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81 | Do not fear what you say, it will not | Jer 15:2 | Sir Pent | 13696 | ||
There is a couple verses (Jeremiah 32: 36-37) which are somewhat similar. In those verses, the people are "saying" that a city will be given over to "the sword, famine, and pestilence", but God comes back and says that this will "not happen", but instead that the city will be given protection and safety. It is a stretch, but that might be what you're looking for. "36": And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; "37": Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely: |
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82 | Angels mentioned by name in Bible? | Dan 8:16 | Sir Pent | 120524 | ||
My answer............................................................ Hi Debbie, In protestant Bibles there are two good angels named "Gabriel" and "Michael". In Catholic Bibles there is a third good angel named "Raphael". As for bad angels, the only one named is "Lucifer" aka "Satan". |
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83 | Did OT saints have Holy Spirit within? | Joel 2:28 | Sir Pent | 114702 | ||
My answer...................................................... Hello John Pilgrim, I don't think that we've met yet. Welcome to the forum, and forgive me for taking so long to respond to your question to me. I have been away. My thoughts on Psalm 51:9-12 are pretty basic really. I think that the psalmist is desiring a better relationship with God. Therefore, he asks God for forgiveness (v.9),and for a renewing of the psalmist's spirit (v.10). Then in verse 11, the psalmist speaks of wanting to stay in a close relationship with God. Therefore, he doesn't want to be cast away from God, or have God's Holy Spirit go away from him. Finally, in verse 12, the psalmist prays to regain the joy that he had when he was first saved by God. Those would be my initial thoughts on the passage you asked about. Do you see more there, or have any other questions? |
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84 | Last part of Jonah | Jon 4:10 | Sir Pent | 116323 | ||
My answer........................................................ Welcome to the forum Eggeland, God sends a prophet named Jonah to go preach to an evil city named Nineveh. Jonah tells the people there that God will destroy them because of their wickedness. The people of Nineveh beg God to forgive them and they stop doing the evil things. God mercifully decides to not destroy them after all. Jonah is very angry about this because he hates the people of Nineveh and wanted them to be destroyed. At the end of the book, Jonah has left the city of Nineveh and is waiting to see if the city of Nineveh will be destroyed after all. One day, God causes a plant to grow very quickly beside Jonah to give him shade and coolness. This makes Jonah very happy (Jon 4:6). Then God sends a worm to kill the plant, taking away Jonah's shade and making Jonah very upset (Jon 4:7-9). God then uses this as a lesson to teach Jonah why he spared the people of Nineveh. God points out that Jonah cared about the plant even though he hadn't invested any work to make it grow. How much more then does God care about the people of Nineveh (and all people), who he created and sustained (implied in: Jon 4:10-11). Because God loves people so much, that is why He wants to forgive them when they truly repent (Jon 4:2). |
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85 | Numbers 3,14 and 40 | Matthew | Sir Pent | 21694 | ||
There are two answers (at least) to your question. Dear Anjao, A minority of the members of our forum believe that there is more significance to the numbers in the Bible than just the literal meaning. One of these members has recently defined the meanings of two of the numbers you asked about. (Three -Resurrection,Divine Completeness and Perfection, Forty - Trials, Probation, and Testings). I have also heard other definitions for the meanings of these numbers. That brings us to the second answer to your question. How do we know for sure what the real meaning is? Since it is not explicitly told in the Bible, the majority of the members here at the forum believe that it is pure speculation to assign figurative meanings to these and all numbers in the Bible. They would say that if a verse says that Jesus was in the desert for 40 days, that it only means that He was in the desert for a period of 40 days. I hope this helps, and suspect that further answers will allign with one of these two views. I also hope that proponents of these two perspectives will not generate too large of an argument over the issue. |
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86 | The Genealogy of Jesus? | Matt 1:1 | Sir Pent | 21020 | ||
Question answered ............................ Dear All4Jesus, Both the gospels of Matthew and Luke contain geneologies of Jesus, however they are distinct from each other. It is generally accepted that one is Jesus biological lineage through His mother Mary, and the other is his legal lineage through His father Joeseph. Both can be traced back to King David. If you do a search (upper right part of the screen), you'll find more information on this. |
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87 | Different geneologies of Christ | Matt 1:1 | Sir Pent | 62659 | ||
Please do a quick search ............................. This question has already been answered. Do a search (top right) for the number: 17586. |
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88 | What do the Beatitudes mean? | Matt 5:3 | Sir Pent | 112905 | ||
My answer................................. Hello Enigmatical 4 U, The dictionary defines "beatitudes" as a "state of upmost bliss". Therefore, the beginning of Matthew chapter 5 is often call the "Beatitudes" section. That is because Jesus is teaching the secret of true joy in that section. |
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89 | Why will no one answer my question? | Matt 5:19 | Sir Pent | 113995 | ||
My answer........................................ Hi Kalos, I haven't answered your question for two reasons. The first was that it was really long, and I saw the topic was about whether the Old Testament was still valid. I think that subject has been covered quite well on the forum in the past, and didn't need me adding anything to it. Therefore, I didn't actually read through your question. The second reason why I haven't disagreed with a specific point in your question is because once I took the time to read the whole thing, I agreed with them. I agree that the Old Testament is still valid. I thought you made good points :) |
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90 | Love our enemies or attack them? | Matt 5:43 | Sir Pent | 61728 | ||
Welcome to the forum Donkid ...................... You ask a very difficult question, which gets into the issue of whether it is right for Christians to kill people today. There was, in my opinion, a very good thread discussing this topic a while back. Please do a quick search (top right) for the number 16191 to jump to a post that I made in that thread. To be fair, a minority of the pillars of this forum agree with my perspective on this issue, so I would read the whole thread. |
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91 | Where are the scriptures, believers? | Matt 6:15 | Sir Pent | 15450 | ||
I may have found a passage this morning as I was doing my regular Bible reading. I have not posted on this thread in the past, because I have not felt that I had anything of interest to add. However, without the intention of finding anything, I came across this passage, and it jumped out at me as dealing with this very issue. I would be interested in how you view it. Paul says in 2 Corinthians 7:8-10 that he had written to the church there a letter, which it sounds like was one of correction. I feel that it is safe to assume that his audience was made up of believers (this is based on a myriad of statements Paul makes throughout 1 and 2 Corinthians). In the specific passage mentioned though, Paul says that he rejoices that his letter caused them "godly grief", which led to "repenting", which produced "salvation". It seems like this was a case where believers had allowed some sin to creep back into their life, and it was disrupting their proper relationship with God. God brought conviction (through Paul's correction), and they responded appropriately by admiting guilt, repenting, changing their lives, and restoring a healthy relationship with God. This is how I would interpret this passage (trying to be objective), how would you? |
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92 | The dead | Matt 8:22 | Sir Pent | 61240 | ||
This question has been answered ........................... Please use the quick search (top right) and type in the number 7640 |
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93 | Reincarnation, Who will be saved ? | Matt 10:16 | Sir Pent | 61238 | ||
Warning ......................... Dear MYR, Welcome to the forum. Some of your questions have already been answered on this forum. You can find information on them by using the search function. Also all your questions seem to be somwhat inflamatory in nature, which causes some concern. Perhaps you are sincere in you search for these answers, and I think I would be able to answer your questions better if I knew a little more about you. Would you please take a moment to fill out a personal profile for yourself. |
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94 | Can A Christian disown Christ? | Matt 10:33 | Sir Pent | 15952 | ||
I know that the answer is "yes". Can I prove this to you at all? No. So how do I know? I know because I have done it. This is not something that I am proud of, and by sharing from my own life, I realize that I open up myself for critique as opposed to just a theoretical idea. However, it is extremely relevant to this post, and perhaps will be helpful for someone, and is therefore worth the risk. I became a Christian when I was a very small child, after talking with my mother. I realized that even though I was a child and was relatively innocent in the eyes of the world, that I was still a sinner in the eyes of God. I also realized that I could not change on my own, but needed God's help. I asked Jesus to come into my heart, and felt an overwhelming sense of peace and forgiveness. I was a different person after that, my life was changed. As I grew up as a child, I quickly learned much ABOUT God. I memorized all the Bible stories, the Apostle?s Creed, etc. I also began to get to KNOW God, by spending time with Him in prayer, and developing a relationship with Him. However, as with many children, I lacked confidence in my salvation. It seemed like every time there was a revival service, or sermon that particularly spoke to me, that I would make another trip to the alter. There I would once again ask God to forgive me on all my past sins (you know, just in case). Finally, when I was almost 11 yrs old, I remember making the last of this kind of trip. Dr. David Seamands had preached a revival service, and I went forward and prayed like all the times before. But this time, God told me (not audibly, but He let me know) that I didn't need to keep doing that anymore. God helped me to realize that I could trust in Him to be faithful to that which He'd committed, me. It was at that point that I was confident of my salvation, because of my confidence in God, and our love for each other. Things continued like this throughout the next five years or so. In fact, one member of this forum spent much time with me at this point in my life, before they moved away. They could attest that I was most deffinately a Christian. But then a drastic change occurred just before my 16th birthday. The catalyst was a Star Trek (I'm still a big fan despite the tragic outcome at this particular time of my past) episode that I saw. It's a long story, but suffice it to say that after a lot of thought and turmoil, I concluded that Christianity was a fraud. For a period of several months, I completely rejected Christianity, and Christ Himself. In fact for a time, I even denied the existence of God at all. This was not just a backsliding, or a period of doubting. I was in a state of complete apostasy. If I died at that point, I know that I would have gone to Hell. Thankfully, God was merciful, and He allowed me to live through that time. Once again I must skip the long story of how I came back to Christianity. However, the end result was that I once again truly believed with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength. Since that time (nearly a decade ago now), I have remained committed to my relationship with God through Jesus Christ, and I know that the Holy Spirit is in my life, leading me to follow in God?s will. I trust in Jesus as my Saviour (from all of my sin and sins) and my Lord (for my life is not my own, but His to control), and I know that I will spend eternity with Him in Heaven. This is my testimony. This is how I know that a Christian can deny Christ, because I've done it. But praise God that He is merciful, patient, and full of love! I owe my life to Him. For once I was lost, and then I was found, and then I was lost, and now I am found again. Praise His Name forever! |
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95 | How do they relate | Matt 12:29 | Sir Pent | 59962 | ||
My interpretation ......................................... Prayon, I interpret Jesus comments here in the context of the accusation which preceeded them. The religious leaders were accusing Jesus of working for Satan “He cast out demons by Beezelbub”. Jesus defends himself by saying that a house divided against itself shall fall, and by this analogy of the “strong man’s house”. ......................................... In the analogy, the “house” is the person who Jesus is casting demons out of. The “goods” are the demons themselves. The “strong man” is Satan. Jesus seems to be simply saying that it is not possible to take goods out of someone’s house unless you tie up the person first. Therefore, He is not working with the Devil, but is directly opposing Him. |
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96 | what is "blaspheme"? | Matt 12:31 | Sir Pent | 21448 | ||
Support and Addition .......................... Dear Mattiep, I would like to begin answering your question by using the dictionary. Blasphemy - Irreverence towards God (Holy Spirit) Irreverence - Showing a lack of reverence Reverence - The state of being revered Revere - Regard as worthy of great honor From the basic definitions, it becomes clear that "blasphemy of the Holy Spirit" is the act of denying that the Holy Spirit (HS) is worthy of honor. Of course, for a person to truly believe that the HS did not deserve honor would require that that person denied that the HS was God. If a person was in the state of denying the deity of the HS it would of course be impossible for the HS to come into that person's life. And without the baptism of the HS (not to be confused with the act of being "slain in the spirit") there could be no salvation. This is why blasphemy is the unforgivable sin, because there's only one road to forgiveness and that puts up a roadblock. I would like to point out though that the roadblock is not permanent. All people have at one time in their life been in rebellion against God, and have lived lives which were irreverent toward the HS. It is of note that Luke 12:10 says, "he who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven", and not he who has blasphemed against the HS will not be forgiven. In other words, the action being talked about is continuing in the present, not just something from the past. Therefore, I believe that even if a person had said the words, "I blaspheme the Holy Spirit", that God would forgive them if they truly repented. I believe that even if a person had denied the deity of the HS in their hearts (which would also be blasphemy), that if their hearts were changed, would be forgiven by God. Of course, if they do not change, but remain steadfast in their refusal to honor God and the HS, then they will not be forgiven and will die in a state of sin. P.S. Just to nip in the bud ... I am fully aware that this doesn't completely jive with all the possible interpretaions of these passages. However, I believe it makes the most sense, when taken in the context of the entire Bible. |
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97 | There is an unforgivable sin? | Matt 12:31 | Sir Pent | 113399 | ||
Referral to another thread.................................... Hello Adrianzola, You have asked a very good question, and are not alone in wondering what the answer is. In fact someone asked this a while back. I would suggest that you type the number 21448 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen and read the answer that I and other people gave. |
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98 | Are there any sins that are unforgiven b | Matt 12:31 | Sir Pent | 116890 | ||
Referral to another thread......................................... Hello Hood Rat, That is a good question and one that has been asked before. Please type in the number 21448 into the "Quick Search" box at the top of the screen. There you will find my answer and the discussion of several other people on this subject. |
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99 | forgiveable sins? | Matt 12:31 | Sir Pent | 120840 | ||
Referral to another thread........................................... Hi Ourfathersheart, In addition to the great post written by Hank, that Mommapbs referred you to, I would also recommend that you type in the number 21448 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen. This will take you to my post on the subject and some more discussion from other forum members. |
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100 | What exactly is this Unforgivable Sin? | Matt 12:32 | Sir Pent | 119122 | ||
Referral to another thread............................................ This is a very good question that a lot of people wonder about. Please type in the number 21448 into the "Quick Search" box at the top right corner of the screen to find my answer and the discussion of other forum members on the subject. |
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