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141 | Was Peter denied before the Father? | Matt 10:33 | There | 15687 | ||
Well said Nolan. The word "confess" in the previous verse means to "covenant" or "acknowledge"... hence: "Covenant" means a binding agreement, and "Acknowledge" means: 1.to admit to be true, 2.to recognize the authority or claims of, 3.to recognize and answer (a greeting or introduction, 4.to express thanks for, 5.to state that one has received (gift etc) Those things are all incorporated in the word "confess". And the opposite of confess would be "deny", meaning to "reject" or "contradict" those things (Greek "arneomai" - deny). But Jesus used a different word with a slightly different meaning when stating that "Peter would deny me thrice". That word is "aparneomai" with more of the meaning to "disown". |
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142 | Rubbing a baby in salt? | Ezek 16:4 | There | 15686 | ||
Salt draws out poison and kills bacteria. Salt is an old "medicinal" compound used for throat gargles, healing wounds, cuts, abrasions, salt baths for aches and pains, etc. |
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143 | Please explain "double edged sword" | Heb 4:12 | There | 15685 | ||
Hank did a good job! A "double edged sword" means that God's word can comfort/save, or condemn. He uses both in dealing with mankind. | ||||||
144 | Why must we divide soul and spirit? | Heb 4:12 | There | 15684 | ||
It is my understanding that this "division of spirit and soul" has to do with death. In Ecclesiastes 12:7 states that "then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it." When we become "saved", we undergo a renewal of our mind, or another way of putting it is that we become "born again of the Spirit". When a believer dies, their body returns to dust, and both their soul and spirit go to be with God in heaven, because the soul (mind, thoughts, inner man) has been rejuvenated or born again into God's family. When an unbeliever dies, his body returns to dust, and his spirit 'returns to God who gave it', but his soul... because it has not been "made new", born again of the Spirit... cannot enter heaven. Only God can divide the soul from the spirit of man, which is necessary at the death of an unbeliever. Probably why Paul says "Let us be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience" Heb. 4:11. |
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145 | GOD DID NOT LEAVE US | Heb 4:12 | There | 15683 | ||
Ephesians 6:13-17. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchfull to this end... " And when in spiritual battle keep in mind Romans 8:37. And we can grow in the Lord during these times. (1John 4:18) |
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146 | Rev 2:17 additional question | Rev 2:17 | There | 15682 | ||
I agree with "outfora" in that the white stone is singular and isn't linked to the 144,000. This verse is speaking to the "church", not God's remnant of Israel. It is my understanding that the 144,000 are God's insaved remnant (Israelites - 12 thousand from each tribe) who refuse to follow or worship the "Antichrist" during the 70th week. Fearing God they will refuse to support the covenant that AntiChrist makes with Israel, and mid-point of the 70th week, they will will flee to the wilderness of Edom before the tribulation by "Antichrist" begins. These will become the firstfruits of Israel to come to Christ immediately after or similtaneously with the rapture of the church, and will be sealed for protection and salvation just before the day of the Lord begins. |
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147 | God shaved with a borrowed razor? | Is 7:20 | There | 15681 | ||
God did that several times in the OT. The hired razor represents the nations that the Lord used to come against disobedient Israel/Judah. Shave in that context means to strip away, uncover, or make waste of. I better look it up in the concordance. :) SHAVE - "galach" a prim. root; prop. to be bald, i.e. (caus) to shave; fig. to lay waste: -- poll, shave (off). RAZOR/RASOR - "taar" from 6168; a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare, i.e. empty):-- [pen] knife, rasor, scabbard, shave, sheath. 6168 "arah, a prim. root; to be (caus. make) bare; hence to empty, pour out, demolish: leave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover. Isaiah 7:20 In that day the Lord will shave with a razor, hired from regions beyond the Euphrates (that is, with the king of Assyria), the head and the hair of the legs; and it will also remove the beard. I believe that verse is saying that "in that day" (when the Lord will bring the king of Assyria upon the people of Judah) God will use the Assyrians (hired razor) as the means to 'uncover their sins and lay waste' (shave) the house of Judah. A reference to what God means by "hired" is in Isaiah 10:5-15 where the Lord makes it clear that He will use Assryia as the "rod of His anger" against "the people of My wrath" (Jerusalem and her idols, v. 11). |
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148 | Curious of your perspective. | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14887 | ||
Just a comment :) I hope I do not offend you if I make light of the subject of Noah and his wine? Since I have drank grape juice and have also tasted grape "wine", I find it hard to believe that Noah wouldn't have known the difference between a pre-Flood grape juice and after-Flood wine. I think it more probable that "wine" was also produced pre-Flood and Noah knew what he was raising those grapes for. And it wasn't just to make raisins! :) The "wine" Noah made comes from "yayin", an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented). I suggest that he knew what would happen when he "stored" the grape juice in wineskins (?) long enough to have it smell funny. Seriously though, it's possible from a Biblical standpoint to think bacteria was not around pre-Flood because the Bible doesn't mention it. But bacteria would have needed to be present pre-Flood just as it is today. Some bacteria causes diseases, but others are necessary for fermentation, nitrogen fixation, etc. Using that last example, all life requires nitrogen, but most forms can't use it in its gaseous form. It is converted to nitrate compounds before certain plants use it to make protein. Unless I have forgotten my biology, that is called nitrogen fixation -- the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates by soil bacteria. It would also take bacteria to "decay" fallen leaves, over-ripe fruit, etc. for their nutrients to go back into the soil, and to decompose other types of waste, etc. Pre-Flood, the earth would have been a disaster without certain bacteria present. The soil would have been dead, and there would be a carpet of un-decayed vegetation I'm afraid. There |
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149 | WHEN DID GOD CHANGE LIFESPAN OF MAN? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14855 | ||
Some of the main characters mentioned pre-Flood lived anywhere from 365 years to 969 years. Noah was 600 at the time of the flood, and 601 when the Flood subsided. He lived another 350 years, so was 951 at his death. Shem lived to be 600 years old (about 500 years after the Flood. His son, grandson, and greatgrandson lived to be 430 to 460 years old. The next three generations lived into their 230's. And down through a couple more generations to Abraham who lived to be 175 years. It would seem that pre-Flood people were vegetarians. God didn't tell anyone to "eat meat" until after the Flood. Adam was told that the ground would be cursed and he would "eat the herb of the field" using his own hard labor, and Noah was told to bring "all food that is eaten" for himself and the animals ("it shall be food for you and for them"). Seems probable that meat eating was not done yet. It wasn't until after the Flood in Genesis 9:3 that God told Noah "every moving thing that lives shall be food for you... even as the green herbs". This change in diet may have been the means of shortening a man's life, along with less idealic atmospheric conditions. Another note, animals were friendly pre-Flood. After the Flood God told Noah "and the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth... " which was a good thing since man was now given permission to eat them! |
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150 | what is the defination of pentecost | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14833 | ||
I'd just like to add that the Feast of Firstfruits is always on the SABBATH (Saturday, 7th day of the week) [also stated in Lev. 23:11], which means the Feast of Weeks (or Pentecost) was always 50 days later on a Sunday (1st day of the week). | ||||||
151 | what is the defination of pentecost | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14830 | ||
Pentecost comes from the Greek word "pentekoste" meaning fiftieth (being implied) from Passover, i.e. the festival of "Pentecost". Taken from Strong's Concordance, #4005. Used in the NT when speaking of the Feast of Weeks. (The Israelites were to count 7 weeks of 7 days from the Feast of Firstfruits, and the following day is then celebrated as the Feast of Weeks (or "Pentecost"). 7 times 7 equals 49 days, and the Feast of Weeks (or Pentecost) is on the following day (50th day after Firstfruits). The "week of Passover" has within it three of God's Feast Days. The first day is called the Day of Passover, the next is the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and the third is the Feast of Firstfruits. See Leviticus 23:4-14 concerning the week of Passover. And to see where you start counting off the 50 days to Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) please see Leviticus 23:15,16. |
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152 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14829 | ||
I also think the Lord told us to "watch" because it will stengthen our faith... as we see His prophecies fulfilled. A while back I was involved in a study of the Feast Days of the Lord (given to the Israelites BY GOD). It was very interesting, especially since 4 of those Days have literally been fulfilled during Christ's first coming; each on the exact corresponding Jewish Feast Day. The first time they occurred to protect and save Israel, and were then to be celebrated by the Israelites as a remembrance and also a forshadow of how "God-saves" (complete plan of redemption). Now I don't know what year, and since even the Hebrew calendar has been changed I don't think we can KNOW the actual DAY of those Feasts to come either. But it is interesting that they will/should occur on the actual fall Feast Day in the future. 1. PASSOVER OT. In remembrance of the first Passover, the Israelites were to use two sacrificial goats, one as a blood sacrifice for sin and the other one as the scapegoat. NT. Jesus' death on the cross was a literal fulfillment of Passover, when His blood was shed on the cross for our sins, and He was our scapegoat in taking on the penalty for our sins. 2. FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD. OT. It was celebrated by eating ONLY unleavened bread. (In scripture unleavened bread represents corruption. It is the agent that causes fermentation.) NT. Christ fulfilled this feast day when His body did not decay (corrupt) in the grave. 3. FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS. OT. The firstfruits (first sheaf of the harvest is cut) and presented to the Lord. The Lord's acceptance of this gift is an "earnest", or a pledge on His part of a full harvest. NT. This was fulfilled in Christ's resurrection from the dead (firstfruit from the dead), when He went to the Father (John 20:17). The Father's acceptance of Christ as the firstfruit, means that there would be a full harvest in season. 4. FEAST OF WEEKS. OT. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments written on stone. It was celebrated by having the people bring 1) firstfruits of the fall harvest, and 2) two loaves of LEAVENED bread. NT. The Holy Spirit was given on the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and God began writing His Commandments on men's hearts (Jer. 31:33; Heb. 10:16). The "firstfruits of the fall harvest" represented the apostles in that upper room, and the "two loaves of leavened bread" represented the JEWS and the GENTILES, both still having sin in their midst (not having been perfected yet). 5. FEAST OF TRUMPETS. OT. This feast was celebrated using a "shofar" [special trumpet), which had two separate functions. One was to call a solemn assembly, when Israel was to be summoned to God's presence (Ex. 19:13,17,19; Num. 10:2), and also when under divine direction, Israel was to go to war (Num. 10:9; Jud.7; Jer. 4:19-21). NT. The Feast of Trumpets represents the second coming of the Lord to rapture His church and judge those left on the earth. (The church will be raptured and the Lord's wrath will commence on the earth.) 6. DAY OF ATONEMENT. OT. This is celebrated with the high priest offering sacrifices for himself and the people's sins that were committed in ignorance (Heb. 9:7,8). NT. Jesus mentioned this event in the Olivette discourse, where He speaks of separating (judging) the sheep (those who committed unintentional sin) and the goats (those who committed intentional sin)[Matt. 15:31-34]. Christ's atoning sacrifice will then be made available to the survivors of the great tribulation (Isaiah 24:6) who will physically enter the thousand year reign of Christ on earth. 7. FEAST OF TABERNACLES. OT. This was celebrated by each family erecting a little hut or booth, hanging samples of the fall crop on the structure to acknowledge God's faithfulness in providing for His people. It is an 8 day feast, the 8th being primary. On that day there was a large procession from the Temple Mount to the Pool of Siloam where a pitcher was filled with water. They then proceeded back to the Temple Mount. Since the rains usually stop in March in Israel, there is no rain for almost 7 months. If God does not provide the "early" rains in October and November, there will be no spring crop and famine would be at the doorstep. This ceremony was to invoke God's blessing on the nation by providing life-giving water. NT. This feast represents the gathering of God's children and the rivers of living water that would be available to them continually (John 7:37,38). This feast day represents Christ's millenial kingdom, when Christ will tabernacle with men. The Bible says that Christ was foreordained before the creation of the earth to save those who believe (1Pet. 1:20,21), and I think the Feast Days that God commanded Israel show that His entire plan of salvation was clearly laid out from the very beginning. There |
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153 | Liberty Savard? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13731 | ||
I haven't heard of Liberty Savard before, but I have heard and been in the audience of a "ministry" that sounds very similar to LSM after reading the questions/answers section, the doctrine statement, and excerpts from her book at the site you mentioned. It would seem they are trying to teach people to "bind" demons when they have infiltrated their lives or the lives of others. I tend to disagree with her in at least one aspect. I think we are to "cast out" demonic spirits in the authority/name of Jesus when we are confronted by them. (Matt. 10:1; Mark 16:17) But perhaps she actually means the same thing?? What do you think Nolan? |
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154 | Question for you Both? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13728 | ||
Of course Jesus was a man. He was both man (flesh) and God (Spirit). The main verse that comes immediately to mind is John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh..." and if you go back to John 1:1-5, it explains WHO the Word is. "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word WAS God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it." God is Father/Son/Holy Spirit. Those three are ONE. 1John 1:1,2 states "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life -- THE LIFE WAS MANIFESTED, AND WE HAVE SEEN, AND BEAR WITNESS, AND DECLARE TO YOU THAT ETERNAL LIFE WHICH WAS WITH THE FATHER AND WAS MANIFESTED TO US...." Speaking of Jesus Christ, Revelation 19:13 also states "He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." 1John 4:7 "... the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one." Jesus was "The Word of God" begotten in the flesh. Not created BY the Word as Adam was in Genesis, but BEGOTTEN in the flesh, and that is why He is called the "Son". The Son, Jesus Christ, is the WORD OF GOD. |
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155 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13691 | ||
Oops... did the first one twice. Sorry about that. 2nd installment from the same source. In 452 he persuaded Attila the Hun to spare the city of Rome. Later (455), he induced Genseric the Vandal to have mercy of the city. This greatly enhanced his reputation. He proclaimed himself Lord of the Whole Church; advocated Exclusive Universal Papacy; said that resistance to his authority was a sure way to hell; advocated death penalty for heresy. However, the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (451), composed of assembled Bishops from all over the world, in spite of the Emperor's Act, and Leo's claim, gave the Patriarch of Constantinople Equal Prerogatives with the Bishop of Rome. Hilarus (461-468) continued the policy of his predecessor. Simplicius (468-483), was Roman Pope when the Western Empire came to an end (476). This left the Popes free from civil authority. The various new small kingdoms of the barbarians into which the West was now broken furnished the Popes opportunity for advantageous Alliances, and gradually the Pope became the most commanding figure in the West. Gregory I (590-604), generally regarded as the First Pope. He appeared at a time of Polical Anarchy and great Public Distress throughout Europe. Italy, after the Fall of Rome (476), had become a Gothic kingdom; later a Byzantine Province under control of the Eastern Emperor; and now was being pillaged by the Lombards. Gregory's influence over the various kings had a stabilizing effect. He established for himself complete control over the churches of Italy, Spain, Gaul and England whose conversion to Christianity was the great event of Gregory's times. Gregory labored untiringly for the Purificaiton of the Church; deposed neglectful or unworthy Bishops; and opposed with great zeal the practice of simony, the sale of office. He exerted great influence in the East, although he did not claim jurisdiction over the Eastern Church. The Patriarch of Constantinople called himself "Universal Bishop". This greatly irritated Gregory, who rejected the title as vicious and haughty, and refused to allow it to be applied to himself. Yet he practically exercised all the authority the title stood for. In his personal life he was a good man, one of the purest and best of the popes, untiring in his efforts for justice to the oppressed, and unbounded in his charities to the poor. If all popes had been such as he, what a difference estimate the world would have of the Papacy! Zacharias (741-752), was instumental in making Pepin, father of Charlemagne, King of the Franks, a Germanic people occupying western Germany and northern France. Stephen II (752-757). At his request, Pepin led his army to Italy, conquered the Lombards, and gave their lands, a large part of central Italy, to the Pope. ______________ ME: This was the beginning of Papal States or Temporal Dominion of the Popes. Thus it slowly became known as the "Holy Roman Empire", a name rather than an accomplished fact. It existed for about a thousand years, and was put to an end by Napoleon (1806). It served the purpose in blending the Roman and German civilizations. ____________ Nicolas I (858-867). First pope to wear a crown. To promote his claim of Universal Authority he used with great effect the "PSEUDOISIDORIAN DECRETALS", a book that appeared about 857, containing documents that purported to be letters and decrees of Bishops and Councils of the 2nd and 3rd centuries, all tending to exalt the power of the Pope. They were deliberate forgeries and corruptions of ancient historical documents, but their spurious character was not discovered till some centuries later. Whether Nicolas knew them to be forgeries, at least he lied in stating that they had been kept in the archives of the Roman church from ancient times. But they served their purpose, in "stamping the claims of the medieval priesthood with the authority of anitquity". "The Papacy, which was the growth of seveal centuries was made to appear as something complete and unchangeable from the very beginning". "The object was to ante-date by 5 centuries the Pope's Temporal Power". "The most colossal literary fraud in history". "Yet it strengthened the Papacy more than any other one agency, ana dorms to a large extent the Basis of the Canon Law of the Roman Church." |
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156 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13690 | ||
1st installment. The closest thing I've found to answer this is from Halley's Bible Handbook, excerts from pp. 768-771. I'm leaving out names and dates that don't pertain to any talk of " special authority". Everything below is quoted from the book except for a small insert listed as "ME:". Clement the Bishop of Rome from 91-100 A.D wrote a letter to the Corinthian church, in the name of the Roman Church, NOT in his own name, and made no hint of papal authority such as popes later assumed. Clement was the 3rd bishop of Rome (Linus, Cletus, then Clement) Victor I (190-202), threatened to excomunicate the Eastern churches for celebrating Easter of the 14th of Nisan. Polycrates, Bishop of Ephesus, replied that he was not afraid of Victor's threats, and asserted his independent authority. Iranaeus, of Lyons, though a western bishop, and in sympathy with the western viewpoint on Easter observance, that is the weekday rather than the month day, rebuked Victor for trying to dictate to the eastern churches. Calixtus (218-223) was the first to base his claim on Matthew 16:18. Tertullian of Carthage, called him a "ursurper" in speaking as if Bishop of Bishops. Stephen I (253-267) objected to certain baptismal practices in the North African church. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage in North Africa, answered that each Bishop was supreme in his own diocese, and refused to yield to Stephen. Nevertheless, the feeling grew that Rome, the capital city, should be head of the church, even as it was head of the empire. Silvester I (314-335) was bishop of Rome when, under Constantine, Christianity was virtually made the State Religion of the Roman Empire. The church immediately became an institution of vast importance in world politics. Constantine regarded himself as Head of Church. He called the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), and presided over it, the First World Council of the church. This council accorded the Bishops of Alexandria and Antioch FULL jurisdiction over their Provinces, as the Roman Bishop had over his, with NOT EVEN A HINT that they were subject to Rome. Julius I (33-352). The Council of Sardica (AD 343) of Western churchmen only, not an ecumenical council, was the first council to recognize the authority of the Roman bishop. By the end of the 4th century the churches and bishops of christiandom had come to be largely dominated from FIVE great centers, Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, whose bishops had come to be called PATRIARCHS, of equal authority one with another, each having full control in his own Province. After the division of the Empire (AD 395), into the East and the West, the Patriarchs of Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, gradually came to acknowledge the leadership of Constantinople; and henceforth the struggle for the leadership of christiandom was between Rome and Constantinople. Siricius (385-398), bishop of Rome, in his lust for worldly power, claimed universal jurisdiction over the church. But unfortunately for him, in his day the Empire divided (AD 395), into two separate Empires, East and West, which made it all the more difficult for the Roman Bishop to get the East to recognize his authority. Sixtus III (432-440). The Western Empire was now rapidly dissolving amid the storms of the Barbarian Migration and , in the distress and anxiety of the times, Augustine wrote his monumental work, "The City of God", in which he envisioned a Universal Christian Empire. This book had vast influence in molding opinion favorable to a Universal Church Hierarchy under ONE head. This promoted Rome's claim for lordship. Thus the church was changing its nature, making itself over ito the image of the Roman Empire. Leo I (440-461), called by some historians the First Pope. The misfortunes of the Empire were his opportunity. The East was rent with controversies. The West, under weak Emperors, was breaking up before the Barbarians. Leo was the one strong man of the hour. He claimed that he was, by divine appointment, Primate of All Bishops; and (445), he obtained from Emperor Valentinian III Imperial Recognition for his claim. |
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157 | Early church support for Peter as Pope? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13689 | ||
1st installment. The closest thing I've found to answer this is from Halley's Bible Handbook, excerts from pp. 768-771. I'm leaving out names and dates that don't pertain to any talk of " special authority". Everything below is quoted from the book except for a small insert listed as "ME:". Clement the Bishop of Rome from 91-100 A.D wrote a letter to the Corinthian church, in the name of the Roman Church, NOT in his own name, and made no hint of papal authority such as popes later assumed. Clement was the 3rd bishop of Rome (Linus, Cletus, then Clement) Victor I (190-202), threatened to excomunicate the Eastern churches for celebrating Easter of the 14th of Nisan. Polycrates, Bishop of Ephesus, replied that he was not afraid of Victor's threats, and asserted his independent authority. Iranaeus, of Lyons, though a western bishop, and in sympathy with the western viewpoint on Easter observance, that is the weekday rather than the month day, rebuked Victor for trying to dictate to the eastern churches. Calixtus (218-223) was the first to base his claim on Matthew 16:18. Tertullian of Carthage, called him a "ursurper" in speaking as if Bishop of Bishops. Stephen I (253-267) objected to certain baptismal practices in the North African church. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage in North Africa, answered that each Bishop was supreme in his own diocese, and refused to yield to Stephen. Nevertheless, the feeling grew that Rome, the capital city, should be head of the church, even as it was head of the empire. Silvester I (314-335) was bishop of Rome when, under Constantine, Christianity was virtually made the State Religion of the Roman Empire. The church immediately became an institution of vast importance in world politics. Constantine regarded himself as Head of Church. He called the Council of Nicaea (AD 325), and presided over it, the First World Council of the church. This council accorded the Bishops of Alexandria and Antioch FULL jurisdiction over their Provinces, as the Roman Bishop had over his, with NOT EVEN A HINT that they were subject to Rome. Julius I (33-352). The Council of Sardica (AD 343) of Western churchmen only, not an ecumenical council, was the first council to recognize the authority of the Roman bishop. By the end of the 4th century the churches and bishops of christiandom had come to be largely dominated from FIVE great centers, Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, whose bishops had come to be called PATRIARCHS, of equal authority one with another, each having full control in his own Province. After the division of the Empire (AD 395), into the East and the West, the Patriarchs of Antioch, Jerusalem, and Alexandria, gradually came to acknowledge the leadership of Constantinople; and henceforth the struggle for the leadership of christiandom was between Rome and Constantinople. Siricius (385-398), bishop of Rome, in his lust for worldly power, claimed universal jurisdiction over the church. But unfortunately for him, in his day the Empire divided (AD 395), into two separate Empires, East and West, which made it all the more difficult for the Roman Bishop to get the East to recognize his authority. Sixtus III (432-440). The Western Empire was now rapidly dissolving amid the storms of the Barbarian Migration and , in the distress and anxiety of the times, Augustine wrote his monumental work, "The City of God", in which he envisioned a Universal Christian Empire. This book had vast influence in molding opinion favorable to a Universal Church Hierarchy under ONE head. This promoted Rome's claim for lordship. Thus the church was changing its nature, making itself over ito the image of the Roman Empire. Leo I (440-461), called by some historians the First Pope. The misfortunes of the Empire were his opportunity. The East was rent with controversies. The West, under weak Emperors, was breaking up before the Barbarians. Leo was the one strong man of the hour. He claimed that he was, by divine appointment, Primate of All Bishops; and (445), he obtained from Emperor Valentinian III Imperial Recognition for his claim. |
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158 | Explain dinosaurs | Job 40:15 | There | 13297 | ||
Hi Steve, I agree with you. I don't think the behemoth is a hippo or an elephant either. Not as we know it today anyway. Animals would have lived much longer pre-Flood just like humans did. And scientifically it has been found that crockodiles (or was it alligators) never stop growing from the time they're born until they die. And their average growth rate would put them at about 100 feet long if they lived to be 500-600 years old. I don't remember where I read about that. So "monsters" would seem fairly probable Pre-Flood and since God didn't say he'd destroy everything in the sea, then some of the large sea creatures surely would have survived the great Flood. On top of that, if Noah had any of the "little ones" in the ark, they may have lived for a few hundred years AFTER the Flood just like men did. So certain land creatures could have become quite large too. And something that comes to mind concerning Job is that it would make no sense for God to use a behemoth or leviathan to explain to Job about HIS power and strength if He was simply talking about something that was not fearsome, nor much bigger than man, nor something "pre-Flood" that Job could not truly comprehend. And Job had to have lived AFTER the Flood because in verse 1 it says "a man in the land of Uz". Uz is from the Hebrew "Uwts" meaning Uts, a son of Abram, also a Seirite, and the regions settled by them. So if God wanted to impress Job with His own power and might, then He surely would have used something that Job recognized. And Job apparently knew what a behemoth and a leviathan (fire-breathing leviathan) were. There is one type of insect that "breathes" fire even today. It has to do with pouches that contain certain chemicals, which when combined in the throat forms fire which shoots out it's mouth. (Sorry, a poor description.) It uses this for protection. Again, I don't remember the name of the "bug". But at least even in today's world it isn't impossible to believe or understand that an animal or sea creature could have "breathed fire". |
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159 | Explain dinosaurs | Job 40:15 | There | 13290 | ||
Nolan gave a good site for this information. But possibly: Job 40:15-24 "behemoth" Job 41:1-34 "leviathan" Job 41:12-22 spec. "fire breathing leviathan" Psalms 68:30 "beast of the reeds" Psalms 74:13 "sea serpent" Psalms 74:14 "leviathan" Psalms 104:26 "leviathan" Isaiah 27:1 "leviathan" Isaiah 30:6 "fiery flying serpent" Lam. 4:3 "sea monster" (tanniyn) Some meanings as pertains to "dinosaurs": Dinoaur (Websters Dictionary) from the Greek meaning "terrible lizard". Any of a large group of extinct 4 limbed retiles of the Mesozoic Era, including some almost 100' long. [This is a fairly NEW word.] Behemoth, water ox or hippopotamus. Leviathan "levyathan", a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea monster). Dragon "tanniyn" means a marine or land monster, i.e. sea serpent or hideous land animal; dragon, sea montster etc. [used in 21 OT verses, sometimes figuratively) |
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160 | Figurative vrs literal language? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13154 | ||
I was reading some other posts and I just realized that "Hank" and you (JVH0212) are not the same person!!! Such a shame too since I thought I could quit using those numbers! :) | ||||||
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