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21 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171780 | ||
Doc, I appreciate your concern, but as of yet I have not plagiarized. If you believe I have then please by all means state the work from which I plagirized. |
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22 | The beginning of what? | 1 John 1:1 | alanh | 171761 | ||
I believe John is referring to the beginning of the church or kingdom in Acts chapter 2. Peter uses the same words in Acts chapter 11-" And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning." | ||||||
23 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171758 | ||
What Is Death Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the body (Eccl 12:7; James 2:26). The Bible does not say the spirit is dead w/out the body but that the "body is dead w/out the spirit." The spirit does not die. The spirit departs the body at death (Genesis 35:18). Death is described as "giving up the ghost" (Genesis 25:8). On the cross Jesus said "into Your hands I commend My spirit" (Luke 23:46). Paul spoke of death as a departing in 1 Timothy 4:6 and Philippians 1:23-24. The miracle of bringing a person back to life in Biblical times was simply the returning of the spirit to the body. Elijah prayed that the son of the widow of Zarephath might be restored to life. "I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again... and the soul of the child came into him again and he revived" 1 Kings 17.21-22. David did not consider his dead child non-existent (2 Samuel 12.23). That the dead continue to live is further emphasized by Christ when He said to the dying penitent robber, "To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise" Luke 23.43. The spirits disembodied state between death and the resurrection is taught in the account of the transfiguration of Christ w/ Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17.1-8). He appeared and talked w/ them. Moses had been dead 1500 yrs and his body buried in an unknown grave. Yet both he and Elijah were still in existence, retaining their personal id and individuality. Mark 12.26-27 "But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living..." Are The Dead Conscious What is the condition of the soul after death and before the resurrection? Is the departed soul conscious? Read carefully Luke 16.19-31. Two great facts can be learned from this teaching: 1) death is not extinction; the spirit survives the dissolution of the body, 2) disembodied spirits are conscious between physical death and the resurrection, and either happy or miserable, depending upon the life they lived on earth. Eccl 9.5 is often used to prove that the dead are unconscious. This passage has reference solely to what the dead can know or do "under the sun," that is in the world they once lived. After death ones activity ceases on earth therefore he knows nothing about what is happening on earth. Where Are The Dead Where is the spirit after it leaves the body. The soul is not in the grave w/ the body, nor does it hover near the grave nor has it enter some other body. Any idea of transmigration or reincarnation of souls is at odds w/ Biblical teaching. The Bible says: “…the spirit returneth unto God who gave it” (Eccl 12.7). Where then do the souls go at death? Is it to their eternal abode or to some intermediate abode? Matt 25.31-46 describing the final judgment says: “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world…Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire…And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.” Hence, souls do not enter their eternal state, either heaven or hell, at the moment of death. The place where all disembodied spirits dwell between death and the resurrection is Hades. In Luke 16.23 the spirits of both Lazarus and the rich man were in Hades. “And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” In Acts 2 we learn the spirit of Jesus went to Hades at His death. “For David saith concerning Him…because Thou wilt not leave My soul unto Hades.” When a man dies his spirit goes to Hades, his body to the grave. Hades is divided into compartments. Paradise (abode of the righteous) and Tartarus (abode of the wicked). At the resurrection all will come before Jesus for judgment then sent to their final destiny heave or hell. Four words translated “hell” in the KJV of the Bible: 1) Hades – The place to which all spirits go at death, regardless of moral character. Signifies only the region of disembodied spirits. The grave denotes only the receptacle of the body. 2) Gehenna – denotes the final abode of the wicked, the hell of fire. Used 12x in the Greek NT. 3) Tartarus – Only 1x in Greek NT, 2 Pet 2.4. The compartment of Hades occupied by the wicked between death and the resurrection as they await final judgment. This is where the rich man was in Luke 16. In this place he suffered torment. Although he was in anguish he was not in Gehenna (cf. 2 Pet 2.9). 4) Sheol – An OT word translated “hell” (in the KJV) parallels the Greek term Hades. Both mean the unseen realm of departed spirits. |
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24 | Are tongues a world language or not? | 1 Corinthians | alanh | 171756 | ||
Tongue speaking is definitely a foreign languages as witnessed by the dialog in Acts chapter 2. There it lists the various nations of which the Jews came from and states hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? The Holy Spirit gave the apostles the power to speak in tongues to confirm their word. In Acts 10 Cornelius and his household spoke in tongues as the Holy Spirit came upon them confirming that the Gentiles were also clean and the word of God was for them also. When the Holy Spirit alit upon someone there was manifest some form of miraculous gift. 1 Corinthians 12, 13, and 14 tell about these gifts in detail. One thing that must be remembered is that not everything in the NT pertains to us in the 20th century. this is true of the gift of the Holy Spirit. We do not receive the Holy Spirit today as the Christians of the first century did. In fact 1 Corinthians 13 tells of the cessation of miracles. The means by which we could receive the Holy Spirit does not exist today. If we read Scripture we find that the Holy Spirit was endowed directly on two occasians possibly 3 if Paul received the Holy Spirit directly. The other way is by the laying on of the apostles hands since there are no apostles living today the Holy Spirit is not endowed upon Christians as in the 1st century. |
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25 | Is homosexuality actually forbidden? | Romans | alanh | 171131 | ||
1 Corithians 6.9ff says: Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. |
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26 | Mark 16:15-16 mean? | Matt 28:19 | alanh | 150612 | ||
Cornelius was not saved before baptism. He was baptized by the Holy Spirit so that Peter would know that "God is no respecter of persons" Acts 10:34. He received the Holy Spirit before he had any faith or belief in Jesus because Peter had not taught them yet (cf. Acts 11:15). If you read through the book of Acts every conversion is ended in baptism. According to Peter it is baptism that now saves us 1 Peter 3:21. Why would Jesus say, "he that believes AND is baptized shall be saved" (Mark 16:16) if baptism is optional or nonessential? | ||||||
27 | Mark 16:15-16 mean? | Matt 28:19 | alanh | 150539 | ||
Then we must believe and be baptized in order to be saved? I assume since Acts 2:38 adds repentance to the mix that is a requirement too. | ||||||
28 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147254 | ||
Laying on of hands to receive gifts came only by the apostles. | ||||||
29 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147246 | ||
And that is all we can do is water. | ||||||
30 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147153 | ||
Acts 8 the Ethopian Nobleman he went down into the water and came uput is that Holy Spirit baptism or water? | ||||||
31 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147074 | ||
“baptism” is – in those passages that associate the rite with salvation – it is the same type of “baptism” in all the verses. In other words, the “baptism” of Matthew 28:19 is of the same kind as that in Acts 2:38; 22:16; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21; etc. In view of this, consider the following: The baptism mentioned in Matthew 28:19 had human administrators. Christ commissioned the apostles to go and make disciples, baptizing them into the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Inasmuch as an apostle could not baptize “in the Spirit” (only Christ could do that – Mt. 3:11), one is forced to conclude that the baptism of Matthew 28:19 is water baptism, not Spirit baptism. I am unaware of any reputable Bible scholar who contends otherwise. If, then, the other passages that mention baptism (see above) are of the same import, it follows that they likewise refer to water baptism, not Spirit baptism. Both Romans 6:3-4 and Colossians 2:12 make it clear that the baptism of these passages involves both an immersion in “something,” and a “being raised” from the same substance. This makes perfectly good sense if water baptism is in view. On the other hand, if the “Spirit” is the element of the baptism, this would suggest that one is buried in the Spirit, and subsequently “raised from” the Spirit. This would imply further that the new convert would not have the Spirit, and therefore, would not belong to the Lord (Rom. 8:9; Gal. 4:6). This conclusion obviously is wrong – thus demonstrating that the element of the baptism in Romans 6:3-4 and Colossians 2:12 is not the Holy Spirit. By default, it must be water baptism. Water is specifically associated with baptism in 1 Peter 3:21. If the allusion here, then, is to water baptism, and yet 1 Peter 3:21 refers to the same sort of baptism as the other passages cited, then clearly they speak of water baptism as well. The passage that would come closest to teaching a “Spirit” baptism would be 1 Corinthians 12:13, but, the fact is, a careful analysis of related passages reveals that not even this text teaches a baptism in the Spirit. Note the following logic: The baptism of 1 Corinthians 12:13 puts one into the one “body,” which is the same as the “church” (Eph. 1:22-23; Col. 1:18,24). But the church is identified with the kingdom of Christ (Mt. 16:18-19). Thus, the baptism of the text under consideration introduces one into the Lord’s kingdom. However, a related passage demonstrates that it is through the birth of “water” that one enters Christ’s kingdom (Jn. 3:3-5). One is forced to conclude, therefore, that the baptism of 1 Corinthians 12:13 is water baptism. In this connection, one should also carefully study Ephesians 5:26, and note the reference to the “washing of water.” Finally, there is a principle of interpretation that is paramount in sound Bible exegesis. Frequently it is the case that Bible words will form a pattern. That is, a consideration of several passages containing a term will reveal that the word has a commonly understood significance. Such being the case, that normal meaning is to be attached to the term unless an exceptional context suggests that it has taken on a special significance (i.e., a figurative sense). The term “baptize,” and its cognate “baptism,” occur together about 100 times in the New Testament. A consideration of these passages will reveal that the word may, on occasion, take on a figurative application (cf. Mt. 3:11; Lk. 12:50; Acts 1:5). Unless, though, there is clear contextual evidence that a symbolic sense has been employed, the conclusion must be that the common usage (an immersion in water) is in view. In view of this principle, there is no reason to conclude the baptism mentioned in Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38, 22:16; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12, and 1 Peter 3:21 is anything other than water baptism – an act of obedience, predicated upon faith and repentance, which secures forgiveness of sins and brings one into union with Jesus Christ. To all of this we add this point. The clear cases of “water” baptism in the book of Acts (chapters 8 and 10) very obviously were not examples of Jewish ritualism. The indisputable fact is that the Mosaic law had been abolished by the cross (Eph. 2:15; Col. 2:14), and no Jewish rite was henceforth tolerated in connection with the salvation process (cf. Acts 15:1; Gal. 5:2-4). |
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32 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147073 | ||
If there are only two cases of Holy Sprit baptism yet baptism is mentioned over 100 times in the New Testament you figure out the math. | ||||||
33 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147026 | ||
There are only two cases of Holy Spirit baptism in the Scriptures Acts 2 w/ the apoostles and Acts 10 w/ the 1st Gentiles. Mt 28 where we are commanded to baptize is water baptism. We cannot baptize by the Hioly Spirit only Jesus did that and He did it twice and only twice. Emotionalism is not the same as baptism of the Holy Spirit. | ||||||
34 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 147024 | ||
Acts 2:38 Repent and let each of you be baptized unto (eis) the remission of sins. The term eis means for or unto how does the grammar in Acts 2:38 show salvation before baptism? Acts 10 Cornelius and his household were not saved when the Holy Spirit came upon them if you read chapter 11 you will see this happened as Peter BEGAN to speak. They did not even know of Christ to believe on Him. |
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35 | What must I do to be saved? | Rom 10:9 | alanh | 146517 | ||
Does not the Bible also teach that baptism, repentance, and confession are necessary? Baptized for remission of sins Acts 2:38 Baptized to wash away one's sins Acts 22:16 Baptism does now save 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism plus belief equals salvation Mark16:16 We are raised from baptism to walk a new life Romans 6:4 We are baptised to put on Christ Galatians 3:26-27 God commands baptism Acts 10:47-48 Baptism authorized by Jesus Christ Matthew 28:18-20 Repentance: God commands all to repent Acts 17:30 All must come to repentance 2 Peter 3:9 Repent or perish Luke 13:3,5 Repentance to be preached to ALL Luke 24:46-47 Christ commands repentance Revelation 2:5,16 |
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36 | Is the bride of christ the church? | Eph 5:32 | alanh | 144459 | ||
The bride of Christ and the body of Christ are two among many metaphors used to discribe the church. The metaphor is used in the 5th chapter of Ephesians and the 21st and 22nd chapters of Revelation. | ||||||
37 | Pact with Death Isreal an the Antichrist | Dan 9:27 | alanh | 136508 | ||
Ezekiel 38.11 says nothing about Maygog. Taken in context it is clearly speaking of the invasion of Egypt and Judea by Antiochus. Cf. Daniel 11.31 to 32, 36. This Calmet interprets of Cambyses, his cruelties in Egypt and his evil design to destroy the Israelites. According to John the antichrist existed in the 1st century, and were no more than those whom ..deny the Father and the Son.. In Matthew 24 Jesus is answering two questions posed by His disciples. First, ..When will these things happen.. referring to the statement made by our Lord in verse 2, and ..What will be the sign of Your coming and the end of the age.. ,referring to the Christian age or the end of the world. He answers the first question in verses 4 to 35 and the second question in verses 36 to 41. Marks account of these events makes two interesting statements. First, in verse 10 he says, .. the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations.. Paul in his letter to the Colossians states, .. the gospel which ye heard, which was preached in all creation under heaven.. Colossians 1.23. The second statement is in Mark 13.30 and says, .. This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished.. A generation is 65 to 80 years. As for ..the abomination of desolation standing where he ought not.. this is none other than the raising of the Roman standards in the temple by Titus in 70CE. There is no evidence in Scripture that a third temple will be built. As for Daniels prophecies in chapter 9 verses 24 to 27 he is merely stating three things. First, when Messiah will come, secondly when He will be cut off, i.e. crucified, and thirdly, what punishment will be imposed on the Jews for their participation in the second event. The book of Revelation which is where I am sure you get the term Magog from is als a book of figurative speech. There are four important things to remember about Revelation. 1. It is a revelation. 1.1 2. to seven churches in Asia. 1.11 3. in signs. He sent and sign.i.fied it. 1.1 4. of things that must shortly come to pass. 1.1 This book like Matthew 24 is about the destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. |
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38 | Kalos (Word Study) | Luke 8:15 | alanh | 136495 | ||
perhaps I typed in the wrong word. Alan Heath |
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39 | Kalos (Word Study) | Luke 8:15 | alanh | 136397 | ||
see biblicalgreek.com | ||||||
40 | Kalos (Word Study) | Luke 8:15 | alanh | 136357 | ||
The term "kalos" is only used 37 times in the NT. Strong's defines the word as well (usually moral), (in a )good (place), honestly, recover, (full) well. It is translated as follows in the ASV 31 times as "well" 4 times as "good" 1 time as "recover" 1 time as "honorably" |
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