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61 | Who is my neighbor? | Luke 10:29 | 00123 | 242052 | ||
The lawyer's question: Who is a neighbor (A) to me (B)? Jesus responded: Who is a neighbor (C) to the man (D) who fell among the robbers? But you say A is D, which is weird. |
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62 | Jesus' way to view a tragedy | Luke 13:5 | 00123 | 241070 | ||
This must be every Christian leader's reaction to any tragic event, natural or human, resulting in a lot of victims. Rather, we just focus on finding and blaming sources that might have caused the tragedy. If we talk like Jesus, I understand that we might be stoned in today's politically correct society. But I am impressed at our Lord's way to view the events and I wish I would be like him. | ||||||
63 | Forcing his way into the Kingdom | Luke 16:16 | 00123 | 225726 | ||
What is the exact meaning of "forcing his way into it" (the Kingdom)? | ||||||
64 | Where was Abraham? | Luke 16:22 | 00123 | 225352 | ||
Angels carried Nasarus, the beggar, to Abraham. [Question 1] Where was Abraham when welcoming Nasarus? In the heaven or somewhere on the earth? What does the Bible say about this issue? [Question 2] Is this parable referring to the future when Jesus would come to the earth the second time? Or is it now, meaning a dead person immediately goes to either Abraham's bosom or the the hot place where the rich man went? | ||||||
65 | Paradise is Heaven? Would you clarify? | Luke 16:22 | 00123 | 225355 | ||
BradK, Are you saying the Paradise is the Heaven? If so, I'm confused. After resurrected, Jesus said, "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’" (John 20:17). But he went to the Paradise right after his death until the resurrection. Then, it seems clear that the Paradise cannot be the Heaven where God our Father lives. 00123 |
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66 | Paradise is Heaven? Would you clarify? | Luke 16:22 | 00123 | 225357 | ||
Therefore, can we say the Paradise where Jesus went together with the thief on the cross was not the Heaven? | ||||||
67 | Should I leave my church? | Luke 18:8 | 00123 | 189001 | ||
I feel your pain. My church also has a very small group of people who regularly attend the adult Sunday Bible study classes. Only one class runs and its attendees are 2 percent of our congregation. There was no junior or senior high Sunday Bible class when we joined the church. So we urged the church to make a Bible class for youth. The church listened to my wife and me, opening a class. Now, my two kids are the only attendees to the class. The church sees no problem with people’s no interest in the Bible. His coming is very near. It is difficult for us to rely on the church for any spiritual development. But I am not leaving the church not because it is Biblical but because it is the best in town; others are worse. God bless you and take care of your agony in this end time! But your trouble is very common to many Christians today. | ||||||
68 | Evengelists, get locals' support. | Luke 22:35 | 00123 | 233024 | ||
Matt 10:10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support. Mark 6:8-9 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff--no bread, no bag, no money in their belt--but to wear sandals; and He added, "Do not put on two tunics." Jesus' above instructions are not followed closely today because when going on mission trips we normally pay for our entire expenses. Furthermore, we bring gifts to locals and build houses, schools, hospitals, or churches for locals. There is criticism such a practice on evangelism increases locals' dependence on materials rather than the Gospel. In contrast, when Jesus' disciples followed the instructions, they lacked nothing and their missionary work was successful. My question is, Do you think Jesus' way of evangelism is still valid today? Any thoughts, observations, or experiences to share? |
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69 | Enoch and Elijah didn't see God yet? | John 3:13 | 00123 | 232469 | ||
Dear bothers and sisters, (John 3:13 ESV) No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. This verse clearly says only Jesus went up to the heaven. So, Enoch and Elijah didn't. But many people argue they indeed did. Then, look at the following verse: (John 1:18 ESV) No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known. If Enoch and Elijah ascended into the heaven, how come did they not see God? Three possibilities: (1) Enoch and Elijah didn't ascend into the heaven. (2) Enoch and Elijah did ascend into the heaven, but the heaven is a different heaven from the heaven where God resides. (3) Enoch and Elijah did ascend into the heaven, but they were not allowed to see God until the Resurrection Day. Which one of the above (or any other answer) is correct? Please help my understanding. God bless. Daniel |
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70 | God's fair standards to judge evildoers | John 5:28 | 00123 | 232552 | ||
John 5:28-29 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment." Many say Moses' Law will be used to judge those who died without hearing the Gospel. But Moses' Law was given only to Israelis. Even their contemporaries or enemies such as Canaanites, Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, and Hittites never heard of the Law. So, it seems very unfair to judge them by the Law. My question is by what "fair" standards those who died without hearing Moses' Law before or after Jesus came to earth to preach the Gospel will be judged for their having done good or evil? |
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71 | God's fair standards to judge evildoers | John 5:28 | 00123 | 232568 | ||
Hi, Ed, Your argument looks like a 17th century New Yorker failed to enjoy McDonald's buy one burger get one free deal because he was totally happy with his wife's food. There are two kinds of people: those who had a chance to hear Jesus' good news and those who didn't. Don't you think God will judge the latter by different standards rather than their decision of rejecting Jesus as Messiah when they never had a chance to hear about Jesus? As for your argument "before Jesus people are judged on whether they saw their righteousness in themselves or looked to a Messiah," not all but some religions looked to a Messiah for atonement of their sins, I think. |
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72 | God's fair standards to judge evildoers | John 5:28 | 00123 | 232640 | ||
Steve, I guess you must be American, Canadian, or of a nation whose history is short. Our LORD Jesus Christ was not known before 2,000 years. Many countries are older than that, and many people dies without a chance to hear the name or word of Jesus Christ. So, what other standards will be used to them? If you say Jesus is the standard to anyone, are you arguing that people who lived before Jesus came to earth was already condemned not to be saved at all? Seeking the truth, Dan |
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73 | Glory from one another vs. from God | John 5:44 | 00123 | 232621 | ||
Hello, Brothers and sisters, Can you provide REAL examples happening today among Christians that vividly demonstrate "receiving glory from one another" and "seeking the glory from God"? Thank you. Dan |
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74 | Money box of Jesus | John 12:6 | 00123 | 223295 | ||
How much was in the money box? Can you guess in current sense like in the dollars? I ask this question because someone argues that as shown in this verse he carried a money box Jesus was in fact financially very rich: he was not poor at all against our usual understanding. | ||||||
75 | We cannot come to God? | John 13:33 | 00123 | 232700 | ||
John 7:33 Therefore Jesus said, "For a little while longer I am with you, then I go to Him who sent Me." Obviously, where Jesus was going was God our Father. Then, in John 13:33, why did He say, "Where I am going, you cannot come?" That means we cannot come to God. Does death or the rapture bring believers to God the Father immediately? Don't we say in a funeral the dead person is with the Lord now? What did Jesus mean when saying we cannot come where He went? |
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76 | Where are the Bible heroes since death? | John 13:33 | 00123 | 232736 | ||
Ed, Three things on your writing: (1) John 13 is Jesus' farewell message to his own inner disciples, not the Jews in general. Jesus is saying not only the Jews but you either cannot come to the Heaven. (2) "come" is not the same as "follow." Come refers to a place but follow, a path. (3) You argue as soon as believers die they go to God. But what do you think John 1:18 No man has ever seen God at any time? I wonder what happened to Abraham, Enoch, Noah, Moses, Jacob, Joseph, David, and all other heroes of faith who died. They obviously didn't see God yet. Where are they since death? Dan |
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77 | 2,000 years not enough to "know" God? | John 13:33 | 00123 | 232755 | ||
Ed., So, why do you say "see" means "know" in John 1:18? In the Bible, the word "see" (Strong 3708) was never used in a meaning of other than "see with eyes." horaô; a prim. vb.; to see, perceive, attend to:--appear(2), appeared(21), appearing(1), behold(3), beware(1), certainly seen(1), do(2), look(5), look after(1), looked(12), perceive(3), recognizing(1), saw(180), see(129), seeing(20), seen(63), seen...see(1), sees(2), suffer(1), undergo(3), underwent(1), watch(2), witnessed(1). Here one question is that if, as you said, a believer went up to the Lord immediately after death, the Bible heroes before Jesus saw God minimally for 2,012 years. If "see" means "know" in John 1:18, is that 2,000 or more years not enough to "know" God? Of course, I admit God is such an amazing being, but my point is face-to-face fellowship with God over 2,000 years must be qualified to say we "know" God rather than we just "saw" God. Dan |
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78 | 2,000 years not enough to "know" God? | John 13:33 | 00123 | 232759 | ||
Ed, I appreciate and agree with your citation on Jn 1:18. But as for the death, I thought believers, even after Jesus' crucifixion, go to Abraham's bosom and wait for the judgment and coming of God's kingdom, but did God change the practice with Jesus' sacrifice? So, do believers now go to God upon death? -Dan |
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79 | Why John, not Jesus' borthers? | John 19:27 | 00123 | 226691 | ||
Why did Jesus ask John to care of Mary? What happened to Mary's other children? Caring mother is own children's responsibility, isn't it? | ||||||
80 | Paradise vs. Heaven | John 20:17 | 00123 | 224633 | ||
Luke 23:43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” According to this verse, Jesus, after the cruxifiction, went to Paradise. My question is, If the Paradise is in the heaven, how can Jesus say “I have not yet ascended to the Father” (Jn 20:17)? Which one is He meaning in the verse? (1) He did in fact ascended to the Father in the Paradise between the death and the resurrection, but not permanently or officially yet. (2) The Paradise is not in the heaven. Not God but Abraham is living there (Luke 16). (3) Or something else? |
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