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221 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Jon 2:2 | Val | 211882 | ||
I believe he did or he would have been digested. Ha Ha :-) | ||||||
222 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211566 | ||
Yes I have heard that saying but is it biblical. I don't know. I trust you will read the thread, we have already went over this topic. Unless you want to add something else. I don't really know what you are talking about. The text you are using might be a good place to start if you can reference it. Thanks Val | ||||||
223 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211516 | ||
Dear Doc, Happy Thanksgiving Day to you. A good scripture filled response. You are a good example of how to answer people with scripture. Thank you for your well thought out answers. I learn much from you. Blessings, Val | ||||||
224 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211512 | ||
Hello Azure, thank you for your gracious welcome. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving? Is it Thanksgiving in the place you live? You are exactly right. We can never move forward without the direct guidance of our Lord through prayer and His word. We can think of what we would do in situations but we must ask Him first what we are to do. I think of David when he remembered to ask the Lord what to do, he was told specifically how to interact with others. It was when he ventured out on his own that he got in a pickle but the Lord was still gracious to him and helped get him out of his trouble. Depending on the type relationship one has with a couple it would almost be impossible to point an across the board response. Each relationship and response should be brought earnestly to the Lord in prayer and act as He directs in agreement with a daily study of the scriptures. I find He talks to me through the word and supplies an answer to my daily problems and questions day by day. Frankly I wouldn't know what to tell anyone what to do but to seek the Lord's guidance in the way you have so plainly suggested. Thank you for your thoughts dear one and for John and Cheri. All of you have good insights. I learn so much from you and am thankful for you on this Thanksgiving Day. Blessings, Val | ||||||
225 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211507 | ||
Hey John, you know we could try it your way. If they didn't repent, they probably wouldn't be offering a second invitation. I agree with you there is not a reason to not give your idea a try. Most people though have trouble talking about Jesus to christians much less the openly rebelious, i.e., living in sin. Birds of a feather flock together. I was just saying if we go along with people in their sin and act as though there is nothing wrong with it we are somehow aiding and abedding the enemy. If you bring up the subject of what Christ has said about it then I think that would be perfectly fine, you have fulfilled your obligation to state the truth in love and gentleness of course. Of course, most people living like that have a reason to be living like that and only Christ could change them. I guess there would be no reason to change if everyone went along with their program. I think sin is very serious and open rebellion is very serious so how would you deal with it after you have shared the gospel. Their options are 1) get married or one move out 2) ignore you and carry on with same. So what would you do in option one? Rejoice? What about option two? Are you going back over there for dinner and drop the subject or continue to urge them to get right with God or shake the dust off your feet? Yes I am still eating cake. It is too much fun!! |
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226 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211502 | ||
Yes thats an excellent idea Cheri. I agree. Val | ||||||
227 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211500 | ||
Hi John, adding to the discussion let me say I didn't mean to come across as advocating avoiding anyone. The question to me is how do we deal with sin. Usually people who live together are avoiding an uncomfortable conversation or are in denial. If you truly love someone you will confront them with the good news of the gospel. For instance the woman at the well. Christ offered her eternal life. He told her she was living with a man who was not her husband. Maybe we should all go back and learn from the way He interacted with her. I did have a good thanksgiving, good food and family. Thanks for asking, Hope you had a good one too! Val | ||||||
228 | Living together | John 3:16 | Val | 211499 | ||
Hi justme, of course avoiding people would take on a whole new dimension. You wouldn't even consider sitting down at their house for a meal. As far as I can remember the Lord was always in teaching mode. So as our example we should be in teaching mode too not avoiding sinners, but telling them the reason for the hope that is in us. The problem with all is sin. My point was we should reach them with the gospel. To fail to point out what pleases the Lord and displeases Him would be avoiding the truth. To sit down with a couple in their home, playing house, acting as if every thing is hunky dorey is not the type of thing I saw the Lord do. He was always in teaching mode. After all He was and is the greatest teacher of all. Today in our world, sin is acceptable. My question to you is sin acceptable to the Lord? Interesting conversation. Val | ||||||
229 | I just started reading the Bible and.... | OT general | Val | 211341 | ||
Dear Cheri, thank you for the chuckle. I have been a sick puppy myself one too many times. Blessings Val | ||||||
230 | Reading the Bible with more Questions | 2 Tim 1:1 | Val | 211298 | ||
Pete, Your welcome. Val |
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231 | ... | Eph 2:15 | Val | 211228 | ||
I do not have Matthew in the Holman Edition. I do have Matthew by H.A. Ironside. Regarding these verses Matthew 5:17-30 Ironside says: In verses 17 to 30 we see how our Lord applied the precepts of the law, neither ignoring them nor belittling them, but showing that there is a deeper meaning in it all than is seen on the surface. It is that which, rightly applied, makes manifest man’s utter helplessness and inability to keep its holy precepts in his nature state. Let us notice with care what Jesus taught as to this (Ironside has you read verses 17-30 and then continues his commentary) “I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.” This our Lord did in three ways: by His perfect obedience He magnified the law and made it honorable (Isa.42:21); by His death He met all its claim against the lawbreakers, and so He becomes the end of the law for righteousness to all who believe (Rom. 10:4); by His Spirit He enables believers to fulfil the righteous requirements of the law (Rom. 8:4) “One jot or one tittle.” The jot is the yodh, the smallest letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The title is a little mark indicating a slight change in the meaning of a letter. Our Lord’s words indicate the perfection of Holy Scripture. “Whosoever…shall break one of these least commandments.” That is, anyone who ignores the divine authority of God’s revealed will by loosening the moral effect of His commands, so as to make men careless of their obligations to Him, shall be esteemed as of no worth in His kingdom. “Except your righteousness shall exceed.” The scribes and Pharisees were extreme legalists and trusted in their own righteousness, but had not submitted to the righteousness of God (Rom. 10:3) The righteousness God accepts is of a higher character. This higher righteousness is suggested in the verses that follow. The law forbade murder. Jesus shows that unreasonable anger is, in itself, a violation of the spirit of the commandment. “Thou shalt not kill.” It is as a result of such a condition of mind that murder is committed. To use vile invectives against another is the manifestation of the hatred which causes men to kill, and therefore places one in danger even of hell-fire. To profess to be a worshiper of God while willfully wronging another or cherishing malice in the heart is obnoxious to God. Let him who comes to His altar with a gift first seek out the brother he has wronged and then draw near to sacrifice. Nor should one permit a spirit of antagonism toward another to continue if it is within his power to come to agreement; for sin never dies of old age, but becomes worse as time goes on. Many a one has suffered severely because of what might easily have been cleared up if he had given heed to these words. Hope this helps, Val |
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232 | ... | Eph 2:15 | Val | 211218 | ||
1. Read Hebrews 10:26-31. Read it through and then examine it in light of the “5 W’s and an H.” Write out your insights. 2. Read the book of Hebrews and note the warnings in Hebrews. 3. How does this warning in Hebrews 10:26-31 compare with the previous warnings in Hebrews. 4. Do you see any parallels between this warning (Hebrews 10:26-31) and the one in Hebrews 2:1-4? If so, what are they? 5. Can you see any parallels between the way the author of Hebrews deals with the recipients of his letter in Hebrews 6:1-12 and Hebrews 10:26-39? If so, what are they? 6. In Hebrews 10:26-29 the author tells what happens when a person goes on sinning willfully. A) Read Numbers 15:22-31. In this Old Testament passage you see the difference between unintentional sin and defiant sin. What do you learn from this passage, and how does it compare with Hebrews 10:26-29? B) “Go on sinning” is a present active participle. What insight does this give you? C. In your own words, explain what is happening in Hebrews 10:29. 7. Once again, in Hebrews 10:30-31, the author reminds his readers of the character of God; he again quotes the Old Testament. A) Read Deuteronomy 32:35-36 and note how the author quotes from the song of Moses. B) Read Psalm 145:20 and write it out. C) Note the reference to “the living God” in Hebrews 3:12. Why this designation for God? What does the author want his readers to see, to recognize, to realize? 8. Lastly see what your commentaries have to say on Hebrews 10:26:31. This is what mine said; 10:26 The law promised forgiveness for sins of ignorance, but willful sins had no remedy. As believers we have assurance that “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins (1 John 1:9A). Willful sins can receive divine forgiveness, but people involved in these sins often fail to seek God’s forgiveness by repentance. Sin being talked about is a deliberate rejection of the truth of the gospel. If the readers left Christ for Judaism, they would show that they had never responded in faith to Christ. 10:28-29 These words show an attitude toward Jesus as antagonism , despising Christ’s work, arrogant rejection of the truth which the Holy Spirit tried to communicate about Jesus. These words were for professing Christians. Any who turned from Christ could expect divine judgment and eternal rejection. 10:30-31 Judgment would be a frightening experience. The anticipation of judgment by the living God should fill sinners with dread (Heb 12:29) 9. This study that I am in right now is Precepts Upon Precepts Part 2. These questions are taken from that study. The commentary in number 8 is taken from Holman New Testament Commentary Hebrews and James General Editor Max Anders, Author Thomas D. Lea. 10. If you will research this in the order given you will be amazed what the Holy Spirit will teach you. Of course the first step is to pray. Hope this helps. Blessings, Val |
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233 | The Blind leading the blind | Mark 8:18 | Val | 210795 | ||
Dear Dave, I sense there may be some underlying concern you have regarding this question and it would serve you better for some of the brothers to help you. I am sure they will answer any questions you have. Blessings, Val | ||||||
234 | The Blind leading the blind | Mark 8:18 | Val | 210792 | ||
Hello Dave, That depends. Are you trying to be saved by keeping a list of rules? Or are you trusting in Christ and Christ's finished work on the cross for your salvation. Do you mix grace with the law? Are you saved by grace but kept by the law? What is in a person's heart is revealed outwardly. If one likes the approval of man, likes recognition, likes to be seen and heard by others who is that person pleasing? Self or Christ. That is why these Pharisees, the unbelieving Pharisees were condemned. They cared more about their position and status than about the Christ who came to set them free from the power of sin. What I am talking about Dave is grace. Grace alone. Grace that paid a debt He did not owe to save a people who owed a debt they could not pay. Grace Alone, grace alone, grace alone. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. He died on a cross, He was raised from the dead, He ascended to heaven. He sits at the right hand of God. He is our great High Priest. He intercedes for us. He is more wonderful than all the words there are to express what He did for us. I urge all who read this to believe on Christ. Depend on Christ. Serve Him with all your heart. Obey Him. Love Him. It was their hearts that were wrong. Their hearts were cold as stone. Jesus saw their hearts. He saw what they were thinking. Read the whole story over and over again. Read the four gospels over and over again and you will understand them, the Pharisees and Christ my Saviour. Blessings, Val |
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235 | The Blind leading the blind | Mark 8:18 | Val | 210776 | ||
Dear Keliy, I am interested in your thought process that lead you to your following statement, "As Jesus did not condemn the adulterous woman, neither would He condemn a rebellious child for a sin of the tongue, at that point in time. But there will be an eternal judgement, which is what I believe the Lord is referring to in the verse that you questioned." My point in this is 1) This passage is not in some of the early manuscripts and 2) to develop a universal truth on this verse alone would be as some say a stretch. We simply don't know if a partial judgment might be imposed. We certainly know the golden rule to treat others as we want to be treated and there are many verses about the tongue and the problems it can cause when not controlled. So I really don't think we can say what God will do when His children sin. He may take them quickly to the holy woodshed. Just a thought. Val |
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236 | wandering why the forth commandment is | Col 2:16 | Val | 210132 | ||
Dear sadone, welcome to the forum. I see that you are very passionate about this topic. However, since all the churches I have attended for my entire life do not hold your view it leaves me wondering about how you arrived at your conclusion when they did not. Could you help me by providing the verses or chapters or books of the bible you looked at to arrive at your view and also commentary of those as to your interpretation of them. If you do not have the time to do this study I understand as I myself have limited time but when we post things dogmatically we cannot expect to be received instantly without the proper explantion with passages and commentary. Blessings -Val | ||||||
237 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | Val | 210080 | ||
Dear Tar, in looking at my previous post I must say it sounds abrupt. My apologies. I agree with everything you say in your post. As I understand it we worship/rest on Sunday because it is the day that Jesus was raised from the dead. As to the law of the Sabbath, I do believe it was part of the feasts given to the nation of Israel. I believe that there are parts of the bible that speak to the nation of Israel and parts that speak to the church. When I read it I have to keep that in mind. So in saying that I don't keep the Sabbath. I believe Paul says somewhere not to argue over days. I believe I am to honor Christ everyday of my life. Sunday is a day that I gather with a congregation of believers at a church to worship Him collectively. I believe it was Paul who commanded us not to forsake the assembling of ourselves together but I don't think he said which day to chose. I know that in our business world today many christians have to work on Sunday so they rest another day because they have to feed their families. One thing that does grieve me though is so many young parents have their children in athletics on Sunday mornings. Many ball teams practice on Sunday mornings. Many church members go to the pro games on Sundays. Its all pretty confusing to me. Also, Welcome to the Forum. Blessings - Val | ||||||
238 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | Val | 210079 | ||
Dear Jeff, Thanks for your post. I agree with your understanding of the Romans passage. I have not yet done an in depth study of Romans but have heard some say that it is the constitution of our faith. I look forward to studying it in depth Precept Upon Precept. That is probably why I did not catch on. Thanks for your kind words. Blessings - Val |
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239 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | Val | 210075 | ||
Hey Jeff, sorry I am so simple minded but I don't understand what you are saying? Did you not like my comment? Could you supply me a little commentary please on your Romans verses?, thanks Val | ||||||
240 | was the ten commandments done away with | Matt 22:40 | Val | 210044 | ||
Dear Tar, your comments are interesting. I don't know why you posted to me. Was there something you disagreed with? Otherwise you might want to post to the original questioner. Blessings - Val | ||||||
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