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181 | Morning (or Day) Star: Lucifer or JESUS? | Revelation | Hank | 194268 | ||
starfire :: Hello! This note has nothing to do with the note to which it is attached but concerns your user profile, a.k.a., personal profile. In it you expressed a desire to find a study Bible with copious notes. A solid one that fits the description is John MacArthur's Study Bible. It's now available in both the New King James and the New American Standard. Of the eight study Bibles in my library, the MacArthur gets the most use. Another one you may wish to sample is the Ryrie Study Bible. It's available in the NASB also, as well as KJV and NIV. Mine is in NASB. Good to have you on SBF! --Hank | ||||||
182 | Romans 5:6-8 how it shows Gods love | Rom 5:6 | Hank | 194151 | ||
canawedding :: Please, for the sake of this Forum and the good people who read the postings, please, please, please: (1) Stick with the subject, stay on topic, stop rambling all over the place. (2) Consider trading a bushel of your verbosity for a peck of lucidity. In other words, condense your posts; write more precisely; endeavor to make your posts say something and say it concisely and clearly. We are getting some negative feedback from other users who have little or no idea of what you're trying to say. Please don't waste your time or ours writing arcane posts. And, by the way, Matthew 6:33 is indeed a lovely verse of Scripture, but do you think it really necessary to weave it into virtually every post, whether or not it's germane to the issue being addressed? ...... It is hoped that you will heed this admonition and act upon it favoriably. --Hank | ||||||
183 | Christians living together outside of ma | 1 Corinthians | Hank | 194088 | ||
PutGodFirst - With much reluctance and a great deal of trepidation, I enter into this thorny domestic drama being played out on this thread. It does not, strictly speaking, come within the scope and purpose of SBF, yet it does have its aspects to which the Bible speaks clearly. First, there is the matter of fornication about which the Scriptures leave no doubt. It is a sin. But in this case, as I read the thread, the fornication is alleged, is it not? There seems to be no positive proof that this has occurred between these two young people. Be that as it may -- for there is an issue that is perhaps more crucial in, and more germane to the solution of, this domestic crucible. ...... To introduce it I will refer to some passages from Scripture. In a passage from Matthew 18:21,22, Peter inquired of our Lord how often he should forgive. "Up to seven times?" Peter asked. Our Lord responded, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." ....... In John's Gospel, 8-1-11, Jesus teaches a powerful lesson on forgiveness, concluding His discourse with the adulterous woman with, "I do not condemn you either. Go. From now on sin no more." ....... And in Matthew 6, Jesus follows up the prayer He taught His disciples with these solemn words, "For if you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, your heavenly Father will not forgive your transgressions." ....... Perhaps the greatest gift you could give your son and his fiancee at this time is the gift of forgiveness. Perhaps the strongest witness of your Christian faith to these young people is your forgiveness. Perhaps the greatest help you could lend to them as they begin a life together is your forgiveness. Young people starting out in marriage to establish a home, carve out a career, and raise a family need all the love and encouragement their respective families can give them. The least thing on earth they need is to begin their married lives with the millstone of unforgiving parents tied around their necks. ...... As a 72-year old Christian father of three children and the grand-father of three precious little ones, I assure you there have been many times when it became necessary to forgive -- and be forgiven. Please think about and pray about these things, and as you do, consider the words of our dear Lord who said, "He who is without sin among you, let him be first to throw a stone..." (See John 8:7). --Hank | ||||||
184 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 194000 | ||
Thank you kindly, miller, for your expressed willingness to adhere more firmly to the forum's stated guidelines. --Hank | ||||||
185 | God allowing things in our lives | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 193997 | ||
miller521 - Users are asked to supply Scripture references to back up their assertions. The last paragraph of your Post 193974, to which you append no references, is indeed charged with speculation and opinion that begs scriptural backing, although it is quite unlikely that it can be found. Please see what you can do beginning now to grow weak on personal opinion and strong on sound teaching based firmly on the word of God. It never hurts to refresh onself on the aims and guidelines of Study Bible Forum. --Hank | ||||||
186 | Does God choose us? | Jon 2:9 | Hank | 193570 | ||
Dear New Creature - If I may obtrude myself upon this amicable exchange of views for a moment, and amicable it is, and you and your correspondents are to be commended for keeping it such, I would like to add a few broad brush strokes to the present canvas by presenting a glimpse of certain aspects in the history of SBF that may have some bearing on the present topic. Being a senior member of SBF, both in terms of longevity here and on this earth (I'm 72), I've witnessed the Forum's progress and problems from its very early days till now and can think of no theological issue that quite matches the one that is the topic of this thread in its ability to engender strong views from quite sincere and honest believers who are on one side of the issue or the other. This issue, as you may be aware of, has been the subject of protracted, sometimes heated, debate for centuries on end, and owing to its nature, it probably will continue to be debated until the Lord returns. ...... You will not get any absolutely definitive answers to your questions on this Forum or indeed on any other Forum or from any theologian, because the prerequisite to fully understanding them is being able to fully understand the mind of God, and what man does that? John Calvin in one of his remarks that I love dearly said that God speaks to us in baby talk. How true this is, for there are so many things that God knows which are quite beyond the reach of our tether I've been a follower of Christ for 58 years, and please believe me when I say that there are many things that I don't fully understand, the present topic of this thread and many others. Oh, I have my list of questions that, when I get to glory, I'd like to ask the Lord, although He may not permit it and even so, I've a notion that I'll be too dazzled by His awesome presence that I'll forget most of the things that seemed of such burning moment in this life. ...... Well, I've rambled long enough and beg pardon, but would it upset you immensely to forgo keeping this thread alive and move on to something else? There are any number of good books on the topic of this thread, and our brother Doc would, I'm sure, be happy not only to recommend some of them to you but to endeavor to speak to any residual questions you may have via e-mail. Blessings to you as you continue in your walk with Christ and thank you for your participation on SBF. --Hank | ||||||
187 | The entire spiritual meaning of Agabov | 2 Tim 2:15 | Hank | 193086 | ||
Thanks, Brad. So, a locust is a locust is a locust, by any name? Oh, well, whatever we call them, they still make a savory dish when dipped in wild honey, especially if your name happens to be John the Baptist. :-) Hmmm...Honey Glazed Locust...Sounds yummy. I'll try it if you will, Brad! --Hank the Baptist | ||||||
188 | hyh vs eithe what is the diference? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 193064 | ||
Very good points, Tim! Your illustration about John MacArthur's parsing of "independent" reminds me of what a school boy wrote down on his test sheet when he was asked to give a synonym for _nevertheless_. In a burst of inspiration he wrote _alwaysthemore_. ..... Your first point, the one about consistency in translation, calls to mind something Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds." An astute observation and wise counsel to apply to Bible translation. In their preface ("The Translators to the Reader") to the Authorized Version (King James) of 1611 the translators spoke of this "foolish consistency" when they wrote: "Another thing we think good to admonish thee of, gentle Reader, that we have not tied ourselves to an uniformity of phrasing, or to an identity of words." The translators continue at length to explain why they didn't always translate the same Hebrew or Greek word in a text by using the same English word throughout all texts in which the word appeared. They were saying in 1611 essentially the same thing that responsible contemporary translators all say: context determines meaning. An isolated word, whether in English or another language, rarely has a great deal of meaning of itself, apart from how it is used in spoken or written language. What does "if" mean, standing alone on a page? The answer obviously is that the word by itself has little or no meaning, and really doesn't make sense standing alone. ...... I agree with you, Tim, that there indeed are modern self-appointed "translators" who evidently think that the small investment in a concordance or a Hebrew or Greek entry-level textbook qualifies them not only to translate but to correct the errors that they believe seasoned translators have made. Once in a while one of these yokels appears on SBF and proceeds to pontificate upon matters about which he knows nothing. The only real show he puts on is not one of erudtion but of ignorance. --Hank | ||||||
189 | Is showing emotions a weakness? | John 11:35 | Hank | 192527 | ||
Hi, Cheri - Well, I'm impressed, and somehow don't feel so old any more. :-) Kalijah sounds like a prophet, doesn't he? And didn't he used to work in King Solomon's mines? That'd make him a miner prophet, wouldn't it? Oh my, it's getting late and obviously old Hank needs some sleep! --Hank | ||||||
190 | Is showing emotions a weakness? | John 11:35 | Hank | 192522 | ||
jaspradlin - I like your answer! It's balanced and well said. You make a good point in advocating that we not permit emotions to rule our lives while observing that God made us as persons with emotions. Without them we'd be about as interesting and exciting as the old wooden Indian that used to be displayed in front of cigar stores. :-) But I reveal my age by this remark about wooden Indians. The younger readers of this Forum won't know what on earth I'm talking about! Good to have you aboard. Welcome! --Hank | ||||||
191 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 192451 | ||
Hello, John D. - You confuse me, John, when you say, "I am not saying that God is powerful enough to save us..." Then, sir, what are you saying, please? If you are NOT saying that God is powerful enough to save us, then pray tell me who is? Surely your words don't say what you meant for them to say! ..... Then further you say, "but in the keeping part, he (meaning God, from the sense of the context) needs help." Will you be kind enough to cite from the Scriptures a passage or two which teaches that God needs help with salvation, or, for that matter, with anything else? ....... Finally, in reference to the final point of your post, does Scripture in fact teach that the nature of man after the Fall is exactly the same as Adam's before the Fall? Thanks for your consideration of these questions and a belated welcome to SBF. --Hank | ||||||
192 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Hank | 192361 | ||
John, points well taken and thanks for your painstaking efforts to set down your position with added clarity. One of the earmarks of a true believer, so it seems to me, is his deep resolve to take God at His word, that is to say, to look to Scripture as the plumb line by which to measure all truth. The Psalmist said, "The sum of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting" (Psalm 119:150, NASB). And our Lord prayed, "Sanctify them in truth. Your word is truth" (John 17:17, NASB). God's blessings to you, too, John. --Hank | ||||||
193 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Hank | 192350 | ||
Before we attempt to discredit the ability of a fish to swallow a man, "we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it" (see Hebrews 2:1). So, then, let us pay much closer attention to the text of Jonah 1:17: "And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights." What part of this text is hard to understand? And what should one do with a text like that? Believe it! God sovereignly prepared (appointed) a great fish to rescue Jonah. Jesus did not teach the story of Jonah as a parable or an allegory but as an actual account firmly rooted in history. See Matthew 12:38-41; 16:4; Luke 11:29-32. Is it really too large a task for God, who spoke the universe into existence, to appoint a big fish capable of swallowing a man? Come, come. Are we to lean on our puny understanding or trust in the power of almighy God and take Him at His word? --Hank | ||||||
194 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Hank | 192343 | ||
Hi, Jesusman - I certainly won't chide you for your offering of a bit of extra-biblical evidence. Extra-biblical evidence of the historical events recorded in Scripture abounds, and the more sophisticated all branches of true science grow -- this does not include wild theories, such as evolution, which has neither scientific nor biblical support -- the more they tend to corrobrate what was written centuries ago in God's word. One of my favorite web sites is Institute for Creation Research (icr.org). These Christian scholars and scientists in El Cajon, California have done much research into creationism and evolution, Noah's devastating flood, Jonah's big fish and many other events recorded in Scripture. Ours is not a blind faith based on myths and fairy tales, but on the God of creation and the Man, Christ Jesus, a real person in history, who walked and talked along the shores of Lake Galilee and the streets of Jerusalem. In his book, "The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict," Josh McDowell has no qualms at all about documenting strong archeological evidence in support of the reliability of both the Old and New Testaments. I see nothing at all wrong with the work and research of the Christian men and women at icr.org nor with such fine works as Josh McDowell has produced. Thus, my friend, I have no reason at all to find anything wrong with your illustration of a modern-day Jonah who spent a short vacation within a fish. As for me, I'd sooner observe a fish from without than from within, but there's no accounting for taste, I suppose. :-) ...... Someone may say, "But I don't need any evidence beyond what God has written in His Word." Fine. Neither do I. But in our time hosts of churches are turning away from sola scriptura to a crass liberalism that seeks to replace the authority of Scripture with the deceptive lies of humanism. Perhaps those who hold Scripture in such low regard would profit from the incontrovertible evidence of extra-biblical sources. I don't know that they would. It takes more than hard evidence to convince and convict anyone whose heart is as hard as stone. See Ezek. 36:26. --Hank | ||||||
195 | how tall are angels | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 192246 | ||
Evidently the angel Michael was not too tall to fit into Noah's boat, because the Bible says he was an archangel (Jude 1:9). --Hank | ||||||
196 | Abstaining from things strangled, blood? | Acts 15:20 | Hank | 192207 | ||
Dear Cheri - If Doc is yelling, you can be assured of two things: (1) He yells gently and, (2) he usually knows what he's yelling about. :-) --Hank | ||||||
197 | Abstaining from things strangled, blood? | Acts 15:20 | Hank | 192192 | ||
This thread is impressive. Besides being a friendly exchange among all participants, it offers worthwhile insignts, fine questions followed by equally fine responses. I said to myself as I read through this thread, "Now this is how the Forum ought to be!" Blessings to all of you who have had a hand in building this truly worthwhile thread. --Hank | ||||||
198 | Would his heart not be humbled? | Romans | Hank | 192113 | ||
Val - While your active participation on SBF is welcomed, I beg your indulgence to read, study, and peradventure take to heart these comments from one of the "pioneers" of Study Bible Forum. Please take the time to refresh your thinking about what this Forum is all about as outlined in the material the Lockman Foundation has placed at the side-bar link under "About the Forum." ..... SBF is not a place for discussing theories or philosophies, but neither is it a place for posting a series of random verses to every question, without particular regard to whether they actually fit the question. We all of us have access to Bibles and can read random verses on our own! ..... I have no reason to believe that your intentions are anything less than honorable, but stringing verses together is NOT Bible study. Read how some of the experienced contributors to this Forum answer questions and you will see that they certainly do refer to Scripture heavily, but that they also attempt to answer questions and teach by exposition and exegesis of the Scripture. ..... Pick up a good study Bible such as John MacArthur's or Charles Ryrie's and see how these gifted men comment on the biblical text. ..... I noticed one new user's comment in regard to your posts. He was puzzled by your listing of a series of verses without any comment, exegesis, or exposiion of any kind as your way of "answering" questions. ..... So, if you will, please, please read and study the guidelines until you have a satisfactory grasp of what the purpose of this Forum is. May your future posts reflect this more complete understanding. --Hank | ||||||
199 | Vain Babbling | 2 Tim 2:16 | Hank | 192008 | ||
Parable, There's no accounting for taste, but I'd sooner see a quote by Calvin than Hobbes. :-) --Hank | ||||||
200 | who are the 144000 | Revelation | Hank | 192007 | ||
Ah, please, Doc, couldn't you give us at least the first 144 names? :-) Abbreviate if you must; e.g., Beauregard Peoples could be listed as Bo Beep, etc. --Hank | ||||||
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