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181 | Taught of the Spirit today? | Rom 14:13 | Love Fountain | 31354 | ||
Dear sheri42, It's great to hear from you. It is a challenge to maintain what you have learned, only because sometimes we being imperfect do make mistakes. I have made many mistakes and still do, but Christ knows the heart and if your intentions are true. Bless you in your search, Love Fountain |
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182 | Taught of the Spirit today? | Col 3:23 | Love Fountain | 31351 | ||
Dear Mommapbs, I am very happy things worked out in the situation you found yourself in with your friend. If we seek the applause of men or women we will have big problems, glad the Father reminded you to give your burdens to Him. Bless you in your search, Love Fountain |
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183 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31349 | ||
Dear Servent7, Forgive me for butting in. I just want to let you know that it gives me hope to hear you and Discipled searching and understanding with your hearts. At times it is very easy to feel alone and then we hear another who speaks with the voice of love and compassion for all. Blessings to you! The following verses help me to understand when something seems so clear and yet is not. Bless you, Love Fountain Ezek 3:1-11 Ezekiel 3 3:1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. 4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them. 5 For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel; 6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee. 7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. 8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces, and thy forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house. 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear with thine ears. 11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. KJV |
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184 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31348 | ||
Dear Discipled, Thanks for thinking of me. Regarding the thread on tongues, I think I will wait that one out for a while yet. Tongues is another one of those that man has made more complicated than it actually is. Catch you later. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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185 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31346 | ||
Dear Discipled, I think you can go to update user info under the heading of information to the left side of the web page. Hope this helps. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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186 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31259 | ||
Dear Radioman, My heart goes out to you. I hope the pain within your heart is healed. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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187 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31255 | ||
Dear Tim, I am confused by your response, "If the line of Seth was unable to survive past the flood, would not the same be true of the Nephilim? So, no matter who the Sons of God were, their offspring must have perished during the flood!" I read what Discipled wrote and he didn't say Seth's line was unable to survive the flood. We do know for sure that Seth's line survived the flood, in the being of Noah. He is asking Jesusman to support his position that instead of angels taking wives of men, Jesusman has chosen to believe that the giants are a by product of the descendants of Cain and Adam mixing blood lines. Discipled also addressed your question regarding whether or not the Nephilim(giants) made it through the flood by quoting Gen 6:4 Gen 6:4 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. NAS The above verse says Nephilim were on the earth in those days(Noah's days before the flood) and also afterward (this implies after the flood) as Discipled already stated. By the understanding of Gen 6:4 it appears there were two irruption of angels and the after the flood trace is also stated in Gen 6:4 by the fact that they became the mighty men(gibbor), men of old is how we can find them(giants) after the flood in Scripture. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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188 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31243 | ||
Support.................... SONS OF GOD (Old Testament) (bene ha-'elohim, "sons of God" (Gen 6:2,4; Job 1:6; 2:1); bene 'elohim, "sons of God" (Job 38:7); 1. Job and Psalms: This article will deal with this phrase as it is used in the above passages. In the passages from Job and Psalms it is applied to supernatural beings or angels. In Job the "sons of God" are represented as appearing before the throne of Yahweh in heaven, ready to do Him service, and as shouting for joy at the creation of the earth, In the Psalms they are summoned to celebrate the glory of Yahweh, for there is none among them to be compared to Him. The phrase in these passages has no physical or moral reference. These heavenly beings are called "sons of God" or "sons of the 'elohim" simply as belonging to the same class or guild as the 'elohim, just as "sons of the prophets" denotes those who belong to the prophetic order (see A.B. Davidson, Commentary on Job 1:6). 2. Gen 6:2,4: Different views, however, are taken of the passage in Gen 6:2,4: "The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose ..... The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men." See GIANTS; NEPHILIM. (1) "Sons of God" is interpreted as referring to men, (a) to sons of the nobles, who married daughters of the common people. This is the view of many Jewish authorities, who hold that it is justified by the use of 'elohim in the sense of "judges" (Ex 21:6; 22:8 f, etc.). But this cannot be the meaning of 'elohim here, for when 'adham, "men," is used to denote the lower classes, it is contrasted with 'ish, as in Ps 49:2 (3 in Heb), not with 'elohim. When contrasted with 'elohim it signifies the human race. (b) Some commentators hold that by "sons of God" is to be understood the pious race descended from Seth, and by "daughters of men" the daughters of worldly men. These commentators connect the passage with Gen 4:25 f, where the race of Seth is characterized as the worshippers of Yahweh and is designated as a whole, a seed (compare Deut 14:1; 32:5; Hos 1:10 (2:1 in Heb)). They consider the restricted meaning they put upon "men" as warranted by the contrast (compare Jer 32:20; Isa 43:4), and that as the term "daughters" expresses actual descent, it is natural to understand "sons" in a similar sense. The phrase "took wives," they contend also, supports the ethical view, being always used to signify real and lasting marriages, and cannot, therefore, be applied to the higher spirits in their unholy desire after flesh. On this view verses 1-4 are an introduction to the reason for the Flood, the great wickedness of man upon the earth (verse 5). It is held that nothing is said in verse 4 of a race of giants springing from the union of angels with human wives (see paragraph 2, below), and that the violence which is mentioned along with the corruption of the world (verse 11) refers to the sin of the giants. (2) Most scholars now reject this view and interpret "sons of God" as referring to supernatural beings in accordance with the meaning of the expression in the other passages. They hold that Deut 14:1, etc., cannot be regarded as supporting the ethical interpretation of the phrase in a historical narrative. The reference to Jer 32:20, etc., too, is considered irrelevant, the contrast in these passages being between Israel and other nations, not, as here, between men and God. Nor can a narrower signification (daughters of worldly men) be attached to "men" in verse 2 than to "men" in verse 1, where the reference is to the human race in general. This passage (Gen 6:1-4), therefore, which is the only one of its kind, is considered to be out of its place and to have been inserted here by the compiler as an introduction to the story of the Flood (verses 5-8). The intention of the original writer, however, was to account for the rise of the giant race of antiquity by the union of demigods with human wives. This interpretation accords with Enoch chapters 6-7, etc., and with Jude 6 f, where the unnatural sin of the men of Sodom who went after "strange flesh" is compared with that of the angels (compare 2 Peter 2:4 ff). (See Havernick, Introduction to the Pentateuch; Hengstenberg on the Pentateuch, I, 325; Oehler, Old Testament Theology, I, 196 f; Schultz, Old Testament Theology, I, 114 ff; Commentary on Genesis by Delitzsch, Dillmann, and Driver.) But see ANTEDILUVIANS, 3; CHILDREN OF GOD; GIANTS; NEPHILIM; REPHAIM. (from International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Electronic Database Copyright (c)1996 Bless you, Love Fountain |
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189 | The Massorah? | OT general | Love Fountain | 31191 | ||
Dear Tim, One thing definitely appears to be true is that anything man puts his hands on becomes soiled. I believe we must utilize all resources we can. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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190 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31190 | ||
Dear Tim, The view you read was probably from me in reference to the future. I don't think we have seen the last of bad angels. Anyways, you state, My only concern was a post I read earlier, I don't recall whose it was, which suggested that this might be important for the future. That view I would disagree with. As I read it, if the angels did produce children, then (according to Jude 6) they have been "locked up" and will not be a problem again. It is true those angels are locked up, but I don't recall ever getting a count on how many bad angels there actually are. The future will clear everything up and this is one thing I am sure all can agree with. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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191 | Moses killed why was he still choosen to | Acts 9:15 | Love Fountain | 31189 | ||
Dear sassybrown, Two thoughts come to my with your question. The first is that Moses has not been judged by God yet, because judgement is at the end of this age and second, Moses was a chosen vessel just like Saul who became Paul as stated in the following verse, Acts 9:15 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: KJV Paul was a big time bad guy as Saul. Read the book of Acts and by his own words he tells you how he persecuted and partook in the death of many Christian families (men, women and children). That was his job as a Pharisee appointed by the high priest. Hope this helps, Bless you, Love Fountain |
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192 | Free will in heaven? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 31181 | ||
Dear vanagon, You ask, "1) Why do we have to live here on earth before we can be in heaven? Why doesn't God just create people in heaven. 2) Why does God allow evil and suffering to exist and why must we endure it? Both your questions may be answered by the following verses, Matt 13:30 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn. KJV Matt 13:38-42 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. KJV In the above verses we are told that there are good people and bad people and they must be together until the time of the harvest and then they will be separated. I believe we are here to make a choice, to follow God or satan, good or bad. The choice is ours through the gift of freewill we decide to endure or partake. Hope this helps. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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193 | How do I refute evolutions finer points? | Bible general Archive 1 | Love Fountain | 31176 | ||
Dear vanagon, I read the Bible and believe in the Word and do not spend much time wallowing in the concept of evolution. Please explain to me natural selection as understood by evolutionist. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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194 | The Massorah? | OT general | Love Fountain | 31169 | ||
Dear Tim, As I stated in another post, I was having trouble signing on as Love Fountain so I used Looking for Truth which was a name I used before. Anyway, I went to the site you recommended, thanks for the referral. You state,"The unpointed version is what you are referring to. However, this fixed text has been found to contain errors which were perpetuated by the Massorah itself." Can you please provide specific information suporting this statement, I am very interested in the errors perpetuated by the Massorah itself? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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195 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31159 | ||
Dear Tim, Also, I believe we don't have to worry about angels coming back and having kids again because the full term of pregnancy is 9 months and they only have 5 months. Rev 9:3-5 3 And out of the smoke locusts came down upon the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth or any plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads. 5 They were not given power to kill them, but only to torture them for five months. (from New International Version) Rev 9:7-11 7 The locusts looked like horses prepared for battle. On their heads they wore something like crowns of gold, and their faces resembled human faces. 8 Their hair was like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. 9 They had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the thundering of many horses and chariots rushing into battle. 10 They had tails and stings like scorpions, and in their tails they had power to torment people for five months. 11 They had as king over them the angel of the Abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon. (from New International Version) Bless you, Love Fountain |
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196 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31158 | ||
Dear Tim, Forgive me for using two names, for some reason I could not log onto the forum lastnight as Love Fountain for sometime so I used Looking for Truth which was a name I used a while back. I do not understand what is so hard for you and others to accept that fallen angels came and took women for wives and had children with them. Please read the following, Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. The sons of God (bene'Elohim)... daughters of men. Wickedness was increasing on every hand. Cain's descendants became exceedingly godless and pagan. A powerful race of giants, called "Nephilim," came into prominence. The verb (napal), "to fall," has been considered the source of the noun, and so these gigantic creatures have been thought of as "fallen ones." The reference to the (bene 'Elohim) has occasioned marked differences of opinion among scholars. ('Elohim) is plural in form. It is usually translated "God." But it can be translated "gods," as, for instance, when it refers to the gods of the heathen neighbors of Israel. It can, also, denote the heavenly circle of beings in close fellowship with Jehovah, residents of heaven, assigned specific duties as God's assistants (see Job 1:6). In some cases in Scripture "sons of God" may be identified with "angels" or "messengers." Jesus is the Son of God in a unique sense. Believers are called "sons of God" because of their relationship to him. In the OT, however, "sons of God" are a special class of beings that make up the heavenly court. The reference to the marriages of (bene 'Elohim) to the daughters of men has been dealt with in many ways. To translate it literally would make the passage say that members of the heavenly company selected choice women from the earth and set up marriage relationships with them, literally and actually. This can be the only interpretation of Job 1:6. There, the (bene 'Elohim) were plainly the members of God's heavenly court. S. R. Driver maintains that this is the only legitimate and correct sense that can be accepted. Jesus' reply to the Sadducees, in Matt 22:30, seems to make this view untenable. He said that the angels "neither marry nor are given in marriage." The statement in Gen 6:2 makes it clear that permanent marriage is described. Women were chosen and forced to become parties to the unnatural relationship. Bible students who have rejected this solution have resorted to other explanations. Some have said that a union of Seth's godly line with Cain's godless descendants is described. Still others hold that these words refer to marriage between persons of the upper class of society and those of a lower or less worthy class. In the light of the facts and the accurate rendering of the words of the text, we conclude that some men of the heavenly group (angels or messengers) actually took wives of the earthly women. They used superior force to overpower them, to make the conquest complete. The "sons of God" were irresistible (cf. 2 Peter 2:4 Jude 6). from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1962 by Moody Press) Bless you, Love Fountain |
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197 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Love Fountain | 31157 | ||
Dear Jesusman, Forgive me for using two names, for some reason I could not log onto the forum lastnight as Love Fountain for sometime so I used Looking for Truth which was a name I used a while back. Anyway, I do not play left field, I play shortstop but no offence is taken. I do not understand what is so hard for you and others to accept that fallen angels came and took women for wives and had children with them. Please read the following, Genesis 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. The sons of God (bene 'Elohim)... daughters of men. Wickedness was increasing on every hand. Cain's descendants became exceedingly godless and pagan. A powerful race of giants, called "Nephilim," came into prominence. The verb (napal), "to fall," has been considered the source of the noun, and so these gigantic creatures have been thought of as "fallen ones." The reference to the (bene 'Elohim) has occasioned marked differences of opinion among scholars. ('Elohim) is plural in form. It is usually translated "God." But it can be translated "gods," as, for instance, when it refers to the gods of the heathen neighbors of Israel. It can, also, denote the heavenly circle of beings in close fellowship with Jehovah, residents of heaven, assigned specific duties as God's assistants (see Job 1:6). In some cases in Scripture "sons of God" may be identified with "angels" or "messengers." Jesus is the Son of God in a unique sense. Believers are called "sons of God" because of their relationship to him. In the OT, however, "sons of God" are a special class of beings that make up the heavenly court. The reference to the marriages of (bene 'Elohim) to the daughters of men has been dealt with in many ways. To translate it literally would make the passage say that members of the heavenly company selected choice women from the earth and set up marriage relationships with them, literally and actually. This can be the only interpretation of Job 1:6. There, the (bene 'Elohim) were plainly the members of God's heavenly court. S. R. Driver maintains that this is the only legitimate and correct sense that can be accepted. Jesus' reply to the Sadducees, in Matt 22:30, seems to make this view untenable. He said that the angels "neither marry nor are given in marriage." The statement in Gen 6:2 makes it clear that permanent marriage is described. Women were chosen and forced to become parties to the unnatural relationship. Bible students who have rejected this solution have resorted to other explanations. Some have said that a union of Seth's godly line with Cain's godless descendants is described. Still others hold that these words refer to marriage between persons of the upper class of society and those of a lower or less worthy class. In the light of the facts and the accurate rendering of the words of the text, we conclude that some men of the heavenly group (angels or messengers) actually took wives of the earthly women. They used superior force to overpower them, to make the conquest complete. The "sons of God" were irresistible (cf. 2 Peter 2:4 Jude 6). (from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary, Electronic Database. Copyright (c) 1962 by Moody Press) Jesus loves you too!, Bless you, Love Fountain |
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198 | Should we Divorce? | Mal 2:16 | Love Fountain | 31123 | ||
Dear pricefhome, First of all please remember God is love. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (from New International Version) This is hard to understand and remember, especially when we consider the cards we have been dealt with in this life. You and your wife are met with some very challenging issues to say the least. You have brought up a few things in this thread such as two non believers growing apart because one turns to Christ and the other does not, the loss of a child and should we divorce. Your marriage is not one done in sin, nowhere in the Bible does it say you cannot live with a person before getting married, that is a tradition of men, besides I am sure you have a couple of beautiful children to which fact shows just how blessed you and your wife are. The hard part is realizing the blessing especially with the loss of a child. In the book of Job, Job had ten children taken from him but when he overcame they were all restored to him, if you haven't read Job please do. It appears that your wife somehow holds you or herself responsible for the loss of your son. Perhaps she doesn't know what happens when we pass on. Please read Ecc 12:7 to see that the spirit goes back to God and in 1Cor 15 we have two bodies a physical and spiritual. Upon the last breath in the physical body we transfer into the spiritual body and go back to God who made our souls. I personally believe that some souls are too special to stay in this age of evil that we live in today and that God takes them away from here so they do not have to suffer the evil. I believe from the bottom of my heart that you and your wife will see your baby again when you get into the uncorruptible spiritual body that we are to all wear. Anyway, you cannot and should not try to force your wife to go to church or to do anything she doesn't want to. There is a great deal more than you are able to share hear on the internet going on between you and your side is only half of the view so it really is not the best way to a solution. Anyone who claims anything above a sinner is one to observe with caution, especially one that says they have the gift of prophecy and tells you God never ordained your marriage, that is a load of mud for lack of better words and that person needs to get the mud out their own eye before helping anyone else. My parents divorced when I was ten and it was very difficult for me for years to follow, but how they ever thought they were compatible is beyond me, talk about two very different people. Because of the experience of my childhood I try extra hard in my marriage today to understand where my spouse is coming from and do my best to be there and understand and respect the space or companionship which is needed. This is not always easy and I have to put myself into the shoes of my spouse by being sensitive and inquiring of ways I can or cannot help. If you have sincerely grown apart beyond reconciliation then perhaps it may better for you two to move on. God does not intend us to be miserable in our lives nor should we be involved in things that make us sad constantly, but we should not give up either. Deut 24:1 24:1 "When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, NKJV I hope this helps! Bless you, Love Fountain |
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199 | Taught of the Spirit today? | Not Specified | Love Fountain | 30882 | ||
Did the Spirit teach you anything today? Someone please share something spiritual they learned today from the Bible using Scripture. Please be sincere from your heart. |
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200 | Taught of the Spirit today? | Rom 14:13 | Love Fountain | 30925 | ||
Did the Spirit teach you anything today? Someone please share something spiritual they learned today from the Bible using Scripture. Please be sincere from your heart. |
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