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381 | An interesting look at John 3:5 | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 200788 | ||
Hi ChildofGod; Welcome to the forum! May I ask, what is your friends "way" of looking at this? To my knowledge, there are several ways, by the way, and I don't happen to agree with natural birth, I don't think John 3:5 refers to the water of natural birth at all. Eph 5:25b-26 "just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word," The Holy Spirit, works through the word of God to bring forth a change in the heart of man that we may Believe in Him. The Word of God is the water. John 4:10 Jesus answered and said to her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give Me a drink,' you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water." John 7:38 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" When we speak the word of God it is the rivers of living water that flows from our hearts. Water, is referring to the Word of God that flows from our hearts. It is that very Word of God, the water of the Word, that "washing of the water with the word" that brings the lost the gift of faith in Him who is sufficient to save. Rom 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. Christ; is the living water, and it's by the Holy Spirit working through the word, that is the water that He is referring to in John 3:5 to be "born again". He is not speaking of temporal things, but spiritual things. John 3:12 "If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? God bless John |
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382 | Who decides which marriages God honors? | Ephesians | stjohn | 200759 | ||
Hello Mainey, You said, "Some of us have all kinds of junk in our trunk at the time of the marriage ceremony, but man assumes that God honors the marriage. vows" May I say that we all have junk in our trunk, and God honors vows that are kept by those that make them. IMHO it sounds like someone is looking for an out. Anyone going into a marriage should have a good biblicle understanding going in, and that is know that we are, and I mean none of us are, perfict. I've been with my wife for over 30 years. and I have found, the only thing man should assume is that marriage with all it's benifits, at times, is going to be verry tough! The sooner we work out the rough spots, the smother the road gets. Eph 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, Are you willing to give your life for your wife? Eph 5:28 So husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself; Col 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be embittered against them. God bless John |
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383 | Degrees of sin | Rom 6:23 | stjohn | 200721 | ||
Hi winslett, Welcome to the forum! In relation to salvation; no, there is no distinction between one sin or another, see (Rom 6:23), But, there is a difference, in sin's as far as some being more detestable then others, as mentioned by our Lord, in (matt 18:6), and see also, (Lev 20:13) God bless John |
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384 | Matthew 24:28 eagle or vulture? | Matt 24:28 | stjohn | 200701 | ||
Hi herb... Welcome to the forum! Just an added note: Eagles are not just hunters, they are opportunistic and will often eat carrion such as road-kill or just about anything that is rotten. Thus, either bird is appropriate in translation. God bless John |
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385 | vision or physical or both | Ezek 3:14 | stjohn | 200681 | ||
Dear Azure, I was just wondering if Doc's answer was satisfactory. Not that I could do better, or do at all, but I was having a little trouble understanding the gist of your question. Thanks for the encouragement on the other post by the way. :-) God bless John |
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386 | First gentile convert | Matt 1:5 | stjohn | 200589 | ||
Hi omimotoni because there has only ever been one way to salvation, and that, being by the blood of the lamb, (John 1:2, Rev 7:9) I would say that the first gentile convert's were, Ruth and Rahab. God bless John |
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387 | modes in aiding meditation | Gen 1:26 | stjohn | 200348 | ||
Hi Azure That sounds like awfully zen to me! kind of like, we are all one with the trees and bugs! I appreciate what you said; ("This kind of mode is unlikely to be considered." and, "this is new and strange to me as well") Amen to that, Sister Azure! As far a Biblical answer, Matt 7:15! I didn't know St Francis was a, Zen Buddhist! ;-) God bless John |
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388 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | stjohn | 200317 | ||
Hi hopalong, Sadly, when discussing God's word with jw's, the verse that often comes to mind is, 1 Cor 2:14. I guess, the best we can do sometimes, is to just pray for them. Pray that God opens their eye's to His truth, and that He turns their heart of stone, into a heart that truly knows the love of God. John 3:3, 3:7 The simple answer is that, The Bible does, most definitely say that, He is God, John 1:1, but, they just don't see it! I truly believe that prayer is the answer. They will not see, unless He gives it to them! God bless John |
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389 | I don't entirely understand this verse. | John 12:25 | stjohn | 200255 | ||
Hi annrichelle, A warm welcome! That's a lovely name by the way. Any true regenerate (born-again) believer in Jesus Christ, will have a natural disregard for the life they have here and now. Because we have eternity in mind, and know that this is just a shadow of what God has in store for us in the future. We also have no regard for worldly things, they are not what we can store up as treasure in heaven. Matt 6:20, Nonetheless, no-one want's to die, (though we look forward to being with Him), at least, no-one I know does! :-) That is a future which is forever, by the way. :-) John 3:16 God bless John |
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390 | ok for christians to divorce | 1 Cor 7:16 | stjohn | 200178 | ||
Hi DrewBoy First I would say that God always approves of forgiveness and restitution. Divorce tares apart and God 's desire is to bring together. In short, God hates divorce. Matt 19:8 He *said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way. Having said that, there is this: Matt 5:32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Regardless of the reason, weather it be justified because of unchastity, or if the spouse commits adultery. It is hardness of heart that permits it, though it may be legal. I Believe it is God's desire to restore, and not to separate. If one can find it in their heart to forgive, and seek a restored relationship, I believe God would support that as the Scripture says; "but from the beginning it has not been this way." We should never let a hard heart and unforgiveness lead us, but His Word and His desires should be our guide. Of corse, if there is an unrepentant continuing behavior, that must be considered as well. God bless John |
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391 | Tramsfiguration Jesus have return 2 Heav | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 200175 | ||
Hi Velda Welcome to the forum! I don't like to be one to answer a question with a question. Please forgive me for my curiosity. But where do we get the idea, that Jesus, "couldn't have" returned to Heaven? God bless John |
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392 | Greeting kiss motive | Rom 16:16 | stjohn | 200090 | ||
Azure, Just an added note, the word, "Holy" may be the key. It's not just any Kiss, but, a "Holy" one..... :-) |
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393 | Greeting kiss motive | Rom 16:16 | stjohn | 200088 | ||
Dear Sister Azure, 1/ Yes 2/ Yes 3/ :-) God bless John |
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394 | Is it easy for God to forgive? | Matt 6:15 | stjohn | 199893 | ||
Hey WOS, It's easy for Him.... to do anything! :-) |
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395 | Does Jesus say he is God Almighty here.. | Rev 1:8 | stjohn | 199828 | ||
Hi seedling, Yes, I think you are absolutely correct. As Jesus the carpenter may have said, You hit the nail right on the head! He is indeed very God of very God, the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First, and the Last, He is indeed, God, The Almighty God! John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. God bless John |
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396 | How were non Jews saved B.C.? | Heb 11:13 | stjohn | 199740 | ||
Hi David, Welcome to the forum! The same way we get saved... By faith. GenĀ 5:22-24 Then Enoch walked with God three hundred years after he became the father of Methuselah, and he had other sons and daughters. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him. Notice, Enoch was not a Jew, also, read all of Hebrews 11, God doesn't spell it out clearly to us in the OT, but you can be sure that they new more then we can see just from reading from our vantage. After all, Abel new something about the need for sacrifice and what was proper. Gen 4:4 Heb 11:39a And all these, having gained approval through their faith, We look back to the cross for salvation, they looked forward to the cross. Even though they didn't know how, (they couldn't see The Cross) but they believed He would restore things, (i.e. the fallen lost world) back to Himself. God bless John |
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397 | Repentance, how many times? | Luke 15:20 | stjohn | 199660 | ||
Hi LJ, That would depend on what you call backsliding. Some that are called backsliders, are not saved in the first place. We can see however, that God's children do wonder from time to time, but, they "always" return to Him. If God has chosen you, you are His, and there is nothing but nothing anyone can do about that. If you think you are backsliding, then I would suggest to you, whether you are saved or not, to roll off your back, and get on your knees! God bless John |
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398 | Who or what was sacrificed? | Judg 11:39 | stjohn | 199652 | ||
Hi God's Daughter, I've given halroy (no offense Brother) an alternative answer to contemplate, in case you didn't see it, I've lifted it from that post. Just something else to think about. I've been puzzled by this too, as I'm sure has many a child of God. After all how can it be that, God, would allow what it may look like is happening here? Surly, He, would not allow an innocent child to be burnt! Would He? God bless John ---"I think because of what God has revealed about Himself, we really "have to" look,... elsewhere, don't we? I mean, our God, defender of the innocent, protector of children, not willing that any should perish, oh no, I'm of the opinion that her life was indeed sacrificed, but certainly NOT unto death. I think her life was indeed given to the Lord, but, the lamentation was because it was so important to women in that day (or any day really) to bare children, and she remained a virgin in dedication to God. Do we really want to believe that God would allow human sacrifice? Indeed, can we, believe such an abhorrent thing would be allowed by God? I don't think so." --- |
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399 | Lunar New Year's Greetings | Ps 90:12 | stjohn | 199638 | ||
Thank you Azure! I'm sorry I didn't think to wish you a happy new year. I was made aware of it on tuesday as someone called it "fat tuesday" the day before chinese new year, your new years eve, I suppose, anyway, a happy, prosperous, and peaceful year, to you too, dear Sister. God bless John |
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400 | our righteousness | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 199616 | ||
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