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321 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | Heb 9:27 | Hank | 181326 | ||
Hello Robert - Good to see you again on SBF. Sir, the Christian can certainly pray for any living man, woman or child, but there is no biblical support for praying for the dead. The Bible is very clear that there are no exceptions concerning God's judgment. There is no reincarnation. The time to prepare is not after death but before it: "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27, KJV). ..... "...behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation" (2 Cor. 6:2b, KJV). .... "How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that hear him" (Hebrews 2:3, KJV) --Hank | ||||||
322 | go to hell if commit suicide | 1 John 3:15 | Hank | 181321 | ||
dd - Hell is the destination of all who die without Christ. See John 3:18. But "whosoever believeth in him [Jesus Christ] should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:15,16, KJV) --Hank | ||||||
323 | Where did Cain's wife come from? | Gen 4:17 | Hank | 180925 | ||
Dear User - Your question ranks first in the FAQ category! Please use search and type in Cain. A brief answer to your question is that the opening chapters of Genesis make it clear that God created Adam and Eve who became the progenitors of all mankind. I like your user screen name. --Hank | ||||||
324 | Should I separate from a sinning brother | Rom 3:23 | Hank | 180597 | ||
Pilot - Unless your brother is exceedingly disruptive, I can see no earthly reason to ban him from your Bible study group. After all, if you allowed in the group only those who were without sin, your group would vanish quicker than it would take a microwave oven to warm up a cup of coffee. The Bible study group might be just what the Great Physician Himself ordered for your brother, for our Lord said that it is not those who are well but those who are sick that need a physician. See Matthew 9:12. And remember, Pilot, that Jesus said what He said in Matthew 9:12 in direct response to the criticism directed to Him by the Pharisees because Jesus had sat down to eat with tax collectors and sinners. --Hank | ||||||
325 | who was mary magalene | Luke 8:2 | Hank | 180052 | ||
Mary Magdalene was Mary Magdalene before she met Jesus and afterwards! ....This was a woman from Magdala, a town on the western bank of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus cast seven demons out of her (Luke 8:2). To associate this woman with a past history of immorality and to identify her as the "sinner" -- which probably means prostitute -- of Luke 7:37 is unfounded and most likely incorrect, because Mary Magdalene attained a position of prominence in the Gospels and became the leader among the women who followed Christ. The inference can be drawn from the accounts of Mary in the Gospels that she was a woman of some wealth who not only traveled with Christ but who, along with Joanna and Susanna, lent financial support to His ministry (Luke 8:1-3). She ministered to our Lord before and after His resurrection (Matt. 27:56). It was a woman who first saw the risen Christ, and that woman was Mary Magdalene (see John 20). ..... I would fervently urge all readers to take the Gospel accounts of Mary Magdalene and utterly dismiss the innuendos in the rock opera "Jesus Christ, Superstar" and other vicious rumors that have been spread about Mary Magdalene. There is not an ounce of truth in any of them. The moment man begins to speculate and interpolate on the Scriptures is the moment when he begins to err. --Hank | ||||||
326 | Draw near draw nigh and abide in Me? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 179843 | ||
saxxman - On Study Bible Forum we subscribe to the concept embodied in the term 'sola scriptura.' Hence, we hold that the Bible alone is God's written revelation to man, given by the Holy Spirit and constituting the plenary word of God. Inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, the Bible alone -- not dreams nor visions nor tradition nor human wisdom nor speculation nor anything else -- only the Scriptures, sola scriptura, constitute the rule of faith and practice. See Matt. 5:18; 24:35; John 10:35; 16:12,13; 17:17; 1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; Heb. 4:12; 2 Pet. 1:20,21. We therefore affirm that what God has revealed to man He has revealed it through the instrumentality of His written word and not through dreams. Please see Hebrews 1:1,2. --Hank | ||||||
327 | ur view on Contemporary Christian music? | Eph 5:19 | Hank | 179836 | ||
dablond: Were I to write a paper on contemporary "Christian" music, it would be brief indeed and say something like this: "The best of it struggles to qualify for mediocrity and the worst of it is horrendous." .... Please bear in mind that this assessment comes from a septuagenerian whose first exposure to music in the church was to the majestic hymns that have stirred the hearts and minds of worshippers for many years, some for centuries. Nothing that I've heard in contemporary music, religious or secular, begins to approach the quality of the old masters. I challenge anyone to show me a piece of contemporary religious music that is remotely comparable to "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee." The music is from the final movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and the words were penned by Henry Van Dyke. What piece of contemporary music can stir the soul like "Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty," a hymn based on Psalms 103 and 150. set to music from a an old German song dating back to 1665? Who among contemporary composers can compare to Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart? And who among the contemporary lyric writers can compare to John Bunyan, John Calvin (who wrote the words to the hymn "I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art" in 1545), Fanny Crosby ("Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine"), Francis of Assisi ("All Creatures of Our God and King," written in 1225), John Henry Newman ("Lead, Kindly Light," 1833), Alfred Tennyson ("Strong Son of God, Immortal Love," 1850), Isaac Watts, Charles and John Wesley, John Greenleaf Whittier -- the list is long, and in this sampling I've not begun even to scratch the surface. ...... I incline to equate much -- indeed most -- of the fare of contemporary religious music with much of what is being offered in contemporary translations of Scripture. As the bulk of modern translations, particularly the paraphrases, is decidedly inferior in quality to the King James Bible, so it is with contemporary religious music: it is likewise markedly inferior to the traditional hymns of the church. ..... But I don't live in a vacuum or in a cloistered environment and so I'm quite aware that so-called "contemporary Christian music" is enormously popular in some circles, chiefly I suspect among the younger generation. And its popularity has made it a lucrative industry. Which leads one to ask, "Is it popular because of its quality, or is it popular because it has been promoted aggressively by publishers whose chief aim is profit? And another question comes to mind: Do those who buy and use these products do so mainly because they haven't been exposed to truly good religious music and quite simply just don't know any better? ...... A couple of years ago while on vacation my wife and I attended a church service where contemporary music was the only kind they offered that day. And for both my wife and me the high point of that experience was when the service was over and we could leave without drawing attention to ourselves! --Hank | ||||||
328 | ur view on Contemporary Christian music? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179828 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
329 | What did Jesus mean? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179735 | ||
Paul, please, let's not go down that same road yet again! | ||||||
330 | rebuild relationship | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179608 | ||
Do you have a Bible question? | ||||||
331 | Will there be baby's in heaven? | Mark 10:14 | Hank | 179605 | ||
ddethdan - This happens to be one of the Forum's most-frequently-asked questions, and because of it, the archives are full of posts on the topic. Try accessing them by using Search and entering such word combinations as these: infant save, babies heaven. You will find enough reading material in the archives to last you quite a while! --Hank | ||||||
332 | THE START OF CHRISTIANITY BEGAN | Acts 2:1 | Hank | 179601 | ||
Dear "Pastor" - The Pentecost spoken of in Acts 2 marks the birthday of the church. Some scholars, e.g. Charles Ryrie, reckon the time to be about 30 A.D. --Hank | ||||||
333 | Your Favorite, Best Quality Bible? | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179582 | ||
Dear "Taur" -- You indicated that you prefer the New King James Version in a translation. Nelson has the rights on that one and in my experience Nelson makes crummy stuff when it comes to printing and bindng of their Bibles. The pages are slapped together with glue, not stitched, and they tend to come apart in chunks after a fairly short period of use. I speak from personal experience. Oxford University Press offers a good quality genuine leather edition of the Scofield in the NKJV that you might wish to look at. ...... In my estimation the New American Standard Bible (NASB), 1995 Update, is among the very finest of translations of the Scriptures in modern English that is available today. What's more, the best quality printing and binding that I've seen in any Bible at any price is the NASB single-column reference edition covered in butter-soft calfskin leather (in black or burgundy) with Smythe-sewn binding. The print is clear and bold and set in an 11-point type font that makes it easy on the eyes. The paper is of exceptional quality with no annoying "bleed through" of the pages. It has thousands of side references and copious translators' notes, along with a good-sized concordance in the back of the volume. Beautiful to look at and a pleasure to hold in one's hand, this sturdy Bible is published by Foundation, which is a not-for-profit publisher owned by the Lockman Foundation. You can expect to pay a hundred dollars or more for this Bible, but it is worth every penny! You can order a copy from American Bible Sales which can be accessed from this web site. I am not an employee of Lockman, by the way; but I do recommend this Bible. And yes, I own one of them myself and it has become my favorite of all the others on my bookshelf ! --Hank | ||||||
334 | How many years passsed since Adam and E | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179452 | ||
Duplicate question. | ||||||
335 | Hpw may years from Adam to Jesus | Gen 1:27 | Hank | 179450 | ||
Donald - Scripture does not reveal the number of years that elapsed between the event of Genesis 1:27, the creation of Adam, and the event of Luke 2:7, the birth of Jesus. Many Bible scholars down through the years have drawn up genealogical charts and constructed elaborate timelines, but they have amounted to little more than guesswork. Scientists have tossed in their guesses too, but they have turned out to be as useless as anyone else's. The truth is that no one knows. --Hank | ||||||
336 | Cain and Abel twins? | Gen 4:2 | Hank | 179448 | ||
piddlin - The boys may have been twins since no time element intervenes between Genesis 4:1 and 4:2. The literal reading of 4:2 is, "and she continued to bear his brother Abel." We know that the boys were siblings; whether they were twins does not add to or detract from the point of the narrative and thus is not particularly pivotal. There are far more weighty issues involved in the Cain-Abel narrative than whether they were twins. With reference to the second part of your question, Scripture does not tell us how much time elapsed between the birth of Cain and the birth of Abel. --Hank | ||||||
337 | studying abroad! please help me!! | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179400 | ||
Dear "vietamese" -- We're sorry but we're unable to offer the information you request. This is a forum dedicated to the study of the Bible. You are very welcome to view it as much and as often as you wish; however, in order to be a contributor, one must be 18 years of age. God bless you. Please keep this Bible forum in mind and register again when you reach 18. Every good wish, --Hank | ||||||
338 | nothin about facing east for resurection | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179353 | ||
No. Nothing about being buried facing east -- or west or north or south. --Hank | ||||||
339 | How well are thing done, fast, method? | Acts 19:5 | Hank | 179352 | ||
tonjab - Can you be more specific please? Your questions are too general it seems to me, and are thus difficult to follow. Please explain what you're getting at. --Hank | ||||||
340 | What is eographical setting and place? | Acts 19:5 | Hank | 179325 | ||
tonjab - The place in Acts 19:5 is Ephesus (see 19:1), one of the largest and most impressive cities of the ancient world, situated in western Asia Minor across the Aegean sea from Athens. Mentioned more than 20 times in the NT, Ephesus was a political, religious and commercial center in Asia Minor. Associated with the ministeries of Paul, Peter and the apostle John, it played a key role in the spread of early Christianity. Paul wrote a letter, the first of his 'prison epistles,' to the saints at Ephesus. ..... The dozen or so disciples who answered Paul's question in Acts 19:2 evidently were Jewish proselytes, disciples of John the Baptist, who became Christians under Paul's teaching (read the whole passage in context, Acts 19:1-7). --Hank | ||||||
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