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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: chynna Ordered by Verse |
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21 | Is God he, she or neither? | Not Specified | chynna | 39995 | ||
Is God a he,she or neither? The Bible clearly says He. But when God created humans and animals He clearly understood the difference between male and female. Can there be a heavenly Father without a heavenly mother? Why specify He, if there isn't a 'she' to clarify the word 'he' against? Can God be a 'he' if He is spirit? Some people say the word for God in the original language of the Bible is neither male nor female. | ||||||
22 | Mission trips, questionable? | Not Specified | chynna | 40239 | ||
When should church mission trips become questionable? Should missionaries only go where people have never heard of Christianity? Is it acceptable to go places that are predominately catholic, like Mexico, to try to convert them to another christian point of view? Is it deemed acceptable for the pastor's wife and other elders to bring their wives on these trips? Should it be suspect if the places they go sound more like nice vacation spots, Mexico, Russia, Beleze? | ||||||
23 | Paul's view of women and marriage | Not Specified | chynna | 40302 | ||
1Corinhians 7:1 It is good for man not to marry. But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband... Verse 7: I wish that all men were as I am. Paul thinks that men should not marry or become involved with women. He is essentially saying that men who get married are less worthy in God's eyes than men like him. They have a weakness that Paul didn't have. With these statements, I take it Paul probably thought sexual intercourse between those married was a weakness and not something God would condone. I'm confused. What is Paul saying here? |
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24 | A man's soul vs a woman's soul | Not Specified | chynna | 41464 | ||
Is a man's soul worth more to God than a female's soul? Or are we all created equal at this point? | ||||||
25 | Seeing and talking to God vs praying | Not Specified | chynna | 41727 | ||
In the old testament, God actually appeared spoke with Adam, Moses, Abraham, Jacob, etc,. How come there isn't a place in the New Testament where God actually appears and speaks with Jesus, His Son? Before Jesus is crucified we see Him praying to the Lord at Gethsemane. Did Adam, Moses and Abraham pray as well? Or could they simply speak with God? It just seems odd that the Son of God prays to communicate with His Father, where Adam, Moses and Abraham saw Him face to face. | ||||||
26 | Question about Church on Wednesday night | Not Specified | chynna | 43174 | ||
I'm finding it difficult to make it to Wednesday night Bible study. I study the Bible every day though, usually later in the evenings after the children are put to bed, but I understand I'm missing out on the fellowship that takes place on Wednesday nights at church. I have two questions. Why do churches meet on Wednesday nights? Is it okay to skip Wednesday nights at church? | ||||||
27 | A question about God's creation plans | Not Specified | chynna | 43250 | ||
God created animals prior to creating man. He created male and female of every species. When He created man He only created Adam at first. It's unclear from the bible whether Adam was created a child or an adult and how long he remained alone. Why didn't God automatically create a female human? | ||||||
28 | Was the serpent satan or just a serpent? | Not Specified | chynna | 44648 | ||
Genesis 1:29 Then God said, "I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds of the air and all the creatures that move on the ground - everything that has the breath of life in it - I give every green plant for food. Genesis 2:15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die." (I can't help but notice God only commanded man not eat from this tree. The animals don't seem to be a part of this restriction. They were allowed to eat from every seed bearing plant and tree.) Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?" 2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die." (It appears the serpent has already tasted the fruit and knows and its eyes have been opened) Genesis 3:14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals!" Is the serpent really satan? This is why God punished not only man, but animals too. But where is satan in this picture? |
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29 | Help. Someone's testamony has me upset | Not Specified | chynna | 45249 | ||
Help. My faith isn't shaken, but I'm suddenly questioning everything that brought me to God. Someone posted their testamony on another board yesterday. It was amazing and left me in awe. The man said that while driving to work, he was lifted up out of his car by a bright light and found himself in heaven in front of God. He said that God showed him heaven and then gave him the ability for a moment to think like God so he could understand the reasoning behind everything God created. He said that God told him if he believed in His Son, all that would be his. Then he found himself back in the car, stopped in the middle of a freeway. This supposedly is a man that didn't believe and at the urging of some friends was baptised anyway. He thought the whole thing a joke until this happened. The more I got to thinking about this last night, the more I got to doubting the more subtle things in my life that I attribute to God. I started questioning whether I wanted God to be behind the things that happened and therefore just believed it to be so. I couldn't sleep last night it upset me so. I've worried about it all morning. The things I felt sure where God are suddenly in question for me. I don't like it. | ||||||
30 | A passage to comfort a grieving person? | Not Specified | chynna | 47754 | ||
Is there a passage in the Bible that I could use to comfort someone that just lost a loved one? I don't know if they were Christian or not. Thanks for any help. | ||||||
31 | A hypothetical question | Not Specified | chynna | 47766 | ||
We die and find ourselves awaiting judgement. Jesus is there. God is there. Satan is there. Interestingly enough, they are placing judgement on an unbeliever and you are observing. This soul is more than likely going to hell because they didn't accept Christ. Jesus suddenly turns to you and asks what should be done. You have accepted Christ as your savior and feel certain you are destined for heaven. Would you damn the soul to hell or would you find it in yourself to be merciful? | ||||||
32 | Disbelief after witnessing a miracle? | Not Specified | chynna | 48313 | ||
Matthew 12:13-14 Jesus performs a miracle of healing in front of the Pharisees. In verse 14, they then begin to plot His death. If you just saw someone perform a miracle where they made someone's hand normal, wouldn't you, at the very least, suspect the person had a higher power than mere humans? I don't understand how someone(s) could plot Jesus's death considering they just saw Him perform a miracle. | ||||||
33 | The Messiah and miracles | Not Specified | chynna | 49116 | ||
Does the old testament state the Messiah would perform miracles? | ||||||
34 | Isaiah Chapter 11 | Not Specified | chynna | 62918 | ||
Should Isaiah Chapter 11 verses.....5 through 11 be taken literally or are they symbolic? I was reading some literature from the JWS this past weekend and it was discussing this and appeared to take it literally. Are these verses referring to the 1000 year reign of Christ? | ||||||
35 | Isaiah Chapter 11 | Not Specified | chynna | 62919 | ||
Should Isaiah Chapter 11 verses.....5 through 11 be taken literally or are they symbolic? I was reading some literature from the JWS this past weekend and it was discussing this and appeared to take it literally. Are these verses referring to the 1000 year reign of Christ? | ||||||
36 | Isaiah Chapter 11 | Not Specified | chynna | 62920 | ||
Should Isaiah Chapter 11 verses.....5 through 11 be taken literally or are they symbolic? I was reading some literature from the JWS this past weekend and it was discussing this and appeared to take it literally. Are these verses referring to the 1000 year reign of Christ? | ||||||
37 | Need advice about spreading the Gospel | Not Specified | chynna | 136107 | ||
Has anyone here personally experienced success in getting the Gospel across to an atheist? Could someone maybe recommend a book on how to discuss the Gospel with one? And this is really my dilemma at the moment,is it worthwhile going through the effort of trying to prove God through attempting to outwit an atheist in a game of logics over the existence of God? Thanks in advance for any advice. | ||||||
38 | Question concerning prayer. | Bible general Archive 1 | chynna | 32391 | ||
A question concerning my relationship to God. The Bible says to pray without ceasing. I personally have always felt uncomfortable praying, but yet at the same time,I feel like I have a very close relationship with God. The only way I can describe it is that I have an open heart to God. In my mind and heart I can talk to Him at any time. To pray seems silly when He is right there with me anyway. Is it wrong to feel this way? Sometimes I do formally pray, but it doesn't feel right. It's like having someone in the room with you, but instead of talking to them, you bow your head and pray to them. So, my question is this. Do you think the statement about praying without ceasing was another way to say to never stop praying? Or in other words, never end your prayer or your open connnection with God? Do you think God wants a formal standoffish relationship with us where we treat Him formally? Just curious what other think. | ||||||
39 | Having problems with my faith. | Bible general Archive 1 | chynna | 34348 | ||
I'm having an underlying problem with my faith that I need to find closure with. And it stems from my love of animals and God's view of animals. Most christians I speak with view animals as things God gave us to do with however we please. Some things I read in the Bible make me think God really loves animals and then other things make me think He really could care less. Jesus states that God is aware of every death, even that of a sparrow. That makes me think He is very in tune not only to humans but to all His creations. But how does an animal lover accept God's choice of animal sacrifices in light of the fact He knew they wouldn't accomplish what Jesus did? I understand He favors humans over animals because we are made in His image. I've talked to some Christians who tell me to get over my love of animals and to stop trying to make God fit into my view of Him. Is this what I'm trying to do? | ||||||
40 | How to reconize and know the holy spiri | Bible general Archive 1 | chynna | 34667 | ||
I'd like to share my own experience with this. Throughout my life (I'm 37) I have had moments that I felt God asking me to be baptized. This feeling would come out of the blue, no rhyme or reason to it. I remember this in my highschool days, college days, after I was married, etc. I would wonder over it for a while and push it away. I didn't go to church and had too many issues with God, although ironically enough, I can honestly say we had a relationship. I often talked to Him about life. Things I liked, things that upset me, etc. But I told Him outright I was not going to be baptized. I see no need to explain my reasoning here. About a year ago, I lost a family member who I really loved. I've lost people before in my life, family members included, but none of these losses touched my soul the way this did. My sorrow was intense. There wasn't a day I didn't cry. Honestly, I cried every day for a year. No one in my life today knows this. Then one day that feeling hit me again. The feeling I needed to be baptized. I hadn't been to church in over 20 years at this point, but I would say I felt close to God. I'm not going to go into detail, but I never doubted that God was always with me. But this time, the thought of being baptized was overwhelming. It consumed much of my thoughts. Everywhere I went it seemed like I saw or read something about being baptized. I even went to church a couple times. Then one day I was sitting in traffic. Traffic was backed up for miles and I was brooding and my mind was starting to drift and sadness was once again setting in. A car pulled in front of me that had a bumper sticker that simply stated a Chapter number and verse from the Bible. I sat there staring at it until curiosity got the better of me. At this point I was carrying my bible with me. I opened it to where the bumper sticker on the car in front of me said. It said to be baptized. I just sat there staring at it and out of the blue I asked out loud, "Why? Why do you want me to be baptized? I just don't understand." And I heard the most clear answer although the words were not spoken out loud. God answered and He said, "You understand the sorrow and pain that comes from losing someone you love with all your heart and soul. I feel this sorrow many times over with each soul I lose...and I am losing you." Wow. I couldn't get baptized fast enough. Now I do have a thirst to understand and know God. I doubt I'll ever be a person, like many on this board, who can memorize and spout chapter and verse in answer to questions. But I'm doing the best I can to learn as much about the Bible as I can. I hope this helps you somehow. It felt good to write it down. God bless. | ||||||
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