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21 | Finding 'Act as though you have faith' | Bible general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 71933 | ||
I don't know if this helps any, Dave, but I found a pretty good sermon on the subject: http://www.americanchurchparis.org/sermons/11april.htm I'll keep my eyes/ears open for an actual Bible verse or quote, though! Peace, --Cheryl |
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22 | Is the concept of soul ties Christian? | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63184 | ||
I found this original question on a search of the site. I, too, am interested in this topic, particularly whether it is consistent with sound Christian doctrine. Here is an explanation I found online -- any thoughts? Is this really something we must guard against? http://www.courtshipconnection.net/bok/Soulties.html |
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23 | Can some "soul ties" be harmful? | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63193 | ||
Hi Hank! Thank you for replying, and congratulations on your wonderful and lasting marriage! Do you think that some "soul ties" can be harmful or ungodly, though? Or even that some that start out healthy can go bad? And what is the proper Christian response in that event -- stick it out and pray for enough agape love to overcome the evil, or walk away and shake the dust off our feet? Cheryl |
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24 | Drawing the line? | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63198 | ||
Yes, "relationships" is probably a more comfortable term, after all. It is true that bad company corrupts good morals, as Paul reminds us, and there are plenty of Scripture references to support that warning. But I'm wondering how to tell the difference between a sacrificial Christlike agape turn-the-other-cheek type love, and one that is purely dysfunctional, crippling our spirit and our effectiveness for ministry. It seems that plenty of Bible verses could be produced on both sides, and I'm thinking there must be a dividing line somewhere. Peace, Cheryl |
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25 | Caught in a sticky web.... | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63207 | ||
Hi again, Hank! I'm thinking mainly of what they call "toxic" relationships. Did you ever know someone who was a constant downer; who knew how to push your buttons, and did so regularly; who always seemed to bring a frown rather than a smile; who would not tell a lie, but would continually shade the truth to keep you confused and off-balance? Someone with whom you might have spent hours, days, month, years, hashing out all the ins and outs, trying to untangle the web, only for nought? Someone who is a constant and considerable drain, who costs you sleep, work, and other responsibilities, without any improvement in the relationship? That's the kind of toxic relationship I'm talking about. It's not a clear-cut thing -- a good case could be made for sticking with it. But the very thought fills me with such an immense weariness that I feel I could collapse on the spot. Yet weariness is no excuse, right? "I can do all things through Him who strengthens me" (Phil 4:13) I am in just such a toxic relationship. Or rather, I have just ended it (I think -- I have done it so many times now, I've lost count). When I end it, I feel guilty -- agape love should have been stronger than that, shouldn't it??? But when I'm in it, I feel guilty for letting it sap all the resources, energy, time, etc. that I could be putting to much better use... Needing to be free, Cheryl |
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26 | Caught in a sticky web.... | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63316 | ||
I suppose I would characterize it as a close friendship. Probably even a dating relationship. Would there be a difference, in your opinion, as to how it ought to be handled? --Cheryl |
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27 | The continuing debt to love one another | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63337 | ||
Thanks, North. I am a Christian and deeply appreciate your prayers! However, what about turning the other cheek, forgiving seventy times seven, and the "continuing debt to love one another" (Rom 13:8)? What would Jesus do? Would He run away, or would He keep on giving in a spirit of sacrificial love? --Cheryl |
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28 | The continuing debt to love one another | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63428 | ||
Hmmm, thank you, North, for these Scriptures! I tend to look mostly to the Gospels, and Jesus' own words, when settling any question. But He was born a Jew, and these Scriptures would have been part of the spiritual legacy He embraced, wouldn't they? Jesus taught us to love with an open heart, but He was never at anyone's beck and call. When He deemed it time to withdraw and be alone, that's just what He did.... Food for thought -- and prayer... Blessings, --Cheryl |
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29 | The continuing debt to love one another | OT general | LuckyCharm | 63429 | ||
Thanks, beensetfree! I have considered that passage, and yes, I think you're right. Even though Jesus was specifically speaking of evangelism here, I believe the principle has broader applications. Peace and blessings, --Cheryl |
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30 | Arguing for the historical Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 48463 | ||
Hello all, I came across an essay last night while researching first-century historians, preparing to rebut a non-Christian's contention that the Jesus we know and worship today was fabricated. This article seems to make the same arguments that my opponent does, all laid out nicely point by point. I unfortunately cannot see any way to answer it... I could not possibly summarize the entire piece here, but if any are willing to take the time to read it and respond, I would be immensely grateful! The essay is located at http://www.magi.com/(tilde character)oblio/jesus/jhcjp.htm Unfortunately you'll have to insert the tilde character where indicated, since this site doesn't allow it in a post.... :-( Looking forward to any response! Sincerely, --Cheryl |
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31 | First-century source? | NT general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 48469 | ||
Thanks bunches for the prompt reply, Tim! I agree, this is a very very difficult type of argument to counter.... Do you have a source for that first-century reference to the Gospels? Thanks for any help you might be able to offer... Peace, --Cheryl |
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32 | Arguing for the historical Jesus | NT general Archive 1 | LuckyCharm | 48516 | ||
Ha! Apparently the original essay gained enough recognition to earn a very thorough and well-researched rebuttal: http://www.tektonics.org/JPH_D06_NOAP.html I highly recommend this web site -- it's just jam-packed with apologetic resources for tough questions! Peace, --Cheryl |
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33 | Compare Mt 7:11 with Luke 11:13 | Ps 119:11 | LuckyCharm | 44728 | ||
Sure I do. The Holy Spirit can come to us in our sufferings just as surely, and sometimes more so, than in our joys. Our God is a consuming fire, we are told, and we must be "refined by fire" so that our faith is proved genuine (1 Pet 1:7). Peace, --Cheryl |
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34 | An acceptable translation/interpretation | Matt 7:29 | LuckyCharm | 44716 | ||
Greetings, Ray! My Bible Reader's Companion has this to say about the passage: “Authority” is exousia, and means “freedom of action.” The greater authority a person has, the less others can limit his freedom of action. The centurion’s remark that he was a “man under authority” conveyed the fact that he derived his authority to command his soldiers from a source, Caesar, whose freedom to command those in the empire was unlimited. His affirmation was a statement of faith: his belief that Jesus acted under and with the full authority of God, and thus that distance from his suffering servant could not limit His power to heal. It was this total confidence in Jesus that Christ commends (v. 10)—in centurions, and in you and me. Barnes' Notes on the New Testament says: I am a man —He had full confidence in the ability of Jesus to heal his servant, and requested him simply to give the command. This request he presented in a manner appropriate to a soldier. I am a man, says he, under authority. That is, I am subject to the commands of others, and know how to obey. I have also under me soldiers who are accustomed to obedience. I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes. I am “prepared,” therefore, to believe that your commands will be obeyed. As these obey me, so do diseases, storms, and seas obey you. If men obey me, who am an “inferior” officer, subject to another, how much more shall diseases obey you—the original source of power having control over all things! He asked, therefore, simply that Christ would give commandment, and he felt assured he would be obeyed. The 365-Day Devotional Commentary says: “I myself am a man under authority” Matt. 8:9–13. There is more in the story of the centurion for us. He felt unworthy to entertain Jesus under his roof. But he also knew that Jesus’ authority over sickness was not limited by distance. When he said, “I myself am a man under authority,” the centurion meant that his authority in the Roman army did not depend on him, but was granted him by his commanders in a chain leading ultimately to the Emperor himself. The centurion’s orders were obeyed because the full weight of mighty Rome lay behind each command. In asking Jesus to “just say the word,” and in affirming his faith that “my servant will be healed,” the centurion confessed his belief that Christ too was one “under authority.” When Jesus spoke, the full weight of God’s sovereign power was available to enforce Christ’s decree. The centurion’s faith was honored. Christ did speak the word, and the power of God, which neither distance nor evil forces can limit, flowed. Let’s remember the centurion’s faith when we pray. Jesus has the power to meet any and every need. And finally, Word Pictures in the New Testament says: For I also am a man under authority (kai gar ego anthropos hupo exousian). “Also” is in the text, though the here may mean “even,” even I in my subordinate position have soldiers under me. As a military man he had learned obedience to his superiors and so expected obedience to his commands, instant obedience (aorist imperatives and aoristic present indicatives). Hence his faith in Christ’s power over the illness of the boy even without coming. Jesus had only to speak with a word (8:8), say the word, and it would be done. Hope this helps! Peace, --Cheryl |
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35 | If the house is "worthy"? | Matt 10:13 | LuckyCharm | 51749 | ||
"If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace." (Matt 10:13) What is meant by a house that is "worthy"? And did Jesus mean for this to apply to spreading the Gospel only, or was He illustrating a broader spiritual principle? --Cheryl |
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36 | relations after divorce? | Matt 19:5 | LuckyCharm | 44731 | ||
One would ask, "considered adultery by whom"? Different branches of Christianity regard civil divorce in various ways. But when you originally married, you became "one flesh," according to God's word. Has the marriage covenant been broken? Or did it simply suffer a grievous blow, and is now on the mend, by God's grace? Only the two of you can answer this question. Peace, --Cheryl |
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37 | relations after divorce? | Matt 19:5 | LuckyCharm | 44883 | ||
I can well understand and sympathize with your dilemma here. However, your former wife apparently has some conscientious objections to engaging in marital relations before the wedding, and I think those ought to be respected out of love. Paul, in discussing eating questionable food, in 1 Cor 8, says "Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak... When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ." Your former wife may have reasons in her own mind for not engaging in sexual relations before the wedding. Some of these may even be practical considerations, we just don't know. In any case, pressuring her against her convictions would not be consistent with true love, IMO. Be strong, --Cheryl |
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38 | relations after divorce? | Matt 19:5 | LuckyCharm | 45005 | ||
Hi Tim, Please feel free to share my comments if you think they'd be helpful! Who knows, it might open up some unexpected dialogue about something important... Best wishes to you and your "new" bride-to-be! In Him, --Cheryl |
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39 | Where's "invading armies" Rev 6:12-16? | Mark 9:1 | LuckyCharm | 44788 | ||
Hi Searcher! I believe you actually meant Rev 16, not 6... :-) In any case, my International Standard Bible Encyclopedia has this entry for Megiddo: "A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (Josh 12:21). It lay within the territory of Issachar, but was one of the cities assigned to Manasseh (Josh 17:11; 1 Ch 7:29). Manasseh, however, was not able to expel the Canaanites, who therefore continued to dwell in that land. Later, when the children of Israel were waxen strong, the Canaanites were put to taskwork (Josh 17:12 f; Jdg 1:27 f). The host of Sisera was drawn to the river Kishon, and here, "by the waters of Megiddo," the famous battle was fought (Jdg 5:19). By the time of Solomon, Israel's supremacy was unquestioned. Megiddo was included in one of his administrative districts (1 Ki 4:12), and it was one of the cities which he fortified (1 Ki 9:15). Ahaziah, mortally wounded at the ascent of Gur, fled to Megiddo to die (2 Ki 9:27). At Megiddo, Josiah, king of Judah, attempted to arrest Pharaoh-necoh and his army on their march to the Euphrates against the king of Assyria. Here the Egyptian monarch "slew him … when he had seen him," and from Megiddo went the sorrowful procession to Jerusalem with Josiah's corpse (2 Ki 23:29 f; 2 Ch 35:20 ff). The sad tale is told again in 1 Esdras 1:25 ff. "The mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon" became a poetical expression for the deepest and most despairing grief (Zec 12:11). See also ARMAGEDDON. The constant association of Megiddo with Taanach (Tell Ta€anek) points to a position on the south edge of the plain of Esdraelon. In confirmation of this, we read (RP, 1st series, II, 35-47) that Thothmes III captured Megiddo, after having defeated the Palestinian allies who opposed him. He left his camp at Aruna (possibly €Ar€arah), and, following a defile (possibly Waôdy €Aärah), he approached Megiddo from the South We should thus look for the city where the pass opens on the plain; and here, at Khaôn el-Lejjuôn, we find extensive ruins on both sides of a stream which turns several mills before falling into the Kishon. We may identify the site with Megiddo, and the stream with "the waters of Megiddo." Pharaoh-necoh would naturally take the same line of march, and his advance could be nowhere more hopefully opposed than at el-Lejjuôn. Tell el-MutasellŒôm, a graceful mound hard by, on the edge of the plain, may have formed the acropolis of Megiddo. The name Mujadda attaches to a site 3 miles South of Beisaòn in the Jordan valley. Here Conder would place Megiddo. But while there is a resemblance in the name, the site really suits none of the Biblical data. The phrase "Taanach by the waters of Megiddo" alone confines us to a very limited area. No position has yet been suggested which meets all the conditions as well as el-Lejjuôn. The Khan here shows that the road through the pass from Esdraelon to the plain of Sharon and the coast was still much frequented in the Middle Ages." (Sorry about any funny character formatting, but it doesn't seem to carry over perfectly from QuickVerse to this window.) Hope this helps! Peace, --Cheryl |
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40 | Where are they taken? | Luke 17:34 | LuckyCharm | 44727 | ||
Is Jesus talking about where they will be taken to? Or is He speaking about all of the horrors that will come to pass on the day of judgment? I understand He was quoting a popular proverb of His day, and I think He meant that just as a rotting carcass draws scavengers, so will a sinful people draw judgment. --Cheryl |
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