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6981 | What obligates to believe earth spinds? | Josh 10:12 | Makarios | 5425 | ||
Lionstrong:Science depends upon observation and replication. Miracles, such as the Incarnation and Resurrection, are by their very nature unprecedented events. This also is the case for the events for Joshua 10:12. No one can replicate these events in a laboratory. Hence, science simply cannot be the judge and jury as to whether or not these events occurred. This is what I have stated before to you: That we must accept this story upon the basis of faith. Since the events of Joshua 10:12 occurred in the Bible, then we can (and should) accept that as truth just because it is in the Bible. The Bible contains the ultimate truth. The scientific method is useful for studying nature but not super-nature. Just as football stars are speaking outside their field of expertise when they appear on television to tell you what razor you should buy, so scientists are speaking outside their field when they address theological issues like miracles or the Resurrection or occurrences like Joshua 10:12. I believe that nature and Scripture, properly interpreted, do not conflict. God has communicated to humankind both by general revelation (nature, or the observable universe) and special revelation (the Bible). Since both of these revelations come from God- and since God does not contradict Himself- we must conclude that these two revelations are in agreement with each other. While there may be conflicts between one's interpretation of the observable universe and one's interpretation of the Bible, there is no ultimate contradiction. We can and should believe the revelations that have been given to us by science! Since these have been proven physically, mathematically or acheologically, we should believe the findings that have been revealed to us, as long as these findings coincide with the 'special revelation' which is the Bible. God's Word does not change and neither does the Lord Jesus Christ change. However, science is in a constant state of change. Therefore, what we believe in science should affirm or coincide with the Bible. If what we discover in science does not coincide with the Bible (or help to affirm the Bible), then we must retract our scientific findings and realize the error of our findings (example: evolution). If we do not affirm these findings with Scripture, then we begin to go off onto all kinds of wayward tangents (ex. evolution, billion year old earth, etc..)Lionstrong, by reading my above answer, you can discern that I also believe that the Bible teaches 'sola scriptura'- that is, that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is not to say that creeds, tradition, or science is unimportant, but the Bible alone is our final authority. Creeds, science, and traditions are man made. Jesus said, "Scripture cannot be broken" (John 10:35). He also used Scripture as the final court of appeal in every matter under dispute (Matt. 5:18, Luke 16:17, Mark 7:13, Matt. 22:29, Matt. 4:4-10). So, following Jesus' lead, the Scriptures alone are our supreme and final authority.I also appreciate your input to the question of Joshua 10:12 even though I am beginning to wonder what you are trying to 'prove' by continuing to question why I believe in science as general revelation given to us by God. I sincerely question your motivation for writing such a sentence as "how do you know that Jesus loves you".. This leads me to believe that either you are not a Christian or a skeptical one at best. I know that Jesus loves me because the Bible says so. And I also know because of what Jesus has done with me and shown me in my lifetime already as I daily walk with Him! If you indeed need to either strengthen your faith or to accept Christ as your Savior, then I would suggest that you would do so! It is the greatest thing that you could ever do- is to accept Jesus into your heart and to begin to follow Him in all the areas of your life. | ||||||
6982 | meaning of "sanctified" in this verse | 1 Cor 7:14 | Makarios | 5385 | ||
Sanctified primarily means 'set apart'. A man and his wife are one flesh. The unbelieving partner is influenced by the Godly life of the Christian partner; so that family is under the holy influence of the believer and in that sense is sanctified, or 'set apart' to God. Also, the children have the advantage of being under the sanctifying influence of one Christian parent (see v. 16) and so may be called holy. Nelson NKJV Study Bible, Zondervan NASB Study Bible. | ||||||
6983 | Why Daniel 9:24-27? | Daniel | Makarios | 5384 | ||
Great question Mike! Daniel 9:24-27 speaks of the time between the decree authorizing the rebuilding of Jerusalem (v. 25) and the coming of the Messiah, which was to be 69 weeks or 483 years. The final (70th) 'week' is not mentioned until v. 27, following the prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem by 'the people of the prince who is to come" (some see this as Titus in A.D. 70, others point to this 'prince' as the antichrist.) It is not clearly referring to the antichrist, that is only an assumption that seems to fit the facts for now. Daniel 11:31 also speaks of this and the 'abomination of desolation'. In no way do I see any reference whatsoever to a rapture here. In fact, this passage (v. 27) could be referring to Messiah instituting the new covenant and putting 'a stop' to the OT sacrificial system, since it clearly speaks of Christ (the Messiah) and His crucifixion in v. 26. But Endtime 'prophesiers' like to use this and other verses to establish future events based on an 'antichrist'. However, in several instances they are bringing meaning to the text that just is not there to begin with. | ||||||
6984 | How do you know? | Josh 10:12 | Makarios | 5376 | ||
Radioman, how do we know WHAT? Restate your question and maybe I or someone else will see fit to give you an answer. | ||||||
6985 | Business world or Holy Spirit? | Acts 1:26 | Makarios | 5373 | ||
There are several examples of 'ordination' in the Bible. People were consecrated for service (Num. 8:10, 27:18, Deut. 34:9). Here is a commission with encouragement (Deut. 3:28). Laying on of hands (Acts 6:6, 13:1-3). Paul's credentials as an apostle (Galatians 1:1). Called to be a herald, apostle, teacher (2 Tim. 1:11). Christ Himself was ordained by His Father (Hebrews 5:4-6) and we are called to a ministry of holiness (1 Peter 1:15-16).. Just food for thought. :) | ||||||
6986 | What's your point? | Matt 13:46 | Makarios | 5372 | ||
Lionstrong, this is an interesting question! I agree with you, that Christianity is so much more than a religion but also a relationship, a daily walk, with God Himself! And how joyous is that walk! I believe that this is what you were saying initially, and I agree with you. However, jim has pointed out that Jesus is the One who makes the final decision about a person's eternal destiny in Matt. 7:22-23, and doing so by looking at the heart of a man (1 Sam. 16:7). To reconcile what you were saying intially to what jim pointed out: We must pursue God with all our heart, soul, and might, (Deut. 6:5, Matt. 22:37) and in this way will our religion be so much more than just a religion but a relationship to the Sovereign Lord Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords! | ||||||
6987 | Pls elaborate abt consecrated oil to be | Mark 6:13 | Makarios | 5371 | ||
The use of consecrated oil can be found in the Bible to anoint Holy objects: Ex. 29:36, 30:26, 40:10, Lev. 8:11 and Numbers 7:1. King David was anointed three times to be King (1 Sam. 16:13, 2 Sam. 2:4, 2 Sam. 5:3). Personal anointing is used to ordain a king or priest (Lev. 8:30, 1 Sam. 10:1,6, 1 Kings 1:39, 19:16, 2 Kings 9:3, 11:12, 23:30). Anointing an honored guest was customary treatment at a banquet (Psalm 23:5, 141:5, Luke 7:46, 2 Sam. 12:20, Ecclesiates 9:8, Dan. 10:3). In these cases, normal olive oil could be used not only to wash oneself, but also to pray. However, consecrated oil is not only used for priests but also to commission (Psalm 45:7, Zechariah 4:14, Messianic- Isaiah 61:1, Dan. 9:24, Luke 4:18, Acts 4:27, 10:38).. So we can see the differences in the uses of consecrated oil and normal oil for praying, anointing and commissioning. Oil is also used for healing (Mark 6:13, Luke 10:34, James 5:14). In 1 John 2:20,27, John speaks of the anointing of the Holy Spirit, who will teach us all things.. (Nave's Topical Bible) | ||||||
6988 | Business world or Holy Spirit? | Acts 1:26 | Makarios | 5365 | ||
Hello charis, I saw something here..Peter reminds overseers (1 Peter 5:2-4) that the presence or absence of authority or success on the job is more or less irrelevant to positions of authority at church. That may shock church members and leaders who have uncritically adopted models of church management from the business world. It's not that churches can't benefit from many of the practices found in business. Certainly in administration and finances, churches have much to learn from the efficient and effective policies of the marketplace. But the church is not a business, and philosophies and practices from that sphere need to be carefully evaluated and sifted in light of Scripture before they are put into effect. I like Ezekiel's prophecy in chapter 34:1-2 concerning the leaders of Israel- if the people are neglected or suffering, the leader's qualifications to lead are in question. There was only one remedy- to remove the leaders from leadership (vv. 9-10). Of course, Jesus displayed the ultimate example of leadership in John 10:11-17. | ||||||
6989 | How do you know? | Josh 10:12 | Makarios | 5356 | ||
In the Bible, we have everything that we need. Notice that I used the word 'need'. It doesn't tell us or expand upon all of those little questions that we have that are secondary to the knowledge of salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ. However, we are without excuse in wake of God's creation (Romans 1:20) and many things we should just accept with faith (Hebrews 11:8-10). Unfortunately, the best way for our present world to 'affirm' itself in its findings is to base its conclusions (of history) on archeological findings and (of the present) the scientific method. Many things cannot be proven by either, so mathematics is generally used. These are crude examples of proving what we know to be true (the world is round, water is made of two Hydrogens and one Oxygen) compared to the Truth that we will find oneday when we enter the glorious presence of heaven. | ||||||
6990 | Do the Old and New Testaments Agree? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 5329 | ||
Hello Questioner, you cited the eating of certain foods as an example of a way that God 'changes his mind'.. In 1 Samuel 15:29, it reads "Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man that He should change His mind".. However, you have pointed out (through food) that seem to portray that God might change his mind (such as 1 Samuel 15:11). On the one hand God is unchanging in His nature (Malachi 3:6) and is unchanging in His eternal purposes (see Ephesians 1). But this does not mean that God is some kind of Robot who cannot interact with His creatures and respond to them.God promised to judge the Ninevites but then withheld judgment after the entire city repented (see Jonah). Many people fail to realize that God has what you might call a built-in repentance clause to His promises of judgment. This "clause" is found in Jeremiah 18:7-10: "At one moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to uproot, to pull down, or to destroy it; if that nation against which I have spoken turns from its evil, I will relent concerning the calamity I planned to bring on it. Or at another moment I might speak concerning a nation or concerning a kingdom to build up or to plant it; if it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice, then I will think better of the good with which I had promised to bless it." What we see here is that God changes His policy toward man when He beholds a change in the actions of man. God is a God of mercy. And when He sees repentance, He responds with mercy and grace. We should all be thankful that God is this way. If God gave us what we actually deserved, we'd all end up in hell. As for food, in Leviticus 11:1-12, we learn about what God has abstained from His people to eat. However, in Mark 7:18-20, we learn that this law about food in Leviticus was fulfilled by Jesus in this way: it is not what goes into a man, but what comes out of a man (his thoughts, words) that makes a man 'unclean'. So God has not merely 'changed his mind', but is fulfilling the law by making perfect that which was imperfect. | ||||||
6991 | Strategic Spiritual Warfare anyone? | Dan 10:13 | Makarios | 5327 | ||
Thank you farout, I'm sure that you have seen several degrees of demon influence of certain areas in your travels.. | ||||||
6992 | Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? | Is 9:6 | Makarios | 5325 | ||
Hey inHzsvc, thats Ok! I made the same mistake of using the word 'personalities' instead of 'persons' before.. Thank you for your thoughts! Blessings in our Lord, Nolan! | ||||||
6993 | Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? | Is 9:6 | Makarios | 5323 | ||
Thank you Ray! I can see where you are coming from as far as Jesus being filled with the Holy Spirit and He was from birth! However, I believe that the Holy Spirit is a separate person from the Son. I believe that even though the Son could be filled with the Holy Spirit, He in Himself is not the Holy Spirit. I appreciate your comments though! Thank you Ray, and I will try to continue to post 'good' posts! :) | ||||||
6994 | Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? | Is 9:6 | Makarios | 5271 | ||
Yes, I understand that our ways are not God's ways (Isaiah 55:8,9; Romans 11:33; 1 Cor. 13:12) and that we do not understand the things of God. It is like trying to pour the ocean into a bucket- is our minds trying to comprehend the things of God. I agree with you on this, and I do not hold all of the answers. I wanted to explain how one who believes in the Trinity, as I do (The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit) can explain Isaiah 9:6. However, I disagree with you that those Three are 'personalities'. These are Three 'Persons', all existing as one God. Each 'Person' is inseparable and omniscient, being fully God in their own right. However, where One is, the other Two are also, being omniscient. Therefore, if we reject (or say that He doesn't exist) One person of the Trinity, that being God the Father or the Holy Spirit, then we reject the Son also. If we reject the Son, than we reject the Others also. Therefore we have a TriUne God, the Three in One, and One God in heaven that has created us. We know that there is One God (1 Cor. 8:4, James 2:19, John 5:44, 17:3, Romans 3:29-30, 16:27, Gal. 3:20, Eph. 4:6, 1 Tim. 2:5). There is also three persons who are called God. The Father is God (1 Peter 1:2). Jesus is God (John 20:28, Heb. 1:8). The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4). All Three are said to be omnipresent: the Father (John 4:19-24), the Son (Matt. 28:20), and the Holy Spirit (Psalm 139:7). All three are omniscient: the Father (Psalm 139:1-2), the Son (Matt. 9:4), and the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:10). All three are omnipotent: the Father (1 Peter 1:5), the Son (Matt. 28:18), and the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:19). Furthermore, holiness is ascribed to each Person: the Father (Rev. 15:4), the Son (Acts 3:14), and the Holy Spirit (John 16:7-14). Eternity is ascribed to each person: the Father (Psalm 90:2), the Son (Micah 5:2,John 1:2,Rev. 1:8,17), and the Holy Spirit (Heb. 9:14). And each is individually described as the Truth: the Father (John 14:6,7), the Son (Rev. 3:7), and the Holy Spirit (1 John 5:6).Matthew 28:19 reaffirms the three-in-oneness Godhead. It is highly revealing that the word "name" is singular in the Greek, indicating that there is one God, but there are three distinct persons with the Godhead- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus asserted the unity of the three by combining them all within the bounds of the single Name, and then throwing into emphasis the distinctness of each by introducing them in turn with the repeated article. Very clearly, then, the Scriptures affirm that there is one God but within the unity of the Godhead, there are three coequal and coeternal Persons- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. | ||||||
6995 | what were the 7 Messianic signs | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 5209 | ||
Wow! This is interesting in that John 2:1-11 is the miracle at Cana (changing water into wine - the first miracle), John 4:46-54 is the healing of a nobleman's son (the second miracle), John 5:1-18 is the healing at Bethesda (where Jesus healed a man who had been sick for 38 years), John 6:6-13 is the feeding of the five thousand, John 6:16-21 is where Jesus walks on water, John 9:1-7 is where Jesus heals a man born blind, and John 11:1-45 is where Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead.I've never looked at the Gospel of John quite like that before! Great observation! :) | ||||||
6996 | What blocks us from the Son? | Jer 17:9 | Makarios | 5208 | ||
Jeremiah 17:9 - a man's heart blocks us from the Son. Luke 22:60-62 - Peter's selfishness and fear blocks him from the Son. Romans 7:18 - the flesh blocks us from the Son. 1 Timothy 6:20-21 - worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called 'knowledge' which some have professed blocks us from the Son. 1 Peter 5:8 - not being 'on your guard' spiritually and open to the attack of the devil can block us from the Son. And here is another: wrong motives (James 4:3). Hank, I enjoy answering all your questions! Take care and God bless. -Nolan | ||||||
6997 | What does it mean to be a slave to sin? | Rom 7:14 | Makarios | 5207 | ||
To be a slave to something would imply that you are under the yoke of or subject to something, that something having mastery over you. Romans 8:5 states that those who are according to the flesh set their minds on things of the flesh. In this way, they are in bondage to sin, being slaves to sin and their minds are hostile towards God (v. 7-8). They can only be freed from this bondage by having Christ dwell in them (Romans 8:10). | ||||||
6998 | Who are Jannes and Jambres? | 2 Tim 3:8 | Makarios | 5206 | ||
Neither Jannes nor Jambres are mentioned in the Old Testament, but according to Jewish tradition they were the Egyptian court magicians who opposed Moses (Ex. 7:11). Do they have counterparts in today's culture? Any man of a depraved mind, opposed to the truth could fit this description. Jannes is also mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls. NASB Study Bible Zondervan. | ||||||
6999 | Who draws us to God? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 5205 | ||
[1] (a) Genesis 12:1-3 - The Lord initiated the friendship with Abram, (b) Exodus 3:1-16 - The Lord initiated the friendship with Moses, (c) Matthew 4:18-20 - Jesus initiated the friendship with Peter and Andrew. [2] John 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day." People do not come to Christ strictly on their own initiative; the Father draws them. So in each case above, with Abram, Moses, Peter and Andrew, the Father was working in the hearts of these men to draw them nearer to the Lord Jesus Christ. | ||||||
7000 | Taxes: To pay or not to pay? | Matt 22:17 | Makarios | 5203 | ||
The Pharisees were ardent nationalists, opposed to Roman rule, while the hated Herodians, as their name indicates, supported the Roman rule of the Herods. Now, however, the Pharisees enlist the help of the Herodians to trap Jesus in His words. After trying to put Him off guard with flattery, they sprang their question: "Is it lawful to give a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?" (v. 17). If He said "No", the Herodians would report Him to the Roman governor and He would be executed for treason. If He said "Yes", the Pharisees would denounce Him to the people as disloyal to His nation. NASB Study Bible Zondervan. | ||||||
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