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4221 | Nebuchadnezzar a true believer? | Dan 2:47 | Hank | 6307 | ||
Well, Ray, to attempt to answer your question, "Who was the god who was able to deliver?" -- It seems fair to say that all Christians would hold that it could only have been God, the God of Israel, who alone was able then and is able now, to deliver. Nebchadnezzar however, being a pagan steeped in the Babylonian religion of polytheism, obviously did not view the situation in the same perspective that we can today, given the facts some thousands of years later. In Daniel 3:15 Nebuchadnezzar, in asking "what god?" is probably using "god" in a paganistic sense, i.e., what god among other gods. The Chaldee word used here for "god" is elahh, and can mean God or god. In 3:29, the king is clearly speaking of the God of Shadrach, Meshack and Abed-nego. But this presents no proof that the same meaning should be attached to 3:15....Both the NASB and NKJV render "god" in 3:15 and "God" in 3:29. The KJV renders "God" in both verses. I believe the two modern versions, in rendering "god" in 3:15 and "God" in 3:29 more accurately reflect the sense indicated by the context....In any event, the matter doesn't appear to be of any great moment, no matter which meaning of "god" Nebuchadnezzar may have had in mind. And I see this as the only issue involved here. --Hank | ||||||
4222 | Will there be degrees of judgment? | Matt 11:22 | Hank | 6300 | ||
Steve, the question was: "Will judgment be more severe for some than others?" And Jesus is referring to people and their evil deeds. The fact that, in this example, they happen to have lived in Sodom and Gomorrah is really secondary and incidental. In any event, I really can't see that the question has been answered. --Hank | ||||||
4223 | Nebuchadnezzar a true believer? | Dan 2:47 | Hank | 6283 | ||
Hello, Ray. Regarding the issue of capitalization of the word "god" in Daniel 3:15, why should it be capitalized? Nebuchadnezzar is not talking about the God of Israel here, but about a god in general, any god -- a generic god, if you will. This king was a polythestic pagan. He recognized many gods. In 2:47 the king is answering Daniel when he says, "Your God is a God of gods." God is capitalized in this instance because clearly the word is used in reference to the one true God, the God of Israel. The "gods" in the phrase "God of gods" is in reference to pagan deities. --Hank | ||||||
4224 | 3 Questions on Prayer | Matt 6:8 | Hank | 6254 | ||
Dear Proclaim Truth, you seem to be doing a fine job in living up to your name! Welcome aboard! --Hank | ||||||
4225 | Speaking of Christ's Kenosis? | Matt 4:1 | Hank | 6200 | ||
That was an excellent post, Joe, and I will not say anything bad about the length of your posts, certainly not anything close to what my English professor said to me one time. He said, "Hank, you can say in 1,000 words more than some people can say in 25." And I still can!....While we are still on this general theme of the humanity of our Lord, it might not be out of line to mention that I have recently picked up a book in a used bookstore called Jesus, An Interview Across Time, by Andrew Hodges, M.D. A psychiatrist and a Christian, Dr. Hodges "interviews" Christ, revealing, according to the blurb, a fascinating portrait of Jesus, both as man and God. I've only begun reading it, but the few pages I've turned thus far make me want to turn more. --Hank | ||||||
4226 | Who are the poor in spirit? | Matt 5:3 | Hank | 6147 | ||
Thanks, prayon, for a fine, spiritually-oriented response. How infinitely better it is to be poor in spirit and made happy and blessed by the love of Jesus than to be a king or a queen and know not Christ. --Hank | ||||||
4227 | understanding of Gods ways | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 6103 | ||
Elijah, a fact is a thing, an event,an actuality, a piece of informaton presented as having objective reality. Logic is an activity of the mind, the science of the formal principles of reasoning, the interrelaion or sequence of facts or events. Fact: Your car stops running. Fact: Your gas gauge shows empty. Logic: Your car stopped running because it is out of gas. --Hank | ||||||
4228 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5993 | ||
Excellent points and observations, charis, and worthy of note and prayerful consideration by every single one of us who posts on this Study Bible Forum. Thanks for sharing your views. Blessings in Christ. --Hank | ||||||
4229 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5978 | ||
orthodoxy, I won't quibble further about your position on creeds and confessions. You have your convictions and I mine. Regarding your reference to my cutting myself off from the wisdom of the past, I assure you I do not. On the other hand, I hope I shall never attempt to justify my position on Biblical issues by quoting confessions, Reformed or otherwise. They were, all of them, written by men whose vision at best was finite, whose light at most was limited, and whose righteous deeds are like a filthy garment (Isaiah 64:6). If confessions are the essence of truth, why must they be revised, rehashed, rewritten from time to time? I won't expect you to "impoverish" yourself of the wisdom of the saints gone before as reflected in the creeds that they left behind. Neither expect me to impoverish myself of the wisdom of Scripture by devoting much time to the study of creeds. With that, I sign off to any more discussion of this matter. I wish you well in your studies at Covenant College. Your part of the world is quite well known to me. I am a native Chattanoogan and lived there 33 years. I am now 66, so that represents half my life thus far that I lived in the Scenic Center of the South. May God richly bless you all your days. --Hank | ||||||
4230 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5965 | ||
orthodoxy, please DON'T burden this forum with any more citations from Reformed confessions; it is my considered opinion that we have seen quite enough. There are more things in heaven and earth, orthodoxy, than are dreamt of in your confessions. The last time I noticed the name of this web site is Study Bible Forum, not Study Reformed Confessions Forum. --Hank | ||||||
4231 | Babies in heaven when they die? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5905 | ||
It is a distinct source of comfort to me to reflect that the Westminster Confession of Faith is not the sixty-seventh book of the Christian Canon. If the Reformed position is that God regenerates only elect infants of believers and dooms all others -- if that is the Reformed soteriology that I had when I was for thirty-five years a Presbyterian, I'm so grateful that I am now cured. --Hank | ||||||
4232 | Should Benny throw the Holy Spirit? | 1 John 4:1 | Hank | 5854 | ||
JVH, thanks for sharing this additional information on Hinn, whom many already view as a fake, quack, and charlatan. --Hank | ||||||
4233 | Who was Melchizedek? | Heb 7:1 | Hank | 5768 | ||
Thank you for your good answer, and it is interesting to hear that you are from Australia. I rather guessed that you might jump on the question regarding your namesake! Blessings from Arkansas in Jesus name! --Hank | ||||||
4234 | The baptizer also immersed? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5725 | ||
Steve, if I were in a desert (with no name) -- whatever that means -- and had only a cup full of water, I would probably choose to drink the water and defer my baptism until I found my way to greener pastures. This argument is getting no one anywhere. Pig trails of this sort lead one only to the mire of the sty. I choose to end my participation in it herewith. --Hank | ||||||
4235 | Is infant baptism Biblical? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5724 | ||
Nolan Keck, your response to perceived insults is the hallmark of a Christian and a gentleman. Your refusal to reply in kind is truly admirable. Yours is an example that we, all of us, would do well to follow on this forum, and indeed in all our human relationships in life. --Hank | ||||||
4236 | Is infant baptism Biblical? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5672 | ||
The largest Protestant denomination in the United States, to which I belong, not only holds that baptism is for believers only, but frequently engages in re-baptism. There are others, the Church of Christ for example. You say your view is that re-baptism is not only unnecessary but sinful. If that is your view, so be it. But you claim it is shared by the historical tradtion of everyone but the Anabaptists. From what source did you gather your data for this statement?....You say (speaking of the Anabaptists) to Nolan Keck, "You have chosen a singularly difficult tradition." Why is it so difficult? And for whom is it difficult? For yourself? Perhaps it is not viewed as difficult at all by Nolan Keck And I would hope that he is sufficiently well-rooted in his faith that he will not be daunted by remarks that hardly could be viewed as encouraging to a fine young man. --Hank | ||||||
4237 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5650 | ||
Dear Cephas, if I have offended you in any way, I am truly sorry and beg your forgiveness. The Bible simply does not have answers to some of the questions we human beings ask, or would like to ask. My pastor not long ago said he had "a whole bunch" of questions he wanted to ask God when he got to heaven. I believe many of us do also. I've lived on this earth for 66 years and been a Christian for 52, and the only real wisdom I've attained is the realization of how little I really know. The Bible says that we walk by faith, not by sight. God has reserved to Himself many mysteries of this universe. But he has revealed Himself through his Son, the Lord Jesus, and we know that He loves and cares for us, that He is willing and able to save us by His grace if we will trust Him, have faith in Him, believe in Him and His word. Beyond that, Cephas, there are many, many things we do not know and do not understand. It is my prayer that God will bless you all your days and give you His peace that passes all understanding. --Hank | ||||||
4238 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5636 | ||
God is sovereign, transcendent. To ask or consider whether God has "free will" is the zenith of fatuity. May I suggest a careful, humble reading of Job from the 38th chapter to the end of the book, in which God put Job in his place? --Hank | ||||||
4239 | Does God have free will? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5633 | ||
And endless debate is a poor substitute for serious Bible study. --Hank | ||||||
4240 | Which method of baptism Bible supported? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5614 | ||
Steve Butler, in your note to me you said the following: "Hank, read my post to Nolan...the passages in Romans and Colossians do not refer to physical baptism." I have read your post to Nolan and must confess I don't understand whatever points you attempted to make. What I do understand in no uncertain terms is that in it, you did not ever refer to Romans 6:4 or Colossians 2:12. But you tell me that those passages do not refer to physical baptism. I take your term "physical baptism" to mean "water baptism" -- is that what you mean to say? If the passages do not mean baptism by water, then what do they mean? Prove your point. If you say it is Spirit baptism that is meant, please prove your case. It is hardly adequate to state merely an opinion of what they do not refer to. I say again, prove your point. Nolan Keck asked a good and serious question. He deserves no less than a clear, sound and accurate Biblical answer. --Hank | ||||||
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