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141 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | following him | 122246 | ||
If it was a Roman guard they may not have reported back to Pilot because of the punishment they would face due to their failing to guard the tomb as they were supposed to and so went to the priest to insure their own survival. It is also conceivable that they would report first to the priests because it was priests who received the guards from Pilot. | ||||||
142 | "the generation that saw Israel become a | Matt 24:32 | following him | 122232 | ||
Matt 24:32-34. Is the reference. The fig tree is one of the trees used as a symbol of Israel. The putting forth new branches and leaves is regarded as being Israel becoming a nation once again. But it is rather ambiguous and may be refering to the signs He mentioned just prior to the parable about the fig tree. There are many OT references of Israel returning and becoming a nation again. Most of them refer to the last days. | ||||||
143 | What is rotten fruit? | Matt 7:17 | following him | 122229 | ||
Here is a biblical test. Deut 13:1-3. There may be prophets that arise the their prophecies come true. The question would be who do they tell you to serve? Test the spirits 1 John 4:1-6. If you really want to know read all of 1 John. The entire epistle is about discerning who is really following God and those who say they are but are not. As you read it notice all the places where there is a comparison between those who love God and those who dont but say they do. | ||||||
144 | references to church unity | Eph 4:3 | following him | 122193 | ||
TGC; The Lord bless you as you continue to fulfill the call God have given you. One thing I've noticed through some of the experiences God has given me. I've been a member in a church that had one main ministry where everybody joins in and supports that "vision" because the pastor says that is the direction The Lord is taking us. Unforunately all the real outreach ministries dwindled away because the church in word encouraged the ministry but in practise didn't. I've also been in a church that gave believer classes to help them discover their gifts whether it was serving or prayer or helps or teaching etc. and then gave them training to learn how to use their gifts, but it didnt stop there they also help them find oppertunities to use their gifts. It seemed like everybody waas going in a hundred different directions, and they were but it was God's direction for each individual person. they had unity because everybody was able to fulfill the call of God for themselves being supported by the leadership of the church. Eph 4:11-13 "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ." Unity here is brought about because those "Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers" the leaders of the church were building the body up to do the work of of God not their own "vision". Unity comes when the body knows the leadership supports them in their calling. Sorry about being long winded. I hope this helps. |
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145 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | following him | 122191 | ||
Hello again Norrie; along with what JCrichton explained; much of our idea that the guards were temple guards comes from how we interpret Matt 27:65 Pilate said to them, "You have a guard; go, make it as secure as you know how." We can either say Pilot was saying that they have their own guards so use them or; to use idioms of today "you want them you've got them" meaning you asked for them I will give them. The Hebrews may have had a guard for the temple to keep order there but JCrichton is correct that they certainly would not have had authority anywhere outside the temple. The Romans held absolute authority every where else. The only reason they would not interfere with the temple is because that would certainly cause dissention and possibly rebellion among the Jews. | ||||||
146 | Roman guard myth? | Matt 28:11 | following him | 122145 | ||
This idea comes from Matt 28:11-15. The idea is that if the guard were temple guards then it would not have mattered what Pilot would say about their acts at the tomb. But if they were Roman then Pilot could have them put to death. This is why the chief priests assured the guards that if the matter came to Pilot they (the chief priests) would protect them. | ||||||
147 | Is Hell fire literal that burns forever? | John 5:24 | following him | 122118 | ||
Why do you say it is possible for believers to go there? | ||||||
148 | Is Hell fire literal that burns forever? | Matt 13:40 | following him | 122116 | ||
Why do you say that it is possible for us as believers to go there? | ||||||
149 | Was this translated completely? | Zech 12:10 | following him | 122048 | ||
Thank you very much. I appriciate your help. But you raise a few more questions. I've never been very good at understanding parts of sentaces and dont real know how they are put together. I did terrible in English throughout school. I'm a bit dislexic. So forgive me if my questions seem rather simple. You said that it was interesting that those words were use here in Zech 12:10, why do you say that? I also looked up those other verses you mentioned and all but 2 Kings involve the Lord God being mentioned. What is different about the hebrew in that verse than the others? If those letters were left out of the Hebrew would Zech 12:10 and the other references you gave be translated any differently? the reason I'm realy on this one is because 2 Tim 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;" I dont believe that there are coincedenses in what God directed to be put in scripture. Even what He omits can be significant. And as I study Revelations I believe I will be following themes in this book all the way back through the OT to the beginning. This Alpha and Omega may be one of those themes that God started in Genesis. The reference you gave for Gen 4:1 supports that idea. I may be wrong and I can accept that but I will learn that much more about My God and His word. His grace be with you. |
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150 | Was this translated completely? | Zech 12:10 | following him | 121966 | ||
I am curently studying the book of Revelation. Rev 1:7 "BEHOLD, HE IS COMING WITH THE CLOUDS, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes of the earth will mourn over Him. So it is to be. Amen." This is a quote from Zech 12:10. The next verse 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." Jesus claims the Title "Alpha and Omega" indicating diety and eternity. Alpha and Omega are the first and last letters of the greek alphabet thus its the first and the last, the beginning and the end etc. One of my commentary references I am using during this study mentioned that in the interlinear Bible in Zech 12:10, the hebrew has between the word Me and the word whom two letters that were not translated into the English. Those two letters are the first and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. If it true then it could be indicating in this verse that the one they crucified was God. It would read something like this. They will look upon ME aleph and Tav (the beginning and the end) whom they have pierced. This would be a Old testament reference to Alpha and Omega. It is significant for Messianic prophecy. But I also need to check to see if my sources are acurate. Are these two letters there in the Hebrew but not translated into English? | ||||||
151 | Demon forbid to identify Jesus. Where? | Mark 1:34 | following him | 121921 | ||
Try Mark 1:34 | ||||||
152 | Created | Gen 1:25 | following him | 121892 | ||
Yes it is true. See Gen 1:25,26. All the creatures were created first. But man was created in God's image to rule over the creatures. We are a special creation set apart from the animals. We are the focus of God's redemption and promises. We are the ones God calls His children. Luke 3:38 "The son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God" Adam is called God's son. We may have been created last but we are the most important. In fact 1 Cor 6:3 Says that "Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?" There is so much more in the Bible to describe us as being higher than the animals. It would be difficult to show all the references without just giving you the entire Bible. | ||||||
153 | scatter stones | Gen 1:1 | following him | 121886 | ||
It is sort of an agriculture/war issue. If you wanted to make the field of your enemy unproductive but still usable for you when you conquered him you would scatter stones throughout his fields to make them difficult to plant and therefore take away his source of food. If you wanted to completely destroy the field you would scatter salt. If you wanted to clear a field for planting you would gather the stones so you could plant. So there is a time to destroy a field and a time to create a field. The real difficulty is having discernment when to do which. It is difficult to do something that may hurt someone even when the end result brings healing or wisdom. Ex. child rearing, medical proceedures, confronting error, etc. Sometimes a hard hand is required sometimes a soft one. | ||||||
154 | Was this translated completely? | Zech 12:10 | following him | 121867 | ||
I am doing a little research on this verse and need a little help from those who are fluent in Hebrew or can understand an interlinear Bible. I've looked in some on-line but it usually comes in garbled. This is the question. Are there any parts of this verse ie word or letter that is not translated directly into English. If there are what are they. I realise that in translating one word from another language may result in several in English and visa versus. But are there any in this verse that was not? | ||||||
155 | quick response on creation vs evolution | 2 Pet 2:1 | following him | 121866 | ||
This comes from acounting for the ages given in the geneologies found in the book of Gen. They are not completely actuate becausee of possible omissions. But they should be close. If you believe that the Bible was inspired by God but say that evolution is a reality then you are saying that God is a liar because Gen 1:1 says "In the begining God created the heavens and the earth." not evolution. How can you have faith in a God who starts out His inspired word with a lie. If you desire actual evidence for an early creation by God of the earth Go to the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) web site. They have many, many, many articles that give specific evidence. |
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156 | What is service? | Luke 12:42 | following him | 121865 | ||
Jesus defines a good servant as one who does the will of his master even when the master is not around. Read Luke 12:42-48. | ||||||
157 | Rowdy, NO, Answer my question first | Matt 5:17 | following him | 121845 | ||
I am 41 you are old therefore obsolete according to your own standard. You have nothing to add to my spiritual development. You claim you want a biblical discussion on this subject yet your whole foundation for you belief is the title of the book not the scriptures contained it. Even when we give you scriptures which you yourself say supports our view you reject them only to fall back on the OT is called Old therefore it is obsolete idea. You toss away God's written word because its called old. The division of the bible was based on time diffences. And the establishment of the new covenent (Jesus Blood as opposed to animal sacrifice) Faith has always been the issued where righteousness before God has been concerned consider Abraham. And is not a new covenant idea. But thank God that age does not matter with God the old are still vitally important to the body of Christ as John points out in his firt epistle when he writes to the fathers, young men and little children. | ||||||
158 | Rowdy, NO, Answer my question first | Matt 5:17 | following him | 121840 | ||
How old are you Rowdy? | ||||||
159 | Rowdy, NO, Answer my question first | Matt 5:17 | following him | 121823 | ||
Hello all: I don't realy know where to get into this discussion, but I would like to toss in my two cents. This is what I see (which may or may not raise a few eyebrows). First the idea that the OT is not on a par with the NT I find hard to believe since Paul himself said in 2 Tim 3:16-17 that "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." The scriptures he was refering to was the OT. Sounds to me like this was refering to religious issues. But how much influence does the Law and OT have on us Christians. None of of can come to Christ without following the Law. (That will raise a few brows I bet) The law says that sin must be punished. In the law The punishment was death however; God instituted the sacrifices as a way to cover sins. So a lamb or goat or bull shed its blood for the covering of sins. Hebrews 9:22 "Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" It is still the same today The only way we are forgiven for our sins is by sacrificing of innocent blood Jesus' blood. this is why He is called the Lamb of God. No one can come to the Father except they come through this sacrifice. You may consider this the fulfillment of the law. But it is still the Law, mirrors it exactly. You may not receive forgiveness of your sins without the shedding of blood. Only Christ did it once for all. I hope this makes sense. It shows that all who come to christ still have to offer innocent blood Jesus' blood. Now do we still have to abide by the things written in the law? Yes! Matt 5:20 "For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The pharisees obeyed the letter of the law but it was not good enough. Matthew takes the next three chapters (The so-called sermon on the mount) to explain that The heart or intent of the law must be followed. Hard as you may try, you can not keep the intent of the law without keeping the letter of it. But you can keen the letter of the law without keeping the intent. This is what the pharisees were doing. Jesus Said that in order for us to enter the kingdom of heaven we must go farther than just keeping the letter. Now does that mean we dont sin? No. In the law sacifices of innocent blood were offer every year for the covering of their sins that they continually committed. So do we 1 John 2:1,2 "My little children, I am writing this to you so that you may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. When we sin we still come back to offer the innocent blood. Jesus' blood. Christ does not die again but He does present His blood agsin This is why John specifically mentions that He is the expiation for our sins. This is reference to His blood. We do the same thing when we sin again just as those in teh OT did we go to the blood. Now to the idea that the old testament does not have authority. Because it is not the words of Christ. We do know that John 5:9 says "You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me." The OT speaks and points forward to Christ. And Luke 24:44 "Then he said to them, 'These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.'" that He must fulfill all of it. And we know that in Matt 24:35 He says "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away." So does the OT contain Jesus' words. John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." the jews knew exactly that jesus was claiming to be the speaker from the burning bush; they tried to stone Him, the punishment for blaspemy. Ex 3:14 "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.' And he said, 'Say this to the people of Israel, "I AM has sent me to you."’" The interesting part of this is this is the same person who gave Moses the Law. The law was Jesus' own words. Will they pass away. No. If only the words of Jesus have authority over us then it apears the the Law does have authority because they are His words. Has the OT been fulfilled in Jesus? No. At least not all of it. Just the parts regarding His first coming. But the parts concerning His second coming have yet to be fulfilled and for every one verse predicting the first coming of Christ there are approximately eight concerning His second. Far more of the OT has not been fulfilled than has. And since it has not been fulfilled yet it is still applicable today. Does this all make sense or am I just off the wall? |
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160 | when, where and why did lucifer fall | Ezek 28:12 | following him | 121784 | ||
Check out Ezek 28:12-19 and Isaiah 14:12-21 | ||||||
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