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61 | Is the request of Christ Granted? | NT general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77827 | ||
I do not say that I know the judgment of God, but I do not agree that these said persons necessarily are forgiven. Not that it is up to me, nor do I say that this is not God's will. However, I do not think that Scripture backs up this opinion for their are scriptures that call Judas a "son of perdition," and the antichrist a "son of perdition." [John 17:12; 2 Thess. 2:3-4] I don't believe the latter will be saved just because his actions are predicted in Scripture. I believe God chooses such persons because He knows what is inside them and though they have a choice, He also knows what they will do with their choice. The Lord also speaks of pharaoh whose [Ex.in chapters 4,7,8,9,10,11 and 14] heart the scripture says God hardened and alternately pharaoh himself actually hardened. I believe these all tell us that God [who is outside of time constraints and knows the future as well as the past] knew what Pharaoh would do and picked him knowing that although he would have a choice to do otherwise, he would nevertheless fulfill God's purposes in his evil ways though he could have manifested God by good. I hope I have been able to clearly state my view for the descression of all participants involved. If any of these came to repentance before they drew their last breath, I believe the cross of Christ is great enough for their forgiveness...but as far as we can tell from what the Scriptures give us, this was not the case so I believe that they probably did not come to him for forgiveness. I believe that is necessary for salvation. Itiswritten. |
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62 | petethemete, answer 1 John 1:8. | 1 John 1:8 | itiswritten | 77823 | ||
I believe that 1 John 1:8 means that we must repent in order to become saved. Many who are raised in the church are not saved and that is because they think they are righteous because they think they are living up to the standards of their given denomination - one which they may have been born into. Unless we come to a realization that we cannot live up to God's standard, we will feel no need to repent of anything. We will be under the delusion that we are righteous. It says in John 6:44 that unless the Father draws a person to Himself, they cannot come and it is the Holy Spirit who helps us realize our need to repent. We who are saved have realized that we fall short [Romans 3:23]of God's perfection and have turned away from our sins in order to walk with the Lord. Those who have sincerely done this, walk in the righteousness of Christ [Romans 3:22][Heb. 7:26; 2 Cor. 5:21]. You may see "practices sin" in these verses and I think that really is the same in the sense that if a person hasn't come to an awakening that they need to repent, they obviously will continue to "practice sin." This is what I think of 1 John 1:8 and I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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63 | Having problems with my faith. | Genesis | itiswritten | 77405 | ||
Dear Chynna, I understand where you are coming from. I personally have had a few cats as pets and I really love them. I have lived in apartments and cats are often allowed as they can stay indoors. I have learned to understand their body language and though each one was very different personality-wise, when you take the time to understand them they are marvelous creatures as I am sure dogs, horses, rabbits and all other pets are to those with whom they live... But you must remember we are made in His image. I believe this has to do with the fact that we are aware of Him and seek to worship our Creator, whereas animals do not seem to have this awareness. However, our pets definitely have a soul and that means they have very individual personalities. They love unconditionally and return that affection if they are loved. They become very precious to the observant "master" and can become very much bonded to us. I have had a few pets myself and I love them almost as much as my children. If I had to choose the life of my child over my pet...it would be grievious to me but I would have to choose my child. Do you see what I mean? From what I understand we have a body, they have a body; we have a soul, they have a soul; we have a spirit which is able to be united to God, I don't know that they possess this and I believe that the spirit is what makes us eternal beings. I don't really know that they don't but the Word of God is silent on this as far as I can tell. I believe from the time of the creation, mankind was to care for the creatures God created which is hinted at by God allowing Adam to name all of them. God however reserved nameing the stars for Himself. Mankind, having this responsiblity, was not to harm them but to care for them, for their good. After the flood, because of the altered conditions [probably spiritually as well as physically] on the earth, animals began to fear man because animals were now our prey as well as the other way around.[Genesis 9:2] But that had not been God's original plan. And, in Isaiah 11:6, the prophet tells us that when Christ returns, the relationship between mankind and the rest of God's creatures will be restored to what it was meant to be in the Garden of Eden. What exactly life will be like for us in heaven, I do not really know. I only trust that it will be wonderful and that God being just will treat the rest of creation justly and with mercy as well. The word of God tells us that He will swallow up death and take all the tears from our faces in Isaiah 25: 7-8. I hope this is of some help to you or anyone else that may read this. Itiswritten. |
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64 | God's anger at Babel tower, why? | Genesis | itiswritten | 77398 | ||
Dear cjmpoet, Well, for one thing in Genesis 11:1-3 we see that the people all had one language and they united in rebellion against the mandate of God. God had told them from the time after the flood that they should multiply and spread out over all the earth [Genesis 9:1]. Here they specifically are written down as saying "Let us build a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make a name for ourselves lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth." [Gen. 11:4] 1. They decided they would penetrate heaven by their physical power and will - not by any spiritual means. 2. They were full of pride in their accomplishments thus far and in their rebellion was also lofty ambition, and 3. They were deliberately aware that God had told them to spread abroad and they deliberately intended to do no such thing in their quest. It seems to me that the Lord had more than one reason to be angry and why He intended to stop them in their tracks. It had not been very long since the Flood. He had promised not to destroy everything as He had done before and I believe this discipline was necessary to preserve mankind on the earth and keep it from being entirely corrupted again. If man were separated into different cultures and languages it would be easier to isolate evil and destroy it without the effect being on the entire earth and population in the future. Anyway, this is my opinion according to the Scriptures as I understand them. I hope this will be a help to you or someone. Itiswritten. |
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65 | How can we understand Genesis 3:15? | Genesis | itiswritten | 77395 | ||
Dear Rebekah, I know that this was posted awhile ago, but I thought you might find this helpful in any case. "And I will put enmity between you and the woman" [between Satan and-or the Serpent and the woman]"and between thy seed" [the seed of the serpent or the antichrist]"and her seed" [nowhere else in scripture except in reference to this does it ever say a woman had a seed. This is only for the man. This is a strong hint of the Virgin Birth and it speaks of the Christ, the deliverer]; "it" [Christ] "shall bruise thy head" [the devil's head, meaning Christ will deal the fatal blow] "and thou shalt bruise his" [Christ's] "heel" [the crucifixion - however, not a fatal blow because He will be resurrected]. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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66 | 2 people who went to heaven b/f dieing | OT general | itiswritten | 77389 | ||
Dear mekia, I know it has been a while since you posted your question but since I see no answer, I thought I might try to be useful. Two people that left this life and went into the next without dying are Enoch, found in Genesis 5: 22-24 and Elijah found in II Kings 2:10-12. Itiswritten |
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67 | meaning of Caleb | OT general | itiswritten | 77385 | ||
Dear Aurrance, I understand the meaning of the name of Caleb to be "dog," and/or "bold." Itiswritten. |
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68 | All flesh | OT general | itiswritten | 77382 | ||
Dear Anaciah, You will find the "lake of fire" in the following Scriptures: Rev. 19:20; 20:10; 21:8. Itiswritten. |
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69 | Is old testament of KJV same as Jewish | OT general | itiswritten | 77376 | ||
Dear Madhu, I had the privilege of examining a Jewish Bible written in English and though it was not in the Old English as the KJV is, it seemed to be the same with the same books as we have in the King James Version but in a different order. This was a few years ago when one of the persons in our Bible study who was married to a Jewish person, brought the Bible in for us to see. Itiswritten |
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70 | Why are movies like Harry Potter bad? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77315 | ||
Dear TLenard6, Harry Potter movies and books are considered bad by many Christians because they teach the principals of witchcraft and cause the reader to sympathize with Harry's character who practices deceit and disrespect and the like. It is the first time in this country or in Western society that I have heard of such a rage over a "make believe" book that promoted things that our culture never thought of as good character traits. Really the problem is they are designed for the young who are impressionable and with crime so prevalent these days, it is not a good influence. It is not that there is "make-believe" supernatural things talked about in the story but good is not portrayed as good and evil as evil. Deceit and disrespect are not good for society. However, in "Lord of the Rings" for example...there is good, there is evil, there is the supernatural. But good character traits are portrayed as good and evil character traits are portrayed as evil. This is a much better influence on young impressionable minds. This is my opinion. Itiswritten |
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71 | Why are movies like Harry Potter bad? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77314 | ||
Dear TLenard6, Harry Potter movies and books are considered bad by many Christians because they teach the principals of witchcraft and cause the reader to sympathize with Harry's character who practices deceit and disrespect and the like. It is the first time in this country or in Western society that I have heard of such a rage over a "make believe" book that promoted things that our culture never thought of as good character traits. Really the problem is they are designed for the young who are impressionable and with crime so prevalent these days, it is not a good influence. It is not that there is "make-believe" supernatural things talked about in the story but good is not portrayed as good and evil as evil. Deceit and disrespect are not good for society. However, in "Lord of the Rings" for example...there is good, there is evil, there is the supernatural. But good character traits are portrayed as good and evil character traits are portrayed as evil. This is a much better influence on young impressionable minds. This is my opinion. Itiswritten |
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72 | Diffrent between Catolic -protestant | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77296 | ||
Dear Figoyuen, I will try to help you. I was raised Roman Catholic from the time I was a child. I accepted Jesus as My Lord and Savior when I was about 28 years old while I was reading my Bible and was gloriously saved through an encounter with Him. I now find that I prefer to attend Assemblies of God or other Nondenominal churches where the Word of God is given first place, so to speak. The original church,from the time of the Apostles, was only one. They were terribly persecuted by the Roman Empire on and off for the first few hundred years and it is only by the grace of God that the Word survived. In about 300 A.D. Constantine became the first Christian Emperor who made Christianity the religion of the empire. The term "catholic" meant "universal" in those days and there was still one church which was, now that the apostles were no longer on this earth, led by several "bishops". Eventually a tug of war for power or influence or both went on between the Roman bishop and the Greek bishop in what later was called Byzantium and there was a split in the church and we then had the Roman or western Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox or eastern Church. Even later, the church became corrupted and Martin Luther, a Roman Catholic Priest wrote the "95 Thesis" calling for reform in the church. Instead he inadvertantly started the Protestant Reformation. I highly recommend "Church History in Plain Language" by Bruce L. Shelley a paperback which is an excellent, nonbiased history of how the church evolved and can be purchased for about twenty dollars- it is by Nelson Publishers. The Roman Catholic Church uses the Word of God but it tends to hold tradition as high or sometimes higher than the Word of God. Many of the traditions are good and in fact wonderful. However, some contradict the Word of God. The Word of God says that Mary would be considered blessed for all generations...I do not believe that means we should be praying to her as the Roman Catholic Church encourages. Because of the teachings of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholics feel unworthy to go to Jesus and feel, in their misguided humility, that they should go to her so that she could speak to her "Son" for them. Jesus paid the price for our Salvation, not Mary and He is the intermediary between us and the Father [I Timothy 2:5]. We lost contact with the Father in the Garden of Eden - and Christ paid the debt to repair the breach- The Catholic Bible is a little different than the Protestant Bible, but this really has nothing to do with why they have added so much to their church doctrine. All doctrine should come from the Scripture [II Timothy 3:16]. They have all the truths of the Bible but they have added much more and some of it has been given place in contradicting Scripture. The Protestant Churches accept only those Biblical books which the Jews at the time of Christ had accepted as Scripture or as canon. The Roman Catholic Church accepts those but also a number of additional ones [all Old Testament] which even they don't say are inspired by God but they are good for historical reference, such as Maccabees I and II which give us some of the history between the Old and New Testaments. I hope this is of some help to you...I believe the book I mentioned above would be much more helpful than I and would help clarify things a little better. Itiswritten. |
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73 | Who bacame king by killing Elah? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77267 | ||
Dear Angelface, What you are looking for is, I believe in I Kings 16: 6-10and the scriptures thereabout. Hope this is of some help. Itiswritten |
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74 | Isaiah Chapter 11 | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77260 | ||
Dear Chynna, I believe you are right that this concerns the 1000 reign of Christ on this earth as it speaks of things of the earth as they should be and haven't yet been. It does not speak of heavenly things...in my opinion. I personally take it literally, but that is my opinion. Itiswritten. |
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75 | prophecy of a prophet's reward | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77256 | ||
There are two scriptures which I have found which speak of this: Matthew 10:41 and Revelation 11:18, but they do not specify what these particular rewards are, so, I don't know if this is of any help to you. Itiswritten | ||||||
76 | What sin did Reuben commit? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77253 | ||
Dear Angelface, I know it has been some time since you asked this question, but I just came across it. Your answer is in Genesis 35:22. That is the sin specifically and you should read the verses around it to get the full story. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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77 | new man old looks | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77075 | ||
Dear Christian7, Please tell your friend that Romans 8:28 applies even to his tattoos. It does not matter what he did before, only what he does from now on. And remember also that this body will not go with us into eternity. I Cor. 15: 51-58 tells us about what will happen when Jesus comes. It reminds us that this body will not go on; we will be changed and that means this body will be also changed. The Just shall live by Faith [Rom. 1:17] Abraham was made righteous simply because he believed God [Rom 4:3] See also Romans 5:17-18 Remind him also that he is to mind the things of the Spirit...not of the flesh Romans 8:4. Remind your friend also of Romans 10:3-9. See also Romans 14:17 and II Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:6; Ephesians 4:24-32; Eph. 5:9-10; 2 Timothy 3:16; and Titus 3:5-9 I know that this is a lot and I hope through it your brother in Christ will be set free. Our answers are always somewhere in the Word of the Lord. I will keep you both in my prayers. Sincerely in Christ, for I believe he is merely experiencing an attack from the evil one which is designed to keep him from having fruit. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus and His Word and carry on with what Jesus would have us to be doing in learning and growing in Him that He may use us is some small way in His kingdom. And one more thing. The marks on his body will simply serve to remind him of is past sinful life. He can use this to realize it will keep him humble before the Lord and can actually open doors to persons that would not otherwise listen to the Gospel and at the same time the victories the Lord may give him will also remind him it is not himself but the Lord. It may even be a sign that the Lord will use him mightily for He has a great tool to keep him humble. I hope I have been able to be of some assistance. Sincerely in Christ Jesus, Itiswritten. |
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78 | isaiah 65:20 ? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 76990 | ||
Dear Strongfellow, I don't believe this prophecy is about heaven. I believe it speaks about the 1000 year reign of Christ Jesus on this earth when He returns. If you go back to verse 17 it speaks of a new heaven and a NEW EARTH. Once we go to heaven we no longer can die. We have already passed into the next life, so to speak. The "millennium" is a twentieth century term for this period of time spoken of in the Bible when Jesus Christ returns...what many speak of as the "Battle of Armageddon" also modern term which speaks of the end of this age [not the end of the world]. Then Jesus will rule the earth from Jerusalem and it will be the way it would have been, so to speak, had Adam not sinned. At the end of this time, Satan will be loosed for a time of testing for those who have not had the chance to make a choice, and then this world will end. However, God and His people will not end; we will be with Him forever. This is clearly spoken of in Revelation 20. It speaks of the devil being bound and it speaks of the thousand year reign of Christ. Also, remember, God is outside of time and to Him one thousand years is like a day. This is also in the Scripture in Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8. I hope this is of some help to you. Itiswritten |
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79 | 2ond most important book in your life? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 76858 | ||
Dear Billk, The second most important book in helping me with my Christian walk was "The Hiding Place," by Corrie Ten Boom. Her experience with the Lord from her childhood through her later years and through the holocaust in World War II had a profound effect in shaping my understanding of the Lord and in influencing the way in which I would begin to trust Him with my life early on in my own Christian walk...through the good and bad times. Itiswritten. |
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80 | Meaning of the name "Gethsemane". | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 76787 | ||
Dear Deano, Gethsemane means oil press. Itiswritten. |
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