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161 | tattoos | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224390 | ||
rockabilly, Welcome to the forum. Could you form that into a question so that we can help you with it? Also if you just want to hear thoughts on tattoos you could use the forum's search feature. I hope you find the forums to be to your edification. In Christ, Beja |
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162 | What is Man Psalm 8:4 | Rom 9:11 | Beja | 224356 | ||
caronz, I think David's point is that there is nothing in us that merits God's grace. In Christ, Beja |
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163 | Is the "conflict" physical or spiritual? | Phil 1:30 | Beja | 224354 | ||
carrob, If you read the context of this verse you will see that Paul is infact mentioning physical persecution. He has just discussed the fact that he is in prison for the gospel. And welcome to the forum, I hope you are blessed by it. In Christ, Beja |
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164 | Why do we follow rules taught by men? | 2 Pet 1:20 | Beja | 224348 | ||
findrichard, If this is an arguement for gathering to worship on the sabbath rather than sunday, I think it would be much better if you utilized the forum's search feature. This has been discussed more than once on the forums and it would spare us another debate. Furthermore, the intentions of this forum are for sincere questions. Whenever somebody comes asking a question that's not a question that usually means they are looking for a place to argue. What I mean by a "question that's not a question" is when somebody technically asks something but they already have their mind made up what the answer is. They simply are fishing for somebody to respond so that they can turn around and "educate" us on their viewpoint. I hope that's not what you are doing. In Christ, Beja |
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165 | What end results come from Prov. 6:31? | Prov 6:31 | Beja | 224340 | ||
biblenovice, Why are you asking this question again when it has already spent a thread on it? Nevertheless I will answer. You are horribly missreading this passage. This is not a passage that promises that a man who steals will always unfailingly pay back what he owes. For you to interpret it like that is a very huge mistake. Let me help you see what the passage is truely saying. First, verses 20-35 is one complete passage addressing the subject of adultery. Read this as a full complete arguement. Verses 20 through 24 brings up and introduces what is being discussed. Verses 25 and 26 are instructions to avoid an adulteress. Verse 27 through 29 is the writer expressing that one who sleeps with the adultress will not be able to avoid punishment. Now in that context we finally come to verses 30 and 31. Here the writer is trying to make a point. His arguement goes like this: When we look at the law even when we see a poor person who though he has no malice, whom through his poverty he must finally choose to either starve or steal to survive, even such a person as this when he is found out must according to the law restore sevenfold. He is talking about the legal punishment, not a prophetic promise that it will come about! So he goes from this, that even somebody we can so very much sympathize with such as a starving man trying to feed his family must pay the consequences, how much more so will the fool who sleeps with another man's wife? And that is what we see in verses 32-35. It says the husband who was wronged will not stop from having his vengeance. So the point of this passage is NOT to say that you will one day get your money back. The point is that if a theif forced into crime from starvation will be punished, how much more an adulter who wrongs another man by sleeping with his wife! Something that there can never be a sympathetic reason for doing. So in conclusion, you are missreading scripture. Scripture does not promise you that you will be getting your money back. In Christ, Beja |
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166 | Open Door,Rev.4:1-11 | Heb 10:19 | Beja | 224276 | ||
swill6ky, Jesus Christ. We are to reconcile this by understanding the remarkable price that was paid for such access. I wish I had time to preach a whole sermon to answer your question. Especially read Ephesians 2 as it answers your question in detail. Ephesians 2; Hebrews 10:19 In Christ, Beja |
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167 | how do you explain to someone that does | 2 Cor 4:6 | Beja | 224259 | ||
ddhome, Two things. 1.) Pray. 2 Corinthians 4:3-4,6 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. (on to verse 6) For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness", has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Lets observe two things from this passage. First, it is not simply a lack of being convinced that hinder people from accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ, but rather it is a supernatural hindrince by the god of this world (Satan.) Second, the cure is not a better arguement, a nice power point, asking the right questions, and certainly not altering the gospel! Rather the cure is God himself shining light into their heart such that they understand the gospel. That they would perceive, "the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." So we have supernatural obsticals for which nothing but the power of God will suffice to overcome. Therefore I say to you pray! Pray and pray until every word you speak to them has been saturated in prayer. 2.) Preach Christ crucified. Preach Christ dying specifically for OUR sins. Preach 2 Cor 5:21 "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." While even our very ability to perceive the gospel to be what it is, is a divine act of God to open our eyes, even so God has appointed to divinely open our eyes in the preaching of the gospel. Romans 10:13-17 "For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are teh feet of those who preach the good news!' But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, 'Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?' So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." See what it says here, faith comes from hearing the word of Christ. So therefore preach Christ! In summary, pray continually for the individual because their belief will not happen without a divine act of God (John 6:65.) And preah Christ, because God has chosen to do this wonderous act through the preaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ! (1 Cor 1:21). In Christ, Beja |
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168 | women in Baptist Church | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224208 | ||
Mitch, While I agree with the others that this is probably not quite the best place to ask, for what its worth I shall respond. The reason I'm responding is because I am the pastor of a missionary baptist church. The answer is ofcourse that there is not set "role" of women just like there is no set "role" of men. All are to be godly, holy, obedient to the scriptures. All showing the traits found in places like galatians 5 and 2 Peter 1, all are suppose to be using their spiritual giftings to serve other christians. Perhaps if you were to ask a more specific question I could help you more than this. In Christ, Beja |
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169 | may i serve as a deacon if my wife don't | 1 Tim 3:11 | Beja | 224126 | ||
Jim, First, it is a very good thing that you take scripture so very seriously as to ask this question. God bless you for that. However, this is something that your particular church needs to study and discuss. Allow me to give you some questions that will matter as you study this passage. 1. Is verse 11 speaking of the wives of deacons, or female deacons? The word in greek can equally be translated woman or wife. 2. If you believe it refers to the wives of deacons tehn you must expect the wife of a deacon to be "faithful in all things." Your church must decide if your wife meets this standard. 3. When it says in verse 12, "Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households." What does that include? Does it mean that a deacon must successfully have his family attending church? Does it mean that as a husband he it to "put his foot down" so to speak and explain to his family that attendance at church is not under discussion? I think verse 4 and 5 might help give some light on why household management is so very important. These however, are the questions that your church needs to be deciding as they study this passage. Then you are to be measured by their best attempt to understand these scriptures. As an aside, there may be some that dislikes my saying that they are to be measured by their best attempts to understand these scriptures, as if it was in contrast to the scriptures themselves. My response would be that we are always using our best attempt at understanding these scripture and there are some honest questions as to what all would be implied by these statements. In Christ, Beja |
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170 | Should I leave, or stay? | 1 Pet 2:1 | Beja | 224109 | ||
Princess in training, Have you actually spoken with your pastor about this? I can't help but wonder if what you mean was that your pastor was preaching a sermon, and just those specific words jumped out at you while your poor pastor was not even talking about marriage. If that is not the case than forgive me, but if that is the case then please do not take his words as advice to your situation but rather speak to him about it. Second, whenever we speak about what God wills, we might speak of it in two senses. First, we can speak of God's secret will. When we speak of this we speak of his big plan of events which He in his providence will unavoidably will to happen and bring about. God does not reveal this will to us other than in special instances of which we have examples in scripture. The second way we speak of His will is his permissive will. This is what God has told us that he wants us to do. These are His commands, His prohibitions, and instructions. Now, the reason I tell you all this. If you are asking if God's hidden will is that in time you will be seperated from your husband then we can not know. It is hidden after all. So all we can choose to act on is God's permissive will. What has He in fact told us that we ought to do. And with regards to marriage He has given us clear instructions. "But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband" 1 Cor 7:10 So while we can not speak as to what God will bring about in the fullness of time, we can clearly say that God instructs wives to not leave their husbands. One terrible thing is when we use our speculations on God's hidden will to give us excuse to disobey his permissive will. That is nothing short of our wicked hearts rationalizing our rebellion. Now, on the flip side I've left you so far with no comfort and edification. I would encourage you to study very very closely 1 Peter chapter 2, verses 18 through end of chapter, as well as the first several verses in chapter 3. If I had to pick one passage to offer to wives suffering due to lousy husbands this passage would be it. As you study it notice a few things. 1. God calls us to submit to proper authorities even when those authorities are lousy. 2. God both notices, approves of, and takes great joy to see one of His children who so loves God that they are willing to suffer here and now for the sake of obedience to Him. 3. In the first few verses of chapter three we see that your quiet and respectful submission is a God approved means of causing the gospel to be powerful in the conversion of your husband. 4. In willing and submissivly suffering in this way, resulting in the conversion of your husband, you are following in the steps of our Lord Jesus himself who also willing and submissively suffered unjustly at the hands of the wicked for the sake of bringing eternal salvation to wicked men. May God strengthen and lift you up with such an eternal perspective and a love for Jesus Christ that you are willing to suffer now for the sake of eternal things. Do speak to your pastor. In Christ, Beja |
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171 | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224007 | |||
jw(underscore)dobbins@hotmail.com replace the (underscore) with an actual underscore, no spaces. In Christ, Beja |
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172 | Jesus doesn't answer me | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 224002 | ||
mamametal, May you be blessed from the Lord "under whose wings you have come to seek refuge." (Ruth 2:12) Let me say this, if I was personally asked something like this I would certainly not assume it to be an issue that could be resolved in a short time. It seems abundantly clear it is a matter for extended teaching and discipling. Let me ask you some questions. I do not ask these things to make you feel bad or to pick your post apart but rather they all matter a great deal in how to answer you. Do you regularly attend a church? If so what denomination is it? Knowing what you are being taught will help us to know if any mistaken notions drive you to such despair. Are you regularly reading scripture? You say, "Iam saved." How do you know? What are you resting such assurance upon? What is "being saved" in your understanding? When you say that you can't hear Jesus/God, what is it that you mean by that? Do you mean to say that you actually expect to hear an audible voice? Or do you mean that you don't feel particular leadings or convictions? How exactly do you think the Lord ought to be communicating to you? When you say that you want and need something personally, what is it that you mean precisely? When you say that you got a visit from the Holy Ghost, what do you mean by that? By what standards are you deeming that it happened? And what exactly in your thinking are the implications of it? All these things are important for giving you biblical answers. If you wish to discuss it with me, then it might be best if we do so over some e-mails rather than through this forum. This isn't going to be resolved with a few posts. In Christ, Beja |
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173 | What does it mean to lose ones crown? | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 223988 | ||
swill6ky, Do you have a scripture reference that suggests loosing crowns? This really needs some context to answer properly. For some it would mean a metal cap on one of your teeth fell off and for me it's probably in the couch cushion somewhere. Where in scripture does it speak of us loosing a crown? Help us out with that and I think we could answer your question much better by looking at the context. In Christ, Beja |
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174 | Is God capable of sarcasm, are people 1? | Gen 3:22 | Beja | 223956 | ||
Sonofmom, Absolutely God is capable of sarcasm. For just one example I refer you to Job chapter 38:18-21 "Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell Me, if you now all this. Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, that you may take it to its territory and that you may discern the paths to its home? You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!" Obviously what God means by this is that he was in fact NOT born then and the number of his days are NOT great. This is ofcourse God being sarcastic to make a point. In Christ, Beja |
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175 | Jesus going to Hell | Rev 1:18 | Beja | 223939 | ||
Droach, BradK is absolutely correct. Another passage that is sometimes take to say that Christ decended into hell is Ephesians 4, however I think that one is very clearly not saying that when you do a good exegisis of it. However, it is worth noting that the Apostles Creed, one of the earliest creeds of the church that we can point to, states that Christ decended into hell. Later reformed thought, at least Calvin I know, suggests this simply refers to what He endured on the cross. Its really only my respect for the apostle's creed that even causes me to humor the idea of it. Yet, to this day I can't say that I can find the notion in any place in scripture and I think it best that we don't speculate. In Christ, Beja |
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176 | God's wrath in the old testament | Gen 1:1 | Beja | 223938 | ||
Bibleuser, In my opinion we should warn them solemly that such a day is coming again. When Christ returns it will be in wrath and fire and all those who are not Christ's will perish. We should not hide from these things but rather use them to show clearly that God will come with holy wrath as he has in the past. And I'm willing to bet when he comes there will be children in those days as well. In Christ, Beja |
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177 | army killed after circumcised by jews | Gen 34:1 | Beja | 223936 | ||
Dr D, Genesis 34 In Christ, Beja |
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178 | adultery committed against our own body? | Bible general Archive 4 | Beja | 223911 | ||
Kay, I would be very careful not to missunderstand what the apostle Paul meant by this. He is NOT suggesting by this that other sins hurt people but you are really only hurting yourself by sexual sins. This could lead people to mistakenly believe that as long as they feel alright with sinning against themselves they are free to sin. I think what Paul is trying to say is that sexual sins are in some way especially defiling us in addition to all the normal ramifications of sin. It would take too long of post to explain what exactly I think he is saying, but do at least understand that Paul is presenting this as a more drastic thing not as a lesser sin. In Christ, Beja |
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179 | Age of accountability? | OT general | Beja | 223858 | ||
Stephanie, Scripture doesn't actually give us any answer to this question. I recently preached on the subject of an age of accountability however and here is some small guidance for what it is worth. If a child is living we never rest on the age of accountability. If they are merely two years old still we labor to teach them the gospel. This can begin with things as simple is teaching them who God is so that later we can explain our accountability to Him, so that later we can explain the need for Christ's redemption. But we never rest on the notion for an age of accountability for a living soul. There is simply no grounds for doing so in scripture. For a deceased child we extend hope. In my experience the most common passage used to teach an age of accountability is 2 Samuel 12 climaxing in verse 23 when David says, "Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." From this passage people reason that the child would have been in either heaven or hell and since we know David was going to heaven then the child must have been there also. There is ofcourse a chance David only meant he would join the child in the grave. But you can see from a passage such as this we should not build some notion that a child until X age has no need of the gospel. But back to my point, I think there is some valid hope here for a grieving parent. David does seem to be consoling himself with the notion that he will see his child again. So while we can not name an age, if it is at all within reason we can at least give the parent permission to hope. And in the case of infants I would go so far as to try to reassure them. But as I said, I would never rest on such a passage while a child is yet alive. Also you could probably do a search on this and get a much more broader discussion. In Christ, Beja |
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180 | Heaven/hell - those never hearing gospel | Rom 10:12 | Beja | 223856 | ||
rclouviere, Paul gives us a pretty clear answer in Romans. He says in chapter 10 that all who will call on him will be saved. But then he asks a series of rhetorical questions in which he tries to make clear the need for people to preach the gospel. Romans 10:14,15 "How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, 'howbeautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!'" verse 17 "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." So Paul says that somebody must preach the gospel in order for them to hear, and they must hear in order to believe, and must believe in order to call, and must call in order to be saved. A person might ask how this is fair to judge those who have not heard the gospel. Paul addresses this in the very first chapter from about verse 16 on to the end of the chapter. His summary is enough about God is evident in creation that they are without excuse. This does mean they understand Christ and the gospel through creation, it means rather they should know enough about God to not sin and therefore they are morally accountable. I'll admit that this is a terrifying notion but it remains the biblical answer to your question. In Christ, Beja |
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