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321 | Verses on being afraid | OT general | MJH | 175973 | ||
Just a thought....May there really be a man or woman outside your daughters window? It'd be really scary if what she saw was actually there... but assuming there isn't you might have her sleep in your room for a few nights. Obviouisly this is far more than can be discussed on this forum, but if something is going on in her life that is causing her to be afraid, until the root cause can be found, staying in your room (which will provide her with the feelings of saftey and comfort) may help in the short term. Just a thought. MJH |
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322 | Was Ham showing homosexual tendencies? | Gen 9:22 | MJH | 175972 | ||
Jewish scholars during the time both before and after Jesus have written commentaries on this passage and some of them say that Ham committed Homosexual intercourse with Noah. That does not mean it is a certainty, but it has been believed to be the case even before the time of Jesus...which is at least interesting. From schechter.edu “In the Talmud we find some tradition saying that he was castrated by his son or that Ham had sexual intercourses with his father while he was drunk (Sanhedrin 70a). But as a general rule, most Sages transmit the simple meaning of the text, teaching that it is disrespectful for sons to see their parents (or their teachers) unclothed.” MJH |
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323 | unclean is a sin? or not? | Lev 5:2 | MJH | 174792 | ||
Since I did start this thread, let me jump in here. Thanks to both of you for spending so much time on this. It has benefited me greatly. Doc, your statement about the use of the Mishnah et. al. is well stated. 1)"The order of the Laws" was a very common argument among the rabbis in the time of Jesus. You see it in the question to Jesus, "Which is the greatest commandment." They actually went deeper then the fist 3 or 4, but Jesus answer is in line with the Pharisees up until the Samaritan is called a neighbor. The question I like to ask people is, "If your donkey falls into a hole on the Sabbath, do you help it out?" Either way you break one of the commandments. "Life" is the controlling standard. You save the donkey; otherwise it dies, so breaking the Sabbath is justified. 2) The woman who touches the tassel on Jesus robe is showing an amazing act of Faith. She believes in Micah 4:2 that the Son of Righteousness will come with "healing in his corners." Num 15:38 says that all Israel must wear tassels on the corners of their robes. Corners equals Kanaph; Micah says the Messiah will have healing in his (wings, corners) equals Kanaph. The woman obviously understood this passage to mean that if she touched the tassel of the Messiah, she would be made well. So her act, becoming well, superseded the unclean law because to become well was to promote life. She took a great risk in following her faith...if she were wrong she could be exposed of sinning intentionally by touching so many people as well as a respected Rabbi. If she was correct, then her actions would be justified and she would be healed. Note: the word in the Greek text about the woman touching the tassel is the same Greek word used in the LXX to translated Kanaph. 3) It is still my understanding that to become unclean, while limiting your access to the Temple worship for a time did not mean you had “sinned.” But the Lev 5 text does use the word for sin when someone becomes unclean, even unintentionally. I have since had time to study this more and every commentary I found said the following: “The sin was that the person entered the Temple in an unclean state and/or did not do the purification necessary.” Therefore the sin was not being unclean, but in not following the law of purification. Also: In the Jewish Misnah (w) it is said, the word "hidden" is twice used, to show that he is guilty, for the ignorance of uncleanness, and for the ignorance of the sanctuary. (w) Misn. Shebuot, c. 2. sect. 5. I like this explanation much more since one does not have to look at the New Testament and then back track to the old to justify an understanding of scripture. Even though this may work, it doesn’t say “why” it works. Paul and the others didn’t change the meaning or understanding the Old Testament texts. They were working from an understanding of the texts based on their scripture at the time. Not to mention that the Text must mean what it says in the original transmission. MJH |
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324 | Justified by faith or His faithfullness? | Gal 2:16 | MJH | 174687 | ||
Mark, Yes that does help quite a bit. I have zero knowledge of Greek and only a little of Hebrew. Thanks so much for the reply. MJH |
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325 | God's eternal purpose | Deut 32:4 | MJH | 174624 | ||
I agree with Doc, but thought it might interest you to know that in the day of Jesus and before, many commentaries on the Bible were written or shared orally. It was believed by those that before creations began, or before the beginning, 7 things existed. "Seven things were contemplated (By the Holy One, Blessed be He) before creation: Torah. Repentance, the Garden of Eden and Gehinnom, the Throne of Glory, the Holy Temple and the Messiah's identity." (BT Pesachim 51:A) This illustrates that the idea of the Torah existed before time, and was one of the central objectives behind the creation. Before man was created God knew that "the impulse of man's heart is evil from his youth," (Gen. 7:21) and that he was destined to sin and stumble. This is an integral part of human nature. Accordingly, before anything existed the Torah was prepared to guide him along his path through life. In similar fashion, the Torah's counterpart, the concept of repentance, was also prepared in advance of man, so that one who transgresses the will of his Creator has a path to return to Him. This too was forged into the very foundation of the world to provide man with a remedy for sin.” www.templemount.org/tempprep.html The “Seven things contemplated” idea predates Jesus. It seems that these Godly men also believed that the divine purpose was that man would fall and need redemption. Not a definitive answer to your questions, but interesting to get another point of view on the subject. MJH |
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326 | unclean is a sin? or not? | Lev 5:2 | MJH | 174595 | ||
I have recently been telling people that when a person was "unclean" this did not mean that one had sinned. It was simply of state of being in relation to a Holy God. But to be unclean for some reason was impossible to avoid (ie. a woman's monthly cycle). Also, could Jesus avoid being “unclean” his whole life? We know he was sinless, yet uncleanness was practically a certainty. These verses in Leviticus (can you believe I was reading Lev. for the fun of it?) seem to make a different argument. Does anyone have thoughts on this? One thing I also noticed was that this is in the portion that required a "guilt offering" and not a "sin offering", yet in verse 7, it is said such a person was guilty of sin. I'm confused..... MJH |
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327 | a believers 2 inhertances and srip ref | Rev 21:7 | MJH | 174575 | ||
Heb 1:14 – inherit salvation Heb 6:12 – inherit the promises However, the two are really one and are summed up best in Rev. 21:1-7 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there is no longer any sea. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away." And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said, "Write, for these words are faithful and true." Then He said to me, "It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of the water of life without cost. "He who overcomes will inherit these things, and I will be his God and he will be My son.” MJH |
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328 | Justified by faith or His faithfullness? | Gal 2:16 | MJH | 174573 | ||
Justified by faith in Christ? or Justified by the faithfulness of Christ? David Stern in his commentary on the New Testament likes to translate this (and other passages in the Bible that say the same thing) as "justified by the faithfulness of the Messiah Jesus." rather than "faith in the Messiah.” It seems to me to be a more accurate translation more fitting with the whole of scripture. We are justified because of the Messiah's faithfulness and not our own, and when we place our trust in Him, his faithfulness is imputed to us. I wanted to know if any Greek scholars, or those with the time to look into it, can provide an argument for supporting or opposing this translation. MJH |
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329 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | MJH | 174572 | ||
Wow, that was venomous. No where does Paul ever say the Torah (Law) has ended, but in fact he upheld it in totality his whole life (according to his interpretation of the Torah) ...see Acts 21 - 23. It amazes me that Gentile Christians can still speak of the Jews (or Israel) with such hatred. Especially since we are grafted into them, not the other way around. And in all reality, Christianity is more of a sect of Judaism than a separate religion. It was started by Jews, with a Jewish Messiah, Jewish apostles without exception, and Jewish in its form, and their scriptures with 100 percent Jewish. MJH |
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330 | Which sacrifices have ended? | Acts 2:46 | MJH | 174350 | ||
Recently I heard a pastor whom I respect parching on this paragraph in the Bible, and he mentioned, sort of in passing, that he didn't think that the disciples participated in the sacrifices, but only the prayers, etc... I was wondering why he thought this. As I understand it, the only sacrifices that certainly ended after Jesus resurrection, was the Atonement day sacrifice, the once a year High Priest in the Holy of Holies. (See book of Hebrews), and also most likely the Sin Sacrifices in general. But no where do I see in the Text that any of the other sacrifices had ended (of course when the Temple was destroyed, all sacrifice ended because with no Temple, no sacrifice can be made.) Acts mentions specifically that the Apostles participated in sacrifices (Acts 21-23 most notably). I'd like some input on this from others. Did Jesus death and resurrection put an end to all sacrifices, or just the sin sacrifice, or just the Atonement Day sacrifice? - a side note: there is a quote in the Mishna (I believe it is in the Mishna) that for the last 40 years (to be taken as the last generation, not necessarily 40 exact years) of the Temple, the scarlet cord left outside the Temple did NOT turn white. All previous years, this cord was put out as a constant reminder that our scarlet sins were made white as snow as the sun bleached the cord and made it white. The theory was that if the cord turned white, then God accepted the sacrifice of atonement, and if it had not turned white, then he did not. That is a quote from a non-messianic Jewish Rabbi. Interesting point I'm adding, but not necessarily directly relevant to the question. MJH |
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331 | What are the six requirements to become | NT general Archive 1 | MJH | 173940 | ||
I'll take a stab. The 1 biggest requirement was to be accepted by the Rabbi. Historically, a Jewish boy would spend from 6 – 11 years old memorizing the first 5 books of the Bible (girls in Galilee memorized Deuteronomy and Psalms among other things). If they showed a propensity to learn and understand scripture, they would move on to the next step of memorizing the remainder of the Tanak (aka Old Testament) as well as many parts of the Oral Tradition and the interpretations of the text by the local Torah Teacher. If one of these students wanted to extend his learning he might seek out a traveling rabbi he admired and ask him if he could be his disciple. The traveling Rabbi would ask many questions of the young man (who would have been a teenager) about the text and his understanding of it. He would then either allow him to be his disciple, or he would send him on his way … “You are a wonderful student of the text, but you are not able to ‘be like me.’ Go and serve God as a …” If they didn’t find a Rabbi who excepted them, they learned their father’s trade. Most did not become disciples of a Rabbi. A disciple was more than a student, but rather a young man who wanted to be like his rabbi in every way. It was often said that a disciple should be “covered in the dust of his rabbi.” Jesus was different in that he called his disciples, not the other way around. James and John dropped their nets and probably were extremely excited to be a disciple of Jesus since they obviously did not make the cut with any of the other Rabbi’s they may have sought out. It was a high honor to be a disciple of a Rabbi, particularly one who had authority like Jesus, Hillel, Gamaliel, and a few others. Jesus had more than 12 disciples, but the 12 were special in that he personally called them out. Other requirements might have been: 1) being male (although Jesus had female disciples and other Rabbis may have as well, but I am not sure.) 2) being a Hebrew or at least a full convert. Resources on this can be found at www.followtherabbi.com. MJH |
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332 | Most confusing book of Bible? | Not Specified | MJH | 173938 | ||
Just out of curiosity . . . what book of the Bible is the most confusing to you? The book that makes you scratch your head in wonderment? MJH |
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333 | Most confusing book of Bible? | Bible general Archive 3 | MJH | 173957 | ||
Just out of curiosity . . . what book of the Bible is the most confusing to you? The book that makes you scratch your head in wonderment? MJH |
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334 | Wheels? Why are these important? Meaning | Ezek 1:15 | MJH | 173937 | ||
Ezekiel has to be one of the most baffling books in the cannon. MJH |
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335 | concerningthe in-between writings of God | Bible general Archive 3 | MJH | 173936 | ||
Doc, The value of the pseudopygraphal works are primarily in helping us understand what some people in history were thinking. So some books written near the time of Paul's writting, might help us know what Paul was confronting. The same is true for Jesus and the early church fathers, etc... But you are right, to read it all is for most of us not the best way to use your study time. Maybe if you are a professor of that time period or a scholor like many I admire, but I certainly do not have the time to pour over every one of those books. MJH |
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336 | what is a bible mansion | John 14:2 | MJH | 173935 | ||
Doc, I'd like to see the post on the Interim State. Do you know the ID? I personally don't know. I figure either you are in "heaven", or that when you die, you are no longer bound by the fourth dimension of time and are immediately at the second coming/judgment. I do not give credence to purgatory nor to un-conscious sleep. But from scripture, I have had little to go on. Since I have not "studied" this in depth personally, I'd love to read your thoughts. MJH |
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337 | what is a bible mansion | John 14:2 | MJH | 173829 | ||
Doc, YES YES YES! It is a pet peeve of mine that so many people speak of spending eternity in heaven when that is not accurate. I kept to the "heaven" term because I didn't want to deal with two misunderstandings in one post. But it is nice to see I am not the only one who is bugged by this. (I think I used the term "The world to come" in my post as well which is what I usually do instead of saying heaven?) MJH |
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338 | Meaning of baptism | NT general Archive 1 | MJH | 173827 | ||
You are correct, a very good answer. Baptism was also practiced by the Jews for hundreds of years before John the Baptist arrived. Even baptism of Repentance (turning back to the Mosaic Law) was practiced at times before John the Baptist. A study of baptism without a study of the 1st century Mikvah is unfortunate. If you have not done so, it's a worthy thing to study. Very fascinating and helpful in understanding what the Apostles did and why, and why Jesus was baptisted at the start of his ministry. MJH |
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339 | Looking for ref to ID Jacob's opponent | Gen 32:24 | MJH | 173825 | ||
How about I just give you the answer, He was the messiah. The "Angel of the Lord." There are however, a ton of references. If you want some very interesting ones, check out some Jewish commentaries too. But if you want an iron clad 100 percent answer, you won't find it. No one knows. MJH |
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340 | Is apostle Paul under the law? | Rom 10:4 | MJH | 173823 | ||
Paul's view of the Law is one of the most misunderstood ideas of Paul's that Christians today have. Your question is a very common one. 1) Paul never says that the Law of Moses has ended (as you can see in Acts 21-22.) The Messiah is the "end" of the Law is misleading. Jesus was not the "end" meaning that the Law ended and we can ignore it now. Jesus is/was that which the Law pointed to. The target, or goal. He lived it out perfectly and was in fact the very thing the Law pointed toward and it still does. 2) Paul never says that you can be saved by following the Law. We are saved by the faithfulness of the Messiah, but we are judged by works/deeds of which the Law is the measure. I'm sure I raise some concern with #2, but over and over, Judgment is based on deeds where as salvation is based on Faith. The two are not one and the same. 3) Paul never stopped being a Jew or a Pharisee as can be seen in Acts 21 on. He went to great lengths to show that he still followed the Mosaic law. Some say this was a mistake of Paul much like Peter's mistake in withdrawing from the Gentiles when Jews showed up. However, the text never says he made a mistake, but rather the text seems to say he was absolutely right. The question Paul faces is not "what do Jews do in regards to the Law?" But "what do Gentiles do in regards to the law? Specifically in regards to salvation." Do Gentiles need to convert to Judaism before they can be "saved?" or not? Paul argued over and over that they do not, and he used the "Old Testament" to make is argument. He didn't come up with new laws or ideas, only new and more correct interpretation of the Law/Torah/Old Testament with the help of the Holy Spirit of course. MJH |
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