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21 | OT history of the law of water baptism? | 2 Tim 2:15 | Reighnskye | 134003 | ||
What is the precise history of water baptism in the Old Testament? And how did the Old Testament law of water baptism evolve into the early Jewish church? John the Baptist (apt name here) practiced the OT Jewish ordinance of water baptism prior to the formation of the early Jewish church, via his authority as son of the High Priest Zacharias. Thereby, we may ascertain that it originated as an Old Testament law and practice, as opposed to simply an early church practice. - Biblical basis only please. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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22 | Should saints be rich or poor? | Phil 4:11 | Reighnskye | 133945 | ||
Does the bible teach that the righteous should be rich or poor? How much is too much or how little is too little? | ||||||
23 | What happens when we die? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Reighnskye | 133959 | ||
What happens immediately when a person dies? What do they experience and where do they go? A friend keeps asking me where her grandfather went. | ||||||
24 | Are people little "gods" in the bible? | Ps 82:6 | Reighnskye | 133957 | ||
Does the bible refer to people as being little "gods"? | ||||||
25 | How is the term "morning star" used? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133955 | ||
When and how is the term "morning star" used in the bible? | ||||||
26 | What's Satan doing in Heaven in Job? | Rev 12:10 | Reighnskye | 133953 | ||
Does Satan have access to Heaven? He is before the throne of God in the book of Job. | ||||||
27 | Does God curse people with sickness? | Exodus | Reighnskye | 133951 | ||
Does God supernaturally cast sickness on people in the bible? | ||||||
28 | Will miracles arise in the last days? | Revelation | Reighnskye | 133949 | ||
Will supernatural miracles appear again in the end times? | ||||||
29 | The coming kingdom of antichrist? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 133947 | ||
What will the kingdom of antichrist look like? And will the kingdom of God be a kingdom of vast technology, or will it be free of machines like the Garden of Eden? | ||||||
30 | Would this be biblically accurate? | Luke 18:11 | Reighnskye | 133629 | ||
Would these statements be biblically accurate? - The only people who judge others are those who first originate from any of three groups: 1. Those who are first guilty of sin themselves but cannot conscience it, so they engage in a projected guilt transference upon others, instead of repenting of their own sins; or 2. Those who have been directly victimized by the sins of another, and who therefore seek vindictively painful justice upon the wicked; or 3. Both. All others have a natural tendency of forgiveness. - Accurate or inaccurate? Why or why not? Biblical basis, please. - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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31 | Romans 2:14-15 commonly mutilated? | 1 Cor 2:14 | Reighnskye | 133413 | ||
I have many times heard a common mutilation of scripture within the organized religion, which is perhaps solely based upon a misapplication of the following scripture text out of Romans 2:12-16. Romans 2 12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law; 13 for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. 14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, 15 in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, 16 on the day when, according to my gospel, God will judge the secrets of men through Christ Jesus. (NAS95) - The common mutilation/misapplication of this particular text conveys the idea that those who never hear the Gospel of Jesus (in their own native language) will be saved solely through the state of their own conscience, apart from the Gospel message. (For example, the aborigine in Africa, where they don't have cars, indoor plumbing, lightbulbs, or bibles.) Romans 2:12-16 (verses 14 and 15 particularly) is often said to refer to people who have never heard the Gospel message of Jesus. However, I suggest that this is the farthest thing from the truth. I suggest that the text rather conveys that the Gentile believer lacks a knowledge of the Old Testement Law of Moses (the Ten Commandments and such), and therefore can yet be saved without a knowledge of Jusaism that was typically only had by the Jews. However, the text does not say that Gentiles don't need to hear the Gospel of Jesus in order to be saved. It rather simply says that exposure to the Law of Moses is not necessary. Please reread the text and notice the many references to the Old Testament Law of Moses as opposed to the New Testament Gospel of Christ. In other words, the Gentile need only hear the Gospel of Jesus, without reference to the Old Testament Law of Moses and the Ten Commandments, in order to be saved. A knowledge of Old Testament Judaism is unnecessary for purposes of salvation, as Gentiles were not commonly afforded that knowledge, as the Jews were. Paul later seems to reinforce the necessity of the Gospel message for Gentiles in Romans 10:14-17: Romans 10 14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? 15 How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE THE FEET OF THOSE WHO BRING GOOD NEWS OF GOOD THINGS!" 16 However, they did not all heed the good news; for Isaiah says, "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT?" 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. (NAS95) Although God's voice through the Law of Moses (and even the creation itself) be wholly resisted and denied, nonetheless the word of Christ is yet capable of inspiring faith in darkened and ignorant unbelievers. - Comments? True? False? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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32 | Anarchy or pacifism? What's biblical? | Ex 3:9 | Reighnskye | 133360 | ||
Greetings all :) A little query here, that I haven't yet figured out, after many years of bible study. The Prophet Daniel showed humble subservience to the cruel monarch Nubuchadnezzar, even praising the king when Daniel was thrown to the lions by him. In this way, he ascended to be a high officer within the oppressive kingdom of Babylon, despite having entered the country as a meager slave prisoner, after the wholesale slaughter of his homeborn relatives. However, the Prophet Moses took a very different approach in regards to the Pharaoh of Egypt. Moses was much more direct in his confrontations toward Pharaoh, even warning him of the deaths of all the firstborn of the nation, if the evil ruler was not responsive. Notwithstanding the fact that Moses formerly held a very high political position in Egyptian government. - Would it be correct to say that Moses was an anarchist and Daniel was a pacifist? What's the best route to take when a foreign dictatorial government is slaughtering or enslaving your blood relatives? Sacrificial submission or bloody rebellion? - Blessings :) Reighnskye |
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33 | NT tithing completely unbiblical? | Matt 23:23 | Reighnskye | 133364 | ||
Greetings all :) A few words (or paragraphs, lolol) about tithing. Although we find the concept of financial giving in the New Testament, I have not found any evidence that New Covenant believers are directed to tithe (according to a ten percent rule), during and/or after the formation of the early church. Give 5 percent or 15 percent to your local church congregation as you are able, but I have found no tithe (ten percent) stipulation issued toward New Testament believers, in regards to the church that they attend. I believe that the Old Testament doctrine of tithing (which the New Testament sometimes refers to) was strictly a ten percent taxation required of the Jews, in order to financially support their local government at the time. Much the same way that we pay our taxes to the IRS people today. The last three churches that I have attended have taught that the bible directs believers to tithe ten percent of their income to the local church, but yet they lacked any biblical basis, outside of utilizing the Old Testament Law of Moses (and a few New Testament references to the Old Testament law), which had specifically referred to Jewish societal taxation. Although, I believe that the doctrine of tithing a stipulated ten percent of one's income, to your local church organization, is completely unbiblical, I would be curious if anyone can substantiate that tithing is a valid New Testament practice. Perhaps your local church assembly performs this practice? I do not here present a scripture endorsing tithing in the New Testament church, because I don't believe that it exists (other than in the form of Old Testament societal taxation). Verse references, please? - PS. I'm particularly asking for specific verse references here, rather than asking what someone's local congregational practice is on the subject. I greatly appreciate that this is a very dear subject for many, but I just don't find it in the New testament, as it is typically taught in the organized religion today. - Blessings to all :) Reighnskye |
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34 | Is God male as opposed to female? | Matt 28:19 | Reighnskye | 133038 | ||
Is God male as opposed to female? | ||||||
35 | Discerning supernatural effects? | Heb 5:14 | Reighnskye | 133055 | ||
How can we tell good supernatural effects from bad supernatural effects? | ||||||
36 | Does God possess a spirit body? | John 4:24 | Reighnskye | 132795 | ||
Does God possess a spirit body with arms and legs, with which He interacts with prophets in the Old Testament visions? Or is He communicating through angels instead? The idea here is that no spirit (angel, human or demon) with a body possesses absolute omnipresence, by reason that such a manifestation is finite in nature. Hence, no God with a physical or spiritual body is omnipresent. - Hebrews 1 1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3 And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much better than the angels, as He has inherited a more excellent name than they. (NAS95) Hebrews 2 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard, (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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37 | Was the OT God of Moses merely an angel? | Ex 3:2 | Reighnskye | 132757 | ||
Was it merely an angel that appeared to Moses? Stephen here seems to describe an angelic messenger that spoke in the name of the Lord, even as the Old Testament prophets themselves would proclaim "Thus sayeth the Lord". Was Moses merely interacting with a prophetic angel who said "I AM"? Was the Old Testament Law of Moses strictly administered through angels who spoke "I AM" and "Thus sayeth the Lord"? God has never been seen at any time, but has only appeared through angels and eventually through Christ, no? Am I correct? - Exodus 3 2 The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed. (NAS95) Acts 7 30 "After forty years had passed, AN ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN THE WILDERNESS OF MOUNT Sinai, IN THE FLAME OF A BURNING THORN BUSH. (NAS95) - Reighnskye |
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38 | Are miracles for today? | 1 Cor 13:8 | Reighnskye | 132721 | ||
Are miracles for today? - Reighnskye |
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39 | More quotable paragraph breaks for NASB? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131219 | ||
Greetings. Is there a way that I can create additional paragraph breaks throughout my NASB bible, for purposes of making it more quotable for sermons? Please bear with me here as I go through some facts, purely for the sake of isolating bible study methods. ---- Currently the bible has nearly 1200 chapters with roughly 30,000 verses after my last rough estimate, and I'm greatly rounding the figures out here, so I can do an easier math. Then, we may further tabulate that the average pastor and/or sermonizer in the pulpit will give roughly 100 unique sermons per year (50 on weekends and 50 on weekdays). If each sermon is one hour long (and most sermons are shorter), this then allocates that a pastor/sermonizer does 100 hours of teaching per year directly from the pulpit. Further, the now deceased J. Vernon MgGee did a full radio exposition of the entire bible over a five year period with weekday shows of 1/2 hour each, which equates to 2 1/2 per week for 250 total weeks. Hence, a full bible exposition would potentially require 650 combined hours of pulpit teaching time, according to this vastly approximated measure. Further, it takes approxiamtely 60 hours for the entire bible to be verbally read aloud, as evidenced when the bible is placed onto a cd or tape set, via a bible orater. Hence, one tenth of a sermonizer's pulpit time is spent directly quoting scripture, according to these very rough figures. Whereas, 9/10ths of the time is spent in exposition, etc. ---- Anyway, that's my math so far. So, what's that got to do with anything practical? Well, I went through the bible and isolated sets of the top 100/200/500/1000 scripture units and highlighted them through comparative analysis. This largely started so I could look up verses easier on most any primary topic. I yet need to arrange these scripture units topically into a systemized set of 100 to 400 sermons (or thereabouts) with 4 to 12 quotable scripture units apiece. So here's my problem. I lack an accurate way to practically slice the larger paragraphs in the NASB down into smaller paragraphs of about 3 to 4 verses each. When I teach, I seldom like to quote more than 3 or 4 verses at a shot verbally, because it'll lose people. ---- Is there an efficient way to slice NASB paragraphs into smaller, more quotable units, in a relatively accurate fashion? - Blessings, Reighnskye |
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40 | How does one report abuse? | Bible general Archive 2 | Reighnskye | 131046 | ||
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