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261 | Difference b/w pleasing God vs man | Matt 6:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 164258 | ||
Hi Jaci, Take a look at Matthew Chapter 6. I think you may find this worth reading regarding your situation. I would suggest much prayer on this and ask God to search your heart on this and ask His direction. Trust in Him and He will guide you. |
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262 | Should good men be allowed in Heaven? | John 14:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 163568 | ||
The word of God is very clear about this. John 14:6 NKJV "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. " The bible is also very clear that we are saved by grace through faith in Christ and not of anything that we can do ourselves. We cannot obtain salvation through our works. Ephesians 2:8-10 KKJV 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works , which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. Regardless of how good a person may be in our eyes, we are all sinners (Romans 3:23). We cannot use our interpretation of what is right or wrong as our guide because many times they are in disagreement with what God's word teaches us. The fact that you do not recall your Father teaching you about Jesus or never heard him proclaim Him has no meaning in regards to your Fathers relationship with God. Many born again Christians can be placed in the same category. I would also argue that many people who proclaim Jesus have not truly accepted Him. We are also taught this through the word of God in Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to Me,'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven". Your desire to know that your earthly Father was saved is understandable. I don't even know you but my heart truly goes out to you regarding this issue. All Christians should be so concerned about their family members and others as well. There will come a day that there are no second chances. I hope this helps. I understand your concern and I think you simply have to place your trust in Christ on all things including this issue. It may very well be that your Father was saved. Although it would have been nice for you to have heard this from him, it is not what determines his salvation. God bless you and I pray God send His abounding peace on you! Steve |
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263 | How to save a non-bible believer? | Ps 3:8 | humbledbyhisgrace | 162322 | ||
Hello Helen, God bless you and praise God for your desire! Trust in Him and hold to the word of God even if your friend has trouble accepting it. Below are a few verses I've shared with the College and Career Sunday School class I teach. I've started teaching them as a side lesson every Sunday on how to articulate the gospel to others. I used these verses in our first lesson to help build their confidence in God's word. My prayer is that they will gain confidence in God's word and understand the power in it and that this will help them when sharing the gospel with others. I pray this will do the same for you. Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Isaiah 55:11 "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it”. Romans 10:17 says “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”. As Doc pointed out, salvation is a gift from God. We cannot give it to anyone. But we can do what God has commanded us to and that is to share the gospel with others and we can pray. When sharing the gospel with others keep these verses in your heart. Be confident in His word! God Bless, Steve |
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264 | How can we know it's God? | Genesis | humbledbyhisgrace | 162182 | ||
We call Him good because He is the very essence of good. The word of God tells us He is the only one that can be called good (Matthew 19:17). We (mankind) have a tendency to see things only as man can see them. In doing so, we even tend to believe that our standards or interpretation of them somehow applies to God. We tend to forget that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We are the created not the creator. We are a corrupt creature unable to save ourselves and unable to even know the things of God without His help. So if anyone is wrong in what is good and not good it is mankind not God. God has no trouble understanding His ways. Mankind is the one with a problem understanding. You ask "Secondly, if we believe in a just God, how can he kill innocent children"? Here is a good example of what I mentioned above. You have determined on your own who is innocent and who is not. On what authority do we say that what God has done is evil? As I said, mankind has a tendency to apply our interpretation of good and evil, right or wrong, etc... to God. Where is your proof the children were innocent? Is this not mankind's own interpretation of innocents? How do you know when a life is taken that it is not God's way of sparing the person from something even worse. I personally don't know one way or the other. What I do know is that God is God, He knows what He is doing, He has the power to do it and I trust in that. If I have trouble understanding the ways of God I don't dare question Him nor think I have a place in correcting Him on anything. I for one am thankful God does not live up to our standards. If that were the case we would be in big trouble! In regards to the Bin Laden thing it goes without saying that he can only do what he is allowed to do. So it is with you and so it is with me. Take a look at the book of Job. Notice the sovereignty of God. God allowed satan to do the things he did to Job but he limited him on what he could and could not do (i.e. take his wealth, take his family, take his health, but do not touch his life!). He is in complete control regardless if we understand it all or not. Also, the god Bin Laden wars for is not the God you are trying to understand. |
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265 | God sanctions murder of the innocent? | Genesis | humbledbyhisgrace | 162169 | ||
If God does something then it goes without saying it is godly. Regardless if we agree or disagree with it. Everything God does can in no way be considered anything but godly. Surly mankind is not the determining factor in what is and is not godly. After all, what do we know other then what is given to us by God Himself? (1 Corinthians 2:11-14 ) You say "People can argue that God really didn't mean for Abraham to kill Isaac, yet obviously Abraham killing Isaac would have been the right thing to do, so there is no difference". The difference is you forget it is God you are talking about. If God had intended for Abraham to kill Isaac, Abraham would have killed Isaac. End of story! It's obvious that was not God's intention. I pray I'm wrong but from many of your statements in your post on this subject it appears that you somehow believe that God's righteousness, justice, and actions somehow depends on mankind's determination of what is ethical and or who is innocent. Exactly where and when was man given the authority to judge God's actions and / or determine if and when God was godly or not? |
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266 | Did God create Life? | Gen 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 161234 | ||
The scriptures teach us that our God is a living God. Here are a few for reference. Joshua 3:10 I Thessalonians 1:9 Matthew 16:16 Psalm 84:2 Exodus 3:14 God is eternal. God always has been and always will be God (Psalm 90:2). Everything that God is, has always been and will always be. God was not created therefore life has always been because life itself is a part of God. Life itself originates with God. He is the source of life. Now, as others have gracefully pointed out to you, God created the heavens and earth and all things there in. So all living things that were created, were created by God and one of the attributes of those creations was life. In other words, God used life as a part of His creations, therefore creating living things. I hope this helps! Steve |
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267 | Sexual Sin Follow up | Gen 2:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 161126 | ||
In your profile you said you like being called a child of God. This is good! As a child of God we are to reflect God's character. If you are a child of God, and you profess this to others, then you need to always remember who your Father is and not only what he expects of you, but that you are claiming to others to represent Him and His ways. With that in mind, read Ephesians 5:1-17. inmyheart made a very good point to you when he/she said "this is not just about you, it's also about her" I would go one step farther and say this. In the order of importance this is about God, your girlfriend, and you. Would you place yourself before God and your girlfriend? (Think on that! No need to answer) |
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268 | honor-love-respect woman not violence to | Eph 5:25 | humbledbyhisgrace | 160705 | ||
Ephesians 5:25 - This one says it all. Of course, they need to know how much Christ loved the church for them to really understand what this is saying. Ephesians 5:28-33 Colossians 3:19 I hope this helps! God bless, Steve |
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269 | ... | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158383 | ||
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271 | What is "slain in the spirit"? | 1 Thess 5:21 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158245 | ||
This is my opinion. I'm basing it on the word of God and how I understand it. Take a look at some of the scriptures that are used as an argument for this practice. 2 Chronicles 5:14, Matthew 17:6, Matthew 28:4, John 18:6, Acts 9:4-8, Revelation 1:17 In none of these cases do you find that someone laid hands on or said prayers over anyone that caused them to fall. There are several of these verses that speak to the laying on of hands. But it was done by the Lord and it was to comfort those in fear. Interesting point don't you think? Read each verse and understand what was going on and why they fell to the ground. Your question was, is this biblical. Those that practice this do apparently draw on scripture as the basis for their practice. Or at least they point to scripture. But from the way I read these scriptures and understand them, their claim falls short in my opinion. I think most would agree that if any of us were to actually experience the presence of the Lord as those did in the referenced scriptures we would more then likely fall to our face out of fear and reverence at His very presence and His holiness. I have to question if this is what those that claim to be slain in the spirit are experiencing. |
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272 | ... | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158203 | ||
Please search the following. ID# 158119 ID# 158160 ID# 158182 ID# 158163 ID# 158166 Also and most importantly, between Genesis 1:1 and Revelation 22:21 you will find more then enough to answer your question and end your search. |
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273 | ... | 1 Cor 1:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158188 | ||
Agnostic, your looking for proof here it is. The first importance delivered to us by an eye witness who once not only doubted as you do but also persecuted the church. I point this out so one, you know what is of first importance and two so that you can see there is hope for you and for all nonbelievers. 1 Corinthians 15:3-10 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. Also, you may want to read the book of Ecclesiastes. This is a good example of someone that had it all and spent his time searching for meaning. His discoveries along the way and in the end should help clear things up for you. You have attempted to make a point about what an Agnostic is. The truth is, it does not matter which one you are, agnostic or atheist. A nonbeliever is a nonbeliever. It doesn't even matter how good or moral a nonbeliever might be. Many tend to think atheist and agnostics are bad people. Some are and some are not. At least from man's point of view. The point is neither will be saved without accepting Christ. In case your interested in how to receive Christ as your Lord and Saviour, read Romans 10:9. I pray you do this! PS. There is no safety in the middle. Revelation 3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. And yes, I believe in God and I believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that the only way to be saved is through Him. I believe this because of what we are taught through God's word and it has been confirmed to me through the complete change in me that has taken place after accepting Christ as my Lord and Saviour. I believe this because of the void inside everyone of us without Christ was filled and made complete in me the day I accepted Christ. |
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274 | Do you believe in God? If so, then why? | Ps 19:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 158163 | ||
Agnostic, your looking for proof here it is. The first importance delivered to us by an eye witness who once not only doubted as you do but also persecuted the church. I point this out so one, you know what is of first importance and two so that you can see there is hope for you and for all nonbelievers. 1 Corinthians 15:3-10 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to James, then to all the apostles; 8 and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. Also, you may want to read the book of Ecclesiastes. This is a good example of someone that had it all and spent his time searching for meaning. His discoveries along the way and in the end should help clear things up for you. You have attempted to make a point about what an Agnostic is. The truth is, it does not matter which one you are, agnostic or atheist. A nonbeliever is a nonbeliever. It doesn't even matter how good or moral a nonbeliever might be. Many tend to think atheist and agnostics are bad people. Some are and some are not. At least from man's point of view. The point is neither will be saved without accepting Christ. In case your interested in how to receive Christ as your Lord and Saviour, read Romans 10:9. I pray you do this! PS. There is no safety in the middle. Revelation 3:16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of My mouth. And yes, I believe in God and I believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that the only way to be saved is through Him. I believe this because of what we are taught through God's word and it has been confirmed to me through the complete change in me that has taken place after accepting Christ as my Lord and Saviour. I believe this because of the void inside everyone of us without Christ was filled and made complete in me the day I accepted Christ. |
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275 | Did Adam / Eve know the meaning of evil | Bible general Archive 3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157505 | ||
Hello wonbyone, Genesis 2:16-17 NASU 16 The LORD God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; 17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." They knew they were not supposed to eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil because God had commanded them not to do so. Take a look at Genesis 3:22 (NASU) Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever" I believe this verse shows that they did not know the meaning of evil until after they had been disobedient to God's command. |
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276 | Why did God block access to the tree of | Gen 3:24 | humbledbyhisgrace | 157146 | ||
Hardly can we say that God was fearful of man. He created man so exactly what would He have to be fearful of? Obedience is the answer to your question not fear. God had already given man access to everything in the beginning. It was mans disobedience that caused the problem. You ask why did God blocked the way to the tree of life? Take a closer look at Genesis 3:22 22 Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life , and eat, and live forever" (NASB) Notice it says "and now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life , and eat, and live forever" The tree of life is not blocked brother, but man no longer has access to it lest he stretch out his hand and take from it. To gain access to it you must accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. Man separated himself by being disobedient, but God provided man a way to live forever. Why would He do this if He was afraid of man living for ever? God's sovereignty and power are without question and cannot be challenged period. |
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277 | Ex 33:11 contradicts Ex 33:20, Why? | Ex 33:11 | humbledbyhisgrace | 156217 | ||
Hey aapril1124, If you would, go back up and read verse 33:9. This is what Moses saw. God appeared to Moses as a pillar of cloud. Also, Read Exodus 19:9. How does the Lord tell Moses He will come to him on Mount Sinai? Also, read Exodus 19:18-19 - This explains how God revealed Himself on Mount Sinai. Hopefully, this along with Makarios's and Doc's post will help. |
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278 | matt. 16:15-18 should they believe us? | Mark 16:18 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155905 | ||
Hi blackbox, I have not seen most of these things either not to mention some of the other things in the Bible you didn't mention. But I do believe. And I believe because I have heard God's word and God has blessed me and given me the faith to believe. Romans 12:3 KJV "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." According to God's word, He gives us faith. According to God's word, there were many that saw the things you mentioned and many of them did not believe even though they saw them. So, how are we to understand this? If this is true, that many saw some of the things you mentioned and didn't believe, then how is someone going to believe if they never see these things? Take a look at Isaiah's question in Romans 10:16 KJV "But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?" And then look at the answer given in the next verse Romans 10:17 KJV "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." See, it's through the grace of God and hearing His word that one believes. If you would, take a look at the following verses. Pray as you read these verses and think about what they are telling us about God's word it may help you understand the importance of God's word and that signs are not required for someone to believe. Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12, Romans 10:17 I pray this helps! God bless! |
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279 | BIBLE (mens ) FAULTS | Bible general Archive 2 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155285 | ||
Obi you ask the question "So, HOW MANY TIMES HAS THE BIBLE BEEN RE-TRANSLATED AND CHANGED ???" I'm assuming you want to know this in order to do research. Here are some answers to that question to get started with. A major change started in 1823 and was completed and published by 1830. By the grace of God, this change was recognized for what it was and completely rejected by true Christians. The most recent changes I think of that I am aware of would be found in the following post. ID# 155256, ID# 155253, ID# 155262, ID# 155175, ID# 155123, ID# 155031, ID# 155035, and ID# 154985. Believe it or not, all where this year and all will be rejected by true Christians. Hope this helps! |
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280 | REVELATION ! | Matt 16:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155156 | ||
For those of you that don't know, his question has been addressed multiple times by multiple people on this forum. He refuses to discuss it, only to push a twisted view of God's word. He claims to be seeking the truth yet his record speaks to his willingness to hide the truth and not only manipulate another mans words, but most importantly, the word of God. Reference post: ID# 155031 series and ID# 154985 series and his current post. Let's put an end to this song and dance you play and you tell us obi, what is the church the scriptures are talking about? Tell us what divine revelation you and Joey have had that reveals the denominational title you are so eager to here someone say. Let all see your words plainly so the truth of your intent is revealed. I have another question. Why would God hide His word in the backwoods of New York for so many years and not reveal it to man until 1823? Hummm.....??????? And don't tell me it's because the Holy Spirit forgot a few things and needed to clear a few things up He wasn't clear on before. Your going to have to do much better then that. I suggest you turn the page of your bible and read a different scripture. It's obvious at this time you are not able to understand the one you continue to reference and manipulate. |
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