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201 | What kind of people does Isaiah/God pron | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 185625 | ||
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202 | what think you about gifts and anointing | Is 14:12 | jlhetrick | 184977 | ||
Hello other, not having read the book it would be hard to guess. As you probably know, there are thousands of "Christian" authors and books out there that teach and condone all sorts of outrageous malarkey. Speaking directly to the musicians issue the construction of your sentence through me off. I'm not sure if your saying that the "musicians" are right or wrong in thinking their "making music in church is the business of the Lord". Here are some of my thoughts on that subject which hopefully will help. Praise: One of humanity’s many responses to God’s revelation of Himself.—Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary To worship God is not only a command (Deut. 6:13, 1Chr. 16:29, Psa. 2:11 etc.) but a reason for which we were created (Isa. 43:7) The musician is a biblical reality and example of praise and worship 1 Chronicles 6:31-32 (ESV) 6:31 These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there. 32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order. Of course you know all of this having researched Scripture for your book. The thoughts I wanted to offer though is that I couldn't imagine God creating mankind with "a" primary function to be our worship of Him; commanding His own to worship Him, and then not specifically calling individuals to participate in specific ways. Now that your research and mine has established that we are to worship God and that the musician is a biblical component of that worship, I believe we must conclude that God has both gifted and called individuals to that function. The problem, and this may be where you are coming from, might be in that any individual can put too much significance on any one calling/task/function that he/she neglects other responsibilities. I also believe that there are many "musicians" that are far more interested in their own talent and being on stage than they are in worshiping God. Not to put too much effort into that thinking though...they have received their reward. Your definitely right in my opinion that our personal relationship with our Lord and Savior (if I'm understanding you) is of the highest importance. With that said, it is through our service to Him that we do our part (so to speak) in participating in that relationship. I believe the "fullness" of the "business" of the Lord is much more than any one function with the spreading of the gospel way up there on the list. Some might do that by leading or participating in a music or other ministry such as, for example, writing a book. Hope this helps and good luck with your ventures, God bless, Jeff |
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203 | Believe all the bible verse for verse? | 2 Tim 3:16 | jlhetrick | 184783 | ||
Hello Agee, And word for word! :) |
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204 | Genre of Matthew 16:19 | Matthew | jlhetrick | 184760 | ||
Hello Mariana, Welcome to the forum :) The book of Matthew is a Gospel. In other words, a proclamation of the good news of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Matthew's primary goal was to demonstrate that Jesus Christ was in fact the Messiah prophesied of by the Jewish prophets. The words of Christ in 16:19 represents the authority of Jesus on earth and in heaven and His ascribing that authority to His church. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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205 | explain 1 John 5:1 | 1 John 5:1 | jlhetrick | 184622 | ||
Hello reedy, Blessings and welcome to the forum. I'm not sure where to start because I don't know your foundation. So I will just be short and simple and see how it goes. As with any verse in Scripture it is important to have the context in order to understand it. The apostle John had just finished saying the following in the previous verse. 1 John 4:20-21 (ESV) 4:20 If anyone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. 21 And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. It is not just so simple to say I believe in Christ and I am born again. Faith is involved. Being born again is an actual event: Eph 1:13-14 13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit , 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory. ESV When considering the surrounding context of 1 John 5:1 you see the focus is on "love". In part the focus of John is to exemplify the righteous love of God and to demonstrate that God's very nature calls for believers to live holy lives in brotherly love. So if I say I love God, I too love the one born of Him (hopefully that includes you). If you are born again, you are born of Him. Christian brotherly love is a demonstrator of having been born again. Eph 4:30-32 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ESV John 13:34-35 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." ESV I hope this helps. Others who are more capable will likely respond soon. God bless, Jeff |
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206 | ... | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184620 | ||
Hello tony, welcome to the Study Bible Forum. Friend can you please be more specific regarding your question. I'm truly not following you. God bless, Jeff |
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207 | What is a demon, spirit, or deity? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184548 | ||
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208 | Jesus getting the keys to hell | Rev 1:18 | jlhetrick | 184435 | ||
Hello hungering, You won't find the scripture because it's not given in the bible. My understanding of the unscriptural teaching is that it evolved from the unscriptural "Word of Faith Movement". Many, if not all, of the WOF teachers preach a concocted tail of Jesus going into Hell and doing battle with Satan while He was there, yet, the Scriptures never make mention of such a fable. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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209 | Why great expectations come back small | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184402 | ||
Hello just777, welcome to the forum :) Since you describe yourself as not being a new Christian allow me to speak frankly. I don't believe that there is a "greater" thing than the Lord saving your lost soul. Since He has apparently done that, every other blessing He might provide in this life would be "small" in comparison wouldn't you agree? By you wording I am inclinded to believe that you are referring to material blessings. In this case it might be appropriate to say that instead of focusing on what you might be "missing" regarding "prayer or waiting process" you might focus more on your relationship with your saviour. What I mean by this is to focus on what you might do in response to His having saved you instead of what He might do additionally for you. Where your prayers are for the salvation and physical welfare of others, continue these prayers in faith. What might be missing regarding other prayer is not recognizing the motive for your prayer. consider Proverbs 16:2 and James 4:3. There's not a special formula. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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210 | y was veil rented and scripture | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184221 | ||
Hello again canthony, We are not told in scripture why the veil was torn from top to bottom? It is widely held that this was evidence that the tearing was from heaven and not of men. Hear is a short commentary from the Bible Knowledge Commentary which is consistent with what other commentaries state. At the time of Jesus’ death, three momentous events occurred. First, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. This curtain separated the holy place from the holy of holies in the temple (Heb. 9:2-3). The fact that this occurred from top to bottom signified that God is the One who ripped the thick curtain. It was not torn from the bottom by men ripping it. God was showing that the way of access into His presence was now available for everyone, not simply the Old Testament high priest (Heb. 4:14-16; 10:19-22).—Bible Knowledge Commentary Hope this helps, and I hope your not completing a homework assignment by asking others to answer the questions for you :) Jeff |
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211 | lake of fire and hell..difference? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 184219 | ||
Hello canthony, Welcome to SBF. I'm not blowing your question off, but may I suggest that you type the word "Hell" in the "Search" box. You will get a lot of posts and information as this topic has been discussed extensively in the past. It is fine that you asked the question, but I believe a search will give you a lot to work with instantly instead of waiting for others to respond and rehash the same info over again. Hope this helps. Jeff |
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212 | What is tithing? | OT general | jlhetrick | 184194 | ||
Hello mzavala, Perhaps you will get a lot of good answers and you might try typing in tithe or tithing in the search box (upper right). In the mean time I will give a short, simple answer. Tithe (transliterated word: maaser) means "tenth part". I "tenth part" is the same as ten percent. Biblical tithing means giving back to God a tenth of what He has blessed you with. We generally think of money but we are to honor God with more than just our financial blessings to include our time and energies. In the Old Testament the tithe was a necessary contribution of goods that allowed for the welfare of the people as a whole. In essence, it was the foundation of the economy of God's people. You might think of it as the taxes of today (though we wish we could think of taxes in terms of ten percent only). In keeping with my promise to keep it short and simple, I will leave it at that and allow another to extrapolate. A reference to get started: Neh 10:36-39 36 also to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God, the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and of our flocks; 37 and to bring the first of our dough, and our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the wine and the oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and to bring to the Levites the tithes from our ground, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all our towns where we labor. 38 And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall be with the Levites when the Levites receive the tithes. And the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers of the storehouse. 39 For the people of Israel and the sons of Levi shall bring the contribution of grain, wine, and oil to the chambers, where the vessels of the sanctuary are, as well as the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers and the singers. We will not neglect the house of our God." ESV God bless, Jeff |
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213 | how would i explain mathew 12:36?? | Matt 12:36 | jlhetrick | 184148 | ||
Hello rolltide, Welcome to the forum. If you plan to stick around many of us would appreciate learning a little about you. Update your user profile with a little personal info if you don't mind. I sincerely believe that the verse has already been explained within the context of the passage. I truly would explain it like this: "Matt 12:33-37 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, 37 for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." ESV We know that we are not saved by what we say as verse 37 might seem to indicate. But verse 34b explains verse 37. It is the condition of our hearts that is represented by our words. So like Paul, we are to "preach Christ crucified" (1Cor 1:23). 2 Cor 4:5-6 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. ESV Praise God, Jeff PS, I'm from the land of the tide, I hope we roll better next season. |
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214 | What do 10 signify? | Gen 8:5 | jlhetrick | 184053 | ||
Hello dovie, Not to sound unconcerned for your question, but I believe the best answer is that the number 10 in the bible means 10, or ten. One more than 9 and one less than 11. Fore example, Gen 24:10 Then the servant took TEN camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor. (NASB) (emphasis added) Q. Where did the servant go? A. To Nahor in Mesopotamia Q. What did the servant take to Nahor? A. a variety of good things of his master's. Q. How did he and the goods get to Nahor? A. By the use of 10 (ten) camels. Notice too that the writer of Genesis used the number ten to count the ten camels and not the number 3 to signifiy more than 2. There were in fact more than 2 and even still more than 9. But there were less than 11, so the servant actually took, yep, you guessed it, 10 camels. And the writer tells us so. If we are to find any symbolization at all here in the number ten, my best guess is that it explained that the amount of goods that were taken were of significant quantity. After all, it took 10 camels to transport it apparently. Regarding Genesis 8:5, the way I read it, is that it took nine (9) months of steady decrease before the water lowered enough that the tops of the mountains became visible on the first (1st) day of the 10th (tenth) month. What's the importance of the tenth month here? Some flood wouldn't you say? Hope this helps, Jeff |
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215 | philippians 3 | Phil 3:10 | jlhetrick | 184040 | ||
Hello again PJ, You may get some longer explanations but let me quickly refer you to the verse your question concerns (I'm at lunch and don't have a lot of time right now). I believe you are on the right track with your question and I believe the answer is yes and yes or perhaps better stated... both. In the verse you ask about Paul, I believe, states clearly the answer to your question. To my knowledge and understanding, the Bible only has one teaching regarding the "power of His resurrection" that is salvation for the believer. So Paul is talking about salvation. Paul goes on to say "...AND the fellowship of His suffering, BEING CONFORMED TO HIS DEATH" (emphasis added) I believe this to be Paul's reference to what is kown as "sanctification". That is, the process that is worked in us by the Holy Spirit as He conforms us to the image of Christ. We still need look no further than this book for the answer. Phil 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. (NASB) Hope this helps, Jeff |
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216 | philippians 3 | Phil 3:10 | jlhetrick | 184037 | ||
Hello PJ, Welcome to the Forum and I hope you don't mind my shortening your handle :) I'm assuming you read the verse in context of it's surrounding verses and chapter :) The question was answered very well by Paul in my opinion. First of all, the "importance" of Paul knowing Christ was and is the same as it is for every believer. Without knowing Him as personal saviour Paul, you, me, and everyone else is eternally lost. As for what Paul had to "do" that too is the same for each of us. Paul had to believe. The problem with the explanation though is in the language. We say Paul had to believe as though this was an effort of Paul's doing that resulted in his knowing Christ as Saviour. So we are guilty of misguiding others when we attempt to simplify it in this way. Paul certainly did give a a whole lot in coming to know Christ. A whole lot of "rubbish" as he himself put it (v8). But this giving up did not RESULT in his coming to know Christ, but rather, his coming to know Christ resulted in his GIVING UP the customs and rituals of religion. As for "choosing" this, it's debatable but I'm of the opinion not. The Bible teaches that God is sovereign and that He chooses us, not the other way around. It is His efforts and the work that He does through His Spirit that calls us to Himself and allows us to "know" Him. We do not even have the capacity within us to believe outside of it being given to us. Nothing at all that we can do can effect that. If salvation is through faith in Christ, and that faith depended on my choices and/or efforts, well that would be salvation by works which the Bible clearly denies. See verse 9 Paul teaches that righteousness "comes from God on the basis of faith". And that faith is in Jesus Christ. Then there is the tendency to think or believe that we have the responsibility of mustering up enough faith. But Paul, earlier in the same letter, clearly teaches that even that faith through which we believe is not that of our own, but given us by God. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" (Eph 2:8) NASB Hope this helps and God bless, Jeff |
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217 | Cont radiction??? | Luke 2:11 | jlhetrick | 184007 | ||
Hello San Lukas, Pat particular attention to verse 30. John 10:25-30 25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock. 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one ." ESV Hope that helps, Jeff |
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218 | Has God ever over ruled a mans promise? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 183951 | ||
Hello GodsNewsBoy, I'm not sure how important the thing is that you need done. I would suggest that anything we think we need, but then depends on another human person to do, is probably not a need at all. What I mean is, the Scriptures teach that it is God who provides us with our "needs". Jer 33:9, Matt 6:8, Heb 4:16 for examples. Next, you might ask your friend to point to the chapter and verse through which God "overruled the promise and told the person not to do it". If he/she is claiming God "told" him/her in any way other than Scripture I would leave the whole thing alone and probably run quickly in the other direction. No telling who or what he/she is hearing from. Hope this helps, Jeff |
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219 | Preterism refuted using Scripture alone? | Matt 16:28 | jlhetrick | 183942 | ||
Hello coper44, I haven't participated in this particular thread but I have followed along and read each post with interest. I would like to quote from your original post and then offer some observation and suggestion. You wrote: "I'm aware that this line of thinking is called Preterism. I've been introduced to it rather recently and I can't disprove it. It has become an obsession with me and I would appreciate it if someone could shed some light on this subject and redirect me back to a more proper understanding of Scripture." In your own words you presented yourself (intentionally or unintentionally) as only having recently been exposed to the preterist view and apparently having little to go on. However, you unleash a string of posts (some quite long) that accurately represent the preterist view. So I, and I suspect others, are left wondering if you in fact posted your original with an agenda other than the one you stated; which was to "have light shed on this subject and redirect me back to a more proper understanding of Scripture." Are you simply regurgitating literature or do you actually have a much better learning of what you have only recently been introduced to than you suggested? In either case, you have not been truly open to the "shed light" others have offered as your stated intent suggested you would be. You also wrote: "I'm brand new to this forum so please let me know if I'm out of line with this question or if it's been asked and answered or if it's not allowed on this site." Your original question was not in and of itself "not allowed" on the forum, however, initiating a thread with a now apparent intent to push one's own view on a topic that is widely debatable and divisive is in violation of the terms of use of the Forum. Therefore, I might encourage you to put an end to your "obsession", at least on the forum. There is a sufficient amount of literature on the Market that will allow you to peck out the differences in the debate without having to push your debatable views on the bible study forum. One place to get a good look at all four of the major views of this issue is "Revelation: Four Views: A Parallel Commentary by Steve Gregg. I don't endorse the book necessarily as I own it but have not actually read it in it's entirety. I suggest it because of it's lay-out (Parallel) which makes it easy to consider the different views up close. Your cooperation will be much appreciated. God bless, Jeff |
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220 | where kingdom of heaven is withing you | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 183929 | ||
Hello Kathy, Welcome to the Forum :) Your thinking of Luke 17:21. I would encourage you to read the verse in context with the surrounding verses in order that you don't misunderstand the saying as it is most often misunderstood and quoted out of context to mean something that it does not mean. A clue is to pay careful attention to WHO Jesus was speaking to when he made the statement. Some translations translate it differently than the KJV does and probably more accurately. For example, the ESV does not say "the kindgom of heaven is within you" but translates entos humon as "in the midst of you". Who did Jesus make the statement to and what do you believe He meant by it? God bless, Jeff |
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