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6721 | what is his image? | Gen 1:26 | Hank | 5297 | ||
jim, there will be both the Father and the Son. And I have a pretty good idea that God has worked out the problem of how He will show Himself to us. He's rather good at that sort of thing, don't you think? --Hank | ||||||
6722 | How should be interpret Joshua 10:12-14? | Josh 10:12 | Hank | 5276 | ||
melchizedekau, I feel sure you meant to say something, but what was it? In "Yes it is" what does it refer to? -- "in the natural" what? -- "nothing could be proved" about what? Would you please review your note and consider posting again in somewhat less obscure language? --Hank | ||||||
6723 | what is his image? | Gen 1:26 | Hank | 5269 | ||
Good question, Buf. God made man in His image, but what is God's image? Since we know God to be spiritual and not of flesh and blood as we, His image must necessarily be measured by spiritual attributes. But God is transcendent; there is none like Him; there is no basis for comparision; there is no meaningful way to say, "God is like this or like that." In the words of 1 Samuel 2:2, "There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed there is no one besides You, nor is there any rock like our God." In many places throughout the Bible, God is variously described as the Creator, as being full of grace, as holy, as loving, as sovereign. Jesus is the best example we have, or will ever have, of what the Father is like. Philip asked Jesus to show him and the other disciples the Father in Matthew 14:8. In the next verse Jesus tells Philip, "He who has seen me has seen the Father." It follows, then, that the more we know about Jesus the better the image we have of the Father. So, Buf, as a line in an old hymn puts it, "More about Jesus would I know, more of His grace to others show; Spirit of God my teacher be, showing the things of Christ to me." There is a good thought for the saints, laden with hope, in 1 Corinthians 13:12, "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face." How awesome to consider that one day we shall meet the Almighty God face to face! --Hank | ||||||
6724 | What exactly is idolatry? | Not Specified | Hank | 5263 | ||
Does "idolatry" in the Bible mean merely the worship of images (idols), or does it also have broader meanings? | ||||||
6725 | What exactly is idolatry? | Ex 20:3 | Hank | 5299 | ||
Does "idolatry" in the Bible mean merely the worship of images (idols), or does it also have broader meanings? | ||||||
6726 | What exactly is idolatry? | Ex 20:3 | Hank | 5303 | ||
Does "idolatry" in the Bible mean merely the worship of images (idols), or does it also have broader meanings? | ||||||
6727 | What is special about "logos" (Word)? | John 1:1 | Hank | 5262 | ||
What special meaning did "logos" (the Word) have for both Greeks and Jews? | ||||||
6728 | Does anointing with oil heal? | Mark 6:13 | Hank | 5261 | ||
Why did the disciples anoint sick people with oil? Was oil believed to have had any healing properties? | ||||||
6729 | Baptism by w/o faith in BtismalSalvation | 1 Pet 3:21 | Hank | 5259 | ||
If I interpret your question properly, aren't you really asking, Who or what is the saving agent: the baptizer or the baptism? If that is the question, I would say neither. In the first place, what does the belief of someone else, the baptizer in this instance, have to do with your salvation? If my pastor believes that baptism is merely a way to get a free bath, or that Paul was a Portuguese pygmy, I can't see either of his views as affecting my salvation. In the first chapter of his Philippian letter, Paul endorses the preaching of Christ even by preachers who themselves may be envious, selfish, or insincere. The message is more important than the messenger. In the second place, does the act of baptism itself save? I hold that the Bible teaches that Jesus, not water, saves. If water saves, why would it have been necessary for Christ to suffer on the cross, shed His blood, and die? By grace are we saved through faith in Christ Jesus. There is a great deal of additional material on baptism posted elsewhere on this Forum. You might want to use the Search feature and enter "baptism" or "baptize" to read more. --Hank | ||||||
6730 | Kingdom of God | 1 Cor 15:24 | Hank | 5229 | ||
This verse refers to Christ's second coming. The events that will accompany it include Christ's handing over the kingdom to the Father. Subsequent to this action, Christ will destroy the power and authority of all forces that oppose Him, including the devil and his minions. To your second question, why wouldn't there be a Son then, since He is eternal. To your third question, John 1:1: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS GOD" (emphasis mine). --Hank | ||||||
6731 | Who then can be saved | Rom 8:6 | Hank | 5226 | ||
The person whose mind is set on things of the flesh is dead spiritually (compare 1 Cor.2:14; Eph.2:1). The mind set on the Spirit has life and peace. This describes every true Christian, who is very much spiritually alive and at peace with God (See Eph.2:5). You ask, Can a carnal man be saved? If the answer were to be no, then no one could be saved, because we are all carnal, all of the flesh. Yes, the carnal man can be saved by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. But the unregenerate carnal man who rejects Christ's offer of salvation will be condemned. --Hank | ||||||
6732 | Covenants and Dispensation? | Eph 1:10 | Hank | 5221 | ||
Joe, I hold with free grace, but not in quite the same sense as I understand some proponents of it to mean. One of the "proof texts" that is frequently cited is Ephesians 2:8-9 in which Paul says we have been saved by grace through faith, not of ourselves; it is a gift of God; not of works lest anyone should boast. But Paul doesn't leave it at that. He says (v.10) that we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good WORKS (emphasis mine). I believe the Bible teaches that salvation is a gift of God and that there is nothing we can do -- no "works" -- to earn it. However, it also teaches that good works are the result of regeneration. James speaks of a faith that is without works as being a dead faith. Not everything which is claimed to be faith is genuine. Thus if someone who claims to have been saved "continues in sin that grace may abound" one can reasonably question whether the claim is valid. You will know them by their fruits. I believe the teaching that God's gift of salvation places no demands on the believer to "walk in newness of life" in obedience to Him is false teaching. It's what Dietrich Bonhoeffer called cheap grace. You make a valid argument that Charles Ryrie and John MacArthur do have some differences of opinion. But then when have we ever seen theologians agree on all points of the Christian faith? Ryrie and MacArthur both agree on the Triunity and salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Beyond that, all else is secondary exposition anyway. By the way, I don't prize study Bibles the way some of my friends do. JVH of this Forum, whose postings now top out over 700, said in an e-mail to me recently, "It's amazing how much light the Scriptures shed on study Bibles!" --Hank | ||||||
6733 | Covenants and Dispensation? | Eph 1:10 | Hank | 5189 | ||
Joe, thank you for your well-written answer to a tough question. Your essay had balance and clarity. You did your homework well. Your students should be proud of their teacher! --Hank | ||||||
6734 | Why not literally? | Josh 10:12 | Hank | 5179 | ||
Yes indeed, Nolan! Why not take God at His word? Even if science could "prove" the event of Joshua 10:12-13 one way or the other, chances are that it would at some time reverse itself. God and His word are eternal, unchanging and true. "Where were you," asks God of Job, "when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding." [Job 38:4] --Hank | ||||||
6735 | Which is truth, Science or God's Word? | Josh 10:12 | Hank | 5178 | ||
How I agree with your statement, JVH! In my lifetime, I have seen "true science" reverse itself on a number of issues. One has only to search the annals of science to discover that what was once in the vanguard of scientific thought has been proved false by subsequent research. A number of scientific "truths" of yesteryear read like fairly tales or science fiction today. Even the hallowed theory of evolution is under scrutiny and is being discounted, not only by those "mean and ignorant right-wing Bible-thumping religious radicals" but by the scientific community itself. Archeological discoveries of the past 100 years or so have lent credence to many of the claims in the Bible that erstwhile skeptics denounced as nonsense. "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." [Isaiah 40:8] --Hank | ||||||
6736 | Is a rich man doomed? | Matt 19:24 | Hank | 5177 | ||
What is Jesus teaching in Matthew 19:24 -- that a person of wealth cannot be saved? | ||||||
6737 | Finders losers? Losers finders? | Matt 10:39 | Hank | 5176 | ||
Explain what Jesus meant in Matthew 10:39. | ||||||
6738 | Who draws us to God? | Not Specified | Hank | 5175 | ||
[1] In the following verses, who initiated the friendship and with whom? (a) Genesis 12:1-3 (b) Exodus 3:1-16 (c) Matthw 4:18-20. [2) How do these verses relate to John 6:44? | ||||||
6739 | Who draws us to God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Hank | 5204 | ||
[1] In the following verses, who initiated the friendship and with whom? (a) Genesis 12:1-3 (b) Exodus 3:1-16 (c) Matthw 4:18-20. [2) How do these verses relate to John 6:44? | ||||||
6740 | Why is God jealous? | Ex 34:14 | Hank | 5174 | ||
How is God's jealousy different from ours? | ||||||
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