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41 | The origin of life | Genesis | Jensen | 34437 | ||
Dear JK316...Welcome to the Forum :-) I agree with Hank and Radioman that the Bible does not state explicitly how old the Earth is. A good Biblical guess, based primarily on the genealogies, would be 6,000 to 12,000 years however. There is much debate on the age of the Earth to be found here on the Forum that a good search will uncover. For a "young Earth" point of view please visit answersingenesis.org. The young Earth argument is quite persuasive. God Bless....Jensen |
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42 | Having problems with my faith. | Genesis | Jensen | 34436 | ||
Dear Chynna...You are not having problems with your Faith. You may have a problem with understanding the Biblical idea of stewardship. You Wrote... "Most christians I speak with view animals as things God gave us to do with however we please"... but that means that Christians who want to please God will be good stewards of His Creation. That includes animals. Christians do not “please” to abuse animals, or any other part of Creation. But the Creation is here for your use. And you Wrote... "But how does an animal lover accept God's choice of animal sacrifices..." .....which is close to saying that animals are the equal of men(people)when they are clearly not. An “animal lover” may not accept animal sacrifice but an OT people of God would. An “animal lover” may not subscribe to eating meat but a NT Christian would see no harm at all. Which comes first in your own life will be determined by your understanding of the position you occupy in His Creation. Your issue(s) with animals will be resolved when you come to the full understanding that God loves all of His Creation and each part has a “role” to play. Even His Son had a part to play and surely the crucifixion of a guiltless man will give more pause than the death of any animal. Your heightened concern with animals may be misplaced or misdirected. You were an "animal lover" before becoming a Christian. There may have been a moral equivalence instilled in you through a government school. Was there a government teacher that encouraged you along the path of Pantheism? (God, if there is one, is everywhere and is in everything. All life is equal. A boy is a tree is a pig.)Being a good steward for all of His Creation is Biblical, but we are to use what God gave us. Do you remember Peters Vision? Why would God tell us in Acts 10…. “11 He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. 13 Then a voice told him, "Get up, Peter. Kill and eat." …if we were not to use His Creation for our own maintenance. In the OT animal sacrifice was a way to maintain a relationship with God. He said to do it. Start with the Knowledge that if God said it, it must be Good. Now go out and persuade the world to your knowledge of the Truth. Do not start with an idea of the world (pantheism) and then try to adjust God to it. God Bless….Jensen |
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43 | Geography of the Forum! | Acts 21:39 | Jensen | 34428 | ||
Jensen...Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. USA..Go CANES and anyone playing the Gators | ||||||
44 | BEING A WITNESS AND NEEDING DELIVERANCE | Bible general Archive 1 | Jensen | 34427 | ||
Dear Alice…Welcome to the Forum :-) You asked two questions. Both are a matter of definition. So let us start with the definitions. According to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary WITNESS….. 1 : attestation of a fact or event : TESTIMONY 2 : one that gives evidence; specifically : one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal 3 : one asked to be present at a transaction so as to be able to testify to its having taken place 4 : one who has personal knowledge of something 5 a : something serving as evidence or proof : SIGN b : public affirmation by word or example of usually religious faith or conviction *the heroic witness to divine life— Pilot* And DELIVERANCE…. 1 : the act of delivering someone or something : the state of being delivered; especially : LIBERATION, RESCUE In a Christian manner of speaking we could say that a testimony may lead someone to be rescued. Testimony, or witnessing, is also a way to encourage believers. God has done some pretty wonderful things in the lives of individuals. Telling the story of the event or that life changing or enhancing episode brought about by God (miracles etc.) would be giving a WITNESS in the testimony sense of the word. Testimonies, therefore, are given to believers and non-believers alike. Once a non-believer becomes a believer he has been rescued or DELIVERED from the eternal separation from God. (Some would say that the non believer would be delivered from going to hell, and some would let it be enough to say separation.) DELIVERANCE is rescue. We are delivered to God through His Son, our Savior Jesus. I hope this helps. Hang in there. Others will soon give more on the topic. God Bless….Jensen |
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45 | Is this a false prophet? | Job | Jensen | 33868 | ||
Thanks for your reply...Just one thing though. You wrote... "Any church giving a test is kind of going back to the origins of the word church - Circus" I know that you once heard that somewhere, but it wasn't true. The origin of the word "church" is not circus. "Church" has it's origins like this according to Websters Dictionary.... "Middle English chirche, from Old English cirice, ultimately from Late Greek kyriakon, from Greek, neuter of kyriakos of the lord, from kyrios lord, master; akin to Sanskrit KTra hero, warrior Date:before 12th century"..... ........so "church" has its origins in "Lord" Circus has its origin in the word which means "ring". "Latin, circle, circus— more at CIRCLE Date:14th century" Don't for one moment believe half the crap you here about our church. People will make up all kinds of things to bring even a little dishonor upon His Church. Defend the Faith and His church by testing all things. If it doen't sound right in your gut (Holy Spirit?) then check it out. Be in a position to defend the Faith, to give a reason for the Hope that we have. Your brother in Christ Jesus. God Bless....Jensen |
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46 | Let's crucify Ezra Brown | Job | Jensen | 33861 | ||
No...You misunderstood. Advice was being offered by myself and others as to how to comport oneself on the Forum. CAPS are seldom used except for emphasis. Puntuation helps to seperate sentences, and therefore it is easier for the reader to understand the thought that is being conveyed. Some will capitalize God or Lord to show respect for the name (Name) :-) No crucifiction intended :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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47 | Two prophets? | Job | Jensen | 33859 | ||
Of Course...You are forgiven. There was a misunderstanding. | ||||||
48 | Two prophets? | Job | Jensen | 33289 | ||
Dear charis...Thanks for the thought provoking debate. I see that we both have embraced the post of Brian. That is good. We agree after all when someone else puts the case. Maybe we were talking past one another?? For my part, I misunderstood the difference between NT and OT prophets. Two seperate, distinct roles and characteristics. They are so different perhaps they should have two different names. Kind of like the name "apostle" NOT TO START THAT DEBATE PLEASE:-o You do know that Ezra is talking about the OT prophets of which he believes he is similar to. Till we meet again, I remain your brother in Christ God Bless....Jensen |
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49 | Two prophets? | Job | Jensen | 33286 | ||
And upon this reasonble post...I retire God Bless....Jensen |
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50 | Two prophets? | Job | Jensen | 33232 | ||
Dear charis…Try again to understand the opposing position. Please. Linguistic Gymnastics are beneath you. You know the point Searcher is making. Why the Dance? Are you afraid of the weakness of the position you hold: That a prophet of God is still a prophet of God even if he declares “Thus saith the Lord…” and is shown to be wrong, incorrect, off the mark, unbiblical. The position is to me absurd. If you claim to speak for God, you better be right. What happens to the false prophet, the one who leads people astray? (Revelation) No other ministerial Gift makes that claim of speaking for God and you know it. Not a teacher, a pastor, an evangelical, or apostle. Even Paul took pains do write to Timothy that some of what he(Paul) was saying was of himself “…and not the Lord”. Would you consider a person who claimed the Gift of Evangelism and never, ever, led anyone in the direction to the Lord to be a true Evangelist (or are we not to judge?) And the Pastor who never, ever, led a church regardless of size but claimed to be a Pastor and that was proof enough that he had the Gift of Pastor? In my past life I would have said “Put up or shut up” but today I say TEST all things and RENEW your mind :-) Please do not seize only upon a single sentence found herein for a reply. Please speak to the spirit of the post if at all. What is disconcerting is that I once thought we were in agreement on this fine point of this debate. But if we can not agree on this single point of accuracy there is really little else to say. All doctrine is up for grabs. Christianity makes no stand. We can argue on endlessly on every point, regardless of Scriptural authority. We can make it up as we go along like a new age religion. We can even claim “secret” knowledge from now on. We impress not our Lord, and we play the part of the fool on the world stage. We search for God and find ourselves. Sad really. You know that I do not attack you on a personal basis. How could I? I have too much respect for you. But your position is…..well,……missing the mark. (And I think you know it) God Bless….Jensen |
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51 | Is "declared unto him...anointing" Bible | Job | Jensen | 33225 | ||
Dear Ezra...You Wrote to Searcher.... "you are the biggest joke i have ever heard" ...Now I understand your role of self-proclaimed prophet. If you can not defend your position,....well,... just call people names and then ask Gods blessings upon them so that you will be somehow absolved of your lack of manners. Arrogance is a characteristic of the intellectually lazy. Just defend your position and know that you do not have the inside track to God. We are all priests in that sense. We do not need you to come before us. You have demonstrated that you do not have a clue on this topic, only emotion. Renew your mind. God Bless....Jensen |
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52 | Is this a false prophet? | Job | Jensen | 33224 | ||
Dear SRN....You wrote... "I believe a person saying they are a prophet etc in some sort of illusion is not a false prophet." What? Is that a question? Do you know that the sentence makes no sense? Are you agreeing, disagreeing or just keeping in touch :-) I agree that false prophets are all over Sunday morning TV. They are also allover our church. I can tell if a person is a false prophet by the nature of their words. If what the prophet says is clearly unbiblical, he is a false prophet. If the prophet speaks of a future event that proves to be untrue, he is a false prophet. Simple tests for a false prophet abound. Really!! There was a "test" that was circulated among the churches that claimed to determine what Gift you had. I do not know the origin of the test but perhaps you have seen it, or took it. It asked several questions that the answers to would evaluate the Christian to determine his Gift. Taking a test to determine your Gift does not seem to be of God....to me. But weak minded, intellectually lazy Christians are only too happy to embrace what I call "HocusPocusChristianity" and all Christianity suffers because our message of salvation can not be heard above the roar of laughter. TEST all things. Do not listen to false prophets. If they are wrong once, just once, then perhaps they are blessed with a different Gift. But if they claim to speak for God,....well, they must be right. God Bless....Jensen |
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53 | Let's crucify Ezra Brown | Job | Jensen | 33222 | ||
Dear SRN....I miss the point of your question. Perhaps a more direct question would help. God Bless....Jensen |
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54 | Do you have to be baptized to be saved? | 1 Pet 3:21 | Jensen | 33161 | ||
Dear Honest Abe...Welcome to the Forum :-).... For a more complete discussion of this ongoing topic of debate you may want to search "baptism" as well as follow this thread. There are some very good discussions on BOTH sides of this debate. For me I am saved by Grace. And Grace alone. God Bless....Jensen |
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55 | Can the church forgive sin? | Matt 6:14 | Jensen | 33160 | ||
Dear Lordlover...Here is a passage that may help. (Mat 6:14-15) Since we as individuals should, and therefore can, forgive someone their sins against us, by extension, I suppose a church, or group of believers can forgive a trespass corporately. Perhaps some church decree? God Bless….Jensen |
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56 | which came first the chicken or the egg | Gen 1:20 | Jensen | 33155 | ||
Dear joetatep...The chicken came before the egg. The answer to the riddle is found in the Book of Origins....GE 1:20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good." God Bless....Jensen |
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57 | Why is this event only in St. Matthew? | Matt 27:52 | Jensen | 33115 | ||
Dear Trykkleif...Welcome to the Forum :-)....While it is true for all the reasons you have received in reply that there is only one Biblical record of this miracle, I do recall reading from an extra-biblical account that the dead also were seen walking around in Rome and other cities as well. It was a "famous" historian. I forget the name however. So, in this case the Bible supports the extra-biblical account. (Now I will drive myself crazy going through all the resources in order to find that historian:)) When I find it I will try to send the source to you. God Bless....Jensen |
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58 | Are these not prophets? | Job | Jensen | 33112 | ||
Personal Note to Searcher...... You may know that I asked the question that began this particular thread. I am going to hand off the ball to you on this topic. I think my sometimes gruff manner prohibits some from seeing the simple truth of what my (our) position is. I am burned out. Temporarily I pray :-) Carry On Searcher !!! :-) |
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59 | Dancing? | Job | Jensen | 33110 | ||
Dear EProphet...You Wrote.... "Just a simple man, serving a mighty God.".... How humble you are. It was obvious that you were a simple (humble?) man since you did not answer, at all, anything that I wrote to you. That is simple. No answer, no defense is simple. And you wrote...." Maybe if I were better at debate I could have made my point more clear." ....But you made no points...you gave up the debate. That is fine with me and when someone asks you for the reason for the Hope that you have you can just say "God Bless You" which is far, far better than dancing around the issue of the debate. I actually admired your non-answer. It was honest and to the point. (To wit: I can not defend my position and I will not try to do so by compromising my integrity.) That is honest. You may have a supportable position but there is no harm in admitting that you do not know how to support it. I expect your "debating skills" to improve and I really look forward to your future posts and your fresh input. These debates are fun while also serious at times...nothing, repeat nothing is personal. How could it be when using such a medium as EMail Forums. We are all in the shadows to some degree I guess. "Nothing missing, nothing broken" sounds like what we say in my culture "No Harm Done" and if so then "Let It Be" :-) God Bless....Jensen |
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60 | Seeking a prophet, or not? | Job | Jensen | 33105 | ||
Dear charis...You wrote... "Do you demand the same degree of perfection from preachers and teachers of the Word? i.e. 100 percent 'accuracy' and perfection. Or do you simply deny that God speaks through them?"....To which I reply...the latter. Fraud is fraud. I'm not impressed with a man who says he is a prophet and whom is sometimes accurate. Sometimes agrees with the Bible; Sometimes speaks the truth even if in love. Sometimes gives edification while at other times makes fale accusations. There was a "prophet" in a local church that told a teenage congregant that God wanted him to shun pornography. This man of God did this in front of the congregation. The young man was not guilty, but the prophet of God knew better. It led to the young mans suicide. It was a pretty big story locally. It provided a lot of pause in the Christian community. You can have all the fun you want in the church hall with each other. Lets not have any standards at all. Why bother with Pauls' letter(s) concerning church conduct, or the 'suggestions' for choosing leaders. I really have had enough of this topic. In the future do not tell me that you agree with me and then backtrack. It is confusing. Take a stand. This debate never was about anything other than how to discern a false prophet. I'm sorry we again disagree. I thought we kissed and made up :-) God Bless....Jensen PS. No...I am NOT seeking a prophet, never was, never will be, since all who make the claim to have the Gift are acknowledged apparently without question. Not me. HocusPocusChristianity is not in my reading of the Scriptures. TEST all things my friend. |
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