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61 | DOES GOD AGREE WITH CREMATION | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 36076 | ||
Chalebert- I don't believe God cares what happens to our bodies after we die. If He could form the first man out of the dust, if He could form a whole galaxy with just His word, do you think it would be any problem for Him to find the molecules that formed our bodies when we die - even if they were scattered over the whole world? When a person loses a body part or life due to accident, fire, etc., when he meets the Lord in the sky do you think he will be minus that part or just a cloud of ashes? I don't remember seeing where the Lord tells us how to dispose of the deceased. He is more concerned with our state of the soul. Bless you- Debbie |
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62 | DOES GOD AGREE WITH CREMATION | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 36245 | ||
tomn- Cremation is nothing like hell. In Hell you are aware. It is eternal seperation from God. It is total isolation (perhaps you can here the cries and wails of the other damned) and yes, it is a constant burning, as scripture states, but you are never consumed. With cremation, the remains can be treated with respect. This may get some controversy, but when Jesus rose from the dead, He had His physical body but it was transformed. We will be seen as He is when we are called by Him either before death or after. And we will be recognized by others as Samuel was recognized by Saul. I also think all our disfigurements and scars will be washed away at that time, or if they aren't, whey will have no importance, because all we will see is the Savior and the Savior's light in each believer that is with us. Debbie |
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63 | Can non-Christians be in praise band? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 36912 | ||
searcher- This can be subject to change, but right now, I would say no. I feel that to be in a praise band you should be setting an atmosphere of worship, of desiring the Lord's presence, of bringing the people to that hunger level. You also should be in tune with where the Lord wants His people to be led. I don't believe this just applies to the leader, but to all of the band. If there is a person who does not believe, how can he desire these things? This does not mean that the Lord won't move if there is a non-believer in the band, but I believe, if all are gathered in His Name, are worshipping together with the same objective, He can move more freely (?). It is not a matter of exclusivity, but of desiring for the best. Debbie |
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64 | Is that not devine revelation? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 36961 | ||
armygrunt- But it depends on whether you want to accept it as truth. Sometimes more difficult passages also just plain depend on faith! Peace- Debbie |
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65 | Is that not devine revelation? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 37155 | ||
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66 | DOES GOD AGREE WITH CREMATION | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 38282 | ||
No, I do think that Jesus body did have some of this world in it, as far as appearance and some functions go. Remember, He ate with the disciples after His ressurrection, He walked and talked and had a body that could be touched and I assume was warm to the touch. However, the molecular structure was changed because He could walk through doors and vanish and reappear where He wishes. I also know that we will see the bodies of those saints who have died before, join the Lord in the air when He calls, before we rise to meet Him. So, no matter what state our bodies are in at death, or if there is an intact body, it will rise when Jesus calls, whole but transformed. By your reasoning, those people who were burned at the stake, those who have been dismembered or consumed by animals or who have lost parts of their bodies will not have those parts or will not be able to join the Lord with a body. I say if He can make man out of dust, He can find those parts or put together the ashes to form a body, changed as He is. Personally, I don't care what happens to my body after I die. I just think cremation is easier and takes up less space and you don't have to put the burden on your children and grandchildren of going out to a grave site and crying over a stone and bringing back painful memories. You also don't put them through the day or days of sitting and looking at a dead body and going through hours of exhaustion. (My husband says we have a burning barrel in our back yard - that will be just fine with me!:) Deb |
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67 | Legality of whole in the ground | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 38283 | ||
Is that legal? Don't let my husband know! Joy in Christ- Deb |
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68 | Are we expected to keep the sabath? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 42387 | ||
Elisah- I don't think keeping the Sabbath is mentioned in the New Testament (although the others are) as a commandment to keep. However, New testament scripture tells us to meet with other believers for fellowship, teaching, worship and keeping the rememberence of our Lord's death and resurrection. The day most Christians meet on is Sunday. If we don't go to church on Sunday we do not lose our salvation, but we are missing out on so much that the Lord would have for us - a chance to grow closer through Him and to Him, and to be edified and to give edification. When the Lord gives us information, it is a good idea to listen to Him. The Sabbath was given as a day of rest and to keep our minds and hearts fixed on Him. Keeping it holy is to be in His presence and to dwell in Him. I do think we should have one day of the week kept strictly for honoring Him - not in a legalistic sense, but with our hearts, knowing that the time of rest will deepen our spiritual walk with Him and give us power for the other six days of being in the world. |
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69 | Who made Sunday a day of worship | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 42655 | ||
Elder- We are not under the O.T. law. Jesus resurrected and appeared to his followers on the first day of the week. Each Sunday thereafter, He appeared to them. Pentecost was on a Sunday. If you read in Colossians 2:16, it doesn't matter whether you worship on Saturday or Sunday and stating one or the other is the ONLY day is being legalistic and no different that the Jewish leaders who condemned Jesus for healing on the "Sabbath". By the way, although the priciples expressed in the 10 commandments are reafirmed in the New Testament, the command to set Saturday apart as a day of rest and worship is the only one not repeated there. I think having the Lord's appearance on the first day of the week would put His seal of approval on choosing that day as a likely day to worship. |
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70 | Lord of the Sabbath is he not | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 42930 | ||
But not as a command to us. Jesus came to fulfil ALL the the Law and keeping the Sabbath was the Law. However, He broke tradition by allowing His hungry disciples to eat on the Sabbath (as did David), and also by healing and teaching. We are told, in the new testament to observe the other commandments (reference made directly to each) except for the one referring to the Sabbath (on a particular day) but only not to neglect meeting with other believers. | ||||||
71 | Lord of the Sabbath is he not | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43064 | ||
joe- Something mulling in my mind....Could it be that the first two commandments deal with our relationship with the Lord and the last 7 deal with relationship with others. But the one about the Sabbath was made for us - pre-Christ when sacrifices had to be made regularly? The ultimate sacrifice was made when Christ died, therefore, a specific day is not needed anymore. Only a time to meet regularly for mutual edification in the Lord. Paul says we are not to be observers of days and festivals. I think this is the only time a commandment was contradicted. Debbie |
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72 | Who made Sunday a day of worship | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43067 | ||
That's right - Jesus did keep the Sabbath - as a perfect fulfilment of all the Law - so we don't have to. We are now under a higher law - to fulfil it in heart. We do not need to do all the things that the pre-Christ Jews had to do, He did it for us. Debbie |
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73 | Not keeping the Sabbath? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43070 | ||
Elder - So what do you believe happens if you do not keep the Sabbath Debbie |
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74 | Dress (clothing) at church? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43072 | ||
i have never seen a dress code in the bible (unless you were a Levitical priest!) but I believe it is a sign of respect for being in the house where the King is worshipped. Necessary - no. And if you are doing it to impress people, you are failing to come into His presence with the right attitude to start out with! Debbie |
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75 | Are we expected to keep the sabath? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43143 | ||
And fulfil it He did. And if you choose to follow Jewish tradition of having your day of rest on Saturday, so be it. But if you make it a demand that one day is the day you have to, you are throwing out the verse in Colossians about observing days, etc. How do you reconcile that verse with making Saturday or Sunday such a major issue? Or is that verse, built upon the freedom the Lord puchased for us through His blood, to be ignored? What was the purpose of giving us the Sabbath? For our benefit! God knew we needed one day in 7. Not that a particular named day was the only one to benefit us. Because we believe in Christ, we can have our day in 7 as the Lord's day - Sunday. For those who are of Jewish faith and do not believe in Christ - tradition and OT command is still binding as Saturday. I choose to honor my Savior by participating in group worship on the day He arose and the days He reappeared to His disciples and also sent the Holy Spirit. I don't think when I appear before Him, that He is going to condemn me for worshipping on ANY day! Praising God Always! Debbie |
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76 | Are we expected to keep the sabath? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 43147 | ||
So you are saying that if someone does not keep the Sabbath they are to be put to death? Will they go to Hell, too? Sounds a little severe to me. debbie |
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77 | Is speaking in tongues for today? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 47115 | ||
Searcher- You know I am Pentecostal and I am not saying a person is not Christian nor filled with the Holy Spirit if they don't speak in tongues. But I believe Corinthians states "tongues of men or angels". I have heard of people speaking in tongues and having a person from another country that they have never been to understanding what was being said. I speak in tongues, but I have never felt led to use it publicly and it is not just for display. It is used for my own personal prayer life and if ever a time in history that personal edification was needed, today is just as needful as 1900 years ago. This subject has been gone over and over so many times in the forum. There are those who believe in them, and those who don't and only when the Lord comes, when they aren't needed anymore, will the REAL truth come out! Peace in Christ- Debbie |
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78 | For Ed B. | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 47116 | ||
EdB- One other thing. You can give because you are required to until you are blue in the face. If you give 1 per cent begrudgingly you might as well keep it. And if you give because you want to get something back - keep it. If you give joyfully, rejoicing that the Lord has blessed you with what is His and ask Him to multiply what you have given for His glory you will see results of your giving. 2 Cor. 9:7 states God loves a cheerful giver. I love the word for "cheerful." Strong's gives it as hilaros. Does it ring a bell? Do we give hilariously? Debbie |
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79 | Debbie What language did the they speak? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 47356 | ||
I believe it was a Chinese dialect. And we know Paul spoke in tongues by 1 Cor.14:18. And who is to say he didn't speak in more than one kind of tongue? I do not know what tongue it is that I have. But I do know that when I am praising God, sometimes you run out of words, "Holy" can only be repeated so many times and I believe I am also giving Him praise in this way. If I am in agony over a prayer concern, sometimes words seem so inadequate. Then I am grateful for tongues. And again, it is prayer that, because I do not understand what is being prayed, I am not letting my own "wants" come into it. But you know all this. Carry 1 Cor.13:14 on one more verse. Love you in Christ- Debbie |
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80 | Debbie What language did the they speak? | Bible general Archive 1 | glory777 | 47386 | ||
I am sorry, Searcher. I think that was beneath you. As I stated before, this is a subject we will never agree on, but I know I am not alone in my beliefs. I also do not force them on anyone. Nor do I try to humiliate anyone because of theirs. Debbie |
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