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181 | Why Miriam was cursed and not Aaron | Numbers | mark d seyler | 183534 | ||
Hi Animat, Since the passage doesn't specify this, we really can't know why, we can only speculate. Perhaps Mariam was the instigator? Perhaps God spared Aaron since he was the priest? Perhaps some entirely different reason? Love in Christ, mark |
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182 | Please clarify end time signs? | Luke 21:32 | mark d seyler | 183532 | ||
Hi Ermin, This word that is translated "generation" can mean "the entire group of people born in this certain time", but it can also mean "this entire line of people", such as a nation or ethnic group. Based on this, it's possible Jesus was saying, in effect, the Jews will be be destroyed or obliterated until total salvation of the remnant is completed. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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183 | Educational guarantee for life and godli | Prov 22:6 | mark d seyler | 183498 | ||
Hi Finder, We call this book Proverbs because that is what they are called in the first verse. These are sayings, an alternate translations might be parables. They are not promises. If we read these as a book of promises, we have a bigger problem then just that one verse. There are many that are not exactly true in every instance. But this isn't a problem with the Book of Proverbs, its with how we understand the Book of Proverbs. Probibly the simplest way I've heard it expresses is that these are not promises, they are probibilities. No matter whether you agree with this or not, the thing to do would be to determine whether or not these sayings are intended to be received as promises, or wise sayings to be heeded because the will lead you along the path of living a better life. My two cents worth, anyway. Love in Christ, Mark |
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184 | Jesus during death | Eph 4:9 | mark d seyler | 183416 | ||
Remember what death is - the separation from of the soul from the body. When Jesus died on the cross, His soul was separated from His body, as any other man. But also like man, the soul does not end at death. But unlike man, Jesus was able to re-unite with His body, and come back to life. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, mark |
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185 | Reveren, biblical or not? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183188 | ||
This is a link to a discussion on a word origins forum thread concerning the origins and first English usage of "reverend": http://www.wordwizard.com/ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID(equals)18122 Note: replace the word (equals) with the equals sign. I hope this will supply the information you are seeking. Love in Christ, Mark |
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186 | what is the perfect or divine Will of Go | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183185 | ||
No worries. . . I think we've all probibly done it! God bless!! |
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187 | releasing bitterness explained to youth | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183184 | ||
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188 | releasing bitterness to young people | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183182 | ||
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189 | releasing bitterness to young people | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183180 | ||
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190 | releasing bitterness to young people | Eph 4:31 | mark d seyler | 183178 | ||
Eph 4:31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Releasing sounds like simply "letting go", but the Bible tells us to put it way from us. Its an active word, something we intentionally do. Notice how it is listed with anger, and wrath, and malice, and clamor, and slander. These are all things we harbor in our hearts against others. We justify them to ourselves as if it was our right. Heb 12:14 Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. Heb 12:15 See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled; Sanctification means a setting apart for God. As we are sanctified, as God removes from our lives and who we are those things that do not serve Him, we need to cooperate with Him. But if instead I choose to allow bitterness to control a part of me, then that part is serving my own sense of injustice, or jealosy, or whatever it may be, instead of serving God. We have the choice. We can either receive God's grace, and allow that He will correct all wrongs, heal all hurts, and cover all with love so that we are useful to Him, or we can choose to be angry, bitter, wrathful, slandering and malicious. If we choose to serve God, then we must actively and purposefully reject bitterness, and put it off of us as deliberately as we remove a coat when we come inside. When we sense within ourselves those feelings and actions which arise from bitterness, we must make the choice to not feel that way, to not act that way, and treat bitterness as sin, displeasing to God, to be repented of. And by God's grace, the more we do this, the more successful we shall be. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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191 | where did the wives come from | Gen 5:4 | mark d seyler | 183176 | ||
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192 | Eternal in the Heavens | 2 Cor 5:2 | mark d seyler | 183149 | ||
Doc, I have simply quoted Scripture, and made brief comments showing my understanding of those texts. The presupposition that exists in my post is that Scripture is at once correct and harmonious. I presuppose that the correct hermeneutic is the “grammatico-historical” style (as I believe it is referred to), and that Scripture is intended by God to declare a certain and specific truth, that is knowable in the customary ways that we understand language in its variety of forms. While you appear to disagree with the doctrine I have described, I want to be perfectly clear that I am simply showing what the Bible says to the best of my understanding, based on the texts as I have presented. I am hoping that you will be able to separate my statements from statements made by others, and respond to mine, should you wish to, on their own merit, according to the text of Scripture. I will agree with you to stipulate that neither you nor I speak for “all Christianity”, and that we are both simply representing our own views, unless we are actually stating that we are presenting the views of another whom we may or may not agree with. Let’s be sure it’s on the record: Some people have different views on many and varied matters. Were you thinking that each of us should append this to each of our posts? Let’s say, for the sake of argument that I came to Scripture with a presupposition concerning its interpretation. My presupposition would not change what Scripture actually said, now would it? Therefore, we should be able to determine the truthfulness of a doctrine by seeing if it matches what Scripture actually says. The presupposition, should it exist, is to be judged according to Scripture. If it is found to agree with Scripture, then there is no issue with it. If it does not agree with Scripture, then it is shown to be flawed, and is discarded. The point is, though, that this is an unnecessary introduction to the discussion. Whether there are or not presuppositions does not affect whether the stated doctrine agrees with what Scripture says. The only instance that I can think of in which that is not true is if you hold the presupposition that Scripture is to interpreted according to standards or views that are not found in Scripture, and I do not believe that you think that, or are suggesting that. Whether a doctrine is sound or not should be determined exegetically from the Biblical text, not according to how many or few teach it, whether or not it is taught by someone whom you happen to personally disagree with on other points (or, in this case, appears similar to statements attributed to another), whether or not another person has poorly argued for it, or whether or not the conclusion agrees with previously held conclusions or even prejudice, should it exist. All of these are irrelevant to the discussion, and simply sidetrack from it. Each of these are considered logical fallacies, as I am certain that you understand. Concerning alternate interpretations, my actual request was, “. . . if you disagree with my interpretation of Scripture, perhaps you might demonstrate how those Scriptures actually mean something else, other than what I am saying, using arguments that come from the text . . . “ While you have restated other’s conclusions on this matter, without actual exegesis, well, I was already aware that people hold various views on this, as on pretty much all matters, though not all that you posted seem to disagree. As I review what you have quoted from these other men, I do not see a substantial difference, at least in what I wrote. But please, make no mistake: I believe in the resurrection of the body. Please, let’s end this where it began, as I stated in my initial post: “While we will be resurrected in our own bodies, Job 19 25 "As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth. 26 "Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; 27 Whom I myself shall behold, And whom my eyes will see and not another. My heart faints within me! There is nonetheless a great qualitative difference.” I personally believe that everyone who has a Bible has exactly what they need to weigh my words. Love in Christ, Mark |
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193 | Eternal in the Heavens | 2 Cor 5:2 | mark d seyler | 183143 | ||
I’m not certain this would be accurate or fair. Even it it were accurate, and I do not believe that it is, as that does not match my experience, truth is not proven by counting heads of how many teach it. While I am not actually certain what you mean by a “replacement body”, since I did not use those words, but actually said things like, “While we will be resurrected in our own bodies,” and “They will be re-made for life in the eternal realm,” the Scripture says our bodies will be "changed. Its like Paul's example of the seed that grows into a plant. The plant that grows is not the seed that was put into the ground, although it came from that seed. Concerning having put of the earthly body, certainly you are not suggesting that those that have died in Christ are lying there in their corpses. That’s not a question, I know that is not what you mean. But equally so, the resurrection hasn’t happened yet. Are you suggesting that this is not something that I see for myself in Scripture, and that I am simply parroting what I have heard in church? I find that the research that needs to be done is to find what the Scripture says. I would simply counter that this teaching comes straight from Scripture, of which I referrence in my post. But if you disagree with my interpretation of Scripture, perhaps you might demonstrate how those Scriptures actually mean something else, other than what I am saying, using arguments that come from the text, instead of simply speaking against the source. Love in Christ, Mark |
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194 | Eternal in the Heavens | 2 Cor 5:2 | mark d seyler | 183135 | ||
Amen, brother! Ooooh, I can hardly wait!!! |
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195 | Eternal in the Heavens | 2 Cor 5:2 | mark d seyler | 183132 | ||
Correction to previous post: While I wrote: "Those who sleep in Christ have put off their earthly body, and await being clothed with their eternal body. Those in Christ who are raptured will put on their eternal body without having put off their heavenly body." I meant to say: "Those who sleep in Christ have put off their earthly body, and await being clothed with their eternal body. Those in Christ who are raptured will put on their eternal body without having put off their EARTHLY body." My apologies! Mark |
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196 | what is the perfect or divine Will of Go | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 183131 | ||
duplicate question - remember, please click "submit" once only :-) |
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197 | what is the perfect or divine Will of Go | Ps 103:19 | mark d seyler | 183129 | ||
The LORD is sovereign over all. His rule is absolute, and nothing happens that HE does not either instigate or allow. This, however, is where a great many part ways. There are some who will answer that God is the originator of all that happens. There are others that will answer that God has given the ability to others to choose things for themselves, and that God respects the dominion that God gave. In application, the first view is to say that God placed Adam in the garden with the intent that Adam would fall into sin, as that was what was required to accomplish God's purpose. The second view is to say that God placed Adam in the garden, and, while God know what Adam was going to do, even still, God left it up to Adam whether to sin or not, and whether Adam sinned or not, God would still accomplish His purpose. I believe the second view, that God does not require sin to accomplish His purpose, but though evil men persist in sin, God will nonetheless perform every intent of His heart. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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198 | First rain and first rainbow | Gen 9:13 | mark d seyler | 183127 | ||
Shalom, Azure, I really don't know enough about pre-flood earth to make any really educated guesses about the hydrological cycle of the time. Some things I've read seem to show that the geology of the earth was substantially different before the flood. Systems that function now may not have existed, and there may have been systems that no one has thought of. But if I'm right about one guess of mine, we will have the opportunity to see for ourselves how it all worked! Love in Christ, Mark |
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199 | Eternal in the Heavens | 2 Cor 5:2 | mark d seyler | 183126 | ||
2 Cor 5 1 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 2 For indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven, 3 inasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked. 4 For indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life. While we will be resurrected in our own bodies, Job 19 25 "As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth. 26 "Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God; 27 Whom I myself shall behold, And whom my eyes will see and not another. My heart faints within me! There is nonetheless a great qualitative difference. 1 Cor 15:50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. These bodies were made for life on earth. 1 Cor 15:53 For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. They will be re-made for life in the eternal realm. 1 Cor 15:54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, "DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. This "building from God", these are not the "mansions" as some suppose. As Paul speaks of the tent, he speaks of our earthly body, and as Paul speaks of this building not made with hands, he speaks of our eternal body. Those who sleep in Christ have put off their earthly body, and await being clothed with their eternal body. Those in Christ who are raptured will put on their eternal body without having put off their heavenly body. While Job says that he will see God in his own flesh, and with his own eyes, yet there is a qualitative difference in that flesh, and those eyes, to the extend that they are said by Paul to be "not made with hands", i.e., a work of man, as the body we were born with, but made by God. Yes, it will be my body, but not this body. This body is made for earth, a tent, temporary and transient. I have a new body coming, a permanent home, eternal in the heavens. "For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." |
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200 | The Language that Jesus Spoke | Acts 26:14 | mark d seyler | 183125 | ||
Hi Doc, While the website I linked to acknowledges the possibility that Jesus may well have known Greek and/or Aramaic, it's intent is to demonstrate the Biblical, historical, and linguistic evidence that Jesus' primary language was Hebrew, not Aramaic. This is a quote from Mr. Hamp's introduction: "Though the prevalent theory of Aramaic as the mother tongue of Jesus is overwhelming, the view is in need of a revision that more accurately represents the language situation in Jesus’ day. Once we begin investigating, we discover that there is a great deal of evidence from the New Testament, as well as a plethora of external evidence showing that Jesus spoke Hebrew (not Aramaic) as his mother tongue and in his daily life and ministry. This is not to say that Aramaic was not spoken. The amount of evidence is irrefutable that Aramaic was one of the languages of His day. However, the historical and biblical evidence attests to the fact that He was speaking Hebrew. Again, this is important since to say otherwise does not accurately represent Jesus. Also, recognizing His language as Hebrew demonstrates the reliability of the Bible as the Word of God, and provides a continuum of teaching from the Old Testament up to and through the life and ministry of the Messiah." If you click on the "Presentations" link, then scroll to the bottom, there is a little link that will take you to a PPT style presentation showing much of the evidence that Jesus' primary language was Hebrew, not Aramaic. I hope this serves to clarify the matter. Love in Christ, Mark |
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