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61 | Where did our souls come from? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18097 | ||
Bill explained the "spirit"/"soul" very well. My "personal" understanding of the Hebrew and Greek words are: SOUL - the part of the spirit that can think, reason, and choose good (and was made in the "image" of God). SPIRIT - the actual life essence from God which CONTAINS the soul. Because they are so closely linked, I think that is why these words sometimes seem interchangeable. God's intent was to make man in "the image of God" (Gen. 1:26). Gen. 2:7 "And the Lord formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." If you don't mind I will paraphrase that verse like this "The Lord breathed a "spirit" with the ability to reason, and choose good (soul - "image of God") into man's body of dust". Both the spirit and soul are linked together, but ultimately can be separated by God in the case of unbelief. References: The spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecc. 12:7) Both the bodies of the saved and unsaved return to dust, and their spirits returns to God who gave it. Not the case with the soul. The soul must be conformed to that "image of God" before it can remain a part of the spirit that returns to God. Please see: Romans 12:2 "...be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." Ephesians 4:23 "...be renewed in the spirit of your mind..." Ephesians 4:24 "...put on the new man which was created according to God..." Titus 3:5 "... He saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit" Colossians 3:10 "... put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him" If the "soul" part of the spirit is not "born-again" (renewed to conform to the image of God), it will be separated from the "spirit" by God's Word. Hebrews 4:12 "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul(5590) and spirit(4151)..." Jesus said that God is the only one that can destroy a "soul". He did not say God would/could destroy the "spirit(4151)" of man, but only the "soul(5590)". Which also testifies to the fact that the "spirit" and "soul" are 1) closely united; and 2) that they are not the exact same thing. Jesus did not receive His Spirit in the same way Adam did. Jesus and the Father have the same Spirit. John 1:14 "And the Word was made (became) flesh and dwelt among us...". God created Adam and gave him a spirit/soul. The Word (God Himself who IS Spirit) became (was made) flesh (through the seed of a woman), and called Immanuel (God with us) or Jesus (God-saves). Reference John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." |
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62 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18098 | ||
I've read everyone else's answers up to this point and I think they are all right!! My only comment is that until I met the Lord personally I don't think I was able to realize that His Word is Truth. It was then that all the Biblical truths became "real" to me, in that God continually proved His words to be true. Not sure that makes sense to anyone else, but I know what I mean. :) |
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63 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18100 | ||
I haven't been here long, so I'm not sure my vote counts. :) But I agree with Tim on this. I not only think that new people coming in might be intimidated by a summary report (as in this is the absolute correct cumulative answer), and they might feel less free to state their own opinions/understandings in the form of questions. And as one who can only make it here once a week or less, I guess there would be little point in being here at all unless it would be to "read" the summaries, or if I happened to "catch" a question while it was still only answered by 2 people. :):) I'm sorry, but to me that doesn't sound like a "discussion group". Personally, these discussions put my "understandings" to the test because I have to search scripture to prove out my beliefs. And in many ways I think it can do the same for new people. So even if there is a disagreement in understanding, the new person will at worst have a variety of scriptures to study that will allow the Lord to give them an understanding pertinent to their question from His Word. And perhaps in reality that is the "best". |
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64 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18127 | ||
Steve, to them... it would be true. Simply because man's perceptions of TRUTH are interpretive unless we have the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit. God the Creator, Jesus is TRUTH. And I don't believe we can come into "all truth" without being born-again by His Spirit. The point I was trying to make was that UNTIL I met Jesus personally, He too was not "real to me", but only a form of religious teaching from an old book. It was after meeting Him and knowing Him that Jesus and the "old book" became alive for me... in my words --- it became "real for me". I said that I agree with all the points previously stated including those you mentioned that "prove" the bible to be true and inspired by God. Yet UNTIL I met the Lord myself, I would not have recognized biblical truth. And since Muslims deny Jesus as the Son of God, they can not have the Lord Himself as their teacher of "all truth". Instead their perception of truth stems from the false teachings in the Koran perpetrated through Mohammad who was only the pawn of mere men. His teachings could not bear up under scrutiny of the Holy Spirit of God. So "if your Muslim friends say the Koran truths are "real" to them, does that make the Koran true?" Of course not. What it does mean is that they are blinded to "all truth" which is only found in Christ Jesus. |
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65 | Did Adam die from eating forbidden fruit | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18139 | ||
Adam's soul no longer "reflected" the image of God, and was therefore "dead" toward God. God could not have simply meant physical death, because in Gen. 3:17-19 God was not cursing Adam to phsyical death. God was saying that you will now have to work to survive UNTIL you die. The "curse" was that Adam would now have to work to survive. Gen. 1:17-19 "... Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In sweat of your face you shall eat bread TILL YOU RETURN TO THE GROUND, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, and to dust you shall return." Along with the verses that speak of "renewing the soul" to the knowledge of God, there are other passages that mention the opposite, a soul not alive toward God. Eph. 2:1 "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins..." Col. 2:13 "And you, being dead in your trespasses... He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses..." Eph. 4:18 "... having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart..." The word dead in those verses (3498) means "dead". Unlike the word "dead" when used in "dead (599) to sin" which actually means the "process of dying". |
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66 | Did Adam die from eating forbidden fruit | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18140 | ||
Adam's soul no longer "reflected" the image of God, and was therefore "dead" toward God. God could not have simply meant physical death, because in Gen. 3:17-19 God was not cursing Adam to phsyical death. God was saying that you will now have to work to survive UNTIL you die. The "curse" was that Adam would now have to work to survive. Gen. 1:17-19 "... Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, and you shall eat the herb of the field. In sweat of your face you shall eat bread TILL YOU RETURN TO THE GROUND, For out of it you were taken; For dust you are, and to dust you shall return." Along with the verses that speak of "renewing the soul" to the knowledge of God, there are other passages that mention the opposite, a soul not alive toward God. Eph. 2:1 "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins..." Col. 2:13 "And you, being dead in your trespasses... He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses..." Eph. 4:18 "... having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart..." The word dead in those verses (3498) means "dead". Unlike the word "dead" when used in "dead (599) to sin" which actually means the "process of dying". |
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67 | Did Adam die from eating forbidden fruit | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18142 | ||
Oops!! I didn't mean to post it twice! | ||||||
68 | Body/soul/spirit? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18222 | ||
Hi Bill, I've been sharing my "understanding" too, and I'm not sure which parts I have "right". I'm sure that point comes across. #4 in your post seems feasible, but to some degree it creates even more questions for me. That happens a lot I'm afraid. :):) As to #4, I do agree that "God designed man not to be autonimous but dependent upon God's Spirit (spiritual life) in Him". But if Adam was created with God's Spirit within him, then I would have two questions to start with. 1. Why would God put the "tree of life" in the garden with Adam... if He already had that "life"? 2) Then it would seem that we who are "born of the Spirit" could also lose or have God's Spirit removed from us for sinning just as Adam did. Yet God gives the Holy Spirit as a surety or earnest toward the completion of our salvation (2Cor. 1:22, 5:5; Eph. 1:14) [earnest - 728 "arrhabon" a pledge, i.e. part of the purchase-money or property given in advance as security for the rest.] So I'm not sure that Adam was given anything different than we were except that his "soul"(mind) reflected or resembled God at it's creation because it had never sinned. Ours doesn't, until it is born of the Spirit. Of course that thought could bring up questions possibly about an "age of reason" or "sins of the fathers" too. :) #3 though seems understandable to me. To me there are definitely 3 separate parts to man -- body/spirit/soul. My reason for saying this: 1) the body is dust and will return to dust. 2) the spirit which is immortal will return to God who gave it. [immortal is included in the meaning of the word 4151] 3) the soul (spirit of the mind - concordance also mentions "spirit") of an un-saved person will not return or go to God at a person's death. Only if it is "born of the Spirit" can it go to God. Since God "breathed into" Adam once, I assume the complete spirit package came to Adam at one time. THE spirit (of life) and the spirit of the mind (soul). Which is why I see a connection. An example to explain what I mean. If I have an orange in my hand... the whole thing is an orange. If I remove a slice from the orange, the remainder PLUS the slice are still "orange". Neither will be "whole", but they are still both "orange". And I think the spirit is kind of like that too. God gave man a spirit. A part of that spirit is the soul. PART but not the exact same thing. Another reason I think THE spirit and the soul(mind) of man are connected is that God's Word is the only thing that can divide the two. If they were not "together", they could not be divided at all. So my thoughts go like this. If God made Adam's spirit (of life)[THE spirit] "in His image", then it(spirit and soul/mind) would automatically return to God at a person's death whether or not it was "re-born". ('the spirit will return to God who gave it') Since it is the "spirit" of the mind that must be renewed, it makes sense to me that the soul(mind) which is spirit is the part that would need to be born again, or "renewed in the knowledge according to the image of Him who created him". That renewal, or new birth of the spirit of our mind is the only way man can reflect the image of God. ["image" of God actually means "resemblance" or "representative" of God.] So those are a few of my thoughts on this. God bless. |
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69 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18223 | ||
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70 | How do we know the Bible is the truth? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18224 | ||
I know that Steve, but until I met Jesus... I didn't know it was true. UNTIL someone is born of the Holy Spirit, they can only "see" from a totally human perspective. I didn't mean that "truth" itself is relative. Only that as people what we perceive as truth is relative to our perspective. If we are looking from only man's perspective, then we could perceive anything we wanted as truth. (Such as your Muslim friends and the Koran.) But if we are looking from a godly perspective (through the indwelling of God's Holy Spirit), we will perceive "all truth" which is God Himself. (And of course that includes His Word too!) | ||||||
71 | Possible Lockman Forum Improvements #2 | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18291 | ||
Thanks for clarifying those points. I still dread a "limit" being placed on the number of answers. I know I enjoy (look forward) to any and all replies that I get. To me that is "discussion". But I do understand that a mountain of responses may not be that enjoyable for everyone else, OR for new visitors coming to the forum. Anyway, thanks for elaborating! |
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72 | A husband's responsibility | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 18681 | ||
Could any and all of you please provide sciptures that explain a husband is to "provide for" (work to support) his wife and children? Please feel free to make comments too. Just for the record, the "husband" in question uses Proverbs 31:16-31 to say a wife is to financially support herself, children, and home. And he uses Genesis 3:17-19 to say that God only tells man to support himself. |
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73 | Are new worship songs scripturally OK? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 22102 | ||
Many of the contemporary Christian songs use phrases or whole verses from the Bible. I'm not sure I recognize the three you've mentioned though. Does the "Dance with me Jesus" have any reference to "dancing before the Lord" as David did?? And depending on the words to the song about letting your "fire fall"... it could be speaking of the power of the Holy Spirit coming to believers. I don't know. And the "river flowing", from what Paul says we can "grieve" the Holy Spirit. And if we're doing things our own way, then possibly our "river of love or life" is not flowing very well. I guess it depends on what the actual words are to the songs you mentioned. Below are some contemporary praise and worship songs and their Bible references. Perhaps it will help you to understand the lyrics if you realize where they are coming from?? [This is the Day -Ps.118:24; The Horse and the Rider -Ex.15:1; In Him We Live and Move -Acts17:28; We are a Chosen Generation -1Pet.2:9; I will Enter His Gates -Ps.100:4; It Is A Good Thing To Give Thanks Unto The Lord -Ps.92:1; Thy Word -Ps.119;105; King of Kings -Rev.19:16; Fear Not For I Am With You -Is.41:10; Great Is The Lord -Ps.48:1; Lift Jesus Higher -John12:32; Beauty For Ashes -Isa.61:3; Put on the Garment of Praise -Isa.61:3; We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise -Heb.13:15; Rejoice In the Lord Always -Phil.4:4; Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord -Ps.66:1;98:4;100:1; I Will Never Forget You My People -Is.49:15-16; Love, Love -Matt.22:37-39; Know Ye Not 1Cor.3:16; It's Done -John19:30] and many more. |
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74 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24672 | ||
Is this suppose to infer that the StudyBibleForum is a place that only the Bible subjects that everyone can agree on should be discussed? Let's hope a Muslim doesn't get on here then... we'd either have to agree or ignore him/her. :):) | ||||||
75 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24697 | ||
Hi Hank, I understand that... I guess I haven't seen the notes posted on politics, pacifism, zoology, or Shakespeare's plays. :) But it seems from your last response, there have been other "wars" on here before if you "saw red" and were "ready to chew nails, etc"? It was the way you said it that had me wondering if there were certain things that were "taboo" and not to be discussed on here even if/when they pertain to Biblical teachings. If my comment offended you, I'm sorry... it sounds like it did. Please forgive me. |
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76 | Where's the StudyBibleForum? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24701 | ||
I remember reading that in someone's post a while ago, Nolan. All I was really trying to say in my own "flip" way was that most of life including various viewpoints on any given subject, all are in some way pertinent to the Scriptures. And if certain things can't or shouldn't be discussed here... maybe those "subjects" should be listed so there won't be any more "wars". |
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77 | About the Forum | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 24705 | ||
I find at least one those statements very confusing. Such as "it isn't a discussion group". Then what exactly has been going on in this group if it isn't discussion? I understand your interpretation though, and I must have missed the posts where those "rules" were being broken. I really am sorry Steve, but this has hit me as amusing... but of course I probably shouldn't be saying this because it's not pertinent to the group. I'll have to watch my P's and Q's I guess. :) |
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78 | On what day was Jesus crucified? | Bible general Archive 1 | There | 29469 | ||
Hi John, I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but just as the Feast Days of the Lord are a shadow of Jesus death, 3days/nights in the tomb, and resurrection... the Feast of Passover, Unleavened Bread and Firstfruits are also "remembrances" of the Exodus, when the first passover lamb was killed, that first week that the Israelites ate unleavened bread after leaving Egypt, and the Red Sea Crossing... when the Lord saved (delivered) the firstfruits of Israel from death? (Ex. 14:30, 15:2). Below is what I've found. The children of Israel remained in Egypt the (1st) evening/night time after the Passover lamb was killed, and they left Egypt the following day-time. Ex. 12:27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. Ex. 12:31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said. Ex. 12:41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt. They then traveled from Rameses to Succoth where they baked unleavened cakes (because they were driven out of Egypt so quickly). Succoth is where the Feast of Unleavened Bread was first 'instituted' (13:3-10). It doesn't say they "encamped" there, but in verse 20, it says they left Succoth and encamped in Etham on the following (2nd) night. Ex. 12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children. Ex. 13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. Then the Lord told them to encamp beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon on the following (3rd) night. And this is where the Egyptians overtook them. Ex. 14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. Ex. 14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. The Lord kept the children of Israel all that (3rd) night, and told them to cross the Red Sea in the early morning... and the Lord saved (delivered) the firstfruits of Israel. 14:20 And it (pillar) came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night. 14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. So the time between the death of the first passover lamb(s) (starting from the evening immediately after the slaughter of the lamb(s)), and the salvation of the firstfruits of Israel was 3 nights and 3 days if you count the "day" that God saved the firstfruits of Israel. And since it seems that Jesus fulfilled the Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread, and Feast of Weeks to the letter, He probably did this one too. (So I believe He literally fulfilled the sign of Jonah.) Overview: Nisan 14, lamb killed late afternoon (equivalent to Thursday Passover - Christ's death in late afternoon). Nisan 15, night in Egypt, left Egypt in "day time". (Feast of Unleavened Bread instituted during the "day time".) [1st night, 1st day] (equivalent to Friday in tomb). Nisan 16, night in Etham, traveled by "day time". [2nd night, 2nd day] (equivalent to Saturday in tomb). Nisan 17, night beside Pihahiroth, began crossing the Red Sea early "day time". [3rd night, 3rd day] (equivalent to Sunday night in tomb, and early morning resurrection " before sunrise"). Hope this helps. God bless. |
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79 | the goat a sign for satan? | OT general | There | 15702 | ||
In occult circles, Lucifer is depicted as a man with the head of a goat, with a 5-pointed star between his horns. This symbol is also called the "Light Bearer" which is an obvious perversion of the "Light of the World". It has been around since at least 200 A.D. and probably a lot longer. This is also probably where the "guy in the red garb with horns", depicting Satan comes from too. It would seem possible that it was Satan's spin-off of the sacrificial goat and the scapegoat, both of which were literally fulfilled by the true Messiah, Jesus Christ. The 5-pointed star between the horns of the goat head is also an occultic symbol of pagan gods (Amos 5:26; Acts 7:43), which was later modified to a 6-pointed star and became known as the Star of David, even though biblically and historically, David never used such a symbol. |
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80 | indwelling holy spirit | OT general | There | 15711 | ||
The previous answers are very good, but I want to add that one can "believe" and not be filled with the Holy Spirit. An example is Acts 8:25. Verse 12 states "they" believed and were baptized, but in verse 14 it says the apostles heard that "they" received the word of God, but had as yet not received the Holy Spirit (v.16). And in verse 17, the apostles, with prayer, laid hands on "them" and then "they" received the Holy Spirit. And again in Acts 19:2 Paul "said to them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?' And they said to him 'We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit'". And verse 6 states "And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophecied". So everyone who believes is not always filled with the Holy Spirit. But a BORN-AGAIN believer is one who is born-again of the Spirit. So they have received the Holy Spirit. |
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