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581 | what is the role of the HS in my life? | John 7:39 | prayon | 110817 | ||
Greetings becky272 and welcome to the forum, You have found a great place to have your questions answered. To look at these passages we must include v. 37. Jesus is making an appeal here, "If anyone is thirsty let him come to me and drink". "Blessed are those who thirst after righteousness will be filled" (Matt 5:6). What ever you seek after will fill you. If you seek after worldly things then worldly things will be what fills the inside of you, but if you seek after God and the HOly Spirit that is what you will be filled after. In verse 38 it says "out of his (your) belly (innermost being) will flow rivers of living water. Here, Living water, running water, which the Hebrew language calls living, because it is still in motion. This water represents the HOly Spirit which has come to fill you. In the Old Testament God was for the Israelites and was with them but in was not in them. God is for us and with us today but we also have something better - He is actually in us - the part of God that is in us is the comforter Jesus sent us - the Holy Spirit. The graces and comforts of the Spirit are compared to living (meaning running) water, because they are the active quickening principles of spiritual life, and the earnests and beginnings of eternal life. Jesus promised immediate inner and permanent personal satisfaction. Believing on Jesus results in having living (moving) water within one's being (Joh 4:14 But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.") This promise directly refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit to swell within believers. The promise was fulfilled historically at Pentecost (Acts 2), and applies to every believer. He didn't come to visit for a few days. He came to dwell in you. As for what He wants to do in your life, When you were saved or born again the HOly Spirit entered your life. One thing is He came as our guide. When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into the full truth. He won't speak on his own. He will speak what he hears and will tell you about things to come (Joh 16:13), not only will He guide us into all truth but He will also guide us in the truth of God's word. He will also guide us in life. Look to Him to give you direction. Whatever decision you have to make throughout the day - from what shall I wear to where should I go today ask the Holy Spirit. That is what He is there for - to give you direction. When you are sad or troubled ask the Holy Spirit for comfort - He will give it. That is what he is there for. I have a question for you. Do you feel a peace inside of you? If you do that is because the HOly Spirit lives in you. There is so much more to know about the HOly Spirit - I have only scratched the surface. If you click on my name it will give you my profile. My e mail address is on my profile. Feel free to use it please. I would consider it an honor to correspond with you and encourage you and answer all your questions. May God bless you and keep you. prayon |
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582 | Did Jesus back up His claim in Jno 8:58? | John 8:58 | prayon | 5102 | ||
Yes, He did. He backed it up every time He proved himself to be the Son of God. What He was saying is that He existed before Abraham was born. He also applied Gods Holy name to Himself. That is why they tried to stone him. | ||||||
583 | Holy Spirit | John 9:1 | prayon | 73117 | ||
Greeings Mike, I think I understand what you are asking - if not let me know. You are right the man that Christ healed did not have the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit did not come onto the scene until the day of Pentecost. What healed the man was his faith that he could be healed and the fact that Christ had the power to do so. People today do not have the faith that they had before. Many don't know how to believe with such depth. In order to receive a miracle you have to have the ability to receive. You don't have the ability to receive if you don't have the faith top receive. prayon |
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584 | Does Jesus HIMSELF specifically state... | John 10:11 | prayon | 132388 | ||
Greetings Sienna, Yes, He does. In John 10:9-10 Jesus says that He is the door and anyone who enters by Him will be saved. He goes on to say that he has come that they may have life and have it more abundantly. To understand that He is saying that He came to die so that we could live is to understand that the whenever there is sin there must be a blood sacrifice in order to make attonement for that sin. In the OT the people sacrificed animals for the atonement. Christ became our lamb who went to the cross and died so that we could be free and live. Verse 11 also reinforces this when He says I am the good shepherd and the good shepherd lays down His life for His sheep. prayon |
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585 | John1-:1-18 and Psalm 23 | John 10:14 | prayon | 72060 | ||
In both references you gave they are talking about Jesus. In John Jesus is talking about Himself, letting us know that He is indeed our shepherd. In Psalm 23 David progressively tells of how the shepherd will watch over us. prayon | ||||||
586 | John10 andPsalm 23 | John 10:14 | prayon | 72062 | ||
Sweet, see my reply to the other question you asked. prayon | ||||||
587 | what is the parable of the lost sheep? | John 10:16 | prayon | 47871 | ||
Greetings, In addition to what Mommapbs said I would like to add that the parable also tells us in Matt 18:13 that just one "stumbled" or "lost" soul is so precious that even as the Jewish shepherd would leave the flock of 99 sheep in the care of an undershepherd to seek one stray lamb, so Jesus, our Good Shepherd has come to "seek and to save". In the case of the Jewish shepherd, seeking in the mountains and the hills was so strenuous and challenging that when he finally found the sheep he was happier over the one who was found than he was over the 99 safe ones. So our Good Shepherd rejoices when we come home to Him. prayon | ||||||
588 | What does "gods" mean here? | John 10:34 | prayon | 47729 | ||
Greetings K80, In response to the discussion that Jesus was having with the Jews at the temple he referred them to Psa 82:6 "I say, You are gods, children of the most high, all of you..." (See also Exo 4:16; 71). He was referring to the judges of Isreal. They were called gods because they represented God in executing judgement. Jesus pointed out that God has always delegated Hes power and authority to chosen members of His people in such a way that they could be called "gods" in their own right. The "gods" of Psa 82 appear to be unjust leaders who neglected to uphold righteousness. Here He is again referring to the judges of Isreal. prayon |
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589 | John11:7-16 | John 11:10 | prayon | 72676 | ||
Greetings Sweet, You are close but these verses have a deeper meaning than that. If you read verse 8 it tells you that the disciples were worried about Jesus going back to Judea where the Jews wanted to stone Him. If you stay in context it is then referring to Jesus remaining safe. Jesus said as long as He performed His Father's will (during the daylight period of His ministry) He was safe. But soon the time would come when His earthly work would end according to God's plan of redemption and Jesus would "stumble" into darkness. Jesus was telling them that as long as He was doing His Father's work, even this late in His ministry, He was safe and no harm would come to Him no matter where He went. prayon | ||||||
590 | Johova's Witness | John 14:6 | prayon | 24966 | ||
Absolutely Not!!!!! As Nolan stated Jehovah's Witnesses is a very dangerous cult. What I want to address is since this person is a friend of yours you will, I believe, want to witness to her/him. I suggest that you go to your local Christian bookstore and get a book or pamphlet on how to witness to a Jehovah's Witness. A cult member has usually been brainwashed and will start to confuse you if you are not extremely careful. A book I reccommend is by Robert Kern, How to respond to... The Jehovah's Witness. It explains their doctrine compared to the Christian doctrine and also gives you questions that you can ask them to begin to witness to them. One example of a question is: "Jehovah's Witnesses sat that Jesus rose from the dead. Yet they do not believe that His body, soul, or spirit rose. They just say that 'He rose.' Ask: Who is the 'He' that rose?" If you would like to have more sample questions you can contact me using my personal profile. prayon |
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591 | does the holy spirit dwell in us daily? | John 14:16 | prayon | 166826 | ||
Greetings James Glenn and welcome to the forum! 1) According to John 14:16 Jesus said that He would give us a comforter and He would be with us forever. The Holy Spirit is that comforter. However, the Spirit is not with all men but only those who are believers according to John 14:17 ( The world cannot accept him, because it doesn't see or know him). 2) The Holy Spirit lives within us. We were not able to receive the Holy Spirit until Jesus sent Him to us at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit was with them in the OT but He lives in us now. 3) Adam was created in the image of God just as we are today. 4) First we must define what exactly a prophet is. According to Webster: PROPHET 1. One that foretells future events; a predicter; a foreteller. 2. In Scripture, a person illuminated, inspired or instructed by God to announce future events; as Moses, Elijah, David, Isaiah, ect. You are correct in saying that that is a false statement. The scripture reference is Acts 2:16-17: "In the last days, God says, I will pour my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and daughters will speak what God has revealed. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will dream dreams. In those days I will pour my Spirit on my servants, on both men and women. They will speak what God has revealed." This scripture therefore clearly reveals that there will be prophets in the end times which is what we are in today. prayon |
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592 | Where's speaking in tongues - in context | John 14:26 | prayon | 148585 | ||
No it doesn't specifically say tongues, When you pray in tongues you are very aware of the Holy Spirit which is dwelling inside you. It is very easy when we are not conscious of His presense to become irratated or frustrated, but the more you let Him show His presense verbally the more aware you are of Him. prayon | ||||||
593 | What is Secular Humanism? | John 15:5 | prayon | 15259 | ||
Humanism is a thought or attitudinal perspective rather than a specific belief system. After the time of the NT church, certain Christian leaders attempted to harmonize the Greek preoccupation with human reason with Christian teachings concererning the deity of Jesus Christ. In doing this they hoped to make Chrisitanity more palatable to potential converts in the Greek world - but in fact they did violence to Scripture and were responsible for some of the most destructive heresies ever to trouble the Christian church. The authors of these heresies, however, unwittingly moved teachers faithful to the Scriptures to prepare explicit confessions of faith still treasured by orthodox believers today: the Nicene and Athanasian Creeds. During the period referred to as the Dark Ages (Ad 476-1450), human reason continued to be elevated. The philosophy known as Sceular Humanism claims to offer hope to a world in crisis by proposing a new world religion that has no God. Based on ethical ideals that are to be developed scientifically and technologically through faith in the :innate potential" of every human bbeing. Secular Humanism asserts the human capacity for self-realization through reason. The thoughts, attitudes, and way of life vased on Secular Humanism were expressed in A Humanist Manifesto (1933) and expanded on in Humanist Manifesto II (1973). This anti-God philosophy continues to surround Christians every day through the printed and electonic media of contemprary culture. It constantly challenges out belief in God and promises found in His Word. (From: How to respond to Secular Humanism by Philip H. Lochhaas) prayon |
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594 | Friends outside of website? | John 15:13 | prayon | 72069 | ||
Greetings dat. As Reformer Joe said it is not against the rules. I must warn you though to do so with care. It is always dangerous to tell someone where you live and how to find you that you don't know. Just because someone is on the forum does not make them a Christian. There have been so really weird people with weird ideas make comments here. People will masquerade as Christians if it will serve their purpose. I suggest that you contact them or have them contact you at your email address and get to know them better before you give out personal information. prayon | ||||||
595 | do you keep dreams to yourself? | John 17:17 | prayon | 135200 | ||
Greetings, There are many people who experience what you are experiencing. You have exercised wisdom in seeking to know biblically what to do. I would tell you to seek the advice of your pastor. Tell him the dreams (or visions) you are having let him give you the direction that God would have you to go. God may be preparing you to be used mightily in the days to come. prayon | ||||||
596 | crucifiction discrepensies? | John 18:37 | prayon | 146965 | ||
Greetings 1way, First you have to remember that there were 4 different people writing the gospels. Each gospel is written in a different style with a different focus. Luke being a physician was more aware of details than the others therefore his book will be much more detailed. John's book focuses on the Diety of Christ. In His answer in John, John goes into more detail because the diety of Christ was being discussed. Different books will focus on different aspects of the same conversation or event. This is what was happening here. The Tables: The two times you mentioned (in Matthew and in Mark) are one in the same. The other instance you were referring to is in John 2:13-17. This was on the Passover at the beginning of Jesus ministry. Because the Jews never recognized the authority of Jesus as the Messiah. Instead they rejected His message making repeated cleansing of the temple highly probable. Hope this answers your questions. prayon |
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597 | napkin | John 20:7 | prayon | 133739 | ||
Greetings, The handkerchief or face cloth laying seperately from the rest of the linen cloths showed 2 things. First the orderly arrangement of everything in the tomb marks the absence of haste and was plainly the effect of thought, care, and composure; and clearly showed, that the body was not taken away in a hurry, or by thieves, since everything lay in such order and decency; and which was done, either by our Lord himself, or by the angels. The second thing that it showed is a contrast between the resurrection of Lazarus and that of Jesus. Where as Lazarus came forward from the grave wearing his gravecloths Jesus was glorified and was able to pass through the gravecloths much the same way as He later entered the locked room. prayon |
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598 | john20 | John 20:8 | prayon | 41030 | ||
Yes, John was the believer. prayon | ||||||
599 | john20 | John 20:8 | prayon | 41033 | ||
Yes, John was the believer. We believe this because John was the only one who mentioned it in his gospel. prayon |
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600 | Did Jesus ascend during the 8 days | John 20:17 | prayon | 146982 | ||
Greetings and welcome to the forum. There is much contraversy on that point and the bible does not specifically say. It is my belief that He did. Christ said in this verse to not touch Him because He had not yet ascended to the father. But yet in John 20:27 He tells Thomas to touch Him therefore He must of already ascended to the Father. For other view points you can type the verse into the quick search in the upper left corner. prayon |
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