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221 | Is masturbation sexually immoral? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 111231 | ||
Scripture does not speak specifically of masturbation. There are scores of posts in the archives of this Forum that discuss it. Please use search and enter this word: masturbation. --Hank | ||||||
222 | What is signifigance of 40 days? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 111968 | ||
Andy and Teresa: Like the numbers seven and twelve, forty is a significant number in Scripture. It often represented a large number or a long period of time. Rain flooded the earth for 40 days and nights. (Gen. 7:12). For 40 days Jesus withstood Satan's temptations (Mark 1:13). Forty years represented approximately two generations. During the 40 years of Israel's wilderness wandering, all the adults who had rebelled against God at Sinai died (cf. Numbers 14:20-23). By age 40, a person was said to have reached maturity (Exod. 2:11; Acts 7:23). No more than 40 lashes could be imposed on an offender (Deut. 25:3). --Hank | ||||||
223 | List of NT Text Changes from 1977-1995 | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 112823 | ||
Jim, I used Google search and typed in: NASB Update textual changes. It yielded a large number of interesting and on-topic sites. --Hank | ||||||
224 | Are Demons the spirits of the Nephilim? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114079 | ||
Your "question" is largely a series of conclusions that have never found any measure of real scriptural support. If you feel that you can find enough scriptural support to justify the conclusions upon which your question is predicated, then please furnish applicable references. Some other users may wish to respond to this, but it jumps to too many undocumented conclusions for me. --Hank | ||||||
225 | Reply: "Oneness and the word "person" | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114148 | ||
This is a re-post of your "question" which you posted earlier in the day and which, because of its violation of this Forum's stated guidelines, has been restricted from appearing on the home page. Your post is not a question at all but a statement of unorthodox denominational bias. Please do not attempt to post it any more. --Hank | ||||||
226 | Authors and dates of OT and NT books? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114396 | ||
Go to www.wagoneers.com/LivingByFaith/Bible-DATA.html --Hank | ||||||
227 | SEXUAL SIN MARRAIGE | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114398 | ||
Easter30: This and kindred topics are a part of the Forum's archives and may be accessed by using the Search engine. Welcome, but please don't post in ALL CAPS. --Hank | ||||||
228 | Why Bible version conversy? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114488 | ||
Loren - In a nutshell, controversy about Bible translations is of two kinds. There is disagreement over the textual matters, i.e., over which of the ancient biblical manuscripts are the most reliable. Then there is disagreement over translation philosophies, i.e., over how literal a translation should be. This can run the gamut from a formal, severely literal word-for-word approach to the other end of the translation spectrum, which would be a loose paraphrase. The NASB is a product of the literal school. The Living Bible is a product of the loose paraphrase school. There are many gradations in between. .... The Septuagint is the most ancient translation of the Old Testament. It is invaluable to language scholars and Bible translators, as well as to historians and theologians. We owe much to the Septuagint and it continues to be studied to this day. --Hank | ||||||
229 | Where is the authority for christmas...? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114519 | ||
Chuckles - The "authority" to celebrate Christmas and Easter stems from custom and tradition. You are quite right in saying that the celebration of neither is a biblical command. You may want to research the Forum archives on these two holidays. Simply click on Search and type in the names of the holidays. For an even broader spectrum of information and opinion on the origins and significance of these two holidays, go to a web search engine such as Google. --Hank | ||||||
230 | spanish translation of the Septuagint? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114546 | ||
Loren, if all else fails, why don't you query the sponsor of our Forum, the Lockman Foundation. They translate the Bible into Spanish and my guess is they could help you. Their address, both e-mail and street address, is listed on this web site. --Hank | ||||||
231 | Does LBLA have any contact with Rome? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114773 | ||
"Does LBLA have any direct relationship or involement with Roman Church?" Not to my knowledge. Read about the LBLA by clicking on "LBLA" in the menu under "Resources" at the right margin of this home page. If you have further questions, you could check with the Lockman Foundation. --Hank | ||||||
232 | Does LBLA have any contact with Rome? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114774 | ||
Make that LEFT margin! It's late, I have a cold, and apparently don't know left from right tonight :-) --Hank | ||||||
233 | Why's my NASB diff. than online versions | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 114980 | ||
Lance: The difference in the readings of the NASB can be accounted for by the obvious fact that you are comparing the 1971 version of the NASB with the 1995 Update. This is roughly analogous to comparing the 1611 KJV with subsequent revisions. Your Zodhiates Key Word Study Bible contains the older text; online and current prinings use the newer. --Hank | ||||||
234 | I am looking for a study bible.... | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 115079 | ||
Ischus: My fellow sufferers here on the Forum have given you some fine suggestions on a study Bible. What can be said of a perfect Bible translation can be said with even more emphasis of a perfect study Bible: There ain't no such animal :-) I once thought of writing the perfect study Bible myself, but for reasons of my own abandoned the idea, so the world will have to limp along without it :-) ...... I, and I believe many other serious Christians as well, have gone through a great deal of frustration and outright agony in a long search to find a satisfactory study Bible. The quest has been reminiscent of, but not as successful as, Goldilock's sampling of the three bears' porridge until she found the one that was "just right." I've found no study Bible that satisfies all my exegetical curiosities nor one with which I agree in toto. Oftentimes I will consult several study Bibles and as many translations when I'm mulling over a particularly difficult passage of Scripture. For what it's worth, I routinely use the following study Bibles, not all of which meet your criteria: MacArthur, Ryrie, Scofield, Believer's (now called Baptist Study Bible), the NASB Study Bible (same as NIV SB), Nelson SB, and the King James Study Bible, published by Nelson. Among these, I find the Believer's (Baptist) and King James study Bibles more in harmony with my theology, which is reflected in The Baptist Faith and Message. This is not surprising, I suppose, since both of these study Bibles were put together by Baptists. In addition to study Bibles and other commentaries, I am a slave to Bible dictionaries and concordances and find it very helpful to consult them regularly and frequently. But ultimately what matters is not the study Bibles or other extra-biblical resources one uses, but the Christian's direct confrontation with the word of the living God. There is absolutely no substitute for hiding the word in one's heart, as the psalmist observed. I read of a certain expositor of Scripture who would not write a word about any book of the Bible until he had read that book through at least 50 times. There is much indeed to be said in favor of what is known as the Inductive Study Method, championed by Kay Arthur of Precept Ministries. The basic idea behind this approach is that Scripture is its own best interpreter. By comparing Scripture with Scripture and reading it in is own natural context, one can arrive at an accurate understanding of the meaning and make the proper interpretation of Scripture. Finally, the most important point about Bible study, a point on which all good Bible teachers and scholars are in accord, begin and end every Bible study session with prayer. Approach God's word with humility. Please read Psalm 119:18 and 119:105. --Hank | ||||||
235 | Study Bible Forum or Bible Philosophy | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 115089 | ||
Rowdy: My response to your note will be as brief and to the point as I can make it. I fully appreciate your penchant for philosophy, for I have been through that phase in my own life and happily survived it! But Scripture and man's philosophies rarely if ever make good partners. Scripture is God's revealed truth to man. Philosophy is man's speculation about truth. The diligent study of God's word does not thwart the desire of man to know truth; on the contrary, it presents him with it, in its purest and noblest form. There is no genuine, eternal truth to be found aside from the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ: He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6) ...... Yes, there is some merit in the teaching methods of the gadfly of Athens, Socrates, who taught by what is commonly called the Socratic Method, which is the practice of the fine art of asking provocative questions in an effort to goad the student to think for himself, to define the words he uses, to examine his life and his beliefs to the end that he may come to know and understand himself and his world better. This method of learning, while it finds ready application in secular matters, may not be entirely useless in spiritual matters, but the way in which a disciple of Christ should approach God's word involves, I think, a great deal more. Prayer, for example, was not a requisite in Socrates' method, but it is in the Christian's approach to Scripture. Nor was saving faith a requiste of being a disciple of Socrates, but it certainly is for disciples of Christ. One might believe certain teachings of Socrates and disbelieve others and still be called a disciple of Socrates. Jesus Christ gives His disciples no such option. ...... I would now like to speak to the question of maintaining a middle-of-the-road position on religion and the Bible. My first observation is that standing in the middle of the road is a most dangerous place to be. Moreover, that is not what Scripture teaches. Jesus said, "He who is not with me is against me." (Matthew 12:30). Jesus calls for total commitment, for taking a firm stand. He left no room for middle of the roaders, nor intended to. ...... Finally, on the subject of providing precise (chapter and verse) scriptural references to support one's theological positions on biblical topics. No one is born with a knowledge of Scripture. It is something that is learned over a period of time by much prayer, discipline, dedication, toil and sweat. If a disciple of Christ does not know the word, he should get busy right now and learn it! He should commit portions of Scripture to memory. (see Psalm 119:11). In our day and time, with the abundance of concordances and various other study helps, there is no excuse for not being able to back up with Scripture what one posts on this Forum. It is far harder to engage in exacting and thorough scriptural research than it is to post ideas and opinions that happen to pop into one's head, but it is infinitely more valuable and rewarding both to the poster and his readers. ..... Now, having spoken frankly, I do not speak meanly of you or to you, but I speak in loving concern for this Forum and what it stands for. It is a study of the eternal word of God; not philosophical dissertations, not human speculations or the myriad opinions that flesh is heir to. It is designed to be a Forum in which the Bible is the text and posts are expositions and exegeses on that text. Anything beyond that leads us off course. ..... I admire your fresh spirit and your obvious zeal for life. And, most of all, I admire your charitable attitude toward others on the Forum, even those with whom you disagree and who have disagreed with you. That you will take this post of mine to heart and accept it in the spirit of loving reproof in which it is being offered is my earnest prayer. May God bless you and yours always. --Hank | ||||||
236 | what does slain in the spirit mean? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 115498 | ||
brotherbradley: The term "slain in the spirit" (or is it Spirit?) is foreign to Scripture. What does it mean? Perhaps someone else on the Forum is better equipped than I to define this term as it is used by its practitioners. I conceive of it to be a rather bizarre religious experience in which the subject allegedly is knocked off his feet by the administrator of the "slaying" and becomes comatose. I've seen a few episodes of the Benny Hinn show and that's how it appears to me. Believe me, I'm no fan of Benny Hinn and no expert on the carnival-style antics he performs. I consider him and others of his stripe charlatans. --Hank | ||||||
237 | Did the Serpent Have sex with Eve ? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 115723 | ||
Lorrie: There is in all Scripture no basis on which to exegete that the serpent of Genesis and Eve engaged in coitus. To venture any suggestion of the sort is to deal in irresponsible eisegesis of God's word. Let's read the account the way it is written. Let's stay with the plain meaning of the passage which is available to everyone. And by all means let's not try to read into it any esoteric or arcane meaning which is available only to the priviliged few. The Bible is God's revealed word to all mankind. It is not His cryptic message to self-proclaimed seers and prophets. If you're doing a study on this topic, may I urge you to stick to what Scripture says about it and not to wander down some slippery slope of human conjecture. It will lead to error as surely as the sun rises and sets. --Hank | ||||||
238 | FAREWELL FROM THE LITTLE BOY | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 116075 | ||
ischus: The issues we grapple with on this Forum not infrequently are weighty ones. There is a measure of latitude and tolerance afforded various points of view that differ from person to person. There are those who believe the Spirit manifests Himself to certain believers in different ways. There are others who believe in baptismal regeneration and those who do not. There are, in short, differences in points of view among sincere followers of Jesus Christ. But there are some absolute fundamentals that constitute the sine qua non of orthodox Christianity. One of them is the accuracy and authority of Scripture. The majority of users of this Forum stand solidly and firmly in the conviction that the Bible is the complete and perfect revelation of God to man and are quite committed to defend it at any cost, no matter whose feelings get hurt or whose feet get scorched in the fire. Ischus, you are a young man. It appears you have been exposed to some very liberal and very wrong teaching regarding the reliability of the Scriptures. A large portion of your ideas I recognize as coming from the ideas of the so-called "higher criticism" school. We are not castigating you personally, ischus. We are attempting in the only way we know how to defend the precious word of God against the inroads of having seeds of doubt about its reliability, indeed, about its inerrancy, sown on this Forum. How can we hope to lead anyone to the Savior by giving heed to liberal theories which cast doubts about the reliability of the very Book that testifies of Him? ...... You are young and that is nothing to be ashamed of, but it behooves the young to take counsel of seasoned men of God who have much to teach them. Perhaps you have not intended it as such or even been aware of it, but you have come across in your posts as an arrogant pedantic eager to show his superior erudition and intellectual prowess. And perhaps this experience that you have had on this Forum will serve as a learning process for you. I bear you no ill will. On the contrary I wish you well and most of all I pray that you will follow not the liberal school of theology or biblical criticism but will instead follow the path that Billy Graham followed when, as a young man, he experienced doubts about the authority of the Bible. He got on his knees and asked its Author to open his eyes to the truth. A young preacher friend of Billy Graham's had similar doubts and he took counsel of his doubts instead of relying on God. He became a skeptic and dropped out of the ministry. We all know the story of the other fellow, Billy Graham. I pray that you will go to God in prayer as Billy Graham did. Farewell and may God richly bless you and your forthcoming marriage. Yours in Christ Jesus, our Lord. --Hank | ||||||
239 | wantknowwentstartbiblestudy? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 116299 | ||
Sorry, your question as written is incomprehensible. Do you not have a space bar on your keyboard? --Hank | ||||||
240 | wentcandobiblelessononline.? | Bible general Archive 2 | Hank | 116369 | ||
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