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161 | How Far Are We To Suffer For Christ? | 1 Pet 4:16 | bowler | 206778 | ||
remorse2 Thank you for your most graceful answer. The reason I asked the question is because I have been coming across other Christians who are facing circumstances where they would have to choose between having a nice life living the way they are and truning around and obeying Christ instead. If some of them, not all of them, were to do this they would have to leave evertything behind that they have worked so hard to have and their lives would definitely be ruined. Some of these cricumstances are life style arrangements and are not suffering for the sake of proclaiming the gospel. Others have been attacked out in the street and some fought and some didn't. As a Christian it is hard to know what to do becuase the laws of society say you can defend yourself, but the Bible says turn the other cheek. That sounds like a no brainer on the surface, just obey the Bible, but if we take Romans 13 as part of obeying the Bible, it is possible to consider defending yourself. Of course I would take the Bible over the law as long as I didn't break the law, but others may not see it that way. So its not really from my perspective that I am asking, but that I know people who either will have to choose to suffer to follow Christ, or who choose not to suffer for Christ and obeyed the law, but disobeyed Christ. By the way, your profile does not contain your email! :) blessings abound, bowler |
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162 | Isaiah Sawn In Two? | Heb 11:37 | bowler | 206755 | ||
I have heard that Isaih was sawn in two and would like to know what the source of that is from? Thank you. blessings abound, bowler |
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163 | Speculation? | 2 Tim 2:23 | bowler | 206754 | ||
What in your estimation consititutes ingnorant and foolish speculations? Does this only apply to ideas that don't have any basis in scriptures, or is it more than that? blessings abound, bowler |
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164 | Fruitless Scripture Discussion? | 1 Tim 1:6 | bowler | 206753 | ||
How would you see this verse in light of talking about the scriptures? Being that, all scripture is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, is there any Biblical subject that should be off limits for discussion between the saints? According to this scripture "all" scripture profits and should have an application and we need them all to be eqquipped for every good work. What topic could possibly be off limits between saints? I am sincerely seeking an answer to this because I need to hear and read what others think of this. blessings abound, bowler |
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165 | Marriage as a Covenant Relationship? | Eph 5:32 | bowler | 206752 | ||
Seeing as how marriage is like Christ and the church, and seeing as how Christ is in a covenant relationship with the church, isn't marriage a covenant subject to the rules of a covenant? Would like to hear the views of others, and ask questions about what I read, but not to foster ill will or a debate, only to understand. blessings abound, bowler |
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166 | What Parts Makes Covenant Work? | Heb 9:16 | bowler | 206751 | ||
What constitutes the elements of a covenant? Not just who is in it, and not who made covenants in the first place, but what are the differing parts of how a covenant works as God has laid it out from the OT to the NT to now? blessings abound, bowler |
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167 | How Far Are We To Suffer For Christ? | 1 Pet 4:16 | bowler | 206750 | ||
What exactly does it mean to suffer as a Christian and how far in obeying Christ should we go? What if obeying Christ means our whole lives would be ruined? What if obeying Christ means dying because you don't retaliate, "and if you are struck, don't strike back"? At what point do Christians say enough, when it gets dangerous, or very impossible to keep going without losing everything? blessings abound, bowler |
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168 | Repentance is Sorry or Walk From Sin? | Matt 3:8 | bowler | 206749 | ||
How far does repentance go? How active is repentance is it saying sorry and meaning it and moving into Godly living, or is it possible to say it and keep staying in a sinful situation becuase life would be much easier to live? This may seem like a weak question, but I have real pause to wonder what others think about this important issue as of late. blessings abound, bowler |
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169 | God Not Give More Than We Can Bear? | 1 Cor 10:13 | bowler | 206748 | ||
I have heard it said many a time that God will not give you more than you are able to bear in regards to trials and tribulations as, "God will not give you more than you are able". Are there any scriptures to support this? Jesus died, Peter and Paul both say we are called to suffer, even if it means death. Who can bear death? Is it true God will not give you more than you cn bear? blessings abound, bowler |
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170 | Consists Not in Words But in Power? | 1 Cor 4:20 | bowler | 206747 | ||
What is Paul talking about here? The whole church is built on the word of God, which has the power. So why does Paul say that the kingdom of God consists not in words but in power. blessings abound, bowler |
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171 | Boast in the Lord About? | 2 Cor 10:17 | bowler | 206746 | ||
I have seen this verse twice now, once here and once in 1 Corinthians 1:31. Why does Paul say this in both instances? Are they related? Is this about something he is not talking about very plainly that is happening to him? One setting seems to be not being willing to make his boast in wisdom, nobleness, and might, the other setting seems to have to do with building the gospel on his own foundation and not on another's. blessings abound, bowler |
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172 | Armies of Heaven Fight With Jesus? | Rev 19:14 | bowler | 206745 | ||
Makarios Thank you for your thoughts here. I hope you don't mind, I am going to avail myself of all your links there in your profile. Here is one for you, but you may already have it - http://www.scripture4all.org/download/download down slash ISA20.php blessings abound, bowler |
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173 | Lead us not | Luke 5:18 | bowler | 206744 | ||
Allen Rhoades Oh God bless your soul Pastor! Thank you Thank you very much. It looks like it is going to take some doing to navigate around this site, but it will be worth the travel. I shared this with another Pastor in here for sharing his Greek with me, I am sure you already have this - http://www.greekbiblestudy.org/gnt/greekWordStudy.do?id equal sign 112981 and sign greek equal sign false The one who is taught the word is to share all good things with the one who teaches him. My apologies by the way for saying there was no Greek word Eisengkas! blessings abound, bowler |
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174 | old versus new testament | Rom 3:1 | bowler | 206741 | ||
Doc Yes I do understand that the term "catholic" means universal, as in the "universal church" and that that is how it was being used in the Canons of Orange. However, the Canons of Orange were drafted by members of the Catholic Church in 529 with Caesaurius Arles, presding as head of the synod, and sent to Pope Boniface II for final approval. Which is why I did not hesitate to idenditify the end paragraph, which intimated that regeneration comes about by way of baptism, as being derived from "Roman Catholicism", as the Council of Orange sent the Canons to Pope Boniface II in 530 for final approval. The whole thing stemmed from St. Augustine's answer to Pelagianism. Augustine was Catholic, the members of the Council of Orange were all Catholic. Both Augustine and the church at the time taught baptismal regeneration as the process by which any came to be those "who are actually regenerate". Some of the oldest divines believed various things, both John Calvin and Martin Luther believed in baptismal regeneration "as the process by which that effectual grace of regeneration is conferred". But in the interests of not aruguing with you I will desist from setting forth a lengthy discourse with quotes to prove that and will leave off in qualifying my statement that that is what they taught and believed. I like your London Baptist Confession of Faith, thank you very much for all your very good links. And I have no doubt that other of the great divines did not teach baptismal regeneration as you so rightly say. blessings abound, bowler |
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175 | Divorced, Am I going to hell? | Matt 5:32 | bowler | 206737 | ||
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176 | 70 A.D. or Revelation? | Dan 11:31 | bowler | 206732 | ||
hopalong Thank you very much for giving me the link. I listened to Azurdia on Revelation chapter 13. He has a great application, but no exegesis of the verses in terms of backdrop, or verse sources, which is what I need. I appreciate the help though, that is a huge site, I am going to bookmark that one,and look through to see if there might be an answer there so thanks again for a great link. I also tried Precept Austin and the Ethereal Library to no avail, alas. blessings abound, bowler |
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177 | What is the "Lord's Day" | Rev 1:10 | bowler | 206730 | ||
Jim Estes The actual term "the Lord's Day" is only found in Revelation 1:10, and it was used by the church fathers below and refers to Sunday. The following site contained the following excerpts as quotes, I would be careful about going to this site, I did not believe all that I read there - http: double front slash www.specialtyinterests.net single front slash lords down dash day down dash history.html number sign ioa 4. Didache cir. 125 BC - 50 to 90 AD "But every Lord's day, do ye gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. But let no one that is at variance with his fellow come together with you, until they be reconciled, that your sacrifice may not be profaned. For this is that which was spoken by the Lord... Matt. 5:23-24." 2b, or this translation, "On the Lord's day of the Lord come together, break bread and hold Eucharist." Loeb Classical Library - Apostolic Fathers, Vol. 1 pp. 330, 331. Note: The word "day" is a later interpolation by the translator, in the original the word may have been "supper." 5. Bishop Dionysius of Corinth cir. 170 AD wrote to Bishop Sater of Rome: "Today we have passed the Lord's holy day, in which we have read your epistle." Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 2nd series, Vol. I, p. 204. 6. Bishop Melito of Sardis cir. 170 to 185 AD wrote a treatise "On the Lord's Day" but the word day' is not in the Greek original which is, "o peri tes kuriakes logos ...", where the word "hmara" day is missing and like in Ignatius treaties on the Life of Christ' was more likely "kuriaken zoen", lord's life.' Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, 2nd series, Vol. 1, p. 204. 2c 7. The apogryphical gospel according to Peter cir. 190: "Here we have the clear application of "the Lord's Day" to the first day of the week." Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I, IX, pp. 27, 29. 8. Pliny's letter to Trajan cir. 107 to 112 In this letter he states that the Christians worship on a certain "fixed day". Loeb Classical Library, Pliny, Vol. II, pp. 402-405. 9. The epistle of Barnabas cir. 135 AD "Your present Sabbaths are not acceptable to me, but that is which I have made namely this when, giving rest to all things, I shall make a beginning of the eighth day, that is, a beginning of another world. Wherefore, also, we keep the eighth day with joyfulness, the day also on which Jesus rose again from the dead. And when He had manifested Himself, He assembled unto heaven." Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I, pp. 146, 147. 10. Justin Martyr 100? to 165 He states that the "day of the sun" is observed by Christians, because of the resurrection. Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I, pp. 185, 186. The correct quote of Justin Martyr reads as follows: "And on the day called Sunday, all who live in cities or in the country gather together in one place, and the memoirs of the apostles, or the writings of the prophets, are read, as long as time permits," etc. Justin Martyr's First Apology, ch. 67. 11. Clement of Alexandria ca. 174 Clement, a teacher of Tatian and Origen the compiler of the 6 column Hexapla Bible, is the first man who unequivocally used the expression "Lord's day" for the first day of the week. 12. Origen 185-255 He, classes the Sabbath with the Preparation day, Passover and Pentecost, as Jewish festivals. Statements include: "It is one of the marks of a perfect Christian to keep the Lord's day." Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. IV, pp. 285, 366, 601; Vol. IX, pp. 388, 389, 469, 470. Comment: At his time apostasy had taken firm roots but biblically we know the Lord's day is Sabbath. "Others, with greater regard to good manners, it must be confessed, suppose that the sun is the God of the Christians, because it is a well-known fact that we pray toward the east, or because we make Sunday a day of festivity. What then? Do you do less than this? Do not many among you, with an affection of sometimes worshipping the heavenly bodies likewise, move your lips in the direction of the sunrise? It is you, at all events, who have even admitted the sun into the calendar of the week; and you have selected its day Sunday in preference to the preceding day, as the most suitable in the week for either an entire abstinence from the bath, or for its postponement until the evening, or for taking rest, and for banqueting. By resorting to these customs, you deliberately deviate from your own religious rites to those of strangers." Tertulian, Ad Nations, Book 1, chap. 13; Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. III. blessings abound, bowler |
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178 | Armies of Heaven Fight With Jesus? | Rev 19:14 | bowler | 206721 | ||
I am trying to figure out if the armies of heaven, clothed in white linen, which represents the saints, do the actual fighting with Jesus? It seems like Jesus is slaying people with the word of God out of his mouth, so I am wondering what the saints are doing there with Him since they are called His army? All the other times in Revelation that you see white linen it is the saints, only one time you have angels, but the word means something different than white that they were wearing, "gleaming" I think it is. blessings abound, bowler |
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179 | 70 A.D. or Revelation? | Dan 11:31 | bowler | 206720 | ||
Does this abomination of desolation which is also the same as the abomination of desolation that is also mentioned in Mathew 24:15 the same thing as Revelation 13:14, 15 - as if this is the "setting up of an abomination and doing away with the regular sacrifice"? I realize that many believe that this already happened when the destruction of the temple happened in 70 A.D. But how could it have since no abomination of desolation - no replacement of worship from right to wrong took place as Daniel describes? Daniel seems to have that the abomination of desolation means a replacing of right worship to wrong worship, which did not happen in 70 A.D, only the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem happened. blessings abound, bowler |
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180 | Contrast Exodus 20:5 and Ezekiel 18:20? | Ezek 18:20 | bowler | 206719 | ||
beja Thank you very much for your continued thoughts on this and for getting back to me about it. I hear where you are coming from that the Exodus passage is about sins effecting future generations and the wrath and love of God, and that the Ezekiel passage is about the moral issue of sin before God of standing before God and persishing. I choose to stop posting about this, but would welcome anymore thoughts you or anyone else would care to add. blessings abound, bowler |
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