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Results from: Answered Bible Questions On or After: Wed 02/16/00 Ordered by Date |
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Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
41861 | How are people married? | Eph 5:22 | home church | 397 | ||
Dear sir's I was wondering what constitutes a biblical marriage? How were people married in the bible? How come we don't read of a ceremony or a priest in the early marriages of the bible? What actually constitutes a marriage and where does the marriage receive it's sanctity from? Thank you for your time. |
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41862 | Ezekiel 38:15 | Ezekiel | Bruno | 359 | ||
Ezekiel 38:15 | ||||||
41863 | Isai 41:2 referring to Christ or Cyrus? | Isaiah | Jaybird | 349 | ||
In chapter 41, verse 2, is the "man from the east" referring to Christ or to Cyrus? | ||||||
41864 | Jesus condemn soldier to life on Earth? | Amos 1:1 | Charles50 | 348 | ||
Prior to the crucifixion, did Jesus condemn a Roman soldier to walk the earth until his return? The movie The Seventh Sign shows such an event. What is this soldier's name and what is the scripture? |
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41865 | Do you believe once save, always saved. | Luke 23:43 | 336 | |||
Do you believe once save, always saved. | ||||||
41866 | How is that implied in "pisteuo"? | John 1:12 | load | 332 | ||
An italic word, according to the NASB, is an implied word. How is that implied in "pisteuo"? | ||||||
41867 | Should Paul haver gone to Jerusalem? | Acts | Jonny | 330 | ||
Should the apostle Paul have returned to Jerusalem for his last visit? | ||||||
41868 | "reckoned to him as righteousness"? | Gen 15:6 | load | 328 | ||
"reckoned to him as righteousness". Is there a NT phrase that would help me understand this? | ||||||
41869 | Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? | Luke 23:43 | ekip | 327 | ||
Is "Paradise" the same as heaven? | ||||||
41870 | "even" is confusing. | John 1:12 | load | 326 | ||
The word "even" in this verse is confusing. Almost as if "receiving Him" was not completely necessary, but atleast believing in Him...? I see receiving and believing as one in the same, but the word "even" seems to distinguish between them. Any comments? | ||||||
41871 | God, Satan, and Job's sons discuss dad? | Gen 6:4 | jg8ball | 324 | ||
I admit I'm not a Hebrew scholar but in verse 4 (not 5) when it mentions Job's sons, it uses the word "ben" by itself. (translates to sons, children, descendents...") In verse 6 it uses the words ben-elohiym which translate to Sons of God. Putting this in context then tells us the Sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came with them. The Hebrew word for present themselves is "yasab" which translates "to stand before". This implies that the sons of God as well as satan were literally standing in God's presense. How could you interpret this as being Job's sons? Do you really think that God, satan, and Job's sons were standing around talking about Job's faith? Gen 6:4 does use the same "ben-elohiym" when talking about the Sons of God. Whether or not the Nephilim are the offspring of the Sons of God and the daughters of man, I haven't investigated thoroughly enough to make a definite conclusion. Keep in mind that the ASV and KJVs are a word for word translation while the NIV is a thought for thought translation. When doing a word for word translation you run the risk of loosing the original meaning because some words could have more than one meaining and also the the way the words were used together could have different meanings. A thought for thought translation tries to take this into account. Granted, you rely upon how the interpreter translates but same goes for what words the word for word translators choose. |
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41872 | Prisoners doomed to die? Who are they? | Ps 79:11 | getsmart | 323 | ||
Prisoners doomed to die? Who are they? | ||||||
41873 | Do you agree with my personal opinion? | 1 Cor 7:15 | JMR | 322 | ||
JVH-I am not sure what "Sola Scriptura" says about this topic, as I am not a biblical scholar. However, I can tell you that my heart tells me that marriage is a one time deal for me. So I say to everyone who is going to marry, "make sure you choose wisely". God has given us wisdom and knowledge to select our spouse. It is up to us to listen to Him and pray for the right person to marry. These are my personal beliefs. Do you agree with my personal opinion? | ||||||
41874 | How do you then interpret the verses... | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 321 | ||
How do you then interpret the verses I listed (and the many others) that talk about "our choice"? I've talked to other Calvinists and they all ignore the verses about our choice in the Bible and quote out a few verses that can be interpreted to fit their needs. The "Free Will" theory holds up throughout the Bible while the "Predestined" theory holds up only in a few parts of the Bible and each of these parts can also be interpreted using the "Free Will" theory. ---------------------------------- You mentioned John 6:44. I agree that no sinner can make the first move in the salvation process. Fortunately, God has already made the first move through Jesus. It's now up to us to accept this. Also, if you put John 6:44 in context and read the entire section, you'll see a whole different meaning. John 6:38-40 - tells us that Jesus is sent to do the Father's will which is that EVERYONE who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life. John 6:44 in simply saying that no one is going to Heaven unless God Allows it. God wants everyone to be saved (this is backed up by other verses I'll supply if needed). John 6:45 "...EVERYONE who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me." It doesn't say "only those I choose will come to me" John 6:47 "I tell you the truth, he who believes has everlasting life." John 6:51 "...This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." He's saying that he will give his life for the world, not a elect group in the world. ------------------------------------- Eph 1:4-5,11. Again, put it in context. God predestined us as a whole not a group to have the opportunity to be saved. When it talks about us being predestined for foreknew, it's talking about God's plan - that through Jesus we can be saved. When it talks about the Elect, that's simply another way to talk about the people that have accepted Jesus. Today, we use the terms Christian, born-again, believers, etc... Back to Ephesians, at the end of chapter 1, Paul tells them that they were included in Christ when they heard the word of truth, the gospel of their salvation. In other words, when they heard about Jesus, they were included in God's plan. Paul next states that "Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit,..." Notice the "Having believed" -- this implies that they had a choice to believe or not. ------------------------------------ A couple other question to ponder: If God chooses only some people to be saved and not others and we have no control over that then why did Adam and Eve eat the fruit? Why did God flood the world to remove all the evil people? Why did Jesus have to die for our sins? If God decides alone who will and will not go to Heaven, why did these things (and others) happen? But if God wants everyone to be saved, but through his great love allows us to make the choice, then these things are easily explained. |
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41875 | Just as if I had never sinned? | 1 Cor 6:11 | kalos | 318 | ||
You seem to have missed the main point of my answer, which is: when we are justified by faith we are DECLARED RIGHTEOUS IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. . . . I agree with you that we are not without sin in our experience. 1 John 1:8 "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." Sanctification is two-fold, part of it being a progressive process which continues throughout our lives on this earth. . . . (See also the topic "Justification" found in Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology for a fuller treatment of this subject. Baker's Dictionary is available online at bible.crosswalk.com) | ||||||
41876 | What does this mean? | Mark 6:5 | ErnieB | 310 | ||
I would appreciate any commentary on this verse. I will be preaching on this passage soon. | ||||||
41877 | Predetermined or Free Will | Luke 8:13 | jg8ball | 309 | ||
I have a couple questions with what you stated. 1: Where does it say that Jesus is omnipotent? Jesus says in Mat 24:36 "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven nor the Son, but only the Father." If Jesus were omnipotent as you say, He would have known the day and hour. 2: God has predetermined that his plan of salvation will be carried out. This does not mean that he has predetermined who will and will not be saved. God wants everyone to be saved (If you need several versus to back this up, let me know). He provided the means for that to happen through the death and ressurection of Jesus. It is our choice whether to accept his Gift or not. From the very beginning, Adam and Eve made the choice to eat from the tree of knowledge even after God told them not to. In Josh 24:15, "But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve... In 1 Kings 18:21, the worshippers at Mt. Carmel were invited to choose that day whom they would serve, either Baal or God. In Isaiah 5:20, the people were certainly capable of choosing between good and evil. Why are we given the warning in Matt 7:15 ("Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.") if we were predestined to be saved or not? Matt 7:21 says that only the people that choose to do the will of God will enter Heaven. Luke 13:3 tells us that unless we repent (our choice), we will perish. Matt 19:23-24 says that it is harder for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. If we were predetermined, then wouldn't it be just as easy (or hard)? John 3:16 ...whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. In John 7: 17-18, If anyone chooses to do God's will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own. He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself... In Romans 1:17-32 is clear that man has chosen evil and is not predetermined to do so. Heb 9:27-28 tells us that we are to face judgment when we die. What would be the need of a judgment if we were predetermined. There are many more versus that talk about our choice which I will post if needed. 3: To renounce your salvation would be to turn your back on God, to no longer believe or accept his Gift. To no longer follow the teachings of Christ. Granted, you could always say that person wasn't really saved then. But then what would you say would have happened to that person if they died prior to that drastic change? And if you say that the person must not have been chosen by God to be saved and was only fooling themselves when they truely believed in Christ and thought they were saved then can you say for sure that anyone is saved? Did Jesus die for everyone or just for a select few? I can show you several versus that show that He died for all, can you show one that says otherwise? Then if Jesus did die for all, how could there be some that God predetermined not to be save? |
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41878 | What is Ash Wednesday? | Bible general Archive 1 | ekip | 314 | ||
What is Ash Wednesday? | ||||||
41879 | Christ raised on 3rd day in OT? | 1 Cor 15:4 | artwolf | 299 | ||
1 Cor 15:4 says that, "according to the Scriptures," Christ was raised on the third day. The Scriptures, to the early church, was the OT. Where does it say in the OT that Christ was raised, or would be raised, on the third day? | ||||||
41880 | Who is the Bride of Christ? | Bible general Archive 4 | Garry | 206256 | ||
Who is the Bride of Christ? | ||||||
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