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161 | Are people little "gods" in the bible? | Ps 82:6 | Reighnskye | 133973 | ||
EdB, Thanks again. J. Vernon McGee is really a profound author. I should pick up his bible commentary in the Christian bookstore, or maybe get it on CD. I used to listen to his radio program years back as he spent five years going through every verse of the bible. I do have a question about this scripture that you presented. - Psalms 82 6 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High. 7 "Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes." (NAS95) Psalms 82 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. (KJV) - What is the interrelation between being a "god" and a "son of God", if any? Both terms are apparently used in this scripture unit, depending on the translation used. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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162 | Are people little "gods" in the bible? | Ps 82:6 | Reighnskye | 134239 | ||
EdB, Thanks much. :) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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163 | Over-spiritualized interpretations? | Proverbs | Reighnskye | 135699 | ||
How might one assess what is over-spiritualization of the scriptures? My proposal is that we as mortals are not spiritual enough in our biblical interpretations. I would be greatly hesitant to reduce the greater spirituality of scripture down to a basis of mere speculation. Indeed, the Bible offers us a plethora of earthly applications for our personal lives. But the moment that we may potentially separate these earthly applications from an enlightened spiritual vision, such applications therefore tend to revert to empty and vain religiosity. Even as any supposed spirituality, in the absence of earthly application, will only be revealed to be a psuedo-spirituality in the end. I would be very careful here to differentiate between spirituality and speculation, as the two are commonly mistaken for each the other. Speculation has it's place, but ideally under the greater context of direct spiritual revelation. As far as authority goes when rendering biblical interpretations, I am aware of no other source than the Holy Spirit. Even many of the later church fathers and theologians (after the apostles died out) were not fully adequate in my view to interpret the scriptures for us. Their own doctrinal schisms against one another seems to confirm this to me. Blessings, Reighnskye |
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164 | Over-spiritualized interpretations? | Proverbs | Reighnskye | 135716 | ||
Searcher, Thanks. No more questions for me. I don't wish to further offend. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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165 | Can God Bless America? | Prov 14:34 | Reighnskye | 135116 | ||
Kalos, You ask "Can God bless America?" I suggest that God has already blessed America many times over. What practical effect, that additional blessings will have, in reforming lost souls, however, I'm not quite certain. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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166 | habitually sinning | Eccl 7:20 | Reighnskye | 133633 | ||
If you find yourself "habitually" sinning, there is a good chance that you may simply be a sinner, like the rest of us. Please define "habitual". - Ecclesiastes 7 20 Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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167 | habitually sinning | Eccl 7:20 | Reighnskye | 133787 | ||
ccvythcoch, You wrote: "I define habitually as regularly or continually or making a habit of. I ment to say if you realize that you are sinning and keep on sinning in the same area are you really saved." I greatly appreciate your definition of habitual sin. I just might suggest that everyone possesses some type of habitual sin. For example, I may be continually late for work, and undergoing a corrective process by the management. We might say that this is habitual sin, insofar as I am not responding to a management corrective process. In fact, I had an employee like that who had to be released from employment. I may find myself unable to wake up in the morning on time, and I just can't seem to improve, despite how hard I try. Should I reckon myself as never having been eternally saved, because I'm habitually late for work every morning? Don't we all have some issue like that? I don't believe that habitual sins disqualify us from being a saved believer. - Further, in relation to habitual sin, you wrote: "For example you lust after a Girl or Guy and realize that you have sinned but continue to do it anyways." This last statement here raises another question for me. How are you defining lust? If one looks at an attractive girl or guy, and becomes suxually aroused, over a period of many years, does this mean that they are unsaved? If that's the case, then we wouldn't be sure that anyone on the earth is saved. - 1 John 1 5 This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (NAS95) 1 John 2 3 By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments. 4 The one who says, "I have come to know Him," and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him; (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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168 | Is Is.28:7-13 a prophecy? | Is 28:13 | Reighnskye | 133238 | ||
Insofar as history repeats itself, I believe that any scripture in the bible may have future application for us, even if it seems to strictly relate to the past. - Ecclesiastes 1 9 That which has been is that which will be, And that which has been done is that which will be done. So there is nothing new under the sun. (NAS95) - Reighsnkye |
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169 | Date or time for an answer to prayer? | Is 38:5 | Reighnskye | 131076 | ||
MrsMcCurley :) I'm not precisely aware whether or not God gives a date or a time in answer to prayer anywhere in the scripture. Nonetheless, God is quite specific with a timeframe when He heals Hezekiah after he prays to God. And a specific sign is given in this particular instance as well. ---- Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, "Go and say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. "I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city."' "This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken: "Behold, I will cause the shadow on the stairway, which has gone down with the sun on the stairway of Ahaz, to go back ten steps." So the sun's shadow went back ten steps on the stairway on which it had gone down. (Isaiah 38:4-8 NAS95) Reighnskye |
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170 | Who is this? | Is 38:5 | Reighnskye | 133935 | ||
Hezekiah was granted fifteen years of life in the book of Isaiah. - Isaiah 38 4 Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5 "Go and say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life. 6 "I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city."' 7 "This shall be the sign to you from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that He has spoken: 8 "Behold, I will cause the shadow on the stairway, which has gone down with the sun on the stairway of Ahaz, to go back ten steps." So the sun's shadow went back ten steps on the stairway on which it had gone down. (NAS95) Isaiah 38 21 Now Isaiah had said, "Let them take a cake of figs and apply it to the boil, that he may recover." (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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171 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133390 | ||
Believer, Are you suggesting from this verse, that angelic/demonic seed again mixes with the human race, even well after the period of the flood of Noah? The former intermingling of celestials and humankind necessitated the mass genocide incurred by the great flood, without which the flood would not have been necessary, but for the corruptions in the human bloodline. - Genesis 6 1 Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose. 3 Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years." 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown. 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. 7 The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them." (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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172 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133400 | ||
Mark, Was this seed intermingling with the human race after the days of Noah? If it can be said that Noah and his family were pure-blood humans (which I believe to be the case), then we may infer that the celestial/human crossbreeds were fully removed from the earth during the flood. The gene pool of the human species got a new start and celestial blood had not intermingled with our kind since. Certainly the introduction of angel-spawn or demon-spawn, within the gene pool of the human race, would unsettle the war between the angels and the demons, swaying such a war over to one side or the other. I suggest that this type of crossbreeding does not enhance us, but rather diminishes us, as a species. The blood becomes weakened and not strengthened. A purebreed human race will become greater in it's future immortal state than what the angelic/demonic celestials ever were. The corruption of the human gene pool would, however, thwart the future dominance of an immortal humanity, causing either the angels or the demons to hold permament sway. Scripture infers that these celestial races will yet be subjected in the immortal regeneration of humanity. No greater or lesser angel is completely pure. - 1 Corinthians 6 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to constitute the smallest law courts? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? (NAS95) Hebrews 2 6 But one has testified somewhere, saying, "WHAT IS MAN, THAT YOU REMEMBER HIM? OR THE SON OF MAN, THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM? 7 "YOU HAVE MADE HIM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS; YOU HAVE CROWNED HIM WITH GLORY AND HONOR, AND HAVE APPOINTED HIM OVER THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS; 8 YOU HAVE PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET." For in subjecting all things to him, He left nothing that is not subject to him. But now we do not yet see all things subjected to him. 9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. (NAS95) Job 4 18 'He puts no trust even in His servants; And against His angels He charges error. (NAS95) Job 15 15 "Behold, He puts no trust in His holy ones, And the heavens are not pure in His sight; (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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173 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133483 | ||
Believer, You had asked a couple of questions. You said: "Could you tell me, if the fallen angels were all killed out, how did they repopulate the earth after the flood?" I honestly can't answer this question beyond simply conjecture, nor have I really thought of this idea before now. I suppose we could look at two ideologies here. A. If the flood of Noah had exterminated all life on the entire earth, then celestial blood may have been carried through the bloodlines of any of the eight human survivors on the ark; or celestials (angels/demons) manifested themselves again on the earth after the flood of Noah and began intermingling anew, albeit with lesser force; Or, B. The flood of Noah did not exterminate all of humanity from the earth and somebody on the dry land had escaped the flood, beyond the eight who were on the ark. Although completely unbiblical, this idea may run concurrent with ancient historical records of many nations of the earth, that recorded multiple smaller floods throughout the earth, as opposed to one great big flood. By the way, the lost continent of Atlantis was once believed to exist, prior to it's submergence under water, as per the annals of ancient mythology. Secondly, you had asked: "Another thing to think about is the fact that angels, whether fallen or not, are spirits. Do you think they can be killed? The scripture says the ones who left their first estate are in chains awaiting judgement, they aren't dead." To adequately answer this question, I would have to use some rather foreign terms, which are not commonly used in our vernacular. The term "spirit" is grossly inadequate when discussing these things, and can easily lead to a great deal of confusion. This is because when we use the word "spirit", we are often speaking of "ghosts", which are in no way spiritual, even if they are supernatural. The term "spiritual" would not apply to hellish and demonic entities, for example. I will rather use the terms "celestial" and "ghost" (and even these terms fall short). Here is the difference between a "celestial" and a "ghost". A "ghost" is a disembodied spirit that exists on a lesser non-spiritual supernatural plane. The immortal physicality had been lost or forfeited, albeit the vehicle of the "ghost" body had been left behind. Much like when mortal human beings die physically and subsequently float around within the vehicle of a "ghost" body, possessing no resolute appearance or form. This is the state of the demons who left their first estate of physical immortality, so that they could breed with humanity. Having lost their immortal physicality, they therefore attempt to possess the bodies of living mortals, so that they may live on in this life, through the eyes and ears of others. Job 14 10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he? (KJV) - Conversely, a "celestial" is a higher spirit which possesses physical immortality, and can physically materialize in our earthly dimension at any time in full view of mortals. This is likely the case with the higher angels, who did not abandon their first estate of physical immortality. Jesus, Enoch and Elijah (and some say Moses) also possess "celestial" bodies, which are capable of physical materialization in our mortal realm at any time. This "celestial" body is the future inheritance of the saints, wherein we may coin the term "material spirit", though the terminology falls short. 1 Corinthians 15 40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. (KJV) - Here are some further verse references concerning those angels who left their first estate of immortal physicality, and therefore degraded themselves into lesser demons after their physical expirations from the earth. In effect, one third of the angels became mortal and their physical bodies died off from the earth. Hence, the dire necessity of these judgments. Perhaps we may still find their bones today. 2 Peter 2 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; 5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; (KJV) Jude 1 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. (KJV) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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174 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133489 | ||
Mark, You said: "My thinking is that the spirits produced from this crossbreeding are not subject to salvation, although again, I have no scripture to support that." - If human beings are redeemable, and yet the fallen angels were not redeemable, then what of human/angelic hybrids? Are they therefore redeemable or irredeemable? God forbid that hybrids should walk the earth today. - Blessings, Reighsnkye |
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175 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133492 | ||
Believer, I would have to say that I agree with you in your last quote here. You said: "I believe that someone on the ark, (obviously not Noah) had this seed.) Many people think that they were all perfect in their generations, but the Bible only says this about Noah, not the others. I totally deep six the idea that anyone lived besides Noah and his family. God doesn't lie, neither does the word. Secondly, some people say there was a second wave of fallen angels, but I haven't been able to find this proof in scripture. As for the spirit thing, I may have not stated clearly what I meant: When we die, our spirit will either live eternally or burn eternally, so it just seems logical this would be the case with the fallen angels." - As to your last question as to whether the Nephilim had souls or not? I would conversely ask "why wouldn't they"? Even dogs, cats, rats and ants have souls. LOLOLOL. - Ecclesiastes 3 17 I said to myself, "God will judge both the righteous man and the wicked man," for a time for every matter and for every deed is there. 18 I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts." 19 For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity. 20 All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust. 21 Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? 22 I have seen that nothing is better than that man should be happy in his activities, for that is his lot. For who will bring him to see what will occur after him? (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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176 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133497 | ||
Believer, I greatly suggest that only God can create life, whether it be twins in the womb or clones in the test tube. God is the author of all life, and we should show full respect to God's handiwork, even if human beings will distort and abuse God's gift of life to us. If two twins shall be born from the mother's womb on the same day, it would not be valid to ask which life is valid and which is not. So also, if that twin is born in a test tube or through an act of cloning. Even if man shall form the body from pre-existing organic materials, yet God creates the soul within every potential clone (if not the body itself). However, not all view God as the sovereign author of all life on earth. Although, scientists will attempt to enhance or distort human life (as had been done with animals already), we should nonetheless not thank the scientist for a new life on the earth. The scientist had only taken what God had first originated and melded such organic materials through scientific methods. Ultimately, there will likely be three demonstrated applications for cloning in the end times: 1. Clones will be used to fight our wars, at the loss of their various God-given lives and limbs. 2. Clones will perform our daily labors for us as permanent slaves bought for a hefty price. This will be particularly advantageous for larger corporations that would like to cut payroll a bit. 3. Clones will be used for medical experimentions as the Jews were, due to their percieved expendability. - Now beyond all this, there will be two camps of people: 1. The first camp will be a portion of the religious camp, which will declare the mistaken belief that clones lack souls and are therefore not a viable form of life. From here, mass geneocides of clones will be first supported and later performed. However, an offshoot of this first camp will also arise, which will fully support the first three applications for clones that I had suggested. Although, they will not view clones as having souls, they will nonetheless view mass genocide as impractical. 2. The second religious camp of people will declare that clones do indeed have souls, which constitutes that they are a viable form of life, likewise deserving equal freedoms as all human beings. These shall oppose the usage of clones as war soldiers, corporate slaves and medical test subjects. They shall also attempt to convey the Gospel of Jesus to them. However, another offshoot will also arise from this second camp of people, who will justify the deaths of the first and original camp, who support and/or perform mass genocide of the clones. These shall spill the blood of a portion of the first camp, so as to defend the clones by way of violence. - Which camp will you choose? - James 1 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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177 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133582 | ||
Rowdy, Fully agreed :) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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178 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133592 | ||
Believer, If we do not view God as the ultimate creator of clones, then we do not view God as the sovereign creator of all things. James 1 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. (KJV) - Further, I suggest that there are four primary components to consciousness, wherein we may accurately ascertain if a person or being (or a clonal replicant in this case) possesses a conscious soul. The four components of soulish consciousness are as follows: 1. Intellect: the capacity for thought, reasoning and mathematical analysis. 2. Emotion: the capacity to experience happiness and sorrow, anger and fear, along with a vast plethora of associative emotions. 3. Volition: the capacity to make strategic and tactical plans and decisions, in regards to the locomotion of the physical body. 4. Conscience: the capacity to operate by an inner moral awareness, in relation to others around us. And I have not even referenced here the components of physical material consciousness. Ecclesiastes 3 21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? (KJV) - Lastly, the very last verse that you had referenced to me, in your position against the soulish validity of clones, seems to be a vast over-extension in the application of scripture. The following scripture does not refer to cloning. Matthew 15 13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. (NAS95) It appears to me by your usage of this text, that you believe that the living awareness of clones will somehow be uprooted? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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179 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133593 | ||
Believer, Here is a commonly used reference to demonstrate that animals will live on eternally in God's kingdom. The verse is very well known in Christian circles from the book of Isaiah, and is even sung in many worship hymns. Isaiah 11 6 And the wolf will dwell with the lamb, And the leopard will lie down with the young goat, And the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; And a little boy will lead them. 7 Also the cow and the bear will graze, Their young will lie down together, And the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The nursing child will play by the hole of the cobra, And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. 9 They will not hurt or destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD As the waters cover the sea. (NAS95) - Further, what you say is quite accurate that the spirit and the soul are two different things. 1 Thessalonians 5 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NAS95) Hebrews 4 12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (NAS95) What has me a bit baffled is how one can say that a being possesses a spirit, yet does not possess a soul? Would it not stand to reason that if a being possesses a spirit, that a soul would also be had? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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180 | is the seed non-human? | Dan 2:43 | Reighnskye | 133596 | ||
Believer, How are you interpreting this scripture? What has this verse got to do with human/demon hybrids or clones? Also, clones and hybrids are too entirely different things, yet you're using this verse to refer to both. Here's the verse you used: Matthew 15 13 But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. (NAS95) - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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