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61 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215904 | ||
Very good Hopalong, Sister Val | ||||||
62 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215876 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, You said "The true value of his work is that he actually digs into the meanings of the words and doesn't just assume that anytime a word is translated 'wine' that it must refer to alcohol." Could you tell me what the definiation as you understand it is in this verse; the first of Jesus miracles. If you do not want to carry on this discussion Please let me know. These are my thoughts and if you do not want to discuss it please let me know. These are some things that bother me about the abstinence position. No where does the bible say do not drink wine. Period. If abstinence was what the bible intended I believe it would make that statement. The only conclusion I can draw from my studies is it definitely says do not get drunk. There is a big difference in abstinence and moderation. I believe the abstinence position is going beyond what scripture says. If a person is going to take the abstinence position why not take it from a cultural perspective rather than a biblical one. Many christians do not buy into the abstinence stance taken by many preachers and I believe this is what turns so many people off from going to church; getting beat over the head time after time about a subject that there is an ongoing debate in christianity about. It seems you as well as other preachers try to spin the fermentation, alcohol, words to try to make it seem that the verses do not say what they obviously say. What say you? Sister Val |
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63 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215875 | ||
Dear Brother Tim, As to your point in the first part of your answer my answer is Not Necessarily. People come to conclusions based on their experience from studying the scriptures. And even then as they study further their conclusion may change with more enlightenment. You still didn't answer the second part of my question. Why is that? Could it be because you know preachers are guilty of not spending enough time on the despicable sins because people don't want to hear the horrible. Could it be that discussing wine is a more safe subject? I think of the people who raise the grapes for wine. This is their livelyhood. How would you witness to them? Could it be that you would tell them they have to find another means of feeding their family? Could it be that we make being a christian harder than it has to be? I believe we do. What say you? Sister Val |
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64 | Did Jesus ever drink wine? | Matt 11:19 | Val | 215870 | ||
Hello Brother Tim, you know I get so tired of the wine question but I just wanted to ask you this what is worse drinking wine or providing it for others to drink. It seems to me they are the same. You are right we do not have a clear cut verse that says our Lord drank the wine but we do have one that He performed the miracle in making it. There are hundreds of other sins and abuses to preach on. Why will preachers not get on their soap boxes about spousal abuse, beating their wives and children, incest,pornography, and a host of other despicable sins. Yet we have this debate every two or three months about drinking wine. Since God made everything on earth and Jesus is God then he made other things that are bad for us if taken in excess so why do preachers want to deny that the Lord made alcohol. It seems to me to be a non issue. God made everything. Just a few thoughts. Hope you are well. Sister Val | ||||||
65 | Does God lead us to sin? | Bible general Archive 4 | Val | 215869 | ||
Hi Doc, it is good to see you again. Hope you are well. I am so sorry for the lost of our brother Hank. I know ya'll were good friends. He helped me a lot in my christian walk. Regarding the question of Pharoah, let me ask you, why do people ask questions that seems to put God in an inappropriate light. Is it that if they can prove the bible shows that God is unfair in their thinking that they prove somehow it is not to be trusted. I find this question is asked over and over and over again. What do you think the motive behind it is? Do you think that people are confused as to who God is, what the bible is or both? Just a few thoughts. Your research was very good and I enjoyed reading. Sister Val |
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66 | Resurrection Day, not easter! | Exodus | Val | 215236 | ||
Dear Humility, stop slamming the Roman Catholics. This is not the place for that. There are many posts on the Sabbath if you would like to search and review them. Meanwhile the comment you made about James 2:10-12 is reinterating that we are all sinners in need of a Saviour. James 2:1 My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism James 1:25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. James 2:8 If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. James 2:12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. Sincerely, Val |
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67 | paradise | NT general | Val | 215194 | ||
Dear Shane, we know that Christ ascended to heaven after the resurrection as the disciples saw Him go up into the heavens and it is described in scripture. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
68 | Do the dead praise God? | Luke 16:23 | Val | 215132 | ||
Dear Humility, Jesus speaks in John Chapter 5 about His relationship to the Father. Verses 21 through 24 is a beautiful picture of who Christ is and His authority. The people he was speaking to did not believe in Him, verse 38. But those who believe have eternal life, verse 24. These two verse 28-29 refer to a physical, bodily resurrection. The spirit has already left the body and gone to its place, either heaven or hades. Here is the defination of sleep/asleep. I looked up the definition of Asleep, Sleep in Vines’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words by W.E.Vine, Merrill F. Unger and William White, Jr. Number 2. koimaomai (2837) is used of natural “sleep,” Matthew 28:13; Luke 22:45; John 11:12; Acts 12:6; of the death of the body, but only of such as are Christ’s; yet never of Christ Himself, though He is the “firstfruits of them that have fallen asleep,” I Cor. 14:20; of saints who departed before Christ came, Matthew 27:52; Acts 13:36; of Lazarus, while Christ was yet upon the earth, John 11:11; of believers since the Ascension, 1 Thess 4:13-15; and Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 7:39; 11:30; 15:6,18,51;2 Peter 3:4. Note: “This metaphorical use of the word sleep is appropriate, because of the similarity in appearance between a sleeping body and a dead body; restfulness and peace normally characterize both. The object of the metaphor is to suggest that, as the sleeper, so the dead person continues to exist despite his absence from the region in which those who remain can communicate with him, and that, as sleep is know to be temporary, so the death of the body will be found to be … “That the body alone is in view in this metaphor is evident, (a) from the derivation of the word koimaomai, from keimai, to lie down (cf. anastasis, resurrection, from ana, “up,” and histemi, to cause to stand); cf. Isa. 14:8 where for “laid down,” the Sept. has “fallen asleep; (b) from the fact that in the NT the word resurrection is used of the body alone; (c) from Dan. 12:2, where the physically dead are described as “them that sleep (Sept. katheudo, as at 1 Thess 5:6) in the dust of the earth,’ language inapplicable to the spiritual part of man; moreover, when the body returns whence it came, Gen. 3:19, the spirit returns to God who gave it, Eccl. 12:7. “When the physical frame of the Christian (the earthly house of our tabernacle, 2 Cor. 15:1) is dissolved and returns to the dust, the spiritual part of his highly complex being, the seat of personality, departs to be with Christ, Phil. 1:23. And since that state in which the believer, absent from the body, is at home with the Lord, 2 Cor. 5:6-9, is described as “very far better” than the present state of joy in communion with God and of happy activity in His service, everywhere reflected in Paul’s writings, it is evident the word “sleep,” where applied to the departed Christians, is not intended to convey the idea that the spirit is uncounscious… “The early Christians adopted the word koimeterion (which was used by the Greeks of a rest-house for strangers) for the place of interment of the bodies of their departed; thence the English word for ‘cemetary,’ ‘the sleeping place,’ is derived.”* From Notes on Thessalonians, by Hogg and Vine. P. 172. The bible is composed of 66 books. We cannot disregard entire passages but must look at the complete 66 books in our studies. If we believe in the inerrancy of scripture we must take the passages to heart rather than try to fit scripture into a theological box. Rather our theology should line up with scripture as Scripture is the final authority as God’s living Word. Sincerely, Val |
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69 | paradise | NT general | Val | 215100 | ||
Brother John, I shall lift them up in my prayers. Please give them my regards. Val | ||||||
70 | paradise | NT general | Val | 215097 | ||
John, yes it is Brother John. Praise God for the victory!! Have you heard from Doc lately? Is he doing OK? I miss him. Val | ||||||
71 | No man can God and live. | Heb 1:3 | Val | 215094 | ||
Thank you John :) Val |
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72 | Do the dead praise God? | Luke 16:23 | Val | 215089 | ||
Dear Humilty, there are more than one judgement. Christians are judged at the bema seat which is before the second coming of Christ. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
73 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | Val | 215008 | ||
Bibleman, I strongly suggest it is your obligation to call the authorites and advise them of the state of your friend. The local police or sheriff's office need to be called immediately before any harm is done to human life. Do not delay, this is serious. | ||||||
74 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214961 | ||
Dear Beja, Ok, I will print out your comments and study the passages. Thanks, Val | ||||||
75 | Why did God tell Abraham to kill his son | Gen 22:2 | Val | 214918 | ||
It may have been because Abraham wanted to know how it was that God would bless all the families of the earth through his seed as promised in genesis 12:3. John 8:56 may refer to Abraham's understanding for in offering his son,ABrahM would have had a lively figure of the future offering of the SOn of God as a sacrifice for the sins of the world. From hard sayings of the bible" by Kaiser, DAvids,Bruce and Brauch | ||||||
76 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214914 | ||
Dear wos, thank you so much. I thought you did a super job of stating your view and used cross references to explain it. This is what I have been seeking all day. Now I can study these passages. Thank you so much. Your sister in Christ, val | ||||||
77 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214896 | ||
Dear wos, I agree. I do not want to debate either. Could you give me one verse of scripture in the old testament and tell me how you interpret it. Do you interpret the abrahamic covenant literally? If not why not? I don"t understand how that's a bad thing. How do you explain the promise God made to give Abraham and his descendants the land and called it an everlasting covenant? Again, I am not a dispensationalist. Just trying to understand truth for myself. Thanking you in advance. Val | ||||||
78 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214886 | ||
Dear wow, since you seem to understand the "tell", could you tell me what it is, and give one example from scripture? I appreciate it. Sincerely, val | ||||||
79 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214873 | ||
Dear Beja, I am up for the challenge. We can start anywhere you want, New Testament or Old Testament. I was particularly wanting to look at the passages you hang your hat on so to speak that you feel prove your viewpoint. I really am trying to understand your thoughts on this topic. Sincerely, Val | ||||||
80 | Is tithing a command for chriatians? | 2 Cor 9:7 | Val | 214871 | ||
Dear Vintage68, yes I agree. Thanks Val | ||||||
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