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21 | what is Enigma of Evil? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114580 | ||
Where do you get such a phrase? I don't believe it's from the Bible. Can you tell us what Bible related product is is from? We really need the context wherein you got this so as to respond. Otherwise you're just talking about another puzzle, the meaning of Enigma. It's also helpful if you could provide more information about yourself and your background by updating your profile to the left of your screen. God bless. |
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22 | prophets role in the church today Eph 4 | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114584 | ||
They should be considered "mouthpieces" for God IF they're speaking from God's Word, same as their primary function in the OT. There most of them had some measure of miraculous powers available to them whereas in today's world, miracles are manifested directly from God, hopefully through our prayers. God bless. | ||||||
23 | A Study of Joseph, Jesus' earthly father | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114606 | ||
This subject has been discussed before although the Bible provides very little information about Joseph. It seems the Lord doesn't intend for us to know much more about Him. It could be inferred that kind of knowledge would eclipse Him as His Heavenly Father. I noticed you've posted 25 questions/notes to the Forum since Nov 2001 but we still don't have a profile on you. Is there any way we can entice you to tell us more about your personality and what's important to you? Tell us about your religious background by update your user profile to the left of your screen. God bless. |
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24 | help! | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 114876 | ||
I can think of one thing that would please God. Hopefully, your folks would be interested in the benefits of dating and finding the perfect mate who's going to help each one to Heaven. Another item of interest would be those things in dating to avoid. What are some of the modern dangers to avoid? How far can one go to attract a mate and yet be pleasing to God? Yes, everyone responds with "What would Jesus do?" or WWJD but how does that help the single having a tough time finding the ideal mate. |
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25 | 2nd ? Did Spirit save them? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 115169 | ||
I don't see any scriptures to support the idea of the Apostles being saved with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Further in this area, we do see the folks (Cornelius and his family) in Acts 10, as getting the same treatment by the Holy Spirit. The big difference here we see that Cornelius and his family also do get themselves baptized and added to the church, AFTER being baptized by the Holy Spirit. The main purpose we see in the manifestation of all the miraculous powers in this first phase of Christianity was to confirm the words as coming from God as in Mark 16:20. These powers were bestowed upon individuals in one of two ways: 1) from the Holy Spirit as in Acts 2 OR 2) through the laying of hands from the Apostles as in Acts 8:18, 1 Tim 4:14 or 2 Tim 1:6. The Plan of Salvation which gets people added to the church was instituted for all mankind after the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord in accordance with His Last Will and Testament. Its purpose is quite different from the baptism of the Holy Spirit as cited above. Thus, we see the endowment of miraculous powers DID NOT necessarily mean the people receiving these powers were saved already. Although we do not see the Apostles actually being baptised, neither do we see their being saved without being baptized. We do see the need for baptism with Cornelius in Acts 10. God bless you in your study of God's Word. |
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26 | what does slain in the spirit mean? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 115491 | ||
I cranked those two key words, slain and spirit and came up with one single verse as follows: Rev 5:6 And I saw between the throne (with the four living creatures) and the elders a Lamb standing, as if slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth. It doesn't seem to match or even come close to satisfying your query but these search engines are great aren't they? You should give them a try; it's to the right of your screen. |
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27 | Rom. 12:1-3 | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 115829 | ||
In my mind, the only real way we can renew ourselves every day is to spend more and more of our time in God's Word. In this way, God will help us transform our thinking and our priorities into His thoughts and priorities. And of course, we'll be better prepared to fend off the temptations to sin. What do you think? And God bless. | ||||||
28 | FAREWELL FROM THE LITTLE BOY | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 116068 | ||
God speed to you and in everything you do. I hope you'll find happiness. I can only recommend your finding the ideal wife with whom to make a lifelong partnership. | ||||||
29 | wentcandobiblelessononline.? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 116355 | ||
I'm sorry but I have to say your messages are totally unintelligible and useless to me and I daresay the vast majority of the Forum. Is there any way we can entice you into using the Forum properly? If enigmas and puzzles, etc are your thing, you might try some puzzles magazines. But I do hope God blesses you with maturity and wisdomm. | ||||||
30 | Bible version can become an idol? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117520 | ||
There is some tendancy for some folks to "fall in love" with a particular version like you're seeing in these posts. And there's nothing wrong with that idea as long as it's a simple preference for a particular version as Hank mentions. However, there is a potential danger as has been mentioned also. ALL current versions of the Bible have come to us as translations prepared by men and should be treated as such. All men are human and make an ocassional mistake when translating. Most of these errors are minor and have to do with the grammatical changes when translating from one language to another. I do think it's significant enough to emphasize that the Lord did protect the overall message of His Word BUT He didn't see fit to protect an indestructible copy of the original "autograph" version of each book of the Bible. If He had it would undoubtedly have turned into an idol as your question suggests. That's exactly the kind of thinking our Lord wants us to avoid. He wants us to internalize His Words into our hearts and minds so we live our lives as living monuments to His glory. But in order to come to a common understanding of just what does His Word have for us in specific guidance, we must go back to the translations we have. The three you've cited in your question is a good start for all christian's libraries but I would suggest adding the NKJV. Most all modern translations are fairly good but they all must be approached with some caution as they are prepared by men, usually several dozen men coming from a wide variety of faiths and denominations. The bottom line is to keep an open mind, study constantly with the resolve to see what all God's Word has to say on any one topic. One more caution: we must maintain perspective with the issue of the Old Testament and the New Testament. When we see an obvious conflict like marriage and divorce contrasted by the two, we must allow the NT to "outrank" the OT, as Jesus took the OT to the cross with him because He fulfilled it. The Law of Moses and the OT has no authority to guide us in our spiritual relationship. HOWEVER, the OT is an incredibly valuable document for study and understanding the NT. God bless. |
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31 | Gods view of David vs. Saul | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117539 | ||
Personally, I think it was because David's heart was more in tune with God's heart. Whereas Saul showed himself to be very shallow and not very committed. Probably his height and good looks got him what he wanted through his life, whereas David was humble, both in statue and with a "ruddy complexion." Whatever the reasons, we need to follow David's example and keep our heart and attitude humble and submissive to God. | ||||||
32 | Which version/interpretation? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117647 | ||
Bless you, dear friend. It'll take me quite some time to prepare a thorough response as your question are quite deep and important in the their implications. I'll get back to you. Meanwhile, I invite other to respond to my challenge or to Ray's questions, either one. I'm interested in seeing both. God bless. --Rowdy |
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33 | When was Adam saved? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117708 | ||
Personally, I don't think any of us are going to know for certain when the vast majority of the OT characters will be saved until we get to Heaven to ask. BUT I do think we can take comfort in knowing their names are in the Bible and at least for most of them, nothing bad is mentioned. For example, in spite of God's punishment of Moses and not allowing him to enter the promised land, He still buried Moses Himself. David may have murdered, was found guilty of adultery and did a lousy job of parenting Absolom but I think he repented through to the end of his life so we should see him in Heaven. The others..., you know their stories as well as I do. Hope to see you in Heaven. God bless. --Rowdy |
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34 | Which version/interpretation? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117709 | ||
I just took another look at your post and noticed your citation of Rom 7:6 is a pretty good answer to your question BUT in a spirit of teamwork and cooperativeness, I will respond. As you and several others have already noticed, I tend to be a little lazy but I do look at what the whole Bible has to say about each particular subject. But in this case, I'd like to reverse the logic as I did with an earlier post to Kalos. Let's pretend the OT is fully empowered and we're somehow expected to comply with both the OT and the NT. ALL of us gentile christians would have to inspect each other literally and make certain we're all circumcised. Yeah, can't you see the lines waiting for that inspection? We'd all be going down to the local supply store for our ration of dead animals to sacrifice and we'd all have to learn how to make these sacrifices properly on the alter and of course we'd have to ressurect the temple in each city with its showbread, candlesticks, and a big thick curtain. I think you begin to get where I'm going with all this. This has been my point with the last couple of days' worth of posts on this subject. I don't see any way around it. Either our Lord took the whole thing (OT) with Him to the cross or He didn't take any of it. IF He only took a portion as your question suggests, who decides which portion? Where's the scripture to support that decision? No, my friend I'm afraid I must stick with my original statement. God has "passed the majesty's staff of power" to His Son in this dispensation as evidenced in Matt 28. Jesus delegated this responsibility to his only official representatives, the ones he sent, including Paul. Jesus' words and all the NT are the guiding principles, also their acts, the commands they enacted by example are the ones we are to follow. This point is even shown in the language of the Kingdom. Before Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment was talked about in the future. After Acts 2, the kingdom's establishment is discussed as in the past. And AGAIN, let me say quite often we see many endorsements from the OT on a particular subject but when we see a contrast between we MUST know which document to heed. For its these words in the NT by which all of us will be judged. In response to Kalos comment about this "command by example." This is a very common concept. We as parents use it all the time. We all want our kids to grow up as solid citizens to the community and we DON'T want to have to verbalize orally or in writing every little thing this entails. So we all cop out by living a good life and expect our children to follow our footsteps. For the few that don't follow this philosophy, their world generally ends up behind bars. In response to Hank's comment: I'm sorry, dear friend, there is no scriptures I can offer in direct support of these statements other than the ones I've already cited. I'm afraid our Lord left a few things for us as His children to figure out on our own. I do hope this is all a little clearer. God bless. --Rowdy |
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35 | Searching for the truth | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117738 | ||
I don't see how you can separate these two tasks. It's literally impossible if you ask me. Reading my Bible, God commands me to be like His Son every day, all day. If we're searching and doing the Will of God, we're reading His Word which leads us to a better job of doing His Will. Yes, circular logic, I agree. That's the way I see you; what do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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36 | The age of accountability | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117860 | ||
My wife and I dealt with this question with our two sons as they became teen-agers. I would say every christian parent over the past 2,000 years has dealt with this issue. Our answer which was endorsed by the leadership throughout the brotherhood with whom we worship is this: the Parent should study with the child, ask all the right questions and verify in their mind that he/she understands what they're getting into. The should understand the basic rudimentary elements of what it is to be a christian and the cost/sacrifice, how they should act. Does he at least know why Jesus died and other basic concepts? BUT if there remains some question, and the parent decides to wait on allowing the child, I would suggest an appropriate amount of time and then re-visit the topic and confirm his desire. Does the desire still burn within? Is it a real priority or was it just another phase? And finally, a person could argue to go ahead and allow the child to proceed with the basic philosophy of "better safe than sorry." After all, if the child thinks at a later date, that it wasn't really genuine or he's uncomfortable with his conversion, he can go through the process again and make it real at that later date. I'd like to think God would endorse a loving parent following their conscience in this matter if they truly studied and prayed on it. What do you think? Now, as to your question about a child that has already passed on, that we have to leave in God's hand and pray for mercy on his behalf. I do think that generally, children are safe and assured of going to Heaven but again the moment a child becomes an adult in God's eyes...that's a tough call. I'm thankful to Him that His judgments are perfect and absolutely just. God bless. --Rowdy |
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37 | soul of unsaved people | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117891 | ||
This subject has been discussed quite a bit. If you'll insert paradise and hades into the Quick Search at the right of your screen, you'll get far more information than you can imagine. God bless. --Rowdy | ||||||
38 | Looking for verifiable prophesies. | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 117943 | ||
The Thompson Chain Reference Bible has many such study aids in the back. I know...I've got one. One lists the prophesies of Christ and his ministry in the OT and their fulfillment in the NT. Also some helpful websites: www.ibchurchofchrist.com/prophesies_concerning_christ.htm I would have listed several others but their address contains symbols not allowed on Forum posts. But you can find them by inserting "Christ prophesies and fulfillment" in the Search Engine. God bless. --Rowdy |
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39 | If you rape a virgin then she must mary | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118041 | ||
Cited for reference: Deut 22:28 "If a man finds a girl who is a virgin, who is not engaged, and seizes her and lies with her and they are discovered, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the girl's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall become his wife because he has violated her; he cannot divorce her all his days. I can only say in my opinion this kind of guidance falls into the same category as that which allowed a man to marry more than one woman as did Jacob AND the men their option to divorce their wife with only a certificate and no cause of any real significance. Apparently since God changed this guidance to a much more fair and just system as we have now, we can only conclude God didn't think the Israelites capable of proper judgment in this area and issued these directives in the interest of the nation as a whole. Of course, I should emphasize this is conjecture as would anyone attempting to answer such a "why" question when the Bible doesn't gave a direct answer. We all should consider ourselves blessed to live in this dispensation with a better covenant with better promises and a perfect High Priest. The only possible scripture I can think of that gives some insight into God's thinking in this Matt 19:7 They *said to Him, "Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?" 8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. 9 "And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery." Once again, I'm thankful we don't have anyone less than the perfect God, Creator of the universe to judge us on these matters. God bless. --Rowdy |
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40 | Cup Passed? | Bible general Archive 2 | Rowdy | 118083 | ||
It's difficult to come up with all the reasons but I think one of them was the fact going to the cross for Jesus was going to be the first time in His existence of His being separated from His Father. Remember although this plan had been in God's mind before the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, Christ had never had the sins of the world heaped onto Him which forced God to turn His back to His own Son. Remember Christ was also 100 percent human and was maybe just a little apprehensive about going to Hell and follow His Father's perfect system of justice. If Christ was guilty of just one single impure thought for just a fleeting moment, it would be enough for the Devil to keep Him there forever. Don't you think under those kind of conditions, even the most courageous person in the world would melt and be as scared as a wild bird? I know I would be scared to death. It would be an easy thing to think that God could of thought of some other way without sacrificing His own Son. But then, we know the answer to that, don't we? God bless. --Rowdy |
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