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21 | The Message of the Good News | Mark 1:14 | Makarios | 225325 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, thank you for your encouraging note! All honor and praise go to our Lord in heaven. --Makarios | ||||||
22 | Fisherman casting nets in the sea | Mark 1:16 | Makarios | 225319 | ||
Fisherman casting nets in the sea Mark 1:16-20 "There were many fishermen in Galilee. Josephus, who, for a time, was governor of Galilee, and who is the great historian of the Jews, tells us that in his days three hundred and thirty fishing boats sailed the waters of the lake. Ordinary people in Palestine seldom ate meat; usually they ate it not more than once a week. Fish was their staple diet (Luke 11:11; Matthew 7:10; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 24:42). Usually the fish was salt fish because there was no means of transporting fresh fish. Fresh fish was one of the greatest of all delicacies in the great cities like Rome. The very names of the towns on the lakeside show how important the fishing business was. Bethsaida means House of Fish; Tarichaea, another of the lake-side towns, means The Place of Salt Fish, and it was there that the fish were preserved for export to Jerusalem and even to Rome itself. The salt fish industry was big business in Galilee. "The fisherman used two kinds of nets, both of which are mentioned or implied in the gospels. They used the net called the sagene. This was a kind of seine- or trawl-net. It was let out from the end of the boat. It was so weighted that it stood, as it were, upright in the water. The boat then moved forward, and, as it moved, the four corners of the net were drawn together, so that the net became like a great bag which was drawn through the water, thus enclosing the fish. The other kind of net, the net which Peter and Andrew were using here, was called the amphiblestron. It was a much smaller net. It was skillfully cast into the water by hand. It was shaped rather like an umbrella, and as it was drawn through the water it caught and enclosed the fish." (pages 18-19 of The Gospel of Mark, William Barclay, cp. 1956 The Westminster Press, Philadelphia, Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 57-6029) --Makarios |
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23 | The Message of the Good News | Mark 1:14 | Makarios | 225318 | ||
The Message of the Good News Mark 1:14-15 "Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." If we follow the word euaggelion, good news, gospel through the New Testament we can see something of its content: A. It is good news of truth (Galatians 2:5; Colossians 1:5) B. It is good news of hope (Colossians 1:23) C. It is good news of peace (Ephesians 6:15) D. It is good news of God's promise (Ephesians 3:6) E. It is good news of eternal life (2 Timothy 1:10) F. It is good news of salvation (Ephesians 1:13) "Believe," says Jesus, "in the good news." To believe in the good news simply means to take Jesus at His word: to believe that God so loves the world that He will make any sacrifice to bring us back to Himself, to believe that what sounds too good to be true is really true. --Makarios |
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24 | Heaven or death sleep? | Acts 7:59 | Makarios | 225140 | ||
Greetings Warren F. Kenney, Welcome to StudyBibleForum.com! You stated, "i do believe that the souls will not go directly to heaven until he comes".. I am curious as to how you interpret Luke 23:43, in which Jesus says, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." Also, the Second Coming of Christ and the Resurrection of the Dead - some to life everlasting and some to eternal punishment (Daniel 12:2) - is a different subject altogether than what happens to a person's spirit at the time of death. At the Second Coming, it will involve a bodily resurrection (see Luke 24:39,42-43; Acts 1:4; John 2:19-21, 20:17; Matthew 28:9; 1 Cor. 15:35-44) where the spirit is reunited with the body. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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25 | give explaination | Gen 1:1 | Makarios | 225116 | ||
Greetings Avalon07@msn.com! Welcome to StudyBibleForum.com! Please forgive us if the response that you have received offended or was interpreted to be a response in a spirit less than hospitable for a newcomer to this Forum. I can ensure you that the response that you received was spoken in a most loving and sincere attempt to understand exactly what type of inquiry that you wished to make in regards to the narrative passage of Genesis 1:1, which begins the entire Bible by stating that God created the heavens and the earth. We are simply attempting to understand more specifically what type of inquiry that you wished to make in regards to this verse, and we pray that your response, as well as our follow up, would both be given and received in Christian love. Please feel free to expound upon your inquiry of Genesis 1:1 so that we may be more capable of helping you in your journey through Scripture. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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26 | Lying justified? | Josh 2:5 | Makarios | 225096 | ||
Greetings MJH, I must apologize to Pastor Tim (Morant61) since I remember opposing him on this issue of "is it Ok to lie" in the Bible, and I took the point of view that it seems justifiably so in some instances that you also have provided. But spiritual growth and insight has shown me that, regardless of whatever man does (lies or does not lie), God does not need any help! God does not need our help. He is God. If He wanted the spies in Rahab's day to live, then He would have provided the way, perhaps even more profoundly so if Rahab wouldn't have tried to "help" Him. You say that "'Life' trumps most things"... Well, God trumps ALL things! Righteousness is never granted due to a transgression. Righteousness is granted by grace to a person whose heart is right with God, and such a person would rather be vexed in spirit instead of consider themselves 'justified' because they thought that they could, in some way, help God by transgressing his law at some point. Makarios |
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27 | The error addressed in 2 Peter | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 224802 | ||
Greetings Azure, I have a question for you: in this commentary from 2 Peter, does it state that Peter is addressing antinomianism alone, or a variety of false teaching? Blessings to you, Makarios |
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28 | The error addressed in 2 Peter | 2 Peter | Makarios | 224801 | ||
Greetings Beja! Yes, antinomianism is most definitely in error. But I believe that I can help you find much better Scripture verses to combat this other than 2 Peter. I believe that 2 Peter addresses a wide range of false teaching, not a reply to antinomianism alone. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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29 | Did Able give first fruits and not Cane? | Gen 2:17 | Makarios | 223815 | ||
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30 | HELP! Having questions and no answers | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 223787 | ||
Greetings Rclouviere! Sorry for my delayed response. Mark 11:23-24 does say, "whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" (NIV), but there are, in fact, limitations on what God will give us. We must not ask out of our own selfishness (James 4:3) and it must be in accord with His will (1 John 5:14 - see NASB). Even Jesus prayed, "Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me" (Matthew 26:39 - see NASB). We must "abide in Him" and in His will and let His Word "abide in us" (John 15:7). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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31 | Why do i need to love god? | John 3:16 | Makarios | 223415 | ||
BradK, that is a such a wonderful verse! Very timely and well stated. |
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32 | Why do i need to love god? | John 3:16 | Makarios | 223414 | ||
Excellent post, Beja! Ephesians 2:5 "even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)," Ephesians 2:8 "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;" Your brother in Christ, Makarios |
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33 | are there multiple infillings? | Acts | Makarios | 223400 | ||
Greetings lightedsteps, Good commentary! Another good verse on the topic is Ephesians 5:18: "And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit," The word 'filled' in this verse is a present-tense imperative in the Greek, which means that it should be a perpetual, ongoing experience. So, God desires that the filling of the Holy Spirit be a continual and ongoing experience. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is not the same thing as the perpetual filling of the Holy Spirit. Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a one-time event that takes place at the moment of conversion (1 Corinthians 12:13). It is the baptism of the Holy Spirit that joins a believer to the body of Christ. By contrast, John the Baptist was continually filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:15, Matthew 11:11, John 10:41). The early disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit on at least two different occasions (Acts 2:4; 4:31). Therefore, the filling of the Holy Spirit may be repeated, but the initial baptism of the Holy Spirit that seals a Christian (Ephesians 4:30) for redemption only happens once. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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34 | are there multiple infillings? | Acts | Makarios | 223387 | ||
Greetings lightedsteps, Acts 13:52 "And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit." Paul was filled with the Holy Spirit on at least a few occasions (examples: Acts 9:17; 13:9). The verses above provide a scriptural basis for being filled with the Holy Spirit on an occasion other than the moment of salvation (or on a 'multiple' occasion). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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35 | what does the word rica mean | Matt 5:22 | Makarios | 220634 | ||
Greetings Lightedsteps and Wejlly, According to www.blueletterbible.org, the Greek (Strongs #G4469) appears only once in the NT, here in Matthew 5:22, but the OT comparison (H7386) appears 14 times: Genesis 37:24, 41:27; Deut. 32:47; Judges 7:16, 9:4, 11:3; 2 Sam. 6:20; 2 Kings 4:3; 2 Chr. 13:7; Nehemiah 5:13; Prov. 12:11, 28:19; Isaiah 29:8; Ezekiel 24:11. Blue Letter Bible. "Dictionary and Word Search for reyq (Strong's 7386)". Blue Letter Bible. 1996-2010. 4 Feb 2010. http:// www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm? Strongs (replace with equals) H7386 (amperstand) t (equals) KJV Blessings to you, Makarios |
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36 | Five fingers relation with the Church | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 220363 | ||
Greetings Searcher, I would agree that Ephesians 4:11-13 could not be used to support any such "five finger" reference. --Makarios |
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37 | Five fingers relation with the Church | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 220362 | ||
Greetings Dhaniei! Thank you for that possible explanation of where someone could have heard of a "five finger" reference. As for the Bible, however, there is no such reference within scripture. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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38 | Aren't there differences? | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 220191 | ||
Greetings Justme, Sure, you have my blessing. Makarios |
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39 | Aren't there differences? | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 220162 | ||
Greetings Justme! Thank you - hopefully I have shown that there is more than one way to look at what has proven to be a complex and contentious topic in scripture with no shortage of opinions. The best way that I have found is to honestly examine what the whole of scripture says while taking a balanced and constructive look at what the Bible is teaching. It is easy to stonewall behind a verse or two, but it is harder (and many times more educational) to examine just why the "opposing" point of view finds it so difficult to finally "be convinced." Blessings to you, Makarios |
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40 | Aren't there differences? | Bible general Archive 4 | Makarios | 220139 | ||
Greetings Beja! Yes, 1 Timothy 2:12-15 would also be another one of the key texts. Actually, this topic has been discussed many, many times at this Forum since 2001. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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