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241 | confused...? | John 1:1 | mark d seyler | 182105 | ||
Dinosaurs were created by God, were killed by the flood along with the rest of the animals, except for the ones in the ark, and apparently died off due to the climatic changes following the flood. (Noah may have simply brought babies into the ark.) You can read about this in detail on www.drdino.com, or www.answersingenesis.org. Love in Christ, Mark |
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242 | confused...? | John 1:1 | mark d seyler | 182104 | ||
The Jehovah's Witnesses teach a different Jesus then the Bible teaches. They use a version of the Bible that is not a translation, but is a re-write, altered by men who neither translated from the original languages, nor were able to translate from the original languages. I do not hate JW's. They are in desparate need of salvation. There are various words translated as hell, but no matter: Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. The Lake of Fire is pretty specific, it is eternal torment, and there is not another way to translate this. Mat 1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. Jesus is "God with us." If your pray is honest and from the heart, God will show you the truth. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father except through Him. Do you believe that Jesus died as payment of the penalty for your sin, though sinless Himself? Do you believe that Jesus rose from the grave, defeating death? Do you believe that Jesus is Lord of all, including you, so that you are ready to serve Him? You can die with Him, be raised with Him, and live with Him, if that is what you want. Love in Christ, Mark |
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243 | The raven (Gen 8:7)... | Gen 8:7 | mark d seyler | 182102 | ||
Hi Xina, As you've pointed out, God didn't change the dietary formula until after Noah leaves the ark (except for the serpent - good catch! I've never saw this as a dietary change, but there it is!), so when the raven didn't return, I would not expect it was for because it had become a meat eater, although I wouldn't be dogmatic about that. As I look at the passage, it seems that the difference between the dove and the raven is that, while the raven "went to and fro until the waters were dried up", the dove "found no rest for the sole of her foot". It would seem to me that the dove needed a perch which it didn't find, and so it returned to the ark, while the raven was ok just flying around. As far as a symbolic significance to this I don't know what it would be. Birds carry various meanings in Scripture. While birds (of whatever kind) symbolize wickedness or the wicked one in certain parables, ravens brought food to Elijah, we're to be "gentle as doves", and doves or pigeons are the "poor man's" sacrificial offering. This may have simply been a matter of Noah releasing a raven, then realizing that it didn't tell him what he wanted to know, as it was just flying around, so he released a dove, knowing it was a weaker bird, and would need a perch, and would return if it didn't find one. The raven was an unclean bird, and it didn't help Noah. The dove is nearly always spoken of well in Scripture, although Hosea says doves can be silly. The dove helped Noah, and returned with the olive twig before flying away for good. I don't know how much further I can go with this, that is specifically supported by the text. I sure enjoy that you are trying to understand everything from Scripture that you can. There is, though, an interesting passage in Job in relation to your post: Job 38:41 "Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat." Love in Christ, Mark |
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244 | Leave what mother/father (Gen 2:24)? | Gen 2:24 | mark d seyler | 182047 | ||
Hi Xina, I think that God was saying that He had taken the man that He had created and split him into man and woman. Because He had the one into two, now the two shall be made into one. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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245 | Offerings and Tithes | Num 18:24 | mark d seyler | 182032 | ||
Hi New Creature, I am certain this will only be a partial answer, but this is what I understand. Tithes and offerings are mechanisms for transfering resources from the one whom God has given the resources to, towards the one whom God wishes to supply. The simple example is as God gave farmland as an inheritance to Judah, He did not give farmland to Levi. Instead of spending their time producing food like Judah and the other tribes, the Levites spent their time serving before the LORD. So the LORD instructed Judah, and the other tribes, to give to the Levites. So this becomes a very natural and perpetual mechanism for supplying each person's needs. This is echoes in the New Testament as well in numerous places, such as: 2Co 8:14 But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality: 2Co 8:15 As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack. 2 Cor. 8-9 are excellent chapters to study regarding this. Our motivation is to be love. Foremost, love for the LORD, showing itself in the desire and intent to do as He tells us to do. Secondly, in our love for others, wanting them to have all they need. It is my belief that God uses our giving to teach us faith, and self-sacrifice, and and love. God also tells us to lay up for ourselves treasure in heaven by giving to the poor here. As I said, there is much more that can be said on this topic, and I trust others will add what else the Bible says. Love in Christ, Mark |
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246 | if God knew how can it be valid? | Matt 19:5 | mark d seyler | 182030 | ||
Oh my! Sorry for my terrible grammer! What I meant to say was: "There is no such thing in Scripture as a vow that is not considered binding, no matter the motivation." - Mark |
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247 | if God knew how can it be valid? | Matt 19:5 | mark d seyler | 182028 | ||
Hi RT, I would suggest taking a look at Matthew 23 to see what God thinks about making deceptive vows for personal gain. Rather than releasing people from them, Jesus strengthen the vows. He did not say, "well, I know you didn't mean it in your hearts, so you are not bound to it." He said, "You've not only sworn by the temple, but by the One Who lives in the temple!" There is no such thing in Scripture as vow this is not considered binding, no matter the motivation. Consider Leviticus 27, of the "foolish vow". You still had to pay the price. In the matter of vows, covenants, and promises, its not the duplicity in your heart that is the significant issue, or even the foolishness of a rash decision, its what you say with your mouth**. That is what God holds you to. (** Unless, of course, if you are a wife or daughter and your father or husband countermands your vow within a day. But that doesn't sound like it happened here.) Love in Christ, Mark |
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248 | How do you come to your conclusion of pe | Rev 17:10 | mark d seyler | 182024 | ||
Hi Brian, I do not have a copy of Seiss, although I am familiar with the teaching of empires. I would be interested in knowing what Bible passages he cites to support this teaching that these are kingdoms and not kings themselves. I do not know who these kings or kingdoms, if that is correct, are. I have read a number of commentators, and heard many teachers on the subject, although there isn't one who stands out in my mind as having a special insight on this. For me, there just doesn't seem to be any additional information in the Bible that directs us to read "kings" as "kingdoms", therefore, I think John wrote of specific rulers, and I only have my guess of who they were. The final one should be clear for those who will be here to see him. Sorry I couldn't help more than this. Love in Christ, Mark |
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249 | The Bible KJV | Matt 28:19 | mark d seyler | 181880 | ||
(reposted from mark d seyler) Gen 1:1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The triune nature of God was first hinted at in the very first verse of the Bible, as it says, "In the beginning, Elohim created the heavens and the earth", Elohim being the plural form of El, or God. Elohim literally means "three or more Gods". Another significant Scripture is Deut. 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD". This can also be written as "Hear, O Isreal, YHWH Elohim, YHWH is One." This verse makes the strange declaration that while YHWH is Elohim (plural), YHWH is One (echad - can be a compound unity). This early revelation of God as a triune Being is continued throughout the Bible. God identifies Himself as YHWH, but also is called the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each of these are separate and distinct persons, each are God, and yet we know the “LORD is One.” Perhaps the clearest picture of our Triune God is at the baptism of Jesus. Matthew 3:16 “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Each are called God: Jude 1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Acts 5:3-4 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. Each acts in the same capacities as God: Creating: Malachi 2:10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? Colossians 1:16 (speaking of Jesus) For by him were all things created, Job 33:4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life. Psalm 148:5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. John 1:3 (of Jesus) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Gives to us eternal life: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. John 10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Galatians 6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Raised Jesus from the dead: 1 Corinthians 6:14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit: Everywhere at once (omnipresent): Jereriah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD. Ephesians 1:23 (speaking of Jesus) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. Psalm 139:7-8 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. Saves us: 2 Thessalonians 2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: Titus 3:4-6 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. So we find in the scripture that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each individuals, each are God, and that there is only One God. There are many ways people use to try to describe or understand this doctrine (teaching) of the Trinity, all fall short. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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250 | Yes Scriptures 3:21 - Chapter 11 | John 3:16 | mark d seyler | 181878 | ||
that's a lot of material to cover. Lets start at the very beginning. (Its a very good place to start) ;-) Rom 3:21 But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, Rom 3:22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe; for there is no distinction; Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Salvation comes not by the keeping of the Law, but by believing in Jesus Christ. No one keeps the Law, all have fallen short. The Law and the Prophets foretold that righteousness would come by faith and not by the keeping of the Law. So righteousness is not only to those who would "earn" it, but to as many as would believe in Jesus. Rom 3:24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; Rom 3:25 whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed; Justification, being declared to be in good standing with God, is a gift God gives to us out of His kindness, and is the result of Jesus paying the price due for our sin. God withheld judgment to allow redemption to come through Jesus. But God, being righteous, had to judge sin, so He put that judgment on His Son. Rom 3:26 for the demonstration, I say, of His righteousness at the present time, so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Rom 3:27 Where then is boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? No, but by a law of faith. So God is righteous now, even though we are sinners, but are not destroyed, because His judgment was satisfied in Christ's death. God has both charged and paid the price for our sin, mind you, all of our sin. And so God may now freely dispense the benefit of that act. Rom 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law. Rom 3:29 Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also, Its not just the Jews, or just the Gentile who have failed in the keeping of the Law, its all of us. We are all responsible before God. Rom 3:30 since indeed God who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through faith is one. Rom 3:31 Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law. Every one of us is in the same predicament with God. We have violated His Law, and we deserve to die. There is no special benefit toward salvation given to anyone. We are all guilty. But God, on our behalf, accepted the penalty upon Himself for our guilt. The righteous requirements of the Law have been satisfied, and it is only because they were satisfied that we can be justified by faith, whether "circumcised or uncircumcised". So the original distinction, circumcision, no longer separates, and we are all justified the same way, through faith. With me so far? Comments? Questions? Love in Christ, Mark |
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251 | Hallelujah Bold In NASB? | Bible general Archive 3 | mark d seyler | 181877 | ||
Hi mitelt, I think you did provide a solution to the original question! We are just now adding to it. :-) Since paragraph breaks are not a part of the original text, its up to the publisher of each new edition to determine whether and where to place paragraph break. Paragraph breaks should always be considered to be a matter of interpretation rather than translation, and care should be taken to examine the text to see if separate paragraphs, and chapters and verses too, for that matter, should actually be read together as a unit. One peculiarity of the Koine Greek of the New Testament is that is was written without paragraphs, punctuation, or spaces, and used all capital letters. THISISHOWITWOULDLOOKWRITINGTHISWAYINENGLISHTRANSLATORS MUSTDISTINGUISHTHEWORDSSENTENCESANDPUCTUATIONSTRICTLYFROMTHEWRITINGITSELF Love in Christ, Mark |
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252 | Salvation available for everyone? | John 3:16 | mark d seyler | 181874 | ||
Hi Shirlrogers, I believe that salvation is in fact available through Jesus to everyone, and is taught that way throughout the entire Bible. Is there a particular Scripture you wish to examine more closely? Love in Christ, mark |
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253 | The Name /One Lord | Matt 28:19 | mark d seyler | 181863 | ||
Hi Mark, John 1:1 is solid textual evidence that Jesus is in fact God. Compare what your Watchtower claims about that verse to the Greek construction of John 1:18. The Watchtower claims that since "theos" appears without the direct article in John 1:1, it is indefinate, thus declaring that Jesus is "a god". Not only does this render the Watchtower polytheistic, but if you apply the same interpretive reasoning to verse 18, you have a serious conflict. Because while verse 18 says that no one has seen God at any time, this is another instance of "theos" without the direct article. So according to how the Watchtower would have you to understand Greek grammer, vs. 1 is saying that Jesus is "a god", while verse 18 would be saying that no one has seen "a god" at any time. John also describes Jesus as "that which we have seen. . ." "kai theos en ho logos" "and God was the Word" While you could say in English "and the God was the Word", this does not work in Greek. "ho" logos, the word, is in the nominative case, while theos, God, is also in the nominative case. These terms are botn naming someone. "Ho", the, is the direct article, which must appear in the same case as the noun it refers to. But "ho" also indicates the subject of the sentence, or in this case, the clause. If we were to write this sentence with the direct article appearing with theos, God, then it would be: kai ho theos en ho logos and the God was the Word The problem with this is that it renders the clause as having two subjects, and that is just bad grammer. So when the Watchtower claims that there would have to be a direct article before theos in order for it to be truly saying that Jesus is "the" God, it is in reality demanding that John write with bad grammer that would actually render his sentence meaningless and circular. The reality is that John names the subject, ho logos, the Word, and tells us something about this subject, the Word was God. Now, whether this is "a god" or "the God", the context gives us all we need. In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with the God, and God was the word. Now, immediately you'll notice that there is an article in the first use of "God" - the Word was with "the God". This is because this is in the "Accusative" case, that is, the direct object. The Word was with - what? The God. But as "God" next appears in the Nominative, there is no direct article. But one must ignore the immediate context to argue that the second appearance of "theos" is any less definate than the first. Not to mention that they don't apply their own rule just a few verses later. Not to mention that many times the Bible declares the diety of Jesus. I hope this clears things up a bit. Love in Christ, Mark |
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254 | How do you come to your conclusion of pe | Rev 17:10 | mark d seyler | 181862 | ||
Hi Brian, I am the same as you in that I also wish to know and understand all that can be known and understood about the Bible. While I think that it is possible John was speaking in the same manner as Daniel in personifying kingdoms, the fact remains that while Daniel was using symbolic language that could be applied however the originator of the symbol (God) intended, and then explained these symbols using words of both individuals and corporate groups (kings and kingdoms), John used plain language identifying kings, without additional explanation that these kings were actually kingdoms. I would need to see the textual basis for interpreting "kings" as "kingdoms" before becoming dogmatic about it. The fact that someone can put together a list of empires that seems to fit the bill does not carry the same weight as Inspired Scripture, nor does another's inability to compile such a list of persons. If it's kingdoms, it kingdoms, no matter whether or not someone can, correctly or incorrectly, name 7 kingdoms, and by the same token, if its kings, its kings, regardless of someone's ability or inability to name them. Not to mention, each of those empires Seiss names had a ruler who displayed particular characteristics that could qualify them for this dubious honor. Nero, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, Hamon (by virtue of the signet), Pharoah at the time of the exodus, Nimrod (I'm not as familiar with the Assyrian rulers, although given their extreme brutality, I'm certain it came from somewhere!) One that was not yet at John's time, that would continue for a short time may have been Hitler. These rulers displayed insane animosity towards the people of God, as well as extreme pride, again to the point of insanity. Personally, I think these 7, and the eighth, are specific rulers with a particular agenda against God's people. Love in Christ, Mark |
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255 | Mark 8:33 and John 13:2,27 | Is 53:10 | mark d seyler | 181824 | ||
Hi Apollos, Was Satan's offer of the kingdoms of the world and their glory in return for worship actually an attempt to thwart Jesus from going to the cross? Did that figure in at all? Or is that something that is commonly taught, but that doesn't have actual Scriptural foundation? Certainly Satan was trying to get Jesus to act independantly, but I don't see where the devil actually suggests that this is to try to get Jesus to avoid the cross. What do you think? Love in Christ, Mark |
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256 | Is tithing mandatory | 2 Cor 9:7 | mark d seyler | 181822 | ||
Hi Evelyn, 2 Cor 9:7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. The answer is no, tithing is not mandatory, since this verse teaches that giving is not to be under compulsion. I would like to suggest that you read this entire chapter carefully a few times, praying that God reveal to you how He would like for you to give and/or tithe. Love in Christ, Mark |
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257 | Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? | Matt 16:18 | mark d seyler | 181819 | ||
Hi MJH, The word play may simply have been picked up in the Greek, if in fact Jesus didn't speak it in Greek. Consider if He spoke this today in English, "you are a rock, and upon this bedrock I will build My church", when translated into Greek, it could well be rendered as we read in the text. So what we see as a wordplay may only be a byproduct of translation. I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark PS for anyone interested, I recommend "The Language that Jesus Spoke", by Doug Hamp. This slim book gives a compelling Scriptural presentation, as well as historical and linguistic, demonstrating Hebrew as the language of the Jews until the dispersion in 132 AD. |
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258 | Mark 8:33 and John 13:2,27 | Is 53:10 | mark d seyler | 181817 | ||
Hi Apollos, Remember that as well as a particular designation for the devil, "satan" is also a word from the Hebrew meaning "adversary", and is used as such in specific contexts that are clearly not the devil. So when Jesus said this to Peter, He could have simply been refering to Peters adversarial stance to Jesus' mission, and not, in fact, calling Peter "Satan", as in "the devil". If we translate the entire verse instead of leaving just one word transliterated, we would read, "get thee behind me, adversary!" I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |
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259 | ur view on Contemporary Christian music? | Eph 5:19 | mark d seyler | 179855 | ||
Thanks, Doc! I think it goes back to the "itching ears" syndrome. If someone who wants to live in sin can find someone else to tell them they are ok, then they will often pay them to say that! Reformers seem to be those who become intolerant of the spiritual disease rampant within the church that they speak out, and find that there are many more equally intolerant, and together they endeavor to return to the roots of their faith. May it be so today! And you could be an old fogey anyway, but that doesn't excuse the rest of us! :-) Love in Christ, Mark PS: When I try to multi-task, with one task being editting a post, making sense is not always made! |
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260 | ur view on Contemporary Christian music? | Eph 5:19 | mark d seyler | 179852 | ||
Hi John, I'm distressed about how true that it, that there are so many who claim Christ, but are indistinguishable from the world! I am equally distressed over how many sermons are indistinguishable from a "motivational speaker", or "Christian novels" have immoral content, or "teaching" books and websights deceive. It reminds me of Jesus' question, "when the Son of Man returns, will He find faith on the earth?" I like Keith Green's answer: "I hope so! I want to be found ready!" Love in Christ, Mark When |
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