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41 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | Jesusman | 193101 | ||
Adam was tempted and fell to sin, and brought sin into the world. Jesus, being the second Adam, was to bring Salvation into the world. Jesus had to endure the temptation of sin. The question has been asked before, "Could Jesus sin?". Could he? I say "Yes". Did he? No. Unlike Adam and all that Decended from him, Jesus did not have the sinful nature. Sin had no, absolutely no command over him. He was directly from God and was righteous in nature. He could be tempted, he could have sinned, but unlike Adam and those decended from him, Jesus had the will of God to resist temptation. This temptation of Jesus needed to be a genuine temptation. Jesus had to endure the same trials as us. Jesus was born as a righteous being, exposed to the temptation of sin, followed the law precisely, and became the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Jesusman |
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42 | Was Job a desendant of Abraham? | OT general | Jesusman | 193041 | ||
Far as I know, there's no direct connection between the two. The Bible doesn't really specify. I do remember reading about some speculating that Job predated Abraham. Don't know how factual that is though. Jesusman |
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43 | Do Jews have to be saved? | Rev 20:15 | Jesusman | 193038 | ||
Everyone needs to be saved if they have any hope to being in heaven. As John records in revelation 20:15, anyone without their name in the Book of life was cast into the lake of fire. Paul records in romans that anyone who remains unsaved will go to hell. You see, both God and Sin aren't recist or prejudicial. You either are saved or you aren't. There is no halfway. The only way to be saved is through belief in Jesus Christ. The Bible makes it clear that reguardless of being Jew or gentile, slave or free, rich or poor, all will be before God and only the saved will enter heaven. Jesusman |
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44 | How do I explain Eph5:22-25 to my man? | Eph 5:22 | Jesusman | 192952 | ||
Something that was pointed out to me once by a seminary professor that changed my perspective on a relationship between a man and a woman. When God made Eve, he used one of Adam's bones. A rib to be precise. The bone wasn't a bone from Adam's Skull so that Eve would be dominant over Adam and subjugate him to her will. The bone wasn't from Adam's foot so he could stomp on her, and subjugate her under his will. The Bone was a rib. The Rib cage protects the inner organs, such as the heart. It was under the arm so that Adam can comfort and protect her. No where in the Bible is the command given for men to make slaves of their women. Yes, women are commanded to be submissive to their own husbands, but Husbands are told to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. Point out the passage following verse 25 where Paul speaks to the Husbands. Both of you sit down and read both passages over and over together. Pray about it. Jesusman |
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45 | John 4:23 | John 4:23 | Jesusman | 192920 | ||
The term "homosexuality" is not listed in the Bible either, yet it's taught as being wrong. Why? Because the Bible describes the act as being wrong in Leviticus and Romans. We, as students and proclaimers of the Bible, use the terms "Omniscience, Omnipotence, and Omnipresence" when referring to God. However, none of those terms are found in the Bible. Job 38 and following reveals many of these traits about God, as does Psalms 139, and many other countless passages. Likewise, the term "Trinity" is not in the Bible. It was first used by the early church father "Tertulian", if memory serves. However, the teaching of the Trinity is in the Bible. The Great Commission lists all the members of he Tri-une Godhead. The Baptism of Jesus also reveals the presence of all three of the Tri-une Godhead. John 14:16 teaches of The Father sending the Holy Spirit after the assention of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 reflects on the Trinity in relation to the spiritual gifts. Paul closes 2 corinthians with a blessing from the Trinity. Ephesians chapters 3 and 4 both have some of Paul's greatest comments about the Trinity. Peter opens his first epistle with comments about the Trinity. Just because the "term" isn't used in the Bible, doesn't mean that it's invalid or a false teaching. Examine the teaching, not the term. Jesusman |
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46 | Lot's wife pillar of salt? | Gen 19:26 | Jesusman | 192834 | ||
She looked back when she wasn't supposed to. | ||||||
47 | could you explain paslm 23:3 please | Ps 23:3 | Jesusman | 192791 | ||
Well .. the 23rd Psalm is written about a Shepherd-king, by a shepherd turned king, from the perspective of the sheep. This particular verse is making a parralell to a shepherd's duties. A shepherd will guide his flock through the troubled areas along safe trails. David's king described here will do just that. He will lead the souls of the sheep along the true and safe path to salvation, which are the paths of righteous living. It will be made possible by this shepherd king being described. Jesusman |
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48 | Can I go to Heaven if I smoke? | Eph 2:8 | Jesusman | 192779 | ||
Paul applauded the Bereans for testing everything he said. 1 John 4:1 tells us to test each spirit to see if whether or not they are from God. The Bible gives one and only one requirement: Belief in God's only son, Jesus Christ. All other requirements that people list are purely for personal fullfillment. Being a smoker no more makes you unable to enter heaven than carrying a set of car keys makes you a Chevy. With all things that people tell you, be it religious or no, and be it who tells you, remember John's words in 1 John 4:1 and test what they say. If they are genuine, then what they say will be true. Test against a reputible and respected source. In this case, against the Scripture itself. Jesusman |
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49 | Acts 9:5 Versions Miss Last Sentence | Acts 9:5 | Jesusman | 192778 | ||
Both the NIV and the NASB are missing this portion. One simple solution is that since the KJV was based off of relatively newer manuscripts than the NIV and NASB, that the older and more reliable manuscripts that the NASB and NIV were based on didn't include this phrase and as such wasn't included. | ||||||
50 | Can a Christian reject God's grace | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192411 | ||
I believe it is impossible for one who is genuinely saved to reject God's Grace. In my mind, John 3:18 sums it up very clearly. "He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." Jesusman |
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51 | once "saved" always "saved" | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192408 | ||
For the record, Yes, I do believe that once one is genuinely saved, that he is always saved. Now .. which left field you are getting this from out of this passage I am still trying to figure out. Anyways, Read Matthew 25:31-33 carefully. Verse 31: Speaks of who is hosting this gathering. Said to be the Son of Man, that it will be at his "Glorious Throne". Verse 32: Says who is being gathered. "All the nations" are brought before him. This verse goes on to what will happen to them. He will separate them one from another. He uses the analogy of a shepherd tending his flock. Verse 33: How they are separated. Those who are his faithful, in other words "Saved", are counted as his "sheep" using the analogy, and will be placed on the right. Those who are not his faithful, in other words "Unsaved", are counted as "goats" using the analogy, and will be placed on the left. Now .. Verse 34 begins a new thought. He starts with this phrase "Then the King will say to those on his right ...". The first 3 verses of this passage already tells us that everyone was separated. Now he goes into why they were separated and how starting with verse 34. In verse 34, he is speaking directly to the ones on his right. He tells them what they will inherit in verse 34. Then beginning in verse 35, he goes through the ordeal of revealing what they did in life. Hence, as is reflected in Revelation 20, they were judged by their actions. This continues to Verse 41, where he begins a new train of throught. Now he is speaking to the others. Those on his left. He begins exactly as he did in verse 34. Telling us who he was speaking to and what they will inherit, in this case punishment in eternal fire. For the remainder of the chapter telling us what they did in life to deserve such. Hence, like with the ones on the right, they were judged by their actions. Now, it's nice that you bring up Romans 2:7. Did you read the context passage? Romans 2:1-16? The entire passage is about the Final judgement and how our actions will reflect upon it. Verse 5 of the passage tells that those who remain stubborn and unrepentant store up wrath and righteous judgement from God, such as is described what will happen to the ones on the left in Matthew 25. Another thing to note is that this passage immediately follows a passage in Romans that spells out a very detailed outline of a person's progress through sin and disobedience. In Romans 1:18-32, Paul writes about an unsaved person. That the Person is continuously given chances to repent, and if that person does not, that he will be granted what the person desires until finally he is brought to final judgement, death. Chapter 2 of romans is expanding on that thought. You then bring up Hebrews 1:26-27. Did you read also the context passage Hebrews 1:26-31? The author, through out the whole chapter, is speaking about the sarcifice made by christ on the cross in comparrison to the yearly ones made by the priests under the mosaic law. Look at verse 29. Here he basically clarifies what he said in verse 26 about the ones who recieve "the knowledge of truth". He gives a list of sins. 1) Trampling the son of God under his foot. 2) reguarded the blood of the covenant unclean. 3) and insulted the Spirit of Grace. This person basically is asking for God's judgement. The author is essentially saying that if you reject the sacrifice made by Christ, then you reject only sacrifice capable of saving you from death. All of these passages say the same basic thing. If you refuse the gift of Salvation from God, then you lose any and all chance at eternal life. Jesusman |
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52 | is how we use our talents to be judged? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 192360 | ||
I'm going to have to disagree slightly. First off, in this passage God separates from Goats and Sheep. The sheep, as Jesus states elsewhere, hear his voice and follow. They are the ones who would be counted as "Saved". The goats, however, are not "Saved". This is essentially a retelling of Revelations 20:11-15, the judgement of the Great White Throne. First, in the passage in Revelations 20, everyone is separated between "Saved" and "Unsaved", and their actions are judged. It has little to do with the talents and gifts God has granted and more to do with whether or not a person is "Saved" or not. So .. yes .. we are judged by sin. Jesusman |
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53 | Did He complete the Old Testament? | Bible general Archive 3 | Jesusman | 192318 | ||
Short answer is yes. Long answer is that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ finalized the need for any further sacrifices. The author of Hebrews makes it abundantly clear in chapter 10 that the sacrificing of animals is drastically inferior to the one made by Christ on the cross. Jesusman |
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54 | Did Jonah die in the belly of the fish? | Matt 12:40 | Jesusman | 192298 | ||
Something that might help clarify and edify what has already been said here. A former doctrine professor of mine had a newspaper clipping dated back in the 50's if memory serves, from a mediteranean newspaper that speaks of a fishing boat being tossed around and that a sailor fell overboard. He was swallowed by a whale, and believed dead. The fishing boat found the whale 4 days later and caught it. When they cut it open, they found their crew mate inside the whale still alive. His skin was very pale and sickly from the stomach acids eating away at his skin. It took him a few days to recover. This story gave credibility to the Book of Jonah that such an event really could have happened. |
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55 | Confused? | Bible general Archive 3 | Jesusman | 192297 | ||
Greetings, Paul in one of his epistles clarified the role of the Mosaic law to the christian. Prior to Christ, the Law dominates and binds us to obedience. We either follow it or disobey it. Problem is that the Law is impossible to follow completely. However, as Paul explains, After christ the law becomes as a tutor or a teacher. We aren't bound under following the Law and the consequences of disobedience. However, It remains for us to be a guide .. a pattern to know what God expects. Jesus Christ came to fullfill the law .. complete it and make it whole. Galatians 3:23-29 Matthew 5:17-19 Jesusman |
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56 | physician heal thyself | Luke 4:23 | Jesusman | 192245 | ||
If you read the passage, Jesus has returned to Nazareth and has just read from Isaiah in the synagogue. Now remember, this is where he was raised. Everyone there knew him, his mother and father, his brothers, and family. They also would have heard the rumors about him. So instead of waiting for them to ask for a miracle, Jesus heads them off as it were, and tells them essentially that he's not a magician to perform for them. That he's there to minister and will do as he needs to do, not do what pleases them. Naturally this makes them mad and drove him out of the city. He proves something that I personally have witnessed and experienced several times. If you go to where you were raised, people who remember you as a child will instinctively treat you like one until something happens that makes them think otherwise. Jesusman |
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57 | Isaiah 65:20 | Is 65:20 | Jesusman | 192172 | ||
Its quite simple. The Prophet is speaking about the New Heaven and New Earth, specifically about the life span. He's basically saying that 100 years of age will still be counted as young. Unlike today's time and the time when this passage was written, when 100 years of age is near the end of the person's life, the Person, in the New Heaven and New Earth, will be barely out of his adolesent years. On top of that, there won't be infant death. The picture being painted is one of paradise. Jesusman |
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58 | Does Matt 28: 18 infer to do what Europe | Matt 28:18 | Jesusman | 192169 | ||
Greetings, I'm not sure if this is what you are wanting, but I will provide the insight I can. One difference between the European settlers and Jesus Christ is divine authority. In this passage, Jesus is not only saying that he has the authority to do anything he feels should be done, but that he has the capability also. The word here for "power" is the same word that we get our word "dynomite" from. Meaning the raw capacity to be able to accomplish a task. Jesus is claiming that God the Father granted the authority and the ability, not just on earth .. but basically everywhere. Now .. there is a parrallel passage in Acts chapter 1:1-8. There, Jesus is giving the Disciples the "power" or ability to accomplish what he wants them to. In this case it's to spread the teachings of Jesus around the world. Now .. notice he didn't give them any "authority" .. just "power". He told them what to do. Go and teach, and he gave them the ability to do so. Now .. with the European settlers, my american history is a little weak back that far, but I do know how harshly the native americans were treated. Much of it done in "the Name of God". This is a perversion of what Jesus commanded. No where does he say for his followers to go and "beat the daylights out of everyone and shove the gospel down their throats." He says to go .. teach .. and baptize. There is no hostile intent in the commands of Jesus in these passages. Such hostile actions in "the name of God" are the perversions of the true intent of the Word, and done so by selfish peoples, not true christians. History is filled with such examples. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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59 | what the podigy son was expecting of his | Luke 15:11 | Jesusman | 192168 | ||
Well .. to answer your first question about salvation, I'd recommend you read Ephesians chapter 2. Might want to read the whole epistle, but the second chapter especially talks about salvation being made possible. As for your second question about the Prodigal Son, he expected to be made a servant. That's clearly stated in both verse 17 and 19. He even asked his father to take him as a hired helper, but his Father in turn restored the son's status. |
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60 | does God have a chain of command | Ephesians | Jesusman | 191017 | ||
Well, If you believe my family, then the chain of command is God then Jesus then Grandma and stops there. However, biblically, Paul eludes in Ephesians that in the Family, God and Jesus should be the head, but that the Father/Husband of the house is the figurehead and representative of Jesus. The wife supports the husband and upholds his guidence, but also comforts him as well. The children are to honor the parents. In the church, The Pastor is the representative of Jesus and provides his guidence. The Deacons offer aid and support to the Pastor. In the work place, The employee should work and act as if he were serving God personally. So, in that reguard, you could say that the Employer is a representative of Jesus, at least in the ideal situation. Jesusman |
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