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141 | Dreams ... Genesis-Revelation | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228993 | ||
Hi Brad Well God does sometimes communicate with people in a general way through dreams. There are a number of dreams in both Old and New Testaments which were significant (e.g. both Josephs, old and new). God spoke to Gideon through the dream of an unbeliever (Judges 7.13-15). And lower level prophets gained knowledge through dreams (Numbers 12.6). 1 Sam 28.6 appears to suggest it was sometimes an acceptable mode of learning God's will. I can therefore warn people not to take dreams too seriously, but if someone believes their dream is of God I do better to help them interpret it in a Scriptural fashion, and I am in no position to dismiss a dream out of hand especially if regularly repeated. If I do not give guidance someone else might do so to worse effect. But what I was rather saying was that she would do well, if she believes the dream to be significant, to gain a Scriptural lesson through her dream rather than seeing it as a vivid sign of the Lord's near return or a special message just for her. If a dream turns someone to considering Scriptural truth it can only be good. What I would be against would be using a dream as an excuse for doing something unusual or giving some unusual interpretation. Best wishes |
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142 | Dreams ... Genesis-Revelation | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228988 | ||
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143 | Did Daniel bow when the 3 did not? | Daniel | biblicalman | 228985 | ||
hi Morley, Jeremiah,and Habakkuk would not have been invited to Babylon. They were not public officials. Nor would any of the prophets. Zechariah was probably not yet born. As has been said we can be sure that Daniel was not around. Inevitably, even when there was such a great assembly, some officials would be required to regulate the empire while it was going on. Best wishes |
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144 | luke 22 verse 3 | Luke | biblicalman | 228979 | ||
hi lady walker, Large numbers of the people saw Jesus as a prophet, thus the leaders were afraid that if they arrested Jesus it could lead to a commotion. Best wishes |
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145 | OT Parallels | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228975 | ||
hi well clearly chronicles can be seen as paralleling kings ezra can be seen as paralleling nehemiah exodus, leviticus and deuteronomy can be seen as parallels best wishes |
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146 | cremation according to the bible? | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228973 | ||
Hi floyd, welcome to the forum. The Bible says nothing about cremation, and in Old Testament days many bodies were burned with fire during the destruction of cities. It will not affect their resurrection. But burial was always looked on as the method disposing of dead bodies. It could therefore be argued that this is testimony to the resurrection. In the end it is open to individual choice. Best wishes. |
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147 | Where did Lamech's wives originate? | Gen 5:4 | biblicalman | 228971 | ||
Hi learetha, welcome to the forum. Cain married his sister,as did Seth. They then had children, who also had children, so that by the time of Lamech generations later, there would be a wide range of women from whom to choose. Best wishes |
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148 | Can a marraige be saved after adultry? | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228969 | ||
Ho Kimommy, welcome to the forum. I agree with Ed that you should seek out some spiritual person whom you can trust that you can discuss this with. Are you sure that you are not reading your feeling of guilt into your husband's behaviour? If he was only speaking to another woman that is not necessarily something to get suspicious about. Are you sure that your suspicions are well grounded? Your very feeling of guilt might be bringing strains into your marriage. If your husband specifically forgave you then he should stand by his commitment. It would seem to me that having made the decision not to see your adultery as a grounds for divorce God would see him as bound by that decision. For God forgives us as we forgive. And once He has forgiven He does not change His mind. I am presuming that you are both committed Christians? Presumably you have not discussed this with your husband? Perhaps that is something that you ought to do. At least you would then know where you stood. And he may well be shocked that you still doubt him. May God help you to be wise.. |
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149 | Other Names for Jesus | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228951 | ||
hi Aileen Jesus has so many names because He is so great and complex that one name is not sufficient to describe Him. Jesus means 'Yah is salvation'; Immanu-el means 'God is with us'; Christ means God's anointed One; LORD means that He is YHWH (Phil 2.9-11), and Lord over our lives; Son of Man links Him wtih Daniel's prophecy in 7.13-14, and also bring out that He is truly human; Son of God means that He is of the same nature as the Father, and so we could go on. Best wishes. |
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150 | Why should I believe Jesus lived? | Heb 11:6 | biblicalman | 228946 | ||
Hi Christinme, The first reason why you can know that Jesus lived is because in 1st century AD a unique moral teaching unlike any ever known before suddenly burst on the world, and by commen consent came from the lips of a man named Jesus. It was teaching that subsequently changed the world, and it unquestionably required a 1st century source. The second reason why you can know that Jesus lived is that four men of different types each wrote a life story of a perfect man whose name was Jesus. Have you ever considered how difficult it is to invent a perfect man whose perfection is recognised by all? If we tried we would soon introduce our own little idiosyncracies. Yet four men achieved it and the only reason they did so was because their stories were all based on the life of Jesus. Had Jesus not lived as the prototype they would never have achieved it. The third reason why we can know that Jesus lived is because a whole new outlook on life and on spiritual things was introduced by Him, far superior to anything previously known. Its source was Palestine and everyone attributed it to a man called Jesus. We could go on, but put these three things together and they are proof positive that Jesus must have lived. How do we know that he was more than a good man? By considering the claims He made about Himself. He was either the most deluded man in history or He was God's only Son, and no deluded man could have taught as Jesus taught. Best wishes |
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151 | Matt Chap 6 - Repeating yor prayers | Matthew | biblicalman | 228944 | ||
Hi Aileen, This means that we do not need to concentrate our prayers on every day needs but can leave those with our Father in Heaven. Instead what we should be praying about is the extension of the Kingly Rule of Heaven. 'Seek first His Kingly Rule and His righteousness, and all these thingss will be added to you.' Thus in the Lord's prayer we are to pray first of all for God's holy Name to be hallowed among men, for God's Kingly Rule to be established amongst men, and for His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. These are to be our first concern. Once we have prayed for those we can ask God to meet our minimum needs, (our daily bread), to forgive us for our continual sins, to enable us to avoid temptation, and to deliver us from the Evil One. You will note that these latter are mainly concerned with our spiritual welfare. It is a reminder that we are to look, not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen (2 Corinthians 4.18). We may certainly pray in a similar way daily, but we must ensure that it does not become routine. Best wishes |
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152 | Can I insulate me against negative clima | Hebrews | biblicalman | 228942 | ||
Hi Linni, Welcome to the forum. The way to insulate yourself against a negative climate is by faith in the living God and in our Lord Jesus Christ. If you read Hebrews 11 you wll read of those who insulated themselves against the most negative of climates. No climate can touch us if we are hid with Christ in God (Colossians 3.1-3). You must keep your eyes on Him, lookng off to Jesus and running the race that is set before you, and you can be sure that He will be there running with you. Indeed He will be in you (John 14.17). If God be for us, who can be against us? He Who spared not His own Son, but gave Him up for us all, how shall He not also with Him freely give us all things? (Rom 8.37). Best wishes |
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153 | At what point will I go to Heaven? | Phil 1:23 | biblicalman | 228940 | ||
Hi Janie, Welcome to the forum. There are a number of verses which confirm that when we die we will be consciously in the presence of the Lord Himself. In 2 Corinthians 5.6-9 we read, 'we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith not by sight.' This does not, of course, mean that Christ is not with us now (compare Matthw 28.19-20). The point is rather that we know that he is with us, by faith, although we cannot actually see Him. He 'dwells in our hearts by faith' (Ephesians 3.17). Paul then adds, 'we would rather be away from the body but present with the Lord.' Because this is the opposite statement to that above it clearly means that then we will see Him. And the fact that this refers to a time prior to the rapture and resurrection is brought out by the fact tha it is while we are 'away from the body'. And note verse 9. 'So whether we are at home or away we make it our aim to please Him'. We will continue to seek to please Him after death. But at this stage we will not be wholly complete. To be with Him will be 'gain' (Phil 1.21), but our bodies will not have risen, which is why the bodily resurrection is necessary. That moment is the moment of the final defeat of death. |
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154 | who was king abijah | 2 Chr 13:1 | biblicalman | 228928 | ||
Hi Sorry not to reply earlier. I missed your post. Abijah (2 Chron 13.1), also known as Abijam (1 Kings 15.1) is described as 'walking in all the sins of his father which he had done before him' (see 1 Kings 14.23-24). 'His heart was not perfect towards YHWH his God as was the heart of David his 'father'.' (1 Kings 15.3). Thus he was not seen as a good king. On the other hand God did act on his behalf during his war with Jeroboam. Thus he was not wholly bad. Best wishes |
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155 | Dose the bible note angels by gender? | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228927 | ||
Hi Holmes You will note that all your references are to huioi theou (sons of God) not to bene elohim (sons of the elohim), and all refer to the New Testament. They are in a totally different category from references in the Old Testament to bene elohim. You have admitted yourself that all references to bene elohim (which is better translated 'sons of the elohim, spirit world' not 'sons of God') refer to angels. KJV in Psalm 8.5 translates 'elohim' as angels (which is confirmed in Hebrews 2.7). You make the mistake of thinking that elohim always means 'God'. It does not. It is also used of 'false gods' behind which are demons (Deut 32.17; 1 Cor 10.20). And it is used by the witch of Endor of spirits which arise from the earth in necromancy (1 Samuel 28.13). That was what she thought that she saw. When referred to angels bene elohim does not mean 'sons of God' it means 'sone of the nature of the elohim, the spirit world'. Satan was one of the bene elohim (Job 1.6; 2.1). He was hardly a 'son of God'. The witch of Endor thought that she saw 'elohim' arising from the earth. They would certainly not have been good angels. 'Demon' simply equates to 'evil angel' (Deut 32.17). You say the godly were destroyed by inter-marriage? Well in that case it was happening well before Genesis 6.1-4. Descendants of Seth who died in the Flood would have been up to 800 years old or more. Thus in many cases their marriages would have been 700 years before the Flood. To me the narrative reads of a fairly recent occurrence within 120 years of the Flood. And there is no suggestion of widespread polygamy. You are of course entitled to interpret as you wish. What I am saying is that the actual Hebrew usage of both the terms 'men' and 'bene elohim' point to a relationship between humans and fallen angels. Even when I may not understand it I prefer to believe what the Scripture teaches. As Satan was clearly one of the bene elohim (sons of God) are you suggesting that he was not a fallen angel? Best wishes |
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156 | Matt Ch 9: Making Dead Girl Arise | Matthew | biblicalman | 228922 | ||
Hi Jesus often used the term 'sleep' to indicate death (see John 11.11-14). He did not want the crowds to know that He was going to raise the dead. But the three disciples who went in with Him and the girl's father and mother knew that she was dead (Matt 9.18; Mark 5.35). We know of 3 cases where Jesus raised the dead, Jairus daughter,the widow of Nain's son (Luke 7) and Lazarus (John 11). Best wishes |
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157 | Matt Ch 9: Why not tell of Healing? | Matthew | biblicalman | 228920 | ||
hi When He was in Judea and Galilee Jesus told people that He healed to say nothing. This was because the Jews were expecting a warlike Messiah and He did not want the crowds to get stirred up by what He did. But when He was in Gentile territory like Decapolis there was no danger of an uprising. There He wanted to prepare for the future spread of the Gospel. |
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158 | How Do I know God is speaking to me? | Gal 6:2 | biblicalman | 228914 | ||
hi keelz welcome to the forum. Firstly you must ask your self how sure you are of the facts. What are you basing your judgments on? Secondly you must examine your own motives. Why are you wanting to do this? Is it out of genuine Christian love and a desire to do what Christ would do, or have you an ulterior motive (such as jealousy, or wanting him for yourself)? If it is for Christlike reasons then there is a good chance that God would approve of your seeking to do something. But what? Have you and your friend joint friends? Perhaps you could discuss it with them and see if they agree with you. in these cases two are usually better than one. As Christians we are certainly required to bear one another's burdens. But we must make sure that it is for the right reason. You do not say how you would stand up to the woman. It must be done, at least initially in soft words and in a spirit of love and compassion. Anger and violence rarely works and is not Christlike. You should also remember that it is unwise to interfere between two partners unless it is absolutely necessary. So settle your motives before God in prayer. Then you wil be better able to do something. Best wishes |
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159 | Dose the bible note angels by gender? | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 228912 | ||
I will only say: There are three general references to 'men' in Genesis 1-10: 'At that time 'men' began to call on the name of YHWH.' (4.25). A general usage but this clearly mainly refers to 'believers' (the godly). 'When 'men' began to multiply on the face of the ground and daughters were born to them --' (6.1). This must signify the generality of men including the above. And it is the daughters of these men who cohabited with the bene elohim (6.2). There are absolutely no grounds for this reference to 'men' as specifically referring to Cainites. If words mean anyhing it refers to the generality of men including believers. The bene elohim (sons of the elohim) are mentioned in Job 1.6; 2.1 where in both cases the reference is to heavenly beings. See also Job 38.7. 'sons of' in Hebrew signifies 'of the same character as, same likeness as ' (compare 'the sons of Belial'). Thus sons of 'the elohim (i.e. of spirit beings - see 1 Samuel 28.13) would be expected to mean 'those of the likeness of spirit beings'. In the light of this it appears to me that rather than being obvious, to make Genesis 6 1-2 refer to a contrast between a so-called godly line who are all destroyed in the Flood (apart from the Noahs), and a godless line (whose names regularly and significantly include God's name) who are destroyed in the same flood is samething like special pleading. |
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160 | who is the last judge of israel? | 1 Samuel | biblicalman | 228910 | ||
Hi Eddy welcome to the forum. The last Judge of Israel was Samuel. Best wishes |
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