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141 | Angel of the Lord - where in NT? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 7483 | ||
I find 12. Mathew 1:20, 1:24, 2:13, 2:19, and 28:2 Luke 1:11 and 2:9, Acts 5:19, 7:30, 8:26, 12:7, and 12:23 In most cases these angels of the Lord are ministering spirits as described in Hebrews 1:14, not an incarnation of Jesus as usually the Angel of the Lord refers to in the Old Testament. The exception is Acts 7:30 which is Steven's reference to Moses encounter with the Angel of the Lord (God) in the burning bush in Exodus 3. |
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142 | Angel of the Lord - where in NT? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 7486 | ||
Ezekiel, Maybe if you look at "angel" from another "angle" you would see something much different! Just having a little fun Bro! God bless! |
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143 | scrip.ref.re. need to blng to chrch bdy? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 15109 | ||
1Jo 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. |
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144 | tongues: are there 2 kinds? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 17605 | ||
Romans 8:26 tells us the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness, praying for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in our own words. This includes praying in the spiritual gift of tongues, but is not limited to praying in tongues only. With the help of the Holy Spirit, our petitions are perfect before God, whether we are praying with the spirit or praying with understanding (1Cor14:15). The purpose of the gift of tongues is to enable us to pray in a way that is not limited by our own knowledge or ability (1Cor14:2). By the same token when I was saved at age 11, I only found out about the so called “sinner’s prayer” after my salvation. I simply prayed “Jesus save me” over and over, as I could think of nothing else to pray. It did not matter, because God saw my heart. He wasn’t looking for a prayer that “touched all the bases”, He was looking at my heart. My prayer was simple and lacking, but the Holy Spirit prayed the perfect prayer for me before the Father! Praise the Lord! Jesus Saves! retxar |
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145 | tongues: are there 2 kinds? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 17619 | ||
Have you ever prayed, struggling to know, let alone put into words, what you wanted to say, and had no idea what you needed to pray? Well I think that is the meaning of the word "groaning" here. So, I can't see it as the Holy Spirit being the one doing the groaning. I see it as the person praying who is groaning, and the Holy Spirit interceeding. Look up at Rom 8:22; "the whole creation groans ". Look up at Rom 8:23 "we ourselves groan". So I think in context, in verse 26 we are still groaning, not the Holy Spirit. Just the way I see it, bro. In Christ Jesus, retxar |
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146 | tongues: are there 2 kinds? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 17658 | ||
Thanks Hank, I love you, brother. List'n for the trumpet, retxar |
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147 | Rebaptism Okay? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 18868 | ||
I know of no Scripture that would prohibit re-baptism. Paul re-baptized the 12 disciples at Ephesus in Acts 19. These disciples probably came to believe under the teaching of Apollos when he came to Ephesus (Act 18:24). Contrary to the belief of some, they were, from all indications, Christians when they were baptized the first time. I know of no Scripture where non-believers were ever referred to as “disciples”. Paul re-baptized these believers because they had a fuller meaning of who Jesus was. We don’t know if they were re-baptized at their request, or Paul’s encouragement, just that it happened and it was OK. Maybe your friend has similar circumstances? Personally, I would encourage your friend to seek Gods guidance, and if she feels she needs to be re-baptized, I would support her decision to do so. God Bless, retxar |
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148 | Is is right to call money a seed? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 23977 | ||
The parable Jesus told of the farmer sowing seeds is not about money, the way I see it. However, 2Co 9:6 is speaking of giving and says "He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully." If we read the next verse we see that any rewards we may receive from giving would be from giving out of love, not obligation and pressure. Certainly not from giving with the intent to receive a reward. The so called biblical formula of giving so much to receive so much, does not seem line up with what Paul said in 2Co 8:12. He said to give out of what we have, not what we don't have. For God so loved us, He gave. For we so love God, we give. hope this helps, retxar |
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149 | Is is right to call money a seed? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 23992 | ||
Thanks for the support Casiv. I had never thought about Jesus dividing the sheep from the goats in the light you shed on it. Good word,bro! Jesus saves! retxar |
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150 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 27673 | ||
Hi Tim, I don’t remember when or where, but I heard a story once that the bright star the wise men may have saw was in a constellation called “The Virgin”. Supposedly the bright star did not appeared over Bethlehem, but appeared where her abdomen would have been. Being astronomers, they interpreted this as news that the Christ Child was born. This was supposedly verified thru astronomy. Have you, or anyone else ever heard of such a story, or did I dream it? Thanks, retxar |
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151 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 27728 | ||
Maybe I did dream it! Well anyway, Merry Christmas my friend! retxar |
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152 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 27741 | ||
I found it! Thanks for prodding me Ashestobeauty! “And so the Magi went looking for this infant king to the capital city of the Jews, Jerusalem, and the Jews sent them into Bethlehem, a place from which the Jewish scriptures prophesy a king would come. Dr. Martin says that in the late December sky of 2 BC, these astrologers going from Jerusalem to Bethlehem would have noticed the constellation Virgo, the virgin girl, with the king planet Jupiter in the middle of her belly. Martin thinks the constellation represented the Virgin Mary and Jupiter the baby Jesus when he was in his mother's womb some months prior to the Magi's arrival. And Jupiter could have been perceived as, overhead, the home of Mary and Joseph, enabling these astrologers to find Jesus and Mary, who would surely have explained to them all about her son's kingship.” www.christianity.com/CC/article/1,1183,PTID2546(shift-backslash)CHID(shift-backslash)CIID143926,00.html (we need to run all these illegal characters off of Lockman’s web site!) retxar PS. This is a very intriguing story. I’m just posting what Ashestobeauty encouraged me to research. I would have to know a whole lot more than I do to verify as truth. So just keep things in that perspective. Thanks, retxar. |
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153 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 27742 | ||
I decided to post the complete aritcle as I realized the cripled link I had to give was too confusing. Star of Wonder: In Search of the Christmas Star CBN.com - Writers across the century have been fascinated by the Star of Bethlehem. Was it a star, a comet or simply a miracle? Some astronomers and historians are teaming up to give a logical yet miraculous explanation. CBN News reporter Gailon Totheroh has the story. Gailon Totheroh, Reporter " The Star of Bethlehem that we read about in the Bible is actually the planet Jupiter," says historian Ernest Martin. Jupiter? That's a planet, not a star. "The term was used for both in the first century," says Dr. Martin. The Bible records that Magi, or wisemen, came searching for Jesus about 2,000 years ago, guided by a star. But who were these original star-crossed individuals seeking Jesus? What about them could have led them on a star trek? Author of The Christmas Star, astronomer John Mosley, says they were not exactly the reputed kings of the East. "They seemed to be astrologers, Magi, or magicians of the sky," says Mosley. "And we know this both from the account of them where they're called Chaldeans, which is Magi or astrologers, but also, the interest they had in the sky would suggest they were astrologers, too." Astronomers like Mosley can recreate what the sky looked like to the Magi. But astronomers need dates from history to tell them when to look for the birth of Jesus. For the last 100 years, most experts had said that Jesus was born about 7 BC, contradicting what the early Christian writers had said, about 3 BC. Enter historian Dr. Ernest Martin, author of The Star That Astonished The World. He says a 3 BC date for the birth of Christ makes more sense, historically, biblically and astronomically. From August of 3 BC to June of 2 BC, there were five conjunctions. "A conjunction is when one planet passes another and, as seen from Earth, they line up," says Martin. "The planets aren't actually close together. One lies in front of the other, but briefly, for one night, the two planets are together in the sky, they're in conjunction, and to an astrologer their--their magic is magnified." These five conjunctions occurred around the constellation Leo the lion and involved the planet Venus, the planet Jupiter and the star Regulus. To the Babylonians, the lion represented Israel, Venus was motherhood, Jupiter stood for fatherhood or kingship and Regulus symbolized royalty. Put mother, father, royalty and the Jewish nation together in the Babylonian mind-set and what do you get? The message for the Magi may have been like a billboard in the sky, "A Mighty King Has Been Born In Israel!" And so the Magi went looking for this infant king to the capital city of the Jews, Jerusalem, and the Jews sent them into Bethlehem, a place from which the Jewish scriptures prophesy a king would come. Dr. Martin says that in the late December sky of 2 BC, these astrologers going from Jerusalem to Bethlehem would have noticed the constellation Virgo, the virgin girl, with the king planet Jupiter in the middle of her belly. Martin thinks the constellation represented the Virgin Mary and Jupiter the baby Jesus when he was in his mother's womb some months prior to the Magi's arrival. And Jupiter could have been perceived as, overhead, the home of Mary and Joseph, enabling these astrologers to find Jesus and Mary, who would surely have explained to them all about her son's kingship. New Testament scholar Peter Jones of the Westminster Theological Seminary says the Magi must have been so transformed by the star and Mary's explanation that they may have been among the first converts to Jesus Christ. "We Christians have become so engaged in organizing our Christmases to turn around ourselves that we forget that the first Christmas there was, in fact, the celebration of evangelism," says Jones. "And it was the bringing to faith of three whacko gurus from the East." Merry Christmas all!! retxar |
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154 | His star in the East | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 27768 | ||
Thank you, Ashes to Beauty, for you kind words. Talk about things hidden, I just now realized what you screen name meant and it was there all along! God bless you, and have a merry Christmas. retxar |
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155 | Judas went to hell? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 28608 | ||
Is not all this a repost of what kalos has already posted, or am I just confused? Are you also kalos, or are you just reposting as support for what he has already said? retxar |
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156 | Worship and Bible Study: Can we do both? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 28803 | ||
I think that we can, both search the Bible deeply and be able to praise and worship. In order to worship in "Spirit and In Truth" I see no other way. I have seen extremes in both directions, as you, and I ain't a go'in back! Worship in Spirit and truth! retxar |
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157 | What is the proper NT church model? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 45616 | ||
There are 3 basic forms of church government that we see in churches today; congregational governed typical in Baptist and Pentecostal churches, church hierarchy (Bishop/Pastor) governed typical in Episcopalian and Calvary Chapel churches, and elder governed typical in Presbyterian and Reformed churches. I know of no clear cut New Testament command for God’s exact church government preference, but which form of church government is best supported by New Testament witness and example? Please back up your answers scripturally. Thanks! retxar |
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158 | Local churchs appoint their own elders? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 45631 | ||
Thanks Steve, You said in reason #2 that the local churches did not appoint their own elders. I agree. Do you think that should be the model for today's church also? Most local churches today do appoint their own elders. retxar |
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159 | What is the proper NT church government? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 46359 | ||
Thanks Mommapbs As I got responses for scriptural support for an Elder governed church, this is a follow up question asking for anyone that may have a scriptural basis for a Pastor or Congregation governed church, or for anything else concerning a proper NT church government structure. Thanks! retxar |
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160 | dead bury the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | retxar | 53096 | ||
I don't think the statement the man made of "let me first go and bury my father", has anything to do with the man actually making preparation for his father's funeral. I think this was a statement the man made to put Jesus off, similar to a statement we might hear today such as, "when pigs fly". Well, we aren’t actually waiting for pigs to take flight, but rather we are saying to not expect us to do this or that for a long time, if ever, in respect to the request someone may be making of us. I hope this helps! retxar |
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