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61 | Why does God send storms? | Gen 3:17 | Country Girl | 133225 | ||
If I might, I thought I might interject. I'm not exactly sure to what you're referring but you seem to be questioning some of the instances where God's official representatives meted out certain punishments for sinful activities. Surely you're not questioning God's judgment in commissioning these men as they made their judgments with complete and perfect justice since they had the Holy Spirit to guide them. This is just merely another chapter in God's long running series of handling these kinds of affairs in the same way he handled Uzzah, Nadab and Abihu, King Saul, King David, Jonah, Sodom and Gomorrah and on and on. The list is far too long. God hands out judgments as he sees fit as He created us and we are simply the created for His pleasure. Notice Jesus had that same ability and potential but He seemed to restrain Himself as He came to seek and save the lost. If you don't mind, I'd like to have you clarify yourself and make your question as posted much more plain. Please clarify. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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62 | What does Genesis 3:24 mean? | Gen 3:24 | Country Girl | 126661 | ||
This is an interesting statement. Please elaborate on these "prophetic implications" from this verse. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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63 | Am I my brother's keeper? | Gen 28:15 | Country Girl | 123916 | ||
Have you ever inserted the words "one another" into the Word Search to come up with all the associated scriptures on the subject? I just did and there are dozens of such scriptures in the NT alone. It seems the Bible puts a tremendous emphasis on our relationship with our fellow christians here on earth. As a matter of fact, I believe John put so much emphasis on it, that we can't even hope to go to Heaven unless we're in fellowship with our brethren at least as much as it is possible with our direct input into that fellowship. (1 Jn 1 and 2) So you see, we can't be just satisfied that we have a good vertical relationship with God our Father. We must also strive for a balanced, horizontal relationship with our christian family here on earth. Yes, I'm very much afraid God does expect a positive answer to his question to Cain. For He does indeed expect us to be our brother's keeper. No, I'm not saying we must be ultimately responsible for our brother's sins UNLESS we are the direct cause, like our drinking alcohol in front of him when we know he has a weakness. But I am saying that God wants us to learn to truly love our fellow man, and most especially our fellow christian enough to check on them now and again. Encourage them, love on them and ocassionally chastise them when they really need it. We should see this relationship like blood brothers of the same earthly father, only better and closer for we all have the same eternal Father. For scriptures, I can only cite the ones already cited before. You probably know them better than I do. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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64 | Am I my brother's keeper? | Gen 28:15 | Country Girl | 123917 | ||
Gen 4:9 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" And he said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" Of course, you are correct but remember Cain asked this question because of God's question so in effect God still expects a good, positive answer from all us, His creation. But thanks for pointing our my error. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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65 | John8:24 and John8:57-58 | Ex 3:14 | Country Girl | 127436 | ||
Hank, I was just doing my usual, "cruising the Forum" and noticed DBR still hasn't answered your query, still on the list of questions. I'm hoping you might have an answer for me, just for my curiosity. I've never seen the strange symbols and don't have a clue as to their meaning. I'm referring to the strange, unusual symbols on DBR's original post at the very beginning of this thread. They almost look like Eygptian heirogliphics (sp?). Can you expound on them? If not, I'll hope DBR will do so. One more question: How did strange symbols pass through the famous Forum filter? Whenever I use a symbol as innocent as the percentage mark, it holds up my message and early in my Forum learning curve, I would lose my message althogether. Just wondering. Thanks for putting up with me. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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66 | John8:24 and John8:57-58 | Ex 3:14 | Country Girl | 127480 | ||
I was anticipating that you wouldn't know too much about DBR's special symbols, so I guess I'll relay my question directly to him. I must admit, I'm a little intrigued by these symbols but for the sake of younger, inexperienced christians, I'm more concerned about the use of such language, especially since he didn't see fit to define up front when he should have known to have done so. Naturally, our suspicions are aroused and defensive mechanisms are flexed as you've done so well. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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67 | John8:24 and John8:57-58 | Ex 3:14 | Country Girl | 127482 | ||
First of all, I would like to urge you to respond to Hank's questions. He's very devoted to the Forum and really has the best interests at heart of all of us Forum participants. Second item for me is your use of the highly unusual and specialized symbols in your post. I'm thinking you already knew you really should have used these symbols ONLY if you provided their definitions for each one. Naturally, these symbols and the general tenor of your post puts people like Hank, myself and others on the defensive. So please respond with a full explanation of your statement, including these symbols. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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68 | The Holiness of God | Lev 10:3 | Country Girl | 125845 | ||
I have to admit, I'm a little confused by all this posting of 5 statements, 4 of which are identical, posted within a few minutes and then this, the grand summary, all on the Holiness of God. Why all the dramatics? Anyway, in answer to your question. After reading and re-reading God's Word over and over again, we can but say we are the creation, God's vessels of clay and He is the Creator. A person could also ask why did God strike down dead His servant Uzzah for touching the ark to steady it. We could ask why did He let His beloved King David kill such an innocent and noble soldier as Uzziah and let David live after committing adultery with Uzziah's wife. And naturally, the questions Job posed in his book never get answers in spite of Job's living a good life and not ever giving up his faith in God; why was Job abused so badly by Satan and allowed by God? The answer although not pleasant is rather simple. God is the Supreme Being and He does as He likes or dislikes and He really doesn't have to explain Himself or answer any of our silly questions. But we should consider Him completely Holy, worthy of all Praise and Honor. The slightest sin in our lives are like filthy rags to Him and thus we truly are less than worthy to receive the wonderful gift of salvation or Heaven when we die but nevertheless we can all look forward to that goal when we become one of His. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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69 | The Holiness of God | Lev 10:3 | Country Girl | 125851 | ||
You can see all your 5 posts on this subject lined up together when you click on the link "Needing follow up?" on the left side of your screen. I like to check it periodically to see if there's anything of interest to me and few or no one else has responded. I admit sometimes my trigger finger on the submit button is also a little too anxious or too impatient for my computer. Blessings to you, my friend. Country Girl |
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70 | law of love and homosexuality? | Lev 18:22 | Country Girl | 127733 | ||
Sounds solid and Biblical to me. Just my thinking but homosexuality, its practice or political endorsement is no more hated by God than murder, adultery, lying or any of the other sins listed in our Bibles. The single concept we as humans must understand is that God sees all this as rebellion against His Will or His Guidance. I can't be certain in this but it does seem that homosexuality and adultery both have their own special "reaping what they sow" in the diseases that are spread and wreck havoc with this kind of activity. So in effect, we do see that God really does have our best interest at His Heart. I believe it's generally accepted throughout most of the developed world that even if you don't want to become a christian BUT you do follow God's Guidance in our Bibles (just good moral business decisions), then chances are very high in your favor that you'll be very successful in your business. But for maximum benefit, I do belieive God blesses christians far more so as cited in Rom 8:28. Blessings to you all. Country Girl |
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71 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | Country Girl | 132024 | ||
As you've seen in the numerous responses, it's difficult to narrow the answer down to just one, there are so many good candidates from God's Word. But it seems you're striving to narrow the field down to those who showed such integrity ALL their lives (which you neglected to make clear in your initial question :-). So people like David, Paul and Moses who made serious mistakes in their lives wouldn't qualify and meet your very tough standard. I'm not sure I could top your candidates of Daniel or Joseph but I would remind you that Joseph did try to assert his way with his father in switching hands on his sons. That's the single instance where we see Joseph not in complete sync with God's chosen. One more candidate that at least should NOT be left out of this line up is Enoch. We don't know much about him but he at least led such a good life that God took him without the advent of death. Your question does spark some very good discussion so Blessings to you, my friend. Country Girl |
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72 | More evidence in the rulership case. | 1 Sam 8:7 | Country Girl | 130371 | ||
You seem to be persuaded that the end of the world is upon us like maybe tomorrow. I would remind you that the Lord predicted that He would come at an hour when none of us expected it, "like a thief in the night." Also we have previous examples of God's destruction on a wide scale. When he destroyed the world with the flood, He waited until there was so much evil thinking and sinful activity that only Noah and his 7 family members were saved. When God forecasted the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, He negotiated with Abraham all the way down to a mere 10 people. Yet only Lot and his immediate family of 3 made it out of the city alive and of course Lot's wife didn't last long afterwards. What we can conclude from all this? God is incredibly kind and gracious, patient almost to infinity. So I wouldn't fold up shop quite yet. The most important thing for christians to do in this age of questioning and national wavering in belief in God is to stand fast and shine His light round about us. Give comfort to those that need it and encourage everyone "to remain faithful til death," Rev 2:10. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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73 | Can we learn anything from Naaman? | 1 Sam 15:22 | Country Girl | 127264 | ||
I noticed you didn't elaborate on verse 14, specifically the number of dips into the river. What would be your response? How about verse 12? Why DID God emphasize Naaman's dipping into the Jordan? Why not have him dip into the cleaner rivers in his home country as he suggested? Maybe Emmanus will notice this post and respond with his thoughts. (He's asking a question with another post.) I don't want to prejudice everyone's response before I give my opinion on this topic. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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74 | Can we learn anything from Naaman? | 1 Sam 15:22 | Country Girl | 127266 | ||
Please see my post to Doc T about verse 12. Is there anything else we can glean or learn from this chapter? I'll monitor the responses closely and try to finalize my opinion in the very near future. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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75 | Can we learn anything from Naaman? | 1 Sam 15:22 | Country Girl | 127301 | ||
Good response. I hope to see other folks respond. Blessings to you. Country Girl | ||||||
76 | explane the book of esther to me | Esth 1:1 | Country Girl | 133359 | ||
It seems that you left out the most dramatic climax of Ester's story. Haman (the bad guy) in the end get his just reward just like a modern movie. Esth 9:20 Then Mordecai recorded these events, and he sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, both near and far, Esth 9:21 obliging them to celebrate the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same month, annually, Esth 9:22 because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor. Esth 9:23 Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them. Esth 9:24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them. Esth 9:25 But when it came to the king's attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows. I'll let you elaborate if you'd like. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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77 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Country Girl | 129516 | ||
I acknowledge what you're saying about the world's obsession with being practical and of course we're all in agreement our first priority is make God, King of our lives. But with that as a given, it does seem that Jesus did use some basic principles of pragmatism with so much talk about parables and "applying Heavenly concepts to earthly stories." Matt 7:7 "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matt 7:8 "For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matt 7:9 "Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone? Matt 7:10 "Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he? Matt 7:11 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him! Here we see Jesus contrasting His Father to our earthly fathers. So of course, we shouldn't let someone take this tendency toward the practical too far but it too does have some value to our understanding of christianity in this modern world. Lastly, I'll agree wholeheartedly we can't possibly improve on His Word and the Guidance therein for every facet of life. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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78 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Country Girl | 129629 | ||
I'm thinking I can feel free to jump in and respond so here goes. I think your statement shows a lot of wisom. In the final analysis, about as final as you can get on Judgment Day, God is going to be looking to see how we lived our lives. So from a practical standpoint, although DocT's point may be right on target and God IS in fact King of the whole universe, whether or not we make it into Heaven depends on how we lived our lives. Our two choices as freely given by God is to act like He is in fact King of our lives and submit to His commands, guidance and examples in His Holy Word OR we can choose to act in any other way we choose, unruly or unGodly which gets us a one-way ticket to Hell. It seems God's Word is very clear on this matter, is it not? Awaiting your response or possibly DocT's, Hank's?? Blessings to you all. Country Girl PS: By the way, I'm thinking Pragmatism is basically an interesting way to talk about being practical. That is the actual action being accomplished and associated steps to get there in contrast to the theory or merely discussing such an action. In other words: "where the rubber meets the road." |
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79 | Pragmatism is of the World | Job 21:15 | Country Girl | 129738 | ||
Don't you see, I'm just trying to help people be as certain as they can be so we can KNOW we're going to Heaven as described in 1 John 5. There are at least as many scriptures in the Bible in support of my position as there are in favor of yours, i.e. John 12:48 and Rev 2:10. And again, when the scriptures offer two different positions on a particular topic, it's always safer to err on the side of caution. If we do everything in our power to obey God, then we can approach Judgment Day with confidence. Once we know God's commands, we can't tell Him on that Fateful Day tell Him we didn't know of those commands. And since we're all Bible students here on the Forum, we all do want to do ALL of what God wants us to do, right? Blessings to all of God's children and our attempts to obey Him. Country Girl |
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80 | This is a genuine Miracle!!! | Psalm | Country Girl | 127302 | ||
I'm thankful to God that He performed this miracle of healing on you. Praise God that he takes care of His own. Blessings to you and ALL of His children. Country Girl | ||||||
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