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21 | What is meant by "us", "we", etc.? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 49416 | ||
My question deals with the use of words like "us", "we", "our" (or for you language scholars, the use of the 1st person, plural, forms of the personal pronoun as well as verbs). In the epistles (primarily), do these words always refer to the group as a collective? Do they sometimes focus more on individuals who share common experiences? (For an example of the latter, more than one person can say, "I got up this morning", therefore, together we can say, "We got up this morning.") What are the implications of this? |
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22 | READ ALL THAT YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON! | Ps 18:1 | benjamite | 48281 | ||
I like the imagery used here. One of God's own is distressed. When God's own person calls to Him, God acts mightily. God is permitted to be angry, is He not? Romans 1:18-32. He most certainly is. Knowledge is great. It must be accompanied by the fear of the Lord and love. Proverbs 2:5-6; 1 Corinthians 13:1-2. Without these, "Knowledge makes arrogant." 1 Corinthians 8:1 |
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23 | SATAN HAS THE MASSES FOOLED, WAKEUP! | Ezek 14:9 | benjamite | 48274 | ||
Righteous prophets would not be "deceived" in such a manner. The people were told to repent and get rid of their idols. The people knew this. The prophets knew this. The Lord says that those who do not, and who still try to come to Him, will be punished. | ||||||
24 | Only satan has evil/deceptive spirits | Job 1:6 | benjamite | 48270 | ||
Even Satan, himself, cannot act apart from the permission of God. Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-6. | ||||||
25 | IT'S NOT GOD SPEAKING, IT'S THE DECEIVER | Jer 19:5 | benjamite | 48268 | ||
There is a difference between a carnivore and a scavenger. In this passage, eating the flesh of their sons and daughters is never called a good thing. Remember from verse 5 of that chapter, the rebellious people are already sacrificing their children to idols. God NEVER commanded them to do this. Trust the Bible, question all else. However, since you would question the Bible, how do you know that God is "wonderful, giving, and caring"? Are you using your own definitions of these words or God's definitions? |
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26 | Does this talk about enslavement? | Is 60:12 | benjamite | 46397 | ||
You're welcome. I'm not sure this is the most convincing line of argument, but perhaps the Lord will use it. God Bless, Benjamite |
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27 | Where does Jesus say He is God? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 46338 | ||
Forgive me if I'm repeating anything. The last post I read said that Jesus was never quoted as saying that He is God. I disagree. In John 10:30, he does claim equality with the Father. Remember in John 10:31, the Jews picked up stones because "He blasphemed". They understood Him to say that He was God. He did not deny it. In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus tells his disciples to baptize "in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit". Note that it does not say "names". He, the Father, and the Holy Spirit are identified by One Name. I'm not saying that they are not three persons, I'm considering their essence as being One - each is considered God. These are Jesus' own words. Elsewhere, in Mark 14:61-62, Jesus was asked if He is "the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One". Under oath, He says, "I am." Again, the Jews accused Him of blasphemy. They understood Him to say that He is God, and they did not believe it. In John 8:56-59, we read, "'Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.' So the Jews said to Him, 'You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?' "Jesus said to them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.' "Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple." He does not say "Before Abraham, I was". He says "I am". I find that significant. Even in the Old Testament, we see evidence of "plurality" in the Godhead. It isn't new with the New Testament. Consider the creation account. In Genesis 1:26, God says, "'Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.' And God created man in His own image..." The very word "Elohim" is plural, and it is often used of God. I realize that I cannot make you see. I can present the evidence, and it is out of my hands. Do with this what you will. |
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28 | Does this talk about enslavement? | Is 60:12 | benjamite | 46210 | ||
Let's take this verse in context: v. 1, "The glory of the LORD has risen upon you." v. 2, "The LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you" v. 9, "Surely the coastlands will wait for Me; And the ships of Tarshish will come first, to bring your sons from afar...for the name of the LORD your God, and for the Holy One of Israel because He has glorified you." This isn't slavery, at least in the sense of the early American atrocities. Granted it might be "paying tribute". This was (and is still) common. (I don't know where you hail from, in the U.S., April 15 was Tax Day.) Let's look at it from another way. Is there anything in this passage which suggests that this finds its fulfillment at any other time than during the future reign of Christ on earth (the millennium)? I don't think so. I see this as being fulfilled when the Almighty God, in the person of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, is here on earth as King. Now the question is, if you're not serving God, what are you doing? Who are you serving? |
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29 | Are there foods that are unclean to eat? | NT general Archive 1 | benjamite | 43433 | ||
First, let me say that I agree with your interpretation of Mark 7:15. Let me also point you to a couple of other passages. Considering that the Mosaic Law was given to the Jews, this is the instruction for Gentiles: Acts 15:19 "Therefore it is my judgment that we do not trouble those who are turning to God from among the Gentiles, but that we write to them that they abstain from things contaminated by idols and from fornication and from what is strangled and from blood." See 1 Corinthians 8, regarding what has been sacrificed to idols. Also, read Acts 10:10-16. Although that passage seems to use the food to symbolize people, (see Acts 10:28) I think we might still be able to apply it to actual food. I hope this helps. In Him, Benjamite |
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30 | Where was satan when he first sinned? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 41399 | ||
Okay, let's deal with these three thoughts. 1. There is no other Eden (as far as location is concerned). Eden was, however a person's name (2 Kings 19:12; 2 Chron 29:12; 31:15; et. al.) 2. They DO NOT all refer to the same mountain. (Let there be no misunderstanding.) That was my point. Sinai (or Horeb), the Mountain of God, is in Arabia NOT ISRAEL. The Jews want to build their temple in ISRAEL (not on Sinai). Don't tell me that there is only one Mountain of God, to do so is to directly contradict the Word of God. Please see the references, in my previous post, to a) Sinai or Horeb, b) The mountain of Bashan, and c) Jerusalem. Jewish tradition not supported in Scripture is tradition and not the Word of God. Please don't equate the two. 3. "stones of fire" are mentioned only twice in Scripture Ezek 28:14 and Ezek 28:16 (not in Job 28:5-6). Apparently we'll find out what they are when we get to the Mountain of God (Heaven). To say that there is fire under the earth is apparently a reference to volcanoes. (Job 28:5). |
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31 | Where was satan when he first sinned? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 41383 | ||
As I said before, I see the "Garden of God" as a euphemism, or another name, for Eden. "But if in all instances where Mount of God occurs in the Bible it refers to the one in Jerusalem, then why would be a different Mount in Ezek 28 and if one decides that it is a different one what right or basis does he have to conclude this?" Aren't you doing just that by equating it with Eden (and not Jerusalem)? In truth, there were a number of mountains called "the mountain of God", not just one. Ex. 3:1, Horeb Ex. 4:27, I assume the same (Horeb) Ex. 18:5, Sinai (might Sinai be the same as Horeb?) Ex. 24:13, Sinai Ps. 68:15, "the mountain of Bashan" 1 Kings 19:8, Horeb Daniel 9:20, I conceed is probably Jerusalem, one of the many "mountains of God". These must be considered as well. Note that in 1 Kings, Jerusalem was already in existence. See also Galatians 4:25 for the location of Sinai - Arabia, not in Israel. With this as evidence, why do you fault me for saying, "I see the mountain of God as being distinct and separate from the garden of God - the former being a euphemism for 'Heaven' the latter for 'Eden."? As to equating Jerusalem with Eden, there were Cherubim to guard the way back into Eden. There was a world-wide flood to destroy any remaining evidence of Eden (Gen 6-9). Jerusalem is not the same as Eden. Since Ezekiel uses figurative language for the description of Satan, why must the rest of it be absolutely literal? Remember, Satan is a spirit being (Eph 6:11-12). Again, I do see the Garden of God as being Eden. I don't see the mountain of God, in this instance, as being Jerusalem (and there is much Biblical precedence for it not having to be Jerusalem). I see it as being Heaven - the only other location we knew about during the days before the fall. Remember Ezekiel 28:16 says he was cast from the mountain of God, it does not say "garden of God". The text allows for this to be a separate event from the deception and curse in Genesis 3. |
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32 | Where was satan when he first sinned? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 41205 | ||
I'm having a hard time seeing it there, actually. I see the mountain of God as being distinct and separate from the garden of God - the former being a euphemism for "Heaven" the latter for "Eden". On the basis of Job 38:4-7, I believe that the angels were created before the creation of the earth, and that Satan's fall, likewise, was before the creation of the earth. |
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33 | Where was satan when he first sinned? | Bible general Archive 1 | benjamite | 41137 | ||
Satan did sin in heaven (Luke 10:18; see also Ezekiel 28:14-16). In Luke, he could not have fallen from heaven if he did not sin in heaven. In Ezekiel, he was cast off the mountain of God. Why did this happen? 28:15, "Unrighteousness was found in you." See also Job 2:5, Satan tells God, "(Job) will curse you to your face." Satan lied to God in heaven. Isaiah 14:12ff is another picture of Satan's fall, but some might see it as being prophetic of the Antichrist to come. Okay, I looked at the Scriptures, now it's your turn. :-) In Him, Benjamite |
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34 | gap between Gensis 1:1 and Gensis 1:2 | Gen 1:1 | benjamite | 40480 | ||
There are some who, due to the apparent age of the earth, see a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2. They hold to a literal 6 day "recreation", but see another existence as being possible. For a more detailed explanation, I'm using "Gap Theory" by A.F. Johnson from _The_Evangelical_Dictionary_of_Theology, (ed. Walter A. Elwell, c. 2001, Baker; Grand Rapids). "All the needed geologic ages in earth's pre-Adamic history may be found either between 1:1 and 1:2 or during 1:2." Some who have held this view are: Episcopius (d. 1643), J.G. Rosenmuller (d. 1815). In recent centuries men like Thomas Chalmers, William Buckland, John Pye Smith, J.H. Kurtz, G.H. Pember, Harry Rimmer, and H.C. Thiessen held this view. It is also in the First edition of the _Scofield Reference Bible_ (1909). The Bibliography on the entry is as follows: O.T. Allis, _God_Spake_by_Moses; Bernard Ramm, _Christian_View_of_Science_and_Scripture; D.A. Young, _Christianity_and_the_Age_of_the_Earth. I hope this information helps. In Him, Benjamite |
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35 | Are you refuting or adding information? | Rom 13:1 | benjamite | 39307 | ||
Sort of both. Thanks for the info on the Marine Corps. If only all Marines (and other servicemen) would submit to the Law of God. You said that in the Marines, you were responsible to follow the last lawful order given. Why is that? Those who set up the authority structure in the Marines know that you cannot follow two mutually exclusive orders. You cannot serve two masters. It sounds like what you are saying is that really, you were not under many earthly masters (as you said before) but one - the law. Now, it is still the same, you, like your representative, senator, etc., are all under the law of the land. I'm still not sure I'm with you on "masters of our affections". Although Luke 16:13 does mention love, it speaks of service - "you cannot serve two masters". I see this as a general principle. You can't stand at attention and run laps at the same time. When the Marine Corps told you to go overseas, you obeyed the other authorities because the Marine Corps told you to. Had the last lawful order given by a CO been to "attack" you would have done so. Am I right? |
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36 | Does grace mean no? | 2 Cor 12:7 | benjamite | 39162 | ||
Paul asked to be healed. God did not heal. God said no. Rather than heal, God said to Paul, "My grace is sufficient for you." Granted, God's grace might be overcompensation for the thorn in the flesh. I agree that God had other plans for Paul. That isn't the question that was asked. The original question that was asked was, "Does God say 'no'?" The answer to that question is, "Yes, God says no." Please note that He did not say "my grace is sufficient for the problem or thorn." He said, "My grace is sufficient for you." In 2 Tim 3:11, note how the sufferings parallel the persecutions - these denote how Paul suffered at the hands of men. 2 Corinthians 12:7 does not talk about how he suffered at the hands of men, the "thorn in the flesh" was specifically described as a "messenger of Satan". 2 Cor 12:9 sounds to me like God told Paul, "Listen, Paul, when you are weak - when you have this thorn - there, in your weakness, My strength, My power, is more evident in your weakness." Paul's reaction is, "If God's power shines brighter in my weakness, rather than ask to be healed, I will gladly bear this thorn, so that Christ's power shines brighter through me." There are better things than being healed. God's ways are perfect, let us pray that His will be done. |
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37 | Submit to all authority | Rom 13:1 | benjamite | 38982 | ||
I must obey the laws of the land, whichever land I am in. If I am a visitor in a different nation, I also need to remember I represent my homeland - I am a citizen of the U.S.. Let's say I went to Iraq (as a U.S. Marine). Are you saying that I could not kill Hussein if given a direct order by President Bush? Killing Hussein is against the law in Iraq. Isn't it? The truth of the matter is, that when you are invading a country, you don't care what their laws are. If there was some sort of legal problem on foreign soil who do I turn to? If I'm not mistaken, I contact the local U.S. Embassy. In the military, would you contact your CO? Also, if two officers gave you opposing orders, who do you follow? The General takes precedence over a Colonel, the Colonel over a Major, and so on, right? I've never been in the military, but my understanding was that you served your country. (which may have taken many forms - Corporal, Sergeant,...) I would categorize "my representative, senator, governor, and president" as Caesar - one national earthly authority. We don't obey them directly, we obey the laws that they make/sign. I don't care what laws are passed in Parliament. I don't live in the United Kingdom. I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean by "masters of our affections". The principle applies throughout. If I worked for Pepsi, I don't obey the Coke people. If I went to Duke, I wouldn't need to obey the Dean at UCLA. |
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38 | Submit to all authority | Rom 13:1 | benjamite | 38844 | ||
If you mean since they are all authorities. My response is that we are only under one national earthly authority. Give to Caesar what is Caesar's. (Luke 20:25) The PM of the UK is an authority, but he is not my authority. He does not govern my land. He does not get my tax dollars, he is not owed my submission. Luke 16:13 says "No man can serve two masters." |
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39 | Did Pharoah drown in the Red Sea? | Ex 14:23 | benjamite | 38779 | ||
Exodus 14:23 is probably as close as you'll come. Was Pharaoh in with the rest of his army? I think so. See also 14:30. In Him, Benjamite |
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40 | does God ever say no | 2 Cor 12:7 | benjamite | 38775 | ||
Yes. I'm putting my response in the beginning of the passage which talks about Paul's thorn in the flesh. He prayed to have it removed and God in effect said "no". "My grace is sufficient for you." |
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