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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: Sir Pent Ordered by Verse |
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601 | what does this mean to us? | 1 Cor 11:32 | Sir Pent | 62625 | ||
God wants a good witness ............................... The context of this verse is that Paul is writing to some people at a church who are abusing the Lord’s Supper. Some of the people are not eating and drinking meals at home, and then comming to church to gorge themselves on the bread and get drunk on the wine. Others therefore, are not able to eat or drink anything becuase there is none left. As a result people are getting sick. ................................................. Paul then says in this verse that this “sickness” is a God’s way of disciplining those people. Paul also says that God’s purpose in punishing the people is so that they won’t be condemned by the world. The reason is that the world would definately condemn the church people for being drunk (see Acts 2:13) and selfish. So God is trying to discorage this behavior which would harm their witness as Christians. |
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602 | what does this mean to us? | 1 Cor 11:32 | Sir Pent | 62676 | ||
Clarification ............................................. Good afternoon to you Meredith, I am not saying that God will always make people who treat the Lord’s Supper (Communion, Eucharist, etc.) irreverantly, sick. However, it appears that Paul does attribute the specific sickness that the people were experiencing, in the passage you asked about, to the judgement of God. ............................................. As for what we could learn from this passage, I think it shows that we should take seriously both the sacrifice that Jesus made for us and also our witness to the world around us. |
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603 | Does God uses people to prophecy anymore | 1 Cor 12:10 | Sir Pent | 20335 | ||
Quoting previous answer ....................... Dear Towanda, Steve gave a good answer to this, I'll just quote him. "Acts 13:1 says there were prophets: "In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul." Also 1 Corinthians 12:28 - "And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues" Since there is a gift of prohecy (1 Corrintians 12:10), I assume that gift is still given. Of course, a prophet is simply one who speaks a message from God; not all prophecy foretells the future. I hope this is helpful. Peace and grace, Steve" |
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604 | A distinction without a difference? | 1 Cor 12:10 | Sir Pent | 116339 | ||
A defense of "reformed" forum members......................... Let me begin by a few disclaimers: I do not agree with "reformed" theology, but rather fall into the Arminianist theological camp. I do not support needless forum dissention, but rather accept that it is healthy to have honest discussion from varying perspectives. I do not desire for this to discussion to be a stumbling block for those on the forum who are less mature, which is why I am posting it in this restricted thread. I do not mean to pick on the respected forum members (Morant61, Ray, Emmaus, and Hank) mentioned in this post. I am only trying to point out some observations purely as examples. Now to the defense: There seems to be 3 main criticisms of certain "reformed" members of our forum. 1 - The person is too argumentative 2 - The person is posting too much on the same subject 3 - The person is posting on a subject that is denominationally divisive The first point is the easiest. Whether a person is too argumentative is a very subjective thing. It often appears very differently depending on whether we agree with the person or not. I think that it is probably possible to make a case that anyone who has posted more than 200 times on this forum has been too argumentative at times. This is not a good reason to ban a person. The second point is also relatively easy. Each forum member has their own personal interest in certain aspects of Christianity and Bible Study. They naturally tend to focus on these areas in their posts. For instance, Morant61 has over 500 posts containing a derivative of the word "Greek". This is not a bad thing. It merely means that he has a strong interest in the original languages that the Bible was written in. Ray has over 600 posts containing a derivative of the word "Capital". This is also not a bad thing. It merely reflects his own personal study on which words in the Bible should be capitalized out of reverence to God. A large number of posts, or even a large percentage of a forum member's posts (30 percent in Ray's case), should not be grounds for kicking someone off the forum. The last point is the hardest to defend, due to the fact that the Forum clearly states a rule banning denominationally divisive subjects. There are certain members of this forum who believe one way on a particular doctrine of Christianity and others who fall in the opposing camp. The problem is that this forum seems to be inconsistent in its behavior towards the inevitable conflicts that therefore arise. Some topics that are denominationally divisive are allowed. For instance, Emmaus has posted almost 500 times containing a derivative of the word "Catholic". There is a lot of dissention between Catholics and Protestants, yet no one criticizes Emmaus. And if any topic has caused discord on the forum it would be "Cain's wife". Hank has posted almost 100 times with a derivitive of Cain, which has become his personal running joke. Yet although almost none of these posts contain any scripture, no one criticizes Hank. Therefore, it seems that the only denominationally divisive topic that is banned from discussion is that of the reformed perspective. This doesn't seem to be fair basis for kicking a forum member out either. |
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605 | Can anyone speak in tonges | 1 Cor 13:1 | Sir Pent | 116411 | ||
Personal Note........................................................ Hello Searcher56, Wow, what an excellent post. It is very complete and biblically based. It is also well organized and easy to read. If you don't mind, I think that I'll start referring people to this post when they have questions on this subject. |
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606 | speakin tongues without interpretation | 1 Cor 14:13 | Sir Pent | 116438 | ||
Referral to another thread........................................... Welcome to the forum Kimmie, I would recommend that you read I Corinthians 14:13 and following. Also Searcher56 has an excellent post on this subject. Please type the number 116386 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen. |
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607 | What are benefits of speaking in tongue? | 1 Cor 14:22 | Sir Pent | 116895 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ Welcome to the forum Failurenotanoption7, One of the best posts I have read about tongues was written by written by Searcher56. Please type in the number 116386 in the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen to read it. |
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608 | General Admonition (dealing with Casiv) | 1 Cor 14:26 | Sir Pent | 20377 | ||
General Admonition ............................... Dear Forumites, Recently Charis mentioned to me that it only takes "a few unruly persons to bring out the worst in us". I commented that this did not have to be the case. I said that even if a person made a post that was not constructive, we were still responsible for how we responded to that person. I said that we could maintain self-control (fruit of the Spirit), and wisdom in our responses. Unfortunately, I have observed over the past two weeks that Charis has been more correct than I have been. I am referring specifically to the interactions of practically everyone on this forum with the person known as "Casiv". I want to be clear that I am not defending the statements which Casiv has made and believes. In fact, I have thus far disagreed with the vast majority of his interpretations from scripture. However, I do believe that Casiv has not been treated with the respect and kindness, which anyone should be able to expect from a Christian community. This has not been an isolated problem, but has come from a large number of otherwise distinguished members of our forum. In no particular order: Schwartzkm has referred to his posts as "nonsense". Many members (such as Debbie, Hank, Tim Moran, and Searcher56) have mocked his posts by talking about the game of Clue. He has been called names; for example Jensen called him "Miss Cleo". Others such as Retxar and Bill Mc, have mocked his use of numerics by using phrases with 11 letters in them such as "Bunch of Bull". And most recently, Radioman told him that, "Each and every one of your postings shows your ignorance, arrogance and abrasiveness." Once again, I want you all to understand that I know how the ideas that Casiv supports are very inflamatory. I also know that the style, which Casiv uses to communicate is very frustrating. However, I think that we all need to be much more careful to focus our criticism on his content and style, as opposed to personal attacks. We also need to make sure that our responses are CONSTRUCTIVE criticism and not just ones that make fun of ideas. A good example of this would be a post where Charis responded, "I find your tone arrogant and offensive." Then Charis went on to answer his questions regarding the relationship between the Old and New Testaments. I hope that as you all think about these things that you will redouble your efforts to not curse the darkness, but be a light in it. Also for those of you who the Holy Spirit convicts, I hope that you will be able to humble yourselves and apologize to anyone whom you have wronged. |
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609 | General Admonition (dealing with Casiv) | 1 Cor 14:26 | Sir Pent | 20682 | ||
Response to Criticism .......................... Dear Forumites, I would like to first thank Tim Moran for his willingness to earnestly search his heart and listen to the Holy Spirit's conviction. I also appreciate the support of EdB and completely agree with his position that we should be tolerant of people themselves, while not being tolerant of false doctrine. Secondly, I would like to respond to some criticisms brought forward by Hank and seconded by Kalos. It seems to me that I have offended you by admonishing the elder statesmen, so to speak, of the forum. I want to first say that I have great respect for many of these "dedicated and intelligent members of this forum". It is actually because of the high regard that I have for all of those who I mentioned in my post, that I expect Christ-like behavior from them. The statement was also made that, "Every reasonable effort has been made to deal with this user", as if this was a defense for the responses that were given. I would say that when reasonable efforts have been exhausted, that the proper action is not be become unreasonable, but rather to cease striving. If a user is completely unable to be dealt with using scripture, logic, experience, etc, then do not stoop to name calling and insults. Instead, shake the dust off your feet and stop responding to that thread. Finally, it was mentioned that the responses were not personally attacking Casiv at all. Let me quote once more from one member, "Each and every one of your postings shows your ignorance, arrogance and abrasiveness." This is not saying that the content of Casiv's posts are ignorant or arrogant or abrasive, which they sometimes are. It is saying that Casiv, himself, is those things. That is exactly the type of thing, which I believe we as Christians ought not do. In the end, it is the Holy Spirit's job to bring conviction to our hearts. I am a bit surprised how few people have responded in any way to this thread, considering how many people were involved in all of this. |
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610 | Questions about "Easter" | 1 Cor 15:17 | Sir Pent | 119125 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ Hi Gatorgirl, There is some disagreement as to whether Christians should celebrate Easter or call it by that name. Please type in the number 113147 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen. That will take you to some thoughts that I have on the subject and the response of some other forum members. |
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611 | Cremation and the Bible | 1 Cor 15:42 | Sir Pent | 61891 | ||
Please do a quick search .............................. Dear MYR, This question has been answered in the past. Do a search (top right) for number 9934. |
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612 | a friend passed away. | 2 Cor 1:4 | Sir Pent | 113009 | ||
I need more information.......................... Hello Gianna, The Bible has a lot of verses that could help, but to pick one, I would need some more information. Was your friend who died a Christian? Are you looking for a verse that will help yourself deal with the loss of your friend, or help someone else deal with that loss? What kind of "help" are you looking for? Do want want encouragement for sadness from losing your friend? Do you want answers to questions like "why did my friend die"? Do you want to get ideas of how you could help the family of your friend? The answers to these questions will help me to better direct you towards Bible verses that will help your situation. |
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613 | a friend passed away. | 2 Cor 1:4 | Sir Pent | 113412 | ||
My answer............................................. Hello Gianna, I apologise for taking so long to respond, but I had a hard time thinking of a good answer to your question. Based on the additional information that you gave I would point you towards Luke 23:43. It says, "And He (Jesus) said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." This is something that Jesus tells to a man who is dying right next to him when Jesus is on the cross. This man next to him was actually a thief throughout his life and was being executed for it. However, at the very end of his life, this thief decided to believe in Jesus and worship Him. This shows that Jesus was willing to welcome into paradise a man who spent his life as a thief and turned around at the very end. How much more would he welcome your boss (who according to you was a great person) if your boss decided to believe in Jesus at the very end. I hope that encourages you to have hope for your boss, and also to examine your own life to see whether Jesus is still waiting for you to believe in Him so that you can join all the people in Heaven someday :) |
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614 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Sir Pent | 22338 | ||
Personal Note .................................. Dear Fele, Welcome to the forum. The basic answer is that Baptism is important because God tells us to do it in the Bible. If you have the opportunity, then you should be baptised. It is a way to publicly acknowledge that you are choosing to be a Christian and love God. For further information, please use the search box (top right of the screen) to find many other answers on this subject. P.S. To other forum members posting to this thread, This topic has been thoroughly covered in other threads, and as I have read all of the responses so far, there has been nothing new added in this one. I think it would be healthier to just recommend a search than to create division by rehashing old arguments. |
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615 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Sir Pent | 22492 | ||
Word of Warning .................................. I just want to throw in that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) teach that for a person to be saved, they HAVE to be Baptised by immersion and the laying on of "Apostle's hands". I am not necessarily saying that Tim Sheasby is a Mormon. I just want to point out to the forum that this is a very dangerous and unscriptural teaching. |
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616 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Sir Pent | 22507 | ||
Clarification ................................ Dear Tim S, I am glad that you are not a Mormon, and as I said in my post, I did not necessarily think that you were. I was just pointing out that religion's beliefs on the matter, which are somewhat close to yours. As for the placing of Apostle's hands, you said in one post, that, "miraculous gifts are given by the laying on of Apostle's hands." In that post you seemed to be saying that these "gifts" were signs of being saved, and that they normally occur only with Baptism (with the special case exceptions of Cornelius, etc.) This is slightly different than Mormon belief, but it was close enough that I wanted to point out the similarity. I did not intend to attack you personally. |
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617 | Can Christian's support Caesar's wars? | 2 Cor 10:3 | Sir Pent | 119127 | ||
An opposing position......................................... Although a definate minority in Christianity found in modern America, there are some of us who do believe that killing fellow human beings is wrong under all circumstances since the time of Christ. Please type in the number 16191 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen to read a discussion among many forum members on this subject. |
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618 | Who did Jesus pray to? | 2 Cor 13:14 | Sir Pent | 112878 | ||
My answer........................................ Kalos, Jesus prayed to God the Father. P.S. It's good to see you still here at the forum confronting heresy with reason and grace. |
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619 | Who said it? | 2 Cor 13:14 | Sir Pent | 112989 | ||
My answer....................................... Hello Norm, Jesus Christ said it :) |
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620 | The Trinity in John | 2 Cor 13:14 | Sir Pent | 113192 | ||
Personal Note..................................................... Hello Kalos, I understand that you are working very hard to combat against the "Oneness Doctrine", and to defend the orthodox view of the Trinity. However, this post is not a question, and it was already posted as a note. I have noticed that you have done this multiple times (posting the same thing as a note and a question). This seems to not only be redundant, but also somewhat annoying as the question stays on the main page for a long time due to no one answering it. And no one really can answer it because it wasn't really a question to begin with. I appreciate your posts, but would ask that you try not to post them twice at the same time :) |
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