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2921 | Rapture question? | 1 Thess 4:17 | EdB | 23411 | ||
Lookingfortruth I think that answer lies in Job 1. Job's children were killed in what was a test of Job. Also the answer lies in the story of Exodus, countless Egyptians died because Pharaoh refused to release Moses and the children of Israel. Think of the question this way. We would challenge God’s fairness in this action but we justify killing millions of babies by abortion arguing the women has a right. If God killed everyone on earth right now today He would be justified, since He was the one that created us. For us to even attempt to judge God and His actions is an insult to God’s sovereignty when did the created get to question the creator? God’s promise was that all things would work to the good of those that Love the Lord and was called to his purpose. He never said only good things happen. Besides what is important is where we spend eternity not when we die. It could be within God's plan to rapture the pilot and thus cause everyone on the plane to be saved before their death. How is that for hypothetical? EdB |
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2922 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 22916 | ||
Bud I think you brought up an interesting subject. I agree with many post here that the problem isn’t new or old but rather the lyrics. So many songs today are sung about us, what we are going to do, who we are etc. Where is the worship of God in that? “I’m going into the enemies camp and take back what he stole from me” or “going up to high places” These are totally absurd, we aren’t doing anything Christ did it all. Other songs are talking to Satan, what going to happen to him or what we are going to do to him and etc. Again where is the worship of God in that? “Satan you under my foot”. Wouldn’t we enjoy it if our friends came to sing our praise and kept mentioning our enemies name? Other songs are like some calling the Holy Spirit like one would call a cat. “Come Holy Spirit” “Anointing fall on us”. We have all the Holy Spirit we are going to get, we need to learn to yield to Him to allow Him to move through us. God is majestic, high and lifted up and is to be praise worshipped and adored. He is to be the focus of our worship not just included as another aspect. I believe Pastors are going to answer one day for what they have allowed to be sung in their churches. I do think the problem is more prevalent today, most hymns started out to be a form of scripture memorization. Where various scriptures were set to music to help or aid in memorizing them. Later many Hymns were a personal confession or act of worship that later got set to music. Today most are written to make money for the writer and I think certain liberties are taken, in the name of speed or convenience, or to make them more marketable. EdB |
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2923 | A divorced pastor in ministry? | 1 Tim 3:2 | EdB | 22904 | ||
Hi To add even more balance and not to start a war, let me ask a question why do we also assume God provision for things that God does not desire? God never intended a man to alone Genesis 2:18 “Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." God’s intention for man was to reproduce. Genesis 1:28 “And God blessed them; and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, …” We also know that single men of the time lived with the father until their marriage yet Tim says he should manage his household well. Genesis 2:24 “For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.” Even the Prodigal son returned to his fathers home after his adventure. 1 Tim mentions children which cannot happen without marriage. Then we say there is provision for divorce in 1 Tim Yet God clearly states in Malachi 2:13-17 "For I hate divorce," says the LORD, the God of Israel, "and him who covers his garment with wrong," says the LORD of hosts. "So take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously." 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?" Why would God place provision there when it is something he hates? I know the first thing anyone will say is well Paul was single but, I say who among us is Paul? Also notice his service to the Lord was different than a Pastor but rather as an Apostle. Then you say well he said if your single stay single. Yes but he was stating that as result of the conditions (heavy persecution would soon be on the scene) of the time rather than the norm. Let’s take facts. Above Reproach – until recently divorce has always been a disgrace. Husband of one wife – one women man Temperate – Again major reason for divorce tempers. Prudent – the most frequent single element missing in divorced relationships. Respectable – again at this time divorce was a disgrace. Hospitable – hard for unmarried son living at home. Able to teach – able teach compromise within marriage. Uncontentious – main reason for divorce contention. Head of household – married Father – married I think the facts remain God’s desire for man was to get married stay married and have lot of kids. Sin entered the picture and changed this. But don’t try to tell me God then included provisions to live with sin’s turmoil. He provided His son to remove the sin in our lives. Also I’m not saying a divorced or unmarried person doesn’t have use to God and can not be used of God. I’m just saying they should not become Pastors. Unless the marriage and divorce occurred before their salvation. If I offended please receive what I said in love not condemnation. Nor to I hold myself above or better than any. This is just how I read the Bible. I think these truths are found through out scripture and I do not believe we should assume God precepts had provisions within them to violate them. I pray peace over this issue. EdB |
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2924 | did the wine from the water make you dr | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 22861 | ||
I'm sorry I wanted this appended to the main thread. Having made a little wine in my day (long before salvation) you can get grapes to ferment but the process is hit or miss and the alcoholic content will be way down. Also to make wine everything has to sterilized or your wine will go bad. Fermentation is the process where yeast bacteria eat sugar and their waste becomes alcohol( doesn’t that sound tasty?). The process continues until the sugar is used up or until the alcoholic content gets so high the yeast die. Example (these figures are examples not fact) lets say it takes 4 cups of sugar to make a gallon of grape juice into wine at it’s highest alcoholic content. That wine would be a tasty but a little dry wine at about 26 percent alcohol level. If you added 5 cups of sugar you would have a very sweet wine at again 26 percent alcohol level. If you added only 3 cups you would have a very dry wine at 10-15 percent alcohol level. If you simply took grape juice and no sugar you would have a fruity but dryish wine at about 1 percent or less alcohol. Since alcohol acts as a preservative the higher the alcoholic content the longer the wine can be stored. A wine with very low alcoholic content would spoil very easy. In France around this time of the year they have a festival called Nouveau Buojelleaux (spelling) Which mean “new wine”. It is wine made naturally (without sugar) and has very low in alcoholic content and therefore without added preservatives a very short shelf life. Basically if it isn’t drank at the festival it begins to go bad and they pour what they call “old wine” out. An interesting note, this “new wine” which is so low in alcoholic content is the wine sought after, it seems their taste have tired of the “old wine” and they are now drinking the “BEST”. At the time of Jesus preservation of food and wine was important, without refined sugar alcoholic content sufficient for preservation as many suppose would be hard to reach. Honey and such could be added but you have the danger of introducing foreign bacteria could cause the wine to spoil into vinegar. The Jewish wine was mostly made from grapes that were crushed and the juice dried by the sun to form a dry film almost like “fruit rollups” the kids have today. Since it was a dry film it would last almost indefinitely and was very practical to carry and store. This dry film was added to water and reconstituted into grape juice when needed. Much like our juice which is labels reconstituted or made from condensed. It was good and for the most part tastes like fresh wine but you could tell the difference so “New wine” or fresh squeezings were sought after. They put new wine in new skins because the chemicals that were used to tan the new skins also killed any foreign bacteria and hence the wine would not begin to ferment, ferment to vinegar not alcoholic wine. Old skins which had been used to store wine would have a bacteria that would cause wine fermentation but alas the gas generated would cause the skin to burst and the wine lost. To make a case that the wine of the Bible was alcoholic is built on shaky ground, while it could have had some alcohol in it you would have to drink more than most could hold to feel any effect. Many say they had to drink it since the water was bad, believe me the water is still bad and they drink it right from the wells today. I’m sure there were those that made high alcoholic wine but that was not the norm and there other alcoholic drinks of the time many were much like what we call beer today, which are easier to make. EdB. |
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2925 | What is the very best Reference Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 22692 | ||
Susan a First I think the chart Kalos referred you to is a good starting place. Remember any study Bile is going to have the authors opinions. Since they are merely men’s personal opinions or thoughts some of those comments have the potential of being wrong. Of the Bibles mentioned Scofield, Ryrie and MacArthur are written from a mostly Baptist perspective. The Full Life and Spirit Filled Life are written from a Pentecostal perspective. The Nelson Open Bible, The Nelson Study Bible, Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Thompson Chain Reference and a few others are written from what I would call a fairly neutral perspective. With those thoughts in mind you need to decide what it is you want in your Study Bible. If your Baptist you would probably want something to agrees with the teaching you receive. In the same light if you are Pentecostal you would want something that agrees with that teaching. If your interested in understanding positions held by others some of the more neutral Bibles may be your choice. I prefer the Ryie or MacArthur for the Baptist point of view. I prefer the Full Life for the Pentecostal point of view. And I like the Nelson Open and Thompson Chain Reference for their more neutral positions. One Bible no one mentioned and you may want to consider. The International Inductive Study Bible from percepts ministries, published in NASB or NIV. In this Bible there are no comments or commentary per say, the idea is to lead you to your own Bible based conclusions. It requires far more work than any of these others but I guarantee the results are more rewarding. I believe you get a true picture of what God is saying to you. Hope this all helps EdB |
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2926 | DOES GOD HEAR PRAYRS OF UNBELIEVING JEW | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 22059 | ||
LESLYN Hi and welcome to the forum. Please turn your capitals off. All caps is considered SHOUTING? To answer your question. Faithful Jews are no different than faithful Muslims or Buddas or faithful Mormons. Jesus said He was the Door, the only Door to God the Father. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. Without Jesus we can not approach the throne of God. Does God hear the prayers of faithful Jews? I can’t answer that. But this I can, without Jesus they can not find salvation. EdB |
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2927 | Is there middle ground? | Romans | EdB | 21820 | ||
All responders to Middle ground debate. Please read the original question and base your response in light of the question. I posted a quote where Derek Prince threw down a gauntlet to the Christian community, does anyone care to pick up or do we just want to argue why we can't. If Jesus came today and demanded us to find middle ground would we tell him we can’t, that in fact one side was wrong and the other side right. That He and Holy spirit wrote the Bible so subjectively that 50 percent (assuming a 50/50 split) of the readers took it wrong. I think not! I think we would all reexamine the scriptures we stand on and see if the “alternate” reading might in fact hold some glimmer of truth also and I think that process would eventually lead us to the truth. Obliviously the argument which is right, Calvinism or Arnimianism has gone on for 500 plus years and has solved nothing. To continue it on serves no purpose. The only purpose to be served would be to say there must be something in each side that make them true to those that hold to them. Rather than try to disprove those truths let’s build upon them as stepping stones to lead us to the overall truth. EdB |
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2928 | The River of No Return? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21674 | ||
Hank Since I’m in such a frisky mood today I’ll take a crack at your question. Yes denominationalism is exactly analogous to the Jewish sect of Jesus’ time. And we look just as silly if not more since we have their example to study and we still ignore the lesson. Is this bias seen in the forum absolutely, whether we want to admit it or not, we all view our side as right and we try to convince others to agree with us. Our thoughts have been formed by what we have been taught and exposed to. We can’t help it we are a product of our denominational biases. Can unity be restored? I don’t know, if everyone eyes were opened and they start agreeing with me I guess so. (Before anyone starts after me that was my humor). To get serious can unity be restored to the Body of Christ? Yes once we all realize we are part of the same body and start looking for commonality rather than trying to be right. If we spent as much time witnessing as we do arguing things would be a lot better. If we spent as much time convincing the world to live by Godly standards as we do try to convince each other that Calvin was right or that Arminian was right the world would be changed. If we spent as much time and energy protesting abortion as we do protesting our right to be heard on this forum thousand of babies would be saved. If we spent as much time and energy reading our Bibles as we do participating in this forum we would have a closer walk with God. If we spent as much time praying as we do arguing we would have shaken the very halls of heaven and God would be moved. Is there a chance of change? Nay! We like to argue! Satan has us just where he wants us divided by denominational boundaries. Come quickly Lord Jesus!!! EdB |
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2929 | short study on armour of God | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21668 | ||
Hi Elfie Welcome to the forum. Here are The bible references to spiritual armor or weapons 1Sa 17:45 Isa 59:17 Mt 4:4 2Co 10:4 Ep 6:17 1Th 5:8 Heb 4:12 And some additional references. Rom 13:12 2Co 6:7 Ep 6:11 1Th 5:8 EdB |
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2930 | Is it wrong to be cremated? | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 21666 | ||
Lisah Hi and welcome to the forum. If you will do a search on the word cremation you will find a few threads that discuss this subject. to answer your question in a word, the answer is no. EdB |
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2931 | Is it a sin to be cremated after death? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21467 | ||
Wanda The body goes through a decay process upon death. If you look up a technical description of this process you see it basically oxidation. Fire is merely an accelerated form of oxidation. All you do by cremation is speed up what nature will do over time. Having said that Biblically there is no prohibition against cremation, however in paganism many times burning was a form of desecration of the body and was avoided by followers of God. There are exceptions to this in the Bible where bodies were burnt to prevent them from falling into the enemies hands but this happened very little. Having said that in our society where burial plots are becoming more scarce and funeral cost are soaring cremation becomes a viable alternative. In my family every close member that has died in the last ten years has been cremated and I find the process much more preferable to burial. I personally will be cremated as will my wife. However the final decision is yours. I hope I helped by sharing many points of view and thoughts on the matter. EdB |
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2932 | My parents don't act christian help | 1 Tim 6:2 | EdB | 21443 | ||
How are your parents acting? Is it against Christianity? Or is it their actions toward others. Can you give us an example without compromising your or their idenity? Without some idea of what is provoking you to make the statement you did it is real hard to suggest a remedy. EdB |
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2933 | Part 2...Temple Prostitutes? | Gen 38:21 | EdB | 21358 | ||
Jensen Your absolutely right Israel worshipped many pagan gods and in that worship many times there were temple prostitutes and there was sexual immorality. However no where in Jewish history do we see any of these being brought in to authentic worship of God. They never had temple prostitutes in the temple in Jerusalem (Solomon's Temple), even though there were altars set up in the "high Places' within that city that did worship pagan gods and the worship of those pagan gods did require prostitutes. I hope I made myself clear sorry for any confusion. I thought you were asking did authentic Judaism every use temple prostitutes and the answer is no. EdB |
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2934 | Did God's own use temple prostitutes? | Gen 38:21 | EdB | 21357 | ||
Jensen I'm so sorry for the misunderstanding. Yes Israel did worship in temples to false gods with temple prostitutes but never as part of their worship of the God of Abraham. What I'm trying to say, is no where in Biblical history or secular history do we see temple prostitutes being utilized in the worship of the one true God. EdB |
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2935 | On Harry Potter? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21287 | ||
Lizzie First Witchcraft is real, very real and getting involved in it can lead to tragic results! John Hagee just had a guest speaker on talking about this very subject. She had written a book on the subject (sorry I did not catch the name, I was channel surfing). In any case she made a real strong case for the danger in Harry Potter. She mentioned that even the name Potter has occult meanings. You may want to get the book and read about the dangers yourself. I'm sure the Hagee web site will have info. My advice is stay away from anything that has to do with sorcery or witchcraft, do not give Satan entrance. EdB |
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2936 | who are the spirits in this verse? | 1 Peter | EdB | 21260 | ||
Lydia Be very careful with what Casiv said, it simply not supported scripturally. Also what Rhoades said is a allegorical view of what might have taken place. I agree with with the first two responders but they fail to mention that Jesus also preached to the lost not to give them a second chance but to show them justice of their rejection of Him. EdB |
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2937 | meaning of numbers in the bible | NT general Archive 1 | EdB | 21243 | ||
Kindest There are many people that put special meaning to numbers found in the Bible. I think this is bred out of Rev. 13:18 where it is talking about the mark of the beast and says calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, His number is 666. Also since the trinity is made up of 3 and creation was done in 7 days etc. However with a few exceptions there is no reason to apply any special significance to numbers found in the Bible and the those exceptions are noted by the Bible itself. EdB |
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2938 | What was/is a temple prostitute? | Gen 38:21 | EdB | 21216 | ||
Jensen the word translated prostitute is Qadesh and is referenced or used 8 times in the bible, Gen 38:21-22: Deut. 23:17; I Kings 14:24; I Kings 15:12; I Kings 22:46; Job 36:14; Hosea 4:14. It is talking about prostitutes that are connected to religious ceremonies or are fulfilling religious obligations. The Babylonians, compelled every native female to attend the temple of Venus once in her life and to prostitute herself in honor of the goddess. Canaan had many deities that required prostitutes to be in service. Men were not exempt from service in many religions and performed acts of sodomy. Again these were man made religions fulfilling man’s lust of the flesh. God in Deut. 23:17 clearly forbids such practice. EdB |
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2939 | Why do people lose interest and leave? | Bible general Archive 1 | EdB | 21152 | ||
Sir Pent I have personally emailed many that have left and asked the question and these have been the reasons. First some people whose names will remain unmentioned at one time seemed to be engaged in who could have the most posts race. That resulted in some of most inane and useless notes, answers and questions this forum has seen. The idea wasn’t quality but rather quantity, that ‘prayerfully’ has seemed to cease. However before it ceased many packed up and left. Second many have experienced personal attacks, I think you have even felt the blunt of this yourself. I personally have been called everything from an idiot to a pagan. Many saw no real reason to endure this abuse and left. Third many question the worth since there never seems to be a conclusion of a discussion, debates just seem to run out of steam and die. Read through the threads as someone looking for answers, rarely will you find an overall census of opinion or a conclusion. Most threads lie in limbo until someone comes along and breaths new life into them. The lack of finality has caused many to ask, “to what purpose?” and they have left. Forth many of the questions are answered by opinion rather than Biblical truths. Therefore there is much falsehood contained in the forum. Some people felt uncomfortable with being a part of that and left. Fifth which sort of goes along with the third and fourth, many ask themselves is this time well spent? What is being accomplished? Opinions rarely get changed and ideas remain as dogmatic after the debate as before. I had one person refer to this as what Paul witnessed with the Athenians always seeking new ideas, but for no purpose other than past time. Sixth any new or less than orthodox opinion is met with anything from mockery to anger and people that see things maybe from a little different view point have been driven away. Seventh there is an old adage never debate/discuss religion or politics, it is one sure way to get people mad and some have heeded that and left. The reason I stay – I have asked myself that many times. First I think I stay because of all the great friends I have made. Secondly I feel some obligation to insuring that junk or crazy responses don’t go unanswered. More than once I have had to pray about my involvement and I continue to do so. EdB |
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2940 | Where are muslims in the Bible? | Ex 20:3 | EdB | 21144 | ||
Islam is a false religion which didn’t exist when the Bible was written. There have been many attempts to give some validation to Islam by attempting to make a connection to Ishmael. It is as meaningless as saying Mormons can trace their founders heritage back to Adam or Noah. No part of their religion has anything to do with the worship of the one True God, The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God who sent His only begotten Son to provide the salvation of man. And no part of their false religion is in the Bible of that true God. EdB |
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