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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: wdc Ordered by Verse |
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21 | Must a woman have long hair | 1 Corinthians | wdc | 240 | ||
Here are my thoughts on this issue. People look at it in several ways, some even make it a doctrine. I think it is a none issue because of what Paul says in v. 16 of the same chapter. "We have no such custom, neither the churches of God." The problem they were having was with the temple prostitutes from the pagan temples in Corinth. Some of the practices from these temples were being brought to the church, and that was because some of the new converts were from some of these temples. Apparently hair length was an issue, or the lack of it, since the prostituted normall shaved their heads. But to answer your question, I believe Paul is saying that hair length should not be an issue, there are many more important things we need to be concerned about, such as lost souls, then how long someone's hair is. Hope this helps. |
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22 | Aren't all believers stewards? | 1 Cor 4:1 | wdc | 2041 | ||
You are right in saying all believers are stewards over His gospel. This paragarph was in my answer: In another sense, every one of us that are children of God are stewards of the mysteries of God because every one of us are to be witnesses to His saving grace on a daily basis. By a steward in an awesome responsibilty, and each of us should be careful how we handle the mysteries of God. |
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23 | How do we do the How? | Gal 5:16 | wdc | 4052 | ||
To walk in the Spirit simply means to be obedient to the Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:16) The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: When the Spirit tells you to do something, do it. When He says no, don't do it. How do we know when He is telling us something. A good start are the things Charis listed in his posting. We MUST mediate on the Word and fellowship with the Father every day in prayer. The Spirit will never lead us contrary to the Word and will always lead us to bring glory to the Father in all we do. As you grow in your relationship with Him, it will become easier to hear His voice and discern His leading in your life. later...wdc |
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24 | So, no ministries at all? | Eph 4:11 | wdc | 1883 | ||
Just a quick thought here, I've got to go to bed. I believe one of the reasons we have so much trouble in our churchs today is because we have done away with the first gifts mentioned in Eph. 4. Just one example, a church I was a member had a great evangelist for a pastor, we baptised people and families nearly every week. Our church tripled in size in less than two years. But there was one major problem, the people were not being fed. Our pastor did not no how, because he was an evangelist. He also was very jealous of his pulpit, so the people never heard anything but John 3:16. Very soon division sprang up, and in a matter of months, the church split. I do not put all the blame on the pastor, but he surely could prevented this by seeing his weakness and using others to fill the void. We need people that God has gifted as apostles and prophets to keep the church moving forward and to keep a balance in teaching the Word. I believe the Bible is very clear on the use of these offices today. In the church were I now pastor, I use the people God's sends us to meet the needs that I am not gifted to meet, I think that is the way God meant for it to be. I would feel very sorry for the people in the congregation if I didn't see my lack and try to supply that for them. I am sleepy, later...wdc | ||||||
25 | In Jesus' name...except baptism? | Col 3:17 | wdc | 981 | ||
Here is my thought on this subject. It is one that I have studied because I asked the same question and got the same standard answers. In Mat. 28:19 we are told this: (Mat 28:19) Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Then in the book of Acts, we see the Apostles baptizing people and they baptize them in Jesus name and not the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. Using the Bible as my guide and not men's opinion nor doctrine. I have come to this understanding. Jesus is the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. It was in Jesus that God revealed Himself to mankind. Hebrews says, (Heb 1:1) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, (Heb 1:2) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; (Heb 1:3) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Jesus is what we know of God. Everything we learn or understand about God we pretty much learned from or through Jesus. So I believe doing everything (Col. 3:17) in the name of Jesus is doing everything in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Remember also that John 14-16 says when He, the Spirit is come, he glorify Jesus, not God. So I see everything in Jesus bringing glory to God the Father. By the way, I believe in the trinity, but in God's wisdom, He chose to reveal Himself to us in Jesus, one man, His only begotten Son. WDC |
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26 | What is "First Fruits Rapture? | 1 Thessalonians | wdc | 2017 | ||
I think the teaching you heard was based on 1 cor. 15:23. It says Christ is the firstfruits, and afterward they that are Chrust's at his coming. The teaching here is that Christ is the first to resurrect from the dead, so He would be the "firstfruit" or the first. We that are in Christ would follow Him in the resurrection and therefore not be first. See also verse 20. (1 Cor 15:20) But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. I think it also has some reference to one of the O.T. feast and I am kinda rusty on that right now. So using the term firstfruits of the resurrection is not unscriptural as long as you are talking about Jesus. Hope that helps, maybe someone else can tie in the O.T. feasts. later...wdc |
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27 | Why do we disagree? | 1 Thessalonians | wdc | 2018 | ||
We disagree because we are human and our thinking is tainted by sin, that I think is the primary reason. I think also we disagree because the Bible, at least to me, (and I run the risk of really sounding bad here) is often hard to understand. For example, the issue of speaking in tongues. Both sides, those that believe tongues are for today and those that say tongues have ceased, both prove their point by quoteing scripture. How can that be? We all have one major flaw when it comes to reading the Bible, well two, the mentioned at first, our sin tainted mind, and the fact that we tend to bring a lot of baggage with us when we read the Bible. How many of us can honestly read the Bible with an open mind? Not many. How many of us are really willing to change when proving wrong on something we have believed the Bible taught since we were children? Not very many of us. That is why it is so important to pray before studying the Bible and seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That is also why I like this forum so much, it allows to see and hear things I might not have ever thought about. I do believe that it is God's will for us to be one, and if we all were lead wholly by the Spirit, we would be, God is big enough to do that. But I kinda doubt it will happen on this earth. later...wdc |
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28 | Where is the message found? | 1 John 1:9 | wdc | 2973 | ||
Lifer, let me get in on this. I want to address two things here. First 1 Jn. 1:9. This is something all Christians should do. When we sin, it hinders our fellowship with God. The meaning of confess is to agree with God. When we confess our sins to God, we are agreeing with Him that what we did or didn't do is wrong, like He says it is, and that we now agree with Him on it. All our sin was paid for on the cross, but we still have to confess our sinfulness to Him and call upon His as Savior (Rom. 10:9-10) before we can be saved. The main problem with unconfessed sin is the consequences we face here in this life and that goes farther than lost followship, you can cut off your arm, and be forgiven for it, but you want have an arm anymore. So we confess our sin to put ourselves in agreement with God and to help us see more clearly the area's of our lives we need to work and get His help. Cmpare also the teaching of Jesus to Peter in John 13:1-15, esp. verse 10. The second is the Lord's supper or communion. I think there is a bad error in our teaching here. In the context of 1 Cor. 11, Paul is pretty much scolding them about the big parties they had turned the Lord's supper into and the factions and groups that had come out of it. Remember also the problems they had the gifts of the Spirit and spiritual pride. When he tells them they are partaking in an unworthy manner, he is not talking about that they hadn't confessed every known sin, but rather the actual way they were serving the supper. Notice verse 29: (1 Cor 11:29) "For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body." Not discerning the Lord's body. The Lord's body is one, not many groups and factions, as they had split into. Also discerning the Lord's body is understanding why He died on the cross for our sins and shed His blood. We cannot come to the Lord's table on our own merit, even if we could confess every sin we had committed since the last time we confessed to Him, and we can't, we still would not be worthy to stand before Him. But when we come to the table, understanding that the only way we are worthy is because He took our sin and imparted to us His righteousness, 2 Cor. 5:21, and He secured this for us by giving Himself on the cross, then we can partake at the table in a worthy manner. I don't see any problem with confessing any sin you know of before the Lord's supper, but do not think you are worthy because you have done so. Know that you are only worthy because Christ is in you, and you stand by His blood and His righteousness. Notice also verse 31, "For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged." How do we judge ourselves-- not worthy of what He has done. But when by faith we stand "in Him", God sees us in the righteousness of Jesus, and we are then worthy in God's eyes. So let us never be remiss in confessing our sin, 1 John 1:9, but let us never forget that we can stand before God only because of what Jesus has done for us. Hope this helps. later...wdc |
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29 | Resurrection of 2 witnesses and Rapture? | Revelation | wdc | 14539 | ||
Retxar, There will be people that get saved during the tribulation period. I don't that the two witnesses get saved during the tribulation, they may already be saved and serving God in some capacity before the tribulation starts. Rev. 7:9-14, espicially verse 14, (13) And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?(14) And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. I believe there will be others that will come out of the tribulation as saints of God due to the witness of the 2 and also the witness of the 144,000. See also Rev. 6:9-11, I believe these people come out of the tribulation as saints of God. So there will be Christians in the tribulation. Some this is the Church, I guess that depends on your view of when the rapture takes place, pre, mid, or post. Hope this adds to the discussion. later...wdc |
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