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281 | Remarry? | 1 Cor 7:1 | jlhetrick | 179198 | ||
Hello ble, Your question, as stated here, can not be answered responsibly here on the forum. There is not enough information and we here on the forum do not know all of the details involved (such as, is your husband's leaving in response to your own sin-no need to answer here). Because this forum is not equipped to provide counseling, the best we can do is to point you to Scripture that is specific regarding your issue. Read 1Corinthians chapter 7 to get started. Continue to seek God's will in prayer and through His word. God bless, Jeff |
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282 | Who are Abraham's offspring? | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 179164 | ||
Galatians 3:29 (NASB77) 3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. |
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283 | Who are Abraham's offspring? | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 179162 | ||
Galatians 3:29 (NASB77) 3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. |
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284 | why are there so many wars | Ex 20:13 | jlhetrick | 179156 | ||
Hello Matt, As Searcher pointed out, their are different words used to denote one taking the life of another; however, it should be pointed out that both Ratsach and Harag might be translated as murder. But I think the essense of your questions seems to suggest a conflict in your reconciling an apparent contradiction. A word study is a start, but an understanding of God's sovereignty and His righteousness is essential. By sovereignty we mean God's absolute right to do all things according to His own will and pleasure. He is the Creator of all that is. Dan 4:34-35 At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored him who lives forever, for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; 35 all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?" ESV Rev 4:11 11 "Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created." ESV By righteousness we mean that God is the final standard for what is right, and He always acts in accordance with what is right. Deut 32:3-4 3 For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God! 4 "The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he. ESV Even a quick read of the OT will clearly deliniate between the taking of life that is condoned by God at that which is not. A read of Numbers chapter 35 will give a very good, detailed explanation of God's defining lawful and unlawful taking of life. There are many different reasons for war, and not all of them are in accordance with God's righteousness. Much of the war in the world is apparently nothing more than a result of sinful man's greed and hunger for power. But we can be assured by the teachings of Scripture, that regarding the commandment "thou shalt not kill" (KJV) in no way contradicts or conflicts with God's using war to effect His righteous judgment of men and nations. I hope this helps, God bless, Jeff |
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285 | How do you balance preaching? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 179118 | ||
Hello Angies, From a lay-persons perspective. You identified two potential audiences; those that will "likely not understand" and those "who need to hear that sermon". Again, I'm a lay person so appreciate my comments with that in mind. First, I believe that a "preacher" should seek the Lord in prayer and prepare the sermon/lesson in accordance with what the Lord has lead. No one in the audience will "understand it" any way, at least not on a significant level, unless the Holy Spirit reveals the truth of the message to him/her. As for those people who "need to hear that sermon". This thought causes me concern as one who sits in the audience. It would concern me to think that my pastor was intentionally targeting individuals or groups to preach at. In my humble opinion, and if I were a preacher, I would consider two types in my congregation; generally speaking. That is, the saved and the unsaved. I would approach it the same way each and every time. As being only the mouth-piece through which God is speaking I would seek His leadership. I have taught the Word in the church setting and have been blessed to stand-in for the pastor and teach from the pulpit on a couple of occassions. What I learned from those experiences, is that the most effort involved in preparing was that time spent in prayer and seeking the Lord's guidance. It might be helpful to consider your audience as being made up of the saved and the unsaved. Preach the Word boldly and sincerely and leave the rest up to God. It's difficult, if not impossible, to know what the Lord has planned for that particular meeting. It may be to save the unsaved that otherwise would have been unable to understand. It may be to convict, reprove, or build the faith of a believer. My guess is that often times both are ocurring. Be faithful to the Lord and know that He is faithful to do His part. Hope this is helpful, God Bless, Jeff |
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286 | explain II Chronicles 7:14 | OT general | jlhetrick | 179055 | ||
Hello Hickory, Welcome to the forum :) 2 Chronicles 7:14 is easier understood with some background knowledge of man's relationship with the righteous and holy God. God was speaking here to His chosen Israel, however, the connotation carries over to believers today, perhaps more specifically the church since He was addressing them as a nation. We have to take the verse in context (always). Notice in the prior verse God said to Solomon "if I send pestilence" (among other things)"among my people..." vs 14 "and my people...humble themselves.." humbling themselves would indicate an acceptance of deserving nothing more than the pestilence and such. Because they were, as we are, sinners no good thing from God is deserved. When we truly understand and accept this and then approach God from that understanding, we do so in humility. Thus, the verse continues.."and pray and seek My face..." An acknowledgement of who God is and a turning to Him in total dependence. "...and turn from their wicked ways..." Once again, in their (our) humility they acknowledge that their ways amount to nothing more than wickedness because they are capable of nothing more. Is it possible to truly repent without first acknowledging the sin? But still, repentance is more than acknowledging sin, even when doing so in true humility. There must be the turning away.. this is repentance. Then and only then does He promise to "hear" and "forgive their sin" and "heal their land." Mic 3:4 4 Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he will hide his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil. ESV James 4:10 (NASB95) 4:10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you. Hope this helps shed some light. Other's more capable will eventually respond. God bless, Jeff |
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287 | Multi-Faith Rooms? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 179000 | ||
Hello Jonathan, Welcome to the forum! Let me start by saying that because this forum is dedicated to serious bible study, a casual discussion of your issue here wouldn't be appropriate. Not to minimize your issue, you sound very concerned. Instead, let me just offer some Scriptural references that will give you a starting point to begin dealing with this apparent problem. Consider what the Scriptures say: 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (NASB95) 6:14 Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? 15 Or what harmony has Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? 16 Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, "I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. 17 "Therefore, COME OUT FROM THEIR MIDST AND BE SEPARATE," says the Lord. "AND DO NOT TOUCH WHAT IS UNCLEAN; And I will welcome you. 18 "And I will be a father to you, And you shall be sons and daughters to Me," Says the Lord Almighty. I believe Scripture is very clear that God expects His people to be separate. I believe we should welcome anyone into our churches who is willing to come in and listen to the teaching of God's word. But what is accomplished by going into a non-christian church and exposing our minds to the teaching on non-christian doctrines? We have to be aware that we live in a time where Satan is winning the minds and hearts of many, even within the church. The evolving culture of political correctness and relativism is slashing aggressively at the hedges around God's people and His church. As Christians, we have a responsibility; that is, not to intentionally open a gap in those hedges. If you have a reference bible or a electronic bible on your computer, start with the passage I referenced. You will find that God has continuously warned us against trying to live as a part of the world. There are many examples of the consequences of this as well. 1 Corinthians 8:9-12 (NASB95) 8:9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 10 For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 12 And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. God bless, Jeff |
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288 | homosexuality | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 178846 | ||
hello shake, The bible says that homosexuality is a sin. Doc's pointing you to the search feature (very top of the right menu column) was very good advise. You can read in one hour what would tranlate into many days of posts and responses. In addition, I would point you to the Bible itself. That's is where you will find the best information. Here are some places to start. If you have a reference bible follow the references. If you have a electronic bible library use the search function of that as well. If you don't have an electronic bible study library for your computer you can download a very good one for free at the esword website. Just type in esword in your favorite search engine. Anyway, as promised, here are some places in Scripture to start your study. Leviticus 18:22 (NASB95) 18:22 'You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. Leviticus 20:13 (NASB95) 20:13 'If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltiness is upon them. Read Romans 1:18-32, 1Corinthians 6: 9-11, and Jude 1:7 (I won't copy and paste for sake of space and time). Anyway, hope this helps get you started. Remember that you will always benefit more if you do the work of studying a topic for yourself to see what God's word has to say. God bless, Jeff |
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289 | is suicide a sin? | NT general Archive 1 | jlhetrick | 178783 | ||
Hello David, Welcome to the forum. Why do you ask? Jeff |
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290 | Are Human Beings responsible for Sin..? | Gen 2:16 | jlhetrick | 178604 | ||
Melody, Welcome to the forum. I believe humbledbyhisgrace offered a simple answer that really does address your question. I do want to make an observation though about your post. You wrote of Adam and Eve: "how can they be held responsible for the choice which came out of a natural intellectual vacuum which they inherited from birth, “without the decisive ability to know good and evil”. One thing to take into consideration here is that Adam and Eve did not have a "birth" and "inherited" nothing. They were created by God without human parents. Again, there was no "inheritance". Where you focus on intellect, we need to consider that the only intellectual functoining that they possessed prior to their willful disobedience to God, was that which God had given them. That alone serves to confirm that their intellectual functioning was sufficient. Rember, we are talking about a created being that was given charge over all of God's earthly creation. As humbled pointed out, God didn't say, don't eat or else. He said they would die if they ate of it. There was no need of the knowledge of good and evil. All the information they needed was clearly understood. They knew God as their creator. They knew that they were forbiden to eat from that particular tree. They knew what the consequences of doing so would be. They chose to believe the serpent instead. Hope this is helpful, Jeff |
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291 | Where did God come from or how he exist | Gen 1:1 | jlhetrick | 178245 | ||
Hey K.., Welcome to the forum. The Bible declares that God is eternal. Psalms 90:1-2 (NASB95) 90:1 Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were born Or You gave birth to the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. Genesis 21:33 (NASB95) 21:33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God. Romans 16:25-27 (NASB95) 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, 26 but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen. He did not "come from" anywhere. He was not made or formed. He did not come to exist. He has always existed. He will always exist. He has no beginning and no end. He is the eternal one. That's why He is God. If something else made Him, that something else would be greater than He and would, therefore, be God. I realize this is a hard thing to wrap our minds around. It's not something we can truly grasp. Revelation 1:8 (NASB95) 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." God bless, Jeff |
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292 | verse 6 other languages being understood | Acts | jlhetrick | 178242 | ||
The ones speaking did not speak the languages of those hearing their words. They would have either spoke Aramaic or Greek and a crude version of those being from Galilee. Those hearing spoke several different languages, and were hearing these Galilians speaking those languages. Imagine if you were preaching the gospel in a country where you did not speak the language. Imagine if there were no interpreter and no one there spoke your language. Suddenly though, they all began to hear you in their own language. That would be the Holy Spirit causing them to hear and understand your words but not in your language, in theirs. When it says in Acts that "...each one of them was hearing them speak in his own language.." it isn't saying that the speakers were speaking in their own language. It is saying that the speakers were speaking and the individuals listening were HEARING the words in THEIR own languages. I hope this helps, God bless, Jeff |
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293 | what does verse 7 mean in Acts 2 | Acts | jlhetrick | 178225 | ||
Hello Justice1, Welcome to the forum. Just to let you know, you are responding to a post that is over 5 years old so you may not get a response from the person you posted to. Regarding your question though, I'm not sure I understand it. Refer to verse 4. They spoke in tounges and it was the Spirit who gave the utterance. Remember, the Holy Spirit IS God. Hope this was helpful, Jeff |
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294 | why did jacob return to bethel? | OT general | jlhetrick | 178027 | ||
Because God told him to. Genesis 31:1-3 (NASB95) 31:1 Now Jacob heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth." 2 Jacob saw the attitude of Laban, and behold, it was not friendly toward him as formerly. 3 Then the LORD said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and I will be with you." Genesis 35:1 (NASB95) 35:1 Then God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel and live there, and make an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau." Continue to read from these verses and see how God confirmed the covenant and renamed Jacob Israel. Jeff |
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295 | where esau got his wives? | OT general | jlhetrick | 178025 | ||
Genesis 26:34-35 (NASB95) 26:34 When Esau was forty years old he married Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; 35 and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. Jeff |
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296 | Lord's Table | Matt 18:21 | jlhetrick | 176582 | ||
Hello Kuravackal, Read 1 Corinthians 7 for some insight regarding this topic. Based on your explanation, it sounds like verse 15 may apply here. 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 (NASB95) 7:12 But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not send her husband away. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband; for otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. 15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. 16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife? Jeff |
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297 | In MRK 14:25 what VINE was He tlking abt | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 176551 | ||
Hello sista, I believe that would be the grape vine. Wine was and is made from fermented grapes. You may be looking for a deeper meaning that is not there. Then again, there may be a deeper meaning there that I have not understood. Basically, as I understand it, Jesus was once again making reference to His imminent sacrifice at the cross. Jesus made more than one reference to the fact that He would be put to death. How careful was the attention of those He spoke with is questionable. His statement in Mark 14:25 would seem to be a very obvious declaration that the time was very soon. He would not drink again of the earthly vine, but would soon drink of a Heavenly one. Hope I am accurate on this one. Other's will redirect it and support their responses soon enough. Hope I was helpful, Jeff |
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298 | Thoughts on this verse? | Prov 22:6 | jlhetrick | 175957 | ||
Hello RT, welcome to the forum. There is much written and discussed on this passage. I thought I would copy and paste something from Matthew Henry as I think this basically sums it up. Prov 22:6 A good reason for it, taken from the great advantage of this care and pains with children: When they grow up, when they grow old, it is to be hoped, they will not depart from it. Good impressions made upon them then will abide upon them all their days. Ordinarily the vessel retains the savour with which it was first seasoned. Many indeed have departed from the good way in which they were trained up; Solomon himself did so. But early training may be a means of their recovering themselves, as it is supposed Solomon did. At least the parents will have the comfort of having done their duty and used the means. (from Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible: New Modern Edition, Electronic Database. Copyright © 1991 by Hendrickson Publishers, Inc.) Hope this was a helpful start, Jeff |
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299 | Deacon qualifications | Titus 1:6 | jlhetrick | 175952 | ||
Hello Pm, Is this man "above reproach"? Do all of his children believe? Has he ever indulged or been wasteful or ever at any time rebelled against authority or God? I ask because I have noticed over the years that the issue of divorce and remarriage is continuously used in disqualifying oneself or others disqualifying one from being a decon; while the other qualifications are ignored. What's my point? If you consider all of the other requirements you will find that not a single man living can be said to meet them. So why did Paul pass on these qualifications? "Now what is the sum of it? The first thing is that every deacon is called to a personal examination. As the reader looks at his own life, he should weigh it against these scriptural qualifications which are set forth for the deacon as he serves in this wonderful office that has been planned of God. Remember again that these qualities are seldom absolute. The fact that in any one of them a man may seem to fall short does not mean at all that he ought not to be a deacon. They are all capable of developement. these are areas of growth in grace for the man who has been chosen of God and chosen of the church to serve as a deacon. An honest assessment may indicate strength in one and weakness in another. It is at the point of weakness that God should be asked for grace toward becoming more and better and stronger in service." (Robert E. Naylor, 1955). Hope this helps add insight into Pauls words. It's very interesting that a lot of Christians have focused on this one point while allowing men who fall short in the other areas, who is not growing in them, to serve as deacons. Perhapse I am sensitive to this topic at this time. Someone very close to me recently resigned from the position of deacon in his church. He did so because many church members rejected an apparently very spiritual man from the office of deacon because he had been married and divorced decades ago before coming to Christ. The same was true for this man I know. He had been divorced and remarried before coming to Christ. He decided that if his local church was going to interpret the Scriptures in this way, he had no choice but to resign his office as well. I can't speak for him, but I don't believe he did this in protest; but to keep consistent with how the church was voting. Never mind that this same church accepted him as deacon, with full knowledge that he had been married, divorced, and remarried years ago. Hope this was helpful, Jeff |
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300 | What if both parties want a divorce? | Bible general Archive 3 | jlhetrick | 175823 | ||
This line of reasoning is best described as self-serving; no offense. Your asking the wrong question. The right question is; on what grounds does God allow for divorce. Even if that line has been crossed, do you serve God by divorcing? Do you "reflect" the character of Christ by divorcing, or by forgiving? To argue that both husband and wife "wanting" divorce equates to abandonment by both is not supported by Scripture. It would equate to abandonment of your vows and commitment to God; otherwise referred to as sin. As for the issue of anger, that too is sin if unrighteousness is practiced as a result. Anger is a God given emotion and subject to both your will and His. What do you do with that? Why would God "force you to remain in a relationship that doesn't reflect Christ and the church?" He wouldn't. He didn't force you to get married either. But now that you are, you are called by God's word to force yourself to remain in the relationship. That's your first step back in the direction of honoring God and your life-long vows to your spouse. As for the relationship not reflecting Christ and the church; change it. Trust God and allow Him to work in your marriage so that it does reflect His will and character. If you search the Scripture endlessly, you will not find where divorce is acceptable because your and your spouses behavior do not reflect Christ and the church. What you will find is the command to obedience to Him and His word. When you both focus on that, the marriage will begin to reflect God's intentions for one of His most sacred institutions. I hope you are not offended. My intention was to be blunt and to the point. Why? Because often these kinds of questions are asked in hopes of getting the answer we want. God bless, Jeff |
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