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21 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39393 | ||
Are those kind of words called for? I believe that they were, or I would not have used them. There is no course jestering going on here. I'm deadly serious. And if you can care that little about a man's soul that you can't shock him out of his sleep, maybe you should remain silent, because that's the effect you have. This subject maybe "useless" to you, but it is extremely important to one who questions the Bible, and even to the plan of salvation. It is of vital importance to understand and defend the Genesis account, secondary only to the plan of salvation itself. If doubt occurs in Genesis, then why not in Romans? If you can go to heaven by being good, then why should I try so hard to be "Christian"? The answers are - there would be no reason. None whatsoever. We have been given a plan of salvation that only works if the Genesis account is true. If it is not, then the whole Bible falls apart. Your lack of concern over this topic, portrays a lack of concern about major Bible doctrines, and what's more a lack of concern for your fellow man. If this topic is "useless" to you, why are you in on it? |
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22 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39520 | ||
No not Hank, but the original poser of the question. Whom Cain married is not major Bible doctrine, that we all descended from Adam is. The question "Who did Cain marry" is not curiosity about Cain's wife. It is a challenge to the origin of Man. Shock was not a good choice of words (and at least two argue that my original choice of words was also not good) Be that as it may. I noted that Hank was right in saying that those theories are all as good as the others. I expounded on that using exactly what I thought they were worth. On the farm we used that word all the time, and the spring in a cow barn is exactly what I was thinking. The argument was that God created more than just Adam and Eve. This would totally negate the doctrine of original sin. It would, taken to it's extent, lead to the conclusion that either Christ died in vain, or at least that not everyone needs Christ. This is a serious matter and not to be taken lightly. And BTW neither you nor I can save anyone. Only God can do that. But if someone questioning the veracity of the Bible can know in strong terms what he is flirting with, well, label me with Isaiah's disease, and I'll suffer the coal. |
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23 | who did cain marry? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 39554 | ||
Yes, you are right. I did misunderstand what you were trying to say. You were offering information on yet another false theory and stated that it was as equally nonsensical as the others. I thought you were offering it as a plausible scenerio. So really, if you remove the words "You missed it" then the rest of what I wrote, though not pertaining to you directly, is what I mean to say to any who would believe such a scheme. So don't take it personally. Be a duck. Let it roll off your back. BTW, there is no way to edit a post on this forum, as there is on every other one I've ever seen. Once you say "Go" there's no chance to think better of it. So while all my life being around animals, the word in question is not thought of as "course", but as in Romans 14, though it is not an offense to me (or apparently anyone I personally know - I took a poll after the reaction I got here) but nevertheless, it is to at least two here and so it shall not be used again. |
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24 | Earth was without form, and void. | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 40163 | ||
Genesis, Jeremiah use Tohu and Bohu, Isaiah uses baqaq and balaq. So I am uneasy about that reference. However, I must say, this is extremely interesting and has thrown me for quite a loop. I'll have to do quite a bit of study and prayer over this one. I question whether Jeremiah is literal or an allusion. But I make no judgment now. I take Gen 1:1-2 to mean that God created the universe and it was tohu (confusion) and bohu (emptiness), before He brought it out of the "imaginary" realm and into the three dimensional "real" realm. If it was empty how could it be confusion? There was clearly a disorganized something that was nothing. When taken with the word rachaph (shake, move, flutter). The Spirit of God fluttered is translated half as "hovered" and half as "moved" How can hover be the same as move? When it is flutter! The motion of flutter is the sinusoidal wave which is described in terms of sin x is equal to (exp(ix) - exp(-ix))/2i all waves have imaginary component. In the imaginary, velocities must necessarily exceed the speed of light, c, as this can only be when in 1/(1-(v**2/c**2))**0.5) v is greater than c. Thus all was created in it's seed as electromagnetic waves, and we know there is nothing in our universe but waves. So when God said "Let there be light" He spoke the Creation from the imaginary into the real. That is He made it cross the line from the imaginary to the real space, as we define it. This could lead one to understand the imaginary as the spirit, and that pervading all of the real. So Jeremiah 23:24 God fills the heaven and earth and John 4:24 God is Spirit. It also explains the "apparent age" of the stars. Some day I'll explain all that...I don't have time right now, especially with so many necessary symbols so arbitrarily and unnecessarily prohibited. |
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25 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 40166 | ||
Side note. Guess what year Methuselah died? The year of the flood! |
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26 | Earth was without form, and void. | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 40295 | ||
Absolutely. If He demanded us to know He'd have told us. (Just as He kept the secret of the Western World from the earth until the time of His choosing) But even Engineers love the Word of God! It is our nature to seek out what is there and understand why. I don't suggest accountants and farmers do such study! Proverbs 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter. |
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27 | Earth was without form, and void. | Gen 1:1 | Greg Martin | 40296 | ||
Just be glad I lost the one I tried to post before! | ||||||
28 | Did Jesus pre-exist before his birth? | Gen 1:26 | Greg Martin | 44895 | ||
Also John 8:58 Jesus said to them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." And John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. |
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29 | Why no sacrifices for Jews today? | Exodus | Greg Martin | 34045 | ||
I want to add to my answer. The reason Jews will not have satisfactory answers to these questions yet are so hard to convince, I think, and I sincerely pray not to be offensive, but I desire to give a truthful reason, is given by Paul Romans 11:25For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. |
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30 | why was pharoh's heart hardened? | Exodus | Greg Martin | 34052 | ||
But note that the Pharoh's heart was already hard in that he had treated Israel with cruelty. Also note that God had told Abraham that his children would be slaves in a strange land, but that He would judge them. Genesis 15:13Then He said to Abram: "Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. 14And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. We know from Romans 1 that 21because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. and 24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, and 28And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting; And so it is apparent that there is a point of no return with God, a point at which He will give a person over to vileness, and completely harden their already hard heart. the reason given in Romans is having a knowledge of God but not thinking it worthy of retaining. So the Justice of God is that if a person forsakes Him, He will harden that person's heart, that they may not be saved. This is a tough lesson, but one who will not bend his knee will be condemned to not having it be able to bend. Some could ask if this is fair, but He is God. He can not be continually offended without retribution. In addition, God in His purpose needed the world to see His mighty, Awesome power. If Pharoh had been a push-over, would the World have heard of His mighty works? Look how Israel behaved after seeing the awesome hand of God, the plagues, the pillar of smoke and fire, the separation of the Sea, the closing of the sea on Pharoh's army, etc. How would they have behaved if Pharoh had relented? |
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31 | Elijah went to heaven alive | 2 Kin 2:11 | Greg Martin | 36726 | ||
Oh, yes. I see your point. And this is a very good one. Except for one thing. Heaven was not open for them yet. Christ opened heaven. Until then the saints went to "Abraham's Bossom" see Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man and Lazarus. But, Elijah and Enoch may very well have traded their corruptable body on the way up. We are not told the details. We are only told that they did not die, but were taken up. Alternatively, they may have traded after heaven was opened. Or they may be in a separate place such as that which was called "Abraham's Bosom" But in any case you are absolutely correct in saying that heaven will not accept any corruption or imperfection. It is the Dwelling Place of God, and no impurity can ever be found there. I highly commend you on your excellent analysis. |
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32 | Can't find verse "good called evil", etc | Is 5:20 | Greg Martin | 34243 | ||
You may be thinking of Rom 1:18-32 especially 32 "who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them." |
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33 | Did Jesus mean this literally? | Matt 5:22 | Greg Martin | 40435 | ||
“but whosoever shall say * Thou fool, shall be * in danger of hell fire.” Moros, esomai enochos eis geenna pur. moros (mo-ros') probably from the base of 3466; TDNT - 4:832,620; adj AV - foolish 7, fool 5, foolishness 1; 13 1) foolish 2) impious, godless esomai (es'-om-ahee) future of 1510; v AV - shall be 151, will be 9, be 6, shall have 6, shall come to pass 4, shall 4, not tr 1, misc 7; 188 1) future first person singular of "to be" enochos (en'-okh-os) from 1758; TDNT - 2:828,286; adj AV - in danger of 5, guilty of 4, subject to 1; 10 1) bound, under obligation, subject to, liable 1a) used of one who is held by, possessed with love, and zeal for anything 1b) in a forensic sense, denoting the connection of a person either with his crime, or with the penalty or trial, or with that against whom or which he has offended 1b1) guilty, worthy of punishment 1b2) guilty of anything 1b3) of the crime 1b4) of the penalty 1b5) liable to this or that tribunal i.e. the punishment to by imposed by this or that tribunal 1b6) of the place where punishment is to be suffered eis (ice) a primary preposition; TDNT - 2:420,211; prep AV - into 573, to 281, unto 207, for 140, in 138, on 58, toward 29, against 26, misc 321; 1773 1) into, unto, to, towards, for, among geenna (gheh'-en-nah) of Hebrew origin 1516 and 2011; TDNT - 1:657,113; n f AV - hell 9, hell fire 3588 4442 3; 12 1) Hell is the place of the future punishment call "Gehenna" or "Gehenna of fire". This was originally the valley of Hinnom, south of Jerusalem, where the filth and dead animals of the city were cast out and burned; a fit symbol of the wicked and their future destruction. pur (poor) a root word; TDNT - 6:928,975; n n AV - fire 73, fiery 1; 74 1) fire |
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34 | Pearls of Wisdom by Sctt | Matt 12:36 | Greg Martin | 45235 | ||
Well, those are certainly, uhmm, interesting. One post in a roundabout way kinda makes sense. Sctt: 'Therefore it was not the eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil that was mans sin but the breaking of the commandment THOU SHALT NOT. ' The sin was, in effect, the same as Satan's. That is trying to overthrow God. By disobeying they are essentially telling God that He shall not rule their life. So they are placing themselves in His position. This is Satan's crime; he tried to get others to commit it too, and he succeeded. One final note, the original text of Gen 2:17 is kind of confusing, but it goes ets da'ath towb ra 'akal (Perfect) yowm 'akal (Infinitive) muwth (Infinitive) muwth (Perfect) Which is something like tree knowledge good evil [shall have eaten] time [to eat] dying [shall die]. or "dying you shall surely die." |
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35 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64469 | ||
Luke 23 39Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, "If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us." 40But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, "Do you not even fear God, seeing you are under the same condemnation? 41And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this Man has done nothing wrong." 42Then he said to Jesus, "Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." 43And Jesus said to him, "Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." |
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36 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64470 | ||
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. John 10:27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand. 30I and My Father are one." Salvation is sealed by the power of God and *no one* can change it - NO ONE would include yourself. Or do you have a power greater than God's? |
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37 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64472 | ||
Oh, yeah. Now I remember why I stopped spending time on this forum. Thanks for reminding me. | ||||||
38 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64559 | ||
But now you are agreed that baptism has nothing to do with being saved, but is a consequence of it? | ||||||
39 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64695 | ||
Oh, that's right. They took the thief down from the cross, submersed him in water, and then hung him up to dry... *That's* how he made it.... | ||||||
40 | "ONCE SAVED ALWAYS SAVED"!!! | Matt 22:37 | Greg Martin | 64714 | ||
Hey if you want to walk around telling God that what He does for your salvation is no good until you improve upon it, that's your perogative... Rom 1:16 If the power of God is not sufficient for you, If Christ and Christ alone is not good enough for you, tell it to God. If The Perfect One has cleansed you, why would you feel the need to smear the grotesque filth of your works upon it? Baptism is a consequence of salvation - Not a cause. "This sermon included baptism as a requirement of obedience unto salvation" Why would there be obedience unless one was first saved? |
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