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21 | could raised from the dead be spiritual | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 201253 | ||
holyours :: Warm wishes and welcome from a native of Tennessee who is now your nearby neighbor in the Arkansas Ozarks! Thanks for submitting your question to SBF. We hope to be able to help and suggest it might be advantageous if you tied it to specific passages of Scripture that you perhaps have in mind. Could you do that for us, please? --Hank | ||||||
22 | should ministers have sex before preachi | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 201750 | ||
Eton :: Nothing in Scripture mandates that ministers should have sex before they preach! At all events, sexual union should be between a husband and his wife, i.e., one man married to one woman. This is God's plan and has been thus since Eden. See Genesis 2:24. --Hank | ||||||
23 | is there any difference between a 'God f | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 202087 | ||
Joyle :: Properly used, the term "Christian" describes a child of God, a regenerate believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. The reason I say properly used is that Christian has been misapplied and used in a vague way to describe what is not necessarily altogether Christian, as in the term "a Christian nation," etc. To call someone a "God-fearing person" does necessarily denote that he is a born-again believer in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. ...... There are two kinds of fear, secular and religious, described in the Bible. Some modern Christian preachers and teachers tend to de-emphasize, or omit entirely, the fear of God. Their stress is placed solely upon the love of God without even mentioning the consequences of disobeying a wrathful and holy God who holds men accountable for their sins. While there is indeed a greater emphasis placed on the love of God in the New Testament, the element of fear was proclaimed by the early church. In Phiippians 2:12 the apostle Paul laid it down to believers that they were to work out their salvation "with fear and trembling." Acts 9:31 records that the churches "were edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, were multiplied." ...... The classic definition of "the fear of the Lord" as the term is used in Scripture is reverential trust. He who teaches the love of God to the exclusion of the judgment of the holy and righteous God should read Jonathan Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (available on line). The early New Testament church stood in awe and fear in the presence of a holy God, and so should the church today, for to fear God and keep His commandments is the whole duty of man (see Ecclestiastes 12:13). ...... So, a Christian is by biblcial definition a God-fearing person. But it does not follow that one who fears God (it could be a pagan god he fears) is necessarily Christian. --Hank | ||||||
24 | How do I forgive adultry if it continues | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 202108 | ||
TJS :: Long experience on Study Bible Forum has taught us that it is unwise, and can in fact be outright dangerous to the inquirer, to attempt to dispense specific personal advice and counsel on this Forum, particularly about domestic situations. Accordingly, I repeat for emphasis what Brad Myers has already suggested to you, that you obtain personal counsel from a trusted pastor or other qualified Christian advisor. In doing this we are by no means trying to evade the situation or brush you off; and certainly it is not to be construed as being indicative of an uncaring or mean spirit. The Forum is designed for the study of Scripture and does not purport to be equipped to deal with matters that clearly require personal counselling. So perhaps you will consider seeking out a trusted pastor. It is quite possible that he may be able to help you in ways which we through the use of this medium simply cannot do. Welcome to the Forum. It is hoped that you will find something of spiritual edification here. If you would like to review the terms of use, you may gain a better grasp of what the Forum is designed to do. --Hank | ||||||
25 | Public domain is not equal? | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 202624 | ||
Hi, Justme :: Sorry, but my sphere of expertise (whatever it may be!) doesn't extend into international copyright law, so I am ill equipped to answer your question. Perhaps Mr. Google could help you with this one. --Hank | ||||||
26 | what approach did paul take | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 205270 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
27 | APOLOGY ! ! ! ! | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 206198 | ||
Imm, thank you for your apology to the Forum. Though spats are always unproductive and violate Forum guidelines, they nevertheless occur from time to time. You have handled this breach in Forum etiquette properly and it is hoped that it has been a learning experience for you and that you will move on to more productive contributions on SBF. You are still new to the Forum and your contribution to this unfortunate episode is thus more understandable -- and excusable -- than is the case with a user who has been on the Forum quite some time and should have learned better by now than to engage in such behavior. We all of us would do well to bear in mind two things every time we post to Study Bible Forum: (1) the guidelines that govern every post, and, (2) that there is a large number of readers of this Forum who come to it to learn more about God's word and it is therefore extremely unlikely that they are even remotely concerned with petty quarrels between registrants. It is always safe and desirable to speak to Bible issues and avoid ad hominem pettiness. This post, since it is on the subject of quarrelling and subsequent apologies, applies as much to your quarrelling partner as is does to you, of course. And by projection, it applies to all registrants on SBF. And that includes this writer. Welcome to SBF and I extend my sincere good wishes to you that your experiences on the Forum may be happy and productive ones. --Hank | ||||||
28 | Looking for Bible as Literature Resource | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 207274 | ||
Dear Admonit :: An edition of the Scriptures well worth knowing is "The Bible Designed To Be Read as Living Literature." The copy I own is an updated version of the original edition of the 1930s work of Ernest Sutherland Bates, who undertook an assignment from Simon and Schuster to devise an edition of the King James Bible in a format that would allow the reader to begin in Genesis and read all the way through Revelation without being detracted by footnotes, side-bar blurbs and other distractions. The font is large (12 or 14 points I'd guess) and there is sufficient leading between the lines of print to spare the page the cramped, crowded look of most Bibles. Moreover, the reader won't find the distraction of chapters and verses either, and the page is cast into single columns with normal paragraph indentions. Prose is formatted as prose and poetry as poetry. The editor gives very brief introductions to the books, but they can be skipped or ignored, and probably should be in view of their liberal slant on certain things. I do want to make it clear that my recommendation of this edition is limited to the biblical text and the format; I sharply disagree with some of the editor's conclusions in his brief introductions to the books. Frankly, I'd be even more enthusiastic about the work if it didn't have the book introductions, about which the most civil thing I can say is that they're mercifully brief. ..... And I may as well be candid. When it comes to viewing the Bible as literature -- and superb literature it is --I'm heavily biased in favor of the King James Version. No other English version before it or since has been able to exceed or even to equal this majestic version for sheer literary excellence. It seems such a pity that children and many adults are never exposed to this towering monument of English prose but are spoon fed the bland and insipid diet of travesties such as we have in many of the modern versions, particularly the paraphrastic ones. To illustrate the point: Some time ago I happened upon an interesting rendition of a segment of the 23rd Pslam that appeared in one of the modern paraphrases of Scripture that purported to be as easy to read as today's newspaper. (Considering the low literary quality of the typical newspaper, I don't count that claim as having much merit at all). Be that as it may, the segment that struck me as being simply ridiculous and inept was this: "Even if I walk through a very dark valley, I will not be afraid, because you are with me; your rod and your walking stick comfort me." ...... If we juxtapose the King James, we read, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." I'd like for someone to be able to convince me that the mundane paraphrase is clearer or in any other way superior to the King James. ....... The volume I've cited may still be in print, or if not can likely be purchased through one of the on-line used-book resources such as abe.com. The ISBN for the hardcover volume I own is 0671879596. --Hank | ||||||
29 | theirs is | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 207580 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
30 | the man who wrote the most books in bibl | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 207621 | ||
JcBleau :: The apostle Paul, with 13 books. This does not count the book of Hebrews which some have attributed to him, but Pauline authoriship of the book has been highly disputed. ....... Thanks for your question and welcome to SBF. --Hank | ||||||
31 | Please pray for the election | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 207710 | ||
Dear Justme :: While on other forums, other venues your comments may well be appropriate, do you really feel, in view of this Forum's aims and guidelines, that they have a place here? To be honest with you, I don't. --Hank | ||||||
32 | Trying to Choose a Study Bible | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 207873 | ||
Dear Dimmyimmy :: Thanks for your question, welcome to Study Bible Forum, and, by the way, I like your user name. It has a certain charm about it. ..... Now to your question. My pick of the short list to which you have narrowed your search for a study Bible is the MacArthur Study Bible, hands down. I bought a copy shortly after its initial publication and over the years have found myself going to it more frequently than to any of the other half dozen study Bibles that I own. The text of my copy is New King James, but it is now available in NASB, which you pointed out in your question. Both translations are excellent and both are more literally accurate than either of the other two you mentioned, the NIV for the NIV Study Bible and the NLT for what you term the Life Study Bible, by which I surmise you mean Life Application Study Bible. Both the NIV and NLT follow a translation philosophy they call 'dynamic equivalence' which is a fancy term for paraphrase. ..... But if the translation used is of paramount importance to you -- and I am convinced it should be for everyone -- you may wish to consider the NASB Study Bible, which has essentially the same annotations as the NIV Study Bible. And the Life Application Study Bible is published using versions besides the NLT. I'm familiar with the annotations in both the Life Application and the NIV Study Study Bibles, and in my view both are fairly sound and conservative but somewhat weak and "generic" on basic doctrinal issues, whereas MacArthur leans toward the essential doctrines of reformed theology. ..... My suggestion to you would be to gain access, if possible, to each of these; to observe and compare what they offer, and then to decide which one you like best. I render this advice with a measure of caution, however; because if you are a hopeless collector of Bibles like me, you're likely to end up with all three if your purse permits. :-) At any rate, best wishes for a happy quest, and if you have further questions that you think the Forum might be able to help you with, check back with us now that you know our address. ..... At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I'll repeat that my choice among the three is MacArthur. --Hank | ||||||
33 | leadership and stewardship | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209068 | ||
jbjona :: Welcome to SBF. You submitted only the words "leadership and stewardship." Do you have a question, please? --Hank | ||||||
34 | lupus | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209200 | ||
Slow down, speed! What are you up to? This is a Study Bible Forum. Please read the terms of use and if you proceed, please proceed according to established guidelines. Your posts thus far just don't make sense. --Hank | ||||||
35 | Who were Jesus’ main opponents during Hi | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209275 | ||
Mallsa :: Are your questions part of a homework assignment? --Hank | ||||||
36 | God Punished New Orleans with Katrina | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209308 | ||
Myrtle2 :: I can't find New Orleans or Hurricane Katrina mentioned in Scripture. :-) ...... Any attempt to answer these kinds of questions calls for speculation. We hold that it is far better to learn as much as possible of what God has revealed in His word instead of speculating about what He has not revealed. I've been studying the Bible for more than 50 years and yet have done little more than scratch the surface of God's revealed truth. So that has left me precious little time to engage in speculation and guesswork. Perhaps some day ages and ages hence I may speculate a bit, but I simply don't have time for it now. --Hank | ||||||
37 | Changing my skin color | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209502 | ||
Dear bermudianchristian :: Thanks for sharing your thoughts. While not specifically biblically oriented, in a broader sense they perhaps are. My guess -- please set me straight if I've wrong -- is that you are a young person. This thing that has been called "the herd instinct" is especially strong among young folks -- everybody wants to be, think, do, and look like his peers. This usually passes with time. ..... When I read your post, my mind went back nearly 50 years to an experience I had when I was in the U.S. Army. For a time I was attached to a medical unit at an Army hospital in Aurora, Colorado and there met a fine old gentleman, a patient at the hospital, who was a black man. His skin color was not brown but quite black. His hair was as white as snow, his teeth white and even, his smile engaging, his voice resonant -- in short, he was a strikingly handsome man for his age. I visited him on several occasions. He was gentle, wise, and seemed to enjoy our visits very much. We talked of many things as we sat in our comfortable chairs basking in the sun on the spacious lawn that surrounded the hospital building. The years have erased the memory of the content of most of those pleasant conversations but this much remains. One day this kind old gentlemen observed that people should be content with the gifts the Lord has given them and thank Him for life itself and all its wonders and marvels. Then he said something like this: "You know, I think it's so foolish that black people want to straighten their hair and bleach their skin trying to turn it white. And white people want to curl their hair and bake their skin in the sun for hours trying to turn it dark." ..... Now I'll close with a verse of Scripture: "Not that I speak in respect of want, but I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content" (Philippians 4:11). May God richly bless you. --Hank | ||||||
38 | how do i become a pastor | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209713 | ||
Imoulton: In the main, the educational requirements for a pastor are laid down by the denomination or by the local church. There are pastors who have a doctorate in theology and there are others who have never seen the insides of a seminary. --Hank | ||||||
39 | Just a question | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 209850 | ||
Nevvvvine :: The term you are asking about is "proof text," not "text proof." ..... Proof texting in its simplest terms is the methodology used in an effort to "prove" a doctrinal position by taking a passage or passages of Scripture out of context so that they appear to say what the person wants them to say. The proof text method of biblical interpretation generally ignores not only the immediate context of the verse but the broader context of the entire Bible. For example, a favorite proof text used by promoters of baptismal regeneration is Acts 2:38. ...... Genesis 6:14 provides a dramatic example of how misleading proof texting can be. Suppose we remove the verse from its natural context and interpret it soley on the basis of the command it contains. In that case, everyone who fears the Lord and yearns to obey His commands should head out to Home Depot first thing tomorrow in search of gopher wood in order to build an ark. ..... All of Scripture has been masterfully woven together into a seamless fabric. It was never meant to be read and studied in little isolated snippets while ignoring all the rest. We can "prove" or "disprove" about any doctrinal position we wish if we handle God's word recklessly and abuse it to further our own suppositional errors. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul charged him to "be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth" (2 Tim. 2:15). And indeed those who do not accurately handle the word of truth have every reason to be ashamed. And proof texting is not accurately handling God's word. --Hank | ||||||
40 | new | Bible general Archive 4 | Hank | 210036 | ||
Dear skateboardp :: Thanks so much for your question. Although it is an excellent one, it has not been answered very well. You may forget the terrible and murky advice about linking names and numbers to nature, whatever that means! ...... Skateboard, I'd like to recommend a web site to you that I believe will be of help to you in determining how to begin the wonderful journey -- and I pray the life-long one -- of studying your Bible. The article has down-to-earth practical hints on where to begin and how to proceed in your Bible studies. I hope you like it. Please let us know how you're progressing and how we may be able to help you. Here's the URL: http://www.gotquestions.org/start-reading-Bible.html --Hank | ||||||
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