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21 | YAHWEH | Dan 9:14 | Jagfire | 172992 | ||
These are just other names for God. Yahweh/Jehovah are mentioned in Deut 6:4 and Daniel 9:14. "El" is another name meaning "strong" - see Genesis 7:1. |
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22 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | Jagfire | 173310 | ||
If an unsaved person commits suicide, they haven't done anything but “expedite” their trip to the lake of fire. But the person who committed suicide will ultimately be in hell for rejecting salvation through Christ, not because they committed suicide. 4 people committed suicide in the Bible: Saul (1 Samuel 31:4) Ahithophel (2 Samuel 17:23) Zimri (1 Kings 16:18) Judas (Matthew 27:5) Each of them were wicked men. God is the One who is to decide when and how a person should die, so to take that power into your own hands is blasphemy to God. Us Christians can know that we possess eternal life no matter what happens “These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God” (1 John 5:13). Whether a person commits suicide is not what determines whether he or she gains entrance into heaven.. but that is not to say suicide isn't a serious sin against God. |
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23 | Information on suicide? | Amos 9:2 | Jagfire | 173334 | ||
Oops! Apologies! | ||||||
24 | Three most important Obadiah passages? | Obad 1:4 | Jagfire | 172640 | ||
Here are my favorite verses of the chapter. verse 4, "Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD." verse 12, "You should not look down on your brother in the day of his misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast so much in the day of their trouble." verse 15, "The day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head." |
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25 | christians being persecuted | Matt 5:10 | Jagfire | 173274 | ||
our salvation, I am sorry to hear this... Jesus said that persecution for His sake was inevitable. He encourages us to take heart in the persecution - He even calls the persecuted one “blessed” and tells us to “rejoice and be exceedingly glad for your reward in heaven is great” - Matthew 5:10-12. The Old Testament prophets were persecuted, reviled, tortured, killed and in one case sawn in half (Hebrews 11:37). All the Apostles (except John) were killed for preaching Christ. Tradition says that Peter insisted on being crucified upside down because he said he was unworthy to die in the same manner as his Lord. Yet he wrote in his first letter “If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of God and of glory rests on you” - (1 Peter 4:14) The Apostle Paul was jailed, beaten and stoned numerous times for preaching Christ, but he considered his sufferings not even worth mentioning compared to the glory he knew awaited him (see Romans 8). The cost seems high, I know. But there are earthly rewards as well as heavenly ones: Jesus has promised to be with us always, even to the end of the age(Matthew 28:20) He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5) He knows our pain and suffering (1 Peter 2:21) His love for us knows no end, and He will never test us beyond our ability to withstand it and will always provide a way out from under it (1 Corinthians 10:13) |
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26 | Can you break the OT Law? | Matt 5:17 | Jagfire | 173166 | ||
In place of the Old Testament law, we are under the law of Christ which is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments” (Matthew 22:37-40). Technically, the Ten Commandments are not applicable to Christians.. HOWEVER, 9 of the Ten Commandments are repeated in the New Testament (all except the command to observe the Sabbath day). Obviously, if we are loving God we won't be worshipping other gods or worshipping idols. If we are loving our neighbors, we won't be murdering them, lying to them, committing adultery against them, or coveting what belongs to them. So, we are not under any of the requirements of the Old Testament law. We are to love God and love our neighbors. If we do those two things faithfully, everything else will fall into place. |
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27 | Can you break the OT Law? | Matt 5:17 | Jagfire | 173167 | ||
Sorry that should have been replied to the original question. | ||||||
28 | Can you break the OT Law? | Matt 5:17 | Jagfire | 173182 | ||
When Jesus died on the cross, He put an end to the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15). The key to understanding this issue is knowing that the Old Testament law was given to the nation of Israel, not to Christians. Some of the laws were to make the Israelites know how to obey and please God (the Ten Commandments for example), some of them were to show them how to worship God (the sacrificial system), some of them were to simply make the Israelites different from other nations (the food and clothing rules). None of the Old Testament law applies to us today. If we do the two things I mentioned in my last post and referenced (Love God and love our neighbors), we will be fulfilling all that Christ wants for us to do, and as I said before everything else will fall into place. So it's said that if Jesus did not “abolish” the law (Matthew 5), then it must still be binding.. such components as the Sabbath day requirement must be operative still, along with perhaps numerous other elements of the OT Law. This assumption is grounded upon a misunderstanding of the words and intent of this passage... Christ did not suggest that the binding nature of the law of Moses would remain forever in effect. This view would contradict everything we learn from the balance of the New Testament record (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15) - Stay with me.. The word “abolish” is translated Greek as “kataluo,” literally meaning to “loose down.” The word is found seventeen times in the New Testament. It is used of the destruction of the Jewish temple by the Romans (Matthew 26:61; Acts 6:14), and of the dissolving of the human body at death (2 Corinthians 5:1). The term can carry the meaning of “to overthrow,” or to “render vain, deprive of success.” In classical Greek, it was used with institutions, laws, etc., to convey the idea of “to invalidate.” Now.. note how the word is used in Matthew 5:17. In this context, “abolish” is set in opposition to “fulfill.” Christ came “...not to abolish, but to fulfill.” The meaning is this: Jesus did not come to this earth for the purpose of acting as an opponent of the law. His goal was not to prevent its fulfillment. Rather, he revered it, loved it, obeyed it, and brought it to fruition. He fulfilled the law’s prophetic utterances regarding himself (see Luke 24:44). Christ fulfilled the demands of the OT law, which called for perfect obedience, or else imposed a “curse” (see Galatians 3:10 and 3:13). In this sense, the law’s design will ever have an abiding effect. It will always accomplish the purpose for which it was given.. But if the law of Moses bears the same relationship to us today (binding) as it did before Christ came, then it was not fulfilled, and Jesus failed at what he came “to do.” On the other hand, if the Lord did accomplish what he came to accomplish, then the law was fulfilled, and it is not a binding legal institution today. Further, if the law of Moses was not fulfilled by Christ, and thus remains as a binding legal system for today, then it is not just partially binding. Rather, it is totally compelling system. Jesus plainly said that not one “jot or tittle” (representative of the smallest markings of the Hebrew script) would pass away until all was fulfilled. Consequently, nothing of the law was to fail until it had completely accomplished its purpose. Jesus fulfilled the law. Jesus fulfilled all of the law. We cannot say that Jesus fulfilled the sacrificial system, but did not fulfill the other aspects of the law. Jesus either fulfilled all of the law, or none of it. What Jesus' death means for the sacrificial system, it also means for the other aspects of the law. |
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29 | How are you free, if you can't break it? | Matt 5:17 | Jagfire | 173266 | ||
The Biblical teaching is that Christians are not required to observe the Old Testament Law. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, He fulfilled the Old Testament Law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15) - The unbiblical conclusion people draw is that there is no moral law God expects Christians to obey. No, we are not under the Old Testament Law.. but yes, we are under the law of Christ. The law of Christ is not an extensive list of legal codes. It is a law of love. If we love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength we will do nothing to displease Him. If we love our neighbors as ourselves, we will do nothing to harm them. Obeying the law of Christ is not a requirement to earn or maintain salvation.. The law of Christ is what God expects of a Christian. This is not a license to sin, but rather a covenant of grace. We should strive to overcome sin. The fact that we are graciously freed from the demands of the Old Testament Law should result in us living our lives in obedience to the law of Christ. 1 John 2:3-6: “We know that we have come to know Him if we obey His commands. The man who says, ‘I know Him,’ but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys His word, God's love is truly made complete in him. This is how we know we are in Him: Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did.” |
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30 | PLS I need it now | Matt 7:2 | Jagfire | 173746 | ||
Matthew 7:2-5 "For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, Let me take the speck out of your eye when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." Not sure which translation had it has stems and branches.. |
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31 | that is my question I beleive is a impor | Matt 19:8 | Jagfire | 173313 | ||
I am a little confused as to what you are asking. However, I will make some points. Malachi clearly says God hates divorce. God knows though that since a marriage involves two sinful humans, divorce is going to occur. In the Old Testament, there are some laws in order to protect the rights of divorcees (in Deut). These laws were given because of the hardness of people’s hearts, not because they were God’s desire (Matthew 19:8) The divorce rate among so-called Christians is almost as high as the rest of the world - That is sad. God makes it clear that reconciliation and forgiveness should be present in a believer's life [and marriage]. Luke 11:4/Ephesians 4:32 You should not feel any less loved by God. God often uses even the sinful disobedience of Christians to accomplish great good. |
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32 | Is it wrong to have | Luke 1:15 | Jagfire | 173034 | ||
Alcohol is not in and of itself tainted by sin. However, drunkenness and addiction to it is what a Christian must stay away from. The Bible discourages drinking alcohol in Proverbs 20:1, Isaiah 5:11/22, Micah 2:11, and several other verses. The Bible also condemns getting drunk- see Proverbs 23:29 to 35. We are to avoid anything that we can be mastered by, and also are told not to participate in things that might offend other Christians or cause them to fall (see 1Co 8:9-13). Although Scripture doesn't necessarily say we can't drink alcohol, based on these things, it's hard to say that you can drink alcohol for the glory of God. [1Co 10:31] |
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33 | Was Mary from the line of David? | Luke 3:23 | Jagfire | 173181 | ||
I don't really have any verses to support the claim but most conservative Bible scholars assume Luke is recording Mary’s genealogy and Matthew is recording Joseph’s. Matthew is following the line of Joseph (Jesus’ legal father), through David’s son Solomon, while Luke is following the line of Mary (Jesus’ blood relative), though David’s son Nathan. But through either line Jesus is a descendant of David and thus eligible to be Messiah. | ||||||
34 | can people be possesed by demons? | Luke 4:33 | Jagfire | 172359 | ||
Satan cannot do anything to anyone unless they have God's permission (Job 1,2). And this being the case, Satan, thinking he is accomplishing his own purposes, is actually accomplishing God’s good purposes...even as in the case of Judas’ betrayal. Now, the case of an actual Christian being demon-possessed.. it is unlikely. The Bible doesn't specifically state so, but since a Christian is indwelt by the Holy Spirit, it wouldn't seem likely that the Holy Spirit would allow a demon to possess the same person He is dwelling in. It is unthinkable to me that God would allow one of His children, whom He purchased with the blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19) and made into a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17) – to be possessed and controlled by a demon. |
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35 | Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? | Luke 23:43 | Jagfire | 172873 | ||
The word paradise is used as a synonym for Heaven (2 Corinthians 12:4; Revelation 2:7). What we do know for sure is that there has always been a separation of believers and unbelievers (Luke 16:19-31). The righteous have always gone to paradise, the wicked have always gone to Hell (Hades). | ||||||
36 | However, after Jesus finished His work o | Luke 23:43 | Jagfire | 172914 | ||
When Jesus ascended to Heaven, He took the occupants of Paradise (believers) with Him according to Ephesians 4:8-10. His body was in the tomb; His soul/spirit went to the “Paradise” realm of Sheol / Hades. He then removed all the righteous dead from Paradise and took them with Him to Heaven. In many translations of the Bible translators are not consistent in how they translate the Hebrew and Greek words for “Sheol,” “Hades,” and “Hell” |
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37 | Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? | Luke 23:43 | Jagfire | 172965 | ||
In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word used to described the realm of the dead is "Sheol." It simply means the "place of the dead" or the "place of departed souls/spirits." The New Testament Greek word that is used for hell is "Hades," which also refers to “the place of the dead.” Other Scriptures in the New Testament indicate that Sheol / Hades is a temporary place, where souls are kept as they await the final resurrection and judgment. Revelation says Hell (the lake of fire) is the permanent and final place of judgment for the lost. Hades is a temporary place. So, “Hell” is a future realm, only put into effect after the Great White Throne Judgment (see Revelation 20:11-15). Essentially, Hades is today's "Hell" |
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38 | Hear God | John 10:27 | Jagfire | 173322 | ||
Spend quality time daily in prayer and Bible study. The more time you spend intimately with God and His Word the easier it will be to recognize His voice and direction in your life. "My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me" -John 10:27 |
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39 | Strength when we are weak? | Rom 8:28 | Jagfire | 173299 | ||
I think the key is remembering that God's ways are higher than our ways according to Isaiah 55:9. When we are suffering with a sickness/disease/etc we usually focus on our suffering and not on what good God might bring. Romans 8:28 says that God can bring about good from any situation. Many people look back on times of sickness as times when they grew closer to God and learned to trust Him more.. or even when they leanred to truly value life. This doesn't mean sickness is always from God in a world tainted by sin. Sicknesses, diseases, and death will always be with us. We are fallen beings, with physical bodies prone to disease and illness. Some sickness is simply a result of the natural course of things in this world. God is still in control. God sometimes allows sin and/or Satan to cause physical suffering. Even when sickness is not directly from God, He will still use it according to His perfect will. When people are suffering, it is our responsibility to minister to them, care for them, pray for them, and comfort them. When a person is suffering, it's not always smart to emphasize that God will bring good out of the suffering. Yes, that's true. However, it's not always the best time to share that truth. Suffering people need our love and encouragement, not necessarily Biblical theology. |
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40 | what meaning has christian passover | Rom 14:5 | Jagfire | 172560 | ||
Like all the Old Testament Jewish feasts the Passover feast was a foreshadowing of Christ’s work on the cross. Colossians 2:16 says “let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.” Christians are no longer bound to observe the Passover feast the way an Old Testament Jew was but they should not look down upon another believer who does or does not observe the Passover or other special Jewish days and feasts (Rom14:5). It is nto required for Christians to celebrate the Passover but it is beneficial to study it and could be beneficial to celebrate it if it leads one to a greater understanding and appreciation for Christ’s death and resurrection. |
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