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61 | Truly searching for a prophet? | Job | Jensen | 32820 | ||
Dear Charis....I have so much respect for your posts that I have done a lot of thiking on just how to reply. It may all be summed up thusly. You wrote to ask... "Brother, what is is you want to hear from a true prophet?"...to which my answer, my only answer, is and has always been, even from the original question,...ACCURACY! That is all. Accuracy. 100 percent accuracy...each and every time a prophet begins with "Thus sayeth the Lord..." I want accuracy. Or prophet indeed! God Bless....Jensen |
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62 | Are you truly searching for a prophet? | Job | Jensen | 32925 | ||
OH! ..My goodness!… Dancing.. Dear Friend Charis….You are reading way too much between the lines. There are no between the lines to be found. I am an honest, up-front, no strings to my Faith kinda guy. I have put the question too simply for many of the followers of this thread. I can not make my position on ACCURACY, and accuracy only more clear…… OR…. You have avoided it out of fear of the Lord. I don’t know. I, for the life of me, can not understand why Christians are so liberal. Oh…not in their politics but in their Faith. What’s the point? Demand conservative values, be tolerant on Gods Word…..??? (:-)Please be open to the possibility that perhaps life in Japan has had an unintended or unexpected influence :-)) Dear friend charis, we must defend the Faith, set Biblical parameters as a Church. Not Churches. Accuracy. Accuracy when someone says “Thus sayeth the Lord…” How can we compromise? God Bless….Jensen |
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63 | Dancing? | Job | Jensen | 33021 | ||
Dear charis...You Wrote... "In case you did not hear me, I AGREE WITH YOU."....Finally. Thank you. I had begun to think that I lost all ability to communicate clearly. At least I'm not going as crazy as I had begun to think :-) And I want to thank you for the gentle tone of your reply. I am not familiar with the scope of the prophets’ role. I was focused on one thing: Those who make the claim that God speaks through them in one way or another. That being settled I will now become more familiar with this Gift. And, I will beware of the false prophet, and the false teacher, and the preacher who adds to the Bible, and I will increase my awareness or ability to see the Enemy for all that he is. Thanks for holding on. For defending the Faith is a constant in the world, especially today. God Bless….Jensen |
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64 | Seeking a prophet, or not? | Job | Jensen | 33105 | ||
Dear charis...You wrote... "Do you demand the same degree of perfection from preachers and teachers of the Word? i.e. 100 percent 'accuracy' and perfection. Or do you simply deny that God speaks through them?"....To which I reply...the latter. Fraud is fraud. I'm not impressed with a man who says he is a prophet and whom is sometimes accurate. Sometimes agrees with the Bible; Sometimes speaks the truth even if in love. Sometimes gives edification while at other times makes fale accusations. There was a "prophet" in a local church that told a teenage congregant that God wanted him to shun pornography. This man of God did this in front of the congregation. The young man was not guilty, but the prophet of God knew better. It led to the young mans suicide. It was a pretty big story locally. It provided a lot of pause in the Christian community. You can have all the fun you want in the church hall with each other. Lets not have any standards at all. Why bother with Pauls' letter(s) concerning church conduct, or the 'suggestions' for choosing leaders. I really have had enough of this topic. In the future do not tell me that you agree with me and then backtrack. It is confusing. Take a stand. This debate never was about anything other than how to discern a false prophet. I'm sorry we again disagree. I thought we kissed and made up :-) God Bless....Jensen PS. No...I am NOT seeking a prophet, never was, never will be, since all who make the claim to have the Gift are acknowledged apparently without question. Not me. HocusPocusChristianity is not in my reading of the Scriptures. TEST all things my friend. |
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65 | Let's crucify Ezra Brown | Job | Jensen | 33222 | ||
Dear SRN....I miss the point of your question. Perhaps a more direct question would help. God Bless....Jensen |
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66 | what was taken from the angel? | Job 20:4 | Jensen | 22115 | ||
Dear Ruth30...Could these verses help. There seems to be no connection between and with the words in your question. Angel, sweet, taste, bitter, and stomach do not appear close to each other in the Bible except for the following.... JOB 20:4 "Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since man was placed on the earth, JOB 20:12 "Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, JOB 20:13 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth, JOB 20:14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him. God Bless....Jensen |
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67 | dose it say we can fly other planets | Ps 8:3 | Jensen | 20437 | ||
Dear Jessie*46...Welcome to the Forum....:-).... According to the verses below, we are to have rule over the works of God's hands. His works include the stars. He has given us the curiosty also:-) He invites us to study His creation of the stars, and we can best do that by going there. PS 8:3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, PS 8:4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? PS 8:5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. PS 8:6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet: God Bless....Jensen |
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68 | Going to stars | Ps 8:3 | Jensen | 20507 | ||
I am so sorry... I am going to answer your questions in the order that you wrote them and hope that I can be more clear. You wrote... "Do you think, it is better to go stars, to study God's creation?" Answer--It is always best to look as close as you can at anything worth the effort to study. We do that with Bible study daily. It was better for men to go to the moon, collect rocks, and return to study the rocks than it would be for them to sit in their backyards and guess what the moon was made of. But that assumes that the moon is worth the effort to study. The study of "outer space" has led to tremendous advances in science that have been very beneficial to mankind. Your computer is one of the benefits :-) You wrote... "could u please give any passages to study God's creation we should go in to it so we can study it better?" Answer.. I am sorry. I do not understand this question. Will you please try again. Sometimes I am just thickheaded :) You wrote... "You include stars as God creation, and you said it is better to study stars if we go there? " Answer...Yes. It is better to study the stars up close rather than from far away. Just like everything else. Otherwise we might believe that the moon is made of Green Cheese :-) You wrote... "How about the Sun? it is also a God creation, if u mentioned that it is better to study the stars if we go there, then it is better to go to Sun also to study it better,and we know going to the sun is crazy things. Sun included in God creations." Answer...We are already very close to the Sun and know quite a lot about it. The only reason we know about the Sun is because we are close enough to study it. Someday, we may even send a probe into the Sun itself and learn even more. There are many different kinds of stars as you may know. Our Sun is only one star among many. Stars are not all alike. Stars must be studied if we want to know more about them. It would be better to be as close as we can get. Maybe even as close to them as we are to our own Sun. You wrote... "and we know going to the sun is crazy things" Answer, Comment...No, we do not know that. Scientists do not consider the possibility of going to the Sun, or any other star, to be "crazy things." "Crazy things" at one time in our history included sailing far out into the ocean where we would fall off the Earth since the Earth was considered to be flat. You wrote... "I think it is wrong that you can study better the God's creation by going to it, otherwise we have to go Sun also to study it better. What do you think?" Answer...We study the Grand Canyon up close and have more proof of Noah's Flood. We study the cells of our own bodies up close and see more proof of God's intelligent Design. We do not have to land on a star with a spaceship. We can land on one of the planets that are near the star to gain more knowledge. But you must believe that the effort of going is worth the knowledge that may be gained. We spray our squeeky hinges with a product called WD-40. WD-40 is a bi-product of our effort to go into space. Many other things also. You wrote... "For me it is not important to study the stars and other God's creation by going to them. Just believed that they are God's creation." Answer...Christians like us already believe that God created everything. We are saved. But remember what Peter said: "But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." (1 Peter 3:15) The study, and the knowledge of God's creation will help us be prepared to give answers to the unbelievers when they say things like " We all evolved from monkeys." We must be prepared to prove that we are created in His image. We can do that better by studying creation up close. Including the Stars :-) God Bless You Johnny...Jensen |
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69 | How do you know there is a God? | Ps 46:10 | Jensen | 19481 | ||
Dear Maryann... Not only is there a God but He loves you and has a wonderful plan for the rest of your life and the life of your child as well. I want to add to the posts of heartfire and Reformer Joe since they went to the heart of the matter when they spoke of science. For someone such as yourself who is not sure if God exists sometimes the best proof can come from a scientific point of view. Most modern scientists begin with the premise that there is no God. If creation is true, they reason, scientific exploration has no further value. And if there really were a God then He may want us to do something that may change our lives, the way we think and act. So it is easier to have no God. But it was not always this way. Nearly every one of the early scientists were Christians or Jews. What they saw was Intelligent Design in nature. Such as the eye. If you have a mouse trap handy (or can imagine it) look how it is put together. There is a platform, a spring of some sort for tension, a u-shaped bar, and a place for bait, a trip mechanism, and some staples to hold it all in place. Now, what is the one thing you can remove from the trap and still have it perform its function (purpose) of catching mice. Maybe some writing which is not important to its function can be removed. Anything else? Well, no. It all must be there, and in its place to perform the function of catching a mouse. Now scientists say that given enough time these parts could all come together on their own and become, or evolve into, a mousetrap. Did you just laugh at that thought? That is because you recognize intelligent design when you see it. You and your child are intelligent designs. Who designed you? Today, some scientist (especially micro-biologists) recognize intelligent design in nature, but they do not know who the Designer was. Some speculate that life from another planet must have visited Earth and began life here. They are now recognizing, and acknowledging that nature is the result of a design. You see, Maryann, our bodies are made up of protein molecules. Each molecule is made up of several different kinds of amino acids that must be in perfect position to perform its function or the molecule will not survive and would fail to perform its function, like the mouse trap but with one big difference. You see it takes about 250 amino acids to make up a single protein molecule, the mousetrap has but a few. A protein molecule is the product of a complex intelligent design. Who do you think designed it? We go through some pretty hard times in our lives because something went wrong with the design. We were not meant to have such problems in our lives but something corrupted the design. We know that as sin. Sin entered the design through one man and none of us have escaped its' effects. Sin hurts and also keeps us from knowing our Maker as He wants to know us. Can you imagine someone designing a machine with no intended purpose, no function, and no way to tell the machine how it should behave? Can you imagine a Creator who has no way to communicate with His creation, no purpose for it, and no function to perform? There is a God Maryann, and He wants you to have a better life, free from tears or at least to have comfort in your times of stress. It is sin, yours and mine and everyone elses, that keeps us from coming closer to our maker. The good news is that He has sent us someone to make right all that went wrong and that will be our comfort. He has paid for our sins so that we are now seen as having no sin. Jesus has paid the price. Our Maker has told us the way to a better life while we are here and, more importantly, an even better life when we die. We are told to accept His free gift of this better life by accepting Jesus as our Lord, and our Savior. Maryann, do you know that if you died today that you would go to heaven? Are you sure or not? Would you like to be sure? God Bless......Jensen |
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70 | Are your friends true friends? | Prov 17:17 | Jensen | 31946 | ||
Dear just.....Words mean things.....so, for what it is worth to you.... FRIEND is defined..... 1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : ACQUAINTANCE 2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group 3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity) 4 : a favored companion And TRUE is defined..... 1 a : STEADFAST, LOYAL b : HONEST, JUST c archaic : TRUTHFUL 2 a (1) : being in accordance with the actual state of affairs *true description* (2) : conformable to an essential reality (3) : fully realized or fulfilled *dreams come true* b : IDEAL, ESSENTIAL c : being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed *the true dimension of the problem* d : CONSISTENT *true to character* 3 a : properly so called *true love* *the true faith* *the true stomach of ruminant mammals* b (1) : possessing the basic characters of and belonging to the same natural group as *a whale is a true but not a typical mammal* (2) : TYPICAL *the true cats* 4 : LEGITIMATE, RIGHTFUL *our true and lawful king* We have a "true friend" in Jesus to be sure. Others exhibit true friendship at times. More importantly...What about your friends...Are they true? Or is this just a rhetorical question you ask? God Bless....Jensen |
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71 | Christian Response To Eastern Thought? | Is 55:11 | Jensen | 30237 | ||
Thank you for your thoughtful replies. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. Would you agree that one does not battle the mind with the heart…….at least if one wants to dissuade the other of a position held upon an intellectual foundation. There is seldom a feeling acceptance of Eastern thought. Christianity successfully uses emotions because the truth is written on our hearts where emotion resides. Christians are, therefore, emotional creatures by definition, made in the image of God. Cry all you want and stomp your feet but in the closing you must present a point by point refutation of an intellectual polemic if you are to make sense, and not feelings.….but sense… to a non-believer. This person has, or these Americans have, abandoned Christ. I think that to suggest that I “Use this verse” is probably nonsensical to a non-believer, one who knows of Christ but has no belief. Evangelical non-Christians use faulty reasoning or giant leaps of faith to persuade their victim but never, or seldom, is emotion used. That is why the air of arrogance surrounds all Christ haters. Intellectual arguments are based on facts at their base so we must reason with facts and logic and truth to those who have come to their beliefs as a result of an intellectual exercise. The pity is that we can not use the Word of God in our argument, only the truth of the Word. So therefore (1 Peter 3:15) “ But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,..”……… and so we must know some things such as what this child of God believes. So…If you have some resources let me know, please pray now for Jim. God Bless….Jensen |
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72 | So vile - lye and soap wouldn't clensnse | Jer 2:22 | Jensen | 41229 | ||
Dear Searcher.... "when the people of Jerusalem went into exile." these were the words of the prophet refering to His people. God Bless....Jensen |
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73 | the greek meanin of the word hiss | Ezek 27:36 | Jensen | 45552 | ||
Dear Debbie...Welcome to the Forum :-) This word is a Hebrew word (OT) not Greek. In Hebrew this word appears 12 times in the Bible. Seven times it means "scoff", One time it means "hiss", one time it means "hisses", one time it means "signal", one time it means "whistle", and one time it is translated as "whistles." In the verse you give it may be understood possibly as "scoff" but look at Jer 46:22 where it can only mean hiss as a snake hisses. The hiss is a sound of a snake of course. I hope this helps and we all look forward to hearing from you again. God Bless....Jensen |
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74 | Israel-powerful nation-end days-where? | Mic 5:3 | Jensen | 44385 | ||
Dear Kari Bohag....The middle east country that is today called Israel is a political state fashioned by men. God has not yet called for Israel to return from all the far off places of this world. This is exactly why there will be no peace, ever, in this political state. Even the leaders of this country do not consider themselves particularly "religious" because they are not of God. They are the liars and the deceivers of men and nations. This is not the Israel of God. There is no contemporary proof that it is. I can sleep in the garage all night but in the morning I will not be a Buick. God Bless....Jensen |
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75 | Does not tithing disqualify leadership? | Mal 3:10 | Jensen | 21950 | ||
Dear Mommapbs....Please consider this view... AM 4:5 Burn leavened bread as a thank offering and brag about your freewill offerings-- boast about them, you Israelites, for this is what you love to do," declares the Sovereign LORD. I would not worry too much about what other Christians, leaders or not, do about freewill offerings. If there is no hypocrisy on the part of the leader, if the leader does not tithe while encouraging others to do so, then why disqualify the leader? There are plenty of New Testament guidelines for leaders (cf. 1 and 2Timothy, Titus) but tithing is not one of them. You may want to consider... MT 7:3 "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, "Let me take the speck out of your eye," when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye." God Bless....Jensen |
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76 | Response to Sept. 11, 2001 events | Matt 5:39 | Jensen | 16720 | ||
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77 | Can the church forgive sin? | Matt 6:14 | Jensen | 33160 | ||
Dear Lordlover...Here is a passage that may help. (Mat 6:14-15) Since we as individuals should, and therefore can, forgive someone their sins against us, by extension, I suppose a church, or group of believers can forgive a trespass corporately. Perhaps some church decree? God Bless….Jensen |
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78 | Why is this event only in St. Matthew? | Matt 27:52 | Jensen | 33115 | ||
Dear Trykkleif...Welcome to the Forum :-)....While it is true for all the reasons you have received in reply that there is only one Biblical record of this miracle, I do recall reading from an extra-biblical account that the dead also were seen walking around in Rome and other cities as well. It was a "famous" historian. I forget the name however. So, in this case the Bible supports the extra-biblical account. (Now I will drive myself crazy going through all the resources in order to find that historian:)) When I find it I will try to send the source to you. God Bless....Jensen |
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79 | Mark 1:6 ? | Mark 1:6 | Jensen | 19690 | ||
Dear Casiv...The verse seems pretty straight forward to me. A good description of John. Since you connect it to 2 Kings 1:8, I suppose you might easily say that John and Elijah had similarities. But I am afraid to answer since you may take us on another wild ride. As for 2 Kings 1:8; Does the fact that the 2 and the 1 and the 8 add up to 11, and therefore indicate disorder according to your earlier posts, mean that you want to make some unapparent point? God Bless....Jensen |
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80 | Mark 1:6 ? | Mark 1:6 | Jensen | 19768 | ||
: Dear Casiv...The verse seems pretty straight forward to me. A good description of John. Since you connect it to 2 Kings 1:8, I suppose you might easily say that John and Elijah had similarities. But I am afraid to answer since you may take us on another wild ride. As for 2 Kings 1:8; Does the fact that the 2 and the 1 and the 8 add up to 11, and therefore indicate disorder according to your earlier posts, mean that you want to make some unapparent point? God Bless....Jensen |
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