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261 | Is speaking in tongues for today? | Acts 2:38 | kalos | 181633 | ||
Baptized, indwelt, filled Question: Do BAPTIZED BY, INDWELT BY, and FILLED WITH the Holy Spirit mean the same thing? Answer: No, they do not mean the same thing. Being BAPTIZED BY the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13) is not the same as being being INDWELT BY the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9) and neither is the same as being FILLED WITH the Holy Spirit (Eph. 5:18). Let the Word of God show us the difference between the biblical terms baptized, filled and indwelt. 1) BAPTIZED At the time of our salvation we are *baptized* (placed) into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 12:13). NASB 1 Corinthians 12:13 For BY one Spirit we were all BAPTIZED into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit. AMPLIFIED 1 Corinthians 12:13 For by [means of the personal agency of] one [Holy] Spirit we were all, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free, baptized [and by baptism united together] into one body, and all made to drink of one [Holy] Spirit. 2) INDWELT Also, at the time of our salvation, we are *indwelt* by the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8:9). NASB Romans 8:9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God DWELLS in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. AMPLIFIED Romans 8:9 But you are not living the life of the flesh, you are living the life of the Spirit, if the [Holy] Spirit of God [really] dwells within you [directs and controls you]. But if anyone does not possess the [Holy] Spirit of Christ, he is none of His [he does not belong to Christ, is not truly a child of God]. [Rom. 8:14.] 3) FILLED We are also commanded to be *filled* with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18). Eph. 5:18 'be filled with the Spirit. Paul has taught in this epistle that all believers are sealed with the Spirit when they believe (Eph. 1:13-14; 4:30), but not all are filled, since that depends on yieldedness to God's will (5:17). 'Filling' describes an experience that can be repeated (Acts 2:4; 4:31), and here, as in Acts, it is connected with joy, courage, spirituality and Christian character' (Ryrie Study Bible: Expanded Edition, note at Eph. 5:18). *filled with the Holy Spirit.* "In contrast to the baptism with the Spirit, which is the one-time act by which God places believers into His Body (1 Cor 12:13), the filling is a repeated reality of Spirit-controlled behavior that God commands believers to maintain. Peter and many others in Acts 2 were filled with the Spirit again (e.g., Acts 4:8,31; 6:5; 7:55) and so spoke boldly the Word of God. The fullness of the Spirit affects all areas of life, not just speaking boldy (compare Eph 5:19-33)" (p. 1635, MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997) Amplified Ephesians 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be FILLED and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit. And the evidence of being filled with the Spirit? Amplified Ephesians 5:19-20 Speak out to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, offering praise with voices and making melody with all your heart to the Lord, at all times and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father. Grace to you, John |
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262 | Listen, America! | Mal 2:17 | kalos | 181620 | ||
Listen, America! You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, "How have we wearied Him?" In that you say, "Everyone who does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and He delights in them," or, "Where is the God of justice?" Malachi 2:17 NASB |
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263 | Which version to memorize | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181613 | ||
For more information about the English Standard Version go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ English_Standard_Version |
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264 | Difficulty understanding Deutronomy 23:1 | Deut 23:1 | kalos | 181612 | ||
Yes, you understand it correctly. Such a person "may not enter the assembly of the Lord." The NET Bible Deut. 23:1 A man with crushed[1] or severed genitals[2] may not enter the assembly of the Lord. 1tn Heb “bruised by crushing,” which many English versions take to refer to crushed testicles (NAB, NRSV, NLT); TEV “who has been castrated.” 2tn Heb “cut off with respect to the penis”; KJV, ASV “hath his privy member cut off”; English versions vary in their degree of euphemism here; cf. NAB, NRSV, TEV, NLT “penis”; NASB “male organ”; NCV “sex organ”; CEV “private parts”; NIV “emasculated by crushing or cutting.” http://www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm |
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265 | How many children did Adam and Eve have? | Gen 3:20 | kalos | 181599 | ||
NASB Genesis 5:4 Then the days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters. | ||||||
266 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | kalos | 181598 | ||
Good verses, Edwin. Very appropriate. Grace to you, John |
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267 | Which version to memorize | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181596 | ||
Anotherview, To see a video that is an introduction to the English Standard Version, go to: http://www.esv.org/about/video.intro To read the ESV online go to: http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/ For a side by side comparison of the ESV with other versions go to: http://studylight.org/par/ For what it's worth, if I had to choose between the NASB and the ESV, I couldn't do it. In my opinion, they are tied for first place. Grace to you, John |
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268 | Which version to memorize | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181595 | ||
Hank, Very well said. Excellent post. John |
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269 | Which version to memorize | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181576 | ||
I agree with Doc in that if I were just starting out to memorize Scripture, the English Standard Version would probably be my first choice. However, I'm not just starting. I began memorizing verses in the King James Version in 1957. No use changing horses in the middle (or, in my case, near the end) of the stream. Grace to you, John |
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270 | No one wants advice | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181552 | ||
Mine too, New Creature. Grace to you, John |
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271 | Why is the bat listed with birds? | Lev 11:19 | kalos | 181544 | ||
The LORD spoke again to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, Lev. 11:1 NASB Why is the bat listed with birds? Who is speaking in this passage? According to Lev. 11:1, it is the LORD who is speaking. Why did the LORD list the bat with birds? I don't know. He has not seen fit to explain why He did it. |
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272 | "The Word of God in English" | Deut 4:2 | kalos | 181523 | ||
"The Word of God in English" 'The fallacy of thinking that a translation should translate the meaning rather than the words of the original is simple: There is no such a thing as disembodied thought, emancipated from words. Ideas and thoughts depend on words and are expressed by them. When we change the words, we change the meaning.' Ryken, Leland, "The Word of God in English", Crossway Books, 2002 WOGE |
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273 | No one wants advice | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 181517 | ||
"No one wants advice, only corroboration." -John Steinbeck (1902-1968) | ||||||
274 | Who is a Jew? | Acts 21:39 | kalos | 181515 | ||
Jew(s) (Definition) 'The word Jew is derived ultimately from the tribe of Judah through Middle English Iewe, Old French Ieu, Latin Iudaeus, and Greek Ioudaios (compare the woman's name Judith, which originally meant “Jewess”). 'The Old Testament Era. The Hebrew yehudim meant originally DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH and then THOSE WHO INHABITED THE TERRITORIES CLAIMED BY THEM (2 Kings 16:6; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 32:12)...' (Emphasis added.)To read more go to: www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/ (Butler, Trent C. Editor.. "Entry for 'JEWS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT'". "Holman Bible Dictionary".) * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'Originally, a Jew was A MEMBER OF THE STATE of Judah during the period of the division of Israel into two nations: Judah and Israel. It became a common reference from the 8th century B.C. Today it is used of ADHERENTS OF THE JEWISH RELIGION.' (Emphasis added.) (http://www.carm.org/dictionary/dic_i-k.htm#Jews) * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'Jew (jû) 'n. '1. An adherent of Judaism as a religion or culture. '2. A member of the widely dispersed people originally descended from the ancient Hebrews and sharing an ethnic heritage based on Judaism. '3. A native or inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Judah.' (www.answers.com/topic/jew) * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'The Hebrew name "Yehudi" (plural Yehudim) came into being when the Kingdom of Israel was split between the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah. The term originally referred to the people of the southern kingdom, although the term B'nei Yisrael (Israelites) was still used for both groups. After the Assyrians conquered the northern kingdom leaving the southern kingdom as the only Israelite state, the word Yehudim gradually came to refer to people of the Jewish faith as a whole, rather than those specifically from Judah. The English word Jew is ultimately derived from Yehudi (see Etymology). Its first use in the Bible to refer to the Jewish people as a whole is in the Book of Esther.' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew) 'Judaism shares some of the characteristics of a nation, an ethnicity, a religion, and a culture, making the definition of who is a Jew vary slightly depending on whether a religious or national approach to identity is used. For discussions of the religious views on who is a Jew and how these views differ from each other, please see Who is a Jew? (Who is a Jew? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). Generally, in modern secular usage, Jews include three groups: people who practice Judaism and have a Jewish ethnic background (sometimes including those who do not have strictly matrilineal descent), people without Jewish parents who have converted to Judaism; and those Jews who, while not practicing Judaism as a religion, still identify themselves as Jewish by virtue of their family's Jewish descent and their own cultural and historical identification with the Jewish people.' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew) |
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275 | what judge offered up his only son | Judg 11:30 | kalos | 181486 | ||
No, Jephthah did not offer up his son. Jephthah did not even have a son. Judges 11:34-35 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. |
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276 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | kalos | 181472 | ||
1 John 2:27 '"You have no need for anyone to teach you." Both "you's" are plural and refer to the believing community as a whole; there is no ground here for a hyper-individualistic understanding of the Gospel wherein the views of other believers and the gathering of believers together are considered unimportant' (Jewish New Testament Commentary, David H. Stern, Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., 1992). | ||||||
277 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | kalos | 181455 | ||
Edwin, Your post to Tim is a good one. And thanks for clarifying what you wrote earlier. I just didn't get it the first few times I read it, but now I do after you explained it to me. A very Merry Christmas to you! John |
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278 | Is masturbation wrong? | Rom 2:15 | kalos | 181450 | ||
Judgement is not our responsibility? The Myth of Never Judging That we are never to judge is an idea not taught in Scripture. In the NT what does "judge" mean? In the New Testament the word translated "judge" means: try, investigate, inquire into, discern, pass disciplinary judgment [passing censuring sentence as the facts require], discern the difference between right and wrong, decide grievances, disputes, and quarrels, think over and make up your mind, searchingly examine, pay attention and weigh and discern [what is said], examine, test and evaluate. Do not judge? Do not judge and criticize and condemn others, so that you may not be judged and criticized and condemned yourselves. Matthew 7:1 Amplified New Testament "7:1 Judge not. As the context reveals, this does not prohibit all types of judging (v. 16). There is a righteous kind of judgment we are supposed to exercise with careful discernment (John 7:24). Censorious, hypocritical, self-righteous, or other kinds of unfair judgments are forbidden; but in order to fulfill the commandments that follow, it is necessary to discern dogs and swine (v. 6) from one's own brethren (vv. 3-5)" (MacArthur Study Bible, Word Publishing, 1997). A careful reading of the NT and a study of the passages in which the English word "judge" appears may surprise you. According to the Scriptures (see below), Christians are to judge: - all things - those who are inside the church - the world - angels - what is said or taught - ourselves So believers are to judge at least six different kinds of things or individuals. Scriptural examples of Christians judging are presented below. The following Scripture quotations are from the New King James Version (NKJV) unless otherwise noted. In quotations from the NKJV, all words enclosed in parentheses ( ) or brackets [ ] are from the text of the Amplified New Testament (AMP). 1 Co 2:15 (AMP) But the spiritual man tries all things [he examines, investigates, inquires into questions, and discerns all things], yet is himself to be put on trial and judged by no one . . . 1 Co 5: 12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge (pass disciplinary judgment [passing censuring sentence on them as the facts require] AMP) those who are inside [the church]? 1 Co 6:2 Do you not know that the saints will judge (and govern) the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge (try) the smallest matters? 1 Co 6:3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels (and pronounce opinion between right and wrong [for them] AMP)? How much more, things that pertain to this life? 1 Co 6:5 I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge (to decide [the private grievances, disputes, and quarrels] AMP) between his brethren? 1 Co 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge (think over and make up your minds AMP) for yourselves [about] what I say. 1 Co 11:31 For if we would judge (searchingly examine) ourselves [detecting our shortcomings and recognizing our own condition AMP], we would not be judged. 1 Co 14:29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge (pay attention and weigh and discern what is said AMP). 2 Co 13:5 (AMP) Examine and test and evaluate your own selves to see whether you are holding to your faith and showing the proper fruits of it. Test and prove yourselves... |
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279 | Jesus' Two Natures | Heb 1:3 | kalos | 181448 | ||
Jesus' Two Natures 'Jesus is God in human flesh. He is not half God and half man. He is fully God and fully man. At the incarnation He added to His divine nature the nature of man. Thus He has two natures: divine and human. He is both God and man at the same time. He is not merely a man who "had God within Him" nor is he a man who "manifested the God principle." He is God, second person of the Trinity. "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word" (Heb. 1:3, NIV). Jesus' two natures are not "mixed together," nor are they combined into a new God-man nature. They are separate yet act as a unit. This is called the Hypostatic Union. (...) 'One of the most common errors that non-Christian cults make is not understanding the two natures of Christ. For example, the Jehovah's Witnesses focus on Jesus' humanity and ignore His divinity. The Christian Scientists, on the other hand, focus on the divine nature and ignore the human. 'For a proper understanding of Jesus and, therefore, all other doctrines that relate to Him, His two natures must be properly understood and defined. 'The Bible is about Jesus (John 5:39). The prophets prophesied about Him (Acts 10:43). The Father bore witness of Him (John 5:37; 8:18). The Holy Spirit bore witness of Him (John 15:26). The works Jesus did bore witness of Him (John 5:36; 10:25). The multitudes bore witness of Him (John 12:17). And, Jesus bore witness of Himself (John 14:6; 18:6). 'Other verses to consider when examining His deity are, John 1:1,14; 10:30-33; 20:28; Col. 2:9; Phil. 2:5-8; Heb. 1:6-8; and 2 Pet. 1:1. '1 Tim. 2:5 says, "For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." Right now, there is a man in heaven on the throne of God. He is our advocate with the Father (1 John 2:1). He is our Savior (Titus 2:13). He is our Lord (Rom. 10:9-10). He is Jesus' (www.carm.org/doctrine/2natures.htm). To read the entire article, go to: www.carm.org/doctrine/2natures.htm john11 |
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280 | Why did Jesus say the Father was greater | John 14:28 | kalos | 181447 | ||
If Jesus is God, then why did He say the Father was greater than He? "You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced, because I go to the Father; for the Father is greater than I" (John 14:28). 'Jesus said the Father was greater than He not because Jesus is not God, but because Jesus was also a man and as a man he was in a lower position. He was ". . . made for a little while lower than the angels . . ." (Heb. 2:9). Also in Phil. 2:5-8, it says that Jesus "emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men . . ." 'Jesus has two natures. Jesus was not denying that He was God. He was merely acknowledging the fact that He was also a man. Jesus is both God and man. As a man, he was in a lesser position than the Father. He had added to Himself human nature (Col. 2:9). He became a man to die for people. 'A comparison can be found in the marriage relationship. Biblically, a husband is greater in position and authority than his wife. But, he is no different in nature and he is not better than she. They share the same nature, being human, and they work together by love. 'So, Jesus was not denying that He was God. He was simply acknowledging that He was also a man and as a man, he was subject to the laws of God so that He might redeem those who were under the law; namely, sinners (Gal. 4:4-5). 'For further reading please see the two natures of Jesus (www.carm.org/doctrine/2natures.htm). 'SCRIPTURES QUOTED: 'Phil. 2:5-8, "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross." 'Col. 2:9, "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form," 'Gal. 4:4-5, "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, in order that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons." 'Heb. 2:9, "But we do see Him who has been made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone."' ____________________ Source: www.carm.org/jw/John14_28.htm |
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