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521 | The origin of God and His identity. | John 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150831 | ||
Just to add to thought. I was referred to Job 38:1-7 The NIV states "angels" but most other translations say "sons of God". This took place as God was unfolding His creation? WOS |
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522 | The origin of God and His identity. | John 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150782 | ||
Harper’s Bible Dictionary edited by Paul J. Achtemier (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1985) angel (Gk. angelos, ‘messenger’), a spiritual being, subordinate to God, who serves at God’s command and pleasure to deliver his messages, help his people, and punish his enemies. In the ot, angels appear in the stories of the patriarchs (e.g., Gen. 16:7-14; 19:1-22; 22:11, 15-18; 28:12; 31:11-13; 32:1-2) and elsewhere (e.g., Exod. 3:2; 23:20-23; 33:2; Judg. 13:3-5; 1 Kings 19:5-7; 2 Kings 19:35; Isa. 37:36; Pss. 34:7; 35:5-6; 91:11). There is some ambiguity, however, about what form these messengers take, exactly what type of beings they are, and just what their relation to God is, especially in the earlier materials. Since God frequently confronts humans directly in the ot texts, the appearance of angels is somewhat sporadic. As religious thinking developed, and as God came to be understood as increasingly transcendent, the perceptions about angels also began to change. Ideas developed about good and bad angels, a hierarchy of angels before God, and specific duties assigned to each angel or group of angels. Many of these ideas can be found in the apocryphal and pseudepigraphical writings (e.g., Tobit, 2 Esdras, 1 Enoch, and The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs). By the nt period, angels were understood as suprahuman or spiritual beings who were allied with God in opposition to Satan and his angels, the demons. Angels had many functions. They praised God (Ps. 103:20), served as his messengers to the world (Luke 1:11-20, 26-38; 2:9-14), watched over God’s people (Ps. 91:11-12), and were sometimes instruments of God’s judgment (Matt. 13:49-50). KJV English Concordance for "mal'ak (Strong's 04397) " 1) messenger, representative a) messenger b) angel c) the theophanic angel AV angel 111, messenger 98, ambassadors 4, variant 1; 214 KJV English Concordance for "aggelos (Strong's 32) " aggelos (ang'-el-os) from aggello [probably derived from 71, cf 34] (to bring tidings) a messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from God AV angel 179, messenger 7; 186 So I guess my question is even more stirring since we see angels deliver God’s messages. Who are they delivering the messages to? Who were they ambassadors for? If their purpose is to deliver God’s message to us, was there a need for them prior to God creating us? I wasn’t really expecting an answer to my last post but since you have directed, my question seems to run deeper now. terrib’s reference to Ephesians 1:4 reminds me that God did choose us before the foundation of the world, but God did not “create” us prior to laying those foundations. Since angels are ministering “spirits”, they too could have been chosen prior to the foundation of the world and prior to us, (and maybe even existed since they didn’t need this world to exist) but then they would have no one to minister to, or to be an ambassador to or to deliver God’s message to. WOS |
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523 | The origin of God and His identity. | John 1:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150768 | ||
If Hebrews 1:14 means just what it says and is true in all cases; Then wouldn't God have created angels into existence about the same time as man or very soon after? Do angels serve other purposes besides ministering to us and carrying out God's commands and worshipping Him? Hebrews 1:14 (NIV)Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation? I know it makes no difference really when they were created, just a question I thought was interesting. If they were sent to minister to us, would there have been a purpose for them prior to us? WOS |
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524 | will david role again people ekz 37.24 | Jer 23:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150700 | ||
I think the following from Acts 2 (NIV) is pretty clear concerning who will rule concerning David and Christ. 22"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25David said about him: " 'I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, 27because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 28You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.' 29"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see decay. 32God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact. 33Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand 35until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." ' 36"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." WOS |
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525 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150485 | ||
My reference to Matthew 19:4-6 was that Jesus quoted from Genesis concerning the joining of “male and female”. That God made male and female and that the two would become one. Male and female, get that? And then let no man separate what God has joined. Get that. God did not create man and man to have them united as one. God did not create female and female to have them united as one. When two unite themselves through sexual intercourse, they unite themselves into one as Paul reiterates in 1 Corinthians 6:16. God intended male and female to join. And if Romans doesn’t clue you in as to how sexual immorality and homosexuality are viewed by God, nothing that neither I nor anyone else can ever say will make see. And Hank was absolutely correct about Matthew 19:11. What does that have to do with Homosexuality? It deals with celibacy and not taking a wife so that one can better serve the Lord. Paul again reiterated this in 1 Corinthians 7. You were taught that it was a sin because that is what God’s word tells you. You risk much in attempting to misuse His Word or twist it into a context in which it was never meant to be. God’s word is clear my friend, it is you who is not. WOS |
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526 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150462 | ||
To all: After seeing what I have seen today, (the defense of homosexuality) I sincerely revoke my premature accusations of some participants being too harsh. I now truly see there are those who wish to only debate and twist the Word and they force some to become harsh and risk ultimately harming those truly seeking guidance and truth and knowledge. Take the bad with the good I guess. If I have offended anyone with the statements I made yesterday, I am truly sorry and I will make it my business to mind my own business and let harshness beget harshness. Truly mystifying what some do to the word of God. My prayers go out for you. In Christ WOS. |
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527 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150460 | ||
Sorry Fox, but you are wrong. If you can't see that from what I posted and what Hank posted, all I can do is pray for you, that you'll see the right way. I can't debate an issue that far more knowledgeable people than I have already proven using God’s own words. WOS |
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528 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150446 | ||
I would say that Jesus very much did touch on this subject. As a matter of fact: Matthew 19:4-6 4"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' 5and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ? 6So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate." Jesus in His own words specified male and female. He said that a man would be united with his wife as one. Jesus made reference here to Genesis 1:27 and 2:24. He specified male and female, not partners or man and man. WOS |
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529 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150413 | ||
Kalos, Thank you for your response. But it seems you have digressed, as I don’t believe the article you posted answered my original questions or I do not understand fully what you are trying to get across. “So my question(s) is this, why do some feel it acceptable to ridicule those who are weak in the faith and why do others condone it instead of pointing it out? Could it not be detrimental to another brother who is weak and is looking for encouragement from other Christians”? However, the article you posted I think may be in reference to an earlier post of mine concerning the vehicles God uses to convey His Word. Am I right on that? I do not disagree with anything the article stated. My point, and maybe I failed to properly convey my thoughts, which I’ve found I often do, was not that God fails to be heard. Simply that we may at first fail to recognize that it is God speaking. One of the examples I used was of Samuel and Eli when the Lord spoke to Samuel and Samuel failed to recognize that it was the Lord speaking to him until Eli informed him of who it actually was. (1 Samuel 3:1-10) The Lord was still heard, and truly when He speaks He is heard, no matter our position, but in our finite minds, sometimes we fail to recognize it. But God established and knew His Word would be conveyed and the vehicle used was Eli in this instance. As is the point with misinterpreted Scripture, God does not fail to be heard, we fail to hear or understand and yes, there are those who simply refuse to respond or obey. God is sovereign and therefore I put know limitation or constraints on God Almighty. He speaks however He wishes and whatever He wills it be done. But as I stated previously, this doesn’t necessarily respond to my original question in this thread, or I’m simply failing to see the correlation. Can you please elaborate somewhat further so that I may understand the reason for taking this particular path? WOS |
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530 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150373 | ||
nothing I can disagree with in that. Elaborate please. |
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531 | Hindering layman from participating | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150331 | ||
Following are only a few of the more recent cases. Now I am fairly new to the forum and have taken to heart many of the inspiring and forthright answers and notes rendered and believe me they have helped and in many ways, and others as well, as I am able to convey the thoughts collected on this forum to others. I believe in being harsh when required and appropriate in order to convey a point when correcting and edifying, but when posts can be taken as demeaning, don’t we risk turning some away from searching for the truth in God’s word? I’m a little more persistent than most, but should I have not been, and received answers similar to those posted below, I know I would have shied away from furthering my knowledge in this forum. Now I’m including some of those, knowing full and well, to be expecting the backlash. But I’m doing it because it seems the thing to do, and because you asked. I mean no offense by picking those below, just showing examples. Maybe I’m being too critical and sensitive. If so, please tell me so and forgive me and I’ll not mention it again. But my questions still stand. Like I mentioned in my previous post, we are all not Scholars and some need to be taught truth per Scripture but effectively doing so would not include demeaning replies. I believe that is one of the premises this forum functions on and I’m so thankful it does. WOS What about the Forum "experts" who are not only amateurs but armatures as well? In electricity, an armature is the rotating part of a dynamo. Forum armatures rotate, i.e, go around in circles, all the time. An armature is also defined as the moving part of an electromagnetic device, such as a buzzer or loudspeaker. Forum armatures also buzz and speak loudly. ..... In biology, an armature is a protective covering, such as teeth, claws, thorns, or the shell of a turtle. Forum armatures will bite and claw you if you challenge them, and if you ask them for scriptural proof of their wild musings, they will hide in their shell like a turtle. isn't incredible that there are people calling themselves Christians whose spiritual discernment is so dim and Bible knowledge so limited that they fall for the absurd blunders of theological dunderheads Duh,… I thought everbody knowed heresy was chocolate candy. My daddy he used to buy me a Heresy Bar as a treat for being good, which warn't very often. So she has seen a seven-foot angel? I wonder how she goes about measuring angels I would have thought that an idea like that would be discussed as a philosophy, among those who have no respect for the scriptures. I PASTED THIS FROM YOUR REPLY: God does not "help and try." WHAT A SAD WORLD YOU MUST LIVE IN |
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532 | Does God have wings? | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150287 | ||
Danny, The text being referred (Genesis 1:26) actually states “let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness…” It is pluralized for the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We know from Psalm 104:30 that the Spirit was present at creation and we also know from Colossians 1:16 that Christ was present. We are made in the image, to the likeness of all three or the three as one. Since God has no physical body, this implies simply that we are reflections of His glory. He actually gave us the ability to reflect His character. You are right when you say the more we know about Him the better we can praise and worship Him. But what does His appearance have to do with that. We worship and praise God for who He is, not what He looks like. And yes God wants to be known. Know Him by reading His Word. Don’t add anything to it. Don’t take anything away from it. Don’t twist God’s Word to fit your life, twist your life to fit God’s word. WOS |
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533 | Does God have wings? | Bible general Archive 2 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150238 | ||
So is God Black? White? Hispanic? Oriental? Does God look like the infant born without legs? Does God look like a man at 20 years of age or a man of 90 years? My point is this: We were made in His likeness yes, but not just like Him. We know not what God truly looks like. His word is not clear and as a matter of fact, at least two tried so fervently to explain what God looks like and still only ended up with somewhat vague descriptions. Ezekiel 1:26-28 and Revelation 1:14-16 God is indescribable. Any physical form we try to attach to God is only speculative. I would add this though: I bet God looks like Jesus. WOS |
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534 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150084 | ||
Robert, the Scripture quoted below would indicate it was in fact Cain’s actions, his attitude, that caused God to reject his offering. The verse from Hebrews states it all: Abel’s sacrifice was better because of his faith. Not because of what it was. His heart was right with God and Cain's was not. 1 John 3:11This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another. 12Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother's were righteous. 1 John 3:19This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 1 John 3:21Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God 22and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey his commands and do what pleases him. Hebrews 11:4By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead. WOS |
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535 | wjhat are the qualifications being | John 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149956 | ||
1 Corinthians 2 - Real Wisdom From God David Guzik Study Guide for 1 Corinthians Chapter 2 3. (12-16) How we can receive this wisdom a. It comes only by the Holy Spirit, who already has been received by every believer b. Christians combine spiritual things with spiritual words; they use words and concepts taught only by the Holy Spirit c. The natural man (psuchikos), lives as if there were nothing beyond this physical life; it is the kind of life common to all animals i. There is nothing inherently sinful in "natural" life, but it is utterly devoid of spiritual insight ii. The natural man is unsaved; too many Christians still think like natural men, refusing to spiritually discern things d. Paul is not saying that every Christian is above any challenge (after all, much of this letter is criticism); but he is saying that no natural man is equipped to judge a spiritual man e. Isaiah 40:13 refers to the mind of Yahweh; but Paul has no trouble inserting "Christ" for "Yahweh"; because Jesus is Yahweh! C. Observations 1. This has been one of the most misapplied passages of the Bible; almost every form of spiritual elitism has appealed to it, claiming that they have special spiritual insight or revelation other Christians lack 2. Paul will distinguish between different classes of Christians in chapter 3; but so far, he has been contrasting those who receive the "foolish" wisdom of God with those who reject it (saved and unsaved) 3. Paul is challenging the very issue of our day: We think we're so smart; but God's wisdom, given by revelation, rules Guzik, David. "Study Guide for 1 Corinthians Chapter 2." Blue Letter Bible. 1 Mar 1996. 10 May 2005. |
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536 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149923 | ||
Robert, I think if you look at the rejection of Cain’s offering in the light that it did not measure up to Abel’s, then, you would have to admit God showed favoritism, which he doesn’t. Abel gave from what he had. Cain gave from what he had. One was no better than the other. So long as what is being offered is the best of what you have and it is offered with a pure heart, it is pleasing to God. Now, one can still offer the best to God, but not offer it in sincerity, then, it is no longer pleasing to God. Judging by Cain’s reactions after the fact, it is pretty straightforward to deduce that his actions and heart weren’t in the proper place prior to the offering. Therefore, God rejected it. Matthew 5:23-24 23"Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. I think it was a matter of not having his heart in the right place, not necessarily what he was offering. Keep in mind; God did not reject Cain, just what he offered. Cain was a farmer, he offered from his harvest. Maybe, just maybe, he didn’t have a choice lamb to offer. Do you really think God would hold that against him? WOS |
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537 | Why was God unhappy with Cains offering? | Gen 4:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149893 | ||
Possibly, but when you read Genesis 4:6-7 you see that God gives Cain a chance to respond correctly which would indicate it was something that Cain himself had done inappropriately. After the offering was rejected, God gave Cain a chance to correct the wrong and even encouraged him to do so. It appears that Cain refused. WOS |
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538 | wjhat are the qualifications being | John 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149768 | ||
Longed winded maybe:), but I look forward to hearing from you. However, I have stated in an earlier post that maybe it was time for me to be quiet on the subject, so if I do by chance want to respond... I'll speak softly. WOS Doc, if you would enlighten us a little more concerning Luther. How can one be sure what Luther penned was in fact correct? I guess this is for me to better understand. As I've said, Doctrine instated by man, without apostolic appointment from Christ is a touchy subject with me as I’m sure it is with many others. In fact this forum may not be the proper place to discuss since we seem to be getting back to denomination divides. But in any case, thanks for you responses. "Sound doctrine always divides. It breaks our heart, but sound doctrine always divides." At least until we obtain the full measure of Christ. Ephesians 4(NIV) 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. |
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539 | wjhat are the qualifications being | John 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149759 | ||
Point very well made. And with that I'll muzzle myself. Thank you Brother. WOS |
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540 | wjhat are the qualifications being | John 3:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149756 | ||
But even the Gospel of John tells us that it is not complete. It would simply be impossible to record everything. I believe it is the completed revelation to us from God. But the Spirit works through us in more ways than just the written word. That's my point. Don't limit God. Who are we to know the mind of God. WOS |
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