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61 | Isaiah 55:1-9 | OT general | Jesusman | 30144 | ||
Hello, The first passage that came to mind as I was reading this passage in Isaiah was the Woman at the well in John 4. There is an amazing parallel between these two passages. It makes me wonder if Jesus had this passage in mind when he was speaking to the woman. As with the Woman, this passage offers free water and sustanance to those willing to come, and then proceeds to tell about how to come. Below is a small outline I whipped up on the fly. Maybe you could use it? Isaiah 55:1-9 The offer that the Lord has given. Vs 1-2: Witness the offer firsthand. (John 4:10) Vs 3-5: Listen to the offer that God has given. (John 4:13-14) Vs 6-7: Leave your past behind. (John4:27-29) Vs 8-9: Follow my direction. (John 4:21-24) Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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62 | What attitude toward chastening? | OT general | Jesusman | 33033 | ||
Hello, Chastenment was a form of disipline, not in the sense of punishment for wrong doing, but in the sense of control. To control your child, you would chasten the child. This aided in preventing your child from becoming an uncontrolable brat. In the sense of divine chastening, it is the way that God molds the believer to do His will. Now, David, in Psalms 6:1, asks the Lord not to Chasten him in wrath. Psalm 6 is a psalm for mercy. David is praying for mercy from God. God is angry with David and is punishing him. David is asking God to be gracious and not to punish or chasten him in anger. It's not that David is rejecting God's guidence, but rather that he is wanting more of God's mercy to be shown to him during this troublesome time. Jesusman |
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63 | need to know the order the bible was wri | OT general | Jesusman | 40051 | ||
Hello, I wasn't entirely sure of what you were looking for. So, here is a link that gives a chart about the Books of the Bible, the authors, and the dates written. I hope this helps. Jesusman http://www.carm.org/bible/biblewhen.htm |
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64 | the shortest verse of the bible? | OT general | Jesusman | 42170 | ||
I'm not sure, but the shortest one of the Old Testament might be Exodus 20:13 or 20:15. One of the ten commandments. Jesusman |
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65 | What prophet wept of what he saw? | OT general | Jesusman | 50845 | ||
What is this? Twenty questions? Anyways, You got me stumped on this one. The only prophet I know of who is known for weeping is Jeremiah. That's my guess. Either him or Isaiah. Jesusman |
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66 | can the holy spirit leave you? | OT general | Jesusman | 190432 | ||
The question I would ask in return is "Did the Holy Spirit ever leave to begin with?" God is more longsuffering than any of us could ever hope to be. It takes a lot .. and I mean "A LOT" to get God to leave you alone. The Bible is filled with examples. Sometimes, when people say "The Holy Spirit left me." What is really happening is that they got so used to God's presence there, and God watching over them, that he seems to fade into the Background. Like he's a part of the scenery. Then when it comes time for you to go a different path or to do something specific for him, that's when he begins to act and work drastically, and suddenly, you realize that he's there. So .. Can the Holy Spirit leave you? Yes. Will he? Not easily. What is probably happening? You aren't really noticing that he's been there the entire time. Jesus Loves you, Jesusman |
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67 | first sin | OT general | Jesusman | 190813 | ||
hmmm .. prolly coveting. Satan wishing to be as the Most High. Don't know the exact scripture reference, but I'm pretty sure it's in one of the Major prophets. Isaiah, I think, that speaks of it. Speaks of Lucifer wishing to be like God and was cast out of the heavens, taking a third of the stars with him. The first sin on earth would be lying. The serpent lying to Eve in the Garden. The First sin by man would be Adam eating the fruit of the forbidden tree. That can all be found in the earliest chapters of Genesis. Jesus loves you. Jesusman |
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68 | Was Job a desendant of Abraham? | OT general | Jesusman | 193041 | ||
Far as I know, there's no direct connection between the two. The Bible doesn't really specify. I do remember reading about some speculating that Job predated Abraham. Don't know how factual that is though. Jesusman |
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69 | Is gensis the oldest ,and the first book | OT general | Jesusman | 195936 | ||
Greetings, If memory serves, I believe Job is the oldest, or one of the older books in the Bible. Genesis is the first because it begins the chronology of Jewish History. Jesusman |
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70 | Why did God become a Man? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 27004 | ||
To be the perfect sacrifice, of course. The one to pay the price had to have lived the perfect, sinless, human life in order to be the perfect sacrifice to pay the price of sin. That person was Jesus Christ, who was not only fully divine, but fully human as well. Jesusman |
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71 | WHO WROTE THE GOSPLES? THE APOSLES? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 28316 | ||
The majority of your question has already been answered with the other posts. Two of the Gospels: Matthew and John, are written by eyewitnesses. One of the gospels: Luke, was written based upon careful research and study. In fact, Dr. Luke has been examined, tested, criticized, and etc so many times, and has been proven accurate and true every single time, that both Luke and Acts are concidered two of the most historically reliable documents of that age. The final gospel: Mark, is actually that accounts as Peter taught Mark. Mark recorded them down. When you look at the four gospels, each one has a different focus to it. Matthew presents Jesus as the Promised messiah, the ture King, and the Son of God as prophecied by the Old Testaments prophets. Luke presents the historical Jesus. Dr. luke wrote about the Jesus that history, and people in general, can relate to. Mark reads like a comic book or action novel. Mark gives the active perspective to Jesus' ministry. John simply talks about his best friend, Jesus Christ. After all, Jesus and John were best friends. As for the dating of these gospels, Mark is believed to have been written between 40 - 60 AD. Placing it about 10 - 30 years after the death of Jesus, thus omitting the possibility of legend and myth setting in. Luke and Matthew come next in the dating between 55 - 70 AD. It is theorized that Matthew and Luke used Mark's gospel as a template for writing their gospels. John's gospel was possibly written around 80 - 95 AD, shortly before his death. As for how we know who wrote them, Matthew and Mark are largely through tradition. Also, Matthew refers to himself as "Levi", his hebrew name. With that, and his focus upon Hebrew traditions and a hebrew audience, it is logical to place Matthew as the author of the first gospel. As for Mark, Peter confirms that Mark was his disciple in his epistle, thus confirming the traditional view of Mark's authorship of the second gospel. Luke's gospel has a dedication at the beginning to a man named "Theophilus". Acts is also dedicated to "Theophilus". However, Luke changes the perspective in Acts from third person plural to first person plural right smack in the middle of the book. These two factors provide proof that Luke is the author of Not only Acts, but the third gospel as well. As for the final gospel, John's name is never written in the gospel. He is always called "the disciple whom Jesus loved". This, and the similar writing style of the epistles and Revelation, all point to John as the author. I hope this helps. Jesusman |
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72 | Why is the NT translated from greek? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 28939 | ||
Hello, As for your first concerns about the Greek language, Tim pretty much answered your question. It boils down to the fact that Koine Greek was the common language of the land, and that the Greek is an excellent language to study and communicate in due to it's exactness and detailedness in meaning. As for the question about Roman Catholics, remember it is not for us to decide whether or not a person is saved, but rather that we are to preach the gospel to every nation. The best thing that we can do is to keep the words of John the Beloved in our minds. "Beloved, do not believe every spirit that comes, but test the spirits to see if whether or not they are of God." 1 John 3:1 Also keep in mind Jesus' words from the Sermon on the Mount. "By their fruits you shall know them." Matthew 7:16 Jesusman |
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73 | Can a person Fall From Grace? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 30143 | ||
In Galations 5, the topic isn't about the security of the believer, but what the believer adheres to: whether it be the Law or Grace. Paul's point in this passage is that if one chooses to follow the Law, then he must follow every measure of the Law perfectly to be declared justified. As a result, the matters of CHrist are to be useless to him, for he has chosen a different path. So, all in all, Galatians 5 isn't referring to the security of the believer. Now, on to the subject of Security. There are two camps: Conditional Security and Eternal Security. Conditional Security teaches that a person can lose his salvation by either failing to continue in the faith or by willing the salvation to go away. Eternal Security teaches that our salvation is kept by God himself, and that he alone keeps us in Salvation, no matter what happens. I believe in Eternal Security. Here's why. Romans 8:12-17 IN this passage, Paul talks about being adopted as Sons of God. According to the customs of New Testament times, Adoption was such a contract that could not be nullified nor broken in any capacity. It was so binding, that not even the courts could break it. Also, an adopted individual could not be denied his/her inheritance. This is the meaning that can be applied to Romans 8. Another text is 1 Peter 1:3-7. 1 Peter 1:3-7 The idea presented here is that our inheritance is reserved for us in heaven. There is nothing that corrupt it, take it away, or anything. Once it is there, it is permanently placed there for us. It also teaches that this is done through the Power of God. Now, turn to Ephesians 2:8-9. Ephesians 2:8-9 This gives the obvious proof for Eternal Security. It is so obvious that many people overlook it. Conditional Security takes our security out of God's hands and places it into our own. According to Conditional Security, salvation is indeed a gift by God, as Ephesians 2:8 teaches, but we need to work to keep it. This second part goes against Ephesians 2:9 which teaches that it is not through works, lest any man should boast. The idea being taught in the whole epistle to Ephesians is that God alone saves us and keeps us. There is nothing that we have done to achieve eternal life. This includes keeping our salvation. If we were allowed to hold ourselves in salvation, two things would be inevitable. First, no one would ever get to heaven. Second, if someone did get to heaven, he would be able to brag about it, after all he was able to keep his salvation while others lost theirs. You see my point. Conditional Security changes salvation from a faith and grace based salvation, to being works based, which goes against Scripture. Another thing it does, is that it restricts the power of God. Those who hold to Conditional Security are admitting that God cannot be trusted because he is not powerful enough to secure them. This leads to selfishness, which is foundation for which Sin is based upon. Overall, Conditional Security doesn't hold to all of Scripture. Only Eternal Security holds true to all of Scripture. These are only three passages out of numerous ones that I could present. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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74 | Who is Jesues | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 34056 | ||
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75 | how can we loose our salvation. | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 34997 | ||
Hello, One question that I must present in return is, "Do you understand the difference between backslidden and lost salvation?" The Bible clearly teaches that no matter what we may do in our lifetimes, that our reward and inheritance for salvation is reserved for us in heaven and cannot be done away with in any form of fashion. One passage that clarifies this is 1 Peter 1:3-7. There are others which corrospond to this. I am unable to provide them due to time constraints. So, the question becomes, "Have we lost our Salvation, were we even saved to begin with, or have we merely become backslidden?" Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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76 | Identity of Mary Magdalene | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 39541 | ||
Hello, Lazarus' Sister, Mary is a different Mary. She is Mary of Bethany. Mary of Bethany was the one who annointed Jesus' feet with oil in Mark 14. She was also the one often seen at Jesus' feet while He was teaching. Mary Magdalene, however, was the one who first saw Jesus after the resurrection. She was also one of the few actually present at the Cross during the Crucifixion. She, Mary the Mother of Jesus, and John the Beloved were at the cross when Jesus died. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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77 | Jesus or Paul refering to virgin birth | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 40181 | ||
Hello, The best place to look is in the Messianic prophecies of the Old Testament. Isaiah chapter 7 I think is a place that talks about it. Jesus himself doesn't refer to it, but the Gospel writers do in the passages recording his birth. Paul doesn't refer to the virgin birth, to my knowledge at least. Paul primarily focuses around the Resurrection, as does the majority of the New Testament. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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78 | ? is the difference of soul and spirit | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 42178 | ||
Hello, That's rather a difficult question to answer. The best way I've come to understand it is in reference to the Trinity. According to Genesis 1:27, Man was created in the image of God. According to a former religion professor of mine, that image includes everything that separates Man from Beast. In a personal opinion, I think that image includes a three-fold nature, similar to that of God. The Spirit would be similar in function to the Holy Spirit. As God communes with Man through the Holy Spirit, so does man commune with God through his own Spirit. According to Jesus in John 3, Salvation is when this Spirit is made alive. The Soul would be similar in function to the Father. According to Jesus in John 8, sin is not only death, but it is also slavery. I have come to think of the Soul as being in Slavery prior to salvation. When we are saved, not only is the Spirit born, but the Soul is released from it's slavery. I believe it is the Soul that Paul is referring to when he talks about the Old Man and New Man. To finish this, I have come to view the Body as being infected. Upon salvation, the birth of the Spirit, and the release of the Soul, the Body is then cleansed. ON top of that, I view the Body in a similar way as the Son. As Jesus, being God the Son, was God's physical presence among men, so are our bodies a representation of our inner-selves. Notice that Jesus and Paul both place emphasis upon the actions of true believers. "By their fruits, you shall know them ..." Sometimes, "Soul" is used in reference to the combination of the Spirit and the Body, as in Genesis 2. However, when you study the context carefully, you find that the verse is using "soul" in reference to being alive. As if to say, to quote Dr. Frankenstein, "IT"S ALIVE!" :-) This was possibly more than what you were looking for, but I hope it answers your question. Jesus Loves You! Jesusman |
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79 | What is the proper NT church government? | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 46379 | ||
Hello, According to 1 Peter 5:2, Acts 20:28, and John 21:17, Pastors are the shepherds of the Congregation. They are also called "Overseers". It is the Pastor who was the head of the Church body. According to Acts 6, where it talks about the first Deacons, they were to be the personal aids and ministers to the Pastor, and weren't originally to have governing power over the congregation. In 1 Timothy 5:17, Elders were to also shepherd the flock. Also, if you look carefully, Pastors were viewed as Elders. Jesusman |
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80 | the Resurrection of Christ | NT general Archive 1 | Jesusman | 170477 | ||
Lee Strobbel's The Case for Christ spells out alot of details surrounding the historical truths about resurrection of christ. You might want to read that book for greater details. But one of the strongest proofs in my opinion for the resurrection of Jesus lies in the extrabiblical manuscripts of the era. Pliney the younger, Josephus, and several other 1st and 2nd century non-biblical writers speak of the strength and determination of the Christian Movement. One comment made by a Roman Emperor I believe said that all their efforts to Subdue and quiet the Christian movement failed. Plus given the high level of Martyrdom during that era, and you have everything pointing to one significant thing. They didn't have the body. On top of that, if you look closely at the events surrounding the Resurrection, the only logical outcome is as it says in scripture. Jesus had to have Risen Physcially .. The Disciples would not have overpowered a group of trained roman soldiers in hand to hand combat. And if Jesus rose spiritually, the body would still be there. Then all the Romans would have to do is go to the grave, put Jesus' corpse in a cart, and parade it right in the middle of Downtown Jerusalem and slay christianity in its infancy. They didn't do that, because they couldn't. And they couldn't because they didn't have the body. And they didn't have the Body because Jesus rose physically. Jesusman |
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