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41 | I am sick of love? | 1 Kin 11:1 | Inquisitor | 223358 | ||
I can only imagine Solomon probably wrote this Book, Song of Solomon AFTER he received this indictment from His Lord, see below. You remember of course, how Solomon acquired so much wisdom and riches. If not, you need to read the whole of 1 Kings. To go from such a lofty place in God's sight to such a low place had to have made him very, VERY sick indeed. 1 Kg 11:1 But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— 2 from the nations of whom the LORD had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. 3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. 4 For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. 5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. 6 Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not fully follow the LORD, as did his father David. 7 Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. 8 And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods. 9 So the LORD became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, 10 and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the LORD had commanded. 11 Therefore the LORD said to Solomon, “Because you have done this, and have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to your servant. 12 Nevertheless I will not do it in your days, for the sake of your father David; I will tear it out of the hand of your son. 13 However I will not tear away the whole kingdom; I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David, and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.” |
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42 | What was the purpose of circumcision? | Gen 17:10 | Inquisitor | 223317 | ||
As Doc has stated "Why" questions concerning God and His actions are tough to answer. Besides all the good answers you've been given, I can only add one or two more comments. If one studies the history of mankind, one figures out rather quickly that blood has always been a big factor in making covenants between two parties, most of the time between two or more men. (You might remember in the movies about American natives slashing the palms of their hands and then shaking hands.) But when that covenant is between man and God, He outranks any man and He gets to the dictate the Terms and Conditions. Even Moses' wife recognized that his God was a bloody God and she was a Gentile. Ex 4:24 And it came to pass on the way, at the encampment, that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a husband of blood to me!” 26 So He let him go. Then she said, “You are a husband of blood!”—because of the circumcision. We need to remember that blood was a very important item to our Lord in all the millions of sacrifices that were offered to Him, looking forward to the Ultimate Sacrifice of His Son on the cross. When this circumcision is performed on a small child, the wound heals quickly and the pain is forgotten. We also must remember as was alluded to earlier Is 55:8 “ For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. 9 “ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And My thoughts than your thoughts. One more side note: According to modern medical experts, there are many good reasons to circumcise males, i.e. avoiding cancer. AND the ideal time to circumcise is exactly 8 days after childbirth, because of the spike of vitamin K. Another endorsement of the Inspiration of God's Word. |
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43 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | Matt 5:17 | Inquisitor | 223259 | ||
Your Item 1 "designed to guide us?" Yes, I like to think the whole of the OT is to guide us as reflected in Gal 3:21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. 22But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. 23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. Your Item 2, "used as a basis to judge us?" No, I'm afraid not. The Words of Jesus and His appointed representatives, the Apostles will be used to judge us. The OT no longer has the authority over us as It did over the Jewish nation. See scriptures below. John 12:48 He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him—the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. Colossians 1:18 And he [Jesus] is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. We must understand that the NT (Christianity) is superior to the OT (Law of Moses) just as reflected throughout the Book of Hebrews. Now that doesn't mean we should do away or dismiss the OT. It's still an incredibly valuable Book as it illustrates the Love and Justice of Almighty God. Where else would one go for the story of the Creation? Where would we go for all that history and all of what it teaches about God's people in the previous dispensation? It's just that the OT no longer has the authority to rule over us as God's children. Who among us offers sacrifices for our sins? They're not needed as we have the perfect Sacrifice, Jesus as reflected again in Hebrews. We're not able to enjoy multiple spouses or dismiss them easily with a "writ of divorce." And finally ONLY in Christ can we all enjoy true freedom from sin. Guide us? Absolutely. The only single one of the 10 Commandments NOT endorsed in Christianity is the sanctity of the Sabbath as it was strictly part of the previous regime. But the other 9 commandments were issued as basic Godly principles for all mankind to live throughout all time. One might say this seems in contradiction to the basic premise of our "unchanging" God but we need to understand God doesn't change but we humans do. Remember our thoughts are not like God's thoughts as reflected in Isaiah 55:8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD. 1 Cor 1:18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written: “ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.” 20 Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? 21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, 24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; 28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, 29 that no flesh should glory in His presence. 30 But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— 31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the LORD.” Finally we must remember, it was God Himself who gave His Son and the resulting Christianity this "preeminence" mentioned above. |
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44 | Pastor giving a wrong info | Luke 6:37 | Inquisitor | 223238 | ||
Also, IF you don't get the kind of response for which you're looking, here's a few more verses that would apply. Acts 18:24 Now a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. 25 This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things of the Lord, though he knew only the baptism of John. 26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. 27 And when he desired to cross to Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; and when he arrived, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace; 28 for he vigorously refuted the Jews publicly, showing from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. I would think that should be enough but upon his continued rejecting your loving advice, I can only refer you to Matt 18:15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector. |
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45 | I need explanation | Prov 23:23 | Inquisitor | 223236 | ||
Upon reading Proverbs and the other Books of Wisdom, one must allow the author what we call "poetic license." To "buy truth" simply means to do whatever it takes to acquire it. In this case, read and STUDY the Word of God. Many people read God's Word and get very little from it. One must compare difficult verses to other verses in the Bible on the same subject for the Bible truly is Its own best Commentary. One might refer to the age-old story about the young person approaching the virtuoso pianist and say to him, "I'd give anything to play the piano like you just did." His reply, "That's exactly what it will cost you as I did give up everything else in my life so I could play a piano like that." All of us want what the Bible promises, that is peace and contentment in our lives but so few in the world are willing to pay the price and study the whole Bible to find out the answer God has provided for us. The Bible remains the single most popular Book of all time but so few of us really study it adequately. Psalm 119:97 Oh, how I love Your law!It is my meditation all the day. Luke 10:27 So he [Jesus] answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’” BTW, I hope you all know I'm also preaching to myself here. |
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46 | Did the Romans kill Jesus or did the Jew | NT general | Inquisitor | 223204 | ||
There are some wonderful songs in our various songbooks that quote scripture and then ask some very powerful questions regarding this subject. One of my most favorite Invitation Songs is "Shall I Crucify my Savior?" All these songs paint a very strong picture and puts us right in the middle of that scene and reminds us, that we all as you say killed Christ with our very hands. As God sees it, we crucify our Saviour again whenever we willfully choose to sin. We need to see sin in our lives the same way as He sees it. We might come a little closer when we think of the old story of one of our children being given to the world because his/her blood is the only cure for some dreaded disease. (This story makes the rounds through the E-Mail circuit every once in a while and is VERY powerful.) But think about it, substitute Christ with one of your very own children and then think of someone turning away from his life-giving blood with disdain and disgust. You wouldn't really care who actually killed him/her or actually took the blood out of his body. Our God is Spiritual and isn't really interested in who the actual guilty party that put His Son on that cross. Remember, ALL of us put Him up there each time we take the easy way out and NOT do that good thing that we know we should be doing to "one of the least of His." James 4:17 Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. and Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, I hope this puts a little more of the correct perspective on this subject. All this keeps me humble. |
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47 | homeasexual invited into home | 1 Cor 5:1 | Inquisitor | 223203 | ||
I liked Beja's answer but I would caution you with a couple of ideas. In such difficult situations as you're describing here, I would suggest that you host such a person with a partner, preferably your spouse. In my mind, there's nothing stronger on this earth than a couple united with God in their marriage AND this would set before them a perfect example of what God's ideal union is all about. Second thing I would say is that God reserves a special blessing for those who have a heart like He does for the sinful and misguided of this world. IF your friend is truly open minded to His Truth and can be converted, then you'll be a very special person in God's Family. BUT I would also say IF this friend of yours is bent on persisting in their lifestyle, then you must see through their veneer and treat them accordingly. Like Beja mentioned, you should mark them as being willfully disobedient and avoid them. BUT that doesn't mean we should stop praying for them; as a matter of fact, make sure they know we (all of God's family) are indeed praying for them. |
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48 | i am the resurrection what does he mean | John 11:25 | Inquisitor | 222996 | ||
Doc's message is also supported by other writers such as 1 Pet 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. There are several other writers on this subject such as Paul and Luke but they all say the same think, in my opinion. They all support the idea that Christ counts for everything in this area. He is our only Hope, our only Lord, and our only Faith. Like Paul says, IF the Lord's resurrection were absolutely disproven, we above all men are most miserable. (I forget the verse and could not find it.) |
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49 | Can a congragent hear form God ? | Jer 33:3 | Inquisitor | 222995 | ||
I'm thinking the Hebrews writer discussed this subject quite a bit, such as Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. The main theme throughout this Book is the idea that Christianity is better that the Law of Moses. As a matter of fact the word "better" is used at least 14 times. We have better promises, a better High Priest, a better body (being the church itself.) Hebrews 8:6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. The bottom line on your question is the fact with Christ, we can approach Almighty God just as a person can approach a judge in court IF you've got a qualified lawyer who acts as a mediator like our High Priest does for us, God's children. |
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50 | Why does God call Ezekiel "son of man"? | Ezek 1:3 | Inquisitor | 222994 | ||
Upon using the Gateway website, I did find several verses as you say with this phrase, Son of Man. But of course, I prefer the New King James Version. I also notice Isaiah does the same thing in a few of his verses like Isaiah 56:2 "Blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who lays hold on it; Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And keeps his hand from doing any evil.” If one studies these chapters carefully, you will notice they usually start with something like "Thus saith the Lord." Also, large portions of these scriptures have quotation marks around them, suggesting they (Isaiah and Ezekiel are quoting the Lord. I'm thinking this is accepted by most Bible scholars. Who else could possibly chew out the Israelite nation so harshly and the writings both seem to project the future. This technique is used quite a bit both in old and new literature. It makes the book come alive if the reader can visualize he is actually listening to the person orignating the message, in this case the Lord Himself. I for one have to agree with the scholars as these writers were trying desparately to warn Israel of her pending doom. |
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51 | who in the bible relyed on Gods word | 2 Tim 2:15 | Inquisitor | 222910 | ||
I'm sorry; I mis-directed this to the wrong person and meant it for you. "A very unusual story is provided in 1 Kings 13. Look for the twist in the story." |
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