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21 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177012 | ||
Hi Steve, I think pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and church workers are considered modern day Levites. I am confident that many many pastors/priests do believe that way and preach so. Also, I have been preached/taught that our tithe are rightfully their shares. And my pastor makes me feel guilty by citing Mal 3:8-10 on a weekly basis that if I don't tithe, it would be stealing from God. Am I brain washed? iktoose |
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22 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177040 | ||
Any reason why? I thought this forum is to express your view/belief (what you know/belive/perceive)of the Bible, not? |
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23 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177047 | ||
I read Leviticus and Numbers regarding this. Deut 12:17-18 reads "You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand. 18 But you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all your undertakings." It may be possible that the tithe mentioned in Leviticus/Numbers is differnt from what is said in Deut 12:17-18. The tithe mentioned in Leviticus/Numbers is strictly for Levites as I understood. But Deut 12 says something different, not? Any insight?? iktoose |
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24 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177061 | ||
Hi Steve, I did some searching on the net and found the following; not sure its credential but it is pretty interesting reading (Part 1 of 2): The Tithe in Scripture CHAPTER 8: TALMUDIC TEACHING ON FIRST/SECOND TITHES The Talmud: Mishna and Gemara -- Divisions and translations of Mishna -- Book VII on first tithe, regulates what is to be tithed, and when -- Tithing applied to business transactions -- Tithing cooked fruit, transplanted vegetables, and anthills -- Rules concerning the second tithe -- Not to be exchanged, nor coins for it reckoned common -- Redemption of the second tithe -- Second tithe in relation to reciting Mosaic formula. FROM the Talmud we get not only fuller and more detailed ideas of tithe-paying during the period between the Old and New Testaments, but we learn also how this practice was affecting the daily life of a religious Jew when Christianity appeared. The Talmud contains the spoken or traditional law of the Jews, as distinguished from their law written. It is said by the Jews, that when God gave the written law on Mount Sinai, He delivered also to Moses, a number of precepts and explanations thereon, which were handed down by word of mouth to Joshua, to the seventy elders, to the men of the great synagogue, and so on to the great rabbis of a later period. Whatever of truth there may be in this tradition, it is well known that much activity was manifested in collecting precepts and decisions about the law, with comments thereon by the rabbis, in the days of the Maccabees, or, say, the second century before the Christian era, though it was not until the second century after Christ, that the rabbinical rules, interpretations, and decisions, some four thousand in number, were codified, and arranged according to subjects, as we have them now. The Talmud consists of a text called the Mishna, with comments called Gemara. The first division of the Mishna is on "Seeds," or matters relating to agriculture, of which the third, seventh, and eighth books respectively treat of doubtful matters connected with tithing; with the first or tithe proper, and with the second tithe. [The Mishna has been translated into Latin by Surenhusius, and into French by Schwab. Both are before me; but I shall attempt to translate, or in some cases to give the gist of, such sections only as are likely to serve our purpose in illustrating Jewish opinion and practice concerning tithe-paying.] You can view other related articles at: http://www.biblestudy.org/gands/tithebk/tithec8.html iktoose |
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25 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177062 | ||
Part (2 of 2) In Book VII (chap I, section I) on Maaseroth, or the first tithe, we find it stated as follows: "This general rule has been handed down about the tithe: whatever serves for food, is worth keeping, and grows out of the ground, is subject to tithe: and another rule handed down is, that whatever is eatable at the beginning, as well as when fully grown, although customarily kept till it is mature, is subject to tithes, be it small or grown large. But when, in its early stages it is not an ordinary article of food, but becomes so later, it is not subject to tithe until fit to be eaten." Section 2 determines from what time fruit becomes subject to tithe: for instance, figs, when they begin to ripen; grapes, when transparent; and mulberries, when they turn red, etc. The next section settles similar questions respecting black fruit generally; whilst section 4 names the time for tithing green vegetables, such as gourds, cucumbers, melons, etc. Section 5-7 determine at what moment fruits are considered as gathered or harvested, and so tithable. For gourds and cucumbers it is when the down, or bloom, has gone off; or, this indication failing, when they are collected in heaps. Vegetables which are sold in bundles are tithable when packed and covered up. Dried pomegranates and raisins are tithable when heaped up; onions when they peel; corn when gathered; and wine when the froth of fermentation has risen. Chapter II (sections 1-3) lays down, that if a man suspected of not paying his tithes offer figs in a public place, one may eat them; but if brought to the house, they must be tithed. Again, if persons seated before a door or shop offer figs, they may be eaten without scruple; but the proprietor himself, seated at home, must pay tithe for what he has gathered. Also, if one is carrying fruits from Galilee to Judea, for instance, or if one is going up to Jerusalem, he may eat of them on the road up to his destination, or on his return; and hawkers who sell in the towns may eat of their fruits up to the place where they spend the night, but then they must pay tithe. Sections 4-8 set forth that when one says to another, "Take this penny [or Roman as] and give me five figs," they must not be eaten unless tithed; but that a man, if giving a penny to be allowed to select ten figs, may choose and consume them one by one without tithing. In the case of workmen employed in the field, it is a general rule that when the law allows eating, the tithe is waived, but not otherwise. Again, if figs for different purposes are exchanged for each other, tithe must be paid. Rabbi Judah says, however, if they exchange figs that can be readily eaten, they must be tithed, but not if they are under process of drying. (I deleted some text here due to Forum limitation) Section 6 mentions that, on the eve of the Feast of the Passover, they proceed to the removing or bring away of all legal dues. Also (section 10) towards the hour of the evening sacrifice, on the last day of the feast, the declaration is made: "I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house," Deuteronomy 26:13, (which, says the Mishna, means the second tithe); "and also have given them unto the Levite" (which applies to the Levitical tithe), "and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and the widow: (which comprises poor's tithe, gleanings, forgotten sheaves, and corners of the field)." The Mishna adds that the not having carried out these precepts ought not to be an obstacle to the recitation of the formula. If, however, the second tithe has been levied before the first, the declaration ought not to be recited; nor if a person has infringed the commandment, "I have not eaten thereof in my mourning," Deuteronomy 26:14. Neither, again, should the declaration be made by proselytes or freed slaves, who have no share in the land. The Mishna also observes that John Hyrcanus (high-priest B.C. 135) abolished the recitation of the declaration which accompanied the offering of the tithes; adding, too, that under him none had need to seek information on the demai (tithe) or doubtful points of tithing. |
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26 | Shall we eat out tithe/offerings? | Deut 12:18 | iktoose | 177094 | ||
My bad. thanks for the reminder. iktoose |
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27 | why do we worship? | Josh 1:8 | iktoose | 145243 | ||
Amen to all Prayon stated herein. I'd like add this to that: Worship is our (believers) response to God for His grace and mercy. It could be in the form of praise, listening to sermon, and offering. | ||||||
28 | why do we worship? | Josh 1:8 | iktoose | 145248 | ||
Amen to that. Also worship should include Holy Communion (bread and wine). | ||||||
29 | Why is the raven use to feed Elijah? | 1 Kings | iktoose | 177132 | ||
Hi Delilah44, Not sure if the raven was so special. According to the law, ravens were unclean animals which were forbidden for Jews to consume them as food. In Noah's case, it was used to determine whether the environment (after the Deluge) was safe for the occupants of the Ark to come out. In Elijah's case, God used it to feed the dismayed prophet. To Noah and Elijah, the ravens were indeed special. Are these animals special to you some personal way? The subject how crows are useful to our lives, if that is your concern, should be a forum for environmentalists. I am confident you can find some website to discuss that. Instead of looking at the raven, we should be looking at the omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent God who is gracious, merciful, faithful, unchanging, loving, just, righteous, and caring. He loves the world so much that gave His only begotten Son. Do you believe this? iktoose |
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30 | is it animal? | Job | iktoose | 154893 | ||
Description is much like a dragon (that I saw in children's cartoon), not? iktoose |
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31 | read it again | Job | iktoose | 154895 | ||
Folks studying dinos have not said (yet) that dino can breathe fire. So I have to stick with my first guess, dragon. iktoose |
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32 | is it animal? | Job | iktoose | 155115 | ||
Hi eklektos, Thanks for your note. You got me interested and I looked up the word "leviathan," got the following verses: Job 3:8 May those curse it who curse the day, Those who are ready to arouse Leviathan. Job 41:1 “Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower? Psalm 74:14 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness. Psalm 104:26 There the ships sail about;There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there. Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea. It is very interesting to know the animal has more than one head (Psalm 74:14), some sort of serpent (Isaiah 27:1), and sea-living creature (Psalm 104:26). And I also found many instances of the word "dragon" in both old and new testaments. Now I know that leviathan and dragon are two different beasts. So let me take back my previous assumption of calling "leviathan" dragon. iktoose |
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33 | A Fear of the Lord encompasses what? | Prov 22:4 | iktoose | 145563 | ||
I have been a Christian since 1991 and the greatest Godly wisdom I got is fearing the Lord, I think. Whenever I am tempted to commit a sin, I think about the consequences (fearing the Lord). iktoose |
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34 | jonah 4:1 | Jonah | iktoose | 145628 | ||
Why? It's like seeing a murderer is found not guilty by the jury. Are you not angry when you see a killer get away with his crime? iktoose |
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35 | Seems to change in stories? | Mal 3:6 | iktoose | 177014 | ||
Hi JRM, If you agree, with confidence, that the Lord is "the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow," then why can you not accept the truth that God's qualities and personalities characterized throughout the Bible, including qualities shown conversing with Moses and Abraham, do not change? Did Moses' petition change God's mind? Yes, He surely did. How do I know that? Because the Bible tells me so. Did God listen to Abraham's plea? Yes, He did. That is just one of His qualities, not all. Why can we not accept that it is one of His many aspects of His personalities; that will not be changed because you know His is unchanging God. iktoose |
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36 | Seems to change in stories? | Mal 3:6 | iktoose | 177097 | ||
Hi Kalos, Pretty good picture of our unchanging God! I clearly see faithful and merciful God as well in that picture. iktoose |
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37 | Are we to pray to the holy spirit? | Matt 6:9 | iktoose | 155209 | ||
Hi Hank, I had a question about praying to God and proper way to address Him. Since we are discussing the "prayer," I thought it is a good thread to bring up my question. I have always addressed Him, "Heavenly Father," or Dear "Heavenly Father" when I pray. I have seen some church leaders addressing Dear "Lord Jesus," when they pray on behalf of the congregation. Is this biblically correct? Should we concerned about it? iktoose |
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38 | Can tares become Christians? | Matt 13:24 | iktoose | 157241 | ||
Some preach that tares represent church goers who act like Christians but not true Christians. Then would it be possible that these folks are not aware that they themselves are tares? Is it possible for tares to become Christians? | ||||||
39 | Can tares become Christians? | Matt 13:24 | iktoose | 157248 | ||
Hi CDBJ, Thanks for answering my questions. I enjoyed your poem. Actually I read it from another posting. Some follow up questions for all forum participants are: Do you think it is reasonable to assume that the wheat being God's chosen people and the tares doomed people? From the parable I sense that we cannot do a whole lot about the tares except being aware of them (being harmful). Do you think it is reasonable to believe that we have tares in our churches? Actually this question does not help individual church as we start questioning our fellow believers (i.e. Is my elder a tare?) Is it possible that perhaps the tares are not aware of themselves of what they are? These folks might have been hypnotized or brainwashed and think they are serving the true living God. iktoose |
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40 | Admonish law-breakers or not? | Matt 22:17 | iktoose | 146204 | ||
How/what a church (leadership) should approach (or admonish) its members for not paying the government tax? I know some of my church members work for employers who pay cash wages to avoid paying insurance and FICA. What about members who are illegal immigrants? This issue has been bothering me for sometime but I don't know what to do. iktoose | ||||||
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