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4801 | what does Mathew 17:3 mean | OT general | DocTrinsograce | 128326 | ||
Moses was dead (Deut 34:7). However, Elijah never died to the best of our knowledge (2 Kings 2:11). He is, in fact, one of only two people who never died according to scripture. The other was Enoch (Genesis 5:24). | ||||||
4802 | explain anthropomorphism | Hos 11:8 | DocTrinsograce | 128206 | ||
Sure, I'll see if I can explain. Anthropomorphism is a tendency we have to attribute human characteristics to non-human things. Sometimes it is merely poetic. For example when we say, "The angry grey clouds." Other times, we fool ourselves. For example, when we talk about the "loyalty" of a dog. Dogs may be loyal in the strictest sense of the word, but dogs are not human. They are a mere fraction of our intelligence. They are driven by very different motives. We cannot assume that when a dog is being loyal that it is the same kind of thing that goes on inside of a human being when they are being loyal. The Bible sometimes uses anthropomorphic language regarding God when it speaks of His "fingers" in creating the stars, His "right arm" in upholding the righteous, etc. These are metaphors. The Bible warns us not to make the error of assuming that God is man-like. See the following scriptures: Job 9:32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment. Isa 55:8-9 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. God is utterly different than anything in our experience. Indeed, He is utterly different than anything that is now, ever will be, or ever has been in the universe or any possible other universe. God is entirely self sufficient. He is totally complete and perfect in and of Himself. He has no origin and no cause. In philosophy there is a field called ontology that deals with the nature of being. Thus, theologians speak of the otherness of God. Whereas it is true that He thinks, He speaks, He sees, He acts, He moves, He loves, He hates, He wills, etc. etc. These things are not to be thought of in strictly human terms. Yet, if they were not communicated to us in human terms, we would not be able to understand. Thus, God often speaks to us about Himself in ways that we can comprehend. Let me give some examples of how these things just can't be the same as human characteristics in God. As human beings, we have something called antipathy. We can be pulled by contradicting emotions. For example, we might want justice, but because of compassion, we might want to be merciful at the same time. We might tearfully sentence someone to some punishment. God is not this way. His justice and His mercy are never at odds with one another. They are in perfect balance and perfect harmony. There is a Hebrew word that is used to describe God. It is "hes'ed." This is translated as the English word faithfulness. The word has the connotation of two rope ends that are tied together, and cannot be pulled apart. However, you and I have never seen a perfectly faithful being. Given enough time, every human being we know will let us down. God is not that way. He is eternally and infinitely faithful. His kind of faithfulness makes our own look like nothing at all! Now, as we begin to understand the otherness of God, let us not think of Him as distant or dispassionate. On the contrary, He has gone to incredible lengths to redeem fallen man and to be close to His children. We see this all through the scriptures. I hope that helps you understand, Nallon. I wish that I was a better crafter of words, but these are things that will defy the ability of any language to fully capture. Truly, our God is an awesome God! |
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4803 | What are God's emotions? | Hos 11:8 | DocTrinsograce | 128198 | ||
With regard to God being "distant from our earthly feelings," do not forget Hebrews 4:15 "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." Through Christ we have a God who has experienced our pain and suffering to the greatest extent imaginable. | ||||||
4804 | Ezekiel 1: 1-10 The windstorm,flashing | Ezek 1:3 | DocTrinsograce | 128194 | ||
Scripture does not tell us where Ezekiel was born, although it was probably somewhere in Israel before the captivity. His prophetic work takes place in Chaldea during the captivity. He was of the tribe of Levi, as we know that his father, Buzi, was a priest. | ||||||
4805 | beloved and shepherd in S of S | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 128100 | ||
The words in brackets are not in the original text. These words are included to clarify the translation. | ||||||
4806 | I married wrong woman,what can I do? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 128086 | ||
If you are married to her, then she is the right woman. Remember, she can never treat you as badly as you once treated our Savior. If He can forgive you, then surely He will grant forgiveness for your wife. Focus on your own walk with the Lord. When you have all the beams out of your own eye, and you have become the perfect husband, you might be able to help her with the speck in her eye. Son, I speak all these things humbly knowing that I failed in my own life in their application. If I had learned these things long ago, my life might be far different. Perhaps God will graciously open your heart to the truth. |
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4807 | Doing it the right way. | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 128085 | ||
Our faith is not based on feelings. Ignore your feelings. A teacher must instruct in the Truth, and there is only one source for that, regardless of the way we feel. Consider this: What has the Lord been teaching you from His Word? Teach that. These often make the most efective instructions. If the Lord has not been teaching you from His Word, then you are not studying the Word enough. In this case, perhaps you should consider excusing yourself from this task. If you are to teach, you must carefully and prayerfully study the Word. |
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4808 | Greek Mythology and the Bible? | Deut 32:17 | DocTrinsograce | 128034 | ||
No. Greek Mythology, False; Bible; True. |
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4809 | Psalm 46:10 | Ps 46:10 | DocTrinsograce | 128028 | ||
I'm not sure what the appeal of this sort thing might be. Even if God chose to give you a revelation, it would be less personal a message for your than what He has given in the Word. Therefore, it is much more likely that something else will seek to give you "spiritual experience." Why not just focus on fully absorbing the Word of God? | ||||||
4810 | How do overcome your fear? | Phil 4:6 | DocTrinsograce | 128009 | ||
Fear, at its roots, is a lack of belief in God's promise, power, perception, and/or goodness. (Sorry, ran out of P words.) In essence, then, fear grows out of belief in a lie rather than belief in the truth. Therefore, fear is eliminated when the lie is eliminated and you believe the truth. Everything necessary to that end can be found in the single authorative, inerrent, and all sufficent revelation of God, His Word. | ||||||
4811 | adroit self positioning to inherit money | Matt 23:1 | DocTrinsograce | 128008 | ||
You might want to read the biography of Charles Chiniquy, a Quebecoi who was ordained a priest in Illinois in 1886. A very interesting and enlighting read. | ||||||
4812 | could i have seen judjement in the futur | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 127973 | ||
Young lady, focus on the Word of God. It is more personal of a message to you from God than any dream or vision. | ||||||
4813 | Was the Trinity split | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 127969 | ||
Christ is eternally begotten by the Father. The Holy Spirit is eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son. God is the great causless cause. He has no origin. He is fully self existing. Remember, time was created along with everything else. We think within the confines of creation. Furthermore, we are finite beings. We cannot nor will we ever fully comprehend God. It takes God to do that. We don't even understand ourselves. I hope this helps. |
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4814 | Jesus called himself the son of man why? | Matt 16:13 | DocTrinsograce | 127961 | ||
Dear pastor, welcome to the forum! Jesus uses the title "Son of Man," identifying Himself with the prophet that used this phrase the most: Ezekiel. It is a title associated with judgement and redemption by a Holy God. By the way, it was a title that God coined Himself (Ezekiel 2:1). This is the first place in the Bible that it used in as an epithet. |
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4815 | How many Lazarus were there in the Bible | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 127803 | ||
I have to admit, its interesting that Lazarus is the only named person in any of Christ's parables. | ||||||
4816 | why do we hurt jesus? | Bible general Archive 2 | DocTrinsograce | 127787 | ||
If its there, I can't find it. I suspect that you're thinking of a line out of a hymn. | ||||||
4817 | who was the Sanhedrin | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 127717 | ||
The Sanhedrin was the Jewish Supreme Court in Jesus day. It consisted of seventy one great Torah Sages, who met in the "Lishkat HaGazit," the "Office of Hewn Stone," adjacent to the Temple in Jerusalem; The Rabbis who were the members of the Sanhedrin had all received "Semichah," the formal passing over of the Tradition from their teachers. | ||||||
4818 | why was john picked for the revelations. | Deut 29:29 | DocTrinsograce | 127708 | ||
God does not explain everything that He does, nor is He obligated to do so. This is one of those things He doesn't tell us about, and we do not have any basis on which to speculate. | ||||||
4819 | who were the Sadducces and Parisees | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 127706 | ||
The Sadducees and the Pharisees are two of the most well known Jewish sects during Christ's time. Here are some generalities: The Pharisees were strict observers of the Law. They would be more along the lines of what we would consider very conservative. The Sadducees were much more pluralistic and more of what we would think of as very liberal. Just like liberals and conservatives today, they didn't think too highly of one another. The Sadducees had the greatest political control. (Caiaphas, the high priest, was a Sadducee, and as a result had financial control of the commerce in the temple.) One of the big differences in opinion between Pharisees and Sadducees was the idea of the resurrection of the dead. The Sadducees just didn't believe in it. Christ tended to be more critical of the Pharisees because they knew the Law (the Old Testament) very well, but tended to bend it to their own ends. The Sadducees were generally pretty neglectful of scripture. They even practiced a bit of paganism. (When they found the ossuary of Caiaphas, a coin fell out of the skull of one his relatives. That was a Greek practice of putting a coin in the mouth of the deceased in order to pay for passage across the River Styx.) The word Pharisee is derived from the Greek word perusim which means "separated ones." The word Sadducee is derived from the Greek word saddiq which means "the righteous." The sects date back to 130 BC or so, but know one really knows where they came from. (Repeated question so repeated answer.) --Doc |
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4820 | Where is the passage? | NT general Archive 1 | DocTrinsograce | 127702 | ||
There are multiple passages that deal with what is commonly known as Church discipline. The following is taken from the "Biblical Studies Foundation." They say it much better than I could: (1) The discipline of the church is first patterned after the fact that the Lord Himself disciplines His children (Heb. 12:6) and, as a father delegates part of the discipline of the children to the mother, so the Lord has delegated the discipline of the church family to the church itself (1 Cor. 5:12-13; 2 Cor. 2:6). (2) Discipline is further based on the holy character of God (1 Pet. 1:16; Heb. 12:11). The pattern of God’s holiness—His desire for the church to be holy, set apart unto Him—is an important reason for the necessity of church discipline. The church is therefore to clean out the leaven of malice and wickedness from its ranks (1 Cor. 5:6-8). A failure to exercise discipline in the church evidences a lack of awareness of and concern for the holiness of God. (3) Church discipline is to be patterned after and based on the divine commands of Scripture (1 Cor. 4:6). We have numerous passages of Scripture which both command and give us God’s directives on the how, why, when, and where of church discipline. Again, a failure to exercise this responsibility demonstrates a lack of obedience and belief in the authority of the Bible (1 Cor. 5:1-13; Matt. 18:17-18; Titus 3:10; 2 Thess. 3:6-15; 1 Tim. 5:20; Gal. 6:1). (4) Another basis for the necessity of church discipline is the testimony of the church in the world (1 Pet. 4:13-19). The world observes the behavior and life of the church. When the church acts no differently than the world, it loses its credibility and authenticity (1 Pet. 2:11-18; 3:8-16; 4:1-4). |
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