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21 | Jews' word for Hell comesfrom whatvalley | Bible general Archive 2 | meusing | 151723 | ||
I think it is more important to understand what the people understood by the word. Both the schools of Shammai and Hillel understood and tought that the word was a representation of God's Eternal Punishment. The people Jesus taught would have understood he was talking about The place of punishment, not a valley. just my meusings. |
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22 | What is the most severe warning of Hell | Matt 23:33 | meusing | 151721 | ||
Jesus gave many warnings against eternal punishment. Remember He came to save us from that. Gill said: ""the judgment, or damnation of hell", is a phrase often used in the Talmud , and Midrashes of the Jews; and intends future torment, and the everlasting vengeance and wrath of God, the unquenchable fire prepared for the devil and his angels, and which impenitent unbelieving sinners cannot escape..." |
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23 | Can you go to heaven without Christ. | John 3:18 | meusing | 148665 | ||
Well let us look at the words of Jesus: John 3:18 "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." John the Baptist also said: John 3:36 "He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him." |
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24 | Strength through Him or in Him? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meusing | 137641 | ||
I think John Gill explained it best whose power is perfected: "for My strength is made perfect in weakness; by the "strength" of Christ is meant, not his strength as the mighty God, but that communicative strength which he has, and is in him as Mediator, and which saints look to him for, and receive from him; this is "made perfect in" their "weakness"; not that their weakness can add perfection to his strength, for his strength is perfect in itself, not to say anything of the contradiction such a sense carries in it; but the meaning is, that the strength of Christ is made to appear, is illustrated and shines forth in its perfection and glory, in supplying, supporting, and strengthening his people under all their weakness; and if they were not left to some weaknesses in themselves, his strength would not be so manifest" Robertson's Word Pictures explains: "Is perfected (teleitai). Present passive indicative of teleo, to finish. It is linear in idea. Power is continually increased as the weakness grows. See note on Phi. 4:13 for this same noble conception. The human weakness opens the way for more of Christ’s power and grace." the note on Phil 4:13 is: "In him that strengtheneth me (en toi endunamounti me). Late and rare verb (in lxx) from adjective endunamos (en, dunamis). Causative verb to empower, to pour power into one. See same phrase in 1Ti. 1:12 toi endunamosanti me (aorist tense here). Paul has such strength so long as Jesus keeps on putting power (dunamis) into him." |
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25 | Jesus mentioned in the old testament | Bible general Archive 2 | meusing | 136291 | ||
In Genesis 3:15 God promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent. Gen 12:3 God promised that through Abram/Abraham all the peoples of the Earth would be blessed. At the place of sacrifice on Mount Moriah, Abraham said, "God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son." Gen 22:14 Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it will be provided." And Jesus is the Lamb of God. Jacob/Israel when he was blessing Judah said: Gen 49:10 "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples." see also Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 |
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26 | Luke 10:18 part b. I beheld satan as | Bible general Archive 2 | meusing | 135938 | ||
Hi, Although I am not Tim I would like to share what I understand to be the reason for that commandment. God Himself gave the reason for the commands in chapter 19 verses 4 to 6: 'You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself. 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel." Remember they had just left Egypt. The "gods" of Egypt are well known: Ra, Anubis, Bast, etc. They were going to Cannan where the Cannanites had their own "gods". Remember God said, Ex 20:22,23 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven. 'You shall not make other gods besides Me; gods of silver or gods of gold, you shall not make for yourselves.' So, when Aaron bowed to the wishes of the people, he made an image of a calf and said "This is your god, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt." Ex 32:4b he was in direct disobediance to the LORD. Look what happened after Balaam unwillingly blessed the children of Israel. Num 25:2 For they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. Num 25:3 So Israel joined themselves to Baal of Peor, and the LORD was angry against Israel. Or look what happened to Solomon: 1 Kin 11:4-10 For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart away after other gods; and his heart was not wholly devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and after Milcom the detestable idol of the Ammonites. Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not follow the LORD fully, as David his father had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon. Thus also he did for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. Now the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not observe what the LORD had commanded. Another explanation of idolatry is Isaiah 44:9-20. |
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27 | Who was Zeruiah's husband? | 1 Chr 2:16 | meusing | 133321 | ||
as John Gill wrote: "their father's name is nowhere mentioned." | ||||||
28 | the purpose of the church? | Bible general Archive 1 | meusing | 76798 | ||
"The church is a group of people who have been redeemed by the precious blood, regenerated by the Holy Spirit, and have meanwhile committed themselves into God's hand, gladly doing His will, and gladly standing on the earth for Him to maintain His testimony" Watchman Nee "The Prayer Ministry of the Church" 15 |
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29 | He does not wish for any to perish... | 2 Pet 3:9 | meusing | 76794 | ||
Watchman Nee gives a good illustration about God's will and man's actions. "Let us use some Old Testament examples to illustrate how earth governs heaven. When Moses on the top of the hill held up his hand, Israel prevailed; but when he let down his hand, Amelek prevailed (see Ex. 17.9-11). Who decided the victory or defeat at the the foot of the hill? Was it God who willed it of was it Moses? Here we see the principle of God's working, the secret of His action: whatever He wills to do, if man does not will it, He WILL not do it. We cannot make God do what He does not want to do, but we can hinder Him from doing what He does wish to do. In heaven God wants the Children of Israel to win; yet on earth, if Moses does not hold up his hand Israel will be defeated, but if indeed he holds up his hand Israel will win. The earth governs heaven." The Prayer Ministry of the Church p10. We see this as well with the story of Balaam in Numbers. Three times he unwillingly prophesied God's blessing of the children of Israel which was fixed in heaven. "God is not a man, that he should lie; neither a son of man, that he should repent. Shall he say and not do? and shall he speak and not make it good? Behold, I have received mission to bless; and he hath blessed, and I cannot reverse it. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen wrong in Israel; Jehovah his God is with him, and the shout of a king is in his midst. God brought him out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of a buffalo. For there is no enchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel. At this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! (Numbers 23:19-23 Darby) and yet he was able to cause Israel to sin and rouse God to anger. "And Israel joined himself to Baal-Peor; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel. " (Numbers 25:3 Darby) It was Eleazar's actions that stayed God's anger. Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, in that he was jealous with my jealousy among them, so that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy. (Numbers 25:11 Darby) |
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30 | The Father, The Son, The Holy Ghost. | Bible general Archive 1 | meusing | 76786 | ||
Jesus taught us about God the Father. Jesus is God with us, Immanuel. who has all the attributes of deity see Phil. 2:6. The Holy Spirit is God, as lying to the Holy Spirit is lying to God, Acts 5:3. Our bodies are the temple of God the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not discern and understand that you [the whole church at Corinth] are God's temple (His sanctuary), and that God's Spirit has His permanent dwelling in you [to be at home in you, collectively as a church and also individually]? 1 Cor 6:19 Do you not know that your body is the temple (the very sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you, Whom you have received [as a Gift] from God? You are not your own, |
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31 | Mark 13:32 and 1 Corinthians 15:24,28 | Phil 2:6 | meusing | 72928 | ||
Jesus is not the Father, but he is Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth. Jesus has all the atributes of deity, yet emptied Himself to tabernacle amoung us John 1:14 This verse shows His deity and the following show that He voluntarily took a submisive role. |
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32 | John11:7-16 | John 11:7 | meusing | 72819 | ||
John Henry : (3.) Christ's answer to this objection (Joh_11:9, Joh_11:10): Are there not twelve hours in the day? The Jews divided every day into twelve hours, and made their hours longer or shorter according as the days were, so that an hour with them was the twelfth part of the time between sun and sun; so some. Or, lying much more south than we, their days were nearer twelve hours long than ours. The divine Providence has given us day-light to work by, and lengthens it out to a competent time; and, reckoning the year round, every country has just as much daylight as night, and so much more as the twilights amount to. Man's life is a day; this day is divided into divers ages, states, and opportunities, as into hours shorter or longer, as God has appointed; the consideration of this should make us not only very busy, as to the work of life (if there were twelve hours in the day, each of them ought to be filled up with duty, and none of them trifled away), but also very easy as to the perils of life; our day shall be lengthened out till our work be done, and our testimony finished. This Christ applies to his case, and shows why he must go to Judea, because he had a clear call to go. For the opening of this, [1.] He shows the comfort and satisfaction which a man has in his own mind while he keeps in the way of his duty, as it is in general prescribed by the word of God, and particularly determined by the providence of God: If any man walk in the day, he stumbles not; that is, If a man keep close to his duty, and mind that, and set the will of God before him as his rule, with an impartial respect to all God's commandments, he does not hesitate in his own mind, but, walking uprightly, walks surely, and with a holy confidence. As he that walks in the day stumbles not, but goes on steadily and cheerfully in his way, because he sees the light of this world, and by it sees his way before him; so a good man, without any collateral security or sinister aims, relies upon the word of God as his rule, and regards the glory of God as his end, because he sees those two great lights, and keeps his eye upon them; thus he is furnished with a faithful guide in all his doubts, and a powerful guard in all his dangers, Gal_6:4; Psa_119:6. Christ, wherever he went, walked in the day, and so shall we, if we follow his steps. [2.] He shows the pain and peril a man is in who walks not according to this rule (Joh_11:10): If a man walk in the night, he stumbles; that is, If a man walk in the way of his heart, and the sight of his eyes, and according to the course of this world, - if he consult his own carnal reasonings more than the will and glory of God, - he falls into temptations and snares, is liable to great uneasiness and frightful apprehensions, trembles at the shaking of a leaf, and flees when none pursues; while an upright man laughs at the shaking of the spear, and stands undaunted when ten thousand invade. See Isa_33:14-16, he stumbles, because there is no light in him, for light in us is that to our moral actions which light about us is to our natural actions. He has not a good principle within; he is not sincere; his eye is evil. Thus Christ not only justifies his purpose of going into Judea, but encourages his disciples to go along with him, and fear no evil. |
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33 | John11:8 I see | John 11:8 | meusing | 72817 | ||
John Gill coments: Joh 11:8 - His disciples said unto him, master,.... Addressing him very reverently, and with great concern for his safety, as well as their own: the Jews of late, or but now, sought to stone thee; as they had attempted to do twice in a very little time; see Joh_8:59; and goest thou thither again? where there are so many enemies; and so much danger, and but little hope of doing much good; whereas here he was among his friends, and in safety, and very useful. |
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34 | Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | meusing | 64080 | ||
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35 | Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | meusing | 64076 | ||
We are not saved by the our belief in the Trinity, We are saved by our belief that the shed blood of The Son of God cleanses us from all sins, and our life is now to be lived for th one who lived and died for us. Jesus did not come to teach the Trinity, He did not need to. As God, He took Himself the form of a servant to show us that God was our Father. He showed by His actions that He was God in the flesh. And He talked about the Holy Spirit of God as a Person who would speak of Him, as He spoke of His Father. I am suprised that when they said that Jesus never claimed to be the only begotten son that you did not show them John 3:16 For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. |
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36 | Muslim missionaries said to me last week | Phil 2:7 | meusing | 64071 | ||
That is the same type of argument that the tempter used : "If you are the Son of God ..." do this of that to proove it. However Jesus being God submitteted to all this as the writer of Hebrews says : Heb 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning. Heb 4:16 Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. Jesus came to die on the Cross so the mockers challenge was not justifiable. They were telling Him to disobey and take Himself out of the the will of God. He came to die for us. It was His love that held Him there and His determination to endure all so that He as God could take our punishement and be victorious over it. please ask your friends next time you see them, "How would it have proved Jesus was God's Son if He had disobeyed Him?" |
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37 | a Muslim arguement | John 1:3 | meusing | 64069 | ||
The Muslims who told you this seem to have never read the Gospels or the Epistles. Jesus is the Creator of all. He himself said that 'before Abraham was I AM!' He was not created. He who is God, took upon Himself Humanity to bring us back to Himself. | ||||||
38 | Muslim missionaries said to me | Matt 16:16 | meusing | 64065 | ||
Jesus claimed that He existed before Abraham, and He claimed that He is the 'I AM'. He demonstrated all the attributes of divintiy, He excepted worship AS God, which even the Angels did not do. He did not negate his sonship wih God but repeatedly refered to Himself as the Son and to God as His Father. It was on Peter's statement of His Sonship that He would build His church. Who ever told you that Jesus never claimed to be the Son of God has either never read the Gospels or is deliberatly lieing to you. |
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39 | The muslim said to me | Phil 2:6 | meusing | 64063 | ||
Jesus voluntarily took upon Himself ther role of a servant please read this verse especially in the Amplified version. Then read the next verse. |
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40 | sons of God and daughters of man gen 6 1 | Gen 6:2 | meusing | 62812 | ||
As reported before : Adam Clarke wrote : There were giants in the earth] µylpn nephilim, from lpn naphal, "he fell." Those who had apostatized or fallen from the true religion. The Septuagint translate the original word by gigantev, which literally signifies earth-born, and which we, following them, term giants, without having any reference to the meaning of the word, which we generally conceive to signify persons of enormous stature. But the word when properly understood makes a very just distinction between the sons of men and the sons of God; those were the nephilim, the fallen earth-born men, with the animal and devilish mind. These were the sons of God, who were born from above; children of the kingdom, because children of God. Hence we may suppose originated the different appellatives given to sinners and saints; the former were termed gigantev, earth-born, and the latter, agioi, i.e. saints, persons not of the earth, or separated from the earth. While John Gill wrote : That is, in the days before the sons of God took the daughters of men for wives, in such a general manner as before declared, or before the declension and apostasy became so universal; even in the times of Jared, as the Arabic writers (n) understand it, who say that these giants were begotten on the daughters of Cain by the children of Seth, who went down from the mountain to them in the days of Jared, see #Ge 5:20 the word "Nephilim" comes from a word which signifies to fall; and these might be so called, either because they made their fear to fall upon men, or men, through fear, to fall before them, because of their height and strength; or rather because they fell and rushed on men with great violence, and oppressed them in a cruel and tyrannical manner; or, as some think, because they fell off and were apostates from the true religion, which is much better than to understand them of apostate angels, whom the Targum of Jonathan mentions by name, and calls them Schanchazai and Uziel, who fell from heaven, and were in the earth in those days: and also after that, which shows that the preceding clause respects giants in former times, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, came into their houses and chambers, and lay with them: and they bare [children] unto them, or giants unto them, as may be supplied from the former clause; for the sense is, as there were giants before this general defection, so there were at this time, when there was a mixture of the Cainites and Sethites; which were the offspring of the sons of God, or posterity of Seth, mixing with the daughters of men, or the posterity of Cain; for this is not to be understood after the flood, as Aben Ezra, Ben Melech; and so they are described in the following words, the same [became] mighty men; for tallness and strength, for power and dominion, for tyranny and oppression: which [were] of old: like those that were of old before; or who in after times were spoken of, as in the days of old: men of renown, or "of name" (o); whose names were often made mention of, both for their size and for their wickedness; they were much talked of, and extolled for their exploits, and even wicked ones: they were famous men, or rather infamous; for some men get a name in the world, not for their goodness, but for their greatness, and sometimes for their great wickedness; which sense is countenanced by what follows: that there were giants in these early times is confirmed by the testimony of many Heathen writers; such were the Titans that made war against Saturn, begotten by Ouranus, who were not only of bulky bodies, but of invincible strength, as Apollodorus (p) relates, and Berosus (q) speaks of a city about Lebanon, called Enos, which was a city of giants, who were men of vast bodies, and of great strength, inventors of arms and music, were cannibals, and exceedingly debauched. (n) Elmacinus and Patricides apud Hottinger, p. 235, 236. (o) Mvh yvna "viri nominis", Montanus. (p) De Origine Deorum, l. 1. p. 14. (q) Antiqu. l. 1. fol. 5. 2. vid. Horat. Carmin, l. 2. Ode. 19. Ovid Metamorph. l. 1. Fab. 1. |
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