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161 | another question about worshipw/o belief | Col 2:9 | Ray | 125052 | ||
Hi Applefire251, Welcome to the forum. John 4:23, "But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in (s)Spirit/ and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers. 24 (God) is (s)Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in (s)Spirit and truth." Heb 11:5 "By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death; "And he was not found because God took him up;" for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God./ 6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that (He) is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him." The comparison connects worshiping in Spirit and truth in John and the idea in Hebrews of "being warned by God about things not yet seen" and becoming "an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith." Another comparison might be Hebrews 11:29 with the interpretation of John 4:29 as "Come see a Man who told me all the things that I have done; could this One be the (Christ)?" Hebrews 11:29, "How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the (Spirit) of grace?" 1) I would say that people will worship deities and gods, but there is one God who is worthy of praise. Col 2:6, "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in (Him), 7 having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. 8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. 9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,..." Col 2:9, NKJ, "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily;" From the heart, Ray |
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162 | How does the Holyspirit move among men? | John 16:8 | Ray | 125019 | ||
Hi Julian, Welcome to the forum. I find your question of special interest because I am aware of how people capitalize their words. Your "Holyspirit" is a new combination to me. :) I say that not to poke fun at what may be a typo for you but to introduce how I look at this question concerning the Holy Spirit. I find that it is already difficult enough to distinguish between the Person of the Holy Spirit and the gift of the holy spirit. I would find Holy spirit, holy Spirit, and Holyspirit as an unnecessary burden. I would suggest that we all stick with Holy Spirit and holy spirit. Scriptures for you to compare/contrast: John 7:38, John 4:10, 14, John 3:3-12. Here we have to determine for ourselves how we will look on the spirit and breath of God. Are we born of water and spirit or water and Spirit? In John 4:10 is the gift of God or God Himself being spoken of; i.e. who is "it"? Are both the gift and the Giver spoken of in that verse? Does the spirit flow from us or from God in John 7:38? Steve is correct in giving you John 16:7ff for the Holy Spirit will disclose [it] and all things to us. The Holy Spirit is God just as Jesus is God. John 16 tells us that all things belong to God. Jesus declared all things (John 4:25), the Holy Spirit also will guide you into all the truth. Isaiah 42:5, "Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread out the earth and its offspring, Who give breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk in it, 6 I am the Lord, I have have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you, And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations,..." Acts 13:47, NKJ chosen over the NASB here, "For so the Lord has commanded us: 'I have set you as a light to the Gentiles, That you should be for salvation to the ends of the earth." So I would say that God has given us His breath, wind, and spirit that all might be born from above. Just as He is the Light of the world, we should be lights to our world. From the heart, Ray |
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163 | In Zechariah 4:7 What is the top stone? | Zech 4:7 | Ray | 124876 | ||
Hi Ter Bear, The religious leaders stumbled over the stone and the rock of offense. They could not see Him as the Son of God but took offense at Him. I choose the interpretation of the NKJ for Zechariah 4:9. We can know that Jesus is the cornerstone and capstone and that the Father sent the Son. Zechariah 4:9, NKJ, "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands shall also finish it. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me/ to you." Zechariah 2:8, NKJ, "For thus says the Lord of hosts: 'He sent Me/ after glory, to the nations which plunder you;..." Zechariah 6:15, NKJ, "Even those from afar shall come and build the temple of the Lord. Then you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me/ to you. And this shall come to pass if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God.'" Zechariah 9:9, NKJ, "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King/ is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey." See also John 12:12-16. These things were written of Him. From the heart, Ray |
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164 | is this why | 1 Sam 13:13 | Ray | 124083 | ||
Hi worknprogress, Your answer sounds right and good. However, we should use capitalization of His own heart so that we can differentiate between the Lord's heart and the one who has his own agenda. I would also notice the number of pronouns in 1 Samuel 13:14, "But now your kingdom shall not endure. The Lord has sought out for *Himself a man after His own heart,..." In other words, consider that David was going to become king and ruler over the Lord's people. But God Himself is our Ruler and King. Romans 6:22, "But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life." From the heart, Ray |
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165 | what was the foolish thing Samuel did | 1 Sam 13:13 | Ray | 124074 | ||
Hi worknprogress, Welcome to the forum. Perhaps the commandment that Saul broke in 1 Samuel 13:13 can be related back to 12:13,14. 1 Samuel 12:14, "If you will fear the Lord and serve Him, and listen to His voice and not rebel against the command of the Lord, then both you and also the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God. 15 And if you will not listen to the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the command of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers." Deuteronomy 8:5, "Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. 6 Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to fear Him." Deuteronomy 6:4, "Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! 5 And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might." These are the commands that I see Saul basically breaking. From the heart, Ray |
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166 | Am I my brother's keeper? | Gen 28:15 | Ray | 123915 | ||
Hi Country Girl, "This question from God", you wrote. However, this question was the question from Cain. One of the reasons why we know that the Scriptures are the word of God is that the thoughts and words of people are not censored and people's actions are recorded whether they put them in good light or not. Nothing has been glossed over or meant to be edited by man. Thus, Cain's words to God, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" are included in the Genesis account. I study from the NASB and NKJ which have the words of Deity in capital letters, so it is very apparent to me that the words are Cain's. Gen 4:9, NASB, "And he [sic] said,..." I believe that James can be a good book to include in the discussion. James 3:8, "But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father; and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; 10 from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way." As a counter of pronouns, I go with the NKJ for James 4:5, "Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble." 7 Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." 1) Cain should have submitted to God. We know from Gen 4:5 that God had no regard for his offering and that Cain was angry and unhappy. God told him that he should master these choices and attitudes that have sin crouching at the door. Instead, after discussing these things with Abel, he killed him. The prison "keeper" has to be aware that in the discussions with the inmates that indeed sin may be crouching at the door. He should be willing and anxious to share spiritual things with them, but also be aware that discussions do not always result in good conclusions. 2) Yet, the book of James and Genesis would tell us that all men were made in the likeness of God. Genesis 5:1, "This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God created man, He made him in the likeness of God." Also James 6:9 above. James 5:15, "and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16, Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much." I didn't include verse 14 with the James 5 quote. Could a prison keeper bring spiritual healing and forgiveness of sins without the inclusion of the church and its elders, and the annointing oil? I know that Elijah prayed alone, and verse nineteen talks about "the one who turns him back." Perhaps we can go from James to Acts 15:14-19 for comparison/contrasts. Acts 15:19 says, "Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles..." The prison keeper should be turning the inmates to God for forgiveness and healing. From the heart, Ray |
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167 | Contradiction with 1 Cor 14:22 and 24 | 1 Cor 14:25 | Ray | 122962 | ||
Hi johnclin, I wouldn't call it a contradiction. I would say that the passage is placing more value on prophecy than on tongues if placed in a situation. If the whole church was speaking in tongues in one situation, and the whole church was prophesying in another situation, then the prophesying would have the better outcome than the tongues when unbelievers enter the respective services. But for the ideal situation, do all the things that will edify. Have the psalms sung, have the teaching done, do the informing about the program, preach the word, interpret the word. Don't get overenamoured with tongues, and always have an interpreter. What I get from the passage is that the tongues are for a sign, that is, they point someone to Christ. But when that someone comes into the church, they need to find God worthy of being worshiped and they need to be edified. They need to see that God is truly active among them. From the heart, Ray |
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168 | 1 Corinthians 14:22-25 misunderstanding | 1 Cor 14:25 | Ray | 122938 | ||
Hi johnclin, Welcome to the forum. You wrote that tongues was "(a sign that God is with them)." Actually, however, verse 24 says that if all prophecy then people are convicted, called to account, disclose their hearts secrets, and worship God. It is when the whole church "prophesies" that the unbeliever or the unversed in spiritual gifts recognizes that God is with them. Tongues are good for believers and unbelievers because the word of God is spoken. When the word is revealed, interpreted, and taught, then the things are done for edification and you have a good outcome. From the heart, Ray |
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169 | Why did Abraham ask God to bless Ishmael | Gen 17:20 | Ray | 122895 | ||
Hi sixsmiths2, It is hard for us to know what Abraham was thinking about in verse 18. But I can hear God saying in verse 20, "Hey, I hear you. You are concerned about Ishmael." God hears us, and knows our needs before we express them. But I don't know what all Abraham had in mind. I would suppose that if someone today had fathered a son with permission of his wife with another woman, that that person would want the son to be recognized and blessed somehow. But God wanted Abraham to have faith and belief in Him who justifies the ungodly. Romans 4:5 God wanted to make Abraham a father of many nations and one who believes in the promises of God. Romans 4:20, "yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform." From the heart, Ray |
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170 | Who is this One (or one)? | 1 John 5:6 | Ray | 122891 | ||
Hi, I would like to offer my interpretation of these verses once more and then move on. 1 John 5:7, "And the Spirit is the One who bears witness..." John 4:10, "If you knew the gift of God, and who He is who says to you..." John 14:8, "Lord, show us the Father and it is enough for us." Here in this verse, perhaps being shown is enough. 1) Another verse to look at for the question of "Is the Father an it?" would be Psalm 95:5. Psalm 95:3, NASB, "For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods, 4 In whose hand are the depths of the earth; The peaks of the mountains are His also. 5 The sea is His, for *it was He who made it; And His hands formed the dry land." Psalm 95:5, NKJ, "The sea is His, for *He made it; And His hands formed the dry land." From the heart, Ray |
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171 | Based on Psalms 82, are we "gods"? | Ps 82:6 | Ray | 122844 | ||
H mincc, John 10:33, NKJ, "...because You, being a Man, make Yourself /God." Psalm 82:1, NASB, "God takes His stand in His/ own congregation; He judges in the midst of the rulers." Please comment on my question for this date, 06-02-2004. From the heart, Ray |
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172 | (h)oly (s)pirit / (H)oly (S)pirit...HUH? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122817 | ||
Hi following him, You'll have to be observant here. I do not print (h)oly or (H)oly as you did in your question here, but rather, by the parentheses I am suggesting that one has a choice of interpretation. It is either holy or Holy. [That is, (h)Holy]. Your choice is holy spirit or Holy Spirit. [That is, (h)Holy (s)Spirit]. The Greek definite articles offer a choice of translating One or one; of "that one" or "that One". You have a choice personally of following that one or that One. That is, of following (h)Him. Now, I don't care if one chooses to put pronouns in lower case; most of us started our studies on the King James version of the Bible. We are used to the lower case used there. However, even in the King James, if the Holy Ghost is spoken of, capital letters are used. Pronouns of Deity should be capitalized to my mind, and I study from the NKJ and the NASB. I only hope that if one is following him, that the person counts Him as Deity in his mind and spirit. The Greek and Hebrew are not languages that differentiate between upper and lower cases; the choice of lower case "spirit" and upper case "Spirit" is determined by context and grammar. It is a matter of interpretation rather than translation. For instance, Romans 8:15 in my NASB Study Bible reads that "you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba, Father." The copy has a marginal note of [Or, the Spirit]. So here is the choice for you: "you have received a (s)Spirit of adoption as sons..." What is your choice in interpreting the verse? From the heart, Ray |
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173 | How can we avoid deception? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Ray | 122789 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, You ask "Who is not fascinated by the fact the Lord can send us an evil spirit, a lying spirit, and a spirit of delusion?" You wrote "One supposes that the Holy Spirit in us can resist and defeat Satan and any spirit he sends. But what will he do with the other spirits that have come from God?" Jesus Christ is indeed in us because God has placed Him there. We indeed have fellowship with the Holy Spirit. I would go on and say that we are to be filled with holy spirit because we receive a spirit of adoption as sons. Romans 8:15. We know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error because we are from God. 1 John 5:6 John 3:3, "Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again [from above], he cannot see the kingdom of God." I would interpret the next verse as saying, "Unless one is born of water and the spirit, he can not see the kingdom of God." We have to test the spirits to see which ones are from God. We are justified and given life by the gift of righteousness, even the One, Jesus Christ/. Romans 5:18. Ephesians 4:22, "that in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23 and that you be renewed in the (s)pirit of your mind, and put on the new self which in the likeness of God/ has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth." From the heart, Ray |
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174 | Isn't delusion dangerous? | 2 Thess 2:11 | Ray | 122745 | ||
Hi Aixen7z4, 1) Comparing your references in Timothy, I can see the need of preaching the word. 2 Tim 4:2, "preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction." I can see the need of keeping the faith. 1 Timothy 1:18, "This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight, 19 keeping the faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith." But the main connection I see concerning delusion would be found in comparing 1 Timothy 2:7, NKJ, and 2 Timothy 3:16. That is, we must speak the truth in *Christ and we must know that all Scripture is inspired by *God. 2) 2 Thess 3:1, "Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; 2 and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith. 3 But the Lord is faithful, and will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 4 And we have confidence in the *Lord concerning you, that you are doing and will continue to do what we command." From the heart, Ray |
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175 | what is the history of job | Job 1:1 | Ray | 122620 | ||
Hi Marcusabcdef, Welcome to the forum. Why no "g" in your name? :) And as a person who encourages the use of the shift key I have to ask "Whose job history do you want to know about?" :) I would suggest to you that if at all possible a purchase of a good Study Bible would be good for your interest in this forum. The references in mine for this verse are: 1 Chron 1:17 Jer 25:20 Lam 4:20 James 5:11 Gen 6:9 Gen 17:1 Deut 18:13 Gen 22:12 Gen 42:18 Ex l8:21 Prov 8:13 Job 28:28 I hope that helps you. Others here will help you more I am sure. Let all of us know if you come up with a more specific question after your reading. From the heart, Ray |
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176 | who was the deciple jesus loved | John 13:23 | Ray | 122535 | ||
Hi love1, I found it interesting in comparing John 19:26 and John 13:23 that John was leaning on His breast at the Last Supper and he was standing nearby at the cross. I would say that John loved Jesus also wouldn't you? It is also worth noting that the passages connect Jesus at the cross and His disciple Judas whom He loved to the end and even called him friend at the garden. Judas may be told at judgment day that Jesus never knew you. I can't judge. But at least at the garden he was a friend, if only an acquaintance. The passages also show Jesus giving Judas "a morsel dipped in wine" and the Savior having "a sponge full of sour wine" upon a branch of hyssop being offered to Him. From the heart, Ray |
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177 | who was the deciple jesus loved | John 13:23 | Ray | 122534 | ||
Hi love1, Welcome to the forum. If you go to the yellow "Search" word in the top left of this page and type in John 13:23 you will find your answer. Hank answers there with #84356 if you want to type that in "Quick Search" in the top right corner. John 19:26 has five threads to choose from. And John 21:20 has two threads. Happy reading. From the heart, Ray John |
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178 | Only for the early Church? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 122396 | ||
Hi WTB, I reread your question to see if I had spoken anything at all to it on this thread so far. You wrote, "The Holy Ghost empowers the true Church to be witnesses to Him (Jesus),...[to bring] souls to Him." I certainly agree with you; and the thought that came to me when considering your parenthesis around Jesus is just what do we think about Him and what do we PROFESS about Him. Acts 1:8 to my mind tells us to be witnesses to the (Spirit). When the Holy Spirit comes upon us we become witnesses for (Jesus) but it is in the sense that we know that He is God and God is Spirit. I would also like to speak to the thought of POSSESSING the Holy Spirit. General thoughts to everyone: We do not possess God. We do not possess the Holy Spirit. I would not even say that we possess the holy spirit. The idea is that we are "possessed" , guided, controlled by the words and thoughts of the Holy Spirit as put forth in the word of God and with which we have filled our minds and hearts. Being filled with "holy spirit" is what kind of spirit we are of. The works that Jesus did were to explain that the Father had sent Him. He glorified God on the earth. God gave Him words to say and He spoke them. John 17:8, "...and they received them, and truly understood that I came forth from Thee, and they believed that Thou didst send Me." Now we have the Spirit of truth. John 16:12, "I have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 But when He, the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. 14 He shall glorify Me; for He shall take of Mine, and shall disclose it to you." John 17:17, "Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth. As Thou didst send Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth." We are to witness to the truth of the word of God. Speaking of the love of Christ and God our Savior is the best way of speaking in tongues. From the heart, Ray |
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179 | Difference between Petition and Request | Esth 5:7 | Ray | 121777 | ||
Hi forhisglory123, Welcome to the forum. You have asked a good question and even with a Thesaurus in front of me it is difficult to answer. As a person who counts pronouns and capitalizes pronouns of Deity, I appreciate your name. (Except I would say "forHisglory123") :)) All I can say to your question is that the petition of Ester would be like our applying for an educational grant, for instance. That would be the request that we write out for consideration. Now the powers that be could be open to accepting our petition for funds. If so, they would grant us the petition that we made. They would make funds available to us. However, in the request they we made for funds, we also would give proposals of what we would do with the funds and just exactly how much we would want and need. So in our application for the grant we would state our desires and proposals. The amounts may or may not be met, all that we wanted may or may not be done, because all of that is up to the powers that be. In summary, and application to Esther: Esther made her petition to King Ahasuerus and he was definitely open to granting her request. He would grant the request only to the amount of half the kingdom. All of her desires and requests may or may not be done; it depended on how it pleased the king. I found it interesting that Esther fell at the king's feet, wept, and "implored" him to avert the evil scheme of Haman which he had plotted against the Jews. Esther 8:3. I found it interesting that Esther made a petition and a "further request" in Esther 9:12. Still, it was up to the king as to what exactly was to be allowed for Esther, Mordecai, and the Jews to do. Esther 10:1-3, "Now King Ahasuerus laid a tribute on the land and on the coastlands of the sea. 2 And all the accomplishments of his authority and strength, and the full account of the greatness of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia? 3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus and great among the Jews, and in favor with the multitude of his kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation." I hope this helps. Thanks for your question anyway; I enjoyed the time spent. Perhaps someone else can help more. From the heart, Ray |
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180 | (Censorship the tools of the devil.) | Luke 3:23 | Ray | 121752 | ||
Hi Burnpas, It is interesting to have ecxtendid knowledge, but is it always worthwhile? Welcome to the forum. Let me know where you are coming from. From the heart, Ray |
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