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21 | faith, hope | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227544 | ||
Nope. | ||||||
22 | What was Jesus's post Resurrection form? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227542 | ||
Homework? | ||||||
23 | What was avg life span for Joshuas time | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227540 | ||
Sorry but this is really a Bible study, and those questions simply are not Bible questions. Try googling them, I'm sure you'll find plenty to read.-John | ||||||
24 | Number entered Promise Land | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227538 | ||
Is this homework? | ||||||
25 | Why was God silent for 400 years ? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227536 | ||
Sorry for the brevity, but, the Bible just doesn't say why God was silent for 400 years. Perhaps, though, we should dwell more on what He did say, rather then what He didn't say. -John | ||||||
26 | Hell | Jer 32:35 | stjohn | 227510 | ||
This may not be a direct answer... but I hope this quote provids some insite. -John --“It is the fact of unyielding divine holiness which demands either the retribution of the sinner or the death of Christ in his room and stead. God is love, and that love is demonstrated by the gift of the Son that men might be saved; but love and mercy did not circumvent the demands of holiness to save the sinner: they paid its every demand. The conclusion of the matter is that God, because of His holiness, cannot save the lost unless His holy demands are met for the sinner, as they are met in the death of Christ; and to be unsaved, or outside the grace of God as it is in Christ, is to be destined to eternal retribution. God can do no more than to provide a perfect salvation, which is provided at infinite cost. When love will pay such a price that a sinner may be saved and holiness remain untarnished, it ill becomes finite men to tamper with these immutable realities. Those who resent the idea of eternal retribution are, in fact, resenting divine holiness. However, the message of God's grace to sinful men is not merely a proclamation of eternal condemnation; it is rather that the chief of sinners may be saved through the Savior that infinite love has provided."-- Don Hewey |
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27 | Premarital sex-- did I make a mistake? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227259 | ||
Dear Quite One, Welcome to the Forum! First of all, It needs to be said that, this type of question is not in the order of those that pertain to bible study, and that is the desired intention of our gracious host, The Lockman Foundation. And, out of respect for them and the clear mandate set forth in the Terms of use, that we all agreed to when we signed on to the Study Bible Forum; We seldom answer these types of questions. They are usually avoided. But, having said that; we are not immune to compassion, and since you are asking from a Christian standpoint, wanting to know what God thinks and, what His Holy Word says about your situation. I will say this... I believe that you have done the right thing by putting a stop to it. And I believe you two should get married as soon as posable, and may God bless your marriage! And, of course God will forgive you, (John 6:37-40, John 10:27-30) and of course we do too! God bless you, my dear, and God bless your family. -John p.s Please, read your Bible! :-) |
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28 | How was Jesus fastened to the cross" | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 227150 | ||
Hi BoJac, Welcome to the forum! As far as I know, their is nothing written that answers that question. Apparently, God has chosen to keep that information tucked away in the shadows of history. Perhaps, though, it is because of what was done there on that cross, that tree, that is so much more important than, 'how' it was done. And what was that you might ask? I think Charles Spurgeon said it better then I could ever. -John "Having all his life long carried their sicknesses and sorrows, he bore the burden of sin to the place of its annihilation, and by his death he made an end of it. Apart from the atonement, the chosen of God, like other men, lay under sin; the black cloud was over all the race, but Jesus took the dense mass of all the transgressions of his people, past, present, and to come, and obliterated the whole, even as a cloud is blotted out from the face of heaven. Jesus took the whole incalculably ponderous load, all charged with tempest as it was, and bore it all upon those shoulders, which must have been crushed to the earth had they not been divine: on the tree he bore that sin and the wrath which was due to it, feeling all its crowded tempests in his own soul, until in that moment when he had borne all, and ended all, he sent up the victorious shout of "It is finished." Then shone forth the unclouded glory of boundless love; then was gone forever the threatened storm; then righteousness sprang out of the earth, and peace looked down from heaven, and the reconciled ones might well exclaim, "Sing, O heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel." Sin was put away, transgression was cast into the depths of the sea, and loud o'er all rang out the jubilant challenge—"Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? Who is he that condemneth, now that Christ hath died?" I scarcely need to sketch that experience, for, my brethren, you know it well. Oh, the blackness of the darkness above; oh, the horror of the tempest within, in the dreadful hour of conviction of sin, when my weary soul longed for nothingness, that it might escape from its own hell. Oh the dread of the wrath to come. I saw all God's indignation gathering up to spend itself upon me, but glory be to God it spent itself elsewhere!" ... C. H. Spurgeon |
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29 | EXPLAIN ECCLESIASTES 12: | Ecclesiastes | stjohn | 227064 | ||
John Gill, gives us an outline to this chapter that may (I hope) give you a better understanding. You can also read more from Gill and others at: http://www.ewordtoday.com/comments/ecclesiastes/gill/ecclesiastes12.htm -John p.s. Please turn off your CAPS LOCK it makes it very hard to read! -"This chapter begins with advice to young men, which is continued from the preceding; and particularly to remember their Creator in the days of their youth; enforced from the consideration of the troubles and inconveniences of old age, Ecclesiastes 12:1; which, in an allegorical way, is beautifully described, Ecclesiastes 12:2; and from the certainty of death, when it would be too late, Ecclesiastes 12:7. And then the wise man returns to his first proposition, and which he kept in view all along, that all is vanity in youth or old age, Ecclesiastes 12:8; and recommends the reading of this book, from the diligence, pains and labour, he used in composing it; from the sententious matter in it; from the agreeable, acceptable, and well chosen words, in which he had expressed it; and from the wisdom, uprightness, truth, efficacy, and authority of the doctrines of it, Ecclesiastes 12:9; and from its preference to other books, which were wearisome both to author and reader, Ecclesiastes 12:12. And it is concluded with the scope and design, the sum and substance of the whole of it, reducible to these two heads; the fear of God, and obedience to him, Ecclesiastes 12:13; and which are urged from the consideration of a future judgment, into which all things shall be brought, Ecclesiastes 12:14."- John Gill |
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30 | protect and defend | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 226584 | ||
Hello Pakman, (sorry for the double posting but I sent this to Makarios, by mistake.) Welcome to the forum! (Sorry for the double posting but I sent this to Makarios, by mistake.) I think Brother Makarios, has given you a good answer, but here is, if I may, give you another possibility or example that speaks of the kind of dedication and love a husband should have for his wife... that is, to lay down his life for her: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word," Eph 5:25-26 -John |
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31 | living conditions while married | Prov 25:24 | stjohn | 226561 | ||
The verse above may hold the answer.-John | ||||||
32 | Why more than 1 books of Kings an others | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 226475 | ||
Thats a good question. In the case of Samuel, though some of it was written by him, we know that not all of it was, because of the fact his death is recorded. Also it is recorded in First Chronicles, that Nathan and God wrote about some of the stuff found in Samuel. Why it is in two books I don't know and, interestingly, in the Hebrew Bible, Samuel is just one book. In the New Testament however, the books are sometimes letters to different Churches, so that would explain the why, because they are simply different letters addressed to different Churches.-John | ||||||
33 | Where was Joseph when Jesus was on cross | John 19:27 | stjohn | 226323 | ||
Hi Corner, Welcome to the forum! It is believed that Joseph, was dead. Because of Jesus giving His mother to the care of John, as stated in the verse above. -John |
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34 | Who is the man who buys the treasure? | Matt 13:44 | stjohn | 225921 | ||
00123, if we read v37-38 Jesus gives us some very important clues for interpreting the parables. for instance the man sowing is the Lord, and the field is the world. Now first off, we don't go seeking God, He seeks us. So, it stands that if the clues He gives us in these verses, apply to others as well, then the man who finds the treasure is the Lord, the field is the world, and the treasure believe it or not is His elect (us). Remember, God gave His all for us, we didn't give anything or pay anything, He did. So as much as I admire my colleagues, I will have to respectfully disagree and say I agree with you.-John | ||||||
35 | need scritpures to explain | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 224987 | ||
Hi Sandy, Welcome to the forum! Sandy this really isn't something that the Bible gives an explanation to or for a young child, or mother in your situation an easy answer to ether. It is what it is and there is no way out. What the Bible has to say about divorce is quite clear that God hates it. And really Sandy, this is a Bible study and we are not very well equipped in this media to be of much help to you, nor is this kind of subject the intention of our gracious host. The TOU (terms of use) that we all agreed to are very explicit that this site is solely for use as a Bible study. You know though, since she already knows half of the truth, you might just consider biting the bullet and telling her the whole truth? Though it may be tough on the both of you, the truth is always the best answer. Not of course that I mean that you would lie to her by any means, only that everything that is relevant be (gently of course) revealed to her. Anyway my dear, you are in my prayers as is your daughter. God Bless John |
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36 | Jewish believers or not | 1 Pet 1:1 | stjohn | 224483 | ||
Setonahill, I think it's very clear from the content of the first three verses that he is speaking to born again believers. Other than that, scripture doesn't say. I'd be very careful not to make assumptions about what scripture doesn't say. By the way their ministries where not exclusive to the two groups. One example in Act's is Paul preaching to jews in the temple. John |
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37 | can 'spirit' (breath) degenerate? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 223375 | ||
Hi vnct blzn, Welcome to the forum! This subject has been discussed quite a bit. I don't know if this will answer your question, but I hope it helps you in your understanding. The line between Soul and Spirit is hardly a clear one: Soul; is sometimes said to be that part of us that is our consciousness, our wants/desires, our feelings, our very thoughts, that which we perceive as, ‘self’, is sometimes said to be our soul, it has been called, the seat of appetite. Spirit; sometimes is used to mean breath, so indicating that which is vital to life, also sometimes used in describing a tendency toward a particular behavior, (e.g. he has a lying spirit), or, a leaning toward, or, an untruthfulness in spirit. Spirit and soul have both been looked at as, that part of man that is unseen and sentient, yet consciously aware of the fact that we are alive, and, perhaps, even the very thing that is life itself. (Of course true life is found only in Jesus Christ) Just what are the tangible differences between the two? Scripture pants a pretty fuzzy line at best. And, while some commentary, tend to keep the line between them though it remains quite unclear, others seem to wipe it out altogether. John “ While outwardly man is a physical being, living and moving in a material universe, there is also a spiritual reality. Finite, physical creatures could never truly relate to an infinite, spiritual Being so when God created man, he formed yet a third facet to our nature, a spirit. The soul, comprised of our thoughts, emotions and will, combined inextricably with this spirit to form a creature unlike all others, higher than the animals and a little lower than the angels; Unique in all Creation. It is this amalgamation of spirit and soul that survives our physical death. It is the essence of who we are as a person and will never cease to exist.” – gospel.htm: Part of http://www.tlogical.net Copyright ©2005 John M. Fritzius --------------------------- “Scripture uses the word "soul" and "spirit" interchangeably. For example, in John 12:27, our Lord says, "now is my soul troubled." However, in a very similar context, in the next chapter, John tells us that Jesus was "troubled in spirit" (13:21). There are a number of places where it is used in Hebrew Parallelism; e.g., Luke 1:46-47. Dead people are both spoken of as "spirits" (Hebrew 12:23; 1 Peter 3:19) and "souls" (Revelation 6:9; 20:4). At death, Scripture says either that the "soul" departs or the "spirit" departs (cf Genesis 35:18; 1 Kings 17:21; Isaiah 53:12; Psalm 31:5; Luke 23:46; Ecclesiastes 12:7; John 19:30; Acts 7:59; etc.). The Bible says that the "soul" can sin or the "spirit" can sin (cf 1 Peter 1:22; Revelation 18:14; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 7:34; etc.). Indeed, everything that the soul is said to do, the spirit is also said to do and vice versa. This includes thinking, feeling, choosing, and worshiping. In Jewish thinking human beings are not bipartite or tripartite creatures. Dividing of the various components is such a difficult thing, that no human can untangle the parts or even find the dividing lines. (Hence the surgical imagery of Hebrews 4:12.) Just as today we'd not be able to find the dividing line between our minds and our bodies. The trichotomy of man was an idea introduced by the Greeks -- Aristotle in particular. (Not that it isn't "true" -- only that it has its origins from extra-Biblical sources.) Later Gnostic thinking liked this idea, as they deemed that pure reason was higher, more noble, and distinct from baser attributes. Even later, Augustine argued that the image of God's triune nature was reflected in a triune nature of man. The Roman Church still holds to this perspective, although with a bit of a Gnostic twist. Even our language reflects some of our opinions regarding the components of a man. The ancient Hebrew thought of the heart the same way the average American thinks of the brain. The modern man does not expect to cut into a brain and find the real person. In the same way, the Hebrew would not have expected to cut into a heart and reveal the real person. Yet both understand that a blob of tissue exists, but both tend to think of it as somehow containing a person's essence. This is a deep and complex subject. Theologians and philosophers for multiple millennia have discussed it. The Scripture tells us things that we could not have known by introspection. However, it does not entirely settle all of the questions. What we can say definitively, though, is that man is a being who thinks, feels, acts, and communicates. Furthermore, we know that the soul/spirit can be separated from the body in death, but that that is an abnormal state -- one that won't exist when God restores creation, for every soul/spirit will be joined with their resurrected body.” -- DocTrinsograce |
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38 | where can I find that the it | Phil 2:10 | stjohn | 223121 | ||
Hello Photin... Welcome to the forum. You may be thinking of Philippains 2:10 but nowhere do I know of, where it says that this knowledge is given by The Holy Spirit. John |
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39 | Is there a Church of Christ member here? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 223119 | ||
bjaneb, welcome to the forum. Why, may I ask, do you ask? Are you a Campbellite? John |
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40 | Accused innocent man of rape | Genesis | stjohn | 222754 | ||
Hi Wendy, welcome to the forum! If this is homework, you should read it for yourself. And if it's not homework, you should still read it- we can never read the Bible too much! Your answer can be found in Genesis chapter 39. May I ask how old you are? John |
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