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41 | The Transfiguration of Christ | Matt 17:2 | eklektos | 174073 | ||
Hi Pat, When we read about this event in Luke 9:28-36, for Luke expands on the event and tells us that the three disciples were asleep, being tired. Then Luke states, "when they were awake, they saw" (v32). There is no induendo that this was a vision or a dream but an actual event. Just as angels have appeared to man on occasion: (Heb 13:2) "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." This was an actual, wide-awake, with the physical eyes event and not a vision. Peace to our house, eklektos |
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42 | Jesus | Mark 12:35 | eklektos | 174423 | ||
Greetings Corin, Jesus was teaching in the Temple. He wasn't listening to a sermon. (Mar 12:35) "And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple...". eklektos |
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43 | What is spiritual growth? | John 3:30 | eklektos | 173349 | ||
Dying to self. John the Baptist said it: Joh 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease. Paul said it: 1Pe 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, 1Pe 2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 1Pe 2:3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. Dying to self. eklektos |
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44 | what is a bible mansion | John 14:2 | eklektos | 173843 | ||
Greetings Tin, Down through the time of ages God has shown us His corporate design. In the Tabernacle of the Wilderness, there were the priest of the Tabernacle and the tribe of Levi as attendants to the Tabernacle. The children of God were encamped about the Tabernacle by tribe and by their tribal standards or banners, each tribe having a chief (Num 1:4-16). Certain placements in the camp designated for certain tribes (Num 2:2-31). Each nation that God has structured here on earth has this same corporate design, i.e., President or King and all the offices or placements subordinate thereof. We see the building of the church and the gifts given to men by Christ Jesus (Eph 4:8-16), for church structure, Christ being the Head (Eph 5:23), also as the man is the head of the household. God is not a God of confusion in anything He performs. We see in Revelation even the structure of the New Jerusalem, the bride of Christ, the structure of order seen by John and the various glories of it (Rev 21). All of this that God has done has been with order, structure, and placement. Now we come to (John 14:2) KJV "In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." Christ is telling the disciples that He is going away to prepare a position for them in the Father's Kingdom, corporately as we see it here, a structure by design. We are given a view of this structure in Heaven with God on His throne with the elders around the throne and all the Heavenly Host according to their placement in the Kingdom of God, the Father's House, each being having their own glory. There will be structure in Heaven; Jesus tells us the first will be the last (Mark 9:35). There has been structure before the foundations of the earth and so there will be structure in the Kingdom of Heaven, Our Father's House. Paraphrased John 14:2 - In My Father's House there will be a place for you and I am going to go and prepare for you your position within the structure of My Father's Kingdom. (Mat 16:27) For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. by Grace eklektos |
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45 | Heaven | John 14:2 | eklektos | 174309 | ||
Greetings Corin, We will each have our own place in the Kingdom. Joh 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. There will be One Glory, for there will be no need for the sun, for God Himself and the Lamb shall be the Light.(Rev 21:23) Rev 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. by Grace, eklektos |
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46 | Radical Boycott??? | John 17:15 | eklektos | 154771 | ||
Hello Brazos, Just how far do you want to go with this? The electric companies supply all of those things you listed. You could stop paying your bill! Our Government supports some of these activates. You could stop paying your taxes! You pay rent or buy your house from agents or landlords that support such activates. You could stop making payments! You can't drive your car because the oil companies also supply gasoline to the drug lord's vehicles! Personally I have selected not to do business with Target stores, for two reasons: 1.) they do not support Toys 4 Tots. 2.) they do not support Salvation Army bell ringers in front of their stores. Jesus prayed, Joh 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. Joh 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. God sends the rain on the just and the unjust. We are planted in the same field, earth, and along with us grow the tares. We grow together until Jesus commands His angels to reap the harvest. We are told not to hob-knob with the ungodly. The disciples bought the Passover lamb sacrifice, most likely in the marketplace and the marketplace sold strong drink (Mk 14:12). God knows our needs in this culture. But, if you must, there are many Amish communities around, for they also feel that calling. And, yet, their buggies use the asphalt roads laid down by the ungodly governments. There are specialty shops that directly use ungodly practices, porn stores, tattoo parlors, cat houses, saloons, etc., that would destroy your witness if someone you were trying to reach for Jesus saw you coming out of them, but general stores are not usually associated with the lusts of the world. You will have to decide this, for what is not of faith is sin. Preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and use what God has given you to do it. by Grace, eklektos |
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47 | what does the word pentecostal mean | Acts 2:4 | eklektos | 154477 | ||
Hello Shema, Noting or pertaining to any of various Christian groups, usually fundamentalist, that emphasize the Biblical activity of the Holy Spirit, stressing holiness of living, expressing their religious feelings uninhibitedly or unashamedly, by speaking in tongues and allowing the Holy Spirit to use His gifts through the church. by Grace, eklektos |
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48 | Is it sin to eat lobster? | Rom 14:14 | eklektos | 175545 | ||
Greetings I'homme humble, (Rom 14:14) I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. eklektos |
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49 | Blood of unsaved on us if we don't share | 1 Cor 9:16 | eklektos | 154408 | ||
Hello StarHigh, Actually it is about the prophet's (Ezekiel) duty to the House of Israel. (Eze 33:1 NASB) And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, (Eze 33:2 NASB) "Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, 'If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman, (Eze 33:3 NASB) and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people, (Eze 33:4 NASB) then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head. (Eze 33:5 NASB) 'He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life. (Eze 33:6 NASB) 'But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman's hand.' (Eze 33:7 NASB) "Now as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them warning from Me. (Eze 33:8 NASB) "When I say to the wicked, 'O wicked man, you will surely die,' and you do not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require from your hand. (Eze 33:9 NASB) "But if you on your part warn a wicked man to turn from his way and he does not turn from his way, he will die in his iniquity, but you have delivered your life. by Grace, eklektos |
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50 | is it wrong fr younger man to marry oldr | 2 Cor 6:14 | eklektos | 154322 | ||
Hello smurfrenee, Answering as to the Biblical viewpoint: If both parties are Christian. 2Co 6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? Then there is nothing wrong. If either have been divorced you might get more insight from this website: http://www.carm.org/questions/divorce.htm by Grace, eklectos |
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51 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 153980 | ||
Tongues, Gift of - Part 3 of 3 4. Religious Emotionalism: Paul's treatment of the tongues in 1 Cor 12 through 14 is a classical passage for the evaluation of religious emotionalism. Tongues are a divine gift, the exercise is not to be forbidden (1Co 14:39), and Paul himself is grateful that he has the gift in an uncommon degree (1Co 14:18). Indeed, to those who treat them simply with scorn they become a “sign” that hardening is taking place (1Co 14:21-23). Yet a love of them because they are showy is simply childish (1Co 14:20; 1Co 13:11), and the possessor of the gift is not to think that he has the only thing worth obtaining (1 Cor 12). The only gift that is utterly indispensable is love (1Co 13:1-13), and without it tongues are mere noise (1Co 13:1). The public evidential value of tongues, on which perhaps the Corinthians were inclined to lay stress, Paul rates very low (1Co 14:21-23). Indeed, when exercised in public they tend to promote only the self-glorification of the speaker (1Co 14:4), and so are forbidden when there is not an interpreter, and they are limited for public use at all times (1Co 14:27, 1Co 14:28). But the ideal place for their exercise is in private: “Let him speak to himself, and to God” (1Co 14:28). The applicability of all this to modern conditions needs no commentary. Ultra-emotionalistic outbreaks still cause the formation of eccentric sects among us, and every evangelist knows well-meaning but slightly weak individuals who make themselves a nuisance. On the other hand, a purely intellectual and ethical religion is rather a dreary thing. A man who has never allowed his religious emotions to carry him away may well be in a high state of grace - but he has missed something, and something of very great value. 5. The Cessation of Tongues: 1 Cor 13:1-3 – Paul reports the excellency of love above the power of speaking the languages of men and of angels; above the power of understanding all mysteries; above all faith, even of the highest kind; and above the virtue of giving all one’s goods to feed the poor, or one’s body to be burned. All these endowments would be valueless without love. 1 Cor 13:4-7 - statements of the characteristics of love; or its happy influences on the mind and heart. 1 CoR 13:8-13 - a comparison of love with the gift of prophecy, and with the power of speaking in tongues, and with knowledge. In this portion of the chapter, Paul shows that love is superior to them all. It will live in heaven forever and these gifts are but earthly and will cease when all things are restored and will constitute the chief glory of that world of bliss. How that now, in this world, he sees dimly and only knows in part and can only speak of those things to come in part, (1Co 13:10) “But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.” When we are with Him and all things have been put under His footstool, of all these gifts, love will remain. Literature: Wright, “Some New Testament Problems” (1898) Walker, “The Gift of Tongues and Other Essays” (1906), have collections of material. Of the commentaries on 1 Corinthians those of Heinrici (latest edition, 1896), Lietzmann (1907) and J. Weiss (1910) are much the best, far surpassing Robertson and Plummer in ICC (1911). For the Greek material, see Rhode's Psyche. Gunkel, “Die Wirkungen des heiligen Geistes” (1888, 2nd reprint in 1909), was epoch-making. For the later period, see: Weinel, “Die Wirkungen des Gelstes und der Geister” (1899). Lake, “The Earlier Epistles of Paul” (London, 1911). Inge, “The Quarterly Review” (London, 1914). by Grace, eklektos |
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52 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 153981 | ||
Tongues, Gift of - Part 2 of 3 3. A State of Ecstasy: A complete explanation of the tongues is given by the phenomena of ecstatic utterances, especially when taken in connection with the history of New Testament times. In ecstasy the soul feels itself so suffused with the divine that the man is drawn above all natural modes of perception (the understanding becomes “unfruitful”), and the religious nature alone is felt to be active. Utterances at such times naturally become altogether abnormal. If the words remain coherent, the speaker may profess to be uttering revelations, or to be the mere organ of the divine voice. Very frequently, however, what is said is quite incomprehensible, although the speaker seems to be endeavoring to convey something. In a still more extreme case the voice will be inarticulate, uttering only groans or outcries. At the termination of the experience the subject is generally unconscious of all that has transpired. For the state, compare Philo, ‘Quis rerum. divin., li-liii. 249-66’: “The best (ecstasy) of all is a divinely-infused rapture and 'mania,' to which the race of the prophets is subject.... The wise man is a sounding instrument of God's voice, being struck and played upon invisibly by Him.... As long as our mind still shines (is active)...we are not possessed (by God)...but ... when the divine light shines, the human light sets.... The prophet ... is passive, and another (God) makes use of his vocal organs.” Compare, further, the descriptions of Celsus (Origen, “Contra Celsus”, vii. 9), who describes the Christian “prophets” of his day as preaching as if God or Christ were speaking through them, closing their words with “strange, fanatical, and quite unintelligible words of which no rational person can find the meaning.” The Greek papyri furnish us with an abundance of magical formulas couched in unintelligible terms (e.g. Pap. Lond., 121, “Iao, eloai, marmarachada, menepho, mermai, ieor, aeio, erephie, pherephio,” etc.), which are not infrequently connected with an ecstatic state (e.g. Reitzenstein, “Poimandres”, 53-58). Interpretation of the utterances in such a state would always be difficult and diversities of interpretation would be unavoidable. Still, with a fixed content, such as the Christian religion gave, and with the aid of gestures, etc., men who felt that they had an understanding of such conditions could undertake to explain them to the congregation. It is to be noted, however, that Paul apparently does not feel that the gift of interpretation is much to be relied on, for otherwise he would have appraised the utility of tongues more highly than he does. But the popularity of tongues in Corinth is easily understood. The speaker was felt to be taken into the closest of unions with God and hence, to be an especial object of God's favor. Indeed, the occurrence of the phenomenon in a neo-convert was irrefragable proof that the conversion was approved by God (Act 10:44-48; Act 11:15; Act 19:6). So in Mar 16:17 the gift is treated as an exceptional and miraculous divine blessing (in this verse “new” is textually uncertain, and the meaning of the word, if read, is uncertain also). Moreover, for the more selfish, the gift was very showy (1Co 13:1 suggests that it was vociferous), and its possession gratified any desire for personal prominence. by Grace, eklektos |
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53 | tongues | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 153982 | ||
Hello Kennyittis, Tongues, Gift of - Part 1 of 3 1. Basic Character of 1 Corinthians 14: A spiritual gift mentioned in Act 10:44-46; Act 11:15; Act 19:6; Mar 16:17, and described in Act 2:1-13 and at length in 1 Cor 12 through 14, especially chapter 14. In fact, 1 Cor 14 contains such a full and clear account that this passage is basic. The speaker in a tongue addressed God (1Co 14:2, 1Co 14:28) in prayer (1Co 14:14), principally in the prayer of thanksgiving (1Co 14:15-17). The words so uttered were incomprehensible to the congregation (1Co 14:2, 1Co 14:5, 1Co 14:9, etc.), and even to the speaker himself (1Co 14:14). Edification, indeed, was gained by the speaker (1Co 14:4), but this was the edification of emotional experience only (1Co 14:14). The words were spoken “in the spirit” (1Co 14:2); i.e. the ordinary faculties were suspended and the divine, specifically Christian, element in the man took control, so that a condition of ecstasy was produced. This immediate (mystical) contact with the divine enabled the utterance of “mysteries” (1Co 14:2) - things hidden from the ordinary human understanding. In order to make the utterances comprehensible to the congregation, the services of an “interpreter” were needed. Such a man was one who had received from God a special gift as extraordinary as the gifts of miracles, healings, or the tongues themselves (1Co 12:10, 1Co 12:30); i.e. the ability to interpret did not rest at all on natural knowledge, and acquisition of it might be given in answer to prayer (1Co 14:13). Those who had this gift were known, and Paul allowed the public exercise of “tongues” only when one of the interpreters was present (1Co 14:28). As the presence of an interpreter was determined before anyone spoke, and as there was to be only one interpreter for the “two or three” speakers (1Co 14:28), any interpreter must have been competent to explain any tongue. But different interpreters did not always agree (1Co 14:26), whence the limitation to one. 2. Foreign Languages Barred out: These characteristics of an interpreter make it clear that “speaking in a tongue” at Corinth was not normally felt to be speaking in a foreign language. In 1Co 14:10 English Versions of the Bible are misleading with “there are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world,” which suggests that Paul is referring directly to the tongues. But (tosaúta) there should be rendered “very many,” “ever so many,” and the verse is as purely illustrative as is 1Co 14:7. Hence, foreign languages are to be barred out. (Still, this need not mean that foreign phrases may not occasionally have been employed by the speakers, or that at times individuals may not have made elaborate use of foreign languages. But such cases were not normative at Corinth.) Consequently, if “tongues” means “languages,” entirely new languages must be thought of. Such might have been of many kinds (1Co 12:28), have been regarded as a fit creation for the conveyance of new truths, and may even at times have been thought to be celestial languages - the “tongues of angels” (1Co 13:1). On the other hand, the word for “tongue” (glóssa) is of fairly common use in Greek to designate obsolete or incomprehensible words, and, specifically, for the obscure phrases uttered by an oracle. This use is closely parallel to the use in Corinth and may be its source, although then it would be more natural if the “ten thousand words in a tongue” of 1Co 14:19 had read “ten thousand (glossai).” In no case, however, can “tongue” mean simply the physical organ, for 1Co 14:18, 1Co 14:19 speaks of articulated words and uses the plural “tongues” for a single speaker (compare 1Co 14:5, 1Co 14:6). by Grace, eklektos |
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54 | Is "repeating that word" meaningless? | Eph 4:14 | eklektos | 154000 | ||
Not necessarily, it could be phrase, "Blessed is the Lamb" or "Holy art Thou O Lord". It is not, at all times, a prayer, it may be a praise. As Paul states it is without understanding to him but not to God. 1Co 14:2 "For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries." 1Co 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1Co 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. Paul says he will do both, "with the spirit" and "with understanding". Have you ever been in that deep of prayer where you couldn't even talk and just groaned or couldn't get the words out properly and the words were garbled because of the intensity of the burden you were under for someone, some direction or something? That is being ‘in the Spirit’ but God understood your want. Also, it is most unfortunate that the NASB in italics inserts "his" for "the". 1 Co 14:2 "but in (his) spirit he speaks mysteries". View the Amplified: 1 Co 14:2 For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding]. Both translations come from the same publisher. by Grace, eklektos |
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55 | Can wives be older than husbands? | Eph 5:25 | eklektos | 174613 | ||
Dear Ashind, Welcome to the forum. If you have struggled with this dilemma for seven years and are still looking for a legal excuse to go forward with marriage and you are aware that this union will cause great strife in the church and great lose in the man's ministry and life, then your answer is clear. Christ has not called us to foster ill will but has bought us to be one church united in Him. Although the following Scripture, mainly, has to do with food and drink, it also applies to "everything" we do in Christ. Rom 14:19-23 (CEV) "We should try to live at peace and help each other have a strong faith. Don't let your appetite destroy what God has done. All foods are fit to eat, but it is wrong to cause problems for others by what you eat. It is best not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything else that causes problems for other followers of the Lord. What you believe about these things should be kept between you and God. You are fortunate, if your actions don't make you have doubts. But if you do have doubts about what you eat, you are going against your beliefs. And you know that is wrong, because anything you do against your beliefs is sin." Dear sister: God loves us all and He wants His children to live in peace with respect to all men. If, at all possible, heed the warnings of those in your social atmosphere and be an example to them with all love and by your example you may bring some into the kingdom of God. Proclaim openly your willingness to follow Christ and stand boldly for Him. Often times, a legal thing to do is not the best thing to do. the best to you, eklektos |
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56 | Fasting | Colossians | eklektos | 174381 | ||
Greetings Corin, 1. You asked: "How many types of fasting are there in the Bible?" Fast, Fasting Depriving oneself of food for a period of time for a specific purpose, often spiritual. It is the "weakening" of the body in order to "strengthen" the spirit. It is interesting to note that sin entered the world through the disobedience of eating (Gen. 3:6). We are called to fast in the N.T. (Matt. 6:16 ). (See also 1 Kings 21:27; Psalm 35:13; Acts 13:3; 2 Cor. 6:5). (Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry [C.A.R.M.] www.carm.org) The length of time for a fast varies from one day, Darius, king of Persia (Dan 6:18) to 40 days as with Jesus (Mat 4:2), Moses (Exo 34:28) and Elijah (1 Kings 19:8). 2. You asked: "If somebody restraint from watching movie is that consider as fasting?" Movies have nothing to do with fasting, it always involves food. The length of time for a fast varies from one day, Darius, king of Persia (Dan 6:18) to 40 days as with Jesus (Mat 4:2), Moses (Exo 34:28) and Elijah (1 Kings 19:8). 3. You asked: "What shall we do while fasting in order to get the best result from God?" Although fasting is used to show our consecration to God and asking for His Divine will to be done in special cases, it is not a magic tool for getting what you want. Be "dedicated" to the reason for your fast and God will reward you. Mat 6:16 When you go without eating, don't try to look gloomy as those show-offs do when they go without eating. I can assure you that they already have their reward. Mat 6:17 Instead, comb your hair and wash your face. Mat 6:18 Then others won't know that you are going without eating. But your Father sees what is done in private, and he will reward you. (Contemporary English Version) There may be more information by using the "Search" tool in the upper right corner of this page. Type in Fasting and click the Search button. eklektos |
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57 | What does Fight the good Fight mean? | 1 Tim 6:12 | eklektos | 174007 | ||
Greetings shamrock, Welcome to the forum! 1 Tim 6:12 would be "Stand strong and endure in our Faith" Chapter 6 starts with instructions to servants and then moves along to verse 11 where Paul addresses Timothy directly, "O man of God". Paul exhorts Timothy to "flee these things", the things Paul just referred to in the preceding verses; "pride, envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings". Fight the good fight of faith, persevere in righteousness because daily we are to take up our cross. Lay aside those things that can lead a person to destruction. Hold on to these things, righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness (v11), for they are profitable toward eternal life. Paul tells him to be strong in his calling in which many were witnesses to (Acts 16). Keep the faith. Flee from evil. Despise nothing but unrighteousness. The International Standard Version and the Contemporary English Version of the Scriptures uses, "fight for the faith", but this could have the wrong connotation to the meaning, "fight of faith" used in NASB, KJV, ASV. Hope I have served in some way. eklektos |
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58 | How does Hebrews 10:26 fit my problem | Heb 10:26 | eklektos | 174220 | ||
Greetings Noveta, I affirm BradK's value of the forum in your situation. Here are some offerings from some learned men on Hebrews and Psalms you listed. Heb 10:26 "Which is not to be understood of a single act of sin, but rather of a course of sinning; nor of sins of infirmity through temptation, or even of grosser acts of sin, but of voluntary ones; and not of all voluntary ones, or in which the will is engaged and concerned, but of such which are done on set purpose, resolutely and obstinately; and not of immoral practices, but of corrupt principles, and acting according to them; it intends a total apostasy from the truth, against light and evidence, joined with obstinacy."(John Gill's Expostion on the Entire Bible) Heb 10:26 "This is the meaning of the apostle, and the case is that of a deliberate apostate - one who has utterly rejected Jesus Christ and his atonement, and renounced the whole Gospel system." (Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible) Paul gives as an example in Heb 10:28 "He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:" which references to Num 15:30 "But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people." (presumptuously is the key word) Apostasy - the dilberate action of willfully turning away from something once believed. Psa 139: "The psalm relates to the omnipresence of God, and contains such reflections as would occur to one meditating on that attribute of the Deity. It is the most distinct and full statement of that doctrine which is to be found in the Hebrew Scriptures, and the doctrine is presented in language which has never been surpassed for sublimity and beauty. The leading idea in the psalm seems to be that of comfort from the fact that God is everywhere; that he knows all that pertains to us; that we can never be hidden from his view; that he has known us from the beginning; that as he fashioned and formed us - making us what we are - he knows all our necessities, and can supply them." (Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible) eklektos |
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59 | Knowing vs believing | Heb 11:1 | eklektos | 176761 | ||
Greetings NightJay0044, This is a very good question and deserves more than can be written here. It involves experience and faith and there could be a division of the two that only God can make. Knowledge evolves from believing. Usually, knowing comes from experience. I can say, "I know the Lord will meet my needs because He has never failed to do so", yet, this also comes from believing. Believing or faith comes from something we have not experienced but we have some knowledge that helps us to believe, the Spirit of truth, The Comforter. Read Hebrews chapter 11. Noah believed God that it would rain and he knew it for a certainty when it did. Example: I know I drove to the store yesterday without getting into an accident, I believe I can go to the store today without an accident but I won't know until I get home. This is a good question to all Christians for meditation. What do you know and what do you believe? (Rhetorical) Pro 3:6 "In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths." I hope this helps, eklektos |
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60 | What does new wine in old skins and new | James 1:5 | eklektos | 174216 | ||
Greetings Kenmo, One needs a bottle before you can fill it. As in the first creation, God formed man first, then, filled him with life but then death came by sin. When we accept Christ, and believe, we have passed from death unto life. (John 5:24) We become a new creation (2Cor 5:17) a new wineskin (bottle) has been formed. So now, in this second creation, this new creation, that God has formed, He fills with His Living Spirit. The old wineskin, the unbeliever, the old nature, will not accept this new wine, the Gospel, and it will be disastrous (the old bottle will burst) in the end. For it would be better for them not to have heard the way, the Gospel, than to reject it. (2Pet.2:21) Jesus knew the hardness of the Pharisees hearts (the old wineskins) and thus He spoke this parable to them. They didn’t understand why Jesus’ disciples didn’t fast because they couldn’t see beyond their own self-righteousness. (also another parable to the Pharisees about not coming for the righteous but the unrighteous while He was eating with the publicans and sinners). Hope this loose paraphrase of the parable is helpful. eklektos |
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