rod) of Aesculapius (also called Asklepios), the ancient mythical god of medicine. His Greek name was Asklepios and his Roman name was Aesculapius. In reality, Asklepios may have once lived and been renowned for his gentle, humane remedies and his humane treatment of the mentally ill. His followers established temples called asclepions, temples of Asklepios, temples of healing. The greatest asklepion was in a grove of trees south of Corinth, Greece where the sick had to spend a night while the proper remedies were revealed during a dream to the priests of the temple and the cured had to make a suitable sacrifice (usually a rooster) to the god. According to mythology, Asculapius had a number of children including Hygieia, the goddess of health (from whose name comes the word "hygiene") and Panaceia, the goddess of healing (from whose name comes por word "panacea" for a universal remedy). Today, the staff of Aesculapius is a commonly used symbol of medicine. It is the symbol of the American Medical Association (AMA) and many other medical societies. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey(equals)7863 I fail to see how homage to false gods has anything to do with Christ. The serpent as intended in the logo of the medicinal fields is not a reference to Christ, just the opposite. Because it is similar to something spoke of in our Bible, does not impy that was the intended use. WOS |
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160 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | Wild Olive Shoot | 175339 | ||
Ephesians 1:15-23: 15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, 16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers; 17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: 18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, 21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: 22 And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, 23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Philippians 2:9-11: 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Revelation 17:14: These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. Revelation 19:16: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. “for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; he is so by nature, as God and Creator, to whom the kingdom of nature and providence belongs; and by office, as Mediator, being made higher than the kings of the earth; hence he is more than a match for them, they cannot stand before him; this is a reason why he overcomes them, and it cannot be thought it should be otherwise: this Lamb is the lion of the tribe of Judah, and when he rouses himself, and stirs up his wrath, and exerts his power, kings and great men flee from him; see Rev_6:15. This is a proof of Christ's proper deity, the same titles being given to him, the Word and Son of God, as to God himself, Rev_19:16.” – John Gill Considering the above, it seems to me that the names or titles that God puts forth in His Word are nothing less than appropriate. To even consider changing the titles or names He sets for Himself for the sake of those who seem to put awe, reverence and respect in the back seat, is borderline blasphemous in my opinion. Rather than changing God’s word to compliment a modern day mindset, we need to be changing our mindset to live according to God’s eternally perfect Word. WOS |
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