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61 | origin of the devil | Ezek 28:13 | ebrain | 184173 | ||
You have said. "those Scriptures refer to ancient kings", when referring to, "Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28". This is a common mistake, as it is only the first 11 verses of each chapter that refers to ancient kings. You will note, that I started both my quotations at verse 12. Isaiah 14:12, says, "O Lucifer,* son of the morning!", this title as far as I am aware was never used by any of the ancient kings, nor is it recorded that any of them said, 'I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation". It is abundantly clear therefore that the individual refereed to in these verses is non other than Satan. Referring now to Ezekiel 28:12-13. The King of Tyre was born, not created, and there is no way in which he could have transported himself back in time to, "Eden, the garden of God;" You also said, (just as the angelic court are assumed in God's words 'Let us make man in OUR image' (Genesis 1.26). We are given a recognition that such spiritual beings exist but not given the details. They came before the creation of heaven (sky) and earth. (Although some would see them as included in Genesis 1.1). This also is incorrect as it is a Jewish explanation for "'Let us make man", "us", indicates to Christians, that God is not a single person, man is made in the image of God, that is to say that man is also a tri-unity, "Spirit Soul, and Body". The Jews say no God is not three persons, but only one person, and therefore when God said "us", He meant Himself, and the Angels. |
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62 | DID JESUS EVER DIE? HE WAS GOD | Rom 8:11 | ebrain | 183457 | ||
Jhn 10:17 "Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again. Jhn 10:18 "No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command I have received from My Father." Yes Jesus did die, He says so in the verses above, don't try to understand how, just believe Him, take Him at His word, exercise the faith that God has given you, see Hbr 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. |
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63 | IS ANIMAL BREATH ETERNAL | Eccl 3:21 | ebrain | 183361 | ||
Hi again GRANDPAA1. Sorry, I forgot to mention that not only did God not breath into the nostrils of animals, but they are not said to be made in the image of God, or after His likeness, and for this reason I do not expect them to be resurrected. The Lord bless you. ebrain. |
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64 | What does 1 Cor 13:10, mean? | 1 Cor 13:9 | ebrain | 183069 | ||
Thank you Doc for your most help full post. May the Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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65 | who is the prince? | John 14:30 | ebrain | 182725 | ||
Hi Hank. Thank you for your kind words, it has been said before, but are we not two Nations divided by a common language. Every blessing. Edwin. |
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66 | Who are "the elect"? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182646 | ||
Hi John. I can sympathize with your friend, as I believe that the autographs of a large part of the NT were in fact written in Aramaic, a sister language to Hebrew, and then translated into Greek for publication. I have discussed this at length before on this forum. Peter considered Paul's writings as Scripture. Must close now due to time. The Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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67 | Who are "the elect"? | Gal 3:29 | ebrain | 182642 | ||
My understanding of, "A Messianic believer", is a Jew who has accepted "Jesus the Nazarene" as their, and our Messiah, I know a number of them, and have never found one yet who did not consider that the NT, was just as much Divinely inspired as the OT. In fact I have gained a lot more insight into the NT, from Messianic Jewish teachers, than I have gained from Gentile teachers. Two M J, web sites that I can strongly recommend are www.ariel.org and www.moriel.org have a look and you will see what I mean. The Lord bless you. Edwin. |
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68 | who is the prince? | John 14:30 | ebrain | 182626 | ||
Hi junior, my first birthday was 12/12/1931, and my second one 08/12/1961. Every blessing brothers. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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69 | It will show the love of God | John 10:16 | ebrain | 182482 | ||
A word search for Ruth in the NT. produced only this one Mat 1:5 Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, |
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70 | Is marrying for citizenship real? | Matt 19:5 | ebrain | 182478 | ||
Hi Monica. What follows may seem unthinking, and hurt full, but I assure you, that this is not my intention, I would be failing in my duty as a Christian if I did not draw your attention to the serious implications of what you have done. You said "I know they did something illegal," which must now read, "I know that I did something illegal". This being the case, and if you have not so far done so, you must first be reconciled with the Authorities, in respect of your illegal activity, tell them just what you have done, and be prepared to accept the consequences. This is one understanding I have of the following verses. Mat 5:23 "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, Mat 5:24 "leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. I believe that Divine forgiveness is dependant on this being done first. Now regarding guidance, assurance, and the "voice within". The following verses will I am sure be of help here. Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; Pro 3:6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct* your paths. Pro 3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. Pro 3:8 It will be health to your flesh,* And strength* to your bones. Jhn 7:16 Jesus* answered them and said, "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me. Jhn 7:17 "If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. It is important that you do not use the NIV Bible translation of Jhn 7:17, as it renders "he shall find out", and not "he shall know", which is the correct translation. The content of Jesus's message is not revealed here, but only how it is possible for anyone listening to a message to know for certain that it is from God, and not from man, how this is done is shown to us at, Luk 24:32 And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" Edwin Brain. (ebrain) |
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71 | Please tell me what this verse means. | Matt 23:38 | ebrain | 182021 | ||
Hi sunam, and welcome to this forum. The house to which Jesus refers is in fact the Temple, as is made clear in the next two verses, it had been the house of God, but He had departed long since, which is why Jesus calls it "your house", and not the house of God, see also Luke Ch 19 vs 41-44, where Jesus describes just how the temple will be destroyed, become "desolate", as in fact it was in 70 AD. May the Lord bless you. ebrain. |
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72 | Whats is God's Name? | Ps 83:18 | ebrain | 181944 | ||
Further to my last post The Lord our God does not have a name in the sense that we have names, in order to identify/distinguish ourselves from one another. There is only one God, and for this reason no need for Him to have a name, as there is no other god with whom He might be confused. What is given in Scripture is a number of different descriptions of, His Nature, His ability, His capacity, etc, etc, What type/sort of Person He is. At Gen Ch 3 v 13. Moses said If they ask me "What is His name" what shall I say to them? The reply he received was not a name but a description. "I AM" which can also be rendered as "The perpetually self revealing all existent one". One more example, take the description EL SHADDAI, God Almighty, or "God All Sufficient", which is found 48 times in the OT. This is a compound title, made up of ELOHIM meaning the strong one who gives strength/nourishment, and the Hebrew word Shad which refers to the Female Breast. What the Lord is saying here is "I love you with the very special tender loving care that a nursing mother feels for the infant that she is breast feeding". May the Lord bless you, and keep you safe. Edwin. (ebrain) |
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73 | Whats is God's Name? | Ps 83:18 | ebrain | 181941 | ||
Thank you Machaira, and welcome. The following address might also be of help. http://www.dccsa.com/greatjoy/namesof.htm |
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74 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | ebrain | 181695 | ||
Hi Hank. Thank you for your seasonal greetings, and the black-eyed peas information, we do not as far as I am aware have a similar tradition here in the UK but thanks again for the insight. The word "tone" refers to the way, the manner, in which an article is written, and therefore the impression it gives to the reader regarding the underlying motive of the writer. Now in respect of my post, you will have noted that my opening words were, "I could be wrong of course", and later on in the same paragraph I said, " is this in fact the case", thus allowing for my interpretation to be incorrect. I wonder, are we two Nations divided by a common language? You will also have noted that in my third paragraph, I asked a question, for which you have not so far given me the benefit of your advice? Every blessing brother to you, your wife, and family. Edwin and Hazel Brain. |
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75 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | ebrain | 181677 | ||
Hi Hank. I could be wrong of course, but the whole tone of your contributions gives me the impression that you think the two persons in question were not believers, is this in fact the case, and if so why do you think they were not Christians? I agree with what Apollos has said, that we do not know for certain if Ananias and Sapphira were believers, although I myself am inclined to the view that they were, an opinion you will note that is also supported by the Doc. This, however, is not the point, what really matters is the question why exactly did the Holy Spirit cause this incident to be recorded, what are we intended to learn from it? Regarding Paul's stock holdings, I regret I am not able to help you with this one. Happy New Year. Edwin. |
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76 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | ebrain | 181601 | ||
Show me from Scripture that they were not regenerate. | ||||||
77 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | ebrain | 181591 | ||
Sorry the word "home", should have read home call. | ||||||
78 | Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? | Acts 5:5 | ebrain | 181588 | ||
I am of the opinion that there is Biblical evidence that certain sins committed by a believer may very well result in an early home as indicated by the verses bellow. 1Cr 5:5 deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.* 1Cr 11:30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep. |
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79 | what is the history --tectragrammton | Gen 15:2 | ebrain | 181584 | ||
Hi Searcher56. What follows may be of interest to you, it is an e-mail I sent over three years ago to a brother in the UK. Subject: The Divine name. I want so much to share what the Lord has shown me with others of like mind. Did you know for example that when you meditate upon the four letters YHWH that form most Holy of all names of our Lord. It can be shown that God is three persons, that Jesus is the second person, that He is both human, and Divine, that He left Heaven to come down to earth, and returned back to Heaven again. All that contained within the one name that we translate as "I AM" Do we really have any idea of the incredible wonder of our Lord. Personally I am overwhelmed with what has been revealed to me in 42 years. Please forgive me for going on like this, I was thinking about the word "Tetragrammaton", this word as I am sure you know means "The 4 letters", and refers the 4 Consonants that form the Divine name, but there are not 4, only 3 one of which is repeated, if we ignore for a moment the last letter, and think only of the first 3, all of which are different (Unique), could this be drawing our attention to, Father, Son, and The Holy Spirit?, If so what about the 4 th letter, does it by being a repetition of the second letter draw our attention to the second person of the Trinity?. If so He is not only in the center of the Godhead, but also outside it at the same time. The only person who can be in two places at once is God Himself. Also is the second appearance of this second letter at the end of the name telling us that Jesus left the Godhead to come to earth, and then in due course returned back again?. Remember verse 13 in John Ch 3, which says "No man has ascended into Heaven, but He who came down from Heaven" (Some versions add "Who is in Heaven") Must close now, more later. God bless you. Edwin. I wrote the above over two years ago, I wonder why our attention is drawn to the Deity of the second person, could it indicate the Father's anticipation of the teaching's of JW's, Mormons, and others who do not accept that Jesus is God ? Every blessing. Edwin |
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80 | Could Jesus sin? | Col 2:9 | ebrain | 181581 | ||
I have had some further thoughts on Philipians Ch 2 vs 5-9, and would value your comments thereon, but let first let make my position clear. I have no problem with the Trinitarian nature of the Godhead, with the fact that the second person, the Son of God is just as much God as is the Father, and the Holy Spirit. Would you agree that the attitude of "not my will but thine be done" that Jesus adopted at all times towards His Father is the same attitude that we should also adopt towards our Father God at all times so that His will shall be done through us as it was through Jesus? Do you also believe that the second person of the Trinity became a real human being just as you and I are (but without sin), divesting himself of all His Divine abilities for a short period of time, in order that he should not have one iota of advantage over us, limiting himself to the same limitations that we have in order to demonstrate that we also can live a life that is well pleasing to the Lord our God, who is our Father also, and that after this short period of just a few years, that all His Divine abilities were restored to Him? Please have a look at the two translations of Philipians Ch 2 vs 5-9, given below, and let me know if you feel that my understanding of these Scripture verses is acceptable to you, and if not why. Phl 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, Phl 2:6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, Phl 2:7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. Phl 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Phl 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, Phl 2:5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, Phl 2:6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it an advantage to be exploited to be equal with God, Phl 2:7 but emptied himself taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. Phl 2:8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Phl 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, Thank you. Edwin Brain. |
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