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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: MJH Ordered by Verse |
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421 | Who is a Jew? | Rom 2:28 | MJH | 139145 | ||
Like I said, the term Jew was used to refer to all those of Israel by this time. But the term originated from the tribe of Judah which for centuries was the only tribe in the Land; however, some individuals from other tribes were there in very small number. Thus Paul, a Benjamite, would refer to himself as a Jew by this time in history—especially speaking to Greeks or Romans. If I get some time I will research it some more and provide more definite information, none of which is really important to know, but of late I have been very interested in the Hebrew and world history during the second temple times. MJH |
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422 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | MJH | 217459 | ||
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423 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | MJH | 217460 | ||
Doc, What book have you recommended on sound hermeneutics? You mention it in this note. I'm looking for another book on the topic and maybe I have not read your recommended choice. MJH |
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424 | By What Law | Rom 3:23 | MJH | 217466 | ||
Doc answered what sin was and supported his answer. I only added some additional material. MJH |
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425 | When did Jesus violate any law? | Rom 7:6 | MJH | 150094 | ||
According to some, Mark 7 says that Jesus did away with the food laws, permitting anyone to eat any animal, clean or unclean. If Jesus revoked a law of Moses, then that would be a violation of the law. What do you think Jesus did in Mark 7? MJH |
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426 | Are we free from the Law? | Rom 7:6 | MJH | 150100 | ||
I am so glad you asked this question. I have been searching this out for the last three and a half years. If you are a reader, I can give you some good books to read. They will not give you a clear cut answer, but they will help in your search. Personally I have found the search for an answer far more rewarding than an eventual answer. In short, the covenant with Noah plays a large part in this discussion. In the first century the "God Fearers" were those who believed in the One true God, but did not want to have certain parts of their anatomy cut off (circumcision). They worshiped in the court of the Gentiles, but were not converts in the fullest sense. These people were expected to follow the Noah covenant. The Jews found 7 laws in this covenant. This all was practiced during the time of Paul. The Acts 15 counsel listed 4 things that the Gentile believers in Jesus needed to abide by. All four are a part of the covenant with Noah and fit in with how the first century Jew viewed these things. Paul did not want to force all of the Law on the Gentiles as it was lived out by Jews in Jerusalem. That being said, others say.... Read Acts 21 and on. There are thousands of Christians ZELOUS for the law, and Paul not only performs a sacrifice, but pays for others to be able to perform the sacrifice (Nazarite covenant sacrifice.) Paul calls himself a Pharisee in the present tense. In Acts 15, the 4 "rules" are laid out, but they end by noting that Moses is taught every week in the synagogues in every city, possibly implying that Gentiles know where to go to learn what else the laws say. Did Jesus do away with not eating unclean animals in Mark 7? Or is that a miss understanding of what He was saying. Could the Messiah do away with any commands of the Torah (Law of Moses) and still be the Messiah. Especially when in Matt 5, He says that he did not come to abolish the Law, but to place it on a firmer footing. Many think that in Galatians 2, Paul, when he says “works of the law” (ergos numos) he means “legalistic observance to the law”, but in the Greek in the first century there was no word for legalistic, and “works of the law” was the closest he could come. …. By now I am either boring you, or perking your interest. I do not have your answer, but I have been studying this for some time and read much about it. If you want to discuss it more, or want book recommendations, or have questions about statements above, let me know. KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS…… They are they key to wisdom…… MJH |
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427 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | MJH | 213259 | ||
Your question is an interesting one. Where in Romans? I took the best stab I could being confined to one book. Romans 8:19-23 “The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.” NIV This idea of heaven “crashing into earth” has picked up some steam with the publication of a popular book. The idea is that when we live like Christ commands us to and we love our neighbors as our self, we will be revealing the Kingdom of God here in our midst. After all, where God’s subjects gather, and where His will is obeyed, His Kingdom reigns in that place. Therefore Heaven comes to Earth in part…according to this teaching. That being said…the Bible tells a story of how God desires to dwell with mankind (people). While most religious people imagine ascending to Heaven to live with God there forever, the Bible tells it the other way around. Apart from the intermediary time (the time between death and Christ’s final coming), the Bible always talks about God dwelling with mankind here on Earth. 1) Adam and Eve in the Garden … God walked with them in the cool of the day. 2) Israel built the Tabernacle so that God could “dwell among them.” 3) Jesus is Immanuel or “God with us.” 4) The book of Isaiah paints a picture of the world to come where God’s anointed One dwells on earth with us in a new world with no sin, pain, decay, etc… 5) Jesus’ Lord’s Prayer says, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Are we praying for God’s will reign here on Earth? Is this Heaven on Earth in a way? 6) The last three chapters of Revelation tell of Heaven literally crashing onto Earth as the New Jerusalem descends from above. As far as Romans is concerned. The passage I picked talks about what happened to all creation as a result of our sin. Things are not meant to rust, rot, and fall apart. The original creation shows order coming from chaos. Since sin entered the world, not only are we separated from our Holy God, but the creation is frustrated and typically goes from order back to chaos. That’s why we have a maintenance budget line for our house. It tends to fall apart over time. Maybe your car is a better example. The Romans passage reminds us that creation itself will be liberated into the glorious freedom of the children of God. AMEN MJH |
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428 | Which verse talks about heaven on earth? | Rom 8:21 | MJH | 213281 | ||
Many times wonderful study begins with such questions. If the message sends you on a quest of study, then it did you well. I can't comment on the message because I did not hear it all, but one thing jumped out in your statement: "getting rid of all material things to have true faith." That statement alone is false, but in context there was hopefully more. Material things are not anti-Faith any more than poverty is pro-faith. What matters is where your heart is. Those who have an abundance who are tight fisted and un-charitable have a huge problem. Those who are impoverished and have a heart of envy or bitterness also have a huge problem. That being said, True faith is always loving which encompasses caring for others in need. You can not claim to love your neighbor as yourself, and knowingly leave him in hunger when you have the means to truly help him. MJH |
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429 | Is apostle Paul under the law? | Rom 10:4 | MJH | 173823 | ||
Paul's view of the Law is one of the most misunderstood ideas of Paul's that Christians today have. Your question is a very common one. 1) Paul never says that the Law of Moses has ended (as you can see in Acts 21-22.) The Messiah is the "end" of the Law is misleading. Jesus was not the "end" meaning that the Law ended and we can ignore it now. Jesus is/was that which the Law pointed to. The target, or goal. He lived it out perfectly and was in fact the very thing the Law pointed toward and it still does. 2) Paul never says that you can be saved by following the Law. We are saved by the faithfulness of the Messiah, but we are judged by works/deeds of which the Law is the measure. I'm sure I raise some concern with #2, but over and over, Judgment is based on deeds where as salvation is based on Faith. The two are not one and the same. 3) Paul never stopped being a Jew or a Pharisee as can be seen in Acts 21 on. He went to great lengths to show that he still followed the Mosaic law. Some say this was a mistake of Paul much like Peter's mistake in withdrawing from the Gentiles when Jews showed up. However, the text never says he made a mistake, but rather the text seems to say he was absolutely right. The question Paul faces is not "what do Jews do in regards to the Law?" But "what do Gentiles do in regards to the law? Specifically in regards to salvation." Do Gentiles need to convert to Judaism before they can be "saved?" or not? Paul argued over and over that they do not, and he used the "Old Testament" to make is argument. He didn't come up with new laws or ideas, only new and more correct interpretation of the Law/Torah/Old Testament with the help of the Holy Spirit of course. MJH |
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430 | Has the church replaced Israel? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139101 | ||
Has the church replaced Israel? | ||||||
431 | Can you clarify your previous post? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139103 | ||
BJH, You said "Others say 'No' but the church is Israel. By this statement do you mean that some say the church replaced Israel, some say it has not replaced Israel but that the church IS Israel? Please clarify. Thanks, MJH |
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432 | What about Matt 27:25? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139186 | ||
What about Matt 27:25. All the people answered, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!” Do you think this plays into the issue? |
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433 | replacement theoplogy is incorrect? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139187 | ||
Does every Christian believe replacement theoplogy is incorrect? |
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434 | He-man, All the promises of Abraham? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139188 | ||
Don't we all end up in heaven with God in the end? Or does God end up with us on Earth? |
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435 | replacement theoplogy is incorrect? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139237 | ||
Replacement theology says that the Church (called out ones) replace Israel. Therefor Israel is nothing from the ressurection to forever future. (Jews can still be saved through faith in Christ). The promises in the Old Testament are applied in the future to the Church and no longer to Israel. Others would add: "Because Israel forsake the covenant." They would also quote many of Jesus words, such as Jesus' Tirumphant entry where He says, "Oh Israel how I longed to gather you as a hen gathers her chicks, but you were not willing..." MJH |
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436 | Men dwell with God, or God with men? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139238 | ||
Where in the Bible does it speak of people making their dwelling with God? |
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437 | God dwell with Men? or Men with God? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139270 | ||
You said, Heaven is where God is, but your verses say that God will make his dwelling with men. No where did the term heaven even appear in your passages. I've heard many say, "We will all meet in Heaven some day." But I only read that we will all meet in the New Earth and God will dwell among us. Not unlike when the Tabernacle was built in Exodus, and God dwelt among them. Ex 25:8, “Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.” Note, it did not say he dwelt IN the sanctuary (where is Glory was) but that He dwelt AMONG them. Again, in Genesis 2, we see God dwelling among Adam and Eve. So, where does the idea of us all living for ever in Heaven come from? MJH |
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438 | Men dwell with God, or God with men? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139271 | ||
Those passages speak of God making His dwelling WITH MEN, not men making their dwelling among God. MJH |
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439 | Look to OT or NT for answer? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139274 | ||
But doesn't the New Testament fulfill the Old Testament? And therefore shouldn't we look to the NT for the answer to this question? MJH |
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440 | Has the church replaced Israel? | Rom 11:25 | MJH | 139275 | ||
Wasn't this passage already fulfilled even before Jesus came? | ||||||
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