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601 | meaning of Life | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 21749 | ||
Hi mrchadly, I don't know if the capital L of your question was for stress of the word, for showing your respect for life itself, or for showing Deity. If you have any input we'd like to hear from you I'm sure. I would like to talk about some places in the NASB which capitalize this word Life. I wrote to kalos about one, Acts 5:20. Another place is 1John 1:1, "What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we beheld and our hands handled, concerning the Word of Life--and the life was manifested, and we have seen and bear witness and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us--what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, that you also may have fellowship with us;..."NASB I personally would go even farther than the NASB and the NKJ here and say that in the second verse that "the Life was manifested." Perhaps the translators are considering that interpretation for another time in the future. I know that as I compare their l977 and 1995 copies that I agree with many of their changes. This passage of 1John 1:5-7 where He is called Light is a case in point where I agree with the new copy. Another place where some translations have Life capitalized is when Jesus said that "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." John 14:6. I believe that one finds meaning in life when we know Him as the Truth. He is also our Life. A place where I personally capitalize this word is Colossians 3:1-4, "If then you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our *Life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." And lastly, this is my read, for what it is worth of John l:4, "In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men. The light shines in the darkness, for the darkness did not overpower it." |
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602 | Finding Mentoring Relationships? | Acts 18:26 | Ray | 21206 | ||
Hi ONERICHWOMAN, The one example that came to mind was the relationship between Apollos and Priscilla and Aquila found in Acts 18:26. Do a quick search on "Apollos" and you will find many conversations concerning them. As far as the concordance is concerned, I had a good time with "stewards" just now. Let the Helper be the One to guide you there. Thanks for your question. Later, Ray |
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603 | The Genealogy of Jesus? | Matt 1:1 | Ray | 21065 | ||
Hi All4Jesus, You write, "Perhaps in God's eyes there is no distinction between a son who is adopted and a son who is begotten." That is a good thought; for it would be a worthy goal of adoptive parents to regard their children as equal and equally loved. I think, however, that we as Christians are adopted sons and daughters (mankind). I need to make a distinction between this capital S "Son of David,see Matthew 9:27, the Son of Abraham, the Son of Joseph and our being adoptive lower case s sons of God. We can't be Biological (sic) sons or even biological Sons; but Jesus was a Son. This legal lineage that Sir Pent spoke of regarding the King, is a spiritual one in which all of the Jews were included. All the way back to Adam, or the second Adam, the Son of God. The Sonship of the God/Man and the hope of our being included in this family is very important. I believe that Jesus was a Son who was adopted and also the only-begottern Son of God. Romans 8:14, "For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a *Spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, "Abba, Father." Romans 8:16, "The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God..." |
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604 | apostle that was with out god?? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 20861 | ||
Hi ruth30, I would think that you are thinking of John 1:47. "Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, 'Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom in no guile!'" That word change would make a difference.:) |
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605 | Son of mean, what does it mean | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 20856 | ||
Hi Towanda, You could also quick search "Son of Man Ray". I have had discussions with some very good people especially concerning the capital M. Feel free to enter into those discussions or come back here. We all have things that we never seem to tire of talking about. | ||||||
606 | How could the Bible be true? | NT general Archive 1 | Ray | 20033 | ||
Hi Praisemaster, I think that it is important to note what the inscription did not say also. I like the way that the quotation marks are arranged in the NKJ in the interest of clarity. John 19:21, "Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but, 'He said, "I am the King of the Jews."'" The truth that the Bible is putting forth is that He is indeed the (King). Pilate knew the (Truth), John 18:38, even though he did not act on it with the people. What he has written, though, he has written. "Jesus the Nazarene, the (King) of the Jews." The parentheses are mine however.:) A comparison with John 18:38 and John 19:21 shows me that what He said is Truth. It is because I know Him as my King that I make John 18:37 read thus along with my parentheses, "Therefore Pilate said to (Him), "So You are a King?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a King. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to testify to the Truth. Everyone who is of the (Truth) hears My voice." Pilate said to Him, "What is Truth?"" John 18:39,40 also reinforce the truth that He was the King and not merely a man, but rather a Man. Barabbas was a robber but this Man, Jesus of Nazareth, did not think it robbery to be regarded as equal with God. |
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607 | Does it take away sins or not? | Lev 16:34 | Ray | 19716 | ||
Hi Searcher56, Hebrews 10:4 is written in the context of an inferred "once and for all". The verse before it says that there was always that reminder of sins year after year. But Christ was the new and living Way; once and for all. Hebrews 10:9 says that He takes away the first (the burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin) in order to establish the second; "the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all." I see no contradiction. |
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608 | who is my messenger? | Mark 1:2 | Ray | 19604 | ||
Hi truth4u, May I welcome you to the forum also. May I introduce myself as a resident advisor in capitalization here. I hope that you find truth for yourself here and I hope that you know the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Tim gave you the reference for Malachi 3:1 and that would be what I would be interested in from my viewpoint. We see here the messenger, John the baptist in the spirit of Elijah, but we also see the Messenger. Notice the capital M. This is how Malachi 3:1 reads in the New King James version. "Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming," says the Lord of hosts." It is the Lord whom we seek and delight in; and He is coming. The people went out to see and be baptized by John the baptist, but it really was the Lord whom they sought and who would baptize them in the Holy Spirit with power. Later, Ray |
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609 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | Ray | 19203 | ||
Hi David Wayne, In John 18:38 Pilate says to Jesus, "What is truth?" He was speaking to Him and he was asking "What is Truth?" Pilate knew of a truth that Jesus was innocent yet he acted against his knowledge. My desire is for you not only to know the truths of the bible, but to know the Truth, the Son who will set one free. John 8:32-36. "So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed." John the baptist testified of the Truth, but he didn't really know him. John 5:35, "He [John] was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light." My desire is for all to know the (Light) of the world. Jesus said in John 5:36, "But the testimony which I have is greater than the testimony of John; for the works which the Father has given (Me) to accomplish --the very works that I do--testify about Me, that the Father has sent Me." What great works He has done. And He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. My desire is that you might have His word available in you and that you "believe Him whom He sent." John 5:38 Know and believe the Truth. Later, Ray |
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610 | In 1 john 5:8, what does the 'water | 1 John 5:8 | Ray | 18401 | ||
Hi Amelia, I don't think in context that it means baptism either. The reference given in my Study Bible for verse six "by water and blood" is John 19:34. "But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out." The blood and water showed Jesus' humanity. That He wasn't just God, that is Spirit, but He had a human body and it died. But the verses go on and say that it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. The truth of these three that testify on earth is that they are Spirit, water, and blood. God in the flesh, in other words. The Deity of Christ, God in the flesh, is what 5:5,6 is saying we must believe in order to othercome the world. Believe that (Jesus) is the Son of God. This is the One who came in the flesh, verse six.(My parentheses are for comparison and for showing oneness) I appreciate the fact that NASB's last copyright has changed the 'one' of 1977 to "One" in 1995. So there are "the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement." 1 John 5:8 Verse seven: "For there are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the (Word), and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one. These also are in agreement, in other words. Compare 1 John 5:5 with 1 John 4:15. "Whoever confesses that (Jesus) is the Son of God, God abides in him,..." ***The God who abides in us who believe is the One who came by water and the blood, and the testimony of God is greater than the testimony of men, verse 9. These three are one, in agreement. We no longer see this One who came in the flesh. We see Him as Spirit, for God is Spirit. John 16:8, "And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment; concerning sin, because they do not believe in (Me); and concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father and you no longer see Me."[The One who came by water and blood] 1 John 5:11, "And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His (Son). He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life." Later, Ray |
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611 | Did Paul have 'Christ's attitude'? | Phil 2:5 | Ray | 18305 | ||
Hi Bill Mc, Your post to me seems to expect an original thought from me. You are expecting me to think? Oh well, I'll try. Gal 2:20 says when we apply it to ourselves, that we have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer we who live, but Christ lives in us. I believe that that speaks of the Spirit of Christ. Galatians 3:5 talks about the Spirit that was provided and works among us. But for Phil 4:13 and Him who strengthens me I think of the Man, Jesus Christ. I think of Him as my head, for 1 Corinthians says "But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman,..." 1 Cor 11:3, "...God is the head of Christ". Ephesians 5:23, "...Christ also is the head of the church." So I see myself and the church as subject to Christ and Christ loves the church. Ephesians 5:24-29. But we are members of His spiritual body. This headship thing however is one "seniority" basically. The husband and wife are equal, but the man came first, so he has headship or seniority. And I say they are equal, but the woman is the weaker usually. The father comes before a son in human terms. We can relate that to the Father and Son as far as mutually assigned headship is concerned. But the Father and Son are equal. And they are One. This mystery is great just as much as the reference to Christ and the church. Ephesians 5:32 Anyway, I'm working my way to your question of reliance; for it revolves around equality of the Persons of the Trinity. John 5:17 says "My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working." So He was making Himself* equal with God. 1 Corinthians 11:3, "and God* is the head of Christ." Philippians 2:13, "...for it is God* who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." Phil. 2:9, "For this reason also, God* highly exalted Him,... ***I don't know if you see what I am comparing or not. I see Christ doing the things that He has seen the Father doing. He is equal to and does not rely on the Father. He has come in the Father's place and authority. But He doesn't want to grasp the headship. Phil 2:6, "...who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied (Himself), taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men." But on Him is bestowed the name which is above every name. We should have the same attitude of equality as far as our marriages are concerned. Although equal with her husband she should not try to grasp the headship. For the church that has this attitude, we should stand firm in one Spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. Phil 1:27 Phil 2:5, "Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ* Jesus." The *'s are for comparison, the () for oneness. Later, Ray |
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612 | How do we live the 'Christian life'? | Phil 2:5 | Ray | 18126 | ||
Hi Bill Mc, I appreciated your Scripture references and your comparisons. The ones that spoke most to me were Jn 12:49 and Jn 8:28. Although Jesus came to the world as God, He did not want to claim it or as Phil 2:6 says, "grasp it". Jn. 12:49, "I did not SPEAK on My own initiative." Jn. 8:28, "I DO nothing on My own initiative." Phil 2:13, "...work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is AT WORK in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." His attitude was one of pleasing Him. Not merely looking out for His own personal interests but also the interests of others. We do not have His attitude because we seek after our own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. Phil 2:21. My eye was drawn to 1 Peter 2:12 also as we seek to glorify God in our lives. |
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613 | Kindly explain this verse to me. | Rom 8:10 | Ray | 18096 | ||
Hi Delaro, Hi also to Zealot; welcome to the forum. I believe that this was your first post here. Steve and Zealot have given you their understanding using the small s "spirit". If you go to the NKJ you will see a reading of "yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness." I have decided on Spirit and will speak to you from that perspective. 1) If (Christ) is in you: verse 9, ..if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. ***I would interpret 9b as "If anyone does not believe in the Deity of Christ, he does not belong to Him. 2) though the body is dead: The Greek says"the" body so it could be yours or Christ's. To be honest, I don't know if the Greek word for "body" would allow a plural. Since we are sinners and not righteous, and since this is God's word, let's go with Christ's body. He gave up His spirit; He died as an offering for sin, verse 3. 3) Yet the Spirit is alive because of righteousness. This living Spirit is what will give life to your mortal bodies because of His righteousness. Verse 11, "through His (Spirit) who dwells in you. 4) Here we come to another choice for verse 15. You can find it spirit or Spirit in the translations. In the last months I've leaned toward Spirit so it would read like this, "For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a Spirit of adoption as sons..." 5) Verse 16, "The Spirit (Himself) testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God..." Compare also Gal 4:7 heirs through God. The parentheses are for comparison. Later, Ray |
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614 | What does Ephesians 2:6-7 mean? | John 17:24 | Ray | 17822 | ||
Hi Bobbie Faye, I spoke to ibelieve about how I perceived him to give more glory to ourselves than we have. He implied glory to us as being seated at the right hand, and seemed to say that we individually have more power than He had. He said that He "gives this glory to us...when we are still on earth". What I was saying is that Col 3:1 doesn't say that we are seated at the right hand of God, but that Christ is. And that Christ is all, and in all, verse 11. I didn't deny that we are in Christ, nor did I say that we don't have eternal life right now. I simply wanted him to see Him at the right hand. Even though we are raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, (Col 2:12) our lives are hidden with Christ in God. Col 3:4, "When Christ, who is our life /Life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory." ***In other words, Christ left this world to be with the Father, we are still here in the world but not of it, later to be revealed with Him in glory. Col 2:13, "When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our tansgressions..." It is the same with the Ephesians 2:5,6 passage, "...even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with (Christ)(by grace you have been saved)." ***But we are hidden with (Christ) in God Col 3:3, seated with Him yes, but "in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus" Eph 2:6, until our Life is revealed and then you also will be revealed with Him in glory.Col 3:4 My parentheses are there for comparison or contrast. I hope this shows my understanding of being in Christ. It is probably not unlike yours or ibelieve. |
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615 | "Who is the one?" | Matt 11:10 | Ray | 17632 | ||
There are five pronouns of Deity and one mention of the messenger in this quote. How can it be logically stated that this quote is writing about "the one"? I believe that it is about the One that they don't know. I believe that it is about the Expected One mentioned in verse three of the chapter. Can I hear from anyone? |
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616 | The Restrainer - Revisited! | 2 Thess 2:7 | Ray | 17520 | ||
Hi Tim, I know that you are writing CDBJ but I also have been studying this passage with you. I appreciate your work here. Because the man of lawlessness makes himself above every so called god and displays himself as being God he will be revealed and taken out of the way. But the fact remains that the hope of the Christian is that the Son of Man is to be revealed. He is coming again and we are looking for Him. It is because of this that I will not fail to capitalize the pronouns of verse six and the Restrainer of verse seven. The Restrainer will do so until the son of destruction will be taken out of the way, revealed, slain, and brought to an end by the appearance of His coming. I wonder why the Person of the Holy Spirit was chosen as the Restrainer. I would have you look at Matthew 24:36, "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father* alone."and "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." I would think that the Father is the Restrainer. Compare Matthew with 2 Thess.2:6, "And you know what restrains Him* now,..." and "so that in His time He will be revealed." The * is for comparison. The Son of Man will be revealed. 2 Thess 2:14, "It was for this He called you through our gospel, that you may gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ." Tim, what I would disagree with you on then is number 2) of "What do we know for sure?" I am looking for the Son of Man not the son of destruction. Thanks again for your study, Later, Ray |
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617 | Why did David choose five stones? | John 3:16 | Ray | 17474 | ||
Hi Leinaala, Why did Paul choose five words? 1 Corinthians 14:19 says, "however, in the church I desire to speak five words with my mind, that I may instruct others also, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue." What great words David had to give to Saul. 1 Samuel 17:36, "Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.* And David said, "The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of the Philistine." What great words David said to the giant Philistine. 1 Samuel 17:45, "Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted." Saul had said to David, "Go, and may the Lord be with you." 1 Samuel 17:37b. May the Lord be with us as we speak our five words, our words of spiritual power as they are given to us from God. May the unbeliever be convicted of his sin and "fall on his face and worship God, declaring that God is certainly among you." 1Corinthians 14:25 God was certainly with David for he said in 1Samuel 17:46, "This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel, and that all this assembly may know that the Lord does not deliver by sword or by spear; for the battle is the Lord's* and He will give you into our hands." |
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618 | Evil spirit from the Lord? | 1 Sam 19:10 | Ray | 17112 | ||
Hi Shermanj, I think that you must realize that evil doesn't come from God but that He does allow evil to exist and uses it for His glory. That is the pat answer. The place where we see that very thing for your study is in the earlier chapter of 1 Samuel. 1Samuel 15:10, "Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, 'I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands." So we see that Saul was in the process of having the kingdom torn from him, verse 16, by the Lord. In 1 Samuel 16:13 we see David anointed by Samuel "and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward." Verse 14, Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord terrorized him." This spirit, whether it was his conscience bothering him, or indeed some means that God allowed to influence him; this set in motion the introduction of David into his life and the loss of his kingdom. So we see the contrast between the "evil spirit" from the (Lord) on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand--and "the Spirit of the (Lord)" who came mightily upon David in 1 Samuel 16:13. Chapter 18 says that the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul. And the Lord's will was done and David became king. So whether it is through an "evil spirit from the Lord" or "a sound sleep from the Lord" as in 1 Samuel 26:12, God is sovereign and His will is done. |
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619 | MAY I SEE NOTES ON ISAIAH 61? | Is 61:1 | Ray | 17052 | ||
Hi PK Dan, I wonder if you received more notes and material from Nolan Keck. He mentioned Luke 4:18 and how it was fulfilled in Christ. Of course the NKJ also capitalizes "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me..." I wonder if any of his notes considered capitalizing Isaiah 61:10-62:2 also. | ||||||
620 | what was the Lord saying | Jer 1:16 | Ray | 17029 | ||
Hi apcowgirl, I can only highlight the things that I saw in the passage. Parentheses are mine for comparison. Jeremiah was chosen of God. l:5,"Before (I) formed you in the womb I knew you". And we see a case of "But God" in verse 7, "But the Lord said to me, "Do not say, 'I am a youth...'" He is told, "(I) am with you" and also, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth." Then the (Lord) said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over My word to perform it." Jeremiah is given a special task of speaking the word of the Lord; for "they have forsaken (Me) and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands. So the word of the Lord came to him to proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem. God tells them to remember the past. About their following Him in the wilderness. How He brought them into the fruitful land, yet they did not know Him and walked after things that did not profit. Jer 2:11, "Has a nation changed gods, When they were not gods? But (My) people have changed their glory For that which does not profit." Jer 2:17, "Have you not done this to yourself, By your forsaking the Lord your God, When He led you in the way?" Verse 19, "And the dread of (Me) is not in you..."and "The stain of your iniquity is before Me,..." They worship other gods and "say to a tree, 'You are my father,' And to a stone, 'You gave me birth.' For they have turned their back to (Me),..." Yet their gods can not save. Jer 2:32, "Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her attire? Yet (My) people have forgotten Me Days without number." Chapter three opens with hope, ..."Yet you turn to Me*, declares the Lord." Verse 4, "Have you not just now called to Me, "My (Father)..." and verse 7, "I thought, 'After she has done all these things she will return to Me';..." Verse 10 "Yet in spite of all this here treacherous sister Judah did not return to (Me) with all her heart,..." "Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the Lord your (God)...and I will bring you to Zion." Jer 3:19b, "And I said, 'You shall call Me, "My (Father), And not turn away from following Me." Jer 4:22 "Return, O faithless sons, I will heal your faithlessness.""Behold, we come to You; For You are the (Lord) our God." Jer 4:1 "If you will return, O Israel,"declares the Lord, "Then you should return to (Me)." So I would say that the Lord loves us still, even though sinners and that He wants Israel and Judah and us to return to Him. Remember that God gave Jeremiah the words and He can give you the words also. Later, Ray |
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