Results 1941 - 1960 of 1999
|
||||||
Results from: Notes Author: Ray Ordered by Date |
||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1941 | TRINITY | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 4264 | ||
Hi retxar, I praise God with you for His glorious word. You can praise Him whether you find anyone to agree with you or not. You can even praise Him for the possibility of the truth of your thoughts. I have often thought that many people must be studying the Trinity and I appreciate your courage in expressing a rather "far fetched" idea. Perhaps the idea arose from the fact that your study bible said at Gen 18:3 in the margin, or Lord. That is indeed what made me consider all the pronouns of the angels to see if they were speaking of Deity. Let me tell you why I decided against it. We may be able to think of these passages as a "type" of the Trinity or an example of a trinity, but thats as far as I would go. Why I wouldn't say that these angels are God: 1) Verse two states that Abraham met them and bowed himself to the earth. This may be a common practice in those times, I do not know. But the thing is that this was not an act of worship on his part. 2)Verse 16-21 has the men walking with Abraham and the Lord is talking to them as well as Abraham possibly. Verse 17, And the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,..." I will go down now..Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the Lord." 3)Chapter 19 and the situation with the two angels and Abraham and the men of Sodom is not one that I can see God getting into. The consideration that you put into thought is important. Keep studying with an open mind. Later, Ray |
||||||
1942 | Why was Christ baptized? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 4242 | ||
Hi Pariter, Could I say something about the capitalization of One who is to come and your phrase "and Israel may know He is the one to come, so He might be revealed to Israel." I think that you are right in saying He is the one to come if you keep in mind John's gospel saying that "I and My Father are one." In other words, Jesus came in the likeness of men but He became a Man. That's what I believe. I totally agree with you in your connecting verse 31 with verses 26 and 33. John l:26 says,"John answered them saying, "I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know." John l:33 says, "...this is the One who baptizes in the Holy Spirit." I believe that John the baptist testified of His being the Lamb of God and the Son of God but didn't recognize Him as being the Prophet who was to come. Verse 31 says, "I did not recognize Him, but so that He might be manifested to Israel, I came baptizing in water." I think it is important to see all the righteousnss of God. John the baptist was still searching to know when he was in prison, "John the Baptist has sent us to You, to ask, 'Are You the Expected One, or do we look for Someone else?'" (Capital S mine)Luke 7:20 NASB Jesus gave sight to many who were blind. Later, Ray |
||||||
1943 | What unmarried sexual acts are sinful? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 4231 | ||
Dear JVH and forrest, You guys had a great conversation on 4/12 and 4/13 that I just now read. Rest assured that many people will be blessed by it, especially as your future postings with each other will continue to show the love of the Lord that you both have. Now since I'd rather talk about capitalization of scripture rather than unmarried sexual acts any day, that's what this posting is about. Typing mistakes that forrest implies he might make and varying, inconsistent usage of the Written Word aside, I would like to just say what I believe and would get from your discussion. The philosophical bent of the use of capitalization is thought of as a waste of time to you JVH but its use will help in showing that you are both saying the same things in agreement. I believe that there is truth itself and that there is the Truth Himself. I don't think we have to say truth itself (Himself) as forrest did. I believe that it is important to know the bible teaching that will lead to correct doctrine and tradition. We need to know the truth itself. I believe that it is most important to know the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and the "message of this Life." John 8:31 says, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the Truth, and the Truth will make you free."...NASB (except for capital T's) "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." Compare that with John 14:7, "...from now on you know Him and have seen Him."...and yet you have not come to know Me, Phillip?" I was led to contrast Isaiah 45:4-15 also. Don't be afraid to communicate your differences especially if you do as well as you did here. |
||||||
1944 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | Ray | 4164 | ||
Hi retxar, I appreciate your reference verses and we would probably be in agreement with each other if we were to talk together in person. I appreciate your "other possible helps" too, for I think we can see all three Persons contrasted in those verses, especially if you included Luke 12:10. The one thing I am trying to get people to consider is "being filled with the holy spirit". I've stated elsewhere that there are nine places where scriptures speak of being filled with the holy spirit. One of them is in your references, Acts 2:4, and I see the spirit and the Spirit in that verse. I don't think I've acquired many soul-mates but I don't know for sure. Capitalization doesn't appear to be very important to most people. Other verses that might help are Acts 6:5,10, Acts l0:38,and Acts 13:52. Filled with joy and faith and wisdom and the holy spirit with power. Consider it, please. Later, Ray |
||||||
1945 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | Ray | 4157 | ||
Hi Johnny Ray, We live pretty close to each other. Can I look at 1Thess 5:21 with you? I don't know which version you quoted but I'd like to look at four or five other biblical scholars and we can do what the verse says to us and "Test all things." KJV "Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." RSV "Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesying, but test everything; hold fast what is good..." NASB "Do not quench the Spirit; do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good;..." Your version's "Test all things" reminds me of "test the spirits" and that is what I would have you do right now. Look at two more scholars and see if they don't come closer to the meaning. Phillips: "Never dampen the fire of the Spirit, and never despise what is spoken in the name of the Lord. By all means use your judgment, and hold on to whatever is really good." NEB "Do not stifle inspiration, and do not despise prophetic utterances, but bring them all to the test and then keep what is good in them and avoid the bad of whatever kind." No one can quench the Spirit. But the fire or the inspiration of the Spirit can be quenched. So I would interpret it as "Do not quench the spirit." What do you think? Later, Ray |
||||||
1946 | What is the Holy Spirit? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 4099 | ||
Hi Elijah, I too think that you will be very hard pressed to find two scriptures to support your thoughts. However, I find your comparison of scriptures to be well founded. A great comparison (Psalm 104:4 "He makes the winds His messengers,..." and Heb 1:7 "Who makes His angels winds, And His ministers a flame of fire.") I would suggest that you also compare John 3:11 with upper case pronouns where Jesus says, "We speak of what We know". Remember that John 3:8 is speaking of the wind and how it blows and we don't know where it came from and where it's going and that's what the Spirit is like and what we're like. In a posting with JVH I tried to tell him that Jesus said these same words. So I see a wind and a spirit and I see Jesus and the Spirit but not your angels as the Holy Spirit. Keep searching and thinking, and these guys and gals can keep us on track. Later, Ray | ||||||
1947 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | Ray | 3946 | ||
Hi retxar, I appreciated your posting here and would like you to read my note to KBurgee. | ||||||
1948 | 1Corinthians questions: Gifts and women | 1 Corinthians | Ray | 3944 | ||
Hi KBurgee, I want to write to you and retxar about questions I have related to your question. The gift of tongues was something I prayed about some twenty years ago even though my dad had told me that that had "passed away" years ago. What do people think they are expressing on the whole when they are baptized or filled or whatever word is used? Expressed another way, do most people say they are filled with the Holy Spirit or with a holy spirit? 1 Corinthians 14:2 says, "for no one understands but in his spirit he speaks mysteries." Also, "his" is in italics and evidently not in Greek. 1Corinthians 14:14 says, "For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays,..." These two verses are saying that it is our spirit that is praying to God. It is not the Spirit's words. Compare Acts 2:4, "And they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance." Listen to me now,(no I'm not Charles Stanley)could this read "And they were filled with holy spirit and began to speak... as the Spirit gave them utterance." When you look at these verses, should that be the interpretation? Again, what do most people think they are expressing when speaking in tongues? Is it like retxar said, "Thus saith the Lord" when it wasn't Him speaking at all? I don't know that much about Charismatics and what they think they are doing. Look at Acts 4:31 with my preferred lower case, "and they were filled with the holy spirit, and they spoke the word (singular) of God with boldness." I think the NASB reads "began to speak" because later verses showed that they continued to give testimony. You have said "The spirit of the Lord will do what it will" We know that the Holy Spirit is a He not an it. But in reference to what I am talking about it would not be out of the question to test the spirits and see if it is from God. I wonder, because of your capitalization of Life if you would consider Colossians 3:3,4 with me? "For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our Life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." Col.3:13 goes along with Corinthians 13 and 14, "Beyond all these things put on love" and "Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you..." Later, Ray |
||||||
1949 | Is the Shroud of Turin authentic? | John 20:7 | Ray | 3850 | ||
Hi, I looked for the plural and didn't find it. I did see that Peter saw the linen wrappings only, but that was either that he saw the head cloth and the linen cloth without a body, or, he was aware of the amazing fact that the body was gone yet the linen was all wrapped up , wrappings, for no one unwrapped Him and took Him away. | ||||||
1950 | Please tell me: What does "filled" mean? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Ray | 3629 | ||
Hi JVH, There are nine passages that say "filled with the Holy Spirit" and one "filled with the Spirit". I noticed that John the baptizer was filled wih the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb and scripture was quoted of what he would do. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke of the fruit of the womb which might be a quote from the Psalms. Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied and quoted scripture. Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit and quoted scripture to fight temptation. Now I don't believe that Jesus will be full of Himself here. Would it be plausible to make the Holy Spirits so far into holy spirit. In other words, they used the holy spirit of the word of God. What do you think? Later, Ray | ||||||
1951 | Please tell me: What does "filled" mean? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Ray | 3624 | ||
Hi JVH, I can't give you a two or three word answer right now, but I'm working on it, OK? I'm just a searcher like everyone else. But I'll be looking at the seven places where the filling is. We're not talking fallen on, indwelling of, led of, receiving of, but being filled with right? But hopefully we'll learn not of the word, but its power. Later, Ray | ||||||
1952 | Gifts of the Spirit - baptism or filled? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Ray | 3554 | ||
Hi friends, Is this a good time to consider the difference between the gift and the Giver? I've had a question posted about the "Holy Spirit or the holy spirit" and this question deals with that question I believe. Let me throw in some thoughts. I don't see any 'control' in any of the scriptures mentioned here. I see fruit of the Spirit, live and walk by the Spirit, I see led by the Spirit, but I see no control in being filled with the Spirit, and certainly no control in being filled with spirits and being uncontrollably drunk with wine. What I see, is "that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind." (Ephesians 4:23) "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect." (Rom 12:2)...as God has allotted to each a measure of faith." Rom 12:3 One of the scriptures about being filled with the holy spirit, concerns Stephen, a man full of faith and filled with the holy spirit. We all aren't filled with the same amount of faith and we don't always have any faith but we are expected to have it aren't we. I believe that we are given the spirit without measure. John 3:34 says, "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure."NASB I would make that a small s. John 4:10 says, "you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water."...John 4:14 "but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life." John 7:38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" But this He spoke of the Spirit..." If we are to be filled with the holy spirit, we have to believe in Him and study the scriptures. He gives the spirit without measure. He gives us the words of God. And faith cometh by hearing. John 4:10 "If you knew the gift of God and who it (He) is who says to you 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." Later, Ray |
||||||
1953 | Isai 41:2 referring to Christ or Cyrus? | Isaiah | Ray | 3382 | ||
Hi JVH, I saw your posting and probably MacArthur is correct. I hope that you won't keep a couple of searchers from trying to determine if a capital letter is needed. Just one chapter from here we have "Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one..." or as NKJ says Elect One. It is important that we know who the scripture is talking about. We just wanted to make sure that there wasn't One from the east. I thought it was a worthy search. While I'm talking with you, why do you suppose the word "with" is in Isa 41:4? Later, Ray |
||||||
1954 | To capitalize or not to capitalize? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 3174 | ||
Dear JVH, 1Cor 14:26, "What is the outcome then, brethren? When you assemble, (five things)each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification." Go back to 1 Cor 14:1 and go through verse 26 and you'll be perfectly, completely edified. Later, Ray P.S. There are five "heavenly" words. Have you found them yet? You wouldn't have to look far. |
||||||
1955 | Filled with Holy Spirit or holy spirit? | Acts 21:4 | Ray | 2646 | ||
Hi, Dacajunwolf. Welcome to the forum. If you are interested in knowing where I am coming from a little more, I had a conversation with JVH on Sunday, March 25, 2001. Go to Search on the left. I praise God that you are interested and will consider the use of capitalization in Scripture for it is important. It is important to show God the honor that is due Him. You are right about the use of all capitals in the Bible manuscripts. So really the translators have to decide what not to capitalize. Yet it certainly is not customary to capitalize Deity today. Look at the examples in your Christian book store. But, again, I am glad that you want to give Him honor. Looking at Acts 21:4 again, may I suggest to you that it reads, "they kept telling" rather than "the Spirit kept telling Paul through them." In other words, the Spirit leads us and we're used of Him. Compare this with Acts 11:28 where Agabus stood up and began to indicate by the Spirit... So I just think this is a place where we can test the spirits. 1 Thess 5:19 "Do not quench the spirit, do not despise prophetic utterances. But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good; abstain from every form (or appearance) of evil." Later, Ray V.H. |
||||||
1956 | Is man a 'triune' creature? | Heb 4:12 | Ray | 2470 | ||
Hi, You might compare Rom 7:4 with l Thess 5:23 and Col 1:22 | ||||||
1957 | Is man a 'triune' creature? | Heb 4:12 | Ray | 2467 | ||
Hi, Earlier someone said that man was body, soul, and Spirit. That would be the saved man would it not? For the body dies, but the Spirit lives per Romans. Its the mystery of "Christ in you, the hope of glory. We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ". Col 1:28 | ||||||
1958 | Can angels have human babies? | Gen 6:4 | Ray | 2426 | ||
Dear Minister, You might read Jude 6 and 7 again and consider that verse seven is not talking about the angels, but rather it is linking the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah with "the cities around them." Also verse 8, links the men under consideration in the book with Sodom and Gomorrah. |
||||||
1959 | What unmarried sexual acts are sinful? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 2424 | ||
Hi JVH, Someone has gotten you to be aware of capitalization. I'm glad. Hope I haven't displeased you. Ray V.H |
||||||
1960 | What unmarried sexual acts are sinful? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 2422 | ||
Hi, I am Ray, one of the capitalizers, small c. I don't know how I missed that one, except I was looking at the capital S Spirit in the next sentences.:-) Romans is a tough one. Look at Romans 7:6b for instance, "so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter." The footnote says, or spirit. Its hard. Look at 8:23 and 8:15 and then compare 7:6 with 6:4. I think Hebrew is all capital letters. Capitalization is not a matter of inspiration of scripture or the Scriptures, but rather our own individual interpretation of the words or the Word. Welcome, Ray V.H. |
||||||
Result pages: << First < Prev [ 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 ] Next > Last [100] >> |