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21 | Did Jesus and early church drink wine? | 1 Cor 11:25 | 00123 | 232993 | ||
Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. (John 4:1-3 ESV) Like above, the Pharisees and non-believers believed in and acted on rumors, not solid facts. Likewise, people's accusation on Jesus (Matt 11:19 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard') was wrong. I just wanted to know Bible-based facts, neither the Israeli customs of the first century nor anyone's speculations. |
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22 | 2,000 years not enough to "know" God? | John 13:33 | 00123 | 232759 | ||
Ed, I appreciate and agree with your citation on Jn 1:18. But as for the death, I thought believers, even after Jesus' crucifixion, go to Abraham's bosom and wait for the judgment and coming of God's kingdom, but did God change the practice with Jesus' sacrifice? So, do believers now go to God upon death? -Dan |
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23 | God's fair standards to judge evildoers | John 5:28 | 00123 | 232640 | ||
Steve, I guess you must be American, Canadian, or of a nation whose history is short. Our LORD Jesus Christ was not known before 2,000 years. Many countries are older than that, and many people dies without a chance to hear the name or word of Jesus Christ. So, what other standards will be used to them? If you say Jesus is the standard to anyone, are you arguing that people who lived before Jesus came to earth was already condemned not to be saved at all? Seeking the truth, Dan |
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24 | Who was Christ in 1 Cor 1:12? | 1 Cor 1:12 | 00123 | 232579 | ||
Ed, Well said. Thank you very much. | ||||||
25 | God's fair standards to judge evildoers | John 5:28 | 00123 | 232568 | ||
Hi, Ed, Your argument looks like a 17th century New Yorker failed to enjoy McDonald's buy one burger get one free deal because he was totally happy with his wife's food. There are two kinds of people: those who had a chance to hear Jesus' good news and those who didn't. Don't you think God will judge the latter by different standards rather than their decision of rejecting Jesus as Messiah when they never had a chance to hear about Jesus? As for your argument "before Jesus people are judged on whether they saw their righteousness in themselves or looked to a Messiah," not all but some religions looked to a Messiah for atonement of their sins, I think. |
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26 | The "true" meaning of talent | Matt 25:15 | 00123 | 227144 | ||
Doc, thanks for the reply. So, what is meant by talent? -00123 | ||||||
27 | Moses appeared from where? | Matt 17:3 | 00123 | 225373 | ||
Dear drbloor, The more important question I raised was whether or not Moses and Elijah were real. By the word "real," I mean these two men were themselves (historical Moses and Elijah as documented in the Bible). In visions in other places of the Bible, an angel, a man, or the Lord Himself appeared in a dream. In each time, the angel was the real angel, the man was the real man, and the Lord was the true living Lord. So, in your interpretation, were Moses and Elijah real? Note that they talked with Jesus. Another point: Jesus transfigured, which means Jesus became a different person. If that situation was a mere vision, don't we expect two figures of Jesus: one is a real one and the other is in the vision? Pursuing the truth, 00123 | ||||||
28 | Moses appeared from where? | Matt 17:3 | 00123 | 225363 | ||
I see your point. Thanks for bringing the Greek word to understand the verse correctly. Okay, the vision of Matt 17:3 refers to "having seen" Moses and Elijah. However, these two prophets conversed with Jesus (:3, Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him). Then, who are they? Are they just a manipulated illusion Jesus produced to the eyes of the disciples or are they real with their own intelligence and personality? | ||||||
29 | Moses appeared from where? | Matt 17:3 | 00123 | 225361 | ||
Excuse me, but the word "vision" is just "what they had seen." So, Moses and Elijah showed up in reality. See mark 9:9, "as they were coming down the mountain, he (Jesus) charged them to tell no one what they had seen." So, the vision was real, not an illusion at all. | ||||||
30 | Paradise is Heaven? Would you clarify? | Luke 16:22 | 00123 | 225357 | ||
Therefore, can we say the Paradise where Jesus went together with the thief on the cross was not the Heaven? | ||||||
31 | Paradise vs. Heaven | John 20:17 | 00123 | 224639 | ||
A follow-up question for you. Where do our souls go just when we die? Don't we say we go to the heaven? If your argument is corerct, however, do we stay somewhere on the earth where the Paradise is? | ||||||
32 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224559 | ||
Thanks, Beja. I truly appreciate your time and effort to help me out. Your answer is an excellent and sufficient one to my question. I am highly satisfied with your answer (of course, any other person may want to add anything else, though, to further Beja's explanation). God bless, 00123. | ||||||
33 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224557 | ||
Good afternoon, BradK, I agree we should keep the intended purpose of the SBF. So, sorry for bringing up non-Bible study issue. Okay, going back to the SBF purpose and refreshing my original question, I'd like to ask you and other fellow Christians this one question. "What was the gospel Jesus preached town to town?" I'd appreciate it if you answer cites or uses only the four Gospels, not Paulian or any other apostle's portion of the Scriptures. I just wanted to know what was the content of the gospel of the kingdom of heaven Jesus preached for Himself. In Love and Truth, 00123 |
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34 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224544 | ||
Good morning Ariel, okay, here are some of endless examples. Blessed are the poor in spirit (Are we poor in spirit?) Blessed are those who mourn (Do we morun for our sins and others' pains?) Blessed are the meek (Are we gentle?) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (Are we do so?) Blessed are the merciful (Are we merciful?) Blessed are the pure in heart (Are we pure in heart?) Blessed are the peacemakers (Do we make peace?) Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (Or do we avoit it?) If the church is a corporation, it has only planning but doesn't implement or monitor it to correct itself). Look at the people who come to the church. Most of them are abandoned by the church (of course they also have their own responsibilies) because the church gives a sermon but doesn't know or doesn't care what their real life is (how they reflect the faith on their daily life). Have you ever asked each person about what agony s/he has, what spritural help s/he needs, or what sins keeps him/her from living a holy life? Have you ever checked if s/he grows in faith and holiness? In Love and Truth, |
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35 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224540 | ||
Matthew 7:26. And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. John 12:47. If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. Romans 2:13. For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law who will be justified. James 1:22. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Dear BradK, I, as a conservative Presbyterian, am not challenging at all the doctrine of salvation that other brothers summarized well. My point is that the Scripture emphasizes on "keeping" God's Word (that is, living out every aspect of our life by God's Word) rather than "hearing" it. But the Protestant Church (but I am not saying non-Protestant churches are different) seemingly has no worry about, or does nothing about, whether those who attend it "keep" God's Word in their daily life. It is like teaching soldiers how to shoot the rifle but not checking if they can actually shoot well. In Love and Truth, 00123 |
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36 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224537 | ||
Dear Doc, What I am saying is not the salvation is achived by our works. If you thought so, my poor communication is to blame. What I am saying is that the mordern Protestant church rests with its salvation-by-faith doctrine. But the faith will be valid only when it bears the fruit of Spirit. Unfortunately, my obervation is the church is busy in brainwashing people with the doctrine, but not encouraging and checking people if their faith is true. Read the Gospels; Jesus' doctrine is complex, but his teaching is heavy on real stuff, not mere confession of faith not supported by their life. Doc, read your own writing to me. Compare it what Jesus says. Your writing is more intelligent than Jesus' but less inspirational than Jesus'. In Love and Truth, 00123 |
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37 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224514 | ||
Dear Doc, Following your recommendation, I read your post. Two things. (1) The ordo salutis you cited from other authors mainly emphasizes God's work for our salvation. I totally concur with the view that God saves us not we. However, when I read the Gospels (the first four books of the NT), Jesus always urged us to "live out" a holy life, emphasizing on what behaviors and attitudes we must have. An example is Matt 7:21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.” Jesus commands us to do God’s will to enter the kingdom of heaven. (2) Due to too much emphasis on God’s act on our salvation, the Church teaches (not theologically but practically) like believers have nothing to do (so, it never sermons on what life we should live) and like believers are already forgiven no matter what corrupted life we live. Thanks. -00123 | ||||||
38 | Actions to preach the kingdom of God | Luke 9:2 | 00123 | 224443 | ||
Inquisitor, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Imitating the Lord thru our life is very important for ourselves as well as for efefctive preaching. But that was not answering my question, which was what the disciples did in the villages to preach the kingdom of God. I am interetsed their actions in the villages. God bless. |
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39 | The earth divided in Peleg's time? | Gen 10:25 | 00123 | 190199 | ||
Hi, CDBJ, Thanks for your reply. By the way, do you mean the earth is civilization or men, but not the land? Is there no possibility the verse refers to a geographic reshaping of the landscape of the earth? -oo123 | ||||||
40 | How was God YHWH called in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | 00123 | 190076 | ||
Hi, Doc, As a newer, I thought question means question. Thanks for the advice. |
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