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41 | How old is the earth? | Gen 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 158522 | ||
You stated: "Science has proven that evolution is a fact" ??? The last I had heard, evolution was still only a theory. Has that changed? There are many inconsistencies and assumptions which plague current scientific theory. If these things are "fact" as we are often led to believe, then why are the "facts" continually changing? Evolution promotes transmutation, that we mutate from one species to a higher more intelligent one. God created man as man, in God’s own image. The Bible teaches lateral growth. That species created by God multiply and create species of their own kind, they don’t mutate into something else. God instructed the species that he created to be fruitful and multiply in kind. That is the only way we have become what we are today. We were human in the beginning and we are human now. Sheep were sheep in the beginning, they are sheep now. Wolves were wolves in the beginning, they are wolves now. The Bible remains consistent while the scientific theories continue to change. God created the world and everything in it. That is for sure. In most cases, science itself can prove that. Darwinism and Darwin’s theory will not endure like the Bible has. It is being broken down day after day and proven wrong on too many accounts. It will eventually be dismissed as the other creation theories have been. With Science the facts continue to change. The facts of the Bible have remained the same for thousands of years. WOS |
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42 | Did God create Life? | Gen 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161313 | ||
abccan, Sound like you're speaking of abiogenesis or spontaneous generation and trying to mix it with our all powerful, universe creating God. Guess what, they don't mix. For those that don't know abiogenesis is the field of science dedicated to studying how life might have arisen for the first time on the primordial young Earth. The modern definition of abiogenesis is concerned with the formation of the earliest forms of life on earth from primordial chemicals. Instead of life arising from non-life on a regular and observable basis, abiogenesis proposes life arising from non-life at some particular point in the ancient, unobservable past. Life is created abccan. It is created by God. It did not exist until He creatd it. There is no mixing of ideas here. WOS |
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43 | ... | Gen 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 210927 | ||
DL, Better off to take your debate elsewhere. For it will not accomplish anything. Now if you would like to learn about the true, loving, merciful God, then by all means, stick around. Rom 9:20 But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, "Why have you made me like this?" “Who art thou, thou that art so foolish, so feeble, so short-sighted, so incompetent a judge of the divine counsels? Art thou able to fathom such a depth, dispute such a case, to trace that way of God which is in the sea, his path in the great waters?” That repliest against God. It becomes us to submit to him, not to reply against him; to lie down under his hand, not to fly in his face, nor to charge him with folly. Ho antapokrinomenos - That answerest again. God is our master, and we are his servants; and it does not become servants to answer again,” – Matthew Henry 2Timothy 2:23-26: 23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. God is not subject to His creation. You can scream “immoral” all day long and hurl all the accusations you can muster, but that doesn’t make you correct and to debate it is futile. Isaiah 55:8,9: 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares 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. Do you know what God’s love has done? What His grace has accomplished in this fallen world? Stand in His Grace, WOS |
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44 | Is there proof God has a sense of humor? | Gen 1:27 | Wild Olive Shoot | 201378 | ||
Dear chusarcik, Welcome. Hear is a link to an interesting article at gotquestions.org. I hope you find it informative. http://www.gotquestions.org/God-humor.html Stand in His grace, WOS |
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45 | Where was the spirit of man before conce | Gen 2:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 200389 | ||
Hello omimotoni, Can you elaborate a bit more as to your understanding of a tripartite being? How do you come to that conclusion? You can enter 150928 in the search box and it will bring up a recent discussion regarding the second part of your post. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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46 | What is or is not a Biblical marriage? | Gen 2:24 | Wild Olive Shoot | 171138 | ||
Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter XXIV, Of Marriage and Divorce: I. Marriage is to be between one man and one woman: neither is it lawful for any man to have more than one wife, nor for any woman to have more than one husband, at the same time. (GEN 2:24, MAT 19:5, 6, PRO 2:17) II. Marriage was ordained for the mutual help of husband and wife, for the increase of mankind with a legitimate issue, and of the Church with an holy seed; and for preventing of uncleanness. (GEN 2:18, MAL 2:15, 1CO 7:2, 9) III. It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their consent. Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord. And therefore such as profess the true reformed religion should not marry with infidels, papists, or other idolaters: neither should such as are godly be unequally yoked, by marrying with such as are notoriously wicked in their life, or maintain damnable heresies. (HEB 13:4, 1TI 4, 1CO 7:36 – 38, GEN 24:57, 1CO 7:39, GEN 34:14, EXO 34:16, DEU 7:3,4, 1KI 11:4, NEH 13:25-27, MAL 2:11,12, 2CO 6:14) IV. Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden by the Word. Nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any law of man or consent of parties, so as those persons may live together as man and wife. The man may not marry any of his wife's kindred, nearer in blood then he may of his own: nor the woman of her husband's kindred, nearer in blood than of her own. (LEV 18) 1CO 5:1, AMO 2:7, MAR 6:18, LEV 18:24-28, LEV 20:19-21) V.Adultery or fornication committed after a contract, being detected before marriage, gives just occasion to the innocent party to dissolve that contract. In the case of adultery after marriage, it is lawful for the innocent party to sue out a divorce and, after the divorce, to marry another, as if the offending party were dead. (MAT 1:18-20, MAT 5:31, 32, MAT 19:9, ROM 7:2, 3) VI. Although the corruption of man be such as is apt to study arguments unduly to put asunder those whom God has joined together in marriage: yet, nothing but adultery, or such wilful desertion as can no way be remedied by the Church, or civil magistrate, is cause sufficient of dissolving the bond of marriage: wherein, a public and orderly course of proceeding is to be observed; and the persons concerned in it not left to their own wills, and discretion, in their own case. (MAT 19:8,9, 1CO 7:15, MAT 19:6, DEU 24:1-4) |
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47 | who was the first tailor in the bible | Gen 3:21 | Wild Olive Shoot | 154292 | ||
According to Genesis 3:21, God. WOS |
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48 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149883 | ||
The Bible does not actually say why the Lord did not accept Cain’s offering. One can only speculate the Cain had an improper attitude or the offering was not up to God’s standards. Proverbs 21:27 tells us that God does not like the sacrifices of evil people or sacrifices made with clandestine reasons in mind. God does evaluate both our hearts and the quality of what we offer him. God should get the best of us, whatever the offering is. After all, what we give to God reflects our true attitude toward Him. We should be joyful givers in the same. Malachi 1:6-14 is good for understanding unworthy sacrifices and God’s attitude of them. WOS |
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49 | The land of Nod? | Gen 4:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150614 | ||
http://www.gotquestions.org/Cains-wife.html Question: “Who was Cain's wife?" Answer: The Bible does not specifically say who Cain’s wife was. The only possible answer was that she was his sister or niece or great-niece, etc. The Bible does not say how old Cain was when he killed Abel (Genesis 4:8). Since they were both farmers, they were likely both full-grown adults, possibly with families of their own. Adam and Eve had surely had more children than just Cain and Abel at the time Abel was killed - they definitely had many more children later (Genesis 5:4). The fact that Cain was scared for his own life after he killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) indicates that there were likely many other children and perhaps even grandchildren or great-grandchildren of Adam and Eve at that time. Cain's wife (Genesis 4:17) was a daughter or granddaughter of Adam and Eve. Since Adam and Eve were the first (and only) human beings, their children would have no other choice than to intermarry. God did not forbid inter-family marriage until much later when there was enough people that intermarriage was not necessary (Leviticus 18:6-18). The reason that incest often results in genetic abnormalities in children is that when two people of similar genetics (i.e. a brother and sister) have children – genetic defects are far more likely to result because both parents had the same defects themselves. When people from different families have children – it is highly unlikely that both parents will have the same genetic defects. The human genetic code has become increasingly “polluted” over the centuries as genetic defects are multiplied, amplified, and passed down from generation to generation. Adam and Eve did not have any genetic defects, so that enabled them and the first few generations of their descendants to have a far greater quality of health than we do now. Adam and Eve’s children had few, if any, genetic defects. As a result, it was safe for them to intermarry. © Copyright 2002-2005 Got Questions Ministries. All Rights Reserved. www.gotquestions.org Who was Cain's wife? |
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50 | LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY | Gen 18:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 155477 | ||
I believe our Lord doesn’t have a problem with us consuming milk from animals. If He did, He sure failed to let Abraham know while He had some with him. I’m sure the milk mentioned wasn’t from Sarah. Genesis 18 1And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day; 2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground, 3And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant: 4Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree: 5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. 7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. 8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat. WOS |
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51 | Why Esau not got his blessing back? | Gen 27:35 | Wild Olive Shoot | 154914 | ||
iktoose, The simple answer: It was God's will for Jacob to have the blessing. "But this was an extraordinary blessing; and Providence so ordered it that Isaac should bestow it upon Jacob ignorantly and by mistake, that it might appear he was beholden to God for it, and not to Isaac... Isaac, when first made sensible of the imposition that had been practised on him, trembled exceedingly, Gen_27:33. Those that follow the choice of their own affections, rather than the dictates of the divine will, involve themselves in such perplexities as these. But he soon recovers himself, and ratifies the blessing he had given to Jacob: I have blessed him, and he shall be blessed; he might, upon very plausible grounds, have recalled it, but now, at last, he is sensible that he was in an error when he designed it for Esau. Either himself recollecting the divine oracle, or rather having found himself more than ordinarily filled with the Holy Ghost when he gave the blessing to Jacob, he perceived that God did, as it were, say Amen to it." -- Matthew Henry The divine oracle referenced: Genesis 25 22But the children struggled together within her; and she said, "If it is so, why then am I this way?" So she went to inquire of the LORD. 23The LORD said to her, "Two nations are in your womb; And two peoples will be separated from your body; And one people shall be stronger than the other; And the older shall serve the younger." 24When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. 25Now the first came forth red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau. 26Afterward his brother came forth with his hand holding on to Esau's heel, so his name was called Jacob; and Isaac was sixty years old when she gave birth to them. WOS |
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52 | Is contraception a sin? | Gen 38:10 | Wild Olive Shoot | 189961 | ||
NIC1, No there isn't, that I know of. I agree with what is posted at the following site. It all comes down to motivation. http://www.gotquestions.org/birth-control.html Stand in His grace, WOS "Self-examination is the safest cure for one half the doubts and fears that vex God's people." - C. H. Spurgeon on 2 Corinthians 13:5 |
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53 | Why did Pharoah say "Tomorrow" | Ex 8:10 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169008 | ||
As I have read, more than likely because he had hoped the situation would resolve itself, that the frogs would go away on their own, thereby relieving himself of being obliged to God or Moses in any way. WOS |
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54 | what is the diff btwn conse and sanctifc | Ex 28:3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151541 | ||
It's not you. There is no difference as far as I can tell. The words are used interchangeably both meaning to set apart as holy. If I’m not mistaken, the same Hebrew word is used in the original text in both verses. I’ve read however, that sanctify in the NT also took on the meaning to free from guilt and sin, to cleanse externally or purify as well as setting apart as holy. WOS |
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55 | ... | Ex 31:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 212826 | ||
Hello Humility. 1Corinthians 16:1,2: 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, as he may prosper, so that there will be no collecting when I come. Acts 20:7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and he prolonged his speech until midnight. Revelation 1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet "He has particularly appointed one day in seven, for a Sabbath, to be kept holy unto him: which, from the beginning of the world to the resurrection of Christ, was the last day of the week: and, from the resurrection of Christ, was changed into the first day of the week, which, in Scripture, is called the Lord's Day, and is to be continued to the end of the world, as the Christian Sabbath." - Westminster Confession of Faith Stand in His grace, WOS |
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56 | scriptural basis for loving self | Lev 19:18 | Wild Olive Shoot | 183631 | ||
Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. Romans 13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. ""thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself"; as heartily and sincerely, and as a man would desire to be loved by his neighbour; and do all the good offices to him he would choose to have done to himself by him. This law supposes, that men should love themselves, or otherwise they cannot love their neighbour; not in a sinful way, by indulging themselves in carnal lusts and pleasures; some are lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; but in a natural way, so as to be careful of their bodies, families, and estates; and in a spiritual way, so as to be concerned for their souls, and the everlasting happiness of them:" - John Gill Stand in His grace, WOS |
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57 | I just started reading the Bible and.... | Deut 24:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 211232 | ||
Dear Pete, I’m glad you decided to stick around. Thanks for putting some of us to task and asking questions you seek answers to. If you haven’t noticed by now, you’ll get quite a few responses when posting on the forum. You have a big group of believers here that spend much time in God’s word and are willing to answer and much of what they have to say is valuable. For me, you’ve posted much that will take me some time to look at, I’m not as quick as some and not as knowledgeable as most, but I will try to answer because you have asked. I’ve responded to this post so the other one may stay at the top of the forum for the others to see. I hope you’ll allow some time and if I haven’t welcomed you, allow me to do so now. I'm sure I'll enjoy the study. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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58 | Assisted Suicide Versus Research | Deut 32:39 | Wild Olive Shoot | 157089 | ||
First, The Bible teaches that we are made in the image of God and therefore, every human life is sacred (Genesis 1:26). In Psalm 139:13-16 we learn that each of us is fearfully and wonderfully made. God himself has knit us together in our mother's womb. We must be very important to Him if He has taken such care to bring us into existence. Second, the Bible is very clear that God is sovereign over life, death and judgment. In Deuteronomy 32:39 The Lord says, "See now that I myself am He! There is no god besides me, I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand." Psalm 139:16 says that it is God who has ordained all of our days before there is even one of them. Paul says essentially the same thing in Ephesians 1:11. Third, to assist someone in committing suicide is to commit murder and this breaks God's unequivocal commandment in Exodus 20:13. Fourth, God's purposes are beyond our understanding. We often appeal to God as to why some tragedy has happened to us or someone we know. Yet listen to Job's reply to the Lord in Job 42:1-3: I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. [You asked,] 'Who is this that obscures My counsel without knowledge?' Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. We forget that our minds are finite and His is infinite. We cannot always expect to understand all of what God is about. To think that we can step in and declare that someone's life is no longer worth living is simply not our decision to make. Only God knows when it is time. In Isaiah 55:8-9 the Lord declares, "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts." Fifth, our bodies belong to God anyway. Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 6:15,19 that we are members of Christ's body and that we have been bought with a price. Therefore we should glorify God with our bodies. The only one to receive glory when someone requests doctor-assisted suicide is not God, not the doctor, not even the family but the patient for being willing to "nobly" face the realities of life and "unselfishly" end everyone else's misery. There is no glory for God in this decision. Lastly, suffering draws us closer to God. In light of the euthanasia controversy, listen to Paul's words from 2 Corinthians 1:8: We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. Not only does He raise the dead but there is nothing that can separate us from His love (Romans 8:38). -- Dr. Raymond G. Bohlin Dr. Thomas Beam, chairman of the Medical Ethics Commission of the Christian Medical and Dental Society points out, "While the act of physician-assisted suicide seems compassionate on the surface, it is often the abandonment of the patient in their most needy time. Instead of support, the patient may only find confirmation of the hopelessness of their condition and physician-assisted suicide is legitimized as the only 'way.'"(1) It is not terribly difficult to see how this circumstance would undermine the delicate relationship between a doctor and his patient. The following site has a very informative position paper concerning assisted suicide: http://www.bfl.org/assisted_suicide.htm Physicians are nowhere in Scripture given authority by God to take someone’s life. Apart from the government in the case of capital punishment, all other human beings are given the commandment “Thou shalt not kill,” Exodus 20:13 and “Thou shalt do no murder,” Matthew 19:18. -- Pastor Art Kohl Often those in favor of euthanasia use the words “mercy” and “compassion” as their argument. The Scriptures authorize man to treat the pain but do not authorize taking the life of the dying. Proverbs 31:6, “Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.” Today we have many drugs and painkillers that help relieve some pain as strong drink did in Solomon’s day. -- Pastor Art Kohl Excerpt from Hippocratic Oath: “I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion. The above are only a few items to keep in mind when discussing assisted suicide. For whatever reason God has decided to equip man with the knowledge of medicine, it should in all cases be used for His glory. In the end it is not the physicians that heal, it is God. Physicians are simply instruments. Instruments that God will use for whatever He purposes in accordance with His sovereignty. My opinion. WOS |
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59 | What book does God stop/turn back time? | Josh 10:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188827 | ||
This could be what you are referring to: Joshua 10:12-14: 12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. 14 And there was no day like that before it or after it, that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD fought for Israel. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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60 | Is interracial marriage wrong? | Ruth 4:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 186979 | ||
Dear ilv4hm, 2Corinthians 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Galatians 3:26-28: 26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. "It is lawful for all sorts of people to marry, who are able with judgment to give their consent. Yet it is the duty of Christians to marry only in the Lord." - Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter 24, Of Marriage and Divorce. Stand in His Grace, WOS |
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