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161 | The Holy Spirit b4 Christ's ascension? | Not Specified | prazn | 85419 | ||
Throughout the New Testament, we are told that the Holy Spirit was given to mankind after Christ's resurrection and ascension. How was it possible for the Holy Spirit to descend upon and impregnate the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35); to fill John the Baptist (Luke 1:15), Simeon(Luke 2:25) and Anna the prophetess (Luke 2:36); and, to lead Jesus into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1)? Not to mention the Kings Saul and David, and the prophets Elijah and Elisha, among several other people referenced in the Old Testament (look up Holy Spirit or Spirit in the NASB word search). | ||||||
162 | The Holy Spirit b4 Christ's ascension? | Num 11:25 | prazn | 85422 | ||
Throughout the New Testament, we are told that the Holy Spirit was given to mankind after Christ's resurrection and ascension. How was it possible for the Holy Spirit to descend upon and impregnate the virgin Mary (Luke 1:35); to fill John the Baptist (Luke 1:15), Simeon(Luke 2:25) and Anna the prophetess (Luke 2:36); and, to lead Jesus into the wilderness (Matthew 4:1)? Not to mention the Kings Saul and David, and the prophets Elijah and Elisha, among several other people referenced in the Old Testament (look up Holy Spirit or Spirit in the NASB word search). | ||||||
163 | The Bible Definition of a soul is what? | Bible general Archive 1 | prazn | 85418 | ||
Lev 17:10-11 11'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; NAS Before Christ, man made atonement for his sins by sacrificing animals. This verse uses the word "soul" rather than "sin". This could be because it is with our soul that we sin against God. We sin against God by being disobedient to His will for our lives. How do we disobey God? By following our own way, rather than His. That means that we make a "conscious" choice to disobey the Lord. To make a conscious choice we must have thought about our actions; experienced certain emotions about our actions; and decided to disobey. So, we can conclude that we reason with our soul; we feel emotions with our soul; and we decide with our soul. So, the soul is our intellect, emotions and will. Gen 35:16-20 16 Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. 17 And it came about when she was in severe labor that the midwife said to her, "Do not fear, for now you have another son." 18 And it came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni; but his father called him Benjamin. 19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 And Jacob set up a pillar over her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day. NAS This verse indicates that the soul leaves the body at death. Luke 16:19-17:1 19 "Now there was a certain rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, gaily living in splendor every day. 20 "And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man's table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 "Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 "And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 "And he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.' 25 "But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26'And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, in order that those who wish to come over from here to you may not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.' 27 "And he said, 'Then I beg you, Father, that you send him to my father's house-- 28 for I have five brothers-- that he may warn them, lest they also come to this place of torment.' 29 "But Abraham said, 'They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.' 30 "But he said, 'No, Father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!' 31 "But he said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.'" NAS Jesus told this parable to the pharisees during His time on earth. In it, He mentions only two realms; heaven and hell. There are no verses in the NASB (or any other commonly used Bible translation) that contain the words "purgatory", "hereafter" or "reincarnation". Nor are any references to these spiritual realms addressed within the Bible. Jesus was resurrected. |
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164 | Jesus' advocacy towards poor | Mark 12:43 | prazn | 85320 | ||
There are different types of "poverty". Not only is there financial poverty, but poverty in the realm of the soul and/or the spirit. In Luke 7:22, Jesus says to John the Baptist's disciples, "Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: the BLIND RECEIVE SIGHT, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the POOR HAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM." With this statement, our Lord is obviously speaking about spiritual poverty. Notice that He didn't say, "the poor have been fed" or that "the poor have been given money with which to buy food." Similarly, in 2 Corinthians 8:9, Paul writes: "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich." Our Lord was not financially wealthy when He walked on the earth (in fact, the Bible states that the women who followed Him provided financial support for Jesus and His male disciples). Consequently, the above verse is a reference to Jesus' spiritual poverty when He was forsaken by God the Father as He was dying on the cross. Through His death, we who believe on Him have been made spiritually wealthy. Jesus characterized the widow's contribution as being "more" than all other contributions to the temple or synagogue treasury. This may be because the widow was financially poor, but spiritually wealthy in that her contribution was motivated by her faith and obedience to Almighty God. It's easy to give to a ministry when you are wealthy, but not so easy to give when you're not wealthy. A person who gives out of their poverty is not expecting an earthly reward. "Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all... things will be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33) |
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