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501 | What author in the Bible influences you? | 2 Tim 3:16 | MJH | 181757 | ||
I think first would be Moses, then Jesus, then Paul. Moses for the Torah of course, Jesus because he is the Messiah and interprets the Torah so well, and Paul for the shear volume. MJH |
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502 | compilation of scripture and compilatio | 2 Tim 3:16 | MJH | 214308 | ||
keliy, First, good job on your thorough answer. I agree with lionheart that you did well. It's a big topic to cover in a short post. One thing that caught my eye was your comment on "You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you..." (Deu 4:2). It would be more accurate to view this passage along with Deut 12:32, in light of the covenant stipulations given in Deuteronomy. The covenant was seen as a unified whole with multiple parts. It was not possible to extract or add to the parts without destroying (ie violating) the whole. The command given here is to not add any new commandment or take any away. It is not speaking about adding to the canon of scripture. Deut 4:2 does not prohibit adding books to the list of inspired writings, it only prohibits the adding or subtracting of any commandments; ie. changing of the terms. MJH |
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503 | Most important doctrines? | 2 Tim 3:16 | MJH | 215562 | ||
That there is but One God, Yod Hey Vav Hey (creator of all) who communicates his promises/covenants with His people though His Word that all who are His will be drawn near him as a result of the faithfulness of His Messiah Jesus, who's sacrifice is our guarantee that our everlasting covenant relationship is secured with God. And because of this, we are made able by the Holy Spirit to live rightly within this covenant relationship. One God; Inerrant Word; One Messiah all wrapped in the cloak of covenant relationship initiated by God Himself. Boy, three is just too hard. The Apostle Creed listed by hopalong is excellent. MJH |
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504 | Eternal life promised by God? | Titus 1:2 | MJH | 217648 | ||
Exodus 3:6 "And he said, 'I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God." God is not the God of the dead but of the living. Luke 20:37-38 is where Jesus uses this verse to proof to the Sadducees that the resurrection and eternal life in the World to Come was taught in the Torah. MJH |
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505 | Emergent Church question | Titus 1:9 | MJH | 177168 | ||
Does anyone have an opinion on the so called, "Emergent Church?" I ask because I happen to attend a church that when I join was simply another church which happened to grow very fast, had a gifted teacher, etc... But nothing spectacular. Since then, over the past few years, the gifted teacher has become very well know, almost an icon in the so called "Emergent Church" movement, although he has never claimed that our church was an "Emergent Church." Needless to say (unfortunately) he has been attacked by several Pastors around the country. My stance among those I meet is that I am not responsible for defending my pastor or church against comments. I will talk and listen, but I am not ever going to get "defensive" and try to argue for a point. I will clarify and ask why they think what they think, but I won't get drawn into an argument. It has bothered me, however, to see that so far every critic I have read or heard has gone to the level of revering to my pastor as "Satan’s agent" or "a clear Heretic" etc... Not one critic I have read so far has refrained from using such vitriolic statements which I interpret as meaning they are so afraid that their critic isn't strong enough on content that they have to use stupid statements to try and reinforce their ideas. One pastor even stated that since my pastor's following was so large, he obviously was not of God and used the same argument to refute Rev. Billy Graham. I’d love to discuss this topic with some of you, since I have anonymity here, and I would like to know what gifted people like you all think. MJH |
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506 | What is the canon and why is it closed? | Heb 1:1 | MJH | 213296 | ||
You question is too much for a response on this forum, but maybe I can get you started. The canon is short for "Canon of Scripture." These are the books of the Bible that are considered by the Church to be authoritative and inspired by the Spirit of God. Protestants accept the 66 books found in the translation connected with this forum. The canon was finalized during the fourth century after the Christian church was given legitimacy by Constantine. Over the pervious years, the canon of Scripture had been debated book by book, but most were included already by all. The canon being closed means that the debate is over as far as the organized church is concerned. Of course it never is with individuals. It's a fascinating study if you have the time. MJH |
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507 | WHO is Hebrews 6:4-11 refering to? | Heb 6:4 | MJH | 144348 | ||
I too have looked this one over and found at this time the safest place to be is that of Paul's who said the following after spending 3 chapters of the subject. Rom 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and[i] knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! 34“Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”[j] 35“Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?”[k] 36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen." MJH |
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508 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152247 | ||
If all sacrafices should have ended with Jesus death and resurrection, then why did Paul participate in sacarfices in Acts 21? And in Acts 21 it was the James and the "elders" who urged Paul to participate with certain men in what appears to have been a Nazarite Vow. MJH |
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509 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152288 | ||
Hey Doc, Acts 21:26 says, "Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them." The preceding verses indicate that the vow was a Nazirite vow. See Numbers 6. It seems obvious that the Jerusalem leaders of the Jewish Christians wanted to prove to the rest of the believing Jewish population that Paul was loyal to the Torah (or law of Moses). This situation provided a good opportunity to show this by action and not just words. If Paul was anti-Mosaic-law, then he would not participate in a ceremonial sacrifice such as a Nazirite Vow requires. Since Paul did so, it raises questions concerning the post I replied to. MJH |
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510 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152333 | ||
The main question I have is for those who say that Jesus death and resurrection did away with the need for any and all sacrafices. If this is true, and I do not argue eitherway, but simply ask why did Paul apparently participate in a sacrafice near the end of his ministry? Obviously the non-Jesus-believing Jews would have done sacrafices up until the destruction of the Temple, but why would Jesus believing Jews do them, such as Paul? MJH |
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511 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152336 | ||
Doc, Thanks for the reply... As for those who thought Paul was "anti-Mosaic-Law", I am referring to the first century Jews who ended up setting him up and tried to kill him. You said, "The problem arises if one does [Mosaic Law] in order to obtain some sort of merit with God." I completely agree and feel that some on the forum misuse the term “Judaizers" against those who advocate following more of the Mosaic Law as Gentile Christians. One might disagree with how much of the Mosaic Law applies to Gentile Christians, but I have yet to read anyone uphold the view that salvation is dependant on your observance or lack of. In fact, I hear (not on this forum yet) some say the opposite -- that if you follow some or all of the Mosaic Law, you can not be saved. Sorry for tangent . . . Back to the passage at hand… If we assume for a moment that Paul participated so that he would provide the animals and/or the money for the animals to be sacrificed, then what does this have to say about our view that every and all sacrifices were done away with? I harp on this point, because it has perplexed me for some time. One commentator said that Christians didn’t have a full understanding of the end of the sacrificial system yet when this event occurred. I feel that such a statement is a cop-out. This commentator may have done better to say, “I don’t know why Paul did this” than to use his argument. I, obviously, have read Hebrews, and I know what it says, which is why this Acts passage causes me to scratch my head. MJH |
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512 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152363 | ||
Kalos, No. At least not a "clear" verse. However, it would seem that in Acts 21, Paul participates in the scarifices (or intends to) associated with the Nazarite vow in Num. 6. So again, no clear verse. A question for you then is, what is going on in Acts 21? MJH |
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513 | If all sacrafices ended, then why Acts 2 | Heb 9:1 | MJH | 152367 | ||
Doc, True, the sacrifices were for the defilement, BUT verses 13-21 tell of the sacrifices that end the Nazirite vow when completed without defilement. So any Nazirite vow would have to end with the sacrifices. Since during this time the Temple was still run by the Sadducees, they would have followed Num 6 to the letter. Most commentators acknowledge that a sacrifice would have been made here. Again, in context, there are 1000's of Jewish believers who have it in mind that Paul teaches Jews who live among the Gentiles to not follow the Law or customs of the Jews. This whole episode is meant to disprove that accusation. If Paul and the Christian leaders felt sacrifices were done away with totally, they could have proved Paul's adherence to the Law of Moses in another way, but they choose this -- probably because it was so public. Hebrews 10:18 says, "And where these [sins] have been forgiven, there is no longer any sacrifice for sin." Re-reading Hebrews 10 I am stuck by the absence of any statement that says, "All sacrifices have ended." Actually most of Heb. 10 is referring to the Day of Atonement and once mentions the daily sacrifices. Side note: It is interesting to note that in Jewish Rabbinic literature written some time in the second century (I believe) they admit that for one full generation before the destruction of the Temple, the "Day of Atonement" cord did not turn white, which to them meant the sacrifice was not accepted. On generation being about 40 years, this would mean that we have a Jewish source that admits that after the death of Jesus (or near that time) the Atonement Day sacrifices were not accepted. It seems to me that the Believing Jews participated in at least some sacrificial events either personally or corporately after the death of Jesus. We also know that they celebrated the three main festivals, Passover, Pentecost, and Tabernacles (Booths). Am I right or am I still missing some thing? MJH (Thanks for following this with me.) |
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514 | OT says Altar of Insence is outside viel | Heb 9:2 | MJH | 214284 | ||
Hebrews is speaking about the Day of Atonement in chapter 9. The High Priest entered once a year and before he could safely enter the most Holy place, he had to take the incense from the alter and create a cloud in front of the mercy seat so that he would not die when he entered to apply the blood. There was one golden censor (the others being silver) which was used only for this purpose. If the book of Hebrews was describing where things were stored, then this would be a problem, but the author is clearly speaking about the use and purpose on the specific Day of Atonement of which he is speaking. The entire letter to the Hebrews is very Jewish in its style and shows a high degree of understanding in regards to how the Tabernacle functioned. In fact, this knowledge of the Tabernacle has led some to hypothesize that the author may have been a priest. There is simply no way that this author would have been speaking about the storage place of the incense alter and gotten it wrong. No one knows for certain who actually wrote the letter. MJH |
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515 | Abraham lying? | Heb 11:17 | MJH | 230762 | ||
I agree with Searcher. Even if Abraham had succeeded in the sacrifice, Isaac would have rose from the dead as he was the promised child. If Isaac did die, and stayed dead, then God would be a liar, and all would be lost of them and us. This is the 10th and final test of Abraham. He'd been through a lot. The mere fact that Isaac was born of a woman who's womb had died is really no less than a resurrection itself. Of course, Hebrews 11 confirms all this to be the case. Love to learn . . . MJH |
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516 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | MJH | 213314 | ||
Doc has answered well. This verse is what came to mind when I read what you wrote: "But others talk of God speaking to them and speaking to their hearts. Am I the only one that this doesn't happen to?" Colosians 2:18 "Let no one defraud you by acting as an umpire and declaring you unworthy and disqualifying you for the prize, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, taking his stand on visions [he claims] he has seen, vainly puffed up by his sensuous notions and inflated by his unspiritual thoughts and fleshly conceit,,," MJH |
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517 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | MJH | 213337 | ||
Lissamz, I did not intend to place judgment on those you know who are saying they hear from God. I don't know them. I used this text to be helpful to you in that it helps you know that you're not deficient if your faith because you do not “hear” God like they say they do.. One of my most respected Bible teachers has said too that he would love to hear from God as others apparently have. He is anything but unspiritual. True spirituality is demonstrated not in esoteric feelings, but in how one lives their life. Do you live your life like you love the LORD your God with your whole being and your neighbor as yourself? Do you see the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control more readily apparent in your life? These are the measures of true Spirituality, not hearing voices, feeling tingly, or anything else, as nice as those things may be. MJH |
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518 | Is it God speaking?? | James 1:5 | MJH | 213342 | ||
You said, "I am not intending to correct..." I would hope you do. Even when I wrote that post I thought..."I may not have worded that just right." Then it occured that on this forum I can expect that someone may refine my wording. I appreciate it...and you are right. MJH |
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519 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | MJH | 205554 | ||
Rabbinic Theology is never easy to nail down to a simple statement since there is so much discussion and disagreement within it. In fact, their very form of study revolves around questions and disagreement, so even if something is true "most of the time" does not mean it is true all of the time. For your question, my studies in Rabbinic Theology have taught me that the only Rabbis to be paid were those who taught the children. There are different types of Rabbis as well which developed mostly after the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. The Rabbis with "authority" were very few and might have received funding from disciples or relatives of disciples (or anyone choosing to provide.) The most common Torah Teacher was located in a certain area or town and provided for himself through his own labors. Work was (and still is) considered a high form of worship particularly work done to create. Hope this helps. Sorry I don't have proof texts, I don't have them memorized and I'm not going to hunt. MJH |
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520 | Rabbis not paid? | James 3:1 | MJH | 205630 | ||
Thomas8, I am not failure with the site, but there wasn't anything that seemed out of sorts. There are many good Torah and Jewish sites that are also believers in Jesus as the Messiah. (There are of course many bad sites too). Probably a good place to start would be http://jcstudies.com/ That is Dwight Pryor's site and he's been studying Hebrew Roots and Rabbinic Theology for a very long time. MJH |
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