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21 | gifts from the holy spirit | Rom 12:6 | Rolff | 229888 | ||
Dear Squeakyford, Thank you for wanting to study the Bible. The passages include the following: A. Romans 12:6-8 B. Ephesians 4: 11-12 C. 1 Corinthians 12: 1-11 There are a number of gifts the Spirit of God has been kind enough to help me discern • Apostles apostolous, Ephesians 4 • Celibacy, 1 Corinthians 7:7 • Discerning of spirits • Encourager • Evangelist • Gift of faith, pistis • Gifts of healing, iamaton of cures, 1 Corinthians 12:9 • Giver • Mercy • Miracles, dunameon • Pastors • Prophets in Ephesians 4. Prophecy , propeteia • Ruler • Server • Teacher • Tongues, gloson or glossalia, when used with phule (tribe) seven times in the New Testament • Interpretation of tongues • Word of wisdom, sothias • Word of knowledge, gonseos to know (compare with oida to understand.) Paul stated it correctly when he said, “There are diversities of gifts.” I do hope this answers your question and helps you find your peace in the abiding presence of God. |
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22 | God as my light house | John 8:12 | Rolff | 229886 | ||
Dear Snookie, I am not aware of a verse in the Bible that talks about God as a lighthouse. I checked my electronic concordance and it came up blank. There are numbers of verses that indicate God dwells in indescribable light. Heaven will be lit by the presence of God described in the last chapters of Revelation.There are numbers of verses, including the following that talk about Jesus as light. Mt 28:3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow. Mr 9:3 and His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. Joh 8:12 ¶ Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." Joh 9:5 "While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world." (NAS95) Thank you for your question, hope this answers your query. |
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23 | why bible says the body is the temple | 1 Cor 6:19 | Rolff | 229884 | ||
There are several verses in 1 and 2 Corinthians that indicate our bodies are holy, and should be treated well. 1Co 3:16 ¶ Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 1Co 3:17 If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him, for the temple of God is holy, and that is what you are. 1Co 6:19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? There are others that may want to add to my answer, but Corinth was an evil city that did many improper things. Paul mentions some of them in 1 and 2 Corinthians. He reminds us that our bodies are not to use up for pleasure, but as Christians or bodies belong to God and we should worship God with our whole being, including our bodies. |
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24 | Person that went to heaven without dying | Gen 5:21 | Rolff | 229882 | ||
Thank you for your quesion. There are two persons in the Old Testament that may not have died. GEN 5:21 Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. 22 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. 24 Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Elijah may not have died...2Ki 2:12 Elisha saw it and cried out, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw Elijah no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. (NAS95) |
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25 | Order of the books of the bible? | Luke 24:44 | Rolff | 228814 | ||
In Theology this is called the Cannon or Canonicity. There are no simple answers. The Old Testament has been long compliled. The gospels mention the Law and Prophets many times and Luke 24:44 mention the Law, prophets and Psalms. The New Testament is a different story. "In A.D. 363, the Council of Laodicea stated that only the Old Testament (along with the Apocrypha) and the 27 books of the New Testament were to be read in the churches. The Council of Hippo (A.D. 393) and the Council of Carthage (A.D. 397) also affirmed the same 27 books as authoritative." http://www.gotquestions.org/canon-Bible.html There are other books the Apocrypha and Pseudographs, which most Protestant churches reject. The men that picked the New Testament Canon were men of God, chosen by thier churches. At some point one has to decide to believe and follow or not to believe and not to follow Scripture. |
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26 | Zechariah in OT same as in Luke 1:5 | Luke | Rolff | 228811 | ||
I believe your information is correct, the two Zechariahs lived at least 450 years apart. How many Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and Alex do you know? Probably more than one. There are at least four distinct Marys in the New Testament. Zechariah means "YHWH remembers." Both had the same job of temple priest. Hope this answers your question as you continue to study your Bible. | ||||||
27 | how does Pauls three journeys correlate | NT general | Rolff | 228393 | ||
You have asked a question that is too large for this venue. The three Missionary Journey's of Paul are found in Acts The first Journey is Acts found in Chapter 13 and 14. The second journey is found in 15:36 to 18:22 and the third journey is in 18:23 to 20:38. If you hear about a fourth journey, it is Paul's trip to Rome. Most of what you ask is in this text of Scripture. Ie. Ephesis is Ephesians. Philippi is to the Philippians. But Galatia is a provence like a state. It included cities in the Biblical text including Antioch, Iconium and Lycnonia. I would like to suggest you garner a copy of THE LIVE AND EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL by Conybeare and Howson for the classic on the topic. |
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28 | Whence cometh the races? | Gen 11:7 | Rolff | 223395 | ||
I got interested in this question when I was not Chinese, but dating a Chinese. First, we don't know the answer to this question because it is not listed in scripture. Races may as you suggested have changed when God changed the languages. They may have woken up under the shadow of the tower and said, "Uh, you speak funny and look funny." and separated. Second, it could be related to geography, while there are many exceptions, light skinned people seem to be farther north and darker skinned people seem to be native to warmer climates. Third, it could be that before car and airplane travel closer relatives married and created the diversity of homo sapiens that add to our kind because God created that diversity in our genes. | ||||||
29 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221938 | ||
Good answer. Thank you for the humor and satisfying answer. | ||||||
30 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221932 | ||
Thanks, he said with a tongue firmly in cheek, I'll move to Africa or Asia and enjoy my four legal wives using your advice. Civil law is not Moses' law and my question came from Exodus 20:14 (no adultry) and Exodus 21:10 (here is the rules for your second woman.) This is one man and two women any way you look at these two chapters and I wondered out loud what was the difference. We've spent enough time on this, I'll move on. |
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31 | Why is bigamy ok but adultry isn't? | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221930 | ||
It sure doesn't say it is wrong. David had 19 reported wives/concubines/women and he was a friend of God. I'm not sure I want one gunaika, but we hear to an extreme, adultry is sin. NO ONE preaches that bigamy is not forbidden in God's eyes. What is the difference? One man, two women in two chapters of Exodus.(Exodus 20:14 and 21:10) |
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32 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221917 | ||
Tim, What you say is correct. My non-legal mind can't see a difference between adultry and bigamy, two women, one man in both cases. The US has made rules against second wives based on Matthew 5 and 19. Yet, Moses (who was married to two women wrote these rules.) One is legal with rules, one is a sin, just verses apart. I am reading a Legalist's dissertation and he is railing on adultry, page after page. His paper is on law and grace and I am bored beyond tears. What about bigamy? If I have a one night fling, it is Adultry. If I marry two women and do both of them every night, it is ok? As a man of the Word, this seems convoluted, but may be so. Any comments from a different point of view? [One wife is almost too much. Can't imagine two bedded women under my roof. The question above is a long standing question between my brother and I. ] |
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33 | Why is bigamy ok but adultry isn't? | Not Specified | Rolff | 221908 | ||
The seventh commandment in Exodus 20, tells us not to commit adultry. Clear as can be. But a chapter later in Exodus 22-23 we are given rules for a second wife. Two wives (bigamy) appear to not be sin in the Pentateuch but adultry is sin. What is the difference? they both have two different women in your bedroom. This is an honest question that is gnawing at me. |
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34 | Why is bigamy ok but adultry isn't? | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221909 | ||
The seventh commandment in Exodus 20, tells us not to commit adultry. Clear as can be. But a chapter later in Exodus 22-23 we are given rules for a second wife. Two wives (bigamy) appear to not be sin in the Pentateuch but adultry is sin. What is the difference? they both have two different women in your bedroom. This is an honest question that is gnawing at me. |
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35 | Obey your leaders ? | Acts 5:29 | Rolff | 216621 | ||
Question (long): In Heb.13:17 it says. “Obey your leaders and submit to them.” Who are these leaders, and should we blindly submit to them? The Hebrew passage appears to be talking to the Church and Church leadership. Jesus clearly stated in Matthew 22:21, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's.” In the USA it would include but not be limited to Pastors, Policemen and the President. What is our responsibility in the cases where there are clear abuses of power? The Romans government clearly abused their power in the later part of the Empire, but Christians obeyed to the death as long as it did not contradict Scriptures. When there was a difference between Scripture and Law, Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered and said, "We must obey God rather than men. Are they the same as found in 1 Pet. 2:13 1PE 2:13 Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, 2:14 or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right. 2:15 For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. Authority is authority, we should submit to our boss, wives should submit to their husbands, we should submit to our pastor, we should submit to policemen, we should submit to our federal government, except in places it contradicts scripture. 1 Timothy 2:2 for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 2:3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, |
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36 | Is the ASV equal to the NASB? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Rolff | 216619 | ||
Is the ASV equal to the NASB? There are several ASV versions. There is the 1881 version several versions between and the 1901 version. We know much more in the later part of the 20th Century of geography, word studies as well as archeology. The NASB came out around 1970. I used this and the King James Version to translate the Greek text in seminary. Around 1995, a New, NASB arrived on the scene that had changes in the language, including removing the Old English, "Ye" and other obtuse language. I use this NASB-95 version as it is about as close to the Greek as one can translate from one language to another. To answer your question, I used the ASV-1901 before the NASB. Once the NASB, while quite wooden, it was a literal translation of the original languages. Once the NASB-1995, it is much easier to read, and remains very literal to the translated languages. |
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37 | explain baptism into moses | Bible general Archive 4 | Rolff | 216397 | ||
1CO 10:1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all [pas, all or every]under the cloud, and all [pas, all or every] passed through the sea; 10:2 and all [pas, all or every] were baptized [dip or sink] into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 10:3 and all pas, all or every] ate the same spiritual food; 10:4 and all [pas, all or every] drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. I must confess I have not seen this passage before although I have read 1 Corinthians many times and my trusty electronic concordance was unable to pull it out. This is one of the reasons I enjoy viewing this Forum. The original question was, “scripture states that we were baptized into Moses explain and was it considered wet or dry.” I believe the answer is in the text above. Some date the Exodus including Moses around 1444 BC, most of the Christians in both Saul called Paul’s time and ours did not pass under the cloud or thru the sea in a literal sense. Therefore it must be a spiritual or dry baptism. This is stated concretely in verse 10:4. On 2/29/2004 the following was posted in this Forum regarding 1 Cor 10:2… Subject: Baptism a warning about overconfidence Note: xxx, I won't explain. But your response is exactly what I hoped to get from all parties to the baptism controversies here on the forum. More thinking, less posting would be good. Emmaus Blessings, I hope I answered your question on wet or dry. |
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38 | explain baptism into moses | Bible general Archive 4 | Rolff | 216385 | ||
I was intrigued by your question. A quick search of my concordance came up "dry" on Moses and Baptism. I looked up “baptized into Moses” with no results. Even a quick scan of all references to Baptism came up as a dead end. Would you be so kind as to include a biblical reference to guide this writer? Thanks. |
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39 | to whom should we pray/ | Matt 6:9 | Rolff | 212831 | ||
"Our Father in heaven, holy is your name..." | ||||||
40 | Blessings A Hundred Fold | Mark 10:28 | Rolff | 212324 | ||
Mark 10:28-31 NASB Peter began to say to Him, "Behold, we have left everything and followed You." Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake, but that he shall receive a hundred times as much now in the present age, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, along with persecutions; and in the age to come, eternal life. But many who are first, will be last; and the last, first." Aloha: I am missing the question, to me this passage makes complete sense with the entirety of Jesus’ statement. Peter makes the statement, “Behold, we have left all to follow [You].” Joshua (the name of Messiah) states what you give up on earth for the good tidings (euaggelion or gospel) will get back 100 times more with eternal life. But many who are rich here on earth will be poor in heaven and the poor on earth will be rich in heaven (my loose translation.) Aloha, in this season we celebrate the Incarnation. |
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