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3601 | "Oliver Twist" Christians? | 2 Tim 3:16 | Emmaus | 29081 | ||
Hank, This type of preaching shifts the focus from Jesus, the supposed center of attention, to the preacher. It is a very interesting technique although not very subtle. It is amazing that so many swallow it. I am suprised that more do not develop into cults like Jim Jones and David Koresh. When you get into new personal rvelation you do not have to answer to any tradition or history of exegesis by the Church. That leaves the field awfully wide open to run wild. Hence the warning of 2Peter 1:20-21 whether we are dealing with twisting of scripture or outright departure from it. That is why the "just me and Jesus" concept is dangerous. We need a community, a larger Body of Christ to give us the context of the Gospel as it is played out in our lives just as the text of the entire scriptures gives us context for any particular portion of scripture. Emmaus Emmaus |
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3602 | was there a gomer in the bible. | Hos 1:3 | Emmaus | 29080 | ||
See Hosea 1:3 and also Gen 10:2; 1 Chronicles 1:5 Ezekiel 38:6 Gomer means: complete, accomplish; otherwise, consuming, a comsumer Emmaus |
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3603 | Why doesn't Mark talk about Jesus' birth | Mark | Emmaus | 29078 | ||
Angel, Mark is generally thought to have been written for a Gentile Roman audience. Mark was Peter's companion. For a Roman Gentile audience it was not important to discuss the geneology which would have been important to the Jews,to whom Matthhew was generally addressed and to whom the geneology was important. Romans were impressed by power and action. Mark is a tour de force of the Messiah, the Son of God. This Gospel moves from one display of power to another in quick sequence. It would be an action movie of it's day. One action scene after another. You will notice the general absence of Jewish themes which are more deveopled in the other Gospels especially Matthew and John. Luke also is a more universal Gospel written by a Gentile and when he does discuss the nativity he brings in the Gentiles, wise men, and also adresses geneology much later in his Gospel. Emmaus |
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3604 | Please explain Isa 60 1-4 61 1-4 10-11 | Isaiah | Emmaus | 29075 | ||
Is 60:1-4 and Is 61:1-4 are spoken by the prophet regarding the restoration of Zion after the Babylonian exile. But they also refer to a Messianic restoration and in that sense Jesus refers to Is 61:1-4 in describing his mission in Luke 4 :18 and following. See also Is 42:1 and Is 48 and Matt 5:4 Is 61:10-11 could be seen as the the response of Zion or the Church to her restoration and redemption or of the Messiah. See Matt 5:6 Emmaus |
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3605 | Is John 3:16 for real? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 29074 | ||
Dan, You are very close in your observations. Catholic theology treats justification and sanctification as a continuum. And the works after justification that have merit, I might point out, have merit only because by grace we are able to do them in Christ as members of his mystical body. Apart from Christ they have no merit. It is only "through him, with him and in him" that "all glory and honor is yours almighty Father, forever and ever, Amen!" This is the Great Amen prayer of the Mass just before Communion. Avery Dulles is the leading American Catholic theologian of our day. He was recently made a Cardinal by John Paul II because of his theological work despite the fact that he is not a bishop. Emmaus |
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3606 | Please explain God's romantic love. | Luke 20:34 | Emmaus | 28988 | ||
whitestone, The Old Testament is full of marriage imagery of the relationship between God and his people as a husband/wife relationship. See The Song of Songs and the Book of Josea. In the New Testament we have the image of the Church as the bride of Christ in the book of Revelation. It is an image of intimacy beyond the mere physical which is a metaphor for spiritual realities. Of course one of the problems was the constant infidelity of the Old testament Bride, so it does not seem so romantic. This is a theme taken up in some areas of mystical theology. Despite the masculine authorship of scripture under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, women today often seem to be better at developing and understanding this type of theology because they are feminine by nature, whereas men are feminine in relation to God as members of the bride but not by physical nature. On the other hand women can be seen as masculine as members of the mystical body of Christ Jesus in his sonship to the father. The whole bible is full of all different types of family relationships to describe the relatioship between God and men. Father /son/daughter, husband/wife, brothers /sisters, mother/ child. But the most common we recognize is the image of the Father / child relationship I expect because of the teaching of Jesus in that context. Emmaus |
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3607 | A vision of Love | Eph 5:2 | Emmaus | 28960 | ||
Ben, John's second epistle is also a great resource, especially 2John 3:11-4:21. Emmaus |
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3608 | John 3:16.. whoever believes not perish? | Rev 13:8 | Emmaus | 28959 | ||
mylene, If you can take one more article on Predestination that covers the Arminian, Calvinist and Catholic positions you may find this link of interest. http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/tulip.htm Emmaus |
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3609 | What does predestinated means | Ephesians | Emmaus | 28927 | ||
MrsT, Go to Quick Search on the upper right side of this page and type in Eph 1:4 and hit enter or click on Search. It will take you to a string of previous comments and discussions on the topic and verse. Emmaus |
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3610 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28926 | ||
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3611 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28925 | ||
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3612 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28924 | ||
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3613 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28923 | ||
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3614 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28922 | ||
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3615 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28921 | ||
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3616 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28920 | ||
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3617 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28919 | ||
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3618 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28918 | ||
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3619 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28917 | ||
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3620 | I will pray for you Art. | Matt 10:13 | Emmaus | 28916 | ||
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