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141 | is selling in a church building fine? | John 2:13 | retxar | 59756 | ||
No problem here bro. I understood exactly what you meant and no further explanation was needed for me. The point you brought up is something we (me) all need to examine as to whether we are pulling our own weight and not making others carry us. retxar |
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142 | is selling in a church building fine? | John 2:13 | retxar | 59755 | ||
Ed, I agree with your resolve that “where God guides, He provides". But I am not sure offering items for sell means a person is selling out their talents and cancels out any hope that their talents will be used for the Lord. Anything can be abused and manipulated, but it seems to me that if God blesses you spiritually thru someone’s ministry, that it would not be wrong for God to continue to bless you thru an item they might offer for purchase or donation and that the money they receive being considered as God’s provision, not money extorted from innocent victims. According to the law, the Jews were required to “pay for their seat” with the Jewish coin “half a shekel” (Exo 30:13). Since Roman currency was what was in current use, the money changers existed because of the required money exchange so the people would be paying their tribute with the proper coin as required by the law. There are several reasons why Jesus drove out the buyers, sellers, and money changers. In Mat 21:13 Jesus quotes the last part of Isa 56:7 which refers to the Temple as “a house of prayer for all nations.” He adds “you have made it a den of thieves” from Jer 7:11. The “all nations” part included the Gentiles. The outer court, where the buying and selling was taking place, was the only place that the Gentiles were allowed. This is where they met to pray. The buying and selling that was going on there was interfering with their worship. The “den of thieves” comes from the fact that the money changers and those selling the “acceptable” sacrifices were extorting money from the people, and at this time of Passover it was very intense. The Temple of Jesus’s day was also a place that God had placed a special glory upon (Hag 2:9 ). This is much different than any church building we have today. So the 3 reasons I see for Jesus clearing the Temple: 1. What was going on was interfering with worship. 2. What was going on was crooked and dishonest. 3. What was going on was violating rules that God had established for the Temple. Of these 3, I think we are still bound by 1 and 2 in the church of today. If we insist that the church building of today has the same rules and regulations as the Temple of Jesus’s day, you would have found me in the parking lot praying today, because I could not even have gone inside. God bless you bro, retxar |
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143 | is selling in a church building fine? | John 2:13 | retxar | 59691 | ||
EdB, I have a lot of respect for the things you have to say, bro, but for lack of better judgment, I felt I needed to air out my thoughts here. I have a really hard time thinking of the Temple of Jesus's day as being the same thing as the Church building we have today. What we call the "Church", is a building constructed by men to offer a place for believers to come together to worship God. It is not what people often times refer to as "Gods house". Gods house and presence is no longer behind the veil of the Temple, but in the heart of believers, who are now His temple. To give a Church building that same glory today seems to violate Jesus’s prophesy in John 4:20-24 and seems to be an attempt to sew the veil back up. To me, it seems to accommodate people’s view of the building, not God’s view of His people. I understand what you are saying about things being done in church today that take away from worshiping God in spirit and truth, as He requires, and that cannot be compromised, but when we can approve of something for the simple reason that it is not done on church property, that somehow seems wrong and hypocritical to me. If I felt it was wrong for a musician to offer CDs after a service to support his ministry, I would also feel it was wrong for him to offer them at any other time or place. If I thought it was wrong for a church to offer tapes of there services to cover their expenses in the church library, I would also have to say it was wrong for them to mail them out. If I thought it was wrong for the women’s group to have a fund raiser to help with a mission project on the church’s property, I would also have to say it was wrong for them to have the same thing somewhere else. If I thought it was wrong for the youth to have a hot-dog supper in the Church’s fellowship hall, I would also have to be against them renting the local community center and doing the same thing. I know from reading most of the post, that maybe most people here have a different view of this matter than I do. Maybe even a lot of people I go to church with have a different view too. I also know that even unbelievers have been lead to believe that the Church building is “God’s house”, and that if anything happens there other that a normal church service, that it somehow dishonors God. I know that we are to not cause others to stumble, so sometimes, I guess, we have to do things for appearances sake. But I cannot help but believe that God is after our hearts, not our appearance. Anyway, I would be very willing to change my view. I will listen to anyone who knows of any coming together of NT believers that God honored more because of the building they met in. Or perhaps if God was dishonored in someway by any of the other day to day things that might had taken place there in the place where they were meeting. Worship Him in spirit and truth! retxar |
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144 | KJVstudy guide for New christians | Bible general Archive 1 | retxar | 59610 | ||
Great recommendation Hank! I have just recently purchased a Nelson King James Study Bible in genuine leather from www.bibleexplosion.com for only 25 bucks! They still have it on sale for that price thru August. I think it is a great study Bible and I'm not even Baptist! (Tho I have told people I was Bapticostal before!) retxar |
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145 | please, where do races come from ? | 1 Corinthians | retxar | 59228 | ||
Before you answer your friend, ask her if she would consider becoming a Christian if you can give here a legitimate answer to her question. This will determine if she is a true seeker (as Thomas in Joh 20:24-28) or just trying to shut you down (as the Pharisees in Mat 21:23-27). We are only obligated to answer true seekers and are never obligated to give satan a stage to promote his lies. Anyway, you friend has surely went out on a limb by herself here, as she would have trouble even getting an evolutionist to go along with her notion that all races do not have a common origin. Actually there is only one race (the human race) but there are different groups within this one race. All groups are from one blood (Act 17:26) and all groups are actually the same color, or rather contain the same colors. We are not one color only, but many colors. The difference appearances of different groups of people is that some just have more of a particular skin pigmentation color than others. Check out http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/race-definition.html, as it will explain it much better than I. If the race question is truly what is holding your friend back from believing in the Bible and in Jesus, congratulations!, for I am sure you are going to lead her to the Lord, as this is not really that big of an obstacle. retxar |
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146 | Luke 10:18 before or after Gen 1:1 ? | Is 14:12 | retxar | 58786 | ||
I don't know Ron. Do you not think Jesus was simple saying that the disciples report did not surprise Him as He had saw satan lose his glory and for them to not think it strange to have power over demons? retxar |
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147 | Luke 10:18 before or after Gen 1:1 ? | Is 14:12 | retxar | 58643 | ||
Ron, I will study further, but with a quick read thru in CONTEXT, you seem to be very right! Thank you! OK, here’s a follow up question. Did what Jesus said He saw in Luke 10:18 occur before or after Gen 1:1 ? Thanks! retxar |
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148 | Why did Paul offer a sacrifice? | Acts 21:26 | retxar | 58285 | ||
Why did Paul, a Christian, go into the Temple and offer a sacrifice? retxar |
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149 | If I really don't have money to give. | Num 18:12 | retxar | 58282 | ||
Read David Guzik's article at http://calvarychapel.com/simivalley/giving.htm to get a good biblical prespective on NT giving. retxar |
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150 | Events in Gospels in Chronological order | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 58089 | ||
Kalos, I guess I should let Steve answer for himself, but from reading his previous post, I think what he means by "more correct" is in reference to chronological order, not inspiration. retxar |
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151 | what's the name it claim it theory? | Gal 5:22 | retxar | 58004 | ||
Welcome runtherace, cool name! If you re-read my post and understand what I was saying, you will discover that I do indeed believe, as you, that Isa 53:4-5 refers to our physical healing. I gave Mat 8:16-17 as a reference to back up that interpretation. I also believe, and have already said, that Isaiah 53:4-5 is speaking of our spiritual healing as well. Please reconsider the statement you made of that not being so in light and context of 1Pe 2:24. Please do not think I doubt the power of prayer, faith, and God’s ability, power, and will to heal. I know by the WORD and experience that faith is a necessary ingredient for healing to take place. However, we must never lose sight of the fact that we are not healed by faith, but by God. We are healed THRU faith but it is always BY God’s grace. I believe Jam 5:14 should be heeded and observed in every congregation. If someone tells me they are sick and ask me to pray for them, I lay hands on them and pray for them then and there. As a matter of fact I prayed for a lady at work just today in just such a way and situation. I told her to believe, by faith, for healing and the Holy Spirit let me pray a prayer of faith and power. She was touched by His presence and power (not mine) and had tears of rejoicing and thanksgiving afterward. I know God heard our prayer and I believe, by faith and the WORD, that she is healed. The lady knows God heard our prayer and she believes, by faith and the WORD, that she is healed. I also know that her healing is because of God’s grace and that her faith was just a means of her obtaining that grace. I am going to continue to pray for her and am anxiously awaiting the results from the test of her doctor’s visit this afternoon. But when she receives the results back, I am not going to us them as God’s report card, her faith gauge, or my anointing meter. Jesus is our Healer! retxar |
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152 | what's the name it claim it theory? | Gal 5:22 | retxar | 57918 | ||
Kalos, I pretty much agree with the article you have posted here. I particularly liked the positive aspect of the article that said: “We see no Scriptural basis to doubt that we can expect to see healing take place here and now. Healing should be a regular part of the life of all churches (James 5:14-16). We also believe that faith plays an important part in receiving healing, and that the Church has much to learn about faith, and how to more effectively receive it for healing.” This is something I feel we need more of from most apologetic organizations. No doubt scripture teaches, as the article pointed out, that it is not always God’s will to heal (2Co 12:7-9). Scripture also teaches that the reason for our sickness, or for God not healing our sickness, is not always a result of our sin or lack of faith (tho faith and forgiveness play a big part as the James 5:14-16 reference bears out). The article also made me examine my belief that Isaiah's prophecy in Isaiah 53 is speaking of the atonement providing for both spiritual and physical healing. Matthew 8:16-17 clears up any doubt for me that I may have had the wrong interpretation. I think that maybe a reason to deny that physical healing was indeed provided for in the atonement may be to justify the fact that our physical healing is not always complete. The reasoning is if Jesus had already provided for our healing that our healing would always be complete. I believe scripture bears out the fact that physical healing is indeed provided for and available now, but will never be fully realized until we receive our glorified bodies. This is no different than our spiritual healing which no one would deny was provided for in the atonement. We are saved from sin’s punishment and power but we will not be fully saved from sin’s influence and pain until we are in the presence of Jesus. Jesus is our Healer! retxar |
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153 | Is it by works or by grace? | Luke 11:8 | retxar | 57831 | ||
Greetings GeeVee, I can understand what you are trying to say, but if we use the example of Jesus Himself, praying the same prayers, whether praise or request is not wrong, does not shoe lack of faith, and in fact is exactly what we should do until God has revealed to us that our prayer has been answered. Mat 26:39 He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will." Mat 26:42 Again, a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, "O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done." Mat 26:44 So He left them, went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Notice that Jesus not only prayed the same prayer again and again but He prayed it again, again, and again, and He even used the SAME WORDS! Pray without ceasing! retxar |
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154 | what does water refer to? | John 3:5 | retxar | 57443 | ||
The best, easiest, and correct way to interpretet John 3:5 is simply to read Jesus's very own interpretation in the very next verse! John 3:6 "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit". Ye must be born again! retxar |
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155 | Thankful To Be Alive! | Bible general Archive 1 | retxar | 57340 | ||
Thank you Father for Hank and the witness he has been for You here and to all he knows and meets. We praise You and thank You for the early diagnosis and treatment. We thank you for the wisdom and knowledge you have given Hank's doctors to prescribe the perfect treatment for Hank's condition. We thank you that you have touched and healed Hank's heart Spiritually, and we also thank You for touching and healing Hank's heart physically. We thank You and praise You that no permanent damage has occurred and for complete recovery. We pray, Holy Spirit, to lead and guide Hank in the things he needs to do in diet and exercise. We thank You for Hank's loving family, and thank You for being with them. In Jesus name, amen Jesus is our healer! retxar |
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156 | IS TONGUES FOR TODAY? | 1 Cor 14:5 | retxar | 57273 | ||
The way I understand what Jesus said in John 8:58 is by following your very good recommendation of using other scripture to interpret and confirm scripture, and also your very true words that scripture never contradicts itself. For example, what John said about Jesus in John 1:1-3 confirms and helps to interpret what Jesus is saying here in John 8:58. Jesus was saying He had existed for eternity with God and as God (same as John 1:1-2!). Also, if we read John 1:3 we see that Jesus was more that just a “plan” or “idea”. When did a “plan” ever physically create anything? Listen to Jesus’s own words in John 17:5 "And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.” Jesus was getting ready to go to the cross and He knew that after that, His work was complete and His glory would be restored to it’s previous state that had existed from eternity. If what you are saying is true, the ”glory” Jesus had was only a “thought” in God’s mind. What kind of glory was that? If what you are saying is true, after God’s thought turned into a plan, and the plan was completed, the “plan”, which was Jesus, would exist no more. What kind of “glory” would that be? What kind of "glory" is there in existing no more? What “glory” was He talking about that would be restored if He no longer existed? If I don’t understand what Jesus said in John 8:58, I can see very clearly by the next verse, that the Pharisees did not understood either. I hear, as the Pharisee heard, Jesus saying He was, and is, the ever existing, self-sustaining, great I AM. The only difference between them and me is that I believe what Jesus said and they did not. If the Pharisees had misunderstood what Jesus was saying, don’t you think He would have attempted to correct them at least once? They denied what Jesus said because they refused to believe what He said, not because they did not hear what He said. You deny what Jesus said only because you refuse to hear what He said, but your reaction of un-belief is not a whole lot different. Now, won’t you please put down your rocks and just believe? “Do not be unbelieving, but believing" (John 20:27) retxar |
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157 | Did this occur before Gen 1:1 or after? | Is 14:12 | retxar | 57184 | ||
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158 | Who was Darius the Mede? | Dan 6:28 | retxar | 57147 | ||
I have heard the theory before of Darius the Mede and Cyrus the Persian being the same person. I guess that could be correct, but it seems to be something someone came up with to justify secular history, which does not mention Darius the Mede, but only Cyrus the Persian. In light of scripture tho, that theory does seam to fit to me. Dan 9:1 list Darius’s father, so if that also checks out to be Cyrus’s father, I guess that would give the theory more weight. retxar |
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159 | Who was Darius the Mede? | Dan 6:28 | retxar | 57136 | ||
Who was Darius the Mede? Did he co-rule in equal power with Cyrus the Persian in the Medes and Persians empire that ruled the world after the Babylon empire, or was he an appointed ruler by Cyrus the Persian to rule over Babylon? retxar |
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160 | "What did Jesus look like?" | Ex 20:4 | retxar | 56981 | ||
The book you mentioned is a good one! I posted a link to the little book I mentioned. I would have included it with this post if I had noticed your response here. Anyway, please don’t think at all that I am suggesting you are sinning by defending the WORD of God. As a matter of fact, you sound like your right on track! I just don't know you, and I thought maybe you were like me! Sometimes I get more concerned with defending the WORD than declaring it. I think the scripture references I gave speak for themselves and I have to keep them in my mind and heart whenever I attempt to answer any opposition to the Gospel. Truth will always be on our side, so "winning" any subjective debate should be easy. I just need to stay focused sometimes that the intent of the Gospel is to set people free, not for me to “win” a debate. Your discernment between those who only want to “spit on even the idea of God” and those who are “seeking the truth” is exactly the balance between love and discernment I was talking about. Remember that those you are talking to are blinded by satan (2Co 4:3-4). Remember that no intellectual debate or any facts revealed to them will ever change anything unless they also allow Jesus to also change their hearts. Never forget that you are fighting a spiritual battle and because of that, you must put on the whole armor of God (Eph 6:10-18). Keep up the good work! We do not wrestle against flesh and blood! retxar |
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