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301 | A stranger they will not follow | John 10:4 | Country Girl | 125521 | ||
I'm thinking the biggest reason why this analogy of comparing mankind to sheep keeps popping up in Christ's words throughout the Gospels is their accuracy in our understanding of the Bible. Our world is so literal, so finite whereas our God's world is so spiritual and infinite. When one really thinks about it, we really are like sheep. We're easily distracted from our focus on Him as the center of our lives, our leader. We're so timid when we're faced with real trouble in our lives, especially our spiritual relationship with Him and His/our Father. We're so prone to listen and spend far too much time discussing and debating on issues not really that important to our God, like the Rapture and other questionable areas of the Bible. We even get sheared every once in a while and start all over again with our struggle to maintain some balance and a proper amount of humility in our lives. If we could only learn from sheep and follow the voice of our Shepard and keep ourselves out of trouble, the world of Christianity would be far better off. What are your thoughts on this matter? Anyone else? Blessings to you all. Country Girl |
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302 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | Country Girl | 125503 | ||
On the other hand, I would point out, it is JUST as important and required that the man in this relationship live up to his vow and lay down life literally if that's what it comes to, in order to keep his wife and serve her just as Christ did for His beloved bride, the church. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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303 | searching for the truth | 1 Cor 11:3 | Country Girl | 125502 | ||
I would like to think you're on the right track, but then I thought I'd contribute. In my opinion, God looks at this issue rather simply and expects us as His children to look at it just as simply. Since the very first, from Cain and Able to King Saul, all the way through the Law of Moses and the rest of the Bible, it's always been a simple matter of obedience or submission to God's way. Saul found that out, just like Cain, Nadib and Abihu, Ananias and Saphira did and many, many others. Each person has to make up his own mind by reading the whole Bible and drawing his own conclusion. Is it going to be God's way or does a person insist on seeing it his way and offer God a counter proposal? Anything else other than God's way is unacceptable. Now that's NOT to say that there is no Grace, Mercy or Forgiveness for indeed, thanks be to God there is, but God doesn't want us taking it for granted. We must do our dead level best to obey as much as we can, then His Grace will cover the rest. Just like we as parents want our kids to obey us in their role as obedient children, God wants the same. Just like Jesus portrayed with his approval of little children coming to Him. There's nothing we could possibly do to come up with to substitute for simple obedience to God's Will. Would you not agree with that? Hoping for a positive response and blessings to you. Country Girl |
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304 | KJV the ONLY authentic Word of God? | 1 Thess 5:21 | Country Girl | 125493 | ||
Good point. If it's only one thing we should learn from all this discussion is that no one translation of God's Word should be put on a pedestal for very long. Language throughout the world (especially the modern world) is just too dynamic with too many changes to allow for such a thing. The item that we DO need to put on a pedestal forever for each of us is God's Word Itself, the message, the Good News of Salvation through Christ. We must devote ourselves to study God's Word all our lives, to include all translations and give each one its proper credit. When the translators do a good job, it will become evident in the study and comparison with all the others. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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305 | What is the meaning of John 4:5-42? | John 4:42 | Country Girl | 125491 | ||
Very, very good post. Nice digest of the whole story. Good conclusion. Country Girl | ||||||
306 | What is the meaning of John 4:5-42? | John 4:42 | Country Girl | 125428 | ||
To me this seems to be a straight forward story of an encounter with the Lord and Savior of the world. He made such an impression on her that she went to her fellow villagers and the testimony she gave compelled them to come out and verify for themselves as made plain in verse 42. What a wonderful priviledge for this forever unnamed woman, who in spite of her sin, like the rest of the world, she was still good enough to be selected as a vessel to carry the Good News for God and His Son. Is there something more important that I'm missing? Did you have a specific question about a particular verse? Please share with us. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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307 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | Country Girl | 125348 | ||
But we are in agreement on my main point...that there is no instance in the whole NT other than Acts 2 and 10, where christians manifested these powers WITHOUT the laying on of hands from the Apostles. Since Luke makes mention of this fact and the absence of any other source throughout the balance of the NT, it seems pretty clear to me. Does anyone else have an opinion or scripture to add to the discussion? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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308 | speaking in tongue | 1 Cor 12:13 | Country Girl | 125341 | ||
Mr. EdB has posted an excellent explanation of spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues but it seems to me there's just one thing missing. Correct me if I'm mistaken as I might be but isn't the following true? There's not one single instance in the NT other than in Acts 2 with the establishment of the church and Acts 10 with Cornelius, where people in the NT received this miraculous powers ONLY with the laying on of hands by the Apostles? As a matter of fact, Acts 8 makes this very plain. There, people were baptized and became christians and then only after the laying on of hands by the Apostles did they received these kinds of miraculous powers. The baptism of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2 and 10 was done for very specific reasons, 1) to establish the church and 2) to endorse the sharing of this Gospel message with Gentiles as well as Jews, respectively. Since we have no more living Apostles amongst us, it's difficult to believe in the modern manifestation of miracles from common men and women, even christians in today's world. Again, I may be mistaken, if so please feel free to correct me. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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309 | Christ our Superior Priest | Heb 4:14 | Country Girl | 125331 | ||
I've seen and read all three of your posts on this subject book of Hebrews but you've posed no questions, only statements. Is this a three part sermon or are we headed for some questions to start a discussion? So far, I agree with all of your statements as Hebrews is an excellent dissertation of the superiority of Christianity over the Jewish Religion. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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310 | is it ok to kill? | Eccl 3:3 | Country Girl | 125156 | ||
I think these scriptures and general thinking from God as well as those in Romans in support of a sovreign government is sufficient grounds to believe and practice captial punishment for capital crimes. This is further endorsed by recent history of our country. When a large group of people such as a nation go for a long extended period of time without the option of executing murderers, it breeds disrepect and continued lawlessness in others. So it appears to be a perfectly solid conclusion for a nation to endorse a policy of having criminals that choose to "live by sword, then they can die by the sword" and be executed for capital offenses. Blessings to all those studying AND obeying God's Word. Country Girl |
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311 | Can ANYONE believe? | Acts 10:34 | Country Girl | 125145 | ||
We're all free to hear (or understand) His Word from several sources through many different mediums, i.e. radio, written correspondence or now the internet. The bottom line is that God wants to get His Good News to every living human that's lived since His Son was ressurected, and all those in the future. But undoubtedly, there will be some that live and die a whole lifetime and never understand a single word of that good news so they will be judged without the Word of God as He has said. Acts 17:30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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312 | will we be forgiven? | Mark 11:25 | Country Girl | 125144 | ||
I think Jesus parable answers your question very thoroughly. Notice in particular how this parable got started with verses 21 and 22 and then notice how He wrapped it up in verse 35. Yes, seems very conclusive to me. Matt 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Matt 18:22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Matt 18:23 "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. Matt 18:24 "When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Matt 18:25 "But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. Matt 18:26 "So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.' Matt 18:27 "And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. Matt 18:28 "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.' Matt 18:29 "So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.' Matt 18:30 "But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. Matt 18:31 "So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. Matt 18:32 "Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Matt 18:33 'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?' Matt 18:34 "And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. Matt 18:35 "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." What do you think? How would you answer your question? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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313 | Prayers for Justme | Bible general Archive 2 | Country Girl | 125088 | ||
I just pray that God grants you a long, productive life in His service. Go with God, dear friend. Country Girl | ||||||
314 | King Davids mother was whom? | OT general | Country Girl | 125087 | ||
Upon inserting words, David and mother into the Word Search, this is all I get 1 Sam 22:3 And David went from there to Mizpah of Moab; and he said to the king of Moab, "Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me." But I suppose you've already done that. It appears the Bible does not identify the mother of King David, like so many other questions left for us to ponder. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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315 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | Country Girl | 125069 | ||
Sometimes I feel like a nut: I left an important word, see below. I would have to side with the fact that babies were NOT part of the household because they could NOT believe, repent or confess the name of Jesus. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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316 | Acts 16:33 and infant baptism. | Acts 16:33 | Country Girl | 125067 | ||
I would have to side with the fact that babies were NOT part of the household because they could believe, repent or confess the name of Jesus. This is further endorsed by the probable fact that the jailer was most likely an older man and thus all his kids would have been mature enough to have obeyed the gospel. Just my opinion. Blessings to you all. Country Girl |
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317 | antichrist | Luke 10:27 | Country Girl | 124954 | ||
Your two posts on this thread seems to indicate you've completely overlooked several key verses on the subject, one of which is cited below 1 Pet 5:6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 1 Pet 5:7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Pet 5:8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Pet 5:9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. No, my friend I'm afraid the Devil is as real as you and me. He's just spiritual like our God, whereas you and I are mostly physical, finite in this world. The big difference between God and the Devil is their devotion to good vs. evil, respectively. The Bible as a whole clearly portrays this Devil as a very real being whom we should respect because of the power of temptation and the lust for our souls he has for us. Why else do you think the Bible spends so much time and print on the concept of a christian and the possibility of being lost due to unfaithfulness or disobedience? I do hope you'll continue to study this topic and learn to respect Satan and his powers. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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318 | Prayers for Justme | Not Specified | Country Girl | 124949 | ||
I'm hoping to start a prayer chain for Justme since he requests his "question" to stay on the unanswered list for a while. I'm everyone on the Forum will join me that Justme is healed completely and restored. But we'll also pray for God's Will to be done. Blessings to you, dear friend, Justme. Country Girl |
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319 | Prayers for Justme | Bible general Archive 2 | Country Girl | 125078 | ||
I'm hoping to start a prayer chain for Justme since he requests his "question" to stay on the unanswered list for a while. I'm everyone on the Forum will join me that Justme is healed completely and restored. But we'll also pray for God's Will to be done. Blessings to you, dear friend, Justme. Country Girl |
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320 | Bibical mean for LOVE, WISDOM AND LIGHT | Bible general Archive 2 | Country Girl | 124929 | ||
I agree with your assessment. Blessings to you, my friend. Country Girl | ||||||
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