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21 | God's motives concerning Adam/Eve | Genesis | chynna | 39578 | ||
Why did God create man on earth, when he cast satan and his followers here first? And why did God place the tree of good and evil in the garden, knowing that satan would see an opportunity to challenge God through Adam and Eve? Do you think God knew Adam and Eve were eventually going to eat from that tree and that was His plan all along? | ||||||
22 | Are we the only ones God made? | Gen 1:27 | chynna | 37980 | ||
Over ten years ago I saw a UFO. The whole event lasted maybe 5 minutes. I wasn't the only one who saw it. A major in the airforce saw it and it was written up in the paper. I've worked for the military for close to 20 years and I am very familiar with many of our defence systems as well as our capability in terms of aircraft. I feel very sure that what I saw wasn't part of mankind as we know it. How do I take this event and fit it into my belief of God and Christ? It's always bothered me. | ||||||
23 | What's really going on? | Col 1:9 | chynna | 37956 | ||
What is really going on with God, us and satan? Are we all souls that use to be with God, but now find ourselves on earth in the middle of a war of good against evil? Why couldn't God just destroy satan and be done with evil? Didn't God create satan? Why did evil exist in the first place? Will heaven really be a place free from sin? What happens if another angel decides to buck the system? | ||||||
24 | God facing sin (satan) | Job 2:1 | chynna | 37962 | ||
If God can't or doesn't want to be in the presence of sin, why does satan have access to Heaven? | ||||||
25 | Did God elect me? Or did I elect Him? | John 6:37 | chynna | 36108 | ||
As a new Christian I was reading with interest the discussion below about whether or not God elects certain people to be saved. I’m curious what others think about my salvation and how it fits in with the different thoughts on the subject. I don’t know enough to classify my thinking on the subject. My personal experience with salvation has been a long drawn out affair in which God has been very persistent in getting me saved. I only went to church when I was little and the only memory I have of church was when I was around 14. During one church service I had an overwhelming desire to be baptized. I promptly stopped going to church because 1) I didn’t understand it and 2) I had some serious issues with God. But strangely enough, God and I had a weird sort of relationship. I always knew He was there with me and talked to Him all the time. Mostly to chew Him out for things in life I thought unfair. When I hit my high school years I got involved with a bad crowd, did the party scene, did drugs, etc. There was moments during this time that I made huge decisions that could alter my whole life. With each of these decisions I made, which were very wrong, God would literally stop me. He did it through car wrecks. I knew He was trying to knock some sense into me. I walked away from numerous wrecks that should have killed me. This is terrible to say, but I felt very sure that God was keeping me alive. I actually felt invincible. But I did finally pull myself together and started back on the right track. By this time I was in college. Keep in mind, I never went to church. Then God came to me again and I had an overwhelming urge to be baptized. By this time I understood what it meant. I told Him that I wanted a compromise. I would lead my life the way He wanted, but that I wasn’t going to be baptized. I rationalized this by telling Him that I didn’t want Him to forgive me my sins. I was going to be held accountable for everything. I even told Him that by doing this, I was showing my love for Him because this would ensure I would stay on the right path because I would never forget the things I had done. He seemed okay with this and the urge to be baptized left me. Life went merrily along. But looking back on this, I realize God was gearing me up for a huge lesson. Much like the lesson he taught Jonah. Except instead of giving him something to love for one day and taking it away, He was giving me something to love for 15 years. It’s the kind of love I think few people understand. With this loss, my sorrow and pain consumed me, yet I hid it well, even from my husband and children. They never saw the tears I shed everyday for a good year. At this time I was in my mid thirties. Oh I knew God was very much with me at this time and He had even done an extraordinary thing to show me He still loved me, despite the pain he brought to me. I won’t share this part of the story. But I was angry now with him. And to make matters worse He was really putting on the pressure to be baptized. It was always in my thoughts. I started back to church, but I was having too much an internal struggle to get any use out of it. Then one day I found myself in a traffic jam. I wasn’t going anywhere. And as I was sitting there stewing a car pulled in front of me. There was a bumper sticker that simply had a bible chapter and verse. I carried my bible with me at this point. Curiosity got the better of me and I opened to the bible passage and sure enough it was about getting baptized. I remember sitting there in awe and I blurted out, “Why? Why do you want me baptized?” And I heard it as clear as day in my heart. He essentially said, “You now understand what it’s like to lose something you love with all your heart and soul. I feel this sorrow many times over with each soul I lose. And I’m losing you.” Suffice to say, I was baptized shortly after this. So what do you all think? Did I ever really have a choice? Did God elect me? Or the does the fact He told me that He was losing me, mean He really didn’t have any say with my salvation? I’d appreciate your thoughts. |
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26 | God's commandment not to worship idols. | Deut 5:8 | chynna | 35385 | ||
One of God's commandments is not to make any idol of anything in heaven above, on earth, or in the oceans below. So why are churches adorned with crosses with Jesus nailed to them? What about the fact we wear crosses as jewelry? I understand they make us think of Jesus and God, but is this in conflict with God's commandment? | ||||||
27 | Having problems with my faith. | Bible general Archive 1 | chynna | 34348 | ||
I'm having an underlying problem with my faith that I need to find closure with. And it stems from my love of animals and God's view of animals. Most christians I speak with view animals as things God gave us to do with however we please. Some things I read in the Bible make me think God really loves animals and then other things make me think He really could care less. Jesus states that God is aware of every death, even that of a sparrow. That makes me think He is very in tune not only to humans but to all His creations. But how does an animal lover accept God's choice of animal sacrifices in light of the fact He knew they wouldn't accomplish what Jesus did? I understand He favors humans over animals because we are made in His image. I've talked to some Christians who tell me to get over my love of animals and to stop trying to make God fit into my view of Him. Is this what I'm trying to do? | ||||||
28 | Having problems with my faith. | Genesis | chynna | 34374 | ||
I'm having an underlying problem with my faith that I need to find closure with. And it stems from my love of animals and God's view of animals. Most christians I speak with view animals as things God gave us to do with however we please. Some things I read in the Bible make me think God really loves animals and then other things make me think He really could care less. Jesus states that God is aware of every death, even that of a sparrow. That makes me think He is very in tune not only to humans but to all His creations. But how does an animal lover accept God's choice of animal sacrifices in light of the fact He knew they wouldn't accomplish what Jesus did? I understand He favors humans over animals because we are made in His image. I've talked to some Christians who tell me to get over my love of animals and to stop trying to make God fit into my view of Him. Is this what I'm trying to do? | ||||||
29 | I think I'm hopeless... | Gen 2:17 | chynna | 34186 | ||
I understand the penalty for sin is death. But I just don't understand why God would accept an animal sacrifice in the first place. If a person sins, attempts to transfer their sin to an animal, and kills the animal as an offering to God as a substitute for the person..well, it just doesn't cut it for me. To me, the person still sinned and they really didn't pay the price for their sin. The poor animal did. I guess it really bothers me how God would accept the innocent slaughter of animals when they didn't do anything wrong. But then this thought process even raises more concerns with the thought of His son dying for all of us. I guess I'm having a problem with just the thought of transferring sin from one individual to another. I've never understood why He accepted animal sacrifices. Obviously God changed his mind about this too, which is a worrisome thought. Does this mean God may have some weakness. What do you think? | ||||||
30 | why the need for a sacrifice? | Gen 2:17 | chynna | 34162 | ||
I've been thinking about Jesus's death and the need for it. And I've been thinking about how in the old testament sacrifices were made as atonement for sins. In this light, I understand why Jesus had to die. But I'm having a slight problem with this. Why do you think God requires a blood sacrifice? How does killing something and offering it up to God really erase sin? My faith is still strong, I'm just trying to understand this a little better. Thanks |
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31 | A question about Jonah | Gen 1:1 | chynna | 33664 | ||
I think the story of Jonah is my favorite in the Bible. I can relate to Jonah more than any other individual in the Bible since God chose to show me a very similiar lesson in my life. In Jonah, God chooses to use animals as agents of His message...from the whale that swallowed Jonah to the worm that ate the tree that shelterd Jonah. God has used an animal in my life, as well, to get a very similiar message across to me concerning God's love. I would like some thoughts about the fact God communicates so clearly with animals. Does this mean that they most likely have soul and spirit too? Or does God just set them in position and they have no knowledge of Him? | ||||||
32 | How many years from Adam / Eve to Jesus? | Genesis | chynna | 33544 | ||
How many years from Adam and Eve untill Jesus? And how many years from the time of Daniel until Jesus? | ||||||
33 | Mark 13: 32-37 | Mark 13:32 | chynna | 32733 | ||
Is it possible that the 'end of time' discussed in the Bible by Jesus, simply refers to a person's death? No one knows the time and hour of his/her death. | ||||||
34 | Mark 13: 32-37 | Mark 13:32 | chynna | 32729 | ||
Is it possible that the 'end of time' discussed in the Bible by Jesus, simply refers to a person's death? No one knows the time and hour of his/her death. | ||||||
35 | Explaination of Mark 13:28-31 | Mark 13:28 | chynna | 32731 | ||
Mark 13: 28-31 Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. Would someone explain or define the generation Jesus is referring to? |
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36 | Question about Genesis 6:6 | Genesis | chynna | 32622 | ||
In Genesis 6:6 The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, " I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth - men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air - for I am greived that I have made them." Why was God upset with the animals? What did they do to incur His wrath? |
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37 | Genesis 4:13 | Genesis | chynna | 32482 | ||
Genesis 4:13 Cain said to the Lord, " My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me." This is a clear statement that Cain has knowledge of other people on earth. I don't know how old he was when he killed Able, but it was before Adam and Eve gave birth to Seth. My question still remains, where did these other people come from and why were Adam and Eve the only ones who lived in the garden of Eden? Considering Adam only lived 130 years and during this time he only had three sons, Cain, Able, and Seth. Do you think there were more people created in the garden of Eden? Or do you think other people existed on earth, but they were not created in God's image? Perhaps this could explain fossils of early man? Perhaps Adam and Eve were the first 'man' and 'woman' God created that had a special relationship with God? |
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38 | Question concerning prayer. | Bible general Archive 1 | chynna | 32391 | ||
A question concerning my relationship to God. The Bible says to pray without ceasing. I personally have always felt uncomfortable praying, but yet at the same time,I feel like I have a very close relationship with God. The only way I can describe it is that I have an open heart to God. In my mind and heart I can talk to Him at any time. To pray seems silly when He is right there with me anyway. Is it wrong to feel this way? Sometimes I do formally pray, but it doesn't feel right. It's like having someone in the room with you, but instead of talking to them, you bow your head and pray to them. So, my question is this. Do you think the statement about praying without ceasing was another way to say to never stop praying? Or in other words, never end your prayer or your open connnection with God? Do you think God wants a formal standoffish relationship with us where we treat Him formally? Just curious what other think. | ||||||
39 | Confusion concerning Jesus's death | Lev 17:11 | chynna | 31738 | ||
Would someone please explain, in simple terms, why Jesus had to die in order for people to be saved? And if He took on all our sins, then why isn't He spending eternity in hell? Was it a real sacrifice, His death, if He takes on all the sins and goes to Heaven? I am very confused. Help. | ||||||
40 | Confusion concerning Jesus's death | Heb 2:17 | chynna | 31742 | ||
Would someone please explain, in simple terms, why Jesus had to die in order for people to be saved? And if He took on all our sins, then why isn't He spending eternity in hell? Was it a real sacrifice, His death, if He takes on all the sins and goes to Heaven? I am very confused. Help. | ||||||
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