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41 | Pologomy Allowed? | Ex 21:10 | khuck | 102473 | ||
I believe the original writer asked, when did Polygamy end? I will pose the question when did polygamy BEGIN? It was not part of God's original plan... He created one man and one woman, "and the two became one." Therefore at the creation God joined one husband to one wife. Polygamy began with Lemech. Genesis 4 17 Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city, and he named it after his son Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech. 19 Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah. Hence the Scripture does enlighten us as to God's original plan of matrimony, and how man chose his own way. Polygamy is man's creation. -khuck |
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42 | Pologomy Allowed? | Ex 21:10 | khuck | 103143 | ||
Dear Headdoc5, I love the idea of Christian Psychology, one of my good friends is a an Associate Church Pastor and Christian psychologist and when I had gone through the processes of grieving, anger and depression, he was able through his own Bible knowledge and as a Doctor to shed real 'Light' on these circumstances. He taught me to take advantage of what Christ has given me to overcome them. I commend you on 33 years of marriage (geez, most marriages do not last after 7 years) let alone having love that exponentiates each day. But it does happen and I commend you. My intention was to bring fact to the thread, but if in anyway my answer was harsh or it seemed judgemental. Please accept my sincerest apologies. Charge it to my "head" lol and not to my heart:) Growing in Him, -khuck |
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43 | A Dark Day for America | Lev 18:22 | khuck | 104117 | ||
Hello Hank I was really floored to hear that news also today. These are certainly the signs of the times no doubt. But your are correct we have a collective voice. We can not stand by and deem what is clearly wrong as right. The decision is abominable to say the least. The kingdom suffereth violence and the voilent take it by force. Hank God Bless you as you are ever vigilant! -Kathy |
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44 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103688 | ||
I wholeheartedly agree with you, that The One God is three separate yet united personalities. All in All. I also admit that my example given still falls short of His Being. It is just my most simplistic example of 3 in one :) Good to see you as always, -Kathy |
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45 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103690 | ||
Noble, I too would agree, once having the Word, that the real growth comes in the practical application of it in the life of the believer. My contribution and why I agree with you.The Word is within us. James 1:21-27 ...and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. ...If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is useless. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. ***The implanted word in this place suggests the indwelling Spirit, the indwelling Christ, etc. Paul also commanded that the "word of Christ" should dwell in Christians. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living, and active and sharper than any two edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart. Colossians 1:27 To whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of the glory. ***Coffman- Christ in you ... This is the essence of the "mystery" as Paul expounded it here; but a comparison with other Pauline writings on the subject reveals the mystery to be somewhat complex. There are eight expressions in the New Testament, all eight of which refer to a single state, namely, the saved state; and these are: (1) Christ is in you; (2) you are in Christ; (3) God is in you; (4) you are in God; (5) the Holy Spirit is in you; (6) you are in the Holy Spirit; (7) the mind of Christ is in you; (8) the word of Christ is in you. For Scriptural references and discussion of all these see Galatians 5:23, this volume. It is mandatory, of course, to see all of these various designations as reference to one condition only, that of the redeemed in Christ. The fact that all such references are indeed synonymous is evident from Paul's usage in this and the following verse. Here he spoke of "Christ in you"; in the very next verse, and speaking of the same thing, he referred to it as presenting every man "in Christ," thus quite obviously using "in Christ" and "Christ in you" interchangeably. *** 2 tim 2:14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear. ***Strive not about words, to no profit ... Needless and useless argumentation have been the bane of historical Christianity. At the time of the great Communist revolution in Russia, the Orthodox Church was engaged in a tremendous argumentative crisis over the making of church vestments! Many a time, Christians have plunged into useless and silly arguments while the citadel of their faith was destroyed. Not only are such arguments of no profit, as Paul said; but they are actively mischievous, destructive and subversive of true faith. Christians? They are commanded not to do it! *** 15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth. ***Practically all of the exegesis on this verse regards the Greek words here rendered "handling aright," and in the KJV, "rightly dividing" the word of truth. The words have the following basic meaning: The compound verb (rightly dividing) means to "cut straight... the Greeks used the word for "expound soundly." 16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness, ***Shun ..."This is a strong word and means literally to make a circuit so as to avoid." Profane babblings ... This refers especially to the striving about words to no profit, mentioned above. Those arguments which make frequent use of God's name, and yet without honor and submission to God's will, are actually profane in spite of any cloak of piety; and there are many religious discussions which fall squarely into this category. They will proceed further ...The end result of such disputations is not righteousness, but ungodliness.*** Reading the Bible, remembering and taking heed to it's teachings, sharing the Gospel of Christ Jesus and showing love and tolerance to one another seems to be a wise thing. If we are truly saved isn't the Word living within us. We can only grow by acting upon it, IMHO. -khuck |
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46 | must be theologians? | Numbers | khuck | 103763 | ||
Radioman Lovely and well put. I agree that whatever understanding and knowledge that we glean must be put into practice. I hope you will indulge me as I share some more of my thoughts. (please take no offense, I promise there is none intended) The Spirit that dwells in us will bring of to the full knowledge of God's Awesome love and divine grace. Rom 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Eph 3:14 For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. I do believe that understanding His love and then practically applying it by the power of Him dwelling with in us makes all things one in Him. Agreeing that we must be diligent in retaining what we have learned in scriptures, my assertion is that we must be careful to walk in it. Head knowledge has it's place no doubt, but I agree with many posters that it is the Loving relationship between the Father and His child that causes growth and maturity. And mind you this is only my opinion and belief, it is not to be taken in any other way. -Kathy |
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47 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103780 | ||
Hi Norm; I am gathering from what you posted that you feel that Jesus is not One in God or am I mistaken? My Faith teaches me and let me not be subtle in any way, that Jesus is the same Word that was with, and was God, when the world was Created. I believe Him to be Elohim Sabaoth or Yahweh Sabaoth, The All Mighty God or God of Host, and Isaiah 9:6 insures us that He is, as well as being the everlasting Father. All in One God! God is One. Isaiah 9 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The Flesh of this Man Jesus was killed the human part, but God the Spirit within Him Is eternal and could not die. Therefore Jesus died a natural death of the body only. BUT JESUS' Spirit could not die "He gave up the Ghost" in otherwords... He came out of that Body" -Khuck |
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48 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103803 | ||
Dear Norm, Thank you for the clarity. As you know I do believe in the Triune God, the Godhead or Trinity. I have like you previously stated my reason for such beliefs. I really appreciate your writing back to clear up any misconceptions. Thank you, -Kathy |
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49 | Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form | Numbers | khuck | 103809 | ||
Hi Ed, You know I have to honestly admit that the Jehovah's Witness thought popped into my head also... but I had one problem in view that the poster also said, "I believe in Jesus Only! The the exhalted Jesus is God" Now I could be wrong but don't the JW's believe that Jesus is no more than a demi-god? My good friend Diane and I always differ on this she is a JW and she will not call Him the exalted God. Please help me here? Thanks, Kathy P.S. I probably should leave this alone but you know how nosey I can be by now. :) |
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50 | Loyal to who?? | Numbers | khuck | 104163 | ||
The Son was loyal to the Fathers promise to save mankind and therefore He was obedient unto death for our sake. It was a matter of not yielding to a temptaion that was authentic, as a man He felt the temptation, but his impeccable character caused his not to yield. He showed Himself to be Loyal to His friends, to the point that He laid down His very life for our sins. Jesus was indeed God in the flesh, and that is the key. He was on earth as a man and He gave up His high place to the lower position for us. It was Jesus the man who was tempted. Temptation as well as sin is related to flesh, but Jesus was born of the Spirit of God. So He was obedient to the Father, for our sake and even though He was truly tempted He did not sin. But maybe these may help expound more: ***The secret of a godly life lies in Jesus Who lived on earth as a Man, and Who was tempted in every way as we are, but never sinned even once in thought, word, deed, attitude or motive or in any other way (1 Tim.3:16; Heb.4:15). (1 Tim. 3:15,16). Temptation is not the same as sin. Jas.1:14,15 makes that clear. Our mind has to agree with the temptation before we sin. It is clear from Matthew 4 that Jesus was tempted. But His mind never agreed with any temptation even once. Thus He never sinned. He kept His heart pure. Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit. He did not have the 'old man' that we were born with. We have sinful flesh, whereas Jesus did not have sinful flesh. He came only "in the likeness of sinful flesh" (Rom.8:3). But the Bible teaches that our Lord "was tempted in all points as we are" (Heb.4:15). We do not have to analyze this, even as we do not analyze the mystery of God becoming Man. We only have to believe it. At every point, in every temptation, Jesus obeyed His Father, unlike Adam. God's Word says about Jesus, "He learned obedience and was made complete" (Heb. 5:7-9). The word "learned" is a word that relates to education. So what this verse is saying is that Jesus received an education in obedience as a Man. In each situation, He obeyed His Father and thus completed His education as a Man. Thus He became a Forerunner for us, so that we too can follow in His footsteps, overcoming temptation and obeying God (Heb.6:20). Our Lord can sympathize with us in our struggles against temptation, because He too was tempted like us (Heb. 2:18; 4:15; 12:2-4). The purity of Jesus as a Man was not something that He received on a platter, but one that was acquired through battle. But those battles were not endless ones. Every temptation was conquered - one after another. Thus, over the period of His lifetime, He faced every single temptation that we are tempted by - and overcame*** ***Was Jesus Tempted? Some assert that Jesus could not be tempted by citing the following passage: Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone (James 1:13). Two claims are given to support the above conclusion: 1. Jesus was God in the flesh. 2. Since God cannot be tempted, Jesus was immune to temptation. The true claim The first claim agrees with scripture. Jesus was indeed God in the flesh. See John 1:1-5, 14 and Colossians 2:15-18 for this evidence. The false claim The second assertion does not agree with scripture. Twice the writer of Hebrews indicated that Jesus was tempted. For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted (Hebrews 2:18). For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15). Conclusion Jesus was tempted by Satan, and was in fact tempted in all the ways that we are tempted today. Yet He did not sin. One reason Jesus is our perfect high priest is because he can sympathize with us. He knows how it felt to be tempted.*** ***it behooves us to accept the account of the temptation without being presumptuously inquisitive. Of course, it has supernatural features, but the supernatural confronts us all through the life of Jesus, so there is nothing strange about it here. Jesus had taken upon him our flesh, and hence he could be tempted, with a possibility of falling. But his divinity insured his victory over temptation. He became like us in ability to fall, that he might make us like unto himself in power to resist. It behooved him to be tempted, and thus sharing our nature with its weakness and temptation he might bring us to share his nature with its strength and sinlessness. Sinlessness does not preclude temptation, else Adam could not have been tempted, nor could Satan himself have fallen. Moreover, temptation is in so sense sin. It is the yielding of the will to temptation which constitutes sin. *** |
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51 | Loyal to who?? | Numbers | khuck | 104265 | ||
Hi Aniset, I am in agreement with Bradk and EdB, therefore I submit this verse: Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. In Christ my God and Savior, -Kathy |
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52 | The Forum Continues To Grow | Ps 119:105 | khuck | 103825 | ||
Note written by steve: Hank and BradK; Thanks for the encouragement. Perhaps I won't let myself get chased just yet. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones Remark from Kathy: "DITTO" |
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53 | Do you seek God, for Guidance | Prov 3:6 | khuck | 103729 | ||
Hello Searcher, Thank you for answering this question, it has often crossed my mind. And it is interesting to see how others approach the privilege of answering questions on the forum, or anytime we are confronted with questions regarding our faith. I will admit that I am looking for no specific answer, just really a sincere inquiry as to the how different people approach the task. Your answer is much appreciated. -Kathy |
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54 | Do you seek God, for Guidance | Prov 3:6 | khuck | 103730 | ||
Dulos, I appreciate your response. I had no specific right ot wrong answer in mind, but I did get insight from your post and find it interesting that you do pray and ask God to guide and give you wisdom, to be ready to answer each day. :) Again thank you for your earnest response. -Kathy |
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55 | Are love and tolerance the best response | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 104900 | ||
In order to forgive ... you must have Love. Christ was able to forgive them because He Loved them.... For God so Loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son... Nothing is of value without the component of Love. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Staying within the context of the question posed, I believe that nothing in the life of a "True Christian" will ever be effective if it cannot be addressed with and in Love. In He Who Is Love, -Kathy |
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56 | Are love and tolerance the best response | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 104926 | ||
Happy Thanksgiving Joel, Have you gotten any of my emails? It is late I know, but I am just able to get back online. With family visiting and the whole cooking thing. Surely, you do not insinuate that I am self righteously above you, when of course as you well know I am your friend and servant in Christ! And in Christ I have a great love for you! We have so many common bonds as you know. You are so very Loved, and you know that you have my ear whenever I am available and have the time to do so. Please do not be discouraged, I have tried to send you several responses to alleviate any concern that you may have, that I have put you on my nevermind list. (grin) NEVER THAT! Tomorrow is Friday, and I promise you... we will share breakfast with the Lord! Your friend and sister in Christ, -Kathy |
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57 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 105030 | ||
Hi Steve! I always Love your responses, to these questions, they are always presented well and well thought out. No apologies required! I understand the meaning of Civil disobedience, (now I am going to date myself) I remember Martin Luther King coming to our neighborhood in Chicago speaking to the young people during the riots and asking that they turn to peaceful modes of protest, watching those young and old black people on the news being hosed down, because the law did not allow them to vote, and Rosa took a seat near the front of the bus breaking the law and being arrested. (Civil Disobedoence I truly understand) But what I hope you will expound upon is the term, Violation of my conscience or your conscience. Can you help? Love hearing from you... -Kathy |
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58 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 105077 | ||
Hi Kalos: May I ask you what is means if I feel my conscience has been violated? I have asked several times... I don't think you are speaking like the conscientious objectors in the 60s or are you. Can you please help me to get a better understanding of this term. I would really appreciate a response. I do agree that Steve and EdB have given good responses to this question. Yet I want (prolly not require) a better understanding of the term violation of ones conscience. Thank you, -Kathy |
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59 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 105089 | ||
Ok Thank you so very much for the response. I understand now Kalos :) |
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60 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | khuck | 105129 | ||
Thank you Steve :) It really does help... the only thing that kept coming to my mind was the conscientious objectors during the vietnam era, but I was not sure if it would be the same thing. That the question posed. I do agree with the answers that you and EdB contributed to the thread. Learn something new everyday. I thank both you and Kalos for the extra assist. y'all are great! (grin) -Kathy |
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