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541 | Is my sin any less ugly ? | Matt 7:6 | Ray | 41323 | ||
Hi Dave R., I agree with your thought of everyone being equal in sin under the Law. And everyone, Jew, Gentile, male and female, all are equal in God's sight and the Truth is not partial to any. This thread so far has led me to compare Proverbs 9:4-12 and Matthew 15:25-27. Proverbs 9 talks through the voice of wisdom and says to eat of her food. Jesus says that He is the Bread of life. Wisdom says don't correct a scoffer or reprove a wicked man, lest he hate and insult you. Jesus says that He came to His own, the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (Yet they hated and insulted Him, and did not receive Him). Wisdom says in verse 12, "If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, And if you scoff, you alone will bear it." Jesus says, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Yet upon the testimony of faith in Him, He heals her daughter and accepts her into the fold evidently. So again, the Truth is not partial to any, and in Matthew 15 the multitude glorified the God of Israel. I believe that the Gentile dog of Matthew 15 respected the Lord and knew Him as Master, and even though He came in wisdom only to the sheep of Israel, He helped her. I see her saying that she even as an outsider had benefited from the crumbs of the Bread of life. I also see the disciples reasoning among themselves in Matthew 16, and that even though they had been fed along with the four thousand, they had been slow in seeing this sign and were still prone to look at the teachings of the Pharisees and Sadducees instead of the Bread of life and His teaching. For Jesus had said to them, "Watch out and beware of the leaven [teaching] of the Pharisees and Sadducees." Contrast the copyrights of the NASB for Matthew 16:7, "They began to discuss this among themselves, saying, "He said that because we did not bring any bread." Proverbs 9:10, "The fear [respect] of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Proverbs 10:3, "The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will thrust aside the craving of the wicked." The woman dog of Matthew received crumbs from her Master's table. The teachings of Jesus are here in the Bible for everyone who will believe. It is up to each of us separately, personally, to scoff at Him or to be wise and we will be individually accountable. May we all be wise. From the heart, Ray |
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542 | Does satan's army have military ranking? | Rom 8:37 | Ray | 41041 | ||
Hi mercey, I was comparing Ephesians 6:12 with Romans 8:37 today. Personally, I would get my eyes off of satan and onto the Lord. These verses encourage us to be strong in the Lord and to conquer through Him who loved us. Romans 8:35 says, "Who can separate us from the love of Christ? [some ancient mss. read God] and Romans 8:38 says, "For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, *nor powers*, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God..." Romans 8:39, "...WHICH IS IN Christ Jesus our Lord." Galatians 2:4, "But it was because of the false brethren who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty WHICH WE HAVE IN Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage. But we did not yield in subjection to them for even an hour, so that the truth of the gospel might remain with you." Mercey, perhaps you will have to rephrase your post so that your real question can be better understood and someone can answer you. From the heart, Ray |
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543 | Does someone have an answer? | Eph 6:17 | Ray | 40822 | ||
Hi Oswaldo, Your verses are in the middle of a passage dealing with Peter's denial of Jesus. Luke 22:31,32, "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." May I offer you the writing of William Barclay from the Daily Study Bible Series. Here is his second point about this denial passage: "(ii)Peter was well warned. Jesus warned him both directly and indirectly. Verses 33 to 38 with their talk of swords is a strange passage. But what they mean is this--Jesus was saying, "All the time so far you have had me with you. In a very short time you are going to be cast upon your own resources. What are you going to do about it? The danger in a very short time is not that you will possess nothing; but that you will have to fight for your very existence." This is not an incitement to armed force. It was simply a vivid eastern way of telling the disciples that their very lives were at stake. No one could say that the seriousness and danger of the situation, and his own liability to collapse were not presented to Peter." [End of quote] But if our struggle isn't against flesh and blood but against the schemes of the devil, then I like to contrast Ephesians 6:10ff. Ephesians 6:16, "...in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvaiton, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverence and petition for all the saints,..." We need to do our best in every way to protect the saints, encourage them, and strengthen them just as Peter was encouraged to do. From the heart, Ray |
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544 | The point of God's questions to Job? | Job | Ray | 40257 | ||
Hi Hank, I think that it is indeed important to see that Job did not answer any of His questions. The only question that I may be close to answering is Job 38:19, "Where is the way to the dwelling of light?" It is interesting I think to note the contrast of Job 38:3 and Job 42:4. The Lord says in Job 38:3, "Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me!" And Job answers in Job 42:4, "Hear now, and I will speak; I will ask Thee, and do Thou instruct me." Job is repenting of his declarations of things that he did not understand. It is good to talk to you tonight. From the heart, Ray |
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545 | Where can I find a scripture to validate | Eph 5:2 | Ray | 38704 | ||
Hi godsavs, I think that love is the way that God has provided for us to walk with Him in a good relationship. Ephesians 5:1,2, "Therefore be imatators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma." Ephesians 5:8b, "...but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light (For the fruit of the Light [Spirit, NKJ] consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth)." Ephesians 4:17, 1 Thess 4:1, Colossians 2:6, "As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him. From the heart, Ray |
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546 | In Gen 1, who is us referring to? | Gen 1:26 | Ray | 38336 | ||
Hi deola, Welcome to the forum. I encourage you to use the NASB in your study of the Scriptures for just the capitalization that is incorporated will help in the understanding. I think of the Man, Jesus Christ when I read in the 26th verse, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." The Man, Jesus Christ was totally God and thus it is indeed the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit speaking just as the Amplified version above says. God also created man in the spiritual image of God. Genesis 6:3, "Then the Lord said, "My Spirit/ shall not always strive with man forever, because he also is flesh;..." or as the margin says, [Or, in his going astray he is flesh] It is this same Spirit of God who had to thwart the purposes of the people in Genesis 11:7, "Come, let Us/ go down and there confuse their language, that they may not..." I think that the creation was the work of the Spirit also for the heavenly hosts were part of the work which He had done. Genesis 2:1, "Thus the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their hosts. And by the seventh day God completed His work which (He) had done;..." Parentheses mine for comparison. Some verses to compare and contrast would be: Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of (God) was moving over the surface of the waters." Genesis 1:26, "The (God) said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." Genesis 1:28, "And (God) blessed them;..." Genesis 2:2, "And by the seventh day God completed His work which (He) had done;..." Genesis 2:4, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created in the day that the Lord (God) made earth and heaven." Genesis 2:19, "And out of the ground the Lord (God) formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them;..." Genesis 3:22, "Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of (Us), knowing good and evil;..." Genesis 6:6, "And the (Lord) was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart." Contrast 1:26 Genesis 6:6, "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the (Lord)." Genesis 7:5, "And Noah did according to all that the (Lord) had commanded him." I hope some of that was of interest. From the heart, Ray |
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547 | Why Apostles asked for increased faith? | Luke 17:5 | Ray | 37920 | ||
Hi bgg, I don't see the financial lesson you see yet. The biggest financial lesson I see is Luke 16:13, "You cannot serve God and mammon." Certainly Jesus is interested in our faith, however. Way back in Luke 8:25, Jesus said to them, "Where is your faith?" and in Luke 18:8, "However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?" The people were told a parable because they trusted in themselves that they were righteous and viewed others with contempt. This is in contrast with the Son of Man who forgave those who sinned against Him and who received sinners and ate with them. Here is where our faith can come into the picture as far as who this is. Luke 15:2, "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." Luke 18:16, "Permit the children to come to Me." And who is this? Luke 8:25, "Who then is this, that *He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him?" Luke 7:49, "Who is this *Man who even forgives sins?" Luke 9:9, "Who is this *Man about whom I hear such things?" Luke 7:17, "And this report concerning *Him went out all over Judea."[A great Prophet has arisen among us! and, "God has visited His people!"] Luke 7:20, "Are you the *Expected One...? Luke 20:2, "...or who is the *One who gave You this authority?" So I say that our faith is increased and shown when we recognize the Coming One, the Prophet who was to come, the Man who forgives sins, and the One who even now says, Luke 18:41, "'What do you want *Me to do for you? And he said, "Lord, I want to regain my sight!" And Jesus said to him, "Receive your sight; your faith has made you well." And immediately he regained his sight, and began following Him, glorifying (God); and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God." From the heart, Ray |
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548 | can someone list everything about thing | Phil 1:6 | Ray | 37907 | ||
Hi togunleye, I don't think that you will find a more exhaustive list of the things of God than what you find in the book of Philippians. 1) Very thing: Phil 1:6, "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of (Christ) Jesus. 2) Excellent things: Phil 1:10, "...so that you may distinguish between the things which differ" [approve the things that are excellent] 3) Anything: Phil 1:20, "...that I shall not be put to shame in anything, but that with all boldness, (Christ) shall even now, as always, be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death."...standing firm in one *Spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel." See also 2:2 and 1:19 4)All things: Phil 2:14, "Do all things without grumbling or disputing; so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God... lights in the world, holding fast the word of life,..." 5) Same things: Phil 3:1, "To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you." 6) Whatever things: Phil 3:7 7) Those things: Phil 3:7, "But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ." 8) All things: Phil 3:8, "More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing [the knowledge of] Christ Jesus my Lord,..." 9) All things: Phil 3:8b, "...for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish in order that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him,...faith in (Christ)..." 10) One thing: Being laid hold of by the God/Man. Phil 3:13, "Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on..." 11) Any other thing: Phil 3:15, "And if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that also to you; however, let us keep living by that same standard to which we have attained." 12) Earthly things: Phil 3:19, "...who set their minds on earthly things." [whose end is destruction] 13) All things: Phil 3:20,21, "For our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; who will transform the body of our humble state into conformit with the body of of His glory, by the exertion of the power that (He) has even to subject all things to Himself." 14) Nothing: Phil 4:6, "Be anxious for nothing, ..." 15) Everything: Phil 4:6b, "...but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ (Jesus)." 16) Anything worthy: Phil 4:9, "...if there be be any excellence and anything worthy of praise,..." 17) Dwell on these things: Phil 4:9b, "...let your mind dwell on these things." 18) The things learned,received,heard, seen: Phil 4:9a 19) Practice these things: Phil 4:9, "The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace will be with you." 20) Do All things that are in Him: Phil 4:13, "I can do all things through [in] Him who strenthens me." 21) Everything: Phil 4:18, "But I have received everything in full..." 22) The things from you: Phil 4:18, "I am amply supplied [made full], having received from Epaphroditus what you have sent [the things from you], a fragrant aroma, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God." **God won't give you everything, but He will give you all that you need. Phil 4:19ff, "And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Now to our (God) and Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. From the heart, Ray |
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549 | Mt 5:22 Why is "Raca" removed from NASB? | 2 Chr 19:6 | Ray | 37693 | ||
Hi wing7, Welcome to the forum. I don't know which of the phrases would be a bigger insult. I can only say that I think that the change is a good one in the sense that a look in the margin is necessary for most readers, so it is better to put the translation in the text where it can be read easier. In other words, I could see a person reading the Scripture in a church service and having trouble with pronouncing the word, or feeling that he has to add the margin note along with his reading simply for clarification. It would be easier to read publicly the new copyright because he would not have to explain anything. Just a thought. From the heart, Ray |
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550 | Jesus "s healing | Luke | Ray | 36459 | ||
Hi 3sunshine, I'm guessing that you are considering Luke 11:14-28. If not, to bad, that's what I will talk about.:) Jesus here is casting out a demon by the "finger of God" as He explained later, verse 20. But some said that He cast it out by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons. Compare Luke 11:20 with Matthew 12:28, "But if I cast out demons by the *spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you." In Luke it says finger and in Matthew it says Spirit [spirit]. Jesus says that He casts out demons by a holy spirit not by one of the Devil's. And He says the kingdom of God has come upon you; come learn of Me and join Me, follow Me. If the person has a new beginning, has his demons cast from him, and does not fill his life with the things of God and learn from His word, then his state will become worse than at first. How did it affect the people around Him? They said in a sense, "What a wonderful man you are; your mother must be proud of you and your spirituality." But I can see this Man saying in verse 28 these words, "But He said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and observe it." In other words, hear the word of the Spirit and do it. Verse 23, "He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me, scatters." Matthew 7:20-23, "So then, you will know them by their fruits. Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord', will enter the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. So the people had been demanding a sign from heaven but Jesus knew their thoughts. The only sign that would be given would be He Himself as the Son of Man. Jesus also asked, "By whom do your sons cast out demons?", verse 19. Matthew 7:22, "Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.' Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts upon them, may be compared to a wise man, who built his house upon the rock." Not only do our houses have to be cleaned up, but we have to build them on the foundation of the word of God, fill them with the holy things of God, and show forth some light as witnesses. From the heart, Ray |
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551 | why must the Father (not the son) forgiv | Luke 23:34 | Ray | 36152 | ||
Hi agape7, Welcome to the forum. Be sure to look at the two threads that have discussions of your question about Luke 23:34; they were interesting and should be helpful. Let's look at the references in the margin of my Study Bible. Matthew 11:25: Here we see that it is the Father to whom Jesus regularly prays. But we also see that all things were given over to Jesus and that it is indeed (He) who will give rest and forgiveness. If you know the Son you know the Father, for the Son revealed Him. Jesus is God, and God will give you rest. Luke 22:42: Here again Jesus is praying to the Father. He says, "yet not My will, but (Thine) be done..." in the context of the cup passing from Him. But we could extend that to forgiveness of others being in His will also. Luke 23:34, "But Jesus was saying, (Father), forgive them;..." Psalm 22:18, "They divide my [sic] garments among them, And for my [sic]clothing they cast lots." Here David is talking and it is a prophecy of what happens at the cross. John 19:24, "They said therefore to one another, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, to decide whose it shall be"; that the Scripture might be fulfilled, "They divided My outer garments among them, and for (My) clothing they cast lots." ***Jesus could have been saying "Forgive them (Father), they do not know that those are Your garments." Those are the garments that God used while He was on the earth as a Man. Psalm 22:18 talks about David but it is prophetic. The beginning verses are what Jesus quoted on the cross, or incorporated in His cry. Psalm 22:4,5, "In Thee our fathers trusted; They trusted, and Thou did deliver them. To (Thee) they cried out, and were delivered; In Thee they trusted, and were not disappointed." Finally, I would say that Jesus was the (Chosen) One, verse 35, and He had indeed forgiven sins already in the Scriptures. He was the (King) of the Jews just as the inscription above Him read. But the forgiveness couldn't be accomplished yet because the will of the Father and Jesus' sacrifice had not been completed. Luke 23:42, "And he was saying, "Jesus, remember me when You come in (Your) kingdom." Jesus will forgive and give us rest because that is the will of the Father, through His righteous sacrifice. Luke 23:47, "Now when the centurian saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this *Man was innocent [righteous]." ***When the centurian had seen how (He) had breathed His last, he knew that He was who He said He was. ***May we have the same spirit of forgiveness when we have done no wrong and are persecuted. From the heart, Ray |
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552 | Is God ONE or is God THREE? | James 2:19 | Ray | 36058 | ||
Hi 10ECPreacher, You will find on this forum that different people capitalize words in order to emphasize them, but it actually confuses what is being said. Your capitalization of ONE here is a case in point. Is it for emphasis only? When all the letters are capitalized it could mean One; or it could mean it was only for emphasis and then it could also mean one. Thus your question of "But do we agree that 'God is ONE"? is unanswerable with precision. In the same way your quote of the Deut 6:4 verse is not precise. I, too have looked at this topic for many years and actually the initial imptetus for my study of the Trinity is this book of Deuteronomy and "the Lord is one." You will find many verses mentioned in the forum for the basis of the Trinity if you look for them even if you do not find the word "trinity". Let's look at some Scriptures then. First, your key verse, James 2:19. NASB "You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder." NKJ, James 2:19, "You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe--and tremble." I think that the important thing here to notice is that James says, "You do well." In other words, indeed God is one. Indeed, there is one God. I believe that both the NASB and NKJ were correct also in their rendering of Deut 6:4 as far as God being one. NKJ, Deut 6:4, "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!" [Or, The Lord is our God, the Lord alone, i.e.the only one] NASB, Deut 6:4, "Hear, O Israel! The (Lord) is our God, the Lord is one." Parenthesis mine for comparison and to show Oneness. Deut 6:13, "You shall fear only the (Lord) your God; and you shall worship Him, and swear by His name. You shall not follow other gods, any of the gods of the peoples who surround you, for the Lord your God in the midst of you is a jealous God;..." Matthew 22:36,37, "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" And He said to him, "You shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind." Mark 12:28, "And one of the scribes came and heard them arguing, and recognizing that He had answered them well, asked Him, "What commandment is the foremost of all?" Jesus answered, "The foremost is, 'Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the (Lord) your God with all your heart, and with all your mind, and with all your strength." And the scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher, You have truly stated that He is One; and there is no *One else besides Him; and to love (Him) ...is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices." Luke 10:25b, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?" And he answered and said, "You shall love the (Lord) your God...and your neighbor as yourself." And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live." These verse show me the Oneness of God, the Oneness of the Lord, and the Oneness of the Spirit. And I believe that they are all one. Also, They are all One. From the heart, Ray |
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553 | what is holding back the beast | Gen 1:1 | Ray | 35949 | ||
Hi Y2J SwFl, Welcome to the forum. The important thing to know is that everything is in God's sovereign will, knowledge, and timing. For a discussion of "holding back" and the Restrainer, type in at the Quick Search 2 Thess 2:6 or 2 Thess 2:7. From the heart, Ray |
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554 | Why is Me capitalized? | Zech 2:9 | Ray | 35679 | ||
Hi Skeezix, If you type in Zech 4:10 and Zech 2:8 in the Search you should find discussions of capitalization in Zechariah. We would welcome any comments there as well. Zechariah 9:9 NKJ, "Behold, your *King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey. A colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 4:9b,NKJ "Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent *Me to you." Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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555 | Explain "the word of His power"Heb1:3 | Heb 1:3 | Ray | 35541 | ||
Hi HEWEsq, Welcome to the forum. I will be speaking to you as one who is interested in capitalization of the word of God. I distinguish between the word of God and the Word, God incarnate, by the use of lower and upper case letters. Thus, I want to point out to you that the "word of His power" in the NASB is lower case. Hebrews starts by saying that God spoke (through the Old Testament prophets and the Scriptures) in many portions and many ways and now has spoken to us through His Son (the Word). ***This Word is now upholding all things by the word of His power. For an example of the power of the word of God and the exact representation of His nature, I would have you look at Acts 17:18-29 in NASB and NKJ. Paul's spirit was provoked within him when he saw that the city was full of idols. Acts 17:16. Acts 17:18, "Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods," [literally demons], because he preached to them Jesus and the resurrection." The word of power for Paul seems to be the resurrection of Jesus. Acts 17:22, "Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, (Him) I proclaim to you. God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heavn and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life,breath, and all things." ***The parentheses are mine for comparison. Paul is proclaiming Jesus to them; the unknown God. He is not a god who dwells in temples made with hands. Acts 17:26, "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for (Him) and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;" ***The men of Athens were groping for the God that Paul was proclaiming. Acts 17:28, "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'" ***We are human offspring but we are searching and groping for the (Spirit) for we are God's offspring also. Acts 17:29, "Therefore, since we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature [Godhead, KJV] is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man's devising." ***This Godhead is the Spirit that they were groping for and is not made of material nor an image created by man. Acts 17:30, NKJ, "Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which (He) will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men [when He raised from the dead]. ***The faith in and assurance of the resurrection is what proves that Jesus was God and the expected Messiah. Acts 17:32, "And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, 'We will hear you again on this matter.' So Paul departed from them." ***So again the power is in the resurrection. For the discussion of whether the power is in the word or in the spoken Word as you printed it, consider the following verses. Acts 18:5, NKJ, "When Silas and Timothy had come from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit [ Or, in his spirit or in the Spirit] and testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ." I prefer the NASB for Acts 18:5, "But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul began devoting himself completely to the word, solemnly testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ." Acts 17:2, "And according to Paul's custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and giving evidence that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, "This (Jesus) whom I am proclaiming to you is the Christ."" ***God will judge the world in righteousness through this Man whom He appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead. Acts 17:31 Hebrews 1:3, "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, *upholding all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, (He) sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;..." From the heart, Ray |
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556 | signficance of penny to whatsoever right | Matt 20:4 | Ray | 35499 | ||
Hi vodpro, As the story turns out some got more than they deserved, and some only got what they agreed upon which was just. The story is about God's generosity and whether Jesus also can do what He pleases with His own. You can find discussions of the parable by searching Matthew 20:15 or "Is God really just? submitted by Rom831. Welcome to the forum. We would welcome any of your thoughts wherever you wish. From the heart, Ray |
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557 | Similarities of Moses and Jesus? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 35229 | ||
Hi prayon, l)Moses was the head of Joshua [Jesus] in a sense. 2)Please understand that although Moses and Joshua are types of God and the Messiah, they are not Him. I am talking right now with someone who believes that the Joshua of Exodus is Jesus Himself. Moses and Joshua were people who lived and died and are simply types of the Christ. 3) Here is my interpretation, using capitalization thereby, of 1 Corinthians 11:2,3, "But I want you to understand that Christ is the *Head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ. Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying, disgraces his *Head." Moses and Joshua were leaders of the Israelites but there is only one Leader. You have a great list going here. From the heart, Ray |
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558 | Kairos vs. Chronos | Eph 6:18 | Ray | 35070 | ||
Hi Verne8, I've never looked at the verse with the time frame in mind; that is interesting. I can't really speak to that. However, when you talk about praying for a specific person or situation that the Spirit is bringing to your mind, Romans 8:27 comes to mind. The idea is that we are always praying in the Spirit. What does it mean to pray in the Spirit? A Pentecostal might say that we should speak in tongues in a prayer language. That is outside my experience and I can not speak to that. To me, praying in the Spirit as it relates to Ephesians 6 is praying to the Lord, and not to men. That is, seeking the will of God from the heart. It means like Ephesian 6:10 says, "Finally, be strong in the (Lord), and in the strength of His might." A passage that I cross reference "praying at all times in the Spirit" to is 1 Peter 3:18b, "in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit." And 1Peter 4:2, "so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God." And 1 Peter 4:6, "For the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the *Spirit according to the will of (God.)" Romans 8:26, "And in the same way the (Spirit) also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God." Verse 28,"according to (His) purpose. So we should pray in the Spirit looking to know His ways, and His will and purpose. From the heart, Ray |
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559 | Do not quench the Spirit | 1 Thess 5:19 | Ray | 34883 | ||
Hi zacht, What I conclude is that the Spirit should read "the spirit". God will not be quenched and can not be quenched. What can be quenched is the holy spirit given to us by God. See 1 Thess 4:8. That is my interpretation, take it for what it is worth. From the heart, Ray |
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560 | Mt. 27 Dead men walking | Matthew | Ray | 34740 | ||
Hi Zacht, You can find a discussion of this at Matthew 27:52, "Why is this event only in St Matthew?" asked by trykkleif. | ||||||
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