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61 | What does the bible say about purgatory? | Matt 12:32 | Country Girl | 130748 | ||
The Bible doesn't say anything at all about purgatory nor does it portray anything about God's allowing mankind a second opportunity to attain Heaven after leaving this life here on earth. But instead we're given clear guidance from Heb 9:26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Paul's (assumed author) words here are very clear and straight forward in contrast to the figurative language as reflected in some other difficult passages. So we should always prefer God's clear Words whenever possible. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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62 | Are careless words "sin?" | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123798 | ||
Col 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. With the words from Jesus and these words from Paul, it does seem the Bible is very clear that we as God's people should strive for this as a high priority in our lives. But I think that's also where Grace comes in, to make up for our shortcomings. As long as we really are genuinely giving God our very best, He'll meet us to make up the balance. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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63 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123807 | ||
I would have to say yes. We know from the many pictures painted throughout the Bible depicting Judgment Day, there's only going to be two groups of people: those who were faithful and kept their Lord as a high priority in their life and those that didn't. BUT I do think the Greek word for careless was a little more suggestive of sin than we mean in today's world. I'm certain our Lord doesn't mean for us, his children to NOT enjoy a good wholesome joke or to recognize humor in our world. We don't see Jesus in very many humorous situations but that's because he had such a serious job of saving the lost from a dying world and He had such a short time to wrap up His mission. Do you have any idea of the exact Greek word for "careless" and its full meaning? What are your thoughts on this matter? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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64 | will we be forgiven? | Mark 11:25 | Country Girl | 125144 | ||
I think Jesus parable answers your question very thoroughly. Notice in particular how this parable got started with verses 21 and 22 and then notice how He wrapped it up in verse 35. Yes, seems very conclusive to me. Matt 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Matt 18:22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Matt 18:23 "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. Matt 18:24 "When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Matt 18:25 "But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. Matt 18:26 "So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.' Matt 18:27 "And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. Matt 18:28 "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.' Matt 18:29 "So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.' Matt 18:30 "But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. Matt 18:31 "So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. Matt 18:32 "Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Matt 18:33 'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?' Matt 18:34 "And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. Matt 18:35 "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." What do you think? How would you answer your question? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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65 | giving birth without sex? | Luke 1:35 | Country Girl | 130007 | ||
I would have to ask if she has had this verified by several reliable witnesses. Doctors could easily confirm her story OR reveal the truth. What's the "rest of the story?" Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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66 | What did Jesus mean by this remark? | Luke 22:68 | Country Girl | 124190 | ||
For context: Luke 22:65 And they were saying many other things against Him, blaspheming. Luke 22:66 When it was day, the Council of elders of the people assembled, both chief priests and scribes, and they led Him away to their council chamber, saying, Luke 22:67 "If You are the Christ, tell us." But He said to them, "If I tell you, you will not believe; Luke 22:68 and if I ask a question, you will not answer. Luke 22:69 "But from now on THE SON OF MAN WILL BE SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND of the power OF GOD." Luke 22:70 And they all said, "Are You the Son of God, then?" And He said to them, "Yes, I am." Luke 22:71 Then they said, "What further need do we have of testimony? For we have heard it ourselves from His own mouth." If you go back and read the whole story as cited above, it becomes obvious that Jesus was emphasizing what in fact did happen just as He said it would. Thus He was emphasizing He knew the future and He knew they would not believe Him as they didn't believe Him when He was in the public eye performing unquestionable miracles. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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67 | Why were Pilate and Herod enemies? | Luke 23:12 | Country Girl | 124295 | ||
I'm not sure how much credibility we can take from the movie, The Passion of Christ but Mr. Gibson's portrayal seems plausible. Apparently, there was some question to Herod's sexual orientation and thus his political views were in direct conflict with the straight forward politics of Pilate who seemed to have been a fairly reasonable ruler, considering his Roman background. After all, he did try his best to set Jesus free; it just wasn't politically expedient for him to do so. I'd like to think that the movie was based on Jewish history as much as possible. What do you think? Anyone else? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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68 | What united Herod and Pilate? | Luke 23:12 | Country Girl | 124383 | ||
In the final analysis on Judgment Day, "trying our best" just aint going to be good enough, is it? Just as in the case with Pilate and Jesus, we are either for Jesus or we are against Him. I think it's a foregone conclusion that the whole world, past, present and future put Christ on that cross, unjustly so. But the big (most important) question for everyone now is: What do we do with Christ now? And then after answering that question with a positive, we have to act like we believe. The best end result of all this is that we have God's Grace. Remember even Pilate had his opportunity to repent and become a christian. Just like Judas, we're all given the opportunity to become a child of God and partake of His Forgiveness and His Grace. Another wonderful aspect of that Grace is the fact it keeps on working and cleansing us of our sins if we're faithful (Rev 2:10) and stay in the fellowship of God's light (1 John). So as long as we're in God's family, we are to keep trying our best and then God will cover the balance. What a wonderful deal from our Father. Good questions and blessings to you. Country Girl |
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69 | What is the meaning of John 4:5-42? | John 4:42 | Country Girl | 125428 | ||
To me this seems to be a straight forward story of an encounter with the Lord and Savior of the world. He made such an impression on her that she went to her fellow villagers and the testimony she gave compelled them to come out and verify for themselves as made plain in verse 42. What a wonderful priviledge for this forever unnamed woman, who in spite of her sin, like the rest of the world, she was still good enough to be selected as a vessel to carry the Good News for God and His Son. Is there something more important that I'm missing? Did you have a specific question about a particular verse? Please share with us. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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70 | lords voice how do we know | John 15:10 | Country Girl | 126983 | ||
I'm convinced that we would have to compare the words we hear with those in our Bible. Of course, the Bible must take precedence over anything else because we KNOW for certain it comes from God. Gal 1:8 Everything else in our human expereince is suspect or subject to ungodly influence, and thus should be subjected to MUCH scrutiny. Hope this helps and blessings to you. Country Girl |
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71 | follow up on a new convert | Acts | Country Girl | 124496 | ||
Acts 15:36 After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let us return and visit the brethren in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they are." This is about the best scripture I can think of to show it's a good idea for christians to check up on their new converts to the Family of God. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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72 | When did chrisianity begin | Acts | Country Girl | 124498 | ||
Acts, Chapter 2. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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73 | Question for Rowdy.... | Acts 2:38 | Country Girl | 133529 | ||
Prayon, dear friend You already know there's no such verse in the Bible. One has to study the ways of God and then study the ways of the devil. For the simplest display of that contrast, we must go back to the Garden of Eden. There God told Adam and Eve they could eat of anything in the Garden EXCEPT for the fruit from the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge. In such a scenario, God assumes since He is the Creator and we are the Created that we know how to respond and indeed Adam and Eve did obey. That is, they did so until Satan entered the picture and inserted one single word and of course that was NOT. He lied and deceived Adam, and most specifically Eve in that he said they would NOT die in spite of what God said. Remember, up until that point, Adam and Eve hadn't even looked at that fruit as there was no question but simple obedience. But when Satan put doubt in their minds, that's when they looked and saw the fruit "looked good for food." Now in the same respect, we like Adam and Eve are given certain guidelines to follow to become a child of God as clearly stated in my posts. Then the devil enters the picture and "re-interprets" the Gospel message in man's mind so much so that he actually deceives himself into believing God will accept him in spite of its not being complete obedience. In this scenario, Satan puts doubt into the minds of men and we think "What's the sense of being dunked in a tub of water? How can that possibly save me from my sins?" Whole generations are brought up on this re-interpreted Gospel so that young people are motivated to follow their parents or their mentors and develop their own theology. Thus the way of man, we (all of us, me included) are inclined to want to have things go our own way, it's the way we're brought up as humans. We all want to leave our mark on the world, to show our descendents where we lived, how we lived and why we did the things we did. But in our most sober moment, i.e. on our deathbed, we begin to think "Did I do the things I did for my glory or for God's Glory? Am I actually going to be ready to meet my maker and endure the Judgment Bar of God?" No, I'm afraid I can't quote you a verse that's going to satisfy your request. I can only refer you to the facts of the previous few posts and the scriptures in support thereof. Have you ever thought about Noah and his predicament? He went through a 100 years plus of ridicule, simply obeying his God in building a huge boat, many miles from deep water. I'm sure he was probably tempted and thought "Lord, wonder if I do NOT build this boat. Won't you find another way to save me and my family?" Just a thought for you to consider. I'm sure to the whole world, other than his family, Noah's boat seemed just as silly as baptism does to you. Sorry, but I do hope you'll reconsider your position in light of ALL of what God says on this matter. He'll certainly remind you on Judgment Day. God bless you, my friend. Keep studying and praying. Rowdy |
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74 | How did Peter become hypocritical? | Acts 10:1 | Country Girl | 124454 | ||
I too am not sure exactly what you referring to. Are you referring to the story from Paul in Gal 2:11? I found some discussion on that subject from Rowdy and EdB. The initial question is on Post No 118158, which you insert into the Quick Search. If this isn't what you're looking, please explain and we can take a peak. Blessings to you. Country Girl. |
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75 | Can ANYONE believe? | Acts 10:34 | Country Girl | 125145 | ||
We're all free to hear (or understand) His Word from several sources through many different mediums, i.e. radio, written correspondence or now the internet. The bottom line is that God wants to get His Good News to every living human that's lived since His Son was ressurected, and all those in the future. But undoubtedly, there will be some that live and die a whole lifetime and never understand a single word of that good news so they will be judged without the Word of God as He has said. Acts 17:30 Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, 31because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead." Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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76 | Difference between christian/ disciple | Acts 11:26 | Country Girl | 130400 | ||
I would have to disagree with your statement. It seems clear the prophecy below is predicting the very thing you're contesting. Is 62:2 The nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory; And you will be called by a new name Which the mouth of the LORD will designate. What other interpretation would you give this prophecy and its fulfillment in Acts 11? I don't think you're going to find very many on the Forum that will agree with you but we'll listen to what you got to say. Let me ask you one more question. How else would you maximize the Glory and Honor that our Lord deserves as evidenced by His Father throughout the NT? Seems a glorious thing for us as His children to literally have CHRISTian in our designated name. And surely, you've already heard about the "ian" for the phrase "I am nothing" without Christ. Perfect fit, wouldn't you agree? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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77 | Name of first Chirstinas 0-33 AD? | Acts 11:26 | Country Girl | 131569 | ||
If we accept the years as you cite as being accurate, then Christ's followers were probably following John the Baptist before Jesus made his debut with the conversion of water to wine. Then upon the followers graduating from John the Baptist's lead to Jesus, they were called Jesus' disciples. It might also be instructive to remember that all of the NT, including the Gospels were written decades after Jesus died and was resurrected so they were written from a historical perspective and for our benefit. Hope this helps and Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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78 | Whats the laws purpose? | Romans | Country Girl | 124453 | ||
This is just an excerpt from Romans, Chapter 7 but I would recommend that you read the whole chapter as Paul does an excellent job of explaining this subject. Rom 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, "YOU SHALL NOT COVET." 33 Rom 7:8 But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. 34 Rom 7:9 I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died; 35 Rom 7:14 For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. 36 Rom 7:16 But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good. The primary purpose of the law as I see it is to help us identify exactly what sin is and how repulsive it is to our God, read verse 7 again. Then we should be properly motivated to do whatever it takes to get it out of our lives. Of course, that's not possible, especially without the Lord's help. But whatever amount of sin we have in our lives, as long as we're His child, receiving His gift of salvation and staying within His Fellowship of Light as portrayed in 1 John we're in good shape to go to Heaven. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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79 | w/o the Law would man be concious of sin | Rom 3:20 | Country Girl | 130208 | ||
I'm no expert in this matter but we do know that mankind lived for a long time without a specific code of written law from God or anyone else for quite some time, at least from Adam to Noah's time. God felt they had violated His laws sufficiently enough that the "whole world was thinking of evil continuously" and destroyed that world with the flood. Apparently, our conscience has some basic rudamentary principles of right and wrong by which people will be judged IF they know absolutely nothing about the Bible, God or Jesus. Rom 2:12 For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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80 | How do you know you are saved? | 1 Cor 2:11 | Country Girl | 123516 | ||
I would say Acts 2 gives a pretty good forumula. It's simple and straight forward. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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