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2441 | no physical death? not sinners? | Eph 4:9 | stjohn | 184107 | ||
Hi PADL; You have made some good points. But, I'm kinda like CDBJ, so can you please clear some things up for me, and may I ask. Wasn't there physical death as well; And not just a spiritual death? Wasn't Adam created to live (physically), forever? And I must say, when I hear a brother say; and I'm quoting you: ..."I'm not a sinner saved by grace,I'm a NEW CREATION IN CHRIST!..." Well, it really worries me. Now I know it might sound like Paul is contradicting himself but I think we need to be careful not to lose sight in that although we are, "NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST!AMEN!" We still have that old man or sin nature, that we need to fight, for Paul says in Romans 7:15, .."For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate." and, in Rom 7:24 he says; ..."Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? It sure looks like he has lost the battle... But then v,25 says; ..."Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin." Well; it looks to me like maybe I am a sinner saved by faith, and, a new creation in Christ! Looks to me like I'm both! What do you think? Now the reason I say that it worries me when I hear a brother say, "I'm not a sinner saved by grace,I'm a NEW CREATION IN CHRIST!" Well, for me at least I cant honestly say, ...I'm not a sinner... without getting all puffed up and proud. so all I'm saying is I think maybe we need to be careful. If we lose sight of the first we can get puffed up in the last. And after all... I think God said He hates pride. your thoughts? God's peace. stj |
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2442 | what does ephesians 4:9 mean-"descended" | Eph 4:9 | stjohn | 184099 | ||
Hi minerva! Well! Your question sure has raised a stir around here! I hope your still there and we haven't scared you off, this is getting pretty good, I may have to jump in myself, I hope you don't mind . God's peace stj |
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2443 | are fish sinless | Bible general Archive 3 | stjohn | 184064 | ||
Hi gizbeth; Good question Adam and Eve where the first Humans to sin when they disobeyed God. God commanded them not to eat of the three of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. God never commanded fish or birds or beasts of any kind whatsoever that crawl or fly or swim. what they do they do by instinct. sort of like they are preprogramed or something like that. We all, being of the seed of Adam and Eve, we have a sin nature, so it is natural for us to sin. We are sinners. So, Romans 3:23 obviously is not addressed to fish it is addressed to men God in His word which is the Bible is talking to us sinners. therefor fish are not sinners they are (sinless) I hope that helps God's peace stj |
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2444 | are fish sinless | Bible general Archive 3 | stjohn | 184062 | ||
Hi gizbeth; Adam and Eve where the first Humans to sin when they disobeyed God. God commanded them not to eat of the three of the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. God never commanded fish or birds or beasts of any kind whatsoever that crawl or fly or swim. what they do they do by instinct. sort of like they are preprogramed or something like that. We all, being of the seed of Adam and Eve, we have a sin nature, so it is natural for us to sin. We are sinners. So, Romans 3:23 obviously is not addressed to fish it is addressed to men God in His word which is the Bible is talking to us sinners. therefor fish are not sinners they are (sinless) I hope that helps God's peace stj |
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2445 | What do 10 signify? | Gen 8:5 | stjohn | 184057 | ||
Hi dovie; Well; it looks you have been given a lot to chew on, but lets not forget who wrote the Bible. It is widely accepted, that Moses wrote the first five books of the bible and was divinely inspired by God, so you can be Cretan that God, got His message across through moses, and all of the Bibles writers, and God, did then and does now, know how to count, so when God says 10 He means 10. All due respect to all the other posters. God's peace stj |
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2446 | Age of those entering Promise Land | Bible general Archive 3 | stjohn | 184055 | ||
Hi jaykay; There is some debate as to what is the age of accountability, some say as young as 10, some say 20, I think it varies from person to person, so after the 40 years in the wilderness and I think that 20 being the youngest that one would be called to battle, perhaps the oldest would be about 60 and the youngest 20. can someone add to this? I'd like to know too. stj |
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2447 | "let them alone" | Matt 15:14 | stjohn | 184001 | ||
Matt 15:14 "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." The stress of life is watered down by friends where love exists, and by that grace is shared. And Father blesses every knee that bends to honer Him and have the temple aired. It is today to recognize the love that God expressed in sending His own Son, to point the way to Abba's home above, where seekers hope to wed The Holly One. Tis not an easy thing to find the way when sin has dimmed so many human eyes, and men need carry torches knight and day , least pits be taken for an eastern rise. piece to all stj |
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2448 | "let them alone" | Matt 15:14 | stjohn | 184000 | ||
Matt 15:14 "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit." The stress of life is watered down by friends where love exists, and by that grace is shared. And Father blesses every knee that bends to honer Him and have the temple aired. It is today to recognize the that God expressed in sending His own Son, to point the way to Abba's home above, where seekers hope to wed The Holly One. Tis not an easy thing to find the way when sin has dimmed so many human eyes, and men need carry torches knight and day , least pits be taken for an eastern rise. piece to all stj |
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2449 | Preterism refuted using Scripture alone? | Matt 16:28 | stjohn | 183995 | ||
Puffed up humility |
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2450 | Church or nation Israel? | Matt 24:3 | stjohn | 183977 | ||
Dear Doc; Thank you, for taking the time to get the scripture references to me, they are greatly appreciated. I would have to agree with you on all topics. Also, I would like to add, if I may, that I think that the discourse we refer to may indeed refer to ether or (both) Millennial/ New Heaven new Earth. Thanks again stj |
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2451 | Need help understanding Genesis | Genesis | stjohn | 183975 | ||
Hi; This may help: Enmity is deep profound hatred. God bless stj |
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2452 | Preterism refuted using Scripture alone? | Matt 16:28 | stjohn | 183974 | ||
Thanks Jeff; Matt 11 "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children, 17, and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.' 18, "For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!' peas stj |
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2453 | Church or nation Israel? | Matt 24:3 | stjohn | 183972 | ||
Hi doc; Thanks, I agree with you. could we not say though, that our Lord is answering three questions; "Tell us, when will these things happen,/ (and) what will be the sign of Your coming,/ (and) of the end of the age?"; and, although he is talking to His disciples; that these events all take place post Pentecost, therefor, His disciples, now born again, and no longer part of the nation Israel, and, that the destruction in 70 AD not being confined to Jerusalem, that he would be talking about Israel, even though some of them would be there to see it? Also; what are your thoughts please on 70AD being 1/3 of this prophase? What is your take on end of the age meaning, end of the church age stj |
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2454 | Why 70 A.D. and why predictions | Matt 16:28 | stjohn | 183968 | ||
Hi Tom; Well, first of all saying that 8:21 and the promise in chapter 9 are some how linked is an assumption on your part, God does not make any one a promise in 8:21 as we both now have pointed out, and saying that there were no punctuation's in the original is correct, but just saying that is no argument for the point that I made that God, I think, would have ended His statement and not added "as I have done". I was afraid you would try that, but hoped that we could be a little more mature and not gotten into tail chasing, no commas or periods indeed has nothing to do with what we are talking about here, and pray tell, what difference does it make that in the Septuagint the only real difference is "said" and not "said in His heart" It makes you sound very clever and smart that you can quote from the Septuagint, but, you failed to make any point at all. I am very sorry to say that I will have to bow out of this discussion if we are going to engage in nit picking. And now after taking a closer look at this whole line of discussion it becomes very plain to me that you and cooper are obviously not asking for someone to "pleas get me back on track" as cooper so humbly asked. It is clear to me at least that you are looking for disciples. Having said that I would like to refer you to post ID# 183942 Good day to you sir and God bless stj |
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2455 | Church or nation Israel? | Matt 24:3 | stjohn | 183956 | ||
Thanks Doc; sorry I gues I didn't word my ? verry well. Waht, was our Lord refering to, church or Isreal? stj |
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2456 | Where I can find documentation | 2 Tim 3:16 | stjohn | 183938 | ||
Hello stjames7; No need to say you are sorry; I for one have found you to be most interesting and a faithful man, although I must disagree with some of what you believe. May God bless and keep you; Ask.. Knock.. Seek.. stj |
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2457 | Church or nation Israel? | Matt 24:3 | stjohn | 183937 | ||
Are the answers Our Lord gives to His disciples; to the church (which is the body of believers in the world) or to the nation Israel? | ||||||
2458 | Why 70 A.D. and why predictions | Matt 16:28 | stjohn | 183934 | ||
Hello again Tom: the last note cut me off as I went over the limit, so I will finish here, sorry. Ok: Now; having said all that; (see #183933) lets look at matt.5:17 "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill." The NASB uses "abolish" instead of fulfill. I don't Know if this is a better translation. I am not an expert in greek by any means, but i think it might help us to understand what our Lord is saying. "Fulfill", "The law and the prophets", I hope we can agree that no one; other then our lord Jesus, ever could fulfill the law, "for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" and, I hope we can agree that our Lord jesus, certainly fulfilled all of the prophesies that were written about Him in the OT. And, as under the new covenant, we, now no longer under the law, we are now filled with God's Spirit, born again, we now have the law (also a fulfillment of prophesy) written on the tablets of our hearts. Well thats all for now, I pray we can continue the discussion. peas stj |
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2459 | Why 70 A.D. and why predictions | Matt 16:28 | stjohn | 183933 | ||
Hi Tom: Thank you, so much, for your comments about the forum. I too am knew to this, and feel very much the same way. also I am sure that the long time users of this site appreciate your compliment as well, I think that it should be reflected to them. And there was no need to apologize, I, if any be guilty. it was I that was flippant. All respect to you sir. To start with, your observation of v,21 looks pretty good. But will you show me please, were it says that God, speaking in His heart, is making a promise? I am sure we can agree that God is good to His word. And I think that I would have to insist that the promise was made starting in chapter 9:9 . Also; may I add that back in v, 21 chapter 8. Where does it say destroy the earth? God says in His word many times that things are or will be cursed, but I don't know how that necessarily translates into destroy. Personally I have trouble seeing it that way. My point is, I cant say necessarily that God is talking here about destroy. at least not here any way. And also; if I may say, at the end of v 21, I would think that God, if He were making a blunt statement, "neither will I again smite any more every thing living," well I don't think He would have put a comma after "living ,". I think maybe He would have ended the sentence rite then and put a period. I don't know. what do you think? And, of corse God ends the sentence with, " as I have done". Well, what did He done? He done the earth with a FLOOD thats what He done. Any way, I hope you see my point. I am using the King James by the way. But just about any one would work here, I think there are many very good ones out there. Oh, I think I would rude indeed, and sorely remiss if i did not mention the NASB. Ok, now lets look at what Noah is seeing, lets picture what the earth might look like after a world flood, where, "every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground"...Baren wasted and dead every thing has ben destroyed as far as you can see, washed off nothing left but the..., (foundation).... Just a thought. I liked your definition for foundation too "the Divinely created forces of the universe that hold the earth and everything else in place.", very much by the way. I don't think (definition) is the right word. But any way, I like it very much. I also like what you said at the end of the paragraph, "In all fairness I must admit there are places where "for ever" is used symbolically for a long period of time instead of perpetual existence. Indeed, Strong's definition allows for this.".... For obvious reasons. Lets move on, your next point is that you failed to make your point in your previous post. actually your point was well taken. I think the fault lies with me. I did not do a very good job on that one. so; if I may I'd like to take another stab at it. My hunt and peck stile of typing and truly pathetic spelling skills (much of the time my spell check program cant even give me a clue!), some times I give up and restructure the sentence and it makes this a little tiring so I was trying to end quickly and turn in. But I digress... sorry. Ok, the point I should have made was this, that the prophecies you spoke of, although they spoke of things that would happen to specific places and in specific times in the OT, they were, if you please, two fold, in that they came to pass in the OT but they are also a picture for us of what is to come in Gods final judgment. And I can say very honestly, that used to really scare me especially the book of revelation, man my knees would really knock over that one. But as God's word became more and more real to me, and as the Spirt made God's love more and more real to my heart, I began to realize that the judgment was not for God's children, but for the world, and for sinful man. When I in the spirit read the story of the prodigal son; the father running to meet the son kissings him on the neck through tears of joy. And when I realized that was a picture of God and how much he loves us, and when in the word it says in 1Thessalonians 4:16-17, v,16, For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: v,17, Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the lord." WE can be sure that we have nothing to fear at all. Amen stj |
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2460 | When does one receive the Holy Spirit? | 2 Cor 1:22 | stjohn | 183903 | ||
Greetings Doc; I really appreciate your message. I agree, it is so very important for the mature believer to take and keep that in there heart. If I may though, I would like to add. For the broken, lost world, drowning in sin, our words should be a life line of mercy and grace. To them that think God is angry, to them that think that they are to filthy for God to look at them, to them we say... You cant out sin God! thanks Doc; with all respect stj |
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