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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: humbledbyhisgrace Ordered by Verse |
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681 | How do I navigate to a Post? | Galatians | humbledbyhisgrace | 198923 | ||
Stan, Sorry, in my hast I said "past". That should have been paste :-) So, again in case I confused anyone... Just paste or type the number itself in the search box at the upper right side of the screen. Hope this helps more then the last attempt! :-) Steve |
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682 | God grant repentance? | Gal 3:23 | humbledbyhisgrace | 187472 | ||
Greetings Hoppy! Well said my Brother! Amen and Amen! 1 Chronicles 29:11 "Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is Thine; Thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and Thou art exalted as Head above all" "The Sovereignty of God is an expression that once was generally understood. It was a phrase commonly used in religious literature. It was a theme frequently expounded in the pulpit. It was a truth which brought comfort to many hearts, and gave virility and stability to Christian character. But, today, to make mention of God’s sovereignty is, in many quarters, to speak in an unknown tongue. Were we to announce from the average pulpit that the subject of our discourse would be the sovereignty of God, it would sound very much as though we had borrowed a phrase from one of the dead languages. Alas! that it should be so. Alas! that the doctrine which is the key to history, the interpreter of Providence, the warp and woof of Scripture, and the foundation of Christian theology, should be so sadly neglected and so little understood." - A. W. PINK By Faith, Steve |
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683 | How Trinity of God is working? | Gal 4:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 190354 | ||
Greetings RC! Welcome Back! Although I wasn't here back when you were active :-) I took note of the fact you pointed out you use to be rcscroll. I took a look at some of your old post and your old profile. I noticed it was back in March of 2003 you made your last post under that name. Seeing it's now June 2007, can we assume God's will has changed for your "TERMINAL SICKNESS" you spoke of in your old profile information? Steve |
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684 | How Trinity of God is working? | Gal 4:6 | humbledbyhisgrace | 190363 | ||
Greetings RC! Amen! And absolutely the Lord God knows what He is doing! It is a praise to God for sure. Obviously He has more for you to do! You got to love that :-) In regards to the church you spoke of, again I say Amen! Again it is a praise to God! Although some times it is so hard for us to see His hand at work, He works none the less doing that which He pleases and drawing His people to Him. Ah the kindness of the Lord (Romans 2:4). Where would any of us be if not for His love and mercy and patients with us? God bless, Steve |
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685 | in eph, chapter 1 what are the blessing | Eph 1:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 213732 | ||
robert11567, We seem to have many who stop by this forum and ask what appears to be homework questions. Your questions would lead me to believe this is in fact one of those homework questions. Not only do you ask the question but you point to the specific verses the answer is found in. This then appears you did not even bother reading the verses to see what the answer is. If you read the verses of scripture you referenced in your questions that answer is clearly there. I want to encourage you to read God's word yourself first and see if you can find the answer. You will be blessed by God Himself if you spend time reading His word. God speaks to us through His word so if you do not take the time to read it, guess who you are not listening to and/or not hearing from? Steve |
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686 | What is God's unconditional love? | Eph 1:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 227566 | ||
Greetings Dickinson! Ephesians 1:3-8 Many times we think of ourselves as sinners (which we are) and undeserving (which is true) yet He loves us anyway (which is also true). If we only think of it from the point of view He "loves us anyway" I fear we miss the depth of it. If we would also consider His "unconditional love" from where it starts so to speak it seems to me to fully explain it. Or perhaps I should say it gives me a much better understanding of it then I once had. Consider His sovereignty! I think we can safely say that His unconditional love is of His own sovereign will to do so. In that we have security that it is His choice and not based on anything we say or do. His choice not influenced by mankind or anything else! On His own and to His glory He has chosen this. It is to be this way because God Himself has made it so! It should give us confidence that this is not from the heart of man who's heart can change but rather from God's who never changes! Steve |
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687 | Does God have a zeal for his own glory? | Eph 1:12 | humbledbyhisgrace | 165863 | ||
Does God have a zeal for his own glory? Zeal - Enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance. (dictionary.com) If God has a "zeal" for his glory what does this mean? Why does he have a zeal for his own glory? |
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688 | Does God have a zeal for his own glory? | Eph 1:12 | humbledbyhisgrace | 165886 | ||
Hi Doc, Thanks so much for the response! Great link! This is a good read. One worth tucking away for further study. Lot's of good stuff on this web page. I like John Piper's definition you quoted in your post. He covers the bases well don't you think? The main reason I posted the question is the question "why?". I probably should have posed the question a bit different to focus more on the why. But at this point I'm glad I didn't because the work you pointed out at http://www.desiringgod.org/library/tbi/desiring_god.html is worth reading and hopefully others will take the time to read it. It also helps point to the reason why! Why do we see such a zeal from God regarding His glory? First and foremost in my heart I believe God deserves the glory for all things. Not that it matters one way or the other what I believe because the truth is He does. :-) Here's another quote from John Piper that sums up that thought. "Whatever else is, owes its being to him and so can add nothing to him which is not already flowing from him." With that in mind, who else could possibly deserve the glory but God!? My pursuit of this question "why" is to better understand the reason and to be able to articulate it to others. I've read and heard others make this argument but most fail to answer the question why. I can only attribute that to the fact they either assume everyone knows the answer to why, or they are like me and struggle with the words to explain it accurately are maybe they just accept it as is and do not question the why. Either way for me I seek to understand this better in hopes to draw closer to God and better understand His ways. At this point I would fail miserably trying to put into words my thoughts on why so I will not even attempt to at this time. However, I would like to point to another work by John Piper I ran across in my study that address this question and is well worth the read for anyone interested in this subject. http://www.desiringgod.org/library/topics/gods_passion/god_us_himself.html By the way, thanks for your feedback on the question why. You make four very good points to keep in mind when studying this subject. All good points, all worth keeping in mind! Thanks Brother for all your feed back on this. Good stuff! Your Brother in Christ, Steve |
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689 | Why do children lie? | Eph 2:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 215522 | ||
Greetings Leslie! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! The scriptures teach us that by nature we are children of wrath. Ephesians 2:1-3 (NASB) 2:1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2:2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 2:3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. and that all of us sin Romans 3:23 (NASB) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God A child is no different then an adult regarding their sinful nature. A child will sin because it is their nature to sin. None of us grow up and become sinners. We grow up sinning because it is in our nature to do so. Just like it is with all of us, the child has no hope other then Jesus Christ. For only through Him will anyone be saved (John 3:16, Romans 6:23, John 14:6, Acts 4:12). Steve |
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690 | ... | Eph 2:15 | humbledbyhisgrace | 211238 | ||
Brother Brad, An excellent post! Well stated and with great care for not only what you said but how you said it. This my brother is a great example of teaching the truth of the word of God and doing so in a loving and honoring way! Steve |
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691 | Who or what is gods true church | Eph 2:22 | humbledbyhisgrace | 201511 | ||
fireandice, Just curiouser, do you have any thoughts on who or what is God's true Church? Steve |
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692 | colossians 1:26 | Eph 3:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 186197 | ||
Greetings greatone! Welcome to the Study Bible Forum! Take a look at Ephesians 3:1-12. I think this may help :-) God Bless, Steve |
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693 | why Acts chap. 4 and 5 is not practise | Eph 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 189826 | ||
Greetings Bill, It is a good question! The passage of scripture you reference is a beautiful picture isn't it? How awesome it would be to see the brethren united in the Spirit like this today! I think the bottom line is sin! It appears to me we tend to be more interested in numbers then we are true believers. Everything in the church seems to be clocked and dated and the practice of uniting in the Spirit to worship God and disciple the brethren has taken a back set to playing church. Also, there seems to be a great lack of knowledge of God's word in the church and in too many cases an acceptance of false teaching. You are probably familiar with Ephesians 4:1-16. Share this with your brothers and sisters in Christ and encourage them to read it and seek to do their part. A good question for all of us is, are we doing our part or do we just sit back and complain about what others are not doing? That question is not pointed at you by the way. From what I have seen, it becomes easy for us to complain about others and we come up short ourselves. God is amazing and the way He works through those who are faithful and about His work is undeniable. Big question for all of us, are people seeing God in us? Are we setting the right example?!?!?!?! Steve |
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694 | Who constitutes the church? | Eph 4:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 206031 | ||
Hi Sister, How typical for someone being so legalistic to accuse you of being ritualistic! How indicative of the heart of man! 1 Corinthians 2:11 (NASB) 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. Steve |
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695 | Rejection means never knew? | Eph 4:3 | humbledbyhisgrace | 206098 | ||
Greetings CG!, It is indeed an interesting passage! First, in regards to your statement " I disagree that "Those who reject their salvation were never born again to begin with."For one simple reason. Only God truly knows the heart, to say you do is wrong and untrue." It is true only God and the person knows! This same truth also discounts your argument on the matter does it not? If no one knows then no one knows if they were or were not. Understand? I understand what you are saying here. But discounting the argument as you did and then using the same to validate another view is error also is it not? Looking on to the passage you say "It CLEARLY intimates, that these false teachers knew the way (Know means that they personally knew, intimately)." I'm not so sure it "CLEARLY intimates" what you are attributing to the false teachers. Taking a closer look at the passage could you explain the following. 1) Is verse 20 and 21 talking about the false teachers or is it talking about "those who barely escape from the ones who live in error" in verse 18? 2) Verse 19 seems to "CLEARLY" reveal the false teachers are "slaves of corruption". Also, where in this passage do you understand the false teachers "personally knew, intimately"? Even more, where in this chapter do you understand the false teachers "personally knew, intimately"? Steve |
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696 | United Nations of religious groups? | Eph 4:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 169467 | ||
United Nations of religious groups "At the opening ceremony Rabbi Yona Metzger said his idea of a "United Nations of religious groups" could "bring a bridge between religions to help the bridge of the diplomatic way". Rabbi calls for 'UN of religions' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4800194.stm Some may see this as a good thing. I for one think about the affects this could have on the "Common Faith" Paul speaks about in Titus 1:4 and the "Common Salvation" Jude speaks about in Jude 1:3. Ephesians 4:4-6 I see no need for bridges! What say you? |
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697 | United Nations of religious groups? | Eph 4:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 169515 | ||
"There is ONE bridge all other ways fall short." Amen Brother! And it was designed and paid for by the Master Himself. When I read this article I could only imagine the twisted agendas and teachings that would develop from such a group. It will be interesting to watch and see who will join. Steve |
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698 | Creator upset -Gen. 6 do same-Matt.1:18? | Eph 4:4 | humbledbyhisgrace | 204361 | ||
TK, There is only One Creator! (Genesis 1) One Spirit, One Lord, One God and Father. Ephesians 4:4-6 (NASB) 4:4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 4:6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all. Steve |
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699 | Ephesians 4:5 | Eph 4:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 200824 | ||
BB, Why do you refer to the Holy Spirit as a “force”? The scriptures do not teach of Him as a force. This is the teaching of cults like the JW and Christadelphian. Steve |
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700 | Ephesians 4:5 | Eph 4:5 | humbledbyhisgrace | 200857 | ||
Thank you for your clarification on the Holy Spirit and "force" issue! I too have found myself in the same position before because of my own inability to properly articulate something. Your not alone :-) Steve |
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