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161 | What is this from? | Ps 139:13 | keliy | 213046 | ||
Hello bethany151, Welcome to the Forum. I am not used to seeing a question remain unanswered for one and a half days, so I thought I would just take a stab at it. Not knowing what level you are at presently, I put down the first verses that came to my mind. If there is something else, maybe others might join in. Or, if I am on the wrong track, please repost your question. Blessings to you, keliy Psa 139:13-16 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous-and how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. 1Cr 12:14-18 Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. |
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162 | Pr. 6:23 the commandment is a lamp??? | Prov 6:23 | keliy | 212897 | ||
Hi Halo, I am glad for your question, I have been out of town so there was a slight delay in answering. In Proverbs 6, the commandment is a lamp. The author of the Proverb is using 'lamp' as a simile, or a metaphor for 'commandment'. In John 8:12. Jesus uses light as a metaphor for Himself: "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." So, you see metaphors are used as symbols of speech that point to something which is realistic. I am glad that you brought up Psa 119. One exercise for you to try, is to go back and re-read Psa 119 in its entirety, and count how many verses do NOT mention God's commands. -Laws, precepts included, they are essentially the same thing. Now, back to verse 105. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Think of it like this: His Word is a lamp for the feet. This is like a lamp in the window, meant to show the way for someone traveling at night, in order to find their way. This means the direction to point their feet in so they do not wander off and become lost. God's Word keeps your direction true, by way of guidance. His Word is a light for the path. This is like one that is walking through the woods at night, and a beam of light, (say from the moon) shines through and lights up the ground and exposes a trip hazard, such as a root sticking up, or a fallen branch. Now, God's Word is protecting you, and keeping you from stumbling as you pursue your way. This way your progress is not slowed, and you do not sustain injury. The mother and father are important, but not the main players in God's scenario of salvation, because God does not have any grandchildren. Blessings to you as you explore His Word. keliy |
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163 | Proverbs 8:13 | Prov 8:13 | keliy | 213048 | ||
Hello haalo, The King James has it froward, rather than perverse. The AKJV uses the word 'fraudulent, and Darby uses froward. Anyway, the Hebrew word in the Bible is Strong's H2015 "tahpukah" which is a feminine noun that is said to mean, perverseness, or foolishness. Strong's Hebrew Dictionary defines it: a perversity or fraud:--(very) froward(-ness, thing), perverse thing. Blessings to you, keliy |
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164 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211571 | ||
Hi hopalong, I am thinking that the gist of this verse is, that while the outcome of every roll of the dice may be determined by God beforehand, it would become apparent that those circumstances that are arranged by God are the most fortunate occurrences of life. May you be similarily blessed, keliy |
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165 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211574 | ||
O-Kay, then Doc, What is Your take? |
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166 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211576 | ||
Thanks for the information Doc, I am in agreement with you on God's attributes. "The Knowledge of the Holy" by A.W. Tozer is an excellent book. I feel that the AMP version is a faulty choice and disagree with its use for doing proper exegesis. I believe in the sovereignty of God. I agree with Tozer in above named book, Chapter 1, page 1, when he says, "What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." However, when you stated in your post, "This verse is a proper and comforting reminder that not even the slightest thing is not being perfectly and precisely controlled by the almighty, all knowing and wise, and perfectly loving Lord God." I feel I must disagree. What this is saying, is that the slightest thing, such as what color socks I choose to wear is governed by God. Even if I flipped a coin to decide, it is a choice made by God and not random chance. This means that if I chose black socks, there is no way that I actually ever had the capability to choose brown socks. This is known as determinism. This said, I will say that I am not a 5 point Calvinist, and do not accept Unconditional election, because it is man's teaching, not found anywhere in the Bible. I do believe in God's sovereign will I do believe there is nothing that happens that is outside of God’s sovereign will. But even when God allows things to happen, such as the devil waylaying Job, He must decide to allow it because He always has the power and right to change any outcome. He knows of course when to intervene and when it is best not to. I DO believe in God's perfect will. This is the aspect of God’s will that describes what He requires of us and what is pleasing to Him. I also believe there is another side, God's permissive will. This is God’s declared will or revealed will that tells us what we should do. This is important because we are able to know that it is God’s will that we do not lie, that we love our neighbor, and we need to repent of our sins. Sometimes we do not do exactly as we should. . This is backed up by Romans 12:1-2 That being said, and as I am sure this has been debated many times before on this forum and throughout the ages, May I ask you now, to return to the original question at hand? The Primary question, the one I asked you what is your take (?) in the above post? It is always a blessing conversing with all of you. keliy |
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167 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211583 | ||
Hello again, Doc You wrote, "Either God is in control of all things or something else has power over God." Either God is in control of all things OR something else has power over God? I think the answer is a bit more complicated. His ways are higher than our ways. Can anyone rightly put God's attributes into such a tiny box? Your either-or logic does not explain that I can have control over my own willpower in certain scenarios, such as if I go to church, or rather to sin. You say, "something else has power over God" ? To have power over God would be to have the ability to change or direct His will. God always retains the power to change and/or direct my will through the use of outside influences: And a voice said, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? I do not possess such power, nor does any, other than God. ... thou, art LORD alone; thou hast made heaven, ....and thou preservest them all; ... (Neh 9:6) Otherwise, when I do sin, it is God that has ordained that decision for me. That is in contradiction to the info you provided: "thereby is God neither the author of sin nor hath fellowship with any therein -1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith" Without a will that is totally free to choose its own course of action, how do you explain your statement, "the brothers of Joseph, chose -- of their own free will -- to violently treat their brother and sell him into slavery" -Can you tell me that this was God's plan, which started as plot to murder Joseph, but he was not, due to a reprieve that came through brother Reuben? There are many influences that are put in place by God, and the dreams of the famine was one of them, and coupled with the drought suffered by Joseph's homeland. So God is able to take what was meant for bad and turn it to good. But He could not have been the author of the plan to kill. This was initiated by man's nature, which is contrary to God's. -But, what was meant for bad was not authored by God, by your own admission. God turns bad to good, hence in my prior post to hopalong, "those circumstances that are arranged by God are the most fortunate occurrences of life." This is in contrast to what the flesh desires. This is backed up in Scripture often, but I will use Rom 8:5, "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit." You wrote, "Either God is in control of all things or something else has power over God." Are you intimating here that God chooses who walks in the Spirit and who walks in the flesh? Do I, or do I not have that power to choose a course of action to take?? If the flesh is contrary to the desires of the Spirit, does God control every movement of the flesh? By your line of thinking, as I understand it, those that exercise their own minds to make independant decisions are exercising power over God. I hope you can clarify your statement. I know that God has power over the nature of my socks and directs the way my eyes discern the color of them. Yet, If I am unable to choose to wear argyle socks with blue-jeans, then I do not have power of my own free will. I submit that I can wear anything I want, any day I want. Even though God is the provider of all materials, time, and energy to do so. And God has unlimited power to sway my decision, if and whenever He chooses. For if there is one maverick molecule, it would mean that God is not sovereign. -Sproul -This, my godly friend, has nothing to do with choice. It is exemplary of the vastness of God's presence and power. God made rocks but he did not give rocks the power to choose. God orders every molecule and atom in every rock to be a rock. (Scientists call this "molecular cohesion"). Otherwise, any 'maverick' molecules of any material would go their own way, choosing their own path, as God, in His ultimate wisdom, has given mankind the ability to do. God also empowers us to walk in the Sprit, for we are insufficient to do this on our own. Those that choose to follow His commands are given more power to do so. God's blessings to you this day, keliy |
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168 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211591 | ||
Thank you Doc for your effort, may the Lord bless you for your time was well spent. As I stated in my post to you above, "....and as I am sure this has been debated many times before on this forum and throughout the ages, May I ask you now, to return to the original question at hand?" this makes me really wonder whether you actually read the posts that you reply to. So, when you say, "The affection that people have for their own self determinism, entrenches this presupposition so deeply that neither logic nor authority can hope to dislodge it" Do understand that this applies to yourself as closely as it does to anyone else? Sorry, but the 27th Chapter does not exist in my copy of Knowledge of the Holy by Tozer, c.1961 -It goes no further than chapter 23. In His Love, keliy we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. (1 Cor 8:1) |
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169 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211606 | ||
Hello Nevvvvine, thank you for your input. I myself pray often for God's will to be done, and ask Him to intervene in the direction of my own life I just read your profile, and I totally agree with your statement that most adherents to a specific denomination believe: "We have the truth, and all others are deceived" This applies to JW, Mormons, Protestants, the pope, and muslims equally. I feel this is the danger with denominations, and it is not to be taken lightly. Not everyone can be right, although I have an aunt that thinks so. This thread started out in a verse in Psalms and ended in a dialogue that resembles the Calvinism Armenianism debate. Actually, both sides of that debate are wrong, God's will is somewhere in between and His Holy Spirit knows that there will be arguments about this. Many adherents do not realize the gravity of the sin they are committing by stirring up these debates. It only professes their own pride and ignorance. What we are called to do is to emanate the aroma of Christ. This is done by helping one another understand their obstacles in God's Word, and not by trying to to induce someone to truckle to our own belief system. Thank you for your heart, keliy |
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170 | pleasestate your undestandingof verse | Prov 16:33 | keliy | 211623 | ||
Yes, thank you, Azure, I see your point. I was in a hurry and rambled off an answer off the top of my head, trying to get the same point across that I tried in prior posts. It is difficult for me in an electronic format to get across my main thought or idea. Experts say over 85 percent of all conversations is said to be non-verbal. That is, body language, and such. The point I was making is what has been made over the past week or so. This is: that we are all expected to be displaying a Christian attitude for those that visit for the first time are truly seeking how it is that those who call themselves disciples of Christ really think and live. Yes, humbledbyhisgrace, "The argument is sort of self defeating isn't it?" Of course, that is why I humbly left it out, thanks to His grace. But I am not one who is proud of my humility. I was not trying to say any denom or non-denom was right, only to point out that we are not supposed to be each one claiming to have the right answer. We are supposed to discuss our thoughts and feelings rationally without attacking anybody's views or opinions. My objective was to say that we can not claim to have the right answer. I have posted: "God's thoughts are higher than our thoughts" and now I will enlighten that a little further: For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. (1 Cor 13:12) For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. (1 Cor 13:9-10) Since we are seeing through our own obscured viewpoints, the impersonal textual format of these posts does not help to get our thoughts made precisely known. So, we really need to exercise higher caution in making sure we understand what an author is trying to say. This is why so many people hate the hypocrisy in the church. I hear it most often from non-church go-ers as their reason for staying away. There are lots of typos on this site and we all look past them to try to get the bigger picture. That is, we all Should. Why should any body claim to be above petty squabbles and then ridicule others over spellings and definitions? This is pointless and does not imitate Christ. Yes, jlhetrick, I hear you, "Perhaps referring to you as "assuming" was a bit of an understatement" are you saying that you restrained yourself for effect? (Webster's definition) I will not argue that point, Can you argue the point that perhaps it was a bit of an overstatement? See my point? without a full knowledge, we should not be making spurious judgements. So, may I say that I find your entire post more than a bit assuming and, well, outrageous, because You said, "It's always interesting to me when someone points the finger of accusation in everyone else's direction and then proclaims to be right and have the answers." Actually I never said that but you did. So, someone who has likely been a Christian for longer than I have been alive, and what do you teach us about being an ambassador of Christ? This is why I come to this forum: to learn and share. What I get is an obstacle to what I seek. What I said, was: What we are called to do is to emanate the aroma of Christ. This is done by helping one another understand their obstacles in God's Word, and not by trying to to induce someone to truckle to our own belief system. Thank you for your heart |
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171 | Who is "She" ? | Is 13:22 | keliy | 210969 | ||
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172 | Who is "She" ? | Is 13:22 | keliy | 210974 | ||
A gratuitous Shalom to you, Cheri. The concept of Babylon is hard for me to grasp. Is this talking about literal Babylon, the city? Or, figurative babylon, which represents the false religious elements of the earth, Or possibly, the mysterious Babylon the great, the mother of all Harlots? 1Pet 5:13 states, She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, Mark. (NASB) In appreciation, Keliy |
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173 | Who is "She" ? | Is 13:22 | keliy | 210995 | ||
Many thanks Cheri. I am trying to look into this verse from an end times prophecy angle. There does seem to be some parallels, -but they also seem to be a stretch. Thanks for keeping me in context. Lord bless, keliy |
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174 | Trouble with Pronouns | Is 63:11 | keliy | 212935 | ||
Hi Cheri, Good Question! I also have been using the NKJ also, at my home church. It is the pastor's translation of choice, for good readability combined with a fair accuracy. I like to find out the reasons behind things such as what that you have pointed out here as well, or else it bothers me 'til I find an answer. I agree with you, I would rather find out the reason, than chalk it up to a mistake in the translation. (-: The context does not give much insight, as I am sure you looked into that already. I find that verses 7 thru 14 are a prayer of praise, seeking deliverance. I have a little bit of study in NT Greek, but none in Hebrew, so I could not read the original language to look for an answer. I first thought to look at the gender of the word for a clue, to see if Hebrew was the same concerning genders, then I thought I'd go to the Septuagint to read the verse in the Greek translation. Then I took the easy way out. Rather than trying to find an answer in a literal translation, or 'formal equivalent' as is the NKJV and the NASB, I thought I would look in a freer translation, such as a dynamic equivalent, or a paraphrase, and let them do the translation work for me. (or for us, as it was your question that I was looking to answer ;o) What I found, for verse 11 in the NIV, was: " Then his people recalled the days of old..." -Which is a little different from the KJV, which has it: "Then he remembered the days of old" or the NKJV : "Then he remembered the days of old..." Also, in the NLT (a little more Free) which reads: "Then they remembered those days of old..." So we can see that as we move away from formal translations to more dynamic translations, the pronoun that you mentioned changes form from third person singular to third person plural, in the English rendering. Or, from "he" (KJV) and "he" (NKJV), to "his people" (NIV), and "they" (NLT). I would then say that it is correct to use the lower case 'h' in verse 11, and it was not a mistake on the part of the publishers or translators of the NKJV, woild you agree? in Him, keliy |
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175 | Trouble with Pronouns | Is 63:11 | keliy | 212938 | ||
Thanks Cheri, for your kind response. I actually enjoy it when I am "stopped in my tracks" as you say. It sort of lets me know that the Holy Spirit is telling me, "whoah, you are moving too fast, slow down or you miss the point." Besides that, it is a nice feeling to know that He is with us in our studies, Amen? By the way, Young's Literal Translation (YLT) has the He in the uppercase, which firms up the 'mistake theory' in diligence, (2Tim2:15) keliy |
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176 | what is GOD promise to me | Jer 31:31 | keliy | 210385 | ||
bro. donny, In the Bible, a promise from God is called a Covenant. Since, we can rely on God's word for eternity, we can take great comfort in His covenant promising us eternal life in His Son. There are many Covenants that God has made. This is one of my personal favorites: "The time is coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah...This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people" (Jer. 31:31,33). Actually, there are 6 Covenants in the Bible. The Adamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant The Palestinian Covenant The Mosaic Covenant The Davidic Covenant And, the New Covenant which I mentioned above. blessings to you, bro. keliy |
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177 | what is GOD promise to me | Jer 31:31 | keliy | 210388 | ||
Yes, Steve, You are right. Seven would be the number to complete the list. I thought of the Noahic covenant but somehow failed to include it in the list. Thanks for the correction keliy |
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178 | Where God says truth will be revealed | Jer 33:6 | keliy | 212950 | ||
Hi, LovemyLord7 Actually the words "truth will be revealed" do not occur in that order in the King James Bible, But there are many interesting passages saying that God will reveal His truth. One example is the verse above, in the NASB and the AMP Jesus was God's revealed Word, and God's Word is Truth, so I included some other examples here. If you would like anything a little more specific, please let us know. Zec 8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain. Jhn 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Jhn 8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Lord Bless, keliy |
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179 | Who is the ancient of days in Rev7 | Dan 7:9 | keliy | 213878 | ||
Hi Bream, I apologize, but your question is confusing me. Could you have possibly meant Daniel 7? (-see verses 9, 13, and 22 ) In the case of Dan 7:9 Daniel saw thrones of judgment set up,and one was occupied by the Ancient of Days. I believe that this is our Father, the sovereign God. (see Isa 43:13 and 57:15a) Blessings, keliy |
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180 | Phony Repentance | Hosea | keliy | 210326 | ||
Thank you, Azure. Your study on repentance is welcome, as I have a continual struggle with this subject. -Even though our gracious Lord's Word is very clear. Even though my studies are concise, yet lacking. I have been studying this awesome forum for some time now and find all posters blessedly informed as well as interesting. Please let me share with you some parallel views of mine as well as some supporting passages Come, and let us return to the Lord, Heavenly Father, enable us to return to the worship of You alone, away from our societal influences through "Hollywood propaganda" and "workplace ethics", and strengthen us, to keep from truckling our standards in order to smooze with the politically correct crowd. Now I believe, yet consistently fail practices ordained in God's Word, that after every transgression we must repent, with a heart-felt promise to return completely to Him. Not for our benefit, but entirely for His glory Please allow me to paraphrase a story out of Jeremiah: Beginning with 18:1, The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying, "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will announce My words to you." Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. -But when the potter was throwing the clay upon the wheel, Lets just say he was creating a vessel, to be used to fill with whatever he desired. But, as he came upon a flaw in the clay, a cinder, if you will, if he continued, it would scrape against his hand, and ruin his artwork. The only option would be to pluck out the offending piece. Then start over, after pounding down the clay into a new lump, a formless lump that is ready to begin being fashioned into the vessel that exists in this persistent potter's mind. But, this is key: If the clay has become hardened, or too hard for the potter to rework, then it becomes un-usable (as a medium) towards the finished product. The only thing left for the potter to do is throw the hard clay into the field where the pieces are broken into shards, and useful for nothing much more than pavement, and being trampled underfoot. This is revealed further into Isaiah, see 19:10-11 .Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, And shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury. And in verse 15, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. |
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