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41 | male nor female? galatians 3:27 | Gal 3:28 | biblicalman | 229383 | ||
Hi Lamarchester, Welcome to the Forum. What Paul is bringing out in Galatians 3.28 is that in Christ God treats all Christians on an equal basis. All are 'sons of God'. He does not see freemen as superior to slaves, He does not see men as superior to women, He does not see Jews as superior to Gentiles. And this is because having been united with Christ they are one with Him, they are members of His body. Therefore before God they share equal status with Jesus Christ. The Pharisee would pray, 'I thank God you have not made me a woman'. He believed that women were inferior in the sight of God, and had lesser rights of approach. So Paul is emphasising that once a woman is 'in Christ' she is of equal status to a man in God's eyes, and can expect her prayers to be answered on the same basis. She can approach God in the same way, and with the same confidence that she will be fully accepted. Best wishes |
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42 | In Christ | 1 Pet 2:24 | biblicalman | 229360 | ||
Hi Penni The simple answer is, by truly believing in the Lord Jesus Christ. Fist you must acknowledge to Him your sinfulness, and that you are deserving of His judgment (1 John 1.8) Then you must recognise that He died on the cross to take the punishment for your sins (1 Peter 2.24). Then you must open your life to Him and ask Him to be your Saviour because of what He did for you on the cross. Then you must trust Him to fulfil His promise to forgive you and save you. Once you are forgiven and 'saved' you are in Christ. Best wishes |
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43 | What is meant by anointed? | 1 Sam 10:1 | biblicalman | 229352 | ||
Hi Ms NO Welcome to the Forum. There are only two references in the New Testament to Christians being anointed. The first is in 2 Cor 1.21-22, 'He Who --- anointed us is God, Who also sealed us and gave us the guarantee of the Spirit in our hearts.' Here the anointing clearly comes when we first believe and are sealed by the Holy Spirit. We know that we are anointed because of God's promise and because of the change that He has wrought in our hearts. The second reference is in 1 John 2.20 where we read, 'and you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.' This is in contrast to those who have proved themselves to be false. The point is that God's anointing of us by His Spirit is the cause of our spiritual understanding and certainty whereby we know the truth. 'All things' refers to all things necessary for our spiritual wellbeing. The other references to anointing refer to Jesus and speak of when He received the Holy Spirit after His baptism. Best wishes |
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44 | Different fathers of Joseph. | NT general | biblicalman | 229351 | ||
Hi Penn, Welcome to the Forum. As has been explained one possibility is that the genealogy in Matthew is that of Joseph, and that in the genealogy in Luke we have the genealogy of Mary. An equal possibility is that the genealogy in Matthew is indicating the line of heirs to the throne, whilst the genealogy in Luke is Joseph's bloodline. Where a king died without a direct heir the throne right would pass to a brother or a nephew, and they would in Jewish terms then be described as being 'begotten' by the deceased. Even an adopted child was descrinbed in terms of being 'begotten' by his new father. Thus in Matth 1.16 Jacob as Joseph's uncle may have died without an heir, resulting in Joseph becoming his heir by right of inheritancve, and thus being 'begotten' by him. The whole question is dealt with in depth in The Virgin Birth of Christ by J Machen. Best wishes |
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45 | who is the rose of sharon | Song 2:1 | biblicalman | 229332 | ||
Hi Alfred, Welcome to the Forum. There are two possible answers to your question, 1). that it refers to 'my beloved' (the male) or 2). that it refers to 'my love' the female. Song of Sol 2.2 might be seen as signifying that it refere to 'my love', verse 2 (spoken by 'my beloved') being a reply to verse 1. But I would not be overdogmatic. 5.13 may be seen as supporting the opposite postion. Best wishes |
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46 | Continued slander | 1 Cor 4:13 | biblicalman | 229331 | ||
Hi searching follower, Welcome to the Forum If someone is slandering, insulting or hurting you, you could take the following steps, having prayed the matter over first: 1) First attempt to talk reasonably with the person. I realise of course that they may not be willing to do so but you should make the attempt. Make your approach gentle and loving. Remember a soft answer turns away wrath. 2) If they will not listen to you you could then discuss the situation with a mutual friend or friends, and see if they can mediate on your behalf, or even go with you to see your slanderer. Possibly even your minister or church elders. 3) If they still will not listen then there is little else that you can do except pray for them, and still love them as Christ loves you. 4) Where you are being slandered you do of course have a right to ensure that the real facts are known in a reasonable way. All this should, of course, be carried out in a spirit of love and compassion. If the person continues with their slander you would, of course be justified in cutting off relations with that person, but for your own sake, and for their soul's sake, you should first do all you can to resolve the situation. As you will note this is mainly based on Jesus words in Matt 18, slightly altered because the person is not a believer. Best wishes |
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47 | what is the rapture, what should i do? | Bible general Archive 4 | biblicalman | 229309 | ||
Hi, What is called today 'the Rapture' refers to the taking away of living Christians, to be united with those who have just been raised from the dead, to be ever with the Lord. It is described in 1 Thessalonioans 4.13 ff and 1 Corinthians 15.52. As far as Christians are concerned that will be the end of time. it is only what follows (if anything other than the new Heaven and the new earth - 2 Peter 3.13) that causes problems. What should you do? Be sure that you are ready to meet the Lord at any time, for he will come unexpectedly. Thus you should rid your life of all known sin, you should openly confess Christ before others, and you should read and study His word and continue constantly in prayer. Those things are far more important than spending a lot of time on eschatological theories and interpretations on which there is such wide diversitirtes of opinions. Best wishes. |
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48 | WHY DID THE LORD PERMIT BABYLON TO REMOV | Jeremiah | biblicalman | 229288 | ||
Hi Jesuschild, Welcome to the Forum. Judah had turned to wholesale idolatry, and were even offering their children as child sacrifices to the gods (e.g. Jeremiah 19.5). In spite of Jeremiah's pleadings they continued on in their ways, but when he called on them in God's Name to submit to Babylon they refused to do so. So they did in fact choose their own fate. They knew that continual resistance would result in exile, but they continued to trust in Egypt rather than obey God. Had they obeyed God most would not have been exiled. Incidentally a large part of Judah were not removed to Babylon. When Jerusalem was destroyed only 832 leaders and tradesmen (Jer 52.29)were removed from Jerusalem with their families (although a number would probably be exiled from outlying districts before that). More had in fact been exiled as a result of the earlier invasion (Jer 52.28). The 'poor of the land' who were in the majority were left behind, and many would return from their hiding places once the Babylonians had gone. But they continued in idolatry, and many fled to Egypt in disobedience to God's command. Thus the returning exiles in the time of Cyrus would have nothing to do with them. They had on the whole learned their lesson and eschewed idolatry. Best wishes. |
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49 | How did Moses know he was Jewish? | Ex 2:8 | biblicalman | 229284 | ||
Strictly speaking Moses was not Jewish. He was an Israelite, or, in Egyptian terminology, a Hebrew. The title the Jews did not come into the reckoning until at least after northern Israel was destroyed, although could of course be applied to the people of Judah. |
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50 | when did jesus ascend into heaven? | Acts 1:9 | biblicalman | 229268 | ||
Hi Elizabeth, Welcome to the Forum It partly depends on whether you mean when the risen Jesus first went to God, or whether you are referring to His final ascension into Heaven in bodily form after which He did not appear again (except in special circumstances). John 20.17 appears to suggest that He 'ascended to the Father' initially on the day of His resurrection. And this is what we would expect. But His final ascension into Heaven in bodily form was undoubtedly after 40 days (see Brad's excellent list of verses). We need to beware of dogmatism about what all this involved. To question 'where Jesus' body was in the meantime' is foolish. We are dealing with One Who is Spirit being with One Who is Spirit. And we have no real idea what His risen flesh consisted of. (While He could eat He could also go through walls). We are dealing with the undefinable. Best wishes |
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51 | worship a image of god or his son? | 1 John 4:12 | biblicalman | 229267 | ||
Hi Michelle, Welcome to the Forum. God has forbidden the worship of ALL images (Exodus 20.4-5). Jesus Christ as the Son is described as 'the image of the invisible God' (Col 1.15), that is, an exact representation of Him (Heb. 1.2-3), but not in His manhood. He is in God's image as the Firstborn (the one with authority over) all creation, as the One Who made all things. As the Creator He is the image of the Creator. When man was made in God's image it does not mean that man looked like God. It means that man was given spirit, as God is Spirit (John 4.25).That is why, unlike all animals, man worships. When man sinned his spirit became corrupted, which is why it is said that Seth was made in Adam's image. But God is the invisible God Whom no man has seen nor can see, dwelling in unapproachable light. There is nothing that can truly portray Him. And to seek to do so would be to demean Him |
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52 | Defending themselves or accusing Jesus? | John 8:41 | biblicalman | 229266 | ||
There are no real grounds for suggesting that the Pharisees were referring to Jesus' birth in John 8.41. In Jewish eyes Jesus would not have been seen as born of fornication, for Joseph and Mary were betrothed, and betrothed couples regularly had children without it being frowned on (except by high sticklers). Betrothal was binding and could only be broken by divorce. Marriage simply sealed the betrothal. Furthermore the contrast made by the Pharisees was with God as their Father. Thus as you say they were contrasting themselves with those who had idols as their father and were thus 'born of fornication'. Idolatry was regularly seen as harlotry. |
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53 | Ram for abraham to sacrefice | Gen 22:1 | biblicalman | 229250 | ||
Hi Farmboy, Welcome to the forum. It is probable that God knew that Abraham, having observed what people did round about, and seen how the Canaanites demonstrated their love for their gods by offering child sacrifices, was himself deeply disturbed about whether he should do the same. It may even have been that he was being derided by them because he was seen as not sufficiently dedicated to his God. God was thus demonstrating to Abraham and his descendants that He did not require child sacrifice, but that instead He was content with a substitute, in this case in the form of a ram. It is noteworthy that the opening phrase 'offering up a burnt offering' is only once repeated in the Old Testament and that in the words of Jephthah. It is therefore suggested by some that what Jephthah did was dedicate his daughter to the service of the Tabernacle (prepetual virginity) and offer up a substitute offering. This would explain why the priests did not refuse to do what Jephthah had suggested. In both cases it was a type of the substitutionary sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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54 | Atonement | NT general | biblicalman | 229246 | ||
Am I right in assuming from your question that you have done something wrong to someone which no one knows about and now wish to atone for it in some way? If the harm done can be put right in no other way then you will have to confess to it. If, however, the harm done cannot be put right then all you can do is try to make it up to the person in some way. Hope I got your meaning right :-) Best wishes |
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55 | What does the bible say about near death | Acts 14:19 | biblicalman | 229242 | ||
I hope I may be forgiven if I disagree with one item in Searcher's list. The men who rose in Matthew 27 did so 'after His resrrection', and not on His death. Nor do I see any grounds for thinking that they did not benefit by His resurrection so as to be permanently raised. My only other criticism would be as to whether the story of the rich man and Lazarus is a parable. Jesus never names people in parables. It is therefore very much open to question. |
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56 | Plan of Salvation - Acts\1Cor | Eph 2:8 | biblicalman | 229235 | ||
Hi The plan of salvation is that plan which God carries into effect when He brings about our salvation. In the first stage He accounts us as righteous (Rom 3.24) through the gift of righteousness (Rom 5.17)as a consequence of His redemptive work on the cross (Rom 3.24) when we put our trust in Him as our Saviour. At the same time we are born of the Spirit from above (John 3.1-6) and become new creatures in Christ (2 Cor 5.17). In the second stage the Holy Spirit works within us, causing us to will and do of God's good pleasure (Phil 2.13) while changing us from one degree of glory to another (2 Cor 3.18). In the third stage we are transformed and made perfect (1 Cor 5.52), being presented before Him holy, unblameable and unreproveable in His sight (Col 1.22). This saving work commences when we come to Christ as our Saviour and put our trust in Him. This involves: 1) Admitting our sinfulness (1 John 1.8). 2) Turning from our sin to follow Christ (repentance). 3). Asking Jesus Christ to come into our lives to cleanse us from sin and live out His life through us. If we do this honestly He comes into our lives, we are thereby accounted as righteous before God, and we receive the Holy Spirit for the purposes described above. May God bless you. |
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57 | Mt. 7: 22-23 | Matt 7:22 | biblicalman | 229226 | ||
Hi Puppytoes, The point of Matt 7.22-23 is that it is possible to make a great show of being a Christian without being one. As Jesus said Himself the final test is whether we do the will of His Father in Heaven. People can preach and prophesy in His Name, and yet not be genuine Christians because they do not have a personal experience of Him.. They can even cast out devils in His Name and not be Christians. There were many who sought to cast out devils in Jesus' day and some tried to do it in His Name. And they claimed that it had worked. And some healed in His Name (like some modern healers the healings were psychosomatic or self-induced). But Jesus' point is that none of this means anything. Doing the will of His Father is central. Without that the rest is useless. Best wishes |
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58 | Is Ishmael the father is Islam? | Gen 21:21 | biblicalman | 229222 | ||
Hi, If you want to know the source of the Arab nations read Genesis 10.6-7. They were nations long before the time of Ishmael. Sheba and Dedan (prominent 'Arab' nations) existed long before Ishmael. Genesis 16.12 says nothing about nations. The impression given is that Ishmael would be a loner and a desert wanderer. But eventually he married an Egyptian wife and had 12 sons, thus establishing his own family tribe. In Geneis 17.20 it was promised that he would be the father of 12 princes (that is, sons who would be 'princes' like he was), and would be made a great nation (that is a tribal group of villages and encampments - Gen 25.16). But as we have seen above there were already many 'Arab' nations before him. Ishmael married an Egyptian (his mother was Egyptian) and he lived in the wilderness of Paran. Thus it is doubtful if he had contact with Arabia. Indeed between him and Arabia were those who had gathered to Esau. It is possible that homeless men and outcasts gathered to Ishmael and his sons when they fled from slavery and injustice which would explain how he became 'a great nation' (i.e. a tribe parallel to those of the sons of Jacob. See Genesis 25.12-16). While two of his sons are named Kedar and Duma, they would be named after those tribes rather than the other way round. Later we do know that Ishmaelites were connected with Midianites and Medanites in trading ventures (Genesis 37.28). Thus they are NOT connected with the major Arab nations The truth is that Muhammad, who was strongly influenced by Jews and heretical Christians, and their presentation of Scripture, 'adopted' Ishmael so as to claim the promises given to Abraham for his people. |
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59 | I don't understand why Jesus told the le | Matt 8:4 | biblicalman | 229192 | ||
Hi Carol, As Brad has rightly said, one reason was so that the people would not be taken up with the wrong thing. Jesus did not want to be seen as a miracle worker. He wanted people to concentrate on what He said. But I think we can safely say that there was also another reason. The Jews were expecting a Messiah. And the most popular view about the Messiah was that he would come performing miracles, would rouse up the people and arm them and would then defeat the Romans and conquer the world. Jesus was always aware of the danger of this (see John 6.15). That is why He never openly claimed to be the Messiah (except among the Samaritans who saw things differently - John 4.25-26). It would in fact have been the guaranteed way to get arrested by the Romans. Thus while He wanted people to get excited about His message, He did not want to build up a reputation as a wonder-worker and arouse people's Messianic expectations. However, when He was in Greek Decapolis, which was not Jewish territory, He had no such inhibitions. There He had in mind the future preaching of the Gospel. So there he tells a man who has been healed to let all know (Mark 5.19). There was no danger of a Messianic rising there. Best wishes. |
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60 | the farher,son,holy spirit? | 1 Tim 6:16 | biblicalman | 229191 | ||
Hi, The first thing that we must all remember is that when we are speaking of God we should do so in awed tones. We are speaking of the Almighty God, not some interesting debating topic. 'God is in Heaven, and we are on the earth, therefore let our words be few' (Eccles 5.2). The Triune God is Spirit (John 4.24). Thus He is not definable in human terms at all. We can only approach Him because when He created us, He created us body, soul and spirit (1 Thess 5.23) That is what is meant by being 'created in the image of God' (Gen 1.27). But we cannot understand our own spirits,nor can we scientifically examine them. How then can we expect to understand God? Throughout the Old Testament God revealed Himself in many and varied ways in what we call theophanies (e.g. in Isaiah 6.1-7). But those were physical theophanies, revealing a little about His glory, but not really a display of what God is truly like. He is the One Whom no man has seen or can see (1 Tim 6.16), dwelling in unapproachable light (1 Tim 6.16). We know that God is in threeness because that is how He has revealed Himself to us. He is the Father, He is the Son Who became man for us, He is the Holy Spirit. And these three are each personal and they inter-communicate. And yet they are not three individuals. Indeed I hesitate to speak of three 'persons' because in our experience 'persons' are individuals. In that sense God is not three persons. But within the Godhead are personal, intercommunicating relationships. The Father communicates with the Son, the Son communicates with the Father. In that sense we can speak of persons. At His baptism the Father spoke to the Son, and sent His Holy Spirit into the Son. There we see three distinctions within God. And yet they always act as One. We may reverently say that there had to be such distinctions within God because He is complete in Himself. For God to be love, there had to be One Who could love, and One Who could be loved. The idea of an isolated and alone God with no one to communicate with (like Allah) would leave God lacking in something essential. But that is as far as we can or should seek to go. In the end we must accept God's revelation of Himself. Best wishes |
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