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21 | Follow up second time Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13117 | ||
No problem. Please do the same for me if you find me in error. My memory isn't perfect either. | ||||||
22 | Follow up second time Peter first Pope | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13118 | ||
Thanks for the welcome. "Hank" will certainly be easier to write than JHV0212. :) I have to stop and look at the numbers when I type. | ||||||
23 | Where did Jesus get His blood from | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13153 | ||
Ed, there is no need for an apology and I mean that sincerely. I took no offense. There is enough going on in the world right now that it makes a person want to jump up an down and stomp their feet yelling "that's enough!!". I know what you say about Islam is true, but believe it or not (tongue in cheek) I don't ususally judge people by their religion. I have to look at each as an individual. And I know that Stopoola could turn on me some time (if I knew him/her personally), but so could my neighbor next door that thinks I'm a Jesus freak. I'll still treat them the same way I want to be treated... I agree too that we do need to pray for the unsaved... regardless of their religion actually. (And I know I'm not telling you anything new.) God bless you brother |
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24 | Figurative vrs literal language? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 13154 | ||
I was reading some other posts and I just realized that "Hank" and you (JVH0212) are not the same person!!! Such a shame too since I thought I could quit using those numbers! :) | ||||||
25 | How can Christ return be imminent? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14829 | ||
I also think the Lord told us to "watch" because it will stengthen our faith... as we see His prophecies fulfilled. A while back I was involved in a study of the Feast Days of the Lord (given to the Israelites BY GOD). It was very interesting, especially since 4 of those Days have literally been fulfilled during Christ's first coming; each on the exact corresponding Jewish Feast Day. The first time they occurred to protect and save Israel, and were then to be celebrated by the Israelites as a remembrance and also a forshadow of how "God-saves" (complete plan of redemption). Now I don't know what year, and since even the Hebrew calendar has been changed I don't think we can KNOW the actual DAY of those Feasts to come either. But it is interesting that they will/should occur on the actual fall Feast Day in the future. 1. PASSOVER OT. In remembrance of the first Passover, the Israelites were to use two sacrificial goats, one as a blood sacrifice for sin and the other one as the scapegoat. NT. Jesus' death on the cross was a literal fulfillment of Passover, when His blood was shed on the cross for our sins, and He was our scapegoat in taking on the penalty for our sins. 2. FEAST OF UNLEAVENED BREAD. OT. It was celebrated by eating ONLY unleavened bread. (In scripture unleavened bread represents corruption. It is the agent that causes fermentation.) NT. Christ fulfilled this feast day when His body did not decay (corrupt) in the grave. 3. FEAST OF FIRSTFRUITS. OT. The firstfruits (first sheaf of the harvest is cut) and presented to the Lord. The Lord's acceptance of this gift is an "earnest", or a pledge on His part of a full harvest. NT. This was fulfilled in Christ's resurrection from the dead (firstfruit from the dead), when He went to the Father (John 20:17). The Father's acceptance of Christ as the firstfruit, means that there would be a full harvest in season. 4. FEAST OF WEEKS. OT. God gave Moses the Ten Commandments written on stone. It was celebrated by having the people bring 1) firstfruits of the fall harvest, and 2) two loaves of LEAVENED bread. NT. The Holy Spirit was given on the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost) and God began writing His Commandments on men's hearts (Jer. 31:33; Heb. 10:16). The "firstfruits of the fall harvest" represented the apostles in that upper room, and the "two loaves of leavened bread" represented the JEWS and the GENTILES, both still having sin in their midst (not having been perfected yet). 5. FEAST OF TRUMPETS. OT. This feast was celebrated using a "shofar" [special trumpet), which had two separate functions. One was to call a solemn assembly, when Israel was to be summoned to God's presence (Ex. 19:13,17,19; Num. 10:2), and also when under divine direction, Israel was to go to war (Num. 10:9; Jud.7; Jer. 4:19-21). NT. The Feast of Trumpets represents the second coming of the Lord to rapture His church and judge those left on the earth. (The church will be raptured and the Lord's wrath will commence on the earth.) 6. DAY OF ATONEMENT. OT. This is celebrated with the high priest offering sacrifices for himself and the people's sins that were committed in ignorance (Heb. 9:7,8). NT. Jesus mentioned this event in the Olivette discourse, where He speaks of separating (judging) the sheep (those who committed unintentional sin) and the goats (those who committed intentional sin)[Matt. 15:31-34]. Christ's atoning sacrifice will then be made available to the survivors of the great tribulation (Isaiah 24:6) who will physically enter the thousand year reign of Christ on earth. 7. FEAST OF TABERNACLES. OT. This was celebrated by each family erecting a little hut or booth, hanging samples of the fall crop on the structure to acknowledge God's faithfulness in providing for His people. It is an 8 day feast, the 8th being primary. On that day there was a large procession from the Temple Mount to the Pool of Siloam where a pitcher was filled with water. They then proceeded back to the Temple Mount. Since the rains usually stop in March in Israel, there is no rain for almost 7 months. If God does not provide the "early" rains in October and November, there will be no spring crop and famine would be at the doorstep. This ceremony was to invoke God's blessing on the nation by providing life-giving water. NT. This feast represents the gathering of God's children and the rivers of living water that would be available to them continually (John 7:37,38). This feast day represents Christ's millenial kingdom, when Christ will tabernacle with men. The Bible says that Christ was foreordained before the creation of the earth to save those who believe (1Pet. 1:20,21), and I think the Feast Days that God commanded Israel show that His entire plan of salvation was clearly laid out from the very beginning. There |
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26 | what is the defination of pentecost | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14833 | ||
I'd just like to add that the Feast of Firstfruits is always on the SABBATH (Saturday, 7th day of the week) [also stated in Lev. 23:11], which means the Feast of Weeks (or Pentecost) was always 50 days later on a Sunday (1st day of the week). | ||||||
27 | Curious of your perspective. | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 14887 | ||
Just a comment :) I hope I do not offend you if I make light of the subject of Noah and his wine? Since I have drank grape juice and have also tasted grape "wine", I find it hard to believe that Noah wouldn't have known the difference between a pre-Flood grape juice and after-Flood wine. I think it more probable that "wine" was also produced pre-Flood and Noah knew what he was raising those grapes for. And it wasn't just to make raisins! :) The "wine" Noah made comes from "yayin", an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented). I suggest that he knew what would happen when he "stored" the grape juice in wineskins (?) long enough to have it smell funny. Seriously though, it's possible from a Biblical standpoint to think bacteria was not around pre-Flood because the Bible doesn't mention it. But bacteria would have needed to be present pre-Flood just as it is today. Some bacteria causes diseases, but others are necessary for fermentation, nitrogen fixation, etc. Using that last example, all life requires nitrogen, but most forms can't use it in its gaseous form. It is converted to nitrate compounds before certain plants use it to make protein. Unless I have forgotten my biology, that is called nitrogen fixation -- the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates by soil bacteria. It would also take bacteria to "decay" fallen leaves, over-ripe fruit, etc. for their nutrients to go back into the soil, and to decompose other types of waste, etc. Pre-Flood, the earth would have been a disaster without certain bacteria present. The soil would have been dead, and there would be a carpet of un-decayed vegetation I'm afraid. There |
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28 | Is inter-racial marriage wrong? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 15713 | ||
There were at least two different "kinds" of birds on the ark. A raven and a dove. The encyclopedia says "according to structure, the class of birds is divided into groups called orders. These are divided into families, and familes into genera, each of which is made up of very closely similar species." And I'm not positive, but I think most cats "could" breed with one another (just like dogs) because they are the same "kind", although they tend to be a bit prejudiced and seem to like only those who travel in their own special circles. :) |
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29 | Is inter-racial marriage wrong? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 15714 | ||
Another point too, is that using archealogy and history, one can realize that (Noah's sons) Shem is the father of the olive or brown skinned people, Japheth is the father of the white or light skinned people, and Ham is the father of the dark or black skinned people. And there are many colors in between because of inter-racial marriages in the past, and the many faceted gene pool. We're all cousins, a few times removed! |
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30 | Is inter-racial marriage wrong? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 15733 | ||
Thank you for sharing that information. Personally I've only met a few Ethiopians and they were black skinned. Since the writers of the bible dictionary exclude the Negroes as Ham's descendants, I wonder which of Noah's sons they think the other black people of Africa and Melanasia descended from? It would seem there are only three "biblical" choices. |
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31 | Is inter-racial marriage wrong? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 15858 | ||
I went to the article, but it doesn't give any more information than exactly what you stated. This brings up some interesting questions though. Unless I'm mistaken the Canaanites/Phoenicians had a Semitic language. I have "read" that the Semitic languages were given to the descendants of Shem at the tower of Babel. I'll have to see what else I can find on this subject. Thanks for the "motivation". :) | ||||||
32 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18100 | ||
I haven't been here long, so I'm not sure my vote counts. :) But I agree with Tim on this. I not only think that new people coming in might be intimidated by a summary report (as in this is the absolute correct cumulative answer), and they might feel less free to state their own opinions/understandings in the form of questions. And as one who can only make it here once a week or less, I guess there would be little point in being here at all unless it would be to "read" the summaries, or if I happened to "catch" a question while it was still only answered by 2 people. :):) I'm sorry, but to me that doesn't sound like a "discussion group". Personally, these discussions put my "understandings" to the test because I have to search scripture to prove out my beliefs. And in many ways I think it can do the same for new people. So even if there is a disagreement in understanding, the new person will at worst have a variety of scriptures to study that will allow the Lord to give them an understanding pertinent to their question from His Word. And perhaps in reality that is the "best". |
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33 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18127 | ||
Steve, to them... it would be true. Simply because man's perceptions of TRUTH are interpretive unless we have the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit. God the Creator, Jesus is TRUTH. And I don't believe we can come into "all truth" without being born-again by His Spirit. The point I was trying to make was that UNTIL I met Jesus personally, He too was not "real to me", but only a form of religious teaching from an old book. It was after meeting Him and knowing Him that Jesus and the "old book" became alive for me... in my words --- it became "real for me". I said that I agree with all the points previously stated including those you mentioned that "prove" the bible to be true and inspired by God. Yet UNTIL I met the Lord myself, I would not have recognized biblical truth. And since Muslims deny Jesus as the Son of God, they can not have the Lord Himself as their teacher of "all truth". Instead their perception of truth stems from the false teachings in the Koran perpetrated through Mohammad who was only the pawn of mere men. His teachings could not bear up under scrutiny of the Holy Spirit of God. So "if your Muslim friends say the Koran truths are "real" to them, does that make the Koran true?" Of course not. What it does mean is that they are blinded to "all truth" which is only found in Christ Jesus. |
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34 | Did Adam die from eating forbidden fruit | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18142 | ||
Oops!! I didn't mean to post it twice! | ||||||
35 | Body/soul/spirit? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18222 | ||
Hi Bill, I've been sharing my "understanding" too, and I'm not sure which parts I have "right". I'm sure that point comes across. #4 in your post seems feasible, but to some degree it creates even more questions for me. That happens a lot I'm afraid. :):) As to #4, I do agree that "God designed man not to be autonimous but dependent upon God's Spirit (spiritual life) in Him". But if Adam was created with God's Spirit within him, then I would have two questions to start with. 1. Why would God put the "tree of life" in the garden with Adam... if He already had that "life"? 2) Then it would seem that we who are "born of the Spirit" could also lose or have God's Spirit removed from us for sinning just as Adam did. Yet God gives the Holy Spirit as a surety or earnest toward the completion of our salvation (2Cor. 1:22, 5:5; Eph. 1:14) [earnest - 728 "arrhabon" a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest.] So I'm not sure that Adam was given anything different than we were except that his "soul"(mind) reflected or resembled God at it's creation because it had never sinned. Ours doesn't, until it is born of the Spirit. Of course that thought could bring up questions possibly about an "age of reason" or "sins of the fathers" too. :) #3 though seems understandable to me. To me there are definitely 3 separate parts to man -- body/spirit/soul. My reason for saying this: 1) the body is dust and will return to dust. 2) the spirit which is immortal will return to God who gave it. [immortal is included in the meaning of the word 4151] 3) the soul (spirit of the mind - concordance also mentions "spirit") of an un-saved person will not return or go to God at a person's death. Only if it is "born of the Spirit" can it go to God. Since God "breathed into" Adam once, I assume the complete spirit package came to Adam at one time. THE spirit (of life) and the spirit of the mind (soul). Which is why I see a connection. An example to explain what I mean. If I have an orange in my hand... the whole thing is an orange. If I remove a slice from the orange, the remainder PLUS the slice are still "orange". Neither will be "whole", but they are still both "orange". And I think the spirit is kind of like that too. God gave man a spirit. A part of that spirit is the soul. PART but not the exact same thing. Another reason I think THE spirit and the soul(mind) of man are connected is that God's Word is the only thing that can divide the two. If they were not "together", they could not be divided at all. So my thoughts go like this. If God made Adam's spirit (of life)[THE spirit] "in His image", then it(spirit and soul/mind) would automatically return to God at a person's death whether or not it was "re-born". ('the spirit will return to God who gave it') Since it is the "spirit" of the mind that must be renewed, it makes sense to me that the soul(mind) which is spirit is the part that would need to be born again, or "renewed in the knowledge according to the image of Him who created him". That renewal, or new birth of the spirit of our mind is the only way man can reflect the image of God. ["image" of God actually means "resemblance" or "representative" of God.] So those are a few of my thoughts on this. God bless. |
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36 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18223 | ||
Absolutely! | ||||||
37 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18224 | ||
I know that Steve, but until I met Jesus... I didn't know it was true. UNTIL someone is born of the Holy Spirit, they can only "see" from a totally human perspective. I didn't mean that "truth" itself is relative. Only that as people what we perceive as truth is relative to our perspective. If we are looking from only man's perspective, then we could perceive anything we wanted as truth. (Such as your Muslim friends and the Koran.) But if we are looking from a godly perspective (through the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit), we will perceive "all truth" which is God Himself. (And of course that includes His Word too!) | ||||||
38 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18291 | ||
Thanks for clarifying those points. I still dread a "limit" being placed on the number of answers. I know I enjoy (look forward) to any and all replies that I get. To me that is "discussion". But I do understand that a mountain of responses may not be that enjoyable for everyone else, OR for new visitors coming to the forum. Anyway, thanks for elaborating! |
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39 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24697 | ||
Hi Hank, I understand that... I guess I haven't seen the notes posted on politics, pacifism, zoology, or Shakespeare's plays. :) But it seems from your last response, there have been other "wars" on here before if you "saw red" and were "ready to chew nails, etc"? It was the way you said it that had me wondering if there were certain things that were "taboo" and not to be discussed on here even if/when they pertain to Biblical teachings. If my comment offended you, I'm sorry... it sounds like it did. Please forgive me. |
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40 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24701 | ||
I remember reading that in someone's post a while ago, Nolan. All I was really trying to say in my own "flip" way was that most of life including various viewpoints on any given subject, all are in some way pertinent to the Scriptures. And if certain things can't or shouldn't be discussed here... maybe those "subjects" should be listed so there won't be any more "wars". |
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