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41 | What think ye of Christ? | Matt 22:42 | Aixen7z4 | 104931 | ||
On the way to Emmaus they were talking about him, and a stranger joined them and listened. What were they talking about? "What things"? And they said unto him, "Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him". They thought he had been a mighty prophet, and that he was now dead. But they learned, and their hearts burned as they listened. By the end of the day they had corrected some of their thinking, and when they talked again, their talk was different. Their thoughts were different. And I'd like to talk about him, if you would. I've learned some things about him. So have you, I'm sure. You say it and you sing it in your meetings. Let us share our thoughts about him. What do you think about the One who is called Christ? |
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42 | But what from the heart? | Matt 22:42 | Aixen7z4 | 104983 | ||
My dear Brother Ray: I understand about capitalization now, and I know this is a Bible Study forum. I understand that there are things to be seen in the verses and in the translations. I understand that there is something to be learned when we count the pronouns and such. But please. So much from the head! After all the study, and the experience of knowing him, what do you think of Christ? Now, please don’t fuss with me for pressing, but please give us something from the heart. |
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43 | Isn't He? | Matt 22:42 | Aixen7z4 | 104985 | ||
I sing about Jesus being my Friend because He is. I’ve found it so. I’ve found it so. I’m glad to have discovered that Jesus is my Friend. And He is yours as well. O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together. I think we can lift our heads from the Bible just a bit to give our own opinion of this Person. Bearing in mind all we have learned, having hidden it in our hearts, what do you think of Christ? Isn’t he wonderful? Wonderful? Wonderful. Isn’t Jesus my Lord wonderful? Let's talk about Jesus The King of kings is He My Lord and Savior He's Everything to me The great I AM. The Way. The Truth. The Life. The Door. Let's talk about Jesus more and more. We do have to continue to search the Scriptures. But let's pause a moment, to use what we already know, to praise Him. |
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44 | What if Jesus was born in 1971? | Matt 22:42 | Aixen7z4 | 115108 | ||
What would have happened if Jesus had been born in 1971? My point is, to get to it, that his passion would be happening right about now. He would have been despised and rejected of men. He would have been put to grief. They would have crucified him. The fantastic fact is, it would have been the religious leaders who would have called for his death. They’d want his religion, but not him. They would have read the prophecies of his coming and would have been discussing and debating it. But when he arrived they would not have recognized him or accepted him. Perhaps that is why he will not arrive the second time the same way. In any case he is not coming back to die, but to reign. But I wonder if we accept him these days, when he comes to the door and knocks, as in Revelation 3:20. I wonder if he is not knocking now, using a stick labeled “The Passion of the Christ”. We can talk about that stick, and we can debate whether or not it is a stick. But do we open the door when he knocks? To get back to the original question: Can you imagine what would happen if Jesus were here in the flesh today, and about 33 years of age? If I may, I would suggest it would give rise to other questions. What kind of treatment would he get? And how would we record and explain and exploit and publicize the public beating? What would it be like if Jesus were here in the body in 2004? Would he not have been treated the same way? And how would we plan now to proclaim the Gospel: his death and burial and resurrection, the demand for repentance and his offer of forgiveness? |
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45 | Where are the houses Jesus promised? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96676 | ||
Jesus said, "... but he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life". Someone said to me recently that he cannot see how Jesus fulfils this promise. He is willing to give up everything in order to serve the Lord. Is it true that he will receive a hundred times what he had before, in this life? I told him that the Lord does that every time. I thought he would understand when I said that my house was his, and that my brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands were his, as was what belonged to ninety-nine other Christians. But he knows believers who do not share and I am not sure he believed me. It seems that the early believers understood this as we read that "all that believed were together, and had all things common; ... and the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common". Now, please do not mention "communism" in your answer. But if you do not believe in sharing please tell us how you would explain Jesus' promise. |
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46 | What did the disciples understand? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96716 | ||
I am surprised that you would not even consider the idea of sharing. What I mean is that you do not seem to think that the idea that Jesus was referring to our sharing what we have is even worth considering. Where do you think the early disciples got the idea that they should share? |
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47 | Is that where the houses are? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96721 | ||
I'm considering it. I'm considering it. I am wondering if it is OK to use our imagination that way to embellish the word of God that way. But that is besides the point. Isn't it? Our brother does have a vivid imagination and writes beautifully. I suppose that events could have unfolded as he imagines. I can go along with him. You mentioned that he is a part of the House Church movement, and I can go along with that. But now I wonder where all of this is leading and how it might be related to the idea of sharing. Do the folks in the House Church movement share their possessions? Do they feel that "my house is your house"? Is that where we should look for the houses that Jesus promised? |
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48 | The Holy Spirit was guiding them? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96722 | ||
I understand you to say that the actions of the early disciples were born out of necessity and were not necessarily related to any specific teachings from the mouth of Jesus. Or perhaps you are saying that the Holy Spirit was teaching them all things, and bringing all things to their remembrance, whatsoever he had said unto them. He was guiding them? |
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49 | Does that make it clearer? | Mark 10:30 | Aixen7z4 | 96728 | ||
No Señor, I am not seeking your lands or your house or your money. Matter of fact I would like you to know that there are three extra bedrooms in this house that I live in and think of as his house, and you are free to stop by and use them any time you are in my town. I think you could have sid "Mi casa es su casa" and stopped there. I hope we can get rid of that fear that someone is after our land and house and money. Actually they are not ours at all, but the Lord's, and I suspect that he wants us to share them. |
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50 | Does "all the world" include Cyberspace? | Mark 16:15 | Aixen7z4 | 121546 | ||
Does "all the world" include Cyberspace? Listen, my friends. This is my way of introducing a topic, and the topic is the preaching of the Gospel on the Internet. Please let us focus on the topic. Jesus said we should go into the world, and wherever we go we should preach the Gospel. Some of us have learned to carry the word in our heart, and even in our pocket, and we give it out wherever we go. And sometimes we "go" onto the Internet. Seems we can go all over the world that way. Sometimes we give the Gospel to someone and that person says, "I do not need it". It may be that they have already heard it and rejected it, and they do not wish to hear it again. We have learned not to give that pearl to those who do not want it, but we might persist until we are confident that it is the true Gospel they have heard. (There are false gospels. See Galatians 1). But some turn us away because they say they have already accepted it, and do not feel the need to hear it again. Some ask us to tell it to someone else, but some seem to never tire of hearing it. "Those who know it best seem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest". That is how it happens that we say to everyone "how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures". Is it appropriate to say it here? |
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51 | Would you? | Mark 16:15 | Aixen7z4 | 121556 | ||
So, would you join me if I decided to preach the Gospel here? As anywhere else, you can expect a lot of opposition, and even persecution. Whould you do it anyway? | ||||||
52 | Would you do it anyway? | Mark 16:15 | Aixen7z4 | 121573 | ||
Jesus says, "all the world". But they say, "Not in my world, you don’t". You go to the church and they say we don’ t need it here. They tell you, "This is not the place. Jesus said go out; he did not say invite them in". You go out there and they say, "We don’t need that here. If we wanted to hear that we would go to church". So what do you do? We have to give them the Gospel anyway. It is a strange thing how he comes unto his own and his own receive him not. They say they don’t want the real Jesus; they want instead the history of him. They don’t want to obey him; they want to study him. Why would a believer not want to hear the Gospel again? Why would he not want to hear it told in case there was someone who needed it? They say they do not need the Gospel in church. Then why not just let it be? But then they tell you that full 60 to 80 percent of the people in church are not saved. Yet the Gospel is not welcome there. They tell you they preach it, but you never hear it. One pastor I know was persuaded to include the Gospel in his preaching. Then he told me he would cut it out because the people were complaining. They say we do not need it on a StudyBible Forum. We study salvation. But then we see an unbeliever come by (a JW, maybe) and we drive them away. Why not witness to them instead? In a cyber world where thousands of topics are being discussed, why not let us say what we want about the Gospel? Our brothers say it is not needed. Meanwhile Jesus says, "Go into all the world" with the Gospel, and it seems to me we have to find ways to do it. Directly or indirectly, we will have to invade this space. If I mention my site, which is brimming with Gospel, they will object. If I direct people from my site to here, they will object. If I say what I am saying now they may try to discourage me by saying I am paranoid. That has not worked and I won’t be surprised if they bar my access. But I say that attitude reveals the sinful nature and the need for the Gospel. So I’ve got to say, "Christ died for our sins, and he was buried, and he rose again". There. I said it again. If I visit this space again, I will have to say it again, because it is the Gospel and this is a part of the world. I was encouraged by your reminder that the Lord’s world includes the visible and the invisible. So would you? Would you preach the Gospel in Cyberspace? |
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53 | Why the hostility? | Luke 4:28 | Aixen7z4 | 120886 | ||
In his relationships with people, Jesus seems to have started our very well. We read (Luke 2:52) that he increased in favour with God and man. I take it that that included the religious leaders. We seemed to be seeing the truth of Solomon’s statement in Proverbs 3: “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man“. In Luke 2:47 they seemed to be admiring him, as “And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers”.. In Luke 4 “All bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth”. In Matthew 7 they seemed to be impressed with the authority with which he spoke. We read that “the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. In Luke 8, the people gladly received him: for they were all waiting for him”. Yet John says that he came unto his own and they received him not. Even as he spoke in their synagogue, filled with the Holy Spirit, fulfilling the word of God, their wrath was kindled against him (Luke 4:28) and they threw him out (verse 29). Why? It does not seem inappropriate to be asking why, because by John 7:19 Jesus himself is asking why. There is no question that they hated him (See John 7:7; John 15:18). Doubtless there are those who think that the answer to this question is easy, even obvious. But he said they hated him “without a cause” (John 15:25). It is the same thing that David had said before (Psalm 69:4). Why did they hate Jesus? And why had they hated David? |
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54 | So what's with the religious leaders? | Luke 4:28 | Aixen7z4 | 120978 | ||
JC, I am grateful for your response because it seems you have done some deep thinking. It was difficult to respond to the idea that people hated Jesus because he condemned them. It does say that God had not sent him into the world to condemn the world, and he had a way of saying, “Neither do I condemn you”. I thought, “Perhaps there is more than one answer” and you have offered others. Please stay with me, and think. You seem to separate David from the Lord Jesus as being a different situation. Think with me that David was a prophet and his words were actually inspired by the Holy Spirit. Because of that he often spoke the very words that Jesus would speak. He did say, “O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from you” (Psalm 65:5). But was that the reason he had difficulty with the people? It would have been a credit to them if they had hated him because of his sin. But I am afraid that it does not seem to be their reason. Indeed, we may find that it is his righteousness that they resented. Why is David talking about sin here? Please consider that he might be talking about possible sins, that were apparent only to God (Psalm 139:24), secret faults (Psalm 19:12). David would say that he hated sin, and even that he hated sinners. They must have had other reasons for hating him (Psalm 39;Psalm 35:19). In Psalm 101:3 he expresses hatred for “the work of them that turn aside”. In Psalm 119:104 he hates “every false way”. In Psalm 139:21,22 he hates them. “Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies”. Back in Psalm 69:6, it is those who are waiting on God who are having a hard time. It is those who side with God who are hated and in danger of being confounded. Psalm 69:7-9 “Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; shame hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. Psalm 69:9 “For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me”. You will recall similar words being attached to the Lord in John 2 as he cleansed the Temple, and in Romans 15 as he is set forth as an example of devotion to the father’s pleasure. It was the same for David (1 Samuel 13:14). But it was very insightful of you to point out the difference between the response of the common people and that of the religious leaders. In Mark 12:37 “The common people heard him gladly”. In Matthew 21:46, the multitude took him for a prophet. In Matthew 21:11, the multitude said, “This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee”. In Matthew 21:9 , the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest”. It seems strange sometimes that those same people would turn and say “Crucify him!” but we have to consider the role of the religious leaders. In Matthew 21:15, when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David”; they were sore displeased. It was they who would stir the people to shout against him. In Matthew 27:20, the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. So why did the religious leaders hate him? We might consider that in greater detail. |
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55 | Who can stand before envy? | Luke 4:28 | Aixen7z4 | 121043 | ||
It occurs to me that it is difficult for anyone to ignore Jesus. He makes claims (as in John 14:6). He calls (as in Matthew 11:28). He offers (as in John 10:10). He warns (as in John 3:36). And people have to react to him, somehow (as in Matthew 27:22). They either bow to him or they have to actively reject him. As for the religious leaders, I think that the words the Bible uses are Envy, and Jealousy, depending on the translation (See Matthew 27:18). The idea is that they would rather be the focus of attention and the locus of control. It happened in the ministry of Paul. Many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. And the next Sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spoke against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming (Acts 13). The same thing may be happening today, and it is a fearful thing. (Proverbs 27:4) "Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?" But it is a dangerous thing as well, to try to overshadow and detract from him, for he says, "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another" (Isaiah 42:8). Reflecting on Luke 6:46, the words of Jesus: “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” it is poignant to me, when the Lord asks why. We’d better get with it. Looking at his prayer (John 17:21) "That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me" we know God‘s will. We’d better get with it. It sends me to Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. It causes me to recall 1 Corinthians 3:3 Whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? It causes one to wonder whether Jesus would say what Paul says in 2Co 12:20 “I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults”. We are directed in Galatians 5:26 “Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another”. But we must also consider the words of Paul in Philippians 1. “Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, … But the other of love, … What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice”. Paul faced envy and he gives us the idea that we can live with it. why is Jesus hated today, even by those using His name? We must also consider the words of Peter (2 Peter 2:1) “There were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction”. There will be false prophets. We have to live with that. |
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56 | Are there few that be saved? | Luke 13:23 | Aixen7z4 | 123642 | ||
Are there few that be saved? Jesus seems to answer this question in the affirmative (Luke 13:24). It is the few who will be saved. In Matthew 7:13,14 he seems to be saying the same thing without being asked. In Revelation 5 he shows millions of people in heaven, and in Revelation 7 he says the number is too large for a human to reckon. Yet this is a small number compared to the billions who are and have been on this earth. This information may affect our efforts and our expectations in the area of evangelism. Please discuss. |
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57 | How are we to react to the fact? | Luke 13:23 | Aixen7z4 | 123653 | ||
True … we do not know who will believe (Matthew 13:3-23;Mark 4:3-20;Luke 8:5-15). But do we have an idea how many? Someone has calculated the percentages based on the number of types of ground. Since there are four types of ground, he thinks that twenty-five percent of the people who hear the word will bring forth fruit. Yet there is nothing to suggest that the types of ground represent an equal number of people. Based on the verses cited in the original question, it seems that something less than one percent of the people who hear the Gospel will believe (few vs. many in Matthew 7, millions in Revelation 5 and 7 vs. billions who will have passed this way). It seems to this writer that a consideration of this ratio may affect the preacher of the Gospel as well as the person listening to the Gospel. Their situations may be analogous to those of an NBA scout and an aspiring player. I say this only to aid the understanding. But, as Jesus would say again, “Many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 20:16; Matthew 22:2-14). The preacher is told to preach without regard to results (2 Timothy 4:2). But the hearer is told to strive (Luke 13:24). This topic may be worth of further consideration on the part of the preacher who may be discouraged and on the part of the hearer who is careless. Few will be saved (Matthew 7:14). How must the preacher and the hearer react to the fact? (See Luke 16:16). |
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58 | What about "The Passion of the Christ"? | Luke 24:14 | Aixen7z4 | 114071 | ||
What should believers do about the movie "The Passion of the Christ"? View it? Discuss it? Two disciples on their way to Emmaus were occupied with a similar subject matter. | ||||||
59 | He was a prophet. Can we add to that? | Luke 24:19 | Aixen7z4 | 120561 | ||
Jesus was a prophet. Add to that … There is so much more to be added. As the woman at the well listened to Jesus, she said, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet” (John 4:19). And she was correct. Moses had revealed what the Lord had told him: “I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto you” (Deuteronomy 18:17,18) . That prophecy could be fulfilled in no one but Jesus (Acts 3:22). But while he was like Moses in some ways, he was greater than Moses (Hebrews 3:3). John the Baptist was greater than Moses (Luke 7:28). And Jesus was greater than John (Mark 1:7). Jesus had said about John, that he was more than a prophet (Matthew 11:9). And if Jesus was greater than John, then he must also be more than a prophet. It was no mistake when the multitude said, “This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee” (Matthew 21:11). The two disciples were not wrong when they said concerning Jesus of Nazareth, that he was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people (Luke 24:19). And yet Jesus called them “fools”, because they had not believed all that the (other) prophets had written about him. And yet, the other prophets had not revealed all. They had not understood all. They were “searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow” (1 Peter 1:11). Now, we have the prophecies. We have also a more sure word of prophecy. We have the fulfillment in the life in the gospel accounts. We have further insights from the epistles, and we have the book of Revelation, “The Revelation of Jesus Christ”. Jesus is a prophet. But we can add to that. |
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60 | What things? | Luke 24:19 | Aixen7z4 | 120599 | ||
I asked the man if he believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. He said he believed Jesus was a prophet. Interesting that he quoted the Bible much more often than he ever did the Qur’an. He was aware that Moses had predicted the appearance of Jesus as a prophet. I wondered if he realized that Moses was also a priest and that Jesus was a priest. But of course, Jesus was greater than Moses in his priesthood also, having been made our Great High Priest (Hebrews 5:10;6:20, etc). And Jesus had a title never attributed to Moses: he is King. He is King of kings (Revelation 17:14;19:16). So there are those who say he is a prophet and that’s all. But the question he asked his disciples carries over to today. As we listen to the people and realize how limited their answers are, whom to we say that he is? As we talk about him and the things the Bible says about him, the question is: “What things?” |
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