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41 | What should be a woman's boundaries? | Ruth 2:22 | following him | 131119 | ||
Hello Reighnskye; I just thought of this while reading your question. The book of Judges show a pattern of when Israel was disobiedent to God He "cursed, punished, etc." them and when they returned and repented He blessed them. Here in Ruth we see at the beginning that Israel was possibly in the middle of one of those punishing times. But later we see that God begins to bless them possibly because the had repented. (This is mostly opion or suppisition on my part but it does seem to fit). When Naomi and Ruth return there is a danger to Ruth because she is a Moabite. The Moabites were enemies of Israel. But here we have a Moabite woman in their midst even though she had converted not all may have known and she may have been in danger of those who just returning to God in their zealouseness to keep God's commandments might do her harm. Therefore Naomi encourages her to stay with the maidens of Boaz who was family and would protect her as such. Just thinking. Blessing to you Aaron |
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42 | Were woman bought and sold? | Ruth 4:5 | following him | 131114 | ||
Hello Reighnskye; I would like to make a few comments about this book (Ruth) that may interest you in your studying of it. Although women had a lower status than men, and they were probably bought and sold like property, I don’t believe that this is the issue or the implication of this book. Boaz was not buying Ruth. He was redeeming her. There is a difference. She was not to become his slave but his bride. Although this is a historical book, it is in my opinion a very prophetic one as well. In Hosea 12:10 it mentions different ways in which God gave messages (prophecies) to the people. Hosea 12:10 “I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.” The word similitudes means: to be like, to resemble, to liken etc. This is where we get the idea of “prefigurations” or “foreshadowings” such as we see in Gen. 22 where Abraham sacrifices his son Issac. This was a prefiguration or similitude of God the Father sacrificing His only Son Jesus. The roles played here may correspond like this: Naomi is Israel Ruth is the church Boaz is Jesus The near kinsman is the old covenant or John the Baptist Please reread the book of Ruth with these roles in view, then let me know what you think. Iwould be interested in getting your opinion on this. Boaz plays the part of the kinsman redeemer as Jesus is our redeemer. This is also significant in the book of Revelation because there is a section there that could be difficult to understand if you are unfamiliar with the concept of the kinsman redeemer. Blessing to you Aaron |
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43 | Correction | 1 Cor 8:5 | following him | 130925 | ||
Hello Noveta; I have been following for the most part this thread and have been blessed and impressed (even though I have only been observing) by your steadfastness and Biblical understanding inspite of the difficult position you are in at home. I would consider it a loss if you were to stop posting, however you should do as you believe the Lord is directing you. I believe the Lord would want me to encourage you that you are doing better than you may think you are. Blessing to you dear sister Aaron |
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44 | Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? | Obad 1:8 | following him | 130901 | ||
Hello again Reighnskye; “I guess that I'm under the impression that humanity born in sin never really possessed the higher wisdom in the first place.” Proverbs 8 says that wisdom has existed from the beginning and the start of it was seeking God. Rom 1:18-21 shows that they knew about it but made a deliberate choice to reject it. The evidence of God’s existance “His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature,” was always there for them to see. “Children from the womb lack the light of spiritual awareness, and therefore cannot discern between good and evil without the Law of Moses to eventually instruct them.” I’m not convienced this is completely true. Children seem to have a far keener sense of spiritual things than adults. We very recently had a child in our church that was sick but saw an angel. The angel came and spoke to him saying that he was sent to heal him and he did. It is us adults that have years of dealings in this world of corruption that have a difficult time in sensing the spiritual realm. Children are far more likely to have faith in Christ than we adults. As for children discerning between good and evil I do think you are right that they cannot without some form of instruction indicating to them what is right and what is wrong. And even then they often chose the wrong because they are very much driven by self interest. ”Does God elevate mortals to the light of spiritual awareness prior to their rejection of the gospel?” I don’t believe you can reject something you have no knowledge of. Therefore they must been given a choice to chose from. But the choice may not have come from being elevated to “the light of Spiritual awareness” as Rom 1:18-21 indicates that even the natural creation declares the glory of God. Rom 1:18-21 “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19 because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. 21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. We can see in the OT people like Noah and Enoch who found grace with God prior to the giving of the law. The fact that at least these two had some form of relationship with God show it was possible for all during that time to also. Those that rejected Him did so inspite of the testimony of the entire creation. “Or do people usually merely reject the gospel with no more than the Law of Moses to enlighten them?” I think many people reject the pospel because of the Law of Moses, thinking it just a bunch of rules and regulations. They never realizing that the Law points us to Christ who gives us freedom and the Father who conforms us to the image of His Son. It is not a thing that we can do ourselves, it’s all a work of God’s grace in us. Blessing to you Aaron |
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45 | Can a satanist invade my dreams? | 2 Cor 10:4 | following him | 130873 | ||
Hello JumpingBum; Yes it can. The main thing to remember in you situation is that you have authority over it through Christ. If you would like to discuss this more please feel free to e-mail me at aerberich@ev1.net Blessing to you Aaron |
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46 | Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? | Obad 1:8 | following him | 130870 | ||
Hello Reighnskye; You ask if: “Even though we refer to God as light, does God sometimes pluge mortals into the darkness of ignorance?” and you use Obadiah 1:8 "Will I not on that day," declares the LORD, "Destroy wise men from Edom and understanding from the mountain of Esau?” as a reference verse. I would say it depends on what you would call wisdom. In the instances where I have read of wise men in the scripture it has refered to those in a position to influence kings and rulers with their input (except in 1 Cor 1). Were these mentioned in Obadiah those sort? In my opinion yes. What kind of wisdom did they possess? That of God as described in Prov 8 or that as described in 1 Cor. 1:20-29. The context of the passage in Obadiah indicates it was the later type of wisdom which God does not consider wisdom at all. Therefore I don’t see how destroying these wise men would be plunging the people into a darkness of ignorance. The wisdom of these wisemen had already done that. 1 Corinthians 1:20-29 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 29 so that no man may boast before God. Blessing to you Aaron |
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47 | Is this a lottery? | Rev 20:6 | following him | 130363 | ||
Hello again Searcher56; I thought through what you wrote as to the requirements for participating in the first resurrection they are: 1. Beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, 2. And those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, 3. And had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; ... they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. In Rev 2:20, 24-29 It gives other requirements for those to rule over the nations. 20 "Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. 24 "Now to you I say, and to the rest in Thyatira, as many as do not have this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I will put on you no other burden. 25 "But hold fast what you have till I come. 26 "And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations— 27 ‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’ —as I also have received from My Father; 28 "and I will give him the morning star. 29 "He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."‘ This is how I would interpret these passages: The problem this church had was that they allowed Jezebel to teach heretical doctrines that cause the believers to stumble and sin. Jesus tells them that if they overcome that i.e. become diligent in rooting out false doctrines and teachers and return to teaching truth as the church in Ephesus did; and keep His works to the end they would be giving ruler ship over the nations. The only time that I am aware that the nations would be around for them to rule over in this context would be during the 1000-year reign. Nowhere in this passage does it say that they would need to meet the three requirements mentioned above. Since verse 29 says, “He who has an ear, let him hear what the spirit says to the churches.” I assume this letter to the church in Thyatira can be applied to all the churches existing at that time and those existing today. Therefore if I overcome in this particular area meaning not tolerating false doctrines and teachers but expose them for what they are, and keep His works to the end. I will also be rewarded by Jesus and set to rule over the nations participating in the first resurrection. Even if I died tomorrow by natural causes prior to the events described in Rev 20. How would you interprete this passage? |
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48 | Is this a lottery? | Rev 20:6 | following him | 130315 | ||
Based on these three qualifications, the apostle John would not qualify because he died a natural death prior to these events. Millions of other christains from his time to present that have died natural deaths would not qualify either. Rev 20:6 says that the second death has no power over those who partake of the first resurrection. Does it have power over those who did not take part in it. The rest of the dead are raised at the end of the 1000 years and are presented before the great white throne for judgement Rev 20:5, 11-13. Are we who do not take part in the first resurrection going to partake in that judgement? | ||||||
49 | Is this a lottery? | Rev 20:6 | following him | 130309 | ||
Searcher, if you were (the Lord forbid) to die tommorow, before these events, would you take part in the first resurrection? | ||||||
50 | Is this a lottery? | Rev 20:6 | following him | 130307 | ||
Hello Searcher; Please explain to me how Rev 20:4-6 "implies some Christians will not be risen for a thousand years." I'm not getting the connection Blessing to you Aaron |
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51 | One God, One Jesus Christ | 1 Cor 8:5 | following him | 130290 | ||
Hello Tim; I thank the Lord for brothers like you who have a solid grasp of the greek, not only that but you seem to be able to explain it in ways that even I can understand. I have a question along the same lines as this thread. The first and the last. Isaiah 44:6 "Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts: 'I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me.” Jehovah is the first and the last and there is no other God (first and last) Rev. 22:13 "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." The first and the last, Alpha and Omega and the beginning and the end are one and the same. Rev 1:8 "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "Who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." The Alpha and Omega is the Lord God is the Almighty Jehovah (equals) First and the last (equals) Alpha and Omega (equals) Beginning and the end (equals) Lord God (equals) the Almighty. Rev. 1:17-18 “When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Rev. 2:8 "And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life, says this: If the first and the last is Jehovah, when did Jehovah die and come to life? As far as I know He didn’t, Jesus did. Jesus claims here that He is the first and the last. The book of Revelation is a book that reveals Jesus Christ. It reveals Him to be not only equal with God, but God Himself. Is there anything in the greek grammatical structure that would make this reasoning invalid? Blessings to you Aaron |
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52 | Rule or Ideal? | 1 Tim 3:2 | following him | 130207 | ||
Hello Doc I'm not sure I agree with you about "all the rest are very subjective; i.e., "how hospitable?" "how well able to teach?" etc." By todays standards we would consider ourselves hospitable if we tolerate the presence of someone we dislike but during the time of the apostles being hospitable meant showing kindness to strangers, sharing your home with visiters, preparing food for others i.e demonstrating the love of Christ in tangable ways. And the ability to teach had a set standard as well which was understanding the teachings and doctrines set forth by the apostles and being able to spot heresies Titus 1:9 "Holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict." Heb 5:12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food." Just because we today may look at things as being subjective does not mean they were writen with that intention. Blessing to you Aaron |
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53 | Discipleship foundations? | Not Specified | following him | 130153 | ||
What would you say is the basic foundational principles of discipleship i.e. what should every disciple learn? I've been asked by my pastor to come up with a curriculum for a discipleship training course for our church. Aaron |
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54 | Discipleship foundations? | 2 Tim 2:2 | following him | 130168 | ||
What would you say is the basic foundational principles of discipleship i.e. what should every disciple learn? I've been asked by my pastor to come up with a curriculum for a discipleship training course for our church. Aaron |
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55 | what is the cup | Bible general Archive 2 | following him | 130016 | ||
Welcome to the forum Grandma Dee; In this case the cup is refering to the coming events of His arrest, trial and execution upon the cross. He knew this was the plan of God for the redemption of man. It was even for Christ a difficult thing to face this type of death yet He did so willingly as shown by His desire that the Father's will be done not His. The cup might be comparred to fate. Youv'e heard the term "the cup of life" (not refering to spiritual things) refering to things in this life that we experience. That is how I understand it. Maybe someone else on the forum can explain it better. Blessing to you Aaron |
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56 | Does asking in His name ever work? | John 14:13 | following him | 130012 | ||
Emmaus and Karen are very correct. Jesus is not some genie that you pray three time and the answers comes. It realy is based on relationship John 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." As you grow in you relationship with Christ you learn more and more how to pray according to His will. 1 John 5:14 "This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us." And answers come at least we begin to recognize the answers when they come. | ||||||
57 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | following him | 130008 | ||
Hello Karen; Forgive me for taking so long in getting back to you about the king issue concerning Jesus. You are very correct in that God cannot lie. Jesus was in fact the king of the Jews. The Jews were waiting for their Messiah to come for a long time thinking that at His coming He would rule from the throne of David as their king defeating their evil oppressors. This was all according to interpretation of OT prophesies. However, the prophecies referring to the messiah reigning as their king were not referring to His first coming but His second. His first coming was to redeem man from sin by His death on the cross. This is why the Jews missed it. They were looking for Him to do something that was not going to happen at that time. Was He still the king of the Jews? Yes. In Matt 1, the genealogy shows His ancestry as going back directly to David. He was David’s heir and as such had a right to sit on David’s throne and rule Israel. He was in fact the real king of the Jews but it was not His purpose to Rule at that time. You can see throughout the gospels He deliberately avoids being set up as king. And the only time He admits to being the king of the Jews is during His trials; once before the high priest who used His testimony as being the Messiah for a charge of blasphemy against Him when the testimony of the false witnesses were falling apart, and second before Pilot who would be obligated by Rome to eliminate the threat of a king that could possible cause the Jewish people to revolt against Roman authority. I hope I answered your question if not let me know. Blessing to you Aaron |
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58 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | following him | 129740 | ||
Hello Karen; I would like to say something about this "King"/"king" issue. Jesus was placed before Pilot on trial in which the Jews wanted Jesus to receive the death penalty. Their case however was going very badly because Pilot could find no reason for His trial let alone His execution. Remember the reason Jesus came in the first place was to die on the cross for the sins of man. And at this point Pilot was trying to keep Him from that cross. And the Jews could give no reason for Jesus to be put to death. So Jesus provides Pilot with a reason. He does not claim to be THE King. He claims to be a king. The king of the Jews (an earthly king) and as such set Himself up to be a threat to Rome. Even with this Pilot tried to get Him off until the Jews threatened him by saying that if Pilot let Him go Pilot was no friend of cesear. Pilot realy had no choice but to condemn Jesus if Jesus was realy a king. Jesus it seems had to force Pilot to send Him to the cross to die for the sins of man. Just something to think about. Blessing to you Aaron |
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59 | Opinions on Rev 2:8-11 | Rev 2:8 | following him | 129731 | ||
I would like to know some opinions on the letter to the church in Smyrna. Thanks Aaron |
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60 | How do you know the Bible is the word of | 2 Tim 3:16 | following him | 129725 | ||
Hello Cariad; Certainly there is an aspect of faith that is involved in believing that the Bible is the word of God. However Paul writes in Romans that our faith is not a blind faith: Rom 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. This verse tells us that there is outside evidence (other than just because the Bible says so) that points to and declares that God is. The Bible as His writen word is backed up by plenty of evidence as well. I would suggest you invest in a book called "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" by Josh McDowell. It has been many years since I've read it so there have probably been many updates of it. It is full of solid historical, literary, and philosophical reasons to believe that the Bible is the Word of God. Blessings to you Aaron |
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