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41 | Praying to Mary isn't worship? | Bible general Archive 1 | One | 71155 | ||
Matt 17:1 Six days later Jesus *took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. Matt 17:2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. Matt 17:3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. Matt 17:4 Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." Matt 17:5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, "This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!" Deut 4:24 "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. I must disagree, look at these passages. God does not want us to put the focus on any of His servants He wants the focus to be on Him. Now some have said, “We do a lot of things not in the Bible” and that is what I see wrong with a lot of religion today. We have not learned the lesson from Nadab and Abihu who were destroyed for offering fire that God had not commanded. Don’t get me wrong I don’t say this to be like I’m going to heaven and no one else is. It is not my job, nor is it any mans job to stand at the gates of heaven and say, “Your in, your out, your in, naw on second thought your out.” However I think we should take a strong look at what God finds pleasing and what He does not. Then try to do what pleases God and less of what pleases us. I just don't see how praying to Mary, Moses, Paul, or any mortal would please God. We should follow every prayer in the Bible and pray to God only! |
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42 | Has the time arrived to believe in Him? | Dan 7:22 | One | 71055 | ||
Sorry I was so long in getting back. I have not been at work for several days during the holidays. Yes, I do believe in the trinity. I do see distinct roles here, I see the Son of Man as Christ, the Ancient of Days as the Father and the Spirit as the one revealing this vision. To make the Son of Man as referring to the trinity you have the Godhead coming to its self. I feel the way I explained it above is more likely, although it is in many ways difficult to separate the trinity. | ||||||
43 | What is the Link of faith and works? | Gal 5:6 | One | 70664 | ||
Sorry In the last post I should have said Note not working for Gods Kingdom is wickedness according to God. |
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44 | What is the Link of faith and works? | Gal 5:6 | One | 70663 | ||
Rom 9:31 but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Rom 9:32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone, I think Paul clarifies the whole works, faith issue. Paul uses Israel as an example and says they did not arrive at the law even though they pursued the law of righteousness because they didn’t do it by faith. It shows to me a condition of the heart. We can obey Gods law, give to the poor, and treat others well and not make it to heaven if we do it to earn our salvation. We can never become worthy of heaven by just doing good things because I can help 100 widows and 1,000 orphans and it still does not cover my wrong. Yet, I feel works are and essential part of a Christian life. Remember what Jesus said to the servant in the parable of the talents. He said, “You lazy, wicked servant.” Note working for Gods Kingdom is wickedness according to God. |
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45 | Not my will, but Yours be done... | Luke 22:42 | One | 70661 | ||
I guess I have never seen this verse as controversial I just see it as the humanity of Christ. We as humans have a great will to survive. Jesus didn’t want to die. I feel even greater, Jesus knew when He took on the sin of the world God would have to turn his back on Him and He would be separated from God. This is why Jesus cried out on the cross, “My God, MY God why have you forsaken me?” I Think sometimes we forget at the cross we broke and eternal fellowship and to Me this is why Jesus did not want to face the cross but new He had to. | ||||||
46 | Has the time arrived to believe in Him? | Dan 7:22 | One | 70649 | ||
Again look at what this says on the clouds He is not coming "FROM" the Ancient of days, He is comming to the Ancient of Days. I think your right when you speak of this being in the Jews future. I think it is inccorect to see it relating to us because then it would have to read He come FROM the ancient of days. To me is is interesting how people make so many passages relate to Christ second commimg when Christ had not even had His first comming. The Jews in the OT were not looking, expecting or hoping for His second comming they were looking for His first comming. To me what Daniel says refers to the comming of the church only. |
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47 | Has the time arrived to believe in Him? | Dan 7:22 | One | 70632 | ||
Dan 7:13 "I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him. How can this refer to an event in our future? It says the Son of Man came "to" the acient of days not "From" the ancient of days if it were speaking of Jesus and His comeing He would becoming "FROM" God not to God. |
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48 | basic story line of Gen 11:26 - 37:2 NIV | OT general | One | 70473 | ||
Yes, I would add to that God is a promise keeper. Chapter 12 starts out with God's promise to make Abraham a great nation with many descendents. Chapter 37 shows the sons of Israel (Jacob) who would be the beginning of the 12 tribes of Israel who would be the fulfillment of that promise. |
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49 | please explain this verse | Matt 9:16 | One | 70467 | ||
There are cultural things we must know to understand this passage. First fasting was often, but not always, done as a sign of morning. The second thing we must understand is the context. Johns disciples are asking why are you disciples not fasting, it is possible John the Baptist could be imprisoned at that time. So it is like they are saying John is in prison why are you’re disciples not mourning? To which Jesus responds the bridegroom (Him) is still with them. Jesus then says, basically, His disciples will not fast until He goes away ie dies or goes into heaven. |
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50 | Matthew 15:26-27 | Matthew | One | 70438 | ||
Matt 15:22 And a Canaanite woman from that region came out and began to cry out, saying, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is cruelly demon-possessed." Matt 15:23 But He did not answer her a word. And His disciples came and implored Him, saying, "Send her away, because she keeps shouting at us." Matt 15:24 But He answered and said, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Matt 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" Matt 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Matt 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Matt 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once. To get the full picture of what is happening you have to read the context. The woman who asked this was a gentile and Jesus was going to the Jews. Why would Jesus go to Jews first? The Jews were looking for a Messiah the Gentiles were not, with the Jews Jesus had a lead in. It still leaves us with the puzzling question of, “Why is Jesus so hard on this lady?” Now keep in mind the Bible does not say so this is a matter of opinion. I think Jesus did this because he knew the persistent heart she had. He wanted to show off her faith and by doing that show others the faith He wants and expects. |
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51 | Should we lift our hands in praise and | NT general Archive 1 | One | 70365 | ||
Let me add a personal note. I come from a very non-emotional back ground in my church setting. I now attend a church that is very emotional and hand raising is common. The preacher and I are golf buddies he asked me one day if I ever felt uncomfortable with the hand raising. I replied, "Yes, very." He said, "Why have you never told me?" I told him then because it was my problem not anyone else’s. Remember we never know a person’s heart someone asked me why don't I get excited a church? I said, "I do." My point is no matter if we have hands up or down, head up or down do it to God's glory! | ||||||
52 | Should we lift our hands in praise and | NT general Archive 1 | One | 70350 | ||
In the New Testament times it was a cultural norm to pray with hands rasied. Today many bow their head. Which is right? Read this poem it takes a funny look at that question. An Informal Prayer - The Prayer of Cyrus Brown by Sam Walter Foss "The proper way for a man to pray" said Deacon Lemuel Keyes, "and the only proper attitude is down upon his knees." "Nay, I should say the way to pray," said Reverend Dr. Wise "is standing straight with outstrecthed arms and rapt and upturned eyes." "Oh, no, no, no." said Elder Snow "Such posture is too proud A man should pray with eyes fast closed and head contritely bowed." "It seems to his hands should be asturely clasped in front. With both thumbs a pointing toward the ground." Said Reverend Hunt." "las' year I fell in Hodgkins well head first," said Cyrus Brown, "With both my heels a-stikin' up, my head a-p'inting down, An' I made a prayer right there an' then; Best prayer I ever said; The prayingest prayer I ever prayed, A-standin on my head." |
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53 | who called from the burning bush? | Mark 12:26 | One | 70262 | ||
Mark 12:26 "But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, and the God of Jacob'? Luke 20:37 "But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the burning bush, where he calls the Lord THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB. |
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54 | why did moses run from egypt? | Acts 7:25 | One | 70260 | ||
Acts 7:25 "And he supposed that his brethren understood that God was granting them deliverance through him, but they did not understand. Acts 7:26 "On the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting together, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, 'Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?' Acts 7:27 "But the one who was injuring his neighbor pushed him away, saying, 'WHO MADE YOU A RULER AND JUDGE OVER US? Acts 7:28 'YOU DO NOT MEAN TO KILL ME AS YOU KILLED THE EGYPTIAN YESTERDAY, DO YOU?' Acts 7:29 "At this remark, MOSES FLED AND BECAME AN ALIEN IN THE LAND OF MIDIAN, where he became the father of two sons. Some would say that Moses fled out of fear, which would be part right. I would say Moses was trying to show Israel God was giving them deliverance, but God was not ready. Which is more powerful a young Moses or an old Moses delivering God's people. If a young Moses would have done it he might have tried to take credit for it. So why did Moses flee: Short answer he was probable afraid. Long answer it was God's providence. |
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55 | Human judgement | 2 Cor 13:5 | One | 70246 | ||
John 7:24 "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." I think in this case it is important to note that it is an unrighteous judgment that is wrong. At time Christians have to judge. If I were cheating on my wife my brothers in Christ would be obligated to tell me I was wrong. The problem arises when people judge by external things, like someone one told me, "If you don't wear a tie on Sunday you don't respect God.” So judge but only according to what God calls sin, nothing more or less. |
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56 | What does the candle or lamp signify? | Prov 20:27 | One | 70242 | ||
Prov 20:27 The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD, Searching all the innermost parts of his being. The lamp here refers to a mans spirit that reveals to God all things. So lamp refers to spirit and spirit of a man refers to a persons conscience in this passage. Here is another passage were sprit can mean conscience. 1 Cor 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? |
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57 | PAUL GUILTY ANYWAY WITHOUT THE LAW? | Rom 7:7 | One | 69993 | ||
Rom 2:12 For all who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law;... Rom 2:14 For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, Yes even the people with out the law are guilty because we do by instinct things of the law (IE wrong to lie, cheat, ect.) Yet all of us have broken our cultural laws that agree with Gods law. |
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58 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | One | 69446 | ||
I agree and I feel I john shows one can't live like the world and say, I am of God." | ||||||
59 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | One | 69416 | ||
Luke 18:13 "But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner!' Luke 18:14 "I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." To me it is a matter of humility. Paul says he is chief of all sinners because Paul considers his sin not as now and then but as a whole. I this would do all Christians well to see our sin as a whole and think of ourselves as chief of all sinners. When I was in ministry full time I saw to much of, "Well in not as bad as this person or that group." Notice Jesus say the man who beats his chest and says I am a sinner is forgiven. Peace, one. |
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60 | Are christians sinners or not? | Rom 3:23 | One | 69380 | ||
What does 1John 3 mean? I like the way Jesus taught so let me start with a story. When I was seventeen my dad got me a job where he worked. There was a man that worked with him who claimed to be filled with the Holy Spirit 24 hours a day. He would then have a problem and he would say my stupid (expletive) truck that dumb (more expletives) mechanic was suppose to fix it. The mechanic, whom I worked with all summer, said you really take you religion seriously I never hear you speaking bad or listening to company gossip. This person did not even consider himself religious yet they knew the difference between someone who lived it and someone who did not. Now was I perfect? No. Have I been made perfect? Yes. To me verses if looked at out of proper context they conflict. Compare these two: 1 John 3:6 No one who abides in Him sins; no one who sins has seen Him or knows Him. 1 John 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. So how do we bring these passages to a resolution? Let do another story. Say you’re a police officer and you come to a car wreck. You ask, “What happened?” One person says this blue van came up from the left and hit the brown car in the middle of the intersection. You speak to another witness and they say the van came from the right. Who is right, both are it is all just a matter of perspective when you consider the people where standing on opposite sides of the street. So what does this have to do with the price of a steak in St Paul MN? I think one passage sees us from mans perspective the other from Gods. One of the teachers in college said that the idea of justification was, just as if I never had sin. So when we see our selves and others we see sinners. People who have sinned and who win sin again. However when God looks at us, it is as if we never have sinned because He sees the blood of His perfect Son covering our shortcomings. 1 John 1:7 but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin. I hope this explains my line of thinking well enough, one. |
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