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181 | Jesus' body washed?? | Mark 16:1 | Robert Nicholson | 72239 | ||
Greetings rondc: We do not have many details in the Bible about the buriel of the Lord Jesus Christ. In Matt. 27:57 to 60 we find that a rich man called Joseph(of Armithea) and Nicodemus (of John 3) begged for the body of Jesus from Pilate. "when Joseph had taken the body he wrapped it in clean linen cloth and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock" v. 59-60 This action was the fulfilment of Isaiah53:9 "he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth". The disciples had forgotten his words that he would rise again in 3 days. They were treating his body as they would any other Jewish loved one. This is why we find in Mark 16:1 that the women went to the tomb after the sabbath with sweet spices, that they might anoit him" In Luke 23:53-56 supports the idea that they were following the Jewish traditions regarding his body. There was no corruption to his body as prophecied by the psalmist "For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption." Psalm 16:10 More importantly in Luke 24:3 "they entered in, (to the tomb) and found not the body of the Lord Jesus" They were perplexed and were reminded of the words of Jesus "The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again" Luke 24:7 The triump of Calavary is that "he arose" bodily from the dead and that the truth of his resurrection if the foundation of our faith in him. Praise his Name Robert |
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182 | He is risen! | Mark 16:6 | Robert Nicholson | 68191 | ||
Dear fellow believers: "Behold the place where they laid him" The open tomb reminds that he is not there, he is risen! The bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ shows God's satisfaction in the sacrifice of his Son at Calvary! Ye seek Jesus of Nazarath who was crucified: he is not here: behold the place where they laid him" Mark 16:6 An empty tomb, a risen Savior is the testimony that "he finished the work which thou gavest him to do" John 17:4 and he is the victor as he cried "Finished!!" John 19:30 What was finished? The work which God gave him to do! We rejoice today in a living Savior who is seated at the right hand of God, he is the Name which is above all other names and we rejoice that by his Spirit he has called us, redeemed us and that he is coming again for us. May we praise his precious name! As we look on this, the things of time and sense should become dim. I rejoice in Christ, my Savior who is seated at the right hand on God. Robert |
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183 | He is risen! | Mark 16:6 | Robert Nicholson | 68407 | ||
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184 | Is BAPTISM a SYMBOL? | Mark 16:16 | Robert Nicholson | 31781 | ||
Hi Terra: It is not what I think or my interpretation of the Bible, but what did the Lord Jesus say? In Mark 16:16 Jesus says "He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved and he that believeth not shall be damned" Notice that the emphasis is upon believing or believing not. In order to be saved we must believe that "Jesus died for our sins" upon the cross. It is not simply believing about this great truth, but accepting the truth as revealled by the Spirit of God through his word that "Jesus took my place on the cross, he bore the wrath for my sins and I simply rest my all upon him for eternity. Jesus said "verily, verily, I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth him that sent me, hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life" John 5:24 When we trust in Christ he changes us by his Spirit and makes us alive spiritually to him. We are immediately placed in the family of God through adoption forever. Nothing can separate us from that eternal relationship. What about baptism? It is a command of the Lord Jesus which he expects of those who have trusted him. Matt. 28:19 In Acts 2:41 we read "that they which gladly received (believed) his word were baptized. In the days of the early church it cost something to identify with the rejected Christ. The early believers were baptised by immersion which proclaimed to the world that they belong to Christ and that with his help they intend to live for him by his grace throughout the rest of their lives. I believe that baptism is a symbol of sanctification, that is, being set apart for Christ. To live a baptised life "we are to reckon ourselves to be dead unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord" Romans 6:11 Since baptism is a command of the Lord Jesus, a believer can please him by obedience to his word in the waters of baptism. The most important thing in our life is to put our trust in Christ. Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" Acts 4:12 Praise his name forever! Standing on the promises of God! Robert |
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185 | Does Mary call Jesus her savior? | Luke 1:47 | Robert Nicholson | 41260 | ||
Greetings spatn1212 I believe that Luke 1:47 and is best understood within the context of the whole chapter. Peace Robert |
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186 | Y was John the Baptist not named Elijah? | Luke 1:63 | Robert Nicholson | 69016 | ||
Dr. X: It would appear that both Elizabeth and Zechariah were given special insight from the Lord regarding the name of their child. God by his Spirit is careful in naming people. John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit from his birth. As you have mentioned he is a chosen vessel to announce the coming of the Christ. I do not believe that John the Baptist is a reincarnation of Elijah as some would purpose. John is the fulfilment of Isaiah 40:3 "The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord and make his paths straight" (Matt. 3:3) John who came in the Spirit of Elijah is the last of the old testament prophets as prophecied in Mal. 4: 4-6. Jesus statement that "this is Elijah is referring that John brings the ministry fulfilled by Mal. John in John 1:21 makes it clear that he is not Elijah and simply told the people that he is the fulfilment of Isaiah Isaiah 40:3. John is very similar to Elijah, he lived in the wilderness, preached a message of repentance. His life style and dress dramatized the urgency of his message, that the nation must repent in view of the coming Christ. I believe it was God's will that John be named John because he was not Elijah. The name John, "Iwavnnhß" is transliterated "Ioannes" and is defined as:"Jehovah is a gracious giver" Robert |
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187 | Mary is Sinless? | Luke 2:24 | Robert Nicholson | 31850 | ||
I am not throwing stones at the Catholic Church. However, Mary was a sinner like you and I. When the angel gave her this meassage "Hail thou art highly favored, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women." Luke 1:28 Mary not because of any merit of her own experienced the grace of God in that she was the chosen vessel to bring his only Son into the world. She could say "my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior" The genealogy of Mary is traced back to Adam in Luke 3:23-38 and is the fulfilment of Gen. 3:15 in which we find that through the seed of the women the deliverer shall come. It is amazing that God by his grace has used ordinary humans to bring about his plans and purposes. In the case of Mary she was the vessel upon whom the Holy Spirit came and she had the blessing of being the one throught whom the Son of God, God manifest in the flesh should come. The important thing to remember is that there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.(1 Tim. 2:5) It is Christ who is the saviour of sinners, it is he who links the sinner to God by faith in his sacrifice alone. Mary like all who love Christ was redeemed by his precious blood. |
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188 | who were Noah's parents? | Luke 3:36 | Robert Nicholson | 74271 | ||
Greetings Robert: In Luke we read the genealogy of the Lord Jesus tracing back to Adam. As noted in verse 36 we find that Lamech is the father of Noah. Lamech who was the Son of Methuslael took two wives. "And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah." Gen. 4:19 Lamech was 182 years old when Noah was born (Gen 5:28-29 however, I could not find which of the wives were the mother of Noah. I find it interesting at how accurate the timeline of History is in the linkage of the Lord Jesus. Robert Nicholson |
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189 | Does God look for faith? | Luke 5:20 | Robert Nicholson | 27427 | ||
I realize that in order to be born again that salvation is a work of God and that he draws us to himself by his Spirit. However, when we look at examples of people who came to Christ it would appear that he looked for desire on their part. In Luke 5:20 we see faith demonstrated by a group of people resulting in a man having his sin's forgiven. Does this example not underline the need for those who already know Christ to do everything within their power to bring others to Christ? In the example given would we say that the Spirit of God was already drawing them to Christ even though they thought the idea was their own? In Luke 5:20 we have the case of a man who was brought to Christ by his friends. In fact they had to overcome great obstacles by climbing up on the roof, removed tiling and let the paralyised man down before Jesus. "When he saw their faith, He said, "Friend, your sins are forgiven you." |
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190 | Do sinners have a time of visitation? | Luke 5:20 | Robert Nicholson | 27461 | ||
Joe: Thanks for the answer. This chapter no doubt is one of the proofs that Jesus is indeed God manifest in the flesh. I have been thinking of the many people who followed Jesus or waited for him in the way hoping to be blessed. I have been looking at this as obedience to the words of Jesus "Strive to enter in at the straight gate" Luke13:24 On the other hand I realize that except the Spirit of God deals with us and reveals to us Christ, then we will be left in the dark. Do you not think that there is a time of visitation when Jesus comes our way and by his spirit implores us to receive him and yet many turn away? Robert |
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191 | was the lady in luke8:43 a jew | Luke 8:48 | Robert Nicholson | 37792 | ||
robbie: Although the Bible does not tell us the woman was probably Jewish. I base this on the principle that the Lord Jesus came to his own people first. The important thing is that she had total faith in the Lord Jesus power to heal her when she touched his garment. Robert |
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192 | Take Up Our Cross: What does it mean? | Luke 9:23 | Robert Nicholson | 67218 | ||
Dear fellow believers: What does it mean to "take up our cross daily and follow Christ?" What is our cross? Jesus said in John chp. 10 " My sheep hear my voice and I know them , and they follow me" (John 10::27) What a beautiful picture of the Christian who has entered by the door which is Christ who said "I am the door by me if any man enter in he shall be saved" (John 10:9) The characteristics of those who know him as Saviour are a) they hear his voice b) He knows them. c) They follow him What does this really mean? "They follow him?" If we follow him we will deny ourselves and take up our cross daily and follow him" (Luke 9:23) "we hear his voice" Thank God that by his Spirit and through his word he spoke to us when we were lost in sin and he revealled to us that "Christ died for our sins!" I challenge myself, do I hear his voice daily? Do I respond to his voice? Some have suggested that the cares of life and the trials that comes into our life are our cross. I wonder if this is what it means? The Lord Jesus tells us "for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." (Matt.5:45) In other words many things in life which are challenging are experienced by the all people, not just Christians. The imagery that Jesus is using here refers to those who would be crucified by the Romans. The soldiers would make you drag your cross to the place of death, it was a one way trip. How does this apply to Christian life in a spiritual sense and in a practical sense in our daily lives. These questions are not intended to rhetorical questions, but questions which have been challenging me. "Forbid it Lord that I should boast, Save in the cross of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small; Love so amazing so divine, Demands my heart, my life, my all! (Isaac Watts 1674-1748) Blessings in his precious name Robert |
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193 | Take Up Our Cross: What does it mean? | Luke 9:23 | Robert Nicholson | 67231 | ||
Dear One: Thank you for your response. In following Jesus we are exhorted "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." ( 1 Thess. 5:18) Would you not say that we have to be willing to accept what God has given us which may include various trials in live? Paul writes: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."(1 Cor. 10:13) You mentioned that "we must take up our cross" and that part of this is to deny ourselves. I enjoy the thought in Romans 6:17-18 that before we were saved we were "servants to sin" and now in Christ we are freed from sin and "became servants of righteousness" I was also thinking that "when we follow him" we have to ask the question "In a spiritual sense where is he"? In Hebrews we find a similar thought "Let us go therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach" Heb.13:13 The Lord Jesus Christ as far as this world is concerned is still in a place of rejection and to identify with him we will suffer reproach for his name. When I read your last paragraph the words of Jesus came to mind "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." (Matt.6:33) May God bless you and your daughter in your work with children. Robert |
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194 | Salvation by Grace or Works? | Luke 9:32 | Robert Nicholson | 39801 | ||
Mommapbs: In Ephesians we read "you hath he quickened (made alive) who were dead in tresspasses and in sin" Eph. 2:1 We find that this came about by the grace of God in v. 8 "For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves it is the gift of God; not of works lest any man should boast" Eph. 2:8 How can a holy God do this. God cannot overlook sin! I think the answer is here "For he that made him (Jesus Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin (Christ); that we might be made the righteousness of God through him" 2 Cor.5:21 We see here the substitutionary work of Christ upon the Cross. It was on calvary that he "was stricken and smitten of God and afflicted" Isaiah 53:4. It was there in the darkness of the cross that he as the sin bearer new what it was to be forsaken and to bear awful judgment against sin. He took my sin and was judged for it, that I a lost sinner might be clothed upon by his righeousness. Our total acceptance to God is in Christ "wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved" Eph. 1:6 To insist that we in our natural condition as lost, helpless and spiritually dead sinners can do anything to add to the work of Christ which is finished, is an insult to the grace of God. Brother Moran has rightly differentiated between the first and second resurrection. In addition, it is interesting to note that in scripture those who have been saved and die naturally are referred to as those who sleep in Christ (1Thess.4) In Rev. 20 we must underline that it is the DEAD, THE DEAD, small and great who are judged. Why are they judged? God must judge sin! If we will not accept the judgement of Christ for our sins, then we will suffer for that rejection forever. Christ stands alone for salvation, for he is worthy. Praise his precious name. Robert |
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195 | is gambling a sin?? | Luke 12:15 | Robert Nicholson | 39211 | ||
Dear Sister: I think that gambling could fall into the area of covetousness. Jesus said "Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth" Covetousness has the idea of wanting something which is not ours to have. Where do we draw the line? Is a raffle for a good cause wrong? Or as you have asked, are scratch tickets wrong? What about speculative investments? We are brought into liberty under grace, "but take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to them that are weak." 1Cor.8:9 In other words, I may be able to buy the odd scratch ticket or even play a slot machine without it interferring with my life. However, if another brother or sister were to follow my example and become addicted to gambling, then I would be their cause of stumbling. There are some things in life which are very personal and we cannot be another person's conscience. Legalism is often a worse sin than that which we are being legal about. Just a few things to think about Robert |
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196 | Acts 2:14a 36-47 | Luke 13:3 | Robert Nicholson | 43543 | ||
Deloris: Repentence is a change of mind about myself and about God. In other words when I repent I take sides with God against myself and acknowledge that I am a lost, helpless sinner in need of his salvation. It is at this point that God by his Spirit will reveal to us that Christ has died for our sins and has paid our debt in full. The moment we believe or accept this message we are born from above or born again by the Spirit of God. Each believer after being born again during the time of the early church were baptised. This outward expression of obedience to Christ showed outwardly what had happen inward. Baptism identifies the believer with Christ and in symbol is declaring to all "I belong to Christ and by his grace I intend to live for him the rest of my life." Peace in his precious Name Robert |
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197 | Jesus taught "absolutes" re- eternity | Luke 13:3 | Robert Nicholson | 72313 | ||
Our Lord Jesus Christ made some statements which are "absolutes" in light of eternity. # 1 "...unless you repent, you will all likewise perish."( Luke 13:3) Jesus was discussing the Galileans who were murdered by Pilate and also eighteen people who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them. The question was "were these people greater sinners and as a result died an untimely death" Jesus made it absolutely clear, NO! and then gives this solumn warning: "except you repent you shall likewise perish" What is repentance? Repentance is not simply feeling sorry for our sins. It is a change of mind and will which is brought about from within our hearts as the Spirit of God reveals to us our lost and sinful condition through his word. When I repent, I bow to the God's view of me as "ungodly and without strength" (Romans 5:6) it is at this point I am made aware of my great need of a Savior which is found in Christ alone. These wonderous words say it all "For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:6) #2 "...Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."(John 3:3) This message to Nicodemus would show to us that in our natural condition we cannot see or enter the kingdom of God. To this man a teacher of the teachers was a humbling statement, since he was a man of integrity and very religious, to find out that unless he is born from above he cannot enter God's kingdom. Nicodemus is confused, but Jesus unfolds the truth to him by discussing old testament events which pictured the coming Saviour and his work on the cross. In John 3:14 Jesus makes this imperative: "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up" Why must he be lifted up? "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3:15) This does not refer to believing about him, accepting his historicity, but is an act of faith whereby the lost sinner who has repented, rests "his all" upon the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. As a result of placing faith in the finished work of Christ we "have eternal life"v15.(present possession) Jesus summerizes "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath no believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God" (John 3:18) Is it any wonder that Peter makes this statement? "And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) Robert |
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198 | Could it be they're not true believers? | Luke 15:32 | Robert Nicholson | 43962 | ||
Brother Searcher: The language of Heb. 10:26-31 reminds me of 2 Peter 2: 1 "...even there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction. These people are "professing" Christians who have taken leadership of teachers and yet they deny the blood that bought them. We must remember that profession does not always mean possession. In Hebrews 10:26 -31 we are given a warning. V.26 "If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins." Sin wilfully is a state of wilful sin even though we profess that Christ died for our sins and gives us power to overcome sin in our daily lives. Such a contradiction would indicate that they have never received the new nature in Christ, their sinful desires are the same and there is no evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives. This contradiction, professing to know the truth and wilfully going against it as evidenced in our sinful state, we are "treading underfoot the Son of God"V.29 In other words our live of wilful sin denies the power of Christ in the lives of those redeemed. They "have counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified an unholy thing" V. 29 By their actions they demonstrate that they do not consider the blood of Christ to be precious and an atonement for sin. Furthermore, they "hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace". They despise God in his grace, who has brought them to a measure of truth; which they deny. Like those in 1 Peter God's judgment is sure. I know that some will disagree, however, I do not think a person who has been born again to wilfully turn against Christ and his sacrifice for sin. Christians may fall into sin and get away from God, and yet deep within their soul they will always have an appreciation for Christ and his redemptive work on the cross. What do you think? Your brother by his grace Robert |
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199 | Where did the dead go prior to Jesus | Luke 16:23 | Robert Nicholson | 66996 | ||
Greetings A2JFL The Lord Jesus Christ speaks of this in Luke 16 :19-31 He tells us of two people in life and two people in death. One went to hell (hades) which is the greek word for the place of departed spirits. The other man died and went to Abrahams bosum a section of comfort in hades for those who died right with God. We find that the one man is in conscious torment, while the other was tormented. The two compartments were separated by a great gulf preventing any of those who had died changing positions. When the Lord Jesus died he was buried in the new tomb and his spirit or soul went to hades or Abrahams bosum(paradise), which at his resurrection he emptied and we now find that paradise is in the third heaven. (2 Cor.12:1-4) I would advise you to read the passage in Luke 16 God Bless Robert |
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200 | Who Then Can Be Saved? | Luke 18:26 | Robert Nicholson | 36375 | ||
Then who can be saved? The background to this question is found in Luke 18 when a ruler asked Jesus "What shall I do to inherit eternal life" V.18 We find that this young man was religious and kept the commandments from his youth up. This was not enough. Jesus said "Yet lackest thou one thing" Jesus knew that this man had something that was more important than eternal life which in this case was riches. The young man went away sorrowful without eternal life. Jesus told his disciples "it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, tha for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God" V.25 What did Jesus mean? Is it impossible for a rich man to be saved? Who then can be saved? The eye of the needle was a low gateway through the city wall. In order for a camel to pass through it had to kneel down and with great difficulty could pass through. In other words when one is self sufficient it is difficult to lower ourselves to God's claims that "there is no difference that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Rom. 3:23 Dear friends do you not think that the answer to the question "Who then can be saved" is found in the work of Christ alone. That eternal life is not dependent on our church affiliation, or personal ideas, but rests upon the finished work of Christ alone? Who then can be saved? In Christ Robert |
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