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41 | the gifts and the calling of God are irr | Heb 10:26 | pcdarcan | 136229 | ||
Q. "So the believe and the sayins of ones saved forever save does nt work here.?" A. Of course, Hebrews 10:26,27 highlights that one can spurn/reject and eventually fall from God's grace "after" once willingly accepting it... thus the clear warnings from the Bible: "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking for of judgement and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries." - Hebrews 10:26,27 (KJV) "Wherefore let him that thinkenth he standeth take heed lest he fall." - 1 Corinthians 10:12 (NIV) Some would fall away from God's grace (which is a free gift) and follow man and his corrupt fleshly teachings - instead of Christ's teachings: "But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgement now of a long time lingereth not and their damnation slumbereth not. ... But these [false teachers who arise amid the Christian congregation, Vs 1] shall utterly perish in their own corruption." - 2 Peter 2:1-3,12 (KJV) "For if after they [false teachers and those that follow them] have escaped the pollution of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ,they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter is worse with them than the beginning. "For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them." - 1 Peter 2:20,21 (KJV) Amen. |
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42 | for by grace you have been saved through | Heb 10:26 | pcdarcan | 136227 | ||
Q. His was the greatest sacrifice, don't you agree? Absolutely... "For you know that it was not with perishable things... that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect." - 1 Peter 1:18,19 (NIV) "But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs ['every high priest' in verse 3] as the convenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one ['the law in verse 4], and it is founded on better promises." - Heb 8:6 (NIV) "...with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect". |
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43 | for by grace you have been saved through | Heb 10:26 | pcdarcan | 136205 | ||
Q. 1) in the Bible, where is the term "greater sacrifice" found in conjunction with Jesus? Also, since it's in the comparative, greater than what? Animal sacrifices? A. Hebrews 10:1-4, Hebrews 7:26-28, Hebrews 9:13,14, and John 1:29 Q. 2) Where did you find the last qotation: "If we deliberately keep on sinning..."? A. Hebrews 10:26 |
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44 | the gifts and the calling of God are irr | Heb 10:26 | pcdarcan | 136204 | ||
Q. "So the believe and the sayins of ones saved forever save does nt work here.?" A. "See to it, brothers, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God. But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first. - Hebrew 3:12-14 (NIV) "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment..." - Hebrews 10:26 (NIV) Q. And what does grace have to do in our daily walk with Christ after we been save by grace? A."For it is by grace you have been saved... the gift of God... For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works..." - Eph 2:8,9. (NIV) "It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift... if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace." - Hebrews 6:4-6 (NIV) |
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45 | for by grace you have been saved through | Heb 10:26 | pcdarcan | 136198 | ||
Here's the skinny of it - I know these scriptural points helped me immensely. First off, this is a great question because almost every reader of the Bible (esp. new ones) will come across these seemingly contradicting statements. Regarding Eph 2:8 and 9, the entire provision for salvation is an expression of God’s undeserved kindness. There is no way that a descendant of Adam can gain salvation on his own, no matter how noble his works are. Salvation is a gift from God given to those who put faith in the sin-atoning value of the sacrifice of his Son. The new Christian arrangement, did away with this notion that 'works', including the 'works of Law' could (alone) save someone. Paul's reminds the Ephesians 'we are saved not by our own works' - but through the greater sacrifice of Jesus Christ. A good cross-reference for Phil 2:12 'work out your own salvation' (where Paul was urging them not to be overly confident but to realize that their final salvation was not yet assured) is Hebrews 10: 26, 27 (NIV): "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment..." |
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46 | who could have been taken up like jesus | 2 Tim 3:16 | pcdarcan | 136186 | ||
Could you please clarify your question, and perhaps reference the scripture in question? Thank you... | ||||||
47 | what does Psalm 110:3 mean? | 2 Cor 10:4 | pcdarcan | 136184 | ||
God's servants would offer themselves willingly in a spiritual warfare as Christ's disciples (Compare 2 Cor 10:4, Ephesians 6:10-17, and Matthew 26:50-52; 28:19,20). | ||||||
48 | Which scriptures are about volunteering? | 1 Thess 1:9 | pcdarcan | 136181 | ||
A nice scripture is: 2 Corinthians 9:8-12 | ||||||
49 | How is Paul an example? | Phil 2:18 | pcdarcan | 136170 | ||
Vs. 17 indicates that Paul was glad and rejoiced with all of the Philipians because as he says in vs 16 "I did not run or labor for nothing." Note what Paul says in vs 3: "I thank God every time I remember you... I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now..." |
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50 | 2 Cor 4:4 | 2 Cor 4:4 | pcdarcan | 136169 | ||
I'm going to check out that link - thank you! btw: Some (like Clarke's commentary) use Jesus and Paul's quote from Isaiah 6:9,10 to supposedly prove that God is the one doing the blinding. Please see my response to this - it's two Parts. I go line-by-line, stating Clarke's thought or position first, followed by a response. It's not short, but its "reasonably" long and a good read because it contains many scriptures to reason on. I trust you and others will enjoy it. Please check out: ID# 136012 Questions and/or Subjects for 2 Cor 4:1 Author Date (Eastern Time) 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b (?) matronsgt13 Tue 10/26/04, 8:38am I have a New Living Traslation bible and... xmikx Tue 10/26/04, 12:14pm Specifically, these posts... Part 1 - "exceedingly unlikely" - but ... pcdarcan Wed 10/27/04, 4:52pm Part 2 - "exceedingly unlikely" - but ... pcdarcan Wed 10/27/04, 5:04pm |
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51 | God has given: What is eternal life? | 1 John 5:11 | pcdarcan | 136152 | ||
Good reply Ray, for "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness..." - 2 Tim 3:16 And, we can certainly thank our Creator for providing us with the great "apostle" (Gk: 'sent forth one'), Jesus Christ. "Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling [Rev 14:1-5], fix your thoughts on Jesus, THE APOSTLE and high priest whom we confess". - Hebrews 3:1 (New International Version) Yes, we can all thank God for 'sending out' his son, Jesus Christ on behalf of all sinful mankind (Ro 5:12). Amen. |
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52 | being held accountable for preacher | Lev 5:1 | pcdarcan | 136092 | ||
An important area is the maintaining of the moral and spiritual cleanness of the congregation, both by our own conduct and by reporting cases of serious sin that come to our attention. Although Christians are not under the Law (Jesus fulfilled it and provided the superior blood sacrifice once for our eternal benefit), note the principle in Leviticus 5:1: "If a person sins because he does not speak up when he hears a public charge to testify regarding something he has seen or learned about, he will be held responsible." |
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53 | God has given: What is eternal life? | 1 John 5:11 | pcdarcan | 136087 | ||
Q: "Do you have any other thoughts concerning the eternal life that is given to us?" A: Revelation 21:3,4 (New Internation Version) "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe out every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the older order of things has passed away.'" "Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven." (Mt 6:10) "For this is what the Lord says - he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty." (Isaiah 45:18) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." (Mt 5:5) |
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54 | did we pre-exist as a spirit being? | Job 38:4 | pcdarcan | 136067 | ||
There are no scriptures to support that thought. Before man was created, he created angels in heaven - referred to as stars in Job 38:4-7. And eventually, man was created in a perfect body to live forever on the earth (Gen 2:15). Good practice btw... to start out simple and build from their - always supporting the discussions with scriptural proofs. Its helpful to read through the Bible - even though you don't understand everything the first time around - and sometimes studying it by topics is helpful as it teaches you to examine cross-references which help put each individual scripture into the context of the entire Bible - key point here for proper understanding (Biblical context is everything!) Some topic examples: 'Why do we grow old and die?', 'What issue was raised by the serpent in the Garden of Eden?', 'Who was the serpent?', 'Why did Adman and Eve disobey God?', 'What was the result of their sin'? 'What provisions did God immediately set out to bring about his original purpose for mankind?' - hint: Gen 3:15) Take care... |
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55 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | pcdarcan | 136012 | ||
Part 2 - "exceedingly unlikely" - but not definitive and here's why: L. "is quite a parallel to the following, Isa_6:9 : Go and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the Heart of this People Fat, and Make their Ears Heavy, and Shut their Eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, etc." l. Isaiah 6:9 is a prophecy of how the Jews predominantly would react to Jesus, but it also had a fulfillment in Isaiah's day. Let's go back to the initial use of this in Isaiah's time. We read in Isaiah 6:8-10 (New International Version) "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, 'Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?' And I [Isaiah] said, 'Here am I. Send me!' He [God] said, 'Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.' Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise, they may see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.' Then I said, 'For how long, O Lord?' And he answered: 'Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant'." Isaiah didn't make their hearts unresponsive miraclously. The Jews got so turned off by his preaching that they allowed their hearts to be hardened and then they received God's judgement. Although, they had the opportunity "to understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed" as the scripture states. M. "And see the parallel places, Mat_13:14, Mat_13:15; Mar_4:12; Joh_12:40; and particularly Rom_11:8-10 : God Hath Given Them the Spirit of Slumber, Eyes that they Should not See, and Ears that they Should not Hear; let their Eyes be Darkened, etc. Now all this is spoken of the same people, in the same circumstances of wilful rebellion and obstinate unbelief; and the great God of heaven and earth is he who judicially blinds their eyes; makes their hearts fat, i.e. stupid; gives them the spirit of slumber: and bows down their back, etc. On these very grounds it is exceedingly likely that the apostle means the true God by the words the god of this world. m. In each case, the context of these quotes form Isaiah reveals that the unbelieving Israelites (Jews) are the focal point of the fulfillment of this prophecy; keep in mind that individually, some Jews responded to the good news. Perhaps the most famous being the Apostle Paul himself and note what he says about God's mercy in 1 Timothy 1:13: (New International Version) "Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted with ignorance and unbelief." Similarly, God is looking for opportunities to open every person's eyes and would never "blind the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel" (2 Cor 4:4) Lastly, note the context of 2 Cor 4:4. Early in Paul's letter in 2 Cor 2:11, he uses Satan's name and gives a warning 'not to be outwitted or unaware of his schemes'. Later, Paul would reference Satan again, but by other labels. Seven paragraphs later... "The god of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) is described as one who "has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel". And still later... "The serpent", is described by Paul in 2 Cor 11:3 as a 'deceiver', 'cunning', 'misleading people's minds' ("your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ"). Paul's very similar "descriptions" of "Satan", "the god of this age", and "the serpent" would lead one to the conclusion that they are all one and the same - known and exposed by different labels (but similar tactics) throughout Biblical history, down to Eve. I believe Mr. Clarke overlooks this and other supporting Bible verses in favour of what I perceive is a misapplication of Isaiah 6:9. No ill-will intended on Clarke's part, I trust. I hope this helps. |
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56 | 2 corn. 4:4 the god of this world hath b | 2 Cor 4:1 | pcdarcan | 136011 | ||
Part 1 - "exceedingly unlikely" - but not definitive and here's why: "Here is what Clarke says about this question in his commentary:" Let me go line by line and decipher what Clarke is saying and where I and many others disagree about his conclusion. (I believe many will find this interesting... its a long read, but I think you'll enjoy the scriptural points.) Capital letter stands for Direct quote from Clarke Lower-case stands for restatement of Clarke's quote for clarify or counterpoint (if applicable) A. "I must own I feel considerable reluctance to assign the epithet, The God, to Satan;" a. Clarke is reluctant to call Satan "the god" of this world" (2 Cor 4:4). B. "and were there not a rooted prejudice in favor of the common opinion," b. Rooted prejudice? - strange way of saying 'many believe Satan to be the god of this world' and they do this based on the Bible, just look at the posts in this forum using scriptures to back up their reason. Interesting that a synonym of prejudice is "narrow-mindedness". It sounds like Clarke is using this phrase "rooted prejudice" in a derogatory sense - both judgemental and condescending. C. "the contrary might be well vindicated, viz. that by the God of this world the supreme Being is meant," c. Note how Clarke goes from "the god of this world" small "g" in every Bible translation I have ever opened, to Capital "G" in his comment "God of this world" (that's not how Bible translators render the case of "g"). D. "who in his judgment gave over the minds of the unbelieving Jews to spiritual darkness, so that destruction came upon them to the uttermost." d. And, Jesus showed it was their hearts (their motivation) that led to this judgement in Matthew 15:7,8 (New International Verions) "You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you: "'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me'". E. "Satan, it is true, has said that the kingdoms of the world and their glory are his, and that he gives them to whomsoever he will; Mat_4:8, Mat_4:9. But has God ever said so?" e. Absolutely. The Almighty God - who is the author of the Bible - inspired his secretary Matthew to pen this account and God says so. How do we know? Don't forget, Jesus was in a perfect position to contractict Satan and set things right if Satan was lieing about possessing the kingdoms of this world and their glory. Additionally, this temptation makes no sense unless Satan possesses the kingdoms of this world. Finally, Clarke only partly quotes Matthew 4:9! ... and leaves out the "condition" that Satan sets before Jesus for giving him the kingdoms of this earth, namely: "If you fall down and do an act of worhip to me...". That sounds like something "the god of this world" would say, 'if only you would worship me'. (Please see my recent post about the internal evidence in Corinthians which shows Satan to be 'the god of this world' - posted Wed 10/27/04, 12:45pm in response to the topic: 2 Cor 4:4.) F. "and are we to take this assertion of the boasting devil and father of lies for truth? Certainly not." f. Why not? Jesus did, for he didn't refute or contest Satan about this matter one bit *and* you can be sure he would have if Satan was lying! Instead, Jesus redirected worship from 'the god of this world' to Almighty God. Mattew 4:10 (New International Version) "Jesus said to him, 'Away from me Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord God, and serve him only.' Yes, Jesus' response - alone - should clear up any confusion about whether Satan is "the god of this world". G. "We are not willing to attribute the blinding of men’s minds to God," g. And, rightfully so. Jesus is the 'light of the world' (John 1:9); why would his Father go around blinding innocent people's minds. H. "because we sometimes forget that he is the God of justice," h. Never. That's one of his 4 main attributes: Love, Justice, Wisdom and Power. I. "and may in judgment remove mercies from those that abuse them;" i. Yes, from "those that abuse them". Many of the Corinthians were practicers of wickedness (abusing God's mercy if you will) "before" becoming Christians (idolaters, drunkards, prostitutes, homosexauls, etc.) - I don't believe the Creator blinded their minds because of these wicked practices and abuse of his mercy. How do we know? They responded to the gospel and ceased practicing these: "And that is what some of you were [practicing]." Please compare 1 Corinthians 6: 9-11a. J. "but this is repeatedly attributed to him in the Bible," j. But, what is the context? Read on... K. "and the expression before us" k. that would be Clarke's expression "[God] may in judgement remove mercies from those that abuse them;" |
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57 | 2 Cor 4:4 | 2 Cor 4:4 | pcdarcan | 136002 | ||
The context of 2 Cor 4:4 also helps one to draw the conclusion that Satan is "the god of this world". How so? Before chapters and verses were added to the Bible as a study aid, the book of Corinthians was one long letter to the 'congregation of God in Corinth'. Keep that in mind as you read this. Early in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians he mentions "Satan" by name in 2 Cor 2:11 (New International Version), warning: "in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes." Consequently, with Satan's name already mentioned early in the letter - 7 paragraphs later - 2 Cor 4:4 says "The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." The qualifying remarks about "the god of this world" in 2 Cor 4:4 namely, "has blinded the minds of unbelievers" relates to Satan who was introduced 7 paragraphs earlier in 2 Cor 2:11 "we are not unaware of his schemes". Supporting this thought that the apostle Paul did not have to keep re-introducing Satan's "name" everytime he referred to him by a different label, is this verse (later in the letter) in 2 Cor 11:3 "But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ". So, early in Paul's letter in 2 Cor 2:11, he uses Satan's name and gives a warning 'not to be outwitted or unaware of his schemes'. "The god of this age" (2 Cor 4:4) is described as one who "has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel". "The serpent", is described by Paul in 2 Cor 11:3 as a 'deceiver', 'cunning', 'misleading people's minds' ("your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ"). Paul's very similar "descriptions" of "Satan", "the god of this age", and "the serpent" would lead one to the conclusion that they are all one and the same - known and exposed by different labels (but similar tactics) throughout Biblical history, down to Eve. I also find it interesting that Paul didn't have to keep re-introducing Satan's name when he referred to him later as the "god of this age" and "the serpent" - leading one to the conclusion that there was no confusion about this in Paul's day. |
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58 | How many years passed until Job was rest | Job 42:17 | pcdarcan | 135948 | ||
I'm not sure the Bible details this, it doesn't appear as though it was a short period of time as James 5:11 comments about his endurance - so it must have been quite some time and perhaps that's why God extended his life... anyone else? God Almighty turned back the captive condition of Job, blessing him in double amount. His brothers, sisters, and former friends return to him with gifts, and he is blessed with twice as many sheep, camels, cattle, and she-asses as previously. He again has ten children, his three daughters being the prettiest women in all the land. His life is miraculously extended by 140 years, so that he comes to see four generations of his offspring. He dies “old and satisfied with days.”—42:17 |
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59 | Jesus ( immediator) | 1 Tim 2:5 | pcdarcan | 135929 | ||
I believe Romans 8:26,27 is the one you want, rendered this way in The Amplified Bible: "So too the (Holy) Spirit comes to our aid and bears us up in our weakness; for we do not know what prayer to offer nor how to offer it worthily as we ought, but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance." "And He Who searches the hearts of men knows what is in the mind of the (Holy) Spirit - what His intent is - because the Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to and in harmony with God's will. [Palms 139:1,2]" God knows are hearts and uses his powerful spirit to assist us in prayer when we are too weak to speak, don't know what to say, or we are suffering from depression. This is another golden nugget from the Bible! |
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60 | Who is they in Job 22:28?. | Job 22:23 | pcdarcan | 135928 | ||
Further scriptural background on the first point about oral traditions .vs. the written scriptures (btw, perhaps this will answer you follow-up question). When Jesus quoted from the Hebrew Scriptures, he said: 'It is written.' (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10) But six times in the Sermon on the Mount, he introduced what sounded like statements from the Hebrew Scriptures with the words: 'It was said.' (Matthew 5:21, 27, 31, 33, 38, 43) Why did he do this? Because he was referring to the Scriptures as interpreted in the light of Pharisaic traditions that contradicted God’s commandments. ( Compare Deuteronomy 4:2 and Matthew 15:3) This is made apparent in Jesus’ sixth and last reference in this series: 'You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’' But no Mosaic law said, “Hate your enemy.” The scribes and Pharisees said it. That was their interpretation of the Law to love your neighbor — your Jewish neighbor and no others. Interesting that Jesus would later provide the parable of the Samaritan man - if it's been awhile since you read this account, its a gem!!! (Please read Luke 10:25-37) On your question about C.E. or A.D., I prefer C.E. - only because many count time from what is supposed to be the year of Jesus’ birth, anno Domini, A.D., “in the year of (our) Lord, i.e., Jesus Christ.” and I believe the chronology they use for Jesus' birth is not completely in harmony with Bible chronology. This would take pages to answer because it involves the entire chronology of the Bible and many of the points are [unfortunately] controversial. The reason is that different cultures down through history have used various means to keep track of dates. I think the questions you have been asking are excellent and it reminds me of Jesus words on the famous Sermon on the Mount, "Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps on asking received, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking it will be opened." - Mt 7:7,8 (The Amplified Bible) Also, like Jesus, we can always rest assured that the Bible will always assist us in correcting any errors of teaching, like those of the Pharisees who taught oral traditions above the written word - please see what the Bible says of itself in 2 Timothy 3:16 and its authoritative Source. |
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