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181 | who has the authority to baptize | Acts 10:48 | Makarios | 225524 | ||
Greetings Falcon, You ask, "Who has the authority to baptize and where can it be found in scripture?" There are a few verses that lead me to believe that baptism can be performed by any believer with someone who has been called to be baptized: Matthew 28:19, Mark 1:4, Acts 10:48, Acts 8:36, Gal. 3:26-27. Matthew 28:19-20 - these verses, commonly referred to as "the Great Commission", is a general call by Jesus, who had "all authority" in heaven and on earth, to commission all who would follow Him to baptize in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Therefore, the Great Commission itself is a general declaration to all believers that they have been given authority (and even commanded) to make disciples and baptize in His name. Mark 1:4 "John the Baptizer arose in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins." - What credentials did John have before he started baptizing? He was simply filled with the Holy Spirit, and he began proclaiming the word and baptizing all who confessed their sins in repentance. Acts 10:48 - Peter commands that the Gentiles be baptized in the name of the Lord. So, the picture here is that Peter the apostle hands the actual duty of performing the baptism to either a deacon (Acts 6:5) or just a fellow believer who was with them. Acts 8:36 - one of the deacons mentioned in Acts 6:5, Philip, performs a baptism for the Ethiopian, who just converted to the faith after Philip preached the message of Jesus to him. He says, "See, here is water. What hinders me from being baptized?" Philip only responds by saying "If you believe with all your heart, you may." Therefore, if there is any requirement needed for baptism, it is not the one who is actually performing the baptism who needs to be 'fit', but the one who is being baptized who must be a true believer in Christ. Galatians 3:26-27 - "for as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ" - so, if the end result is that we "have put on Christ", then it really should not matter as far as who is performing the baptizing. It is telling that this verse immediately follows "for you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus." I hope that this helps! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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182 | Explain Lamentations 4:10-11 | Lam 4:10 | Makarios | 225403 | ||
Greetings Infinity700, Cannibalism was one of the covenant curses (see Leviticus 26:27-29 and Deuteronomy 28:53-57 for the promise and fulfillment in 2 Kings 6:28-29). The Bible says: Deut. 11:26 "See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse:" Deut 30:19 "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants," Joshua 8:34 "Then afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law." If Israel did not honor the covenant and obey the Lord God of Israel, then there would be consequences. We must not forget the fact that God is severe in judgment: Heb 10:29 "How much severer punishment do you think he will deserve who has trampled under foot the Son of God, and has regarded as unclean the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?" "He repays a man for what he has done; he brings upon him what his conduct deserves." (Job 34:11) "Surely, God will not act wickedly, And the Almighty will not pervert justice." (Job 34:12) "Yet you say, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Hear, O house of Israel: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?" (Ezekiel 18:25) "For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!" (Ezekiel 18:32) "There is none righteous, not even one" Romans 3:10 -------------------------------------------------- But there is HOPE: "if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved"! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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183 | Moses appeared from where? | Matt 17:3 | Makarios | 225381 | ||
Greetings Drbloor, As far as the Transfiguration itself being only a vision of sorts of Moses and Elijah, perhaps Mark 9:9 is a bit more direct with "eido" (to see / be sure of / to know). When the English rendering of "to see" is applied to "horao" in Luke 9:36, then we can understand Matthew 17:19 in that the Transfiguration had a double signficance. First, Jesus received a 'double approval': from God the Father, and from the fact that what the supreme law-giver (Moses) and the greatest of the prophets (Elijah) saw in Jesus was the total consummation of all that they had dreamed of. Second, the Transfiguration gave the disciples something to hold on to, even when they could not understand it, until a later time. The disciples had been shattered by Jesus' statement that He was going to die - still struggling with what "Messiahship" was all about. Jesus told them not tell anyone because He saw in Messiahship a way of service, love and sacrifice with a cross at the end of it. Galileans were ever ready to follow any nationalist leader - a conquering King who would blast the Romans and lead the Jews to domination. Therefore, before there could be any proclamation of His Messiahship, Jesus had to educate the disciples into what the true idea of Messiahship was - and only disaster could have come at this stage from any proclamation that the Messiah had arrived. Therefore, "eido" in Mark 9:9 leads us to believe that this was more of an encounter rather than just a vision "horama" in Matthew 17:19. For Jesus, this was a true encounter, but for the disciples, they could only understand it and take it as nothing more than a vision, much like the burning bush, Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10, etc., and they would later understand (John 14:26) what it was all about. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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184 | Information on the Fish Gate | Neh 3:3 | Makarios | 225375 | ||
Greetings Raynay, "19. Fish Gate" "It is generally considered that the FISH GATE (which see) (Neh_3:3; Neh_12:39; Zep_1:10; 2Ch_33:14) stood across the Tyropoeon in much the same way as the modern Damascus Gate does now, only considerably farther South. It was probably so called because here the men of Tyre sold their fish (Neh_13:16). It is very probably identical with the "Middle Gate" of Jer_39:3. With this region are associated the MISHNEH (which see) or “second quarter” (Zep_1:10 margin) and the MAKTESH (which see) or “mortar” (Zep_1:11)." From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia under the entry of "Jerusalem", posted here with the help of E-Sword Bible Software (www.e-sword.net) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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185 | Paradise is Heaven? Would you clarify? | Luke 16:22 | Makarios | 225359 | ||
BradK: Very well done post! --Makarios | ||||||
186 | Where was Abraham? | Luke 16:22 | Makarios | 225354 | ||
Greetings 00123! You ask, "Angels carried Nasarus, the beggar, to Abraham. [Question 1] Where was Abraham when welcoming Nasarus? In the heaven or somewhere on the earth? What does the Bible say about this issue? [Question 2] Is this parable referring to the future when Jesus would come to the earth the second time? Or is it now, meaning a dead person immediately goes to either Abraham's bosom or the the hot place where the rich man went?" Scripture: Luke 16:19-31 1. Abraham (verse 22), or Abraham's bosom, "refers to the place of blessedness to which the righteous dead go to await future vindication." (Zondervan NASB Study Bible, page 1495) Since the Talmud mentions both Paradise (see Luke 23:43, 2 Cor. 12:4 and Rev. 2:7) and Abraham's bosom as the home of the righteous, then we can conclude that this place is heaven (see 2 Cor. 12:4), since at the moment of death "the spirit returns to God who gave it" (Ecclesiastes 12:7) and for the believer immediately going into the presence of the Lord in heaven (see Acts 7:59 and Philippians 1:21-24). 2. All indications are that the timing of these events are before the Second Coming of Christ, or 'now' as you say. Both believers and unbelievers remain as spirits until the future day of resurrection. Once that glorious day comes, God will reunite believers' spirits with their resurrected physical bodies- the perishable will be made imperishable and the mortal will be made immortal (1 Cor. 15:53). Unbelievers, too, will be resurrected, but they will spend eternity apart from God. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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187 | what do if my husband is lieing to me ab | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 225341 | ||
Greetings Lashanno2, You ask, "what does the bible say about marrying someone that lies to you all the time about his ex girlfriend." The Bible says that lying is a sin (Exodus 20:16; Psalm 116:11; 1 Timothy 1:10; 4:2; Revelation 21:8). In regards to marriage, the Bible says that believers should be with those who also believe (2 Cor. 6:14) so that both can be encouraged by each other's faith. But if a believer does happen to marry one that does not believe, then they should not part even though one does not believe (1 Cor. 7:10-17). The Bible also stresses the importance of chastity in marriage (Matthew 5:32) and that the marriage bed be kept pure (Hebrews 13:4). If you are not able to find your answer through Scripture, then I would suggest possibly following up with your pastor for pastoral counseling. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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188 | 1 Jn 5:6,9,10 connection? | 1 John 5:6 | Makarios | 225330 | ||
Greetings Thomas8, Yes, there is a connection! "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God" (Romans 8:16) "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me: And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning." (John 15:26-27) See also John 3:33-36; 5:37; 8:18; 16:13-15; 19:34 I hope that these verses help! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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189 | Act 8 1 to 5, Apostle(s) | Acts 1:26 | Makarios | 225329 | ||
Greetings Homeflash, Acts 1:12-26 explains who the 12 apostles were, especially verses 13 and 26, which name each one of them and states that Matthias was added to their number. Everyone else outside of these were disciples, but Paul would later be added (1 Cor. 15:8). Luke 6:13 shows that these apostles were designated as such by Jesus, Who later appeared to Paul. According to Acts 8:1, these apostles stayed in Jerusalem to provide a central base for the growing church (Acts 11,15). Everyone else (disciples) was scattered, including Philip, who was only a disciple and one of the seven chosen as a deacon in Acts 6:5. Now instead of a deacon, he becomes an evangelist, proclaiming Christ, like so many others. He was one of the first to go to Samaria, because the apostles had not even received word yet that Samaria had received the Word (Acts 8:14). So, when the church in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans received the gospel by way of Philip the disciple, they sent two apostles, Peter and John, to them (Acts 8:14-15). I hope that this helps with your questions! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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190 | The Message of the Good News | Mark 1:14 | Makarios | 225325 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, thank you for your encouraging note! All honor and praise go to our Lord in heaven. --Makarios | ||||||
191 | Fisherman casting nets in the sea | Mark 1:16 | Makarios | 225319 | ||
Fisherman casting nets in the sea Mark 1:16-20 "There were many fishermen in Galilee. Josephus, who, for a time, was governor of Galilee, and who is the great historian of the Jews, tells us that in his days three hundred and thirty fishing boats sailed the waters of the lake. Ordinary people in Palestine seldom ate meat; usually they ate it not more than once a week. Fish was their staple diet (Luke 11:11; Matthew 7:10; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 24:42). Usually the fish was salt fish because there was no means of transporting fresh fish. Fresh fish was one of the greatest of all delicacies in the great cities like Rome. The very names of the towns on the lakeside show how important the fishing business was. Bethsaida means House of Fish; Tarichaea, another of the lake-side towns, means The Place of Salt Fish, and it was there that the fish were preserved for export to Jerusalem and even to Rome itself. The salt fish industry was big business in Galilee. "The fisherman used two kinds of nets, both of which are mentioned or implied in the gospels. They used the net called the sagene. This was a kind of seine- or trawl-net. It was let out from the end of the boat. It was so weighted that it stood, as it were, upright in the water. The boat then moved forward, and, as it moved, the four corners of the net were drawn together, so that the net became like a great bag which was drawn through the water, thus enclosing the fish. The other kind of net, the net which Peter and Andrew were using here, was called the amphiblestron. It was a much smaller net. It was skillfully cast into the water by hand. It was shaped rather like an umbrella, and as it was drawn through the water it caught and enclosed the fish." (pages 18-19 of The Gospel of Mark, William Barclay, cp. 1956 The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 57-6029) --Makarios |
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192 | The Message of the Good News | Mark 1:14 | Makarios | 225318 | ||
The Message of the Good News Mark 1:14-15 "Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." If we follow the word euaggelion, good news, gospel through the New Testament we can see something of its content: A. It is good news of truth (Galatians 2:5; Colossians 1:5) B. It is good news of hope (Colossians 1:23) C. It is good news of peace (Ephesians 6:15) D. It is good news of God's promise (Ephesians 3:6) E. It is good news of eternal life (2 Timothy 1:10) F. It is good news of salvation (Ephesians 1:13) "Believe," says Jesus, "in the good news." To believe in the good news simply means to take Jesus at His word: to believe that God so loves the world that He will make any sacrifice to bring us back to Himself, to believe that what sounds too good to be true is really true. --Makarios |
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193 | was Aaron with Moses on Sinai | Ex 24:1 | Makarios | 225317 | ||
Greetings 561joshua01, Both Moses and Aaron went up on the mountain (Exodus 19:24; 24:1), but it was Moses, of which the distinction is made in Exodus 24:2 ("Moses alone"), who "shall come near to the LORD" and "recounted to the people all the words of the LORD" (verse 3) and "wrote down all the words of the LORD" (verse 4). Then, verse 9 says that "Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel" where "they saw God, and they ate and drank" (verse 11). After that, Moses goes up with only Joshua with him (verse 13) where he is given the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments, and Aaron is left behind with the elders to see to the needs of the people (verse 14). So, Aaron, his sons, and seventy of the elders were able to go up on the mountain with Moses and have an intimate encounter with God (24:10-11), but only Moses "came near to the LORD" to receive the Ten Commandments: orally from God (verses 2-3), transcribed by Moses (verse 4), and transcribed by God Himself (24:12; 31:18). Moses alone acted as a 'mediator' between God and the people by recounting all that God had said to the people, including the Ten Commandments, and affirming that the people would agree to this covenant with God (verse 3). Aaron himself received the Ten Commandments second hand (like the rest of the Israelites) and did not hear them from God Himself, although Aaron was most definitely a witness of the transcribed copy of the Ten Commandments, written by the Lord Himself (34:1,28) on the replacement tablets. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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194 | Davids psalms before his affair | Psalm | Makarios | 225302 | ||
Greetings 561joshua01! As for the authorship of the Psalms, 73 (in the titles) are ascribed to David, 12 to Asaph, 11 to the sons of Korah, 2 to Solomon (72, 127), 1 to Moses (90), 1 to Ethan (89), and 50 are anonymous. David, no doubt, was the author of some of the anonymous Psalms. Now, the Psalms were written to be sung. W.E. Gladstone once said of the Psalms "All the wonders of Greek Civilization heaped together are less wonderful than is this simple Book of the Psalms." We know from the titles that David wrote Psalm 51 in the aftermath of his sin with Bathsheba. But there are several Penitential Psalms, and they include: Psalm 6, 25, 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143. Since we know that David wrote at least 6 of these Penitential Psalms (the other two, 102 and 130, are anonymous), then it could be said that his sin with Bathsheba could have been a motivation for him to write multiple Penitential Psalms. With that being said, and considering the anonymous Psalms as well, it is probably more likely that David wrote most of these Psalms after his affair with Bathsheba then before the affair. But we could never know for sure as to the exact timing. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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195 | hate for your family in order to follow | Luke 14:26 | Makarios | 225272 | ||
Greetings again Wejlly, "Hating" is simply a Semitic expression for 'loving less than' - see Genesis 29:30-31, Deut. 21:15-17 and Matthew 10:37. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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196 | grounds for firing a preacher | NT general | Makarios | 225264 | ||
Greetings Mikie! You ask, "what are the grounds for firing a preacher?" Jesus spoke against those who are hypocrites (Matthew 6:5) and stumbling blocks (Matthew 18:7; Luke 17:1). Paul spoke of being 'disqualified' in 1 Cor. 9:27 and those who 'preach another gospel' in 2 Cor. 11:4. Jude warned of false teachers who "follow after their own lusts" (Jude 16). Titus and Timothy stress the qualifications for leadership (Titus 1:5-16; 1 Tim. 3) and Godly living (Titus 3:1-11; 1 Timothy 6). I suppose if there were a situation grievous enough against the faith or a church body where the pastor had to be fired, then it would have to be for a violation of what is pointed out in Scripture, and a threat to the church body itself, so that the church body could be saved. But 'firing' a preacher is a serious undertaking, since a pastor is considered to be appointed by God for such a charge as presiding and caring for the 'flock' of the church body (Mark 3:14; Luke 10:1; Acts 10:42; 14:23; 22:10,14; 1 Cor. 12:28; Phil. 1:16; 1 Tim. 2:7; 2 Tim. 1:11). Let us be of the attitude and spirit of David: "Far be it from me because of the LORD that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD's anointed, to stretch out my hand against him, since he is the LORD's anointed." (1 Samuel 24:6) Blessings to you, Makarios |
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197 | principles governing bitterness? | Eph 4:31 | Makarios | 225262 | ||
Greetings Kwamena, Bitterness in the New Testament is referred to in the following passages: Acts 8:23; Romans 3:14; Ephesians 4:31 and Hebrews 12:15. Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible provides the following commentary for Acts 8:23 "Of bitterness - This is a Hebraism; the usual mode of expressing the “superlative,” and means “excessive bitterness.” The phrase is used respecting idolatry Deu_29:18, “Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood.” A similar expression occurs in Heb_12:15, “Lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you.” “Sin” is thus represented as a “bitter” or poisonous thing; a tiring not only “unpleasant” in its consequences, but ruinous in its character, as a poisonous plant would be in the midst of other plants, Jer_2:19, “It is an evil and bitter thing that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God”; Jer_4:18; Rom_3:14, “Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness”; Eph_4:31. The meaning here is, that the heart of Simon was full of dreadful, malignant sin." The Jamieson, Fausset and Brown Commentary offers (Acts 8:23): "in the gall of bitterness and ... bond of iniquity — expressing both the awfulness of his condition and the captivity to it in which he was held." So, it could be said in regards to bitterness and sin and they go hand in hand: one (bitterness) is usually the result of the other (sin); and where one is present, the other is not too far behind, or at least lurking at the door. When Jesus was on the cross, they gave him sour wine (Matthew 27:34,48; Mark 15:36; John 19:29; Psalm 69:21), which, is a vivid reminder that He had to endure the bitter scorn of humanity - this even while carrying humanity's sins on the cross. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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198 | this cant be tb the true meaning | Luke 14:26 | Makarios | 225242 | ||
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199 | this cant be tb the true meaning | Luke 14:26 | Makarios | 225240 | ||
Greetings Wejlly, Luke 14:26 "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, as well as his own life, he can't be my disciple." (ISV) Basically, nothing must come before you and God. Christ must be loved over and above anything else, or He is not loved at all. If we are not willing to give up all earthly possessions, and forsake all earthly friends, and if we do not obey him rather than all others, we have no true attachment to him. Luke 14:26 does not justify malice against one's own family in any way, but only that devotion to family must take second place to one's devotion to Christ. I hope that this helps! Blessings to you, Makarios |
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200 | Was Jacob a Prophet for Christians? | John 8:50 | Makarios | 225225 | ||
Greetings Alegrio Maduk, You ask, "Will the prophecy of Jacob concerning his sons (Genesis 49:3-27) can be fulfilled or not?" This poem or "Blessing of Jacob" which prophesied the tribes of Israel proved true: * Reuben's descendants were characterized by indecision (see Judges 5:15-16) * Simeon's descendants were absorbed into the territory of Judah (see Josh. 19:1,9) * Levi's descendants were dispersed throughout the land, living in 48 towns and serving as priests (Gen. 48:6; Numbers 35:2,7; Josh. 14:4; 21:41) * Judah is often pictured as a lion (Numbers 24:9; Ezek. 19:1-7; Micah 5:8), and Judah's greatest descendant, Jesus Christ, is Himself "the Lion that is from the tribe of Judah" (Rev. 5:5) * Zebulun's descendants were close enough to the Mediterranean to "draw out of the abundance of the seas" (Deut. 33:19) * Dan's descendants would later be involved in treachery (Judges 18:27). Samson, from the tribe of Dan, single-handedly held the Philistines at bay (Judges 14-16) * As they were East of the Jordan (Joshua 13:24-27), the descendants of Gad were vulnerable to raids from the Moabites to the south (2 Kings 3:4) * Asher's descendants had access to fertile farmlands (Joshua 19:24-30) * Naphtali's descendants would dwell in a somewhat isolated location in the hill country north of the Sea of Galilee (Josh. 19:32-38) * Ephraim would be victorious in battle (Judges 8:1; 12:1; Josh. 17:14-18), later prosper (Hosea 12:8) and gain supremacy (Josh. 16:9; Isaiah 7:1-2; Hosea 13:1) * Manasseh's descendants would inhabit the Trans-jordan area of Gilead (Numbers 32:33) * Benjamin's descendants would be savage and know war: Ehud (Judges 3:12-30), Saul and Jonathan (1 Sam. 11-15) and Judges 19-21 This prophecy of Jacob has absolutely nothing to do with John 8:50. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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