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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: 00123 Ordered by Verse |
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21 | How many hours did Israelis march? | Josh 6:15 | 00123 | 241053 | ||
How many hours did they march in total on the seventh day? I read somewhere that it took two hours to circle the city of Jericho one time. So, could we guess that Israelis marched 14 hours on that day? | ||||||
22 | Who is that deceiving spirit? | 2 Chr 18:21 | 00123 | 237711 | ||
Hello everyone! One spirit of the host of heaven volunteers to be a "deceiving" spirit. Who is that spirit? An angel or a devil? If that is the former, does an angel lie? If the latter, does a devil serve God in the heaven with that capacity? In either way, does God lie or allow His servant to lie? Shalom! | ||||||
23 | Did dinosaurs survive the flood? | Job 40:15 | 00123 | 190489 | ||
If Behemoth was crealy a dinosaur and Job could see it alive as the LORD said to him, "Behold now, Behemoth," did dinosaurs survive the flood? | ||||||
24 | What is wrong with gluttons? | Prov 28:7 | 00123 | 232811 | ||
God our Father gives us tips on what kind of friends to make or not to. Proverbs 13:20 Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm. Proverbs 20:19 Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with a simple babbler. Proverbs 22:24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man. Proverbs 23:20 Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat. Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not join with those who do otherwise. Proverbs 29:3 He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. But then, He advises us not to make friend with gluttons. Proverbs 28:7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father. Statistics shows that today 78 million American adults (children excluded) are obese (e.g., A 5-feet-5 man is obese if the weight is over 180 lbs; severely obese with 240 lbs). So, being away from gluttons is a practically very serious issue. What is wrong with gluttons (who naturally end up as obese persons, not necessarily vice versa by genetic reason or illness)? Why does Our Father keep us from making friends with gluttons? |
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25 | Wasn't yesterday better than today? | Eccl 7:10 | 00123 | 232789 | ||
The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. So the LORD said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry that I have made them.” (Genesis 6:5-7 ESV) They will say, “Where is the promise of his coming? For ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things are continuing as they were from the beginning of creation.” For they deliberately overlook this fact, that the heavens existed long ago, and the earth was formed out of water and through water by the word of God, and that by means of these the world that then existed was deluged with water and perished. But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly. (2 Peter 3:4-7 ESV) Noah's flood came when man's sins were great in God's eyes and God couldn't tolerate any more. Man's sins were ever increasing until the flood, and the world was getting ever worse each day from perspective of holiness. Likewise, man's sins, today, are getting worse and worse, which calls for God's ultimate punishment. When man's sins reach the peak where they couldn't be worse, mankind will see God's judgment. So, each day we approach the last moment of the earth, doesn't it make sense to say the former days were better than these days? |
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26 | Who is "you" in Isa 49:6? | Is 49:6 | 00123 | 240901 | ||
Who is "you" in this verse? Is he Jesus our Lord? | ||||||
27 | Define "happiness" based on the Bible | Lam 3:17 | 00123 | 188556 | ||
WSJ says "As a country, we (USA) are richer than ever. Yet surveys show that Americans are no happier than they were 30 years ago." But what is "happiness"? What is the happiness we (USA) have forgotten? Would you define happiness from the Biblical perspective? |
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28 | Exactly what does "at hand" mean? | Matt 3:2 | 00123 | 225279 | ||
The kingdom of heaven (KH) is at hand. Exactly what does "at hand" mean? Thanks for your help. | ||||||
29 | Where is the Kingdom of Heaven? | Matt 3:2 | 00123 | 226871 | ||
Where is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Question 1) Did Jesus refer to the heaven where our heavenly father resides or the new earth that is the changed form of the current earth? (Question 2) By the way, in a Christian funeral, we say the dead person is with the Lord now. If that is the case, why does the Bible say the dead are asleep, waiting for resurrection? If s/he is already with the Lord, why does s/he need any resurrection? Thank you for your answers in advance. | ||||||
30 | The true Gospel Jesus proclaimed | Matt 4:23 | 00123 | 224502 | ||
Dear fellow Christians, When we see the four books of Gospel, the good news of the Kingdom of Heaven (or Kingdom of God) Jesus Messiah proclaimed emphasizes not only believing in Jesus but “mainly” the obedience to God’s Word. The modern Protestant church is stuck to justification by faith but ignores sanctification not necessarily theoretically but practically. This tradition produces more nominal Christians, hindering growth in true religion. We hear but do not practice or obey God’s Word. Do you agree with me that the Gospel Jesus preached was to urge us to live a life obeying God’s Word rather than to merely accept Jesus as the Savior? |
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31 | 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 | ||||||
32 | 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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33 | 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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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 | 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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36 | 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. | ||||||
37 | Did people call "our Father" in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | 00123 | 189967 | ||
Following the Lord's Prayer, we start our prayer by calling "our Father" first. (Question 1) But I wonder if people in fact called God "our Father" in their prayer either in the OT or NT. (Question 2) If not, what name did they call? Thank you for your reply. | ||||||
38 | OT people called God "Yahweh" in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | 00123 | 190001 | ||
Kalos, Then, are you saying that OT people called God Yahweh when they pray? That is what I don't understand. For example, the British queen's name is Elizabeth, but nobody (maybe except for her parents) calls her Elizabeth in front of her. Do you have in fact any Biblical evidence that people called the name of Yahweh in their prayer? Jews today do not call (even read or pronounce) Yahweh because the name is so holy and Jews fear Him dearly. Thank you. |
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39 | Did people call "our Father" in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | 00123 | 190010 | ||
Good post, brother WOS! 2 | ||||||
40 | How was God YHWH called in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | 00123 | 190068 | ||
Kalos, Then, back to my original question, how did the OT people call God YHWH in their prayer? Thank you. |
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