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4101 | Luke 23:34 When added to original MSS? | Luke 23:34 | Hank | 9754 | ||
And thank you, renee007, for your thoughtful, kind, and encouraging remarks. It's refreshing to know that at least on occasion the forum makes a positive, worth-while impact on someone's life. --Hank | ||||||
4102 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9752 | ||
Keep telling it like it is, prayon! It's refreshing to read a post by a true believer whose head is not muddled with metaphysical musings and philosophical pipe dreams. --Hank | ||||||
4103 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9750 | ||
Lionstrong, I did read what you were responding to, even before you asked me to. But, in all candor, I fail to see that this has anything to do with my request that you give reason for making your claim that certain parts of the Bible are false. You still have not addressed this question in any way. Why not? --Hank | ||||||
4104 | what does Hebrews 6v4-6 mean? | Heb 6:4 | Hank | 9745 | ||
JVH, along the thread of your post concerning the use of study Bibles and other scholarly aids to the understanding and interpretation of Scripture: Indeed, why not presume that they are, the whole lot of them, just so much unnecessary hogwash and throw them out! What does one need to take with him except perhaps a rudimentary knowledge of English in order to understand and interpret one of the most complex books ever written?...... Somewhere in the world there must be a parrot who can recite John 3:16 with precision. Perhaps there is an exceptionally bright parrot who can quote the 23rd Psalm without hesitation. If a parrot can do it without the use of a study Bible, why can't we. Of course, the parrot has no idea of what his words mean, but that doesn't trouble the parrot. Why should it then bother us? --Hank | ||||||
4105 | What are our options? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9727 | ||
Jim D, hello. It seems to me, in reading this series of posts about the Biblical account of creation, the Sermon on the Mount, et cetera, that one would expect to find some mention of the inspiration of the Scriptures. Doesn't the acceptance of the Bible as being God-breathed and inerrant free us, more or less, from the necessity to philosophize about how this or that came about? Or is there something important I've missed here, on this thread of discussion? --Hank | ||||||
4106 | Don't sweat the small stuff? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9723 | ||
And I, Lionstrong, would like to know where you got the idea that certain parts of the Bible are false. If you believe it is the word of God, then it is true in its entirety. If you do not believe it is the word of God, then what are you doing on a Study Bible Forum? --Hank | ||||||
4107 | Revelation in the Gospels? | NT general Archive 1 | Hank | 9717 | ||
To JVH0212: Hmmmm....what a coincidence. I seem to recall having read the same thing myself: "Some unimportant historical details in the Bible are false, but the important stuff is true." Well, I'm with you, my friend. I don't know whether to laugh or cry either. Probably a little of both. And after that, I think I'll do what my mother used to teach me to do when trying to deal with something like this. She always used to say, "Consider the source and forget about it." --Hank | ||||||
4108 | John 9:3 and God's Sovereignty | John 9:3 | Hank | 9659 | ||
Terry M, I've chosen to post a brief side-note to your excellent question rather than to attempt the gargantuan task of answering it with any degree of the care and thoroughness it deserves. Perhaps, and I submit this with some reservation, your question can never be answered with much more definitiveness than to say that there are some things about God's will and purpose -- perhaps more than just some -- that we do not and cannot understand. The question of why the righteous suffer was never really answered in the Book of Job. The question of why God made Israel to be his chosen people is hard to answer. Why are some human beings born with keen minds and sound bodies while others inherit feeble minds and deformed bodies? Genetic science attempts to answer this question "scientifically" but it is hardly comforting or spiritually satisfying to the parent of a child who has a congenital abnormality...... Some 12 years ago my wife and I suffered the agonizing loss in a car wreck of our youngest child, a fine, bright, robust son whose life ended so abruptly before he was quite 21 years old. Why? What purpose did it serve? Did God decree this? Did God create him thus to die in the bud of his life? This, and a million more, are imponderables to which no one but God Himself has the answer..... There was a time in the wake of my son's death that I was outright angry with God. Like the psalmists of old, I cried out in my spirit, "Why, O Lord, Why?" My answer, and my eventual healing, came in the realization that God is God and I am mere man, a created being by the hand of God. God is sovereign, He is in charge of it all, He is just and loving and good. And I, like Paul, see through my mirror but dimly. God has been most gracious to me and to my wife and other children in His healing of this great wound. And, in the words of the old hymn my mother loved to sing, "We will understand it better by and by." --Hank | ||||||
4109 | Women being called 'cows'? | Amos 4:1 | Hank | 9632 | ||
Well, holy cow, prayon, why would you think I'd be so brazen as to smile about Amos' metaphor about women and cows? Actually, when I saw Nolan's question about Amos 4:1, I laughed out loud. God did sprinkle a modicum of good humor in His sacred book, didn't He? And I for one don't feel that we accord to Him or His book any less reverence when we enjoy it :-) --Hank | ||||||
4110 | The cannonization of Jude | Jude | Hank | 9629 | ||
Roverjbh99 (Josh): A few posts ago this old Arkansas Razorback mildly scolded you for failure to cite any references in regard to the number of books in the Apocrypha. Now we face the same dilemma regarding your post in which, without any documentation, you say: "The reason 2 Peter, Jude, 2 and 3 John and Revelation were not accepted into the canon is because the church fathers had doubts about the content of the said books.".....In all candor, Josh, I feel obligated for the sake of keeping the forum as credible as possible, to join with our friend JVH in his plea for authenticating references. "Church fathers" covers an enormously broad spectrum. Not a few so-called church fathers were, in fact, notorious heretics. Among them was Marcion, who for example, in the early second century, created a canon consisting solely of edited versions of Luke and some of Paul's Letters. He rejected the Old Testament entirely. (This account excerpted from Harper's Bible Dictionary). --Hank | ||||||
4111 | Is God so shortsighted? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Hank | 9597 | ||
Hello, my friend EdB. If you will, Ed, I'd like to answer your question without speaking to each aspect of it separately, i.e., about dress, social custom, religious custom, qualifications for church offices, etc. and, in addition, speak to your concern about the tendency of the modern church to rationalize Scriptural commands on the premise that this or that was for them then but not for us now....... Ed, I am 66 years old and have been a Christian for 52 of those years. In my lifetime thus far I have seen an erosion in the church -- and I use church in a broad, general sense -- of the authority accorded the word of God. When I was a young man, the Scriptures were held in awe and reverence. They were the final authority. The Scriptures were consulted when there was a spiritual need or problem -- not some survey or hot-shot "human relations" expert called in from halfway across the continent. The Scriptures were studied for Christian growth and guidance -- not some "quarterly" or "workbook" dedicated to "feel-good religion" and written likely as not by a disciple of secular humanism. The Scriptures were prayed over and meditated upon -- not questioned and debated endlessly. The church looked to the Scriptures for an answer to social and moral issues and ills -- not to the "politically correct" movers and shakers of our time who have sold the church a bill of goods....... You see, Ed and members of the forum, what I'm trying to say is that unless the church truly embraces this old Book, it is in deep trouble and plunging even deeper...... These things do not apply by any means to all churches across the land, and I thank God for that. But they most surely do apply to a shockingly large number of them. It is my deepest conviction, Ed, that the questions and concerns you have voiced would find their solution if Christians the world over returned to their knees in prayer and opened their hearts in humble submission to the inerrant authority of God's word. We've seen enough of "watered-down Christianity" to know it leads down a road of deception and spiritual bankruptcy. --Hank | ||||||
4112 | My favorite verse! | Is 43:2 | Hank | 9578 | ||
The reason you don't understand my joke about the Magi is you're likely not from Arkansas :-) Down here we pronounce "fire" as "far". So, they came from a far (a fire). John 3:16? Of course it's the best known verse in the Bible. I was merely engaging in understatement. At least I got the age right! I try to loosen up and enjoy the forum. A little levity aids my digestion. God gave us a sense of humor and I love to use mine on occasion. --Hank | ||||||
4113 | Is God so shortsighted? | 1 Tim 2:11 | Hank | 9576 | ||
In total agreement with you, Tim. We simply must gather all the information that is available on difficult passages such as the Timothy passage on women and the church. While no one can lay a legitimate claim that extra-biblical historical sources are divinely inspired, even we who believe in the errancy of Scripture do Scripture no disservice by availing ourselves of whatever historical documents there are extant that shed background on Bible times, people, places, laws, societal mores, etc. Secular history is far more expansive on these topics than the Bible generally is. The Bible was never meant to be, and certainly isn't, a comprehensive history of the world. Every single book of the Bible was written at a certain time and place, and in a certain culture and setting. Therefore, the more one can learn of the environment and the circumstances that may have been peculiar to that book, the better position we find ourselves in to understand and appreciate what it is saying. In saying this I do not take away the absolute necessity for the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit in leading us to know the truth of Scripture. But the Scriptures also command us to exert all effort -- to be dilgent as a workman -- to handle accurately the word of truth (2 Tim.2:15) Perhaps a little "fear and trembling" is involved in this too..... This is a complex issue about women's role in the church. In our society it has become quite an item of debate and controversy. It's easy enough to shrug off the subject as being a non-issue by saying simply, "Oh, it applied to them back there in the first century, but it doesn't apply to us today." This careless disregard for the authority and aptness of Scripture is, I fervently submit, one of the major causes of so much outright apostacy in the church in our time..... I think this passage in Timothy has a broader application than merely one place and one time. Paul ties it in with verses 13 and 14 of 1 Tim. 2. It is connected inextricably to God's design, not man's, for the separate roles of male and female from creation itself. God created man for certain roles and women for certain roles. One is no more important than the other. It is simply God's plan. And it's hard to tag God as a chauvinist. --Hank | ||||||
4114 | My favorite verse! | Is 43:2 | Hank | 9572 | ||
Greetings to you, GodsKid74. To be able to enjoy these user names is alone worth the price of a ticket to the forum :-) Ray missed on his guess about your being a fireman. I'll guess you are 27 years old. The Magi were definitely firemen; they came from a far to see the Christ child. In the favorite verse department, I like an "obscure" verse that not many know: John 3:16. It's the message of the entire Bible in a capsule. It's no accident that this is the best-known and most-quoted verse in the Bible. I've been a Christian 52 years and John 3:16 has never failed to stir my soul. Every good wish for success in your studies. The field you have chosen is indeed challenging but ever so much needed in our time. --Hank | ||||||
4115 | Internet loner Bible teachers | 1 Cor 3:1 | Hank | 9529 | ||
Timely observation, JVH, about "Lone Ranger Christians" in these days of the Internet, which in some ways opens the world to us but closes the warm personal relationships between us. Actually the New Testament knows nothing of the lone ranger saint, separated and apart from the body of believers, the church. Unlike some pagan religions, Christianity stresses the idea of community. It is always "Our Father who art in heaven" -- never "My Father." The role and function of the Christian is always defined in terms of his being a member of the body, a branch of the Vine. The Internet can be used as a powerful and marvelous tool to spread the word of the good news of the gospel of Christ, but even it has his limitations. It never comes close to being the church or even a remote substitute for it. --Hank | ||||||
4116 | Webpastor, are you a pastor? | Matt 28:19 | Hank | 9442 | ||
Hello, Sister M. Warmest welcome and warmest wishes that you will be both the receiver and the giver of blessings as we all meet here on the forum from time to time in the study of God's word..... I do wish the word "attack" could be stripped from the forum lexicon; it reminds me too much of my army days :-) Our business here is not to attack anyone -- or be attacked by anyone. Our business is to meet in "cyber-fellowship" from the four corners of the world on common ground and for a common purpose: to learn more of what God's will is for our lives..... If you will permit me, Sister M, may I suggest to you, and as a reminder to us all, to check out the posts and (if listed) profile of each person with whom you interact. In this way you will gain much information about this person and thus be in a much better position to understand him or her. Nolan, for instance, has been around for some time, has well over 800 posts to his credit, is a fine Christian young man, and has handled himself quite well. I believe it is not too far afield to say that he is both a respected member of the forum and a distinct asset to it. But you, with 4 posts to your credit thus far, could hardly see Nolan in this perspective unless you took the time to read his posts and profile. That's all I'm suggesting: please "get acquainted" with your correspondent by reading what he has had to say on the various topics that have come before the forum. Again, Sister M, welcome and I extend the hand of Christian fellowship to you. --Hank | ||||||
4117 | What was the "discharge" Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 9426 | ||
Tim, thanks. This old dog learns new tricks! I was blissfully unaware that the O.T. Acropypha is still in the process of being re-assessed or re-counted or whatever it may be. Let's hope "they" don't start fooling around with the Canon! --Hank | ||||||
4118 | What was the "discharge" Bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 9421 | ||
Aloha, Josh (roverjbh99). The two sources I used concerning the number of books in the Old Testament Apocrypha both list 15, as appeared in my question, not 18, as you say. My sources are: Holman Bible Dictionary and Harper's Bible Dictionary. I don't know what source you used to arrive at the number of 18 because you did not list any...... It might not be a bad idea, when refuting factual material contained in a post, to cite reliable sources as bases for refutation...... By the way, you really didn't answer the questions that were directed to THECROSS. An alternate method that can be employed on the forum when one is not answering the question but adding a comment about it, is to post a separate note unattached to the question. Hence, the question is undisturbed. This is merely a suggestion from a mainlander :-). --Hank | ||||||
4119 | why men struggle - being head of house | 2 Timothy | Hank | 9417 | ||
Sarah, questions, answers, and notes all are welcome and you are welcomed to the forum. Please, however, if you will, in subsequent posts, avoid using all upper-case letters. They tend to make for difficult reading and are the web equivalent of shouting. Don't mean to carp; just a kindly suggestion. --Hank | ||||||
4120 | Re: Explain this to me | Matt 28:19 | Hank | 9382 | ||
EdB, I won't attach this as an answer to your question "Explain this to me" because someone may come along who has an adequate answer, which I frankly don't. I'm as baffled as you are about the mystical power -- or whatever it is -- that some religious groups wield over their followers. To some degree it seems the more cultist they lean the greater their influence..... And many of the rest of us are quite content in our apathy to relax and sit on our blessed assurance, fully convinced that we are doing the will of God. --Hank | ||||||
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