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61 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210308 | ||
Thanks CDBJ, I really appreciate everything you said. and there is no but or however. Your words are refreshing and life giving. You have a great day too Meta |
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62 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210293 | ||
Thanks for the advice about questions and notes. I will get my sea legs soon. I am not sure you understand my point. Are you implying that only by saying the exact words found somewhere in scripture can we pray and be saved? Does Jesus hear the cry of my heart when I seek Him earnestly. Or does He wait until I get the words right? As for the second question. It is very clear. The word "can", meaning, is it possible? It is also clear that the words "through the Holy Spirit working" refers to His ability. Only God can impart eternal life. I am certain that you agree with that. I agree that it is not only presumptuous or unwise but more accurately impossible to improve on His words. Furthermore It would be wise for you to communicate with me exactly which words you are referring to. It is also unclear what you are referring to when you talk about deviating from the teachings of Christ and the apostles. I thought I was referring to the words of the apsotle Paul when he said Eph 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; Was it something else you were referring to? |
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63 | where is the joy of my salvation? | Bible general Archive 4 | meta | 210276 | ||
Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, Col 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously Hi Linda, I would not be too quick to give up on joy being more present and more dynamic. It is easy to explain away the absence of something in our life by adjusting our theology rather than asking God for more. It is good to question why there is not more. As I am sure you are aware having all that God promises us at any one point in time is neither a threat to, or evidence of salvation. You are His and He is yours. That is wonderfully obviouse. Be sure to tell the devil he is a liar whenever he throws that kind of stuff at you. Having a burden for the lost does not take away joy. Somebody please provide scriptural evidence for that. In fact it may produce the opposite. Matt 25:21 "His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master. "Enter into the joy of your Master" That is a fairly powerful statement made by Christ Jesus. also Luke 15:7 "I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. Luke 6:23 "Be glad in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven. For in the same way their fathers used to treat the prophets. Leap for joy. hmmmmm is that a deep abiding thing but no smile? I don't think so. Jesus has so much more for you than you are presently experiencing. With hope and faith we reach forward to take hold of everything He has for us. Ther are many more scriptures on this subject. How does it make you feel to know that you will experience this joy. The attack against you by the enemy is to question your faith or right standing based on not experiencing something now that the scriptures talk about. Is this statement true Rom 14:17 for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Sure it is and Luke 12:32 "Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom. If you are burdened or grieved over the lost then a few things can happen. A/ inntercede. Whenever a burden comes from the Lord it is to be released. Just yield to Him in prayer. the burden will be released and so will His power to save the ones He has burdened you with. Sometimes it is actually a calling that can last untill He gets the results He is after It may take months. You should not however walk around unhappy. That is simply not true. The Loving God that made you and made this wonderfull creation for you including every flower, plant, bird, animal, valley and mountain sings over you now and died for you to have eternal life. He gave His only Son that you moight have life and have it more abundantly. Believe me He wants you to be happy. What kind of witness is it to the world for us to explain away joy and make unsubstantiated statements about God not wanting us to be happy. The bottom line is we are growing. There is so much more God has for us. Thank God for the joy you do have however much or little that is and thank Him that He is not finished with you yet and thank Him that He has so much joy for you to experience yet. I believe that you will have so much joy due to the fact that you hunger for it. Keep hungering and you shall be filled. Matt 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. I believe it would be a very appropriate victory for you to receive so much revelation on this topic and so much joy in your heart that it will make Satan very sorry he ever attacked you in this area by trying to bring confusion. Bless you. Be filled with His Joy. It is Yours. |
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64 | Does Christ come into our hearts? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 210273 | ||
Hi CDBJ, I know I am hashing up old issues here . You may have even changed the way you think by now. I believe that I have asked your forgiveness for my very emotional and rude response when I first entered the forum and replied to this post. It was then quite by accident because I did not know my way around and did not realise the the original post was 7 years old. I would like to add something new to the debate. Ephesians 3:16 to 19 seems to indicate that it is necessary for Christ to DWELL IN OUR HEARTS in order for us to comprehend His Love. Eph 3:16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man,Eph 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, Eph 3:18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, Eph 3:19 and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Please note, I am not challenging you. I am thankfull for you and the others that put me in my place (a place of repentance) before. I am only interested in cooperatively seeking the truth with you. Thankyou for your forbearing spirit, I Know I will not have to clarify this again. So if we are not to ask Him to come into our hearts then how does He get there? Also. You made some really good points in this post and I know that your concern is that people know that they have come to Christ. It is however a sweeping statement to say "The only thing that can help a person when going forward in any service is one on one with God's word being opened up by someone who knows Scripture; a good example is in Acts. Acts 8:26-35 and then you go on to describe the situation with Philip. My problem here is with the phrase "the only thing" Is it necessary to broadly generalise and invalidate something in order to validate the truth. Jesus said Matt 7:18 "A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. The scriptures also say Rom 14:4 Who are you to judge the servant of another? To his own master he stands or falls; and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand. What I am getting at here is this. You have a desire for truth and for people to really know and honour Jesus Christ and I agree with your intention . My second question is this. Can people come to a true knowledge of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit working in ways that you do not understand or agree with? |
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65 | god says test me | Mal 3:10 | meta | 210272 | ||
Hi Jason, the verse you are looking for is Malachi 3:10 "Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. The Lord is Challenging us to put Him to the test to prove to us that He means what He says. He so wants relationship and for Israel(us) to know Him intimately and understand His heart and His intentions. He does this for our sake He loves us and He wants to be loved by us but again it is so that we might experience all that He has for us and it is not out of an unmet need for there are no unmet needs within Him. He does not want us to test Him in other ways. The difference is this. In Malachi. He is saying I am willing to prove to you that my word is true when you are moving toward God in faith. That is what He wants them to do move toward me in faith and see the results. In other ways that people tested God it was not such a good thing. Willful disobedience and rebellion tests God but the out come for us is not good. Those types of tests are moving away from God in disbelief or unbelief. Ex 17:7 He named the place Massah and Meribah because of the quarrel of the sons of Israel, and because they tested the LORD, saying, "Is the LORD among us, or not?". Deut 6:16 "You shall not put the LORD your God to the test, as you tested Him at Massah. There are times that challenging God is acceptable. Moses told the Lord "no" when He was going to wipe out Israel and start over. Also Abraham interceded with God for Sodom afeter The Lord revealed His plans to him.Gen 18:18 since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed? Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:19 "For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:20 And the LORD said, "The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah is indeed great, and their sin is exceedingly grave. Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:21 "I will go down now, and see if they have done entirely according to its outcry, which has come to Me; and if not, I will know." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:22 Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD. Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:23 Abraham came near and said, "Will You indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:24 "Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it? Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?" Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:26 So the LORD said, "If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:27 And Abraham replied, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord, although I am but dust and ashes. Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:28 "Suppose the fifty righteous are lacking five, will You destroy the whole city because of five?" And He said, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:29 He spoke to Him yet again and said, "Suppose forty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it on account of the forty." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:30 Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak; suppose thirty are found there?" And He said, "I will not do it if I find thirty there." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:31 And he said, "Now behold, I have ventured to speak to the Lord; suppose twenty are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the twenty." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:32 Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten." Verse Info. Notes Gen 18:33 As soon as He had finished speaking to Abraham the LORD departed, and Abraham returned to his place. |
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66 | Where do I find your profile? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209819 | ||
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67 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209818 | ||
Thank you CDBJ, I will do that, You have nice day too |
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68 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209816 | ||
Thank you, I appreciate the Spirit of what you are saying. Please allow me to fine tune the expression without disagreeing with your intention. Everything that Jesus said was not scripture. Everything He said and did is the Word of God as proven by your texts John 1:1-3 and 1:14. Everything He says and does (past present and future) are holy, however not everything was written and therefore are not scriptures or writings. John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written. In fact Jesus Christ is the living Word. The son Of God has always been The Word; however Jesus (the son of man) was not the Word of God until He was conceived in the womb. The Word of God became flesh. Luke 1:31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. Matt 1:21 "She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Matt 1:25 but kept her a virgin until she gave birth to a Son; and he called His name Jesus. That happened at a point in time. The Word of God, The Son of God became Jesus. Until God told Mary to name the child Jesus for He will save His people from their sins His name was not Jesus. There is no record of God being referred to as Jesus before this. God does however exist outside of time and space for time and space are created by Him. As you have stated John 1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. This can be difficult because He existed as the lamb of God before the earth was made and Jesus is the Lamb of God. It is my belief (not stated as fact) that all of time begins and ends at the crucifixion of Christ. Time has a beginning. Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth So it is my belief that although Crucifixion of Christ happened at a certain point in time it also exists outside of time and therefore was before the beginning . More specifically everything Jesus said that was recorded became scripture. Jesus Christ is the Word of God. The scriptures are the canonized writings, the written word of God, our Bible. I do not deny the deity of Jesus Christ. Or the fact that the Son Of God Is eternal He was a high priest after the order of Melchizedek Heb 6:20 where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. I am simply referring to Jesus as the son of man rather than the Son of God. The point is that Jesus quoted the scriptures. The ancient Hebrew writings in which as you have pointed out did not have book chapter and verse. That was my point. Jesus quoted scripture all of the time and could not quote the address for there was none. I will for the sake of those who desire quote the address from now on. |
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69 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209795 | ||
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70 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209792 | ||
I am sorry I should have clarified. Did he turn any one away when He was in the flesh on the earth? I am not looking for a question about a Christian appropriating healing. Did Jesus Christ say no to anyone while on earth. He did come close in Matt 15:25 But she came and began to bow down before Him, saying, "Lord, help me!" Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:26 And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:27 But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table." Verse Info. Notes Matt 15:28 Then Jesus said to her, "O woman, your faith is great; it shall be done for you as you wish." And her daughter was healed at once. In this case He asked her a question and then healed. |
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71 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209768 | ||
Hi Doc, It is me again. I do need to say something more. I really do see your point. You make a lot of sense. I agree with everything you said about Zacchaus. I also agree that it was a poor choice on my part. My original point was not to devalue intellect or truth or knowledge or study or the scriptures. There sometimes comes a point where faith in Christ finds its expression in ways that do not need to be over analyzed. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and to change my life. I did this in response to a man that has been involved in leading many people to Christ. The original statements said “that would do about as much good as walking down the aisle”. That it was of no value and that it was like asking Jesus to come into a sewer. When that is exactly what He did. My prayer was not based in a great deal of Knowledge. I did believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. All I did was offer up an honest prayer. I went on my merry, way I kept on drinking my beer and smoking my drugs. I wasn't even concerned with repentance or eternal life. I wanted to know Jesus. I was told that if I wanted a relationship with someone who would never leave me, someone I could rely on, that He was the only one. A strange thing happened after I prayed that unscriptural prayer. Suddenly their seemed to be a lot of things happening around me that continued to remind me of Jesus. I somehow obtained a book called who is this man Jesus. It is simply a synopsis of the four gospels laid out in chronological order without repetion so as to have complete scriptural record of the life of Christ according to the gospels. This may not be the most correct way to study the scriptures either. Idid not know any other Christians. I did not go to a church. I did not know personally the man that led me to Christ. However my life started to change. I stopped smoking. I stopped doing drugs. I began speaking to Jesus every night as if He were in a chair in the room. ( I was a counsellor alone in a half way house with hardened criminals). I am sure that is not scriptural either. All of these things that are not supposed to work and here I am decades later still walking with Him. In love with Him and His word and sharing that with others and trying to be more than a hearer only. I understand that this forum is about Studying the scriptures and I intend to join the rest of you in this pursuit. A number of you have asked why I didn’t fill in the profile so you could get a chance to know me better. Hopefully this reply will accomplish more than telling you which church I attend. Thank you, Honestly I mean that. I will now keep my questions and replies to scriptural discussions. |
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72 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209766 | ||
I hear you, and I appreciate what you are saying. Jesus Christ quoted the scriptures to both the disciples and the pharisees. He never quoted chapter and verse. I know I am not Jesus. and I will try to accomodate you with this in the future. I really am receiving a lot. thank you |
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73 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209765 | ||
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74 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | Not Specified | meta | 209750 | ||
Did Jesus ever turn any one away who was seeking healing? | ||||||
75 | Did Jesus heal everyone? | 2 Cor 12:9 | meta | 209773 | ||
Did Jesus ever turn any one away who was seeking healing? | ||||||
76 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209748 | ||
It appears that I cannot win with you. If I say I do not wantb to argue then you will most likely remind me of something I said previously, rather than to hear what I am saying now. But the truth is I see your point and value what you have to say. It is too bad that it is not a two way street. This is the last reply I will send . Thank you for your efforts to enlighten me. | ||||||
77 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209719 | ||
You make a lot of assumptions Doc. Do you honestly think that there were no unbelievers in Israel. Zacchaeus was a tax collector. Why would he have to know anything. I know many jewish people. I know many Messianic jews and I have known and worked for and with many others, some extreme orthodox some religeous and some Jews by birth with no desire to know God or have anything to do with the spiritual aspect of the culture that was their birthright. There is nothing in the scriptures that even hints that Zaccheus wanted anything to do with these things. He also lived in a time when a lot of people were turned away from the faith by the hypocritical abuses of the pharisees. They as you probably know were a sect that came into being to call Israel back to a respect for Gods Scriptures. But pride and the flesh had taken them to point that they opposed God when He did come to them. There were times in Israel when no one knew anything about the scriptures because they had been ignored for so long that there was not even a copy in existence that they knew of. There have always been religeous zealots and apathetic people that could not care less for their incredible birthright. I have no idea what you are referring to when you refer to pointless emotionalism. I am certain that there are times when you feel passion for Christ or the Holy Spirit or the Father. What is pointless about passion that is from or towards God. I am not attempting to be sarcastic. I really do not know what you are talking about. I understand the meaning and there is obviously lots of pointless emotionalism in the world however I do not see it in respect to what we are discussing. |
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78 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209718 | ||
Thank you, I have been praying. I have now asked forgiveness from my Father and I have been cleansed of the offense. I have no wrong feelings or judgments towards anyone. I know that He causes all things to work togeather for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose and that purpose is forming Christ in us. So He will take my mess and make something beautifull of it for all involved. I have now purposed in my heart to go to war, to pray with tenacity for the welfare, protection and strengthening of all that I have offended. Repentant Meta |
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79 | Alter Calls? | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209690 | ||
Thank you Cheri, Please forgive me. I will try to bring life next time instead of offense |
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80 | why do we have to call Jesus -Lord Jesus | Rom 10:9 | meta | 209687 | ||
Thanks Doc, I am not sure that it was a tremendous amount of presupposition and knowledge that caused him to speak those words. I think it was a heart bursting with Gratitude. He did climb a tree to see Jesus To see the one who is the truth the life and the way.He wasn't a scribe or a lawyer he was a thief with a license. I believe he was cut to the quick by the words of Jesus. He was not a scholar. Jesus said tax gatherers and prostitutes will enter heaven before you when speaking to the teachers of the word. They had a wealth of presupposition and knowledge. Everybody knew Jesus was different. He offered hope the pharisees offered rules and regulations some from scripture and many added by the elders. We don't know what was going on in Zaccheus heart what happened the day before? How long had he hoped for a more good and purposeful life. It is possible that he did have a wealth of knowledge and presupposition but did the knowledge motivate him. Or was it something about this man Jesus Christ. Bottom Line I agree with you about the intellect. You do have wisdom. I thank you for your words . You have not accused me of any thing and for that I thank you. I also ask your forgiveness. I replied too quickly and out of hurt to the other persons post. You have kept a cool head. Thank you |
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