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21 | Grateful for the forum | 1 Tim 3:4 | Diomede | 159128 | ||
CDBJ I do apologise if to you my questions seem naive, you obiviously have alot more knowledge about the Bible and life than I do. I've really only just beginning to take the bible seriously and to try to get the the heart of what it actually means, and how I am to apply it every day. I don't have more mature christians who I can ask my dumb questions to, and so I really appreciate having this forum. Thank for your answer.I do agree with you, I was just asking the question so that I could be sure for myself of the verses meaning. Thanks |
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22 | Can an overseer drink? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Diomede | 159114 | ||
Thank you Kalos for your very comprehensive answer? I agree that the Bible doesn't require the general public to completely abstain, just not to use it in excess. But does this verse suggest that because of the example and influence of an overseer, there is a higher standard set for him? Thanks |
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23 | how should overseers children act? | 1 Tim 3:4 | Diomede | 159113 | ||
Thanks CDBJ for your thoughts. So are you saying that if a mans children are disobediant and disrespectful to him then he doesn't meet the criteria for an overseer? I know of several godly parents whos adult children have completely rebelled and have been disrespectful to their parents and the way they have been brought up. Are these parents excluded from being overseers because of their adult childrens choices? |
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24 | What does 1 Timothy 3 v 4 mean? | 1 Tim 3:4 | Diomede | 159088 | ||
Can someone explain this verse abit more for me? Does this mean that to qualify as an overseer a mans children must be christians, or that they should be respectable, not rebellious? Does it just refer to children before they've reached adulthood? Thanks. | ||||||
25 | Does 1 Tim 5 v 23 contradict this? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Diomede | 159086 | ||
I believe the word temperate is from the Greek word nephalios, which means abstaining from alcohol. I had taken this to mean that overseers were not to drink alcohol at all. However in 1 Timothy 5 v 23 Paul tells Timothy to drink a little wine for health reasons. Is this contradictory? | ||||||
26 | References to God being timeless. | Rev 21:6 | Diomede | 158438 | ||
Thanks Doc for your thoughts. This is a huge concept I am trying to get my head around. Could you give me the references for some of the other scriptures on the same subject which you mentioned? Also, the paper you refer to, is that something I could access on-line? Thanks for your help. |
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27 | Is God beyond time as we know it? | Rev 21:6 | Diomede | 158298 | ||
Does this verse mean God exsists in a way that is beyond time as we know it? If so, then when we go to be with him will we exsist in the same way? | ||||||
28 | Could a good God create death? | Gen 1:31 | Diomede | 158268 | ||
Thats what I thought, but doesn't that cause a problem if everything God made was good, or is death good? | ||||||
29 | Do we all get to heaven together? | Not Specified | Diomede | 158213 | ||
Do christians all get to heaven at the same time? I like the idea of our deceased loved ones looking down on us, but is this biblical? If we do all get to heaven at the same time how is that possible? I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts, and also to get some verses to clarify the matter. Thanks |
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30 | Do we all get to heaven together? | 2 Cor 5:8 | Diomede | 158218 | ||
Do christians all get to heaven at the same time? I like the idea of our deceased loved ones looking down on us, but is this biblical? If we do all get to heaven at the same time how is that possible? I'm interested to hear peoples thoughts, and also to get some verses to clarify the matter. Thanks |
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31 | Did God create death? | Gen 1:31 | Diomede | 158209 | ||
Did God create death? | ||||||
32 | What was the job of a prophetess? | Not Specified | Diomede | 156567 | ||
As prophetesses did Huldah and Anna have authority over men? What did being a prophetess mean - did it make them church leaders? | ||||||
33 | What was the job of a prophetess? | 1 Tim 3:2 | Diomede | 156570 | ||
As prophetesses did Huldah and Anna have authority over men? What did being a prophetess mean - did it make them church leaders? | ||||||
34 | Why is a good reputaion so important? | 1 Tim 3:7 | Diomede | 156510 | ||
How does having a good reputation with non-christians stop one falling into the devils trap? | ||||||
35 | Who is the overseer today? | 1 Tim 3:1 | Diomede | 156507 | ||
What is todays equivilent in church structure to the office of overseer or bishop? Are these verses intended for Pastors? | ||||||
36 | Can God change his mind? | Ex 32:10 | Diomede | 156377 | ||
It seems to me that here God is going to destroy the Israelites, yet later, relents. Does this mean God can change his mind? | ||||||
37 | Is Matt 7 v 20 always true? | Matt 7:20 | Diomede | 155029 | ||
I am trying to get to the bottom of womens role in the church, particularly regarding women preaching. Yesterday for a brief moment I thought I had it figured out. If the above verse is true then God would bless the work of women whom he had called to preach and their work would be fruitful. However I have since recalled several cases of preachers who would seem to have had a fruitful ministry, but it has been found out later they had been involved in all kinds of things they should't have been. So did God overule and still make their ministry fruitful so his will could be done despite the people he had to work with? Perhaps I don't understand what is meant by fruitful. What do you think this verse means? Thanks |
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38 | How should we take the Bible? | Bible general Archive 2 | Diomede | 154918 | ||
Thanks Tim for your reply. The two main issues that have arisen for me are women and their role in church and wives being under the authority of their husbands. I have done a quick search on these so am aware of some of the different perspectives. But what I keep coming back to is that if the bible is Gods actual words to us today, then should it be enough that we read it and take it like it says? I've red somewhere that if the bible makes sense like it is then take it as it is, if it is unclear, then interprit it in light of the bits that are clear. Some say but things are different culturally, I'm not sure about this argument. Surely if God is God then he would have made it clear if some bits of the bible were for then and some are for now. Which then takes me back to the original problem, if we are to decide (based on what we know of culture back then) which parts apply and which don't, how can we be sure we get it right? Thanks for your help with this! |
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39 | Should we take the bible literally? | Not Specified | Diomede | 154868 | ||
What does it mean that the bible is inspired by God? Is it his actual words to us today, be taken literally? I am being told that there are some new testament issues that while the bible says one thing, that isn't what it actually means to us today. Which then poses the problem of which bits do we take literally and which bits don't we? So how should we take it? Thanks! | ||||||
40 | Should we take the bible literally? | Bible general Archive 2 | Diomede | 154869 | ||
What does it mean that the bible is inspired by God? Is it his actual words to us today, be taken literally? I am being told that there are some new testament issues that while the bible says one thing, that isn't what it actually means to us today. Which then poses the problem of which bits do we take literally and which bits don't we? So how should we take it? Thanks! | ||||||
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