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41 | Is this information correct? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 69452 | ||
Website Link............................................... Hello Chusarck, To see the Roman Empire, go to the following website: (http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html) ............................................... Then click on the round button on the left that says “Maps” ............................................... Then click on the rectangle button on the right that says “Rome Han China” ............................................... All the pink stuff is the Roman Empire. As you can see it includes the modern countries of Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, Jordan, Turkey, and Israel. It also contains parts of the modern countries of England, Switzerland, Austria, Libya, Egypt, and several of the small Balkan countries. ............................................... As for your other information, I think it is correct that Babylon capital was in modern Iraq (although the empire included many other modern countries). And Persia’s capital was I think in modern Iran (although the empire also included many other modern countries). As for Greece, it’s capital was in the modern country of Greece, but it’s empire streched from parts of Spain and Libya in the West to parts of Asia in the East. |
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42 | baptism for the dead? | NT general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 63835 | ||
Please Do A Search .................................. Dear Kaatje, Welcome to the forum. Please do a search before asking a question to make sure that it hasn't already been answered. Your question has already been discussed on this forum. Please type in the number 12962 or the number 47941 in the Quick Search box (top right). These are two good responses. |
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43 | language Jesus speak | NT general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 113185 | ||
My answer........................... Hello Nae-Nae 04, Jesus usually spoke in Hebrew, but probably also occasionally used Greek, Arameic, and possibly even Latin. |
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44 | I need help in regaining my faith in God | NT general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 113785 | ||
My answer....................................................... Hi Uncle Dave, I am also one who walked away from God for a time, and I am very thankful that God was patient and merciful and allowed me to come back to Him. I would agree with CDBJ as to the importance of spending time in God's Word. The Bible is God's love letter written to you. It contains His message for your life. I would also recommend that you begin to meet regularly with other Christians. Try to find a healthy church where you can grow and also where you can get involved. |
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45 | The bible is a work of fiction - discuss | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 15511 | ||
Dear Forum members, I could be wrong on this, but let me hypothosize something. This post seems merely intended to be inflamatory. It appears to be the kind of post that only a person who was not truly interested in reaching understanding would post. I'm guessing that they either posted it and took off never to return, just to stir things up, or they posted it and will just watch and laugh at all of the responses. In either case continuing to attack their post either does no good (if they've left), or plays into their hands (if they're laughing). I would suggest that we cease adding to this thread, until Chimeara should return and indicate that they are legitemately interested in discussing whether the Bible is true. I would also encourage us as a Forum to be more careful in our responses to similar postings in the future. Perhaps we could just let one or two people respond intially, and see if the original poster remains involved in the thread or not. Does this sound reasonable? |
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46 | THE REASON FOR CREATION? | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 17935 | ||
Dear KAYC, I asked this very same question a little while back. Please type "universe eat" in the search box at the top right of the screen to find what everybody thought about it. Let me know if you have any further questions. |
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47 | adultery vs stealing which is sin worst | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 62530 | ||
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48 | adultery vs stealing which is sin worst | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 62531 | ||
Welcome to the Forum, Foxxy ................................................ I am a bit concerned by your question. Typically in my experience, when a person asks a “which sin is worse” question it is for one of several bad reasons. One possibility is that they are trying to choose between them as to which one to commit. Of course, as Christians we should strive to always obey God’s will for our lives and therefore the only correct choice would be to commit neither. ................................................ Another possibility is that the person has already commited one of the sins and is comparing themselves to someone else (who has committed the other one). They do this so that by seeing the other person as worse, they can feel better about themselves. This is also unhealthy. For one, we are not supposed to compare ourselves to others, but to the perfect example, Jesus Christ. And secondly, this false feeling of superiority might discourage the person from being truly repentant for their own sin and asking God for forgiveness. ................................................ I don’t know you’re particular situation, Foxxy, and do not accuse you of either of these things. I am just sharing that from my own experience, this type of question is not particularly healthy. However, if I had to give an answer, I would say that in an eternal sense, they are equal. Any unrepentant sin in our lives will equally condemn us to Hell, while any sin that has been truly repented of will be forgiven. This makes them all equal in the eyes of God. However, different sins have different earthly consequences, which make them better or worse in the eyes of mankind. But those determinations require more information about the circumstances. |
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49 | Origin of God? | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 116327 | ||
Referral to another thread........................................... Welcome to the forum Kerland, It is indeed difficult to understand how anything or anyone could exist without having a beginning. I would recommend that you type in the number 13933 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen for my thoughts as well as many others. |
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50 | What does OT mean | Gen 1:1 | Sir Pent | 117714 | ||
My answer......................................... Hello Nae-nae 04, "OT" is an abbreviation for Old Testament. "NT" is for New Testament. |
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51 | The GAP theory could be true. | Gen 1:2 | Sir Pent | 20162 | ||
Where are you CDBJ ............................ Dear CDBJ, I understand that you are frustrated with this thread, however, I would really appreciate your response to my posts on 10-24-01 and 10-25-01. I believe they are still on the topic of the original question that you asked, and would like to know what you think about them. |
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52 | A word that appears only 4x's in bible | Gen 1:21 | Sir Pent | 64203 | ||
Welcome to the forum .............................. Dear Tammy, This riddle is an oldie but a goodie, and the answer is “Whale”. The four verses in the King James Bible that it appears are: Genesis 1:21, Job 7:12, Ezekial 32:2, and Matthew 12:40. It was made before mankind, swims thousands of miles from North to South Poles, once had a living soul (Jonah) inside it, but then it came out again. Whales provide light to people because their oil is burned in lamps, and they will not go to Heaven or Hell because they are animals. |
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53 | Sexual relations with my Fiance? | Gen 2:24 | Sir Pent | 120521 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ Hi Teachandsing, Previous people have also asked that question. Please type the number 114024 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen to see several perspectives that I have on whether people should get married legally before having sex. P.S. Notice that the verse says to "leave you father and mother". I don't think a situation of having sex with someone while you're both still living sepperately with your parents fits this Bible verse. |
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54 | Sorry about the digression. | Gen 5:3 | Sir Pent | 16202 | ||
Dear Bill MC, I wish that I had a better answer for you, but this is one subject that I have not thought deeply about in the past. I do beieve that God does actually create each individual "spirit" (to use your word, others might call it "soul"). However, as for whether this is still in God's image or not, I don't know. I can't think of any biblical passages, other than the ones already listed in this thread, that are related. I did have one idea which came to mind. You have probably heard of the idea that "there is a God-shaped hole inside each of us". Have you ever made paper machette? As a kid, we took a balloon, covered it with the paper machette, let it dry, and then popped the balloon and removed the pieces. This left a balloon shaped hole in the middle. However, the outside was also in the same shape (image) as the balloon had been. Perhaps this is what being made in the image of God is. C.S.Lewis writes in his book "Mere Christianity" about how humans are born with a innate knowledge that the world (and themselves personally) is/are supposed to be better. Perhaps it is this ability to realize that there is something higher and better than the reality around us (which no other living thing seems to posess). If so then I think that the answer to the original question is "yes". P.S. I would just like to beat everyone to the punch by saying that this could all be meaningless dribble. I have no biblical support for this theory, and don't even know for sure if I believe it. However, like I said, I haven't thought through this very much at all, and this just came to me. |
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55 | Version vs Version - Again | Gen 6:1 | Sir Pent | 114013 | ||
My answer......................................... Hi dat, Thanks for giving an example of what you are talking about with versions disagreeing with each other. The passage that you talked about is a rather confusing one and has actually been talked about quite a bit on this forum in the past. I'll just give you one interpretation that is a commonly held belief amoung Christians. The versions that you mention are all correct. The word "Nephilim" is simply a title for these particular people talked about in this chapter. "Sons of God" is another name for them, and "giants" is simply a description of them. It is similar to if I said, "The Bronx Bombers played a game yesturday" or "The Yankees played a game yesturday" or "The guys in pinstripes played a game yesturday". All three sentances are true and don't contradict each other. Does that make sense. |
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56 | How many yrs was promised to us to live? | Gen 6:3 | Sir Pent | 116549 | ||
My answer......................................................... Welcome to the forum Escottl, I think that the verse you are looking for is Genesis 6:3. It speaks of God lowering the normal lifespan of humans to 120 years. Although this is shorter than some of the lifespans of the first people, it is still longer than the "three scores" that you mentioned, which would only be 60 years. |
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57 | what covenant did God make? | Gen 17:7 | Sir Pent | 112991 | ||
My answer........................................ Hello Kareem2812, God made a covenant with Abraham that God would give the land of Israel to his descendants, and would bless them. In return, Abraham and his descendants were supposed to be comitted to God and set apart to follow God's plan. This was to be symbolized by the act of circumcision. |
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58 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | Sir Pent | 16146 | ||
It seems that most of my distinguished forum colleagues are in support of the death penalty. Let me begin by saying that I respect your opinions, and believe that it is possible for Christians to be on both sides of this issue. That being said, I will attempt to give a reasonable explanation why my interpretation of scripture leads me to believe that the death penalty is wrong in today's world. Before, I do that, I will try to respond to several of the posts that have already been shared. Charis, you mentioned that it is inconsistent to support killing a murderer when they have a gun in their hand, and then oppose killing them after they have been caught and disarmed. I completely agree with you. I consider it wrong to kill that person in both cases. Tim Moran, you mentioned that if the death penalty is going to be used, that it should be applied fairly across racial and economic groups. I would like to say that I completely agree with that. You also shared a very logical rationale of the death penalty. (1. it was not morally wrong in the OT, 2. it was not forbidden in the NT, 3. it not morally wrong or forbidden today). I agree that it was not morally wrong in the OT. However, although it is not expressly forbidden in the NT (in which case, this would not be an issue for Christians today), I believe that through several passages, it can be seen that it is no longer appropriate for believers to commit. CDBJ, I found your comment sarcastic, but it did bring up an important verse about a person who "lives by the sword will die by the sword". The problem with using this verse to support capital punishment, is that it seems to me that Jesus was telling his disciples to NOT USE THEIR SWORDS. Retxar, you brought up a very good passage (Romans 13) where it talks about God using authorities to punish wrongdoing with the sword. I agree with RElderCascade that an important distinction is that the sword is given to the authority not to the believer. Another point is that throughout scripture God often uses people who do not have a good relationship with him to accomplish things by using means that He would not approve of believers using. For instance, He used nations like Assyria, Babylon, Persia, and Egypt in the Old Testament as part of His plan at different times. However, I think that we would all agree that some of their actions (while tools of God) would be completely wrong for Christians to do today. Also in the New Testament, the God ordained authorities crucified Christ. Yet we would definately not want Christians today to do such a thing if given the opportunity. Brian G, I was encouraged when reading your post that I am not alone in opposing the death penalty. I completely agree with you that when we kill another person we are cutting short their time to repent and come to relationship with God. I must also disagree with Charis response that "Our system of justice provides a convicted murderer with plenty of time (too much) to repent of their sin before God." It seems to be incredibly arrogant for us as humans to decide how much time a person should be allowed to ask forgiveness. What would you have done if you were with Joshua preparing to cross the Jordan River into the promised land, and the front of your lines (the priests) are already in the river (their feet were wet), and nothing was happening? Do you decide that you had given God plenty of time, and start building boats? My point is that God's time is not our time, and because we cannot know it, it is wrong to decide that a person?s time is up. Steve Butler, I agree with you that God commanded wars and executions in the Old Testament. I was a bit confused by your second statement. Are you trying to say that all people who oppose war and execution do so out of fear instead of conviction? Kalos, I am saddened by your inflamatory post. It is not helpful to the discussion, nor accurate that all the Christians, who believe that capital punishment is wrong, are completely disregarding (ripping out the pages) the Old Testament passages on the subject. |
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59 | is suicide a forgivable sin | Ex 20:13 | Sir Pent | 128624 | ||
Referral to another thread.......................................... Hello forever wondering, This question has been asked before. Please type in the number 117275 in the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen. This will take you to a previous discussion on the subject. After reading that, please share any other ideas or questions that you would like to add to the discussion. |
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60 | More comments? | Ex 20:15 | Sir Pent | 15383 | ||
Since this was asked twice, by accident, I'm just moving it off the unaswered questions. | ||||||
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