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161 | Persicution | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155275 | ||
Hell Obi, I was one of those that became "aggressive" toward you and for that I fall short and sincerely apologize and ask your forgiveness. While it is my passion for my own beliefs that give way to this, that is no excuse for responding in any way other than with love, patience, and compassion. But that does not mean that I should not and am not absolutely appropriate in presenting "argument" to support my position and or/ discredit what I believe to be inaccurate and/or false teaching. So, let me say, the referred to posts are available for all to see. I believe that any who study them will find several things to be fact. 1. Many of us answered your questions and did so very directly, accurately, truthfully and provided scripture for support. Interestingly, the answers were all consistent which should at least make you stop and consider your position. 2. No respondents twisted your words, however and once again, a study of your repetitive monotonies makes it quite evident that you were intentionally trying to either a). ask a trick question to take and twist a respondents answer to mean what he/she did not say, b). manipulate and/or twist what is clearly printed and expressed in the Holy Scriptures to say something it is not saying, c). assume or declare that scripture gives name and title to "the one true denomination of Christianity" although that denomination did not exist for centuries after the fact. So, please, do not blame others for what in fact your were (and apparently continue to be) doing. And as far as being aggressive and suggestively inappropriate in response, your (being obviously much younger in years to the average poster) referring to the rest of us as "children" was not only inappropriat but also disrespectful. I forgive you. Also, using computer recognized YELLING to refer to the rest of us as the BLIND LEADING the BLIND is once again rude, inappropriate, and downright disrespectful. I forgive you; and no, I am not being sarcastic, I really do forgive you. Finally, Obi, I point out your contradiction here; that you base an entire argument on a single verse in the bible and then preach, that the bible is "incomplete and distored and changed to suit(e) the DOCTRINES of men!" Argument: If this is true of the bible, then you should absolutely refuse to base any belief at all on any part of it. for in as much as it is imperfect or inaccurate, how can you or I determine which part is safe to believe? This point then appears to be your unveiling. It is because that you have no faith in the bible as God's word that you use it to ask questions that are both misleading and intentionally divisive. Furthermore, you have no faith in it and so can receive no answer from it. Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. You see, Obi. The bible if it ever was the word of God, continues to be the word of God. He, the same God that inspired it's words be written down, has not dropped the ball during the ongoing translation process. Your right in assuming that man has not the power or authority to maintain it's purity; therefore we know that it is God Himself who does so. With Love, Jeff |
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162 | Persicution | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 155276 | ||
Hell Obi, I was one of those that became "aggressive" toward you and for that I fall short and sincerely apologize and ask your forgiveness. While it is my passion for my own beliefs that give way to this, that is no excuse for responding in any way other than with love, patience, and compassion. But that does not mean that I should not and am not absolutely appropriate in presenting "argument" to support my position and or/ discredit what I believe to be inaccurate and/or false teaching. So, let me say, the referred to posts are available for all to see. I believe that any who study them will find several things to be fact. 1. Many of us answered your questions and did so very directly, accurately, truthfully and provided scripture for support. Interestingly, the answers were all consistent which should at least make you stop and consider your position. 2. No respondents twisted your words, however and once again, a study of your repetitive monotonies makes it quite evident that you were intentionally trying to either a). ask a trick question to take and twist a respondents answer to mean what he/she did not say, b). manipulate and/or twist what is clearly printed and expressed in the Holy Scriptures to say something it is not saying, c). assume or declare that scripture gives name and title to "the one true denomination of Christianity" although that denomination did not exist for centuries after the fact. So, please, do not blame others for what in fact your were (and apparently continue to be) doing. And as far as being aggressive and suggestively inappropriate in response, your (being obviously much younger in years to the average poster) referring to the rest of us as "children" was not only inappropriat but also disrespectful. I forgive you. Also, using computer recognized YELLING to refer to the rest of us as the BLIND LEADING the BLIND is once again rude, inappropriate, and downright disrespectful. I forgive you; and no, I am not being sarcastic, I really do forgive you. Finally, Obi, I point out your contradiction here; that you base an entire argument on a single verse in the bible and then preach, that the bible is "incomplete and distored and changed to suit(e) the DOCTRINES of men!" Argument: If this is true of the bible, then you should absolutely refuse to base any belief at all on any part of it. for in as much as it is imperfect or inaccurate, how can you or I determine which part is safe to believe? This point then appears to be your unveiling. It is because that you have no faith in the bible as God's word that you use it to ask questions that are both misleading and intentionally divisive. Furthermore, you have no faith in it and so can receive no answer from it. Isa 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. You see, Obi. The bible if it ever was the word of God, continues to be the word of God. He, the same God that inspired it's words be written down, has not dropped the ball during the ongoing translation process. Your right in assuming that man has not the power or authority to maintain it's purity; therefore we know that it is God Himself who does so. With Love, Jeff |
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163 | co dependecy | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 156766 | ||
Hello Allmy, Hint, only click the "submit" button once when you are ready to send your question to the forum post. It your computer is slow, just wait for it to post. Regarding your question. First, what do you mean by indulge? Next, what do you mean by relationship? I'm not playing on your words here. And certainly this is a lagitimate question if you are asking (as I assume you are) what the bible has to say regarding this. Define indulge and relationship and see what we can come up with. Jeff |
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164 | Fasting | Bible general Archive 2 | jlhetrick | 156769 | ||
Hi Mike, Yes, fasting is for today. As Hank pointed out, you can search the topic on the forum for in-depth study, however, I felt a friendly answer wouldn't hurt. As you may be aware, the book of Acts is one of the best places to go to in the bible to get a picture of the early church to include the performance of individuals and the wider church body. The following passage is an example of those in the "New Testament Church" (which continues to this day) fasting. Acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and, with prayer and FASTING , committed them to the Lord, in whom they had put their trust. NIV (emphasis added) Hope this helps, Jeff |
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165 | where esau got his wives? | OT general | jlhetrick | 178025 | ||
Genesis 26:34-35 (NASB95) 26:34 When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Jeff |
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166 | why did jacob return to bethel? | OT general | jlhetrick | 178027 | ||
Because God told him to. Genesis 31:1-3 (NASB95) 31:1 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth." 2 Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly. 3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you." Genesis 35:1 (NASB95) 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." Continue to read from these verses and see how God confirmed the covenant and renamed Jacob Israel. Jeff |
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167 | explain II Chronicles 7:14 | OT general | jlhetrick | 179055 | ||
Hello Hickory, Welcome to the forum :) 2 Chronicles 7:14 is easier understood with some background knowledge of man's relationship with the righteous and holy God. God was speaking here to His chosen Israel, however, the connotation carries over to believers today, perhaps more specifically the church since He was addressing them as a nation. We have to take the verse in context (always). Notice in the prior verse God said to Solomon "if I send pestilence" (among other things)"among my people..." vs 14 "and my people...humble themselves.." humbling themselves would indicate an acceptance of deserving nothing more than the pestilence and such. Because they were, as we are, sinners no good thing from God is deserved. When we truly understand and accept this and then approach God from that understanding, we do so in humility. Thus, the verse continues.."and pray and seek My face..." An acknowledgement of who God is and a turning to Him in total dependence. "...and turn from their wicked ways..." Once again, in their (our) humility they acknowledge that their ways amount to nothing more than wickedness because they are capable of nothing more. Is it possible to truly repent without first acknowledging the sin? But still, repentance is more than acknowledging sin, even when doing so in true humility. There must be the turning away.. this is repentance. Then and only then does He promise to "hear" and "forgive their sin" and "heal their land." Mic 3:4 4 Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil. ESV James 4:10 (NASB95) 4:10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. Hope this helps shed some light. Other's more capable will eventually respond. God bless, Jeff |
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168 | Why the need for manna? | OT general | jlhetrick | 179737 | ||
Hello Lap, Welcome to the Forum. With the information provided in Scripture we would need to do some assuming, and it would be no more than assumption. With that said: At the time in question, the Israelites had been on the move for about a month and a half. Perhaps the supplies they had brought with them (including the herd) was depleted or nearly so. We might also assume that they were growing tired of the same vittles. Ever had a piece of meet with no spices or condiments at all? :) Anyway, assumptions aside, when we focus on these types of details it's likely we will overlook the message. What's clear in the passage is the truth that the Israelites were disatisfied with their deliverance. They had been freed from the bondage of slavery. Yet they grumbled at the hardship preferring the pleasures of the flesh to the freedom given by God. Sound familiar? As Christians we have been freed from the bondage of slavery. Slavery to sin. But our flesh continues to cry out for it; to desire it; to want to be comforted by those things we have been freed from. More than being disatisfied, they had no faith in the One who had delievered them that He too would sustain them. Even after He provided the manna they were commanded to save nothing over night for the next day. God was testing them (v.4). And they fell short (v.19-20). Why did they save some for morning? Apparently they did not trust that the Lord would continue to provide. Still sound familiar? I know it does to me. Even as the Lord continues to bless me in this life, I continue to struggle with doing things my way. But like He did with His Israelites, He continues to do with me. It's often in hind-sight that I fully realize it; that it is only in His provision that I am sustained-spiritually and physically. I hope this helps. You will likely get other responses that offer better insight. Until then, I encourage you to spend some time in the whole chapter and book and focus on the larger message. God bless, Jeff |
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169 | First animal sacrifice who, when, why? | OT general | jlhetrick | 181056 | ||
Hello Cuddle, I believe the first time an animal was sacrificed it was done by God for the purpose of clothing Adam and Eve. See Gen. 3:21 Jeff |
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170 | God cause what enemy to get confused | OT general | jlhetrick | 183619 | ||
Hello tcl, I'll give you the book and then leave you to benefit from the search. If after a time you still do not have the answer post back and I will give the chapter as well. Read in the book of Judges. God bless, Jeff |
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171 | What is tithing? | OT general | jlhetrick | 184194 | ||
Hello mzavala, Perhaps you will get a lot of good answers and you might try typing in tithe or tithing in the search box (upper right). In the mean time I will give a short, simple answer. Tithe (transliterated word: maaser) means "tenth part". I "tenth part" is the same as ten percent. Biblical tithing means giving back to God a tenth of what He has blessed you with. We generally think of money but we are to honor God with more than just our financial blessings to include our time and energies. In the Old Testament the tithe was a necessary contribution of goods that allowed for the welfare of the people as a whole. In essence, it was the foundation of the economy of God's people. You might think of it as the taxes of today (though we wish we could think of taxes in terms of ten percent only). In keeping with my promise to keep it short and simple, I will leave it at that and allow another to extrapolate. A reference to get started: Neh 10:36-39 36 also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; 37 and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. 38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. 39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God." ESV God bless, Jeff |
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172 | Was the here before, and was destroyed? | OT general | jlhetrick | 186566 | ||
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173 | kiv Grt Commission of JC, how we see it | OT general | jlhetrick | 205172 | ||
chesshores- please forgive my inability to follow you. Will you be so kind as to reword your question more specifically for me? I've read your question multiple times but still not quite sure what your asking. Again, forgive my not understanding the essense of your question. God bless, Jeff |
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174 | Christians VS Dinosaurs... whats up? | OT general | jlhetrick | 207839 | ||
HappyCamper- Welcome to the forum. Simply put, your theology is incorrect; no insult to you, lots of us are brought up being told things that just aren't true. However, it's our responsibility to seek the turth and wisdom of God as found in Scripture and not believe everyting we're told. I gather from your user profile that you already understand that. Your post is the very first time that I have ever heard anyone state that Christians do not believe in dinosaurs. Not sure where you got that information but I suspect you have confused the issue of dinosaurs with the scientific "theory" of evolution. Where this theory is in conflict with Scripture true Christians believe the Creator God vs. the thoeries of created man. Dinosaurs were flesh and bone creatures and I know of no Christian who denies that fact. As for the "creature that the women mated with? you can find that throughout Scripture beginning with Genisis. Adam was the first and with Eve. God created man and woman and ordained marriage between them as the institution through which procreation occurs. Hope this is helpful. God bless, Jeff |
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175 | During Rebuilding of the temple | OT general | jlhetrick | 211471 | ||
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176 | what man hit his Ass? | OT general | jlhetrick | 237272 | ||
you may be thinking about Numbers 22:23-27 | ||||||
177 | what was the time period of creation | OT general | jlhetrick | 238186 | ||
Hi and welcome to the Forum. Read the first chapter of Genesis where the answer is clearly explained. Enjoy the read :-) |
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178 | Who di God listen to in Old testement? | OT general | jlhetrick | 238565 | ||
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179 | Who di God listen to in Old testement? | OT general | jlhetrick | 238568 | ||
There wasn't only one person that God listened to. God heard the prayers of people and responded to them in the OT days as well as NT. My understanding of Scripture is that God never does what we want unless what we are asking for is in perfect agreement with His will. We do not persuade God to change His mind. I have heard people speak of the account in Genesis 18 and 19 as God being "persuaded" by Abraham when Abraham advocated for the City of Sodom and "bargained" with God asking If God would spare the city if a certain number of righteous people could be found there. God had told Abraham that He would destroy Sodom due to it’s sinfulness. Abraham began the bargain by asking if God would spare the city if 50 righteous people were found. God did agree to spare the City if 50 righteous were found. On first reading it may appear that Abraham persuaded God to change his mind. However, we know that God knew exactly how many "righteous" people were there. Apparently Abraham assumed that 50 might be a high number in the sinful city so began to bargain the number down to 45, 30 and all the way down to 10, a safe number to include Lot and his family. Abraham wanted to save his nephew Lot and Lot’s family. What we finally see is that God used the opportunity to show Abraham (among other things) that God's will in fact would be done and no changing of God's mind would occur. God did destroy Sodom though He did spare Lot and his family all but Lot and his daughters. We can conclude, from the wider context of Scripture, that God intended to spare Lot and in fact was the one persuading Abraham to pray for it hence, the visit to Abraham in the first place. |
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180 | what does Lo-debar mean in Hebrew | OT general | jlhetrick | 242034 | ||
A town in Gilead north of the Jabbok and not far from Mahanaim, which was the home of Mephibosheth (Josh 13:26; 2 Sam 9:4–5; 17:27; Amos 6:13) (The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.) LO-DEBAR Place-name variously spelled in Hebrew to mean “no word” or “to him a word” or “to speak.” (Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary) |
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