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2141 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Emmaus | 29957 | ||
Jensen, Can't say I know much about this group. But it seems to me that most Eastern mysticism and New Age groups are all about control and saving oneself or developing oneself into a god or an equal with God. It is the same old temptation from Genesis 3. Did God really give you that rule? You don't have to worry about his silly rule. You can be like God yourself. As the Outback Steakhouse commercial says; "No rules, just rights." What a hook and bait. Good luck with your friend. Emmaus |
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2142 | Explanation on 1 John 5:7-8 please? | 1 John | Emmaus | 29631 | ||
1 John 5:6-12 The water and the blood are the baptism of Christ and his shedding of his blood at his crucifixion. The Holy Spirit was present at the baptism ( Matt 3:16) and testifies to Jesus as the Son of God. Divine witness is greater than any two human witnesses required by the Law.(Dt 17:6) Emmaus |
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2143 | How to sharpen service skills? | Mark 9:35 | Emmaus | 29602 | ||
Charis, There is not enough space here to cover almost all of Pauls' epistles dealing with this subject. :-). Isn't that what most of both Corinthians was all about just for starters? Not to mention the Timothys and Galations 5 and 6. Emmaus |
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2144 | Are all servants? | Mark 9:35 | Emmaus | 29597 | ||
Charis, It would seem that we should serve in all that we do. As husbands and wives we serve each other and our children. As we serve our communities and our employers. We are called to do all things as to the Lord and so "to re-establish all things in Christ." Eph 1:10 and present ourselves "as a living sacrifice holy and pleasing to the God." Rom 12:1. I suspect that most of us are rather poor and grumbling servants, but we are all certainly called to serve nontheless. Emmaus |
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2145 | Ho, every one who thrist come | Is 55:1 | Emmaus | 29594 | ||
It is God speaking through Isaiah. Look at Is 55:1-3 in context of Matthew 14:13-21 and John 6:22-59 and John 7:37-38 and Luke 22:19-20. Emmaus |
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2146 | Pray with Eyes Closed? | John 11:41 | Emmaus | 29475 | ||
Hank My posture and whether I have my eyes open or closed vary with the type of prayer and the evironment in which I am praying. If what I see helps me focus more completely on my prayer I keep them open. If I am distracted I close my eyes. I tend to bow by head when confessing my sins and also when asking a blessing from God. Then there is the posture of kneeling to worship or petition and standing for prayers of thanksgiving. In Church we sit to hear all scripture readings, except the Gospel for which we stand. Of course catholics are famous for also ways shifting position just when a non catholic guest thinks he is finally safely postured at Mass. On the other hand we tend to squirm more when visiting other churches that require long sitting on unpadded pews. :-) Emmaus |
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2147 | What is the meaning of the word Gospel? | 1 Cor 15:1 | Emmaus | 29471 | ||
Penny, The God Spiel, the Good Spell, the Good News, the Good Story, God's Story. It is the source of all hope in my life. It is the central point of reference in my life in a world of ever shifting values and conflicting claims for my attention. It is something to hold onto when the storms our turbulent world blow. It is a lighthouse in the stormy and rocky waters of modern life. Emmaus |
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2148 | Lord's Supper discussion. | Acts 2:42 | Emmaus | 29453 | ||
Dalprad, If I was to recommend one book on this subject it would be The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn. Even one of my strict Calvinist Presbyterian friends described it as "very interesting and thought provoking." Emmaus |
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2149 | Lord's Supper discussion. | Acts 2:42 | Emmaus | 29450 | ||
Delprad, I can not adress why other churches do not have communion more regularly. I can address why the Catholic Church offfers daily and weekly Holy Communion. "The Eucharist is 'the source and summit of the Christian life.' "The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch." "The Eucharist is the efficacious sign and sublime cause of that communion in the divine life and that unity of the People of God by which the Church is kept in being. It is the culmination both of God's action sanctifying the world in Christ and of the worship men offer to Christ and through him to the Father in the Holy Spirit." Finally, by the Eucharistic celebration we already unite ourselves with the heavenly liturgy and anticipate eternal life, when God will be all in all. In brief, the Eucharist is the sum and summary of our faith: "Our way of thinking is attuned to the Eucharist, and the Eucharist in turn confirms our way of thinking." It is called 'Holy Communion,' because by this sacrament we unite ourselves to Christ, who makes us sharers in his Body and Blood to form a single body. We also call it: the holy things (ta hagia; sancta) - the first meaning of the phrase 'communion of saints" in the Apostles' Creed - the bread of angels, bread from heaven, medicine of immortality, viaticum.... ' " The Catechism Emmaus |
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2150 | The Spirit and the Word: How Related? | Rom 8:11 | Emmaus | 29291 | ||
Lionstrong, I believe the Holy Spirit inspired the Scripture, which I presume is what you mean by Word in this particular context. And the Holy Spirit indwells the individual but also the Church and the two are inseparable, with the Holy Spirit speaking from the heart of the Church through the Scripture. The Church and the Christian ponder the word in their hearts. Luke 2:19,59; Acts 1:14 The Holy Spirit works in the Church and the individual Christian as they interpret Scripture, Acts 1:14-20; Acts 2:25; Acts 8:26-40; 2 Peter 1:19-20; 3:13-16, discern spirits (1 John 4:1-6; 1 Cor 12:10) and the will of God and test all things and keep that which is good. The Spirit consoles the Church Acts 9:31 as well as the individual. Scripture is the benchmark for discernment within the Church, and the individual apart from those is adrift without a guide and an advisor for how to discern and interpret. 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thes 2:15; 2 Tim 2:2; 1 Cor 15:1-2; 2 Tim 3:16-17; 1Tim 3:15; Emmaus |
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2151 | Who is the Spirit and what is He like? | 1 Cor 12:30 | Emmaus | 29281 | ||
If we stick with 2 Kins 2:9 alone we see that Elisha is asking for the inheritance of a first born son. That is a double portion. Dt 21:17. See another example where God bestows some of the spirit of Moses on others. Num 11:17, 25. I think in this case "spirit" may mean more the gifts or sepcial grace of the Holy Spirit for specific tasks or commissions. Some call this kind of gift actual. So the 1 Cor 12:30 heading is approprite to this point. Verse 10 where Elijah says Elisha asks a difficult thing seems to get passed over in the commentaries I have at least. My personal take on it is two possible meanings. Elijah says it is a diffciult thing because it is not something he has the authority to promise on his own. Or he thinks it is a difficult thing because he has a difficult life with just a single portion and that Elisha may not know what he is asking for. I would like to hear other thoughts on that. Emmaus |
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2152 | "Why have You forsaken me?" | Ps 22:1 | Emmaus | 29238 | ||
CarolinaGem, Jesus always prayed to the Father even as he taught us to in the Lord's prayer. He frequently prayed as the gospels tell us. Psalms was the prayer book of the Jews. He was not talking to himself but to the father. The Persons of the Holy Trinity are ever in communion and communication with one another. There are a number of ways to pray: structured prayer like the Psalms, "praying the scripture," petition, praise, contrition, thanksgiving, contemplative and so on. Emmaus |
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2153 | My God, My God to whom was Jesus talking | Ps 22:1 | Emmaus | 29198 | ||
CarolinaGem, Jesus was starting to pray Psalm 22 which starts with anguish and ends in glory just as the crucifixion led to the Resurrection. Emmaus |
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2154 | Why was the man speechless? | Matt 22:11 | Emmaus | 29196 | ||
Ed, I read it as the man being speechless because he had no excuse for not being properly dressed. That is not having responded to God's grace(ious) invitation appropriately. I see the first group that refused to come and gave excuses as those Jews who rejected Jesus. Then God extended his invitation to all the world and even then some like this man, failed to respond appropriately to God's grace. It is like the man was invited into the Church and came but never really repented and believed and changed his life to put on Christ. We may not know who that is, but God recognized this man for what he was or rather was not. The man is spotted by God and judged in the receiving line to the Wedding Feast of the Lamb and because he has not put on righteousness (not responed to God's grace or rejected it), he is cast out into the outer darkness or hell. I don't know if I should mix metaphors here, but there is something of a comparison to the seed that did not take root for various reasons in the Parable of the Sower. I think I am at the end of my metaphorical rope at this point. :-) Emmaus |
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2155 | Creation: Written as Prose or Poetry? | Gen 2:1 | Emmaus | 29179 | ||
Lionstrong, I don't dispute your point about liberal theologians. But they do the same things with passages that are not poetic, but prose. They just deny the factual basis or accuracy of prose passages. As you note, the poetic translation of Genesis 2 in your bible does not undermine the truth of Genesis 2. On the other hand poety is a very effective and concise way of packing a lot of truth into a few words. There are conservative theologians who see Genesis 1 as poetry. Again keep in mind there were originally no chapter and verse divisions. Genesis 1 is so familiar to us, we tend not to read it carefully. If we read the whole chapter a out loud, we will noticing its poetic structure and rhythm even in English. Try going back and underlining phrases that are repeated throughout the chapter. There is a poetic beauty there. Repetition to make a point is a characteristic of Hebrew poetry. Just look at the Psalms. However, I am not holding myself out as a Hebrew scholar. Emmaus |
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2156 | Who is the man in this verse? | Matt 22:11 | Emmaus | 29174 | ||
rbt56, The wedding garment is the true repentance , change of heart and mind that is the condition for entrance into the kingdom, (see Matt 3:2; 4:17) accompanied by continuance in good works. Matt 7:21-23. The man was unrepentent and his life unchanged. The garment is the garment of righteousness. He had not put on Christ. Rev 6:9-11. Emmaus |
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2157 | Church attendance not required | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 29168 | ||
Sandre, Of course you are not expected to attend when ill or unable due to health. You are still a Christian and still a member of the Church.Most local churches have a ministry to their homebound members as well as praying for those members even as you can join in prayer for your church. Emmaus |
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2158 | Church attendance not required | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 29167 | ||
Sandre, Of course you are not expected to attend when ill or unable due to health. You are still a Christian and still a member of the Church.Most local churches have a ministry to their homebound members as well as praying for those members even as you can join in prayer for your church. Emmaus |
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2159 | Inspiration extent to every part | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 29127 | ||
moedee, First we must realize that in the original there were no verse divisions between verse one and two. It is possible to see the two verses as God creating all matter(the Cosmos) from nothing and then beginning to form it into more specific identifiable forms. Like a potter creating a lump of clay out of nothing, then beggining to fashion it into various objects, to use a poetic formula similar to one seen in Jeremiah.Genesis is a poetic description of creation. When poetry describes a truth it does so in a very different way from a techinal manual decribing the same truth. Emmaus |
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2160 | How important is your Church? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 29087 | ||
10 out of 10 Emmaus |
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