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21 | Why did Noah get drunk? | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 47117 | ||
David, Drinking wine was a part of every day life in ancient cultures. There was nothing taboo about it then -- although there is now. Jesus himself was called a winebibber and a glutton. Matthew 11:19 KJV. The Bible does not condemn drinking wine. The Bible does however have something to say about drunkenness. Now culturally, there were times that it was acceptable to get stinking drunk. This happened during a time of celebration. Our culture is more aware of the negative aspects of drinking. We often ignore the positive aspects of drinking that the Bible refers to. for instance Psalm 104:14-17 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted. Here we see that God causes the grass to grow, and the herbs, and wine to make the heart of man glad. If Jesus drank wine ... the mere act of drinking wine cannot be considered sin. If God supplies wine to make the heart of man glad -- it cannot be all bad. But substance abuse is what the Bible condemns. When the substance has control of the man rather than the man having control of the substance. The Bible does not say that Noah sinned in getting drunk. But it was Ham that sinned by looking upon his fathers nakedness. Now communion in the first century church drank from a cup of wine -- not grape juice as we do today. And today Jews still celebrate passover with wine. Medical doctors today recognize that drinking wine in moderation is good for the body and helps circulation. As you read through the Bible you will find that people drank wine like we do milk. And not just the bad people. All the prophets including Jesus Himself. Biynah |
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22 | 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 47057 | ||
Markarios: You used the following verses to support your position that the Bible says that masturbation is sin: 1 Corinthians 6:18 "Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body I am sure you are aware that the New Testament was not written in English. It was written in Greek and later translated into English. The Greek word for immorality is "pornea". The English word immorality is not an equivalent to "pornea". The term immorality is vague and tends to lead one to think in a broader sense. The Greek word that Paul used denotes incest, adultery, and whoredom. It does not mean masturbation. To include masturbation under the umbrella of immorality is a language error. Sinning against your own body means engaging in the immoral conduct herein mentioned. That conduct specifically refers to whoredom, but could rightly include adultery and incest. But not masturbation. In your reference to Genesis 39:12, you are reading more into it than there is. Joseph fled from the temptation of adultery not the temptation to masturbate. Your use of Proverbs 7:23 to prove that masturbation is a sin is inappropriate because this scripture speaks of a man yielding to a harlot--not to masturbation. In 1 Corinthians 7:8-9, Paul is instructing those unable to contain themselves from sexual relationships. He advises that such people should marry. There is no hint he is talking about masturbation. And Matthew 5:27-30 is a teaching of Jesus, which basically teaches that the sin of adultery starts in a lustful heart. Jesus is not discussing masturbation but adultery. 1 Cor. 6:18 Fleeing sexual immorality here is talking about engaging with a prostitute which is a sin against your own body. Again, nothing about masturbation. 1 Corinthians 7:4 Paul addresses the fact that it is not right for a man or woman to deny each other sexual relations after marriage. Nothing is said or implied about masturbation. Now my friend, the scriptures you used do not in any way address masturbation, and so they do not in any way support your belief that masturbation is a sin. Your error appears to be a simple misunderstanding of words and terms. You have interpreted sexual immorality to include masturbation. And perhaps your experience justifies such an interpretation. But sexual immorality does not include masturbation. For the Bible clearly makes known in the Law of Moses what sexual immorality is. Anything not specifically mentioned cannot be included as immoral. Masturbation does not have to include lust. It can act as a release mechanism to keep one from lusting. But my intent is not to dissuade you from believing that masturbation is a sin. For you it is a sin. The Bible never says that masturbation is sin. This is what I want you to see. We must not preach the Word of God out of context. It is most Holy. And we cannot use it to stretch our position or prove a point that it does not say. God's Word is very plain. We must take it for what it says. We get into trouble, when we add or subtract to it, or try to make it mean what we want it to mean. Biynah |
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23 | Is Hades Hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 47015 | ||
Dear Cyclist: I have updated my profile. Thanks for telling me how. Biynah |
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24 | Is Hades Hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46240 | ||
Dear Cyclist: I'm glad to hear from you. I am not aware of a personal profile. But of course, I will fill it in if you instruct me on how to find it. I only check into this forum on Fri., Sat., and Sun. So be patient in waiting for my answer if you leave a note for me before then. Your brother in Christ, Biynah |
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25 | 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46239 | ||
Dear Makarios: Masturbation is certainly nothing new. And of course they had a word for it back then. Yes, sexual immorality is considered sin in the Bible. But the immorality is always mentioned between two participants -- homosexuals, man and animal, adultery, whoredom, etc. The Bible never mentions anything about masturbation. I would say that your personal bias lends to your strong point of view on this. But we should all be very careful about adding to God's Word. Which of us have the mind of God that we can fill in the blanks for Him? If He didn't say it -- we can't say that He did. Many false doctrines abound on filling in those blanks and taking scripture out of context. The Bible says, "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling." Each of us are on this path. And where God is silent on certain issues we must decide for ourselves if it is pleasing to Him or not -- or if it is a personal matter that God gives us liberty in deciding for ourselves. Paul addressed this when he spoke of eating meats that were sacrificed to idols. For those who believed it was sin -- to him it was sin. For those who exercised liberty -- to him it was permitted. This my friend is one of those issues. If it is sin to you -- indeed it is sin to you. But if our brother who posed the question has liberty in this thing -- then we should not cause him to fall because of our personal feelings. You have offered no scripture that proves God meant or inferred that masturbation is a sin or sexual immorality -- although it is clear that you strongly feel in yourself that it is. You cannot rationally link masturbation to sexual immorality -- it involves no other person. But it basically boils down to what Paul was asked about eating meat sacrificed to idols. This appears to some men to be sin. To others it appears to be no problem at all. So this to is an individual issue. If you are convicted that this is sin then it is sin for you. But to our friend who sees nothing wrong with it -- should we undermine his faith and perhaps cause him to err? I appreciate your answer to my comment. I was hoping that you would answer. And I accept your position as being right for you. But I think too, that the Holy Spirit will guide our brother into the path that he should go. He now has two opinions. I hope that he is edified in what we have shared with him. And I hope to hear from you again. I only check into this forum on Fri, Sat, and Sun. So be patient in hearing from me if you still wish to challenge this position. |
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26 | Is Hades Hell? | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46173 | ||
The Greek equivalent of our English word Hell was Hades. This is one of the words Jesus used to describe hell. The other word was Gehenna. But the Greeks also had many legends of an underworld they called Hades -- which is not the same Hades that Jesus talked about. | ||||||
27 | Why is the Apocrypha not included? | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46172 | ||
The Old and New Testaments were considered Inspired Scripture because they passed certain test that proved they were spoken by God. The Apocrypha did not pass these test. Who made the test? The top biblical scholars of the day put the scriptures to some very difficult test. For the Old Testament it was a council of rabbi's. For the New Testament it was a Church council. The Apocrypha contained error's, false doctrines, or lacked any inspirational value, but most importantly did not have the voice of God we all hear when we read the Holy Scriptures. The Apocrypha was included in some Catholic Bibles but were never canonized like the Holy Scriptures were. The Apocrypha are considered Pseudo in nature. While they have no scriptural value they do have a historical value. For instance the Book of the Macabee's tell us what happened during those 400 silent years that stretched between the Old and New Testaments. In those years there was a famine of God's Word upon the land. |
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28 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46171 | ||
That is simple. He had an earthly mother who was a descendant of David. And he was adopted by Joseph which meant he entered the lineage of his adopted father. Not to mention that God is the Father of us all -- and also was the father of David as well. | ||||||
29 | QUESTION CONCERNING KING CYRUS | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46170 | ||
Part of the initiation of the Jewish Kings were the annointing with oil. This was also true with the High Priest. This symbolized that God had placed them in this high position. In Isaiah 45:1 we are told that God appointed Cyrus to be king. At this time Cyrus was the ruler of most of the ancient world -- including the Jews (therefore God's appointment of this king is crucial -- for no one can rule over God's people unless He appoints them). Now, it appears that you are somehow coorelating annointing with oil to be equal with the Holy Spirit. While in some cases oil represents the Holy Spirit -- it does not always. So for God to stir up his Spirit in Ezra and for God to have purposely chosen and appointed Cyrus are two different things. | ||||||
30 | 2 followups, masturbation and 1Cor7:2-5 | Bible general Archive 1 | Biynah | 46168 | ||
Contrary to the opinion of Makarios I must submit my response. Masterbation is not a sin. The Bible never calls it a sin. If anyone calls it a sin he adds to God's word. And we ought to be careful not to do that. In the sight of Makarios, not God, masturbation is sinful. If it were sinful then God would have specifically told us so. Would he omit that if it was something we could be damned for. Of course not. Does God leave it up to us to decide what is sin or not? Of course not. But There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it 1 Corinthians 10:13. Now it is a sin to fornicate. But God provided us an escape from fornication and that is masturbation. Would God have given us so great a sex drive if we could not bear the temptation. And indeed that temptation could be unbearable if it were not for our ability to release the pressure on our bodies by masturbation. Masturbation is not a sin. There are enough sins for us to avoid without us making up more sins to deal with. But this we know, "If any man thinks it a sin and then does it ... for him it is a sin" Paul says this somewhere. Now masturbation in connection with pornography adds the element of lust -- which is a sin. But masturbation soley for the relief of sexual frustration is not a sin. |
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31 | Plez read and help me is Marijuana okay | Matt 15:11 | Biynah | 45079 | ||
My friend, Jesus said, It is not what you put into the body that defiles the body but what comes out of the body that defiles it. Matthew 15:11 Paul said, "if we have liberty let us have it to ourselves -- let us not use our liberty as an occasion for our brother to stumble. 1 Cor 8:9. He also said, if your heart convicts you of sin, God is greater than your heart. This matter is between you and God. What is God saying to you. If He says it is not okay -- you must stop. If He grants you such liberty -- then exercise that liberty. But be sure it is God you are obeying and not your own lust. Personally, I have never used marijuana and never shall. I never use any substance to alter my consciousness because my mind is a precious gift from God. It sounds to me as though God is convicting you that this may not be a good thing. Search your heart. Search whom you seek to obey. Is this leading you into a closer walk with God -- does it give you peace. Or is it keeping your relationship with God from being fulfilled. Make a decision and choose this day whom you shall serve. As for me and my house -- we shall serve the Lord. | ||||||
32 | Differentiating between attacks | Col 1:24 | Biynah | 45077 | ||
I suffered an abusive situation for seven years. And yes, for seven years I considered this a cross to be borne. Yet, the time came when I was offered the opportunity to escape the situation. Through much prayer, the Lord revealed to me that I was being offered a way out if I desired it. He also revealed to me the reason for the abuse -- which suited His purposes. Through the abuse I sought to become closer to God and to rely upon Him. I sought Him through His Word each day. There was no hope outside of Him. It took seven years for that to be accomplished. And once it was -- I was freed. The sufferings of Job proved Job's loyalty and love for God. My sufferings did not cause me to shake my fist at God and ask why me? But having no power to deliver myself they taught me to rely fully upon God who delivered me. When is it right to end an abusive relationship? That can only be determined between you and God. -- Read the book of Job | ||||||
33 | Suffering for Christ's sake | Col 1:24 | Biynah | 45075 | ||
A serious illness, the death of a family member, and natural disaster are all perils that we face as a result of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. To rant and rail against them is of no good consequence. If you are saved under grace then you are a member of the Kingdom of God. You are dead to the things of this world (of whom the prince of this world has power) therefore the prince of this world no longer has power over you. The only reason the prince of this world (satan) no longer has power over you is because your hope is in the New Kingdom you are now a part of. Whether we live or die, whether in sickness or in health, whether we suffer a natural catastrophe our hope lies beyond these things and have eternal consequences. If we rant and rail against these things how does this glorify God? God alone gives us peace through these ordeals. He gives us strength. And when the non believers see the peace and strength provided by God in us -- they desire it -- and you are therefore a testimony unto them. but if you rant and rail against it -- what better are we than they? We demonstrate there is no hope just as they feel hopeless. The answer is to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh. Can you feel sorrow, ofcourse. Can you feel pain, naturally. But God alone gives the peace that passes all understanding. And here is the key to that peace. We know what our end shall be -- eternal life with Christ our King. | ||||||
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