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221 | Jesus Died for all, why speak in parable | John 17:9 | stjohn | 212160 | ||
"I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me. I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them." John 17:6-10 Jesus did not die for the whole world, but for those that the Father had given Him, read the whole chapter of John 17. It is well known that there are many who are dyeing in sin, and to perdition; Just look around! It is obvious that God's purpose is not to save the whole world, (as He is sovereign in all things,) If it was his will to save the whole world, they would be saved, but he has made provition for His sheep, who he died for, and who He will keep for all eternity. John |
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222 | Iniquity of the Amorite? | Gen 15:16 | stjohn | 212083 | ||
Genesis 15, verses 12 to 16: --"And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. The iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full. The Amorites are, in this context, the Canaanites. Historically, the Amonites inhabited a larger region, but at this time they dominated the land of Canaan. A few chapters later, we learn that God would have spared Sodom if there had been as few as 10 righteous people in it. God does not indiscriminatingly destroy entire cities, entire nations, because of the evil of the majority. If he did, he would have wiped out all of humanity a long time ago. He will spare cities and lands if they are inhabited even by a few righteous. That's what he is saying to Abraham in Genesis 15. "Your seed is not going to get the land immediately. They will get it, for that is what I have promised, but the current inhabitants, the Amorites, they aren't yet fully iniquitous. Some of them at least still deserve to live here." What is interesting about that? People tend not to worry about the destruction of Sodom. We know, and we can accept, that everyone in that city, was living an unrighteous life. We sometimes get more concerned about the people that Israel displaced. Israel was a huge army that came out of nowhere, and destroyed cities and people, and conquered the land. It doesn't seem fair to the inhabitants, but it must have been. The iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full at the time of Abraham, but it must have been full by the time the Children of Israel were led back into Canaan. God used the Children of Israel to destroy the Amonites in the same way that he had used brimstone and fire to destroy Sodom. By the time the Children of Israel were returning to the land the Amonites must have been as proud, arrogant and uncaring as the people of Sodom were. Ten righteous would have saved Sodom. The incomplete iniquity of the Amonites delayed their destruction. The Amonites were not destroyed until their iniquity was complete. There is another interesting aspect to the iniquity of the Amonites. "Iniquity" is a bit like "sin". People who have no knowledge of God can't really sin because to sin is to act in a way that God has told you not to. "Iniquity" is similar. It carries overtones of being serious sin. People who have no knowledge of God certainly can't be said to commit iniquity, because iniquity is rebellion against the law of God, not merely the ignorance of it. The Amonites, the iniquitous Amonites, must have had some awareness of God and what he expects. That is something that we should remember we are thinking about the book of Judges. The people that Israel was destroying and displacing were not just innocent bystanders who happened to live in the wrong place at the wrong time. They were people who were 'failed' peoples of God. They must have received some message from Him, and, as a nation, rebelled against it. They were cast out of the land because it had been promised to the Children of Israel, but they were also cast out of the land because they were disobedient. What relevance does this have for us, today? People sometimes feel that God was bloodthirsty when he ordered the Israelites to drive the Canaanites out of the land. Apart from the fact that he had promised the land to the Israelites, the Canaanites were iniquitous, and they deserved to be destroyed, as Sodom deserved to be destroyed, as Israel itself would later deserve to be cast out of the Land, and as the nations of the world will be overthrown at Christ's return. God knew that the Amonites were going to become fully iniquitous. He knew that they would have to be destroyed. Surely that is part of the promise to Abraham. He knew what the people around him were like, and it must have pained him to see their iniquity, albeit incomplete iniquity."-- Andrew McFarland |
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223 | 4th generation? | Gen 15:16 | stjohn | 212082 | ||
Hi Thomas: What it is clearly saying is, 400 years equals 4 generations. The term, or word, (generation) is rather fluid, in this case it refers to a, life-span. We don't see 10 generations in this passage of scripture. Using a concordance, you can do a word search on, Generation[s] and see where it comes up in Scripture, and how it's meaning varies. This will help you a lot when the word comes up again in your reading of the Bible. John |
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224 | Why were the females spared? | Ex 1:16 | stjohn | 212081 | ||
John Gill has this to say on that. --"but if it be a daughter, then she shall live, be kept alive, and preserved, and brought up to woman's estate; and this the king chose to have done, having nothing to fear from them, being of the feeble sex, and that they might serve to gratify the lust of the Egyptians, who might be fond of Hebrew women, being more beautiful than theirs; or that they might be married and incorporated into Egyptian families, there being no males of their own, if this scheme took place, to match with them, and so by degrees the whole Israelitish nation would be mixed with, and swallowed up in the Egyptian nation, which was what was aimed at."-- John Gill |
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225 | Who are the 70? | Ex 1:5 | stjohn | 212080 | ||
Hi Thomas: Yes, wives, grandchildren, etc. this can be safely assumed, and we are told in this way, that the family had grown, and increased to 70. John |
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226 | Prayer Request from My Family | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 212048 | ||
Please leave this up for a little while. My dear friend, Stanley, a diabetic for the last 37 years is really struggling with it now. Kidneys failing, 3 heart attacks this year, neuropathy, etc, but mostly it's a problem with his body absorbing (or not absorbing, I can't remember) his insulin from his pump 3 days each week. Everytime he changes sides for his pump every 3 days, if it goes to his left side, we pretty much know he's going to have problems because either his tissues are absorbing the insulin and the medicine is not able to do what it's supposed to do, or else it isn't absorbing like it's supposed to (I'm sorry, right now I can't think straight which way it is). But, anyway there you have it, for about 3 days each week he's pretty much going without much insulin at all (he's type 1 - dead pancreas). I sent him, about an hour ago by ambulance to the ER with blood sugars almost at 500. I'm waiting for the doctor to call me now. (Stanley doesn't like me to go there with him, so I stay by the phone.) Please pray that somehow the doctors can figure out about the absorbtion problem with his insulin. Thank you very much for keeping him in your prayers, he's a dear brother. Cheri p.s. Please do NOT remove this until it has had time for some prayer to go up for Stanley! |
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227 | Personality disorder or demon possesion? | Mark 5:15 | stjohn | 211890 | ||
Hi bandaid: Welcome to the forum! I'm very sorry to disappoint you my friend, but Scripture has nothing to say about personality disorders. I'm sure that their are many here that may have an opinion about this, but this is a Bible study forum, and not an 'opinion forum' as it's name clearly implies (Study Bible Forum). Sorry. Our esteemed and gracious host the Lockman Foundation has laid down some guidelines and terms of use for this forum. Please familiarize yourself with the (Terms of Use) if you haven't already done so. Again, I'm sorry, but we are honor-bound by these rules, as we all agreed to them when registering to this site. God bless John |
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228 | Murder vs Killing | Ex 20:1 | stjohn | 211880 | ||
Here are some Scriptures your husband can give them and not get into a debate with them. Just tell him to lovingly as he can give out the Word Of God, and if they won't listen, their blood is on their own hands. ""The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He." Deut 32:4 "For the LORD loves justice And does not forsake His godly ones; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked will be cut off." Ps 37:28 "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God," They are corrupt, and have committed abominable injustice; There is no one who does good." Ps 53:1 "Make your ear attentive to wisdom, Incline your heart to understanding; For if you cry for discernment, Lift your voice for understanding; If you seek her as silver And search for her as for hidden treasures; Then you will discern the fear of the LORD And discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones." Prov 2:2-8 "Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him." Is 30:18 God bless John |
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229 | do you need to fasten | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 211866 | ||
Pray tell us, what do you mean by "fasten"? | ||||||
230 | Problem sharing our faith? | Ex 20:13 | stjohn | 211862 | ||
Hi kamschoolgrad, Welcome. First of all, God did not say "you shall not kill." The command is, "you shall not murder" first seen in Exodus 20:13 (above) and again in Numbers it is given with a more clear understanding. Num 35:31 'Moreover, you shall not take ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death, but he shall surely be put to death. And again it is repeated (Deut 5:17) in light of this more clear understanding given in the book of Numbers, - there is a big difference between murder and killing. Certainly we have a right to defend ourselves or our loved-ones or our country (such as fighting someone like Hitler for instance) even an innocent stranger perhaps being victimized by some scoundrel. Matthew 5:20-22 says that if you call someone a fool you are in danger of hell. How much more evil is it to be speaking evil against God, and so doing, promulgating false teaching and therefore causing many to be in danger of hell? Matt 5:20 "For I say to you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. v 21 "You have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT MURDER' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.' v 22 "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. God bless John |
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231 | "ask God to bless palns" verse in bible? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 211819 | ||
Hi John, Welcome to the forum! John, it's not really about our plans. I'd say it's more about God's plan. And when we get in line with God's plan, 'then' we will be sucsesful. God bless John Mark 16:15 And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. |
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232 | why did Jesus say that? | Luke 2:49 | stjohn | 211817 | ||
Hi Anny, This is kind of long but it really says it quite well I think. John --"Ver. 49. And he said unto them, how is it that ye sought me?.... That is, with so much uneasiness and distress of mind, not trusting in the power and providence of God, to take care of him; and in other places, besides the temple, where they had been inquiring for him: wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business? or "in my Father's house", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; where, as soon as you missed me, you might, at once, have concluded I was, and not have put yourselves to so much trouble and pains in seeking for me. Christ seems to tax them with ignorance, or, at least, forgetfulness of his having a Father in heaven, whose business he came to do on earth; and which they should have thought in their own minds he was now about, and so have made themselves easy. The business that Christ came about was to preach the Gospel, and which he afterwards performed with great clearness and fulness, with much power, majesty, and authority, with great constancy and diligence, with much concern for the souls of men, arid with great awfulness; and in which he took great delight, though he went through many dangers and risks of life; as also to work miracles in proof of his deity and Messiahship, and for the good of the bodies of men, and in which he was very assiduous, going about every where doing good this way: but the main, and principal part of his business was, to work out salvation for his people, by fulfilling the law, making reconciliation and atonement for their sins, and obtaining eternal redemption: this was a business which neither angels nor men could do; was very toilsome and laborious, and yet he delighted in it; nor did he desist from it until it was accomplished: and this is called his Father's business, because he contrived and assigned it to him; he called him to it, and sent him to perform; he enjoined it to him as man and mediator, and the glory of his perfections was concerned in it, and secured by it: and it was a business that Christ must be about, be concerned in, and perform, because he engaged to do it from all eternity; and because it was the will of his Father, which must be done, and was necessary in order to show himself dutiful and obedient; and because it was foretold in prophecy again and again and promised that it should be done; and because it could not be done by another. Now our Lord's conversing with the doctors, and which was a branch of his prophetic office, and was, no doubt, with a view to the good of the souls of men, and nothing less than miraculous, was a show, a prelude of, and a sort of an entrance upon the business he came about."-- John Gill |
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233 | How did they handle their son? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 211761 | ||
Hi Happy It's pretty tough trying to go on what you gave. I'm not familiar with such a family from my limited knowledge of Scripture. Can you give us more to go on? Verse, chapter, book? |
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234 | Where is "The Heaven" ? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 211662 | ||
It is imposable to say since we have no information as to "where" it is or weather it even has a "phisical" location. We do however know the phisical location of the first and second Heaven. | ||||||
235 | In Mark 1:10 did John see heavens? | Mark 1:10 | stjohn | 211568 | ||
Hi Alex: Good question. It looks like maybe both of them saw the Heavens opened. note: the lower case 'h' in the King James, (not sure if this is significant or when the upper case 'H' started to be used when referring to His deity) John --"he saw the heavens opened; or "cloven", or "rent"; this may be understood, either of John, who was the spectator of all this, which was done for the manifestation of the Messiah to him, and the confirmation of his faith in him, and that he might bear record of him; and so the Persic version reads, "John saw", etc. see John 1:30, or of Jesus Christ himself, who came up out of the water; and when he did, saw the heavens part,"-- John Gill http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ |
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236 | Does Jesus teach OT doctrine? | John 1:1 | stjohn | 211556 | ||
Hi Robbert: Welcome! Just my humble opinion, sir, and certainly not to disparage the pastor, but perhaps it would be substantively efficacious for your pastor friend to find something Just a little more instructive to teach on, rather then digging around looking for ways to relabel the books of the Bible. His assertions are quite a stretch, to say the least. It seems to me he skimmed right over Jesus' death and resurrection, while looking for something rather obscure or arcane, perhaps in order to appear astute. I think it's a lot more edifying to focus on Jesus Christ; "For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." 1 Cor 2:2 "For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you. Jesus and Him crusifide." 2 Cor 13:4 "Therefore we have been buried with Him through baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life." Rom 6:4 "knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, is never to die again; death no longer is master over Him." Rom 6:9 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." Rom 8:11 Just my two cents John |
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237 | 1 tim 2:15 women saved childbearing | 1 Timothy | stjohn | 211551 | ||
Hi Dr. Joshua: Welcome to the forum! Here's some commentary on that from John Gill, which I believe says it fairly well. I pray it helps. John --"Ver. 15. Notwithstanding she shall be saved,.... Not Eve, though no doubt she is saved; since she had a sense of her sin, and shame for it, a revelation of the Messiah to her, and faith in him; see Ge 3:7. But rather any woman, particularly such as profess godliness, who shall be saved 'in childbearing;' which is to be understood not of a temporal salvation, or being saved through childbearing, through the perilous time, and be delivered out of it; for though this is generally the case, yet not always, nor always the case of good women. Rachel died in childbed:" " But spiritual and eternal salvation is here meant; not that bearing children is the cause, condition, or means of salvation; for as this is not God's way of salvation, so it confines the salvation of women to childbearing ones; and which must give an uneasy reflection to maidens, and women that never bore any; but rather the meaning is, that good women shall be saved, notwithstanding their bearing and bringing forth children in pain and sorrow, according to the original curse, in Ge 3:16. And so the words administer some comfort to women, in their present situation of subjection and sorrow; though they may be rendered impersonally thus, "notwithstanding there is salvation through the birth of a son": and the sense is, that notwithstanding the fall of man by the means of the woman, yet there is salvation for both men and women, through the birth of Immanuel, the child born, and Son given; at whose birth, the angels sung peace on earth, good will to men; through the true Messiah, the deed of the woman, through the incarnate Saviour, who was made of a woman, there is salvation for lost sinners: He was born of a woman, and came into the world in order to obtain salvation for them; and He has effected it, and it is in Him, for all such who apply to Him for it; and with it all true believers, men and women, shall be saved through Him, v15 "if they continue in faith and charity, and holiness, with sobriety." -- John Gill http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ |
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238 | the scripture I was looking at | Gal 3:2 | stjohn | 211530 | ||
Dear studies: Here are some Scripture that may help shed some light for your understanding. "So let no one judge you in food or in drink, or regarding a festival or a new moon or Sabbaths, which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ" Colossians 2:16–17 Observance of the Sabbath law was done away with by Jesus Christ on the cross because He by His death for our transgression of the law, He quite effectively "wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us" Colossians 2:14 Again, Paul speaks to this subject in his letter to the Romans. "One person esteems one day above another; another esteems every day alike. Let each be fully convinced in his own mind. He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it" Romans 14:5–6a And again in his letter to the Galations he ask them why they would even want to be once again in bondage of the law when they have been set free from it. "But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage? You observe days and months and seasons and years" Galatians 4:9–10 I hope this helps you. For more reading on the Sabbath law, how we are to view and understand it as Christians under the new covenant, please go to, http://www.gotquestions.org/ and type the word (Sabbath) in the search box. You'll be able to read much, very helpful information. God bless John p.s. please click the note button when responding to an answer. It's not necessary to post notes as questions. By posting as a note the user you wish to communicate with will be contacted via email. This also helps keep the home page free from clutter. Thank you in advance. :-) |
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239 | More details on Galatians 3:10 | Gal 3:2 | stjohn | 211519 | ||
Hi studies: I know of no Scripture that teaches of a prohibition of labor on Sunday. Sunday is what we call the Lords day, so called because of His resurrection on the first day of the week, Sunday, which is not the Sabbath nor is the Sabbath work prohibition carried on under the new covenant as I understand it. God bless John |
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240 | How do we express a thankful heart? | Luke | stjohn | 211498 | ||
--"Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work."--Mother Teresa Luke 7:44-47 Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. "You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. "You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. "For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." |
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