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81 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Lionstrong | 92786 | ||
Thanks for your thoughts and questions, Aixon. What does it mean to be tempted? Whatever it means to be tempted it does not necessarily mean sin. Jesus, a true man, was truly tempted to sin, but his experience of being in the state of being tempted was not sin on his part. If being tempted is sin, then Christ sinned. We know this is not so. Therefore being tempted is not sin. Temptation occurs when we are "carried away and enticed" by our own lusts, says James. (James 1:12-15) While I do not like the sound of this especially when applied to Christ, James is talking about how sin comes forth. Jesus did not lust, but it is when lust has conceived that it gives birth to sin. I think this figurative language means that it is when we have said "yes" to our sinful desires that we have committed further sin. James deals specifically with lust, but the more general truth is that to be tempted is to desire something that the fulfilling of which will RESULT in sin. There is a difference between desire and lust that I will mention later. And let us also be very clear on what sin is. Sin is not "whatever is not of faith." Whatever is not of faith is sin, yes. (Rom. 4:23) But it is not the definition of sin. That which proceeds from unbelief is a violation of one of God's commands. It is a particular sin. Murder is sin, but like "whatever is not of faith," murder is not a definition of, but a particular instance of sin. Now one can define sin by listing all the commands of God that can be broken. Not believing God is sin; making idols for worship is sin, having another God, not keeping the Sabbath, not honoring your folks, etc. But a good definition is that sin is any lack of conformity to or transgression of the law of God. Now to Eve, when did she cross the sin line? My contention is that it was not crossed when she was tempted or when she desired the wisdom, nourishment or beauty of the fruit. The proof if this is in the transgression God charged them to be guilty of. "And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat? ...Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed..." etc. (Gen. 3:11, 17.) Adam was charged with transgressing the express command concerning the forbidden fruit. He was not charged for having desires that the fruit could fulfill. Eve sinned when she sinned, that is, she sinned when she transgressed the express law of God forbidding her not to partake of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The prohibition to not touch the fruit was not God's command, nor did He sight it as a violation when he charged them. I think the prohibition was a precaution issued by Adam her lord (I Pet. 3:6) and husband and head of the human race. My contention is that beauty, wisdom and nourishment are legitimate desires, and God did not forbid these desires. There are sinful desires. God says do not commit adultery, and a person may desire to do so. When a desire is sinful it is called lust by which we are carried away and enticed. But in the case of Eve, what was her desire? Was it to eat the forbidden fruit or to gain wisdom? Was eating the fruit her aim, her purpose, her desire, or was it a means to an end? Her desire was wisdom, and Satan tricked her into fulfilling her legitimate desires by an illegitimate means. You pointed out yourself that God wants us to want wisdom and acquire it. But I differ with you on the issue of wanting to be as wise as God is. Was it wrong to want to be like God knowing good and evil? First of all, they were already like God. God created man in his own image. Yes, before the fall their "eyes were not yet opened," but nonetheless they were already the image and likeness of God. (Gen. 1:26,27) And who is to say that it was not God's purpose to eventually open man's eyes and give him the knowledge of good and evil? After all the sign of a mature Christian is his ability to discern between good and evil. In Hebrews 5:14 we read, "But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." Add to this the Father's purpose to conform us to the image of Christ. (Rom. 8:29) "We are to grow up IN ALL ASPECTS into Him who is the head, even Christ," writes Paul. (Eph 4:15) (My caps) Christ himself is the wisdom of God and in him "are hidden ALL the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." (Col. 2:3)(My caps) Further, Paul affirms that we have the mind of Christ. (1 Cor 2:16) So to say that it is wrong to desire to be as wise as God is when He himself seems intent on making us so seems to be incorrect if not counterproductive. |
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82 | WHY DO WE NEED TO EVANGALIZE? | Matt 28:19 | Lionstrong | 91279 | ||
I did not read all of Hank's long response. I just noted that the only Scripture reference he gave was John 3:16, which does not contradict my post. I would ask you to thoughtfully consider God's word: Romans 9:22-23, 1 Peter 2:8, Proverbs 16:4, and Jude 4. There are many other posts in this forum that better defend this biblical teaching than mine. You may look at the posts by Reformer Joe on this topic, for example. I have not been active on this forum for a good while. I think Joe still is active here. You might want to direct you questions to him. I recommend him highly. |
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83 | Where did evil come from? | Gen 3:22 | Lionstrong | 83671 | ||
"Sin is in fact the absence of God" This is a fine biblical definition of sin! Where in the Bible did you get it? |
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84 | did i miss something? | Col 2:8 | Lionstrong | 78857 | ||
Ray, In terms of developing a biblical world and life view, what you wrote does not make sense to me. I recommend you read Gordon H. Clark's "A Christian View of Men and Things." You can order it on-line at www.trinityfoundation.org. Peace, |
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85 | did i miss something? | Col 2:8 | Lionstrong | 78738 | ||
John 15:3 "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. I am sorry, Ray. I see no relevance in your verse to my comments on Col 2:8. The subject is Christian philosophy. What are YOU talking about, or what is the relevance of John 15:3 to the subject of Christian philosophy? P.S. I'm happy that people are digging up my old posts. Bible study is what this forum is about and it does not matter how old the post is. There ARE no "dead" posts! |
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86 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Lionstrong | 73649 | ||
Did God create the heavens and the earth in six day? (continued) Another point in the positive biblical support of an ordinary day is the act of creation itself. It was not a process. Processes require time. It was instantaneous fiat creation out of nothing. God commanded things into being and they were. There was no process; God spoke and it was. Several times in creation week it is recorded "And God said.... And it was so," not "began to be so." We not only have fiat creation in the immediate context but elsewhere in Scripture. Ps 33:6, "By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host." Ps 33:9, "For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast." Heb. 11:3, "By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible." Now, so what? What difference does it make? I think both views would put one at odds with the world that wants nothing to do with a Creator God whether he took six days or six billion years to create. It still means that they owe him obedience as their Creator. And they will not and cannot do that (Rom. 8:7). I think it is a matter of scholarship and integrity and the glory of God. We must honestly deal with the Scripture even though it may seem to go against the prevailing doctrines of our day. If God's word is true, then that which is contrary must be false and we must re-examine the winds of doctrine of our day. Peace, |
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87 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Lionstrong | 73648 | ||
Hi Parable, It is good to dialogue with you again. I won't debate the scientific argument for an old earth, because, as I said, this is not a debate forum, but a forum for the study of God's Word the Holy Bible. So this is a study of the question: Did God create the heavens and the earth in six days? I have just two points to make my case that he did; one is negative the other positive. The negative is that there is nothing in the text that forces one accept that it took God more than six days to create the heavens and the earth. The positive is the plain reading of Scripture and that the act of creation was not a process requiring eons of time. The basic premise is that the plain reading is to be accepted if there is no Scripture to compel one to understand the reading otherwise. Then one must finally ask, So what? What difference does it make whether God took six days or six billion years to create the universe? So, first, the Bible says, " God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." (Gen. 1:31) Now no Bible believer that I know of would believe that it was impossible for this to be the sixth day. They would readily confess that God Almighty could create the universe in six days. Our only question is does the Bible in fact teach that God created the heavens and the earth in six days or thousands of years? Now is there anything in the context of this verse (or in the rest of the Bible for that matter) that would compel one to understand that this was not talking about the sixth day but the six millionth year? Is there anything in the context or the rest of the Bible that would compel us to disregard the plain meaning of day? Well, we know that the Bible uses the word day sometimes to mean a regular day and other times to mean an event that took more than a day. For example even in the context of the creation Moses wrote, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. (Gen. 2:4) Here day means the whole creation week. So is each day actually a week? Even if it were that would still fall short of thousands of years. Some naively point to 2 Pet. 3:8, but the verse does not say that for God one day IS a thousand years. It says, "one day is LIKE a thousand years, and a thousand years LIKE one day." In other words for an eternal Being time is not an issue. So this verse does not establish the period of a day during creation week. Now that was my negative biblical support. Positively let me start by saying that it is false that nowhere in the text are we given information that refutes or supports either a six-day creation or a many-years creation. The plain reading of the text supports a six-day creation. If it didn't we would not be having this study. A regular day is also supported by how each day ends, that is, with an evening and a morning. A regular day is supported by the institution of the Sabbath. God worked six and rested on the seventh. If the days weren't regular days we would not live to see a Sabbath rest! This is repeated in the giving of the Law strengthening the meaning of the creation days as being regular days: Ex 20:8-11 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. (Continued...) |
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88 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Lionstrong | 73647 | ||
Hi Parable, It is good to dialogue with you again. I won't debate the scientific argument for an old earth, because, as I said, this is not a debate forum, but a forum for the study of God's Word the Holy Bible. So this is a study of the question: Did God create the heavens and the earth in six days? I have just two points to make my case that he did; one is negative the other positive. The negative is that there is nothing in the text that forces one accept that it took God more than six days to create the heavens and the earth. The positive is the plain reading of Scripture and that the act of creation was not a process requiring eons of time. The basic premise is that the plain reading is to be accepted if there is no Scripture to compel one to understand the reading otherwise. Then one must finally ask, So what? What difference does it make whether God took six days or six billion years to create the universe? So, first, the Bible says, " God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day." (Gen. 1:31) Now no Bible believer that I know of would believe that it was impossible for this to be the sixth day. They would readily confess that God Almighty could create the universe in six days. Our only question is does the Bible in fact teach that God created the heavens and the earth in six days or thousands of years? Now is there anything in the context of this verse (or in the rest of the Bible for that matter) that would compel one to understand that this was not talking about the sixth day but the six millionth year? Is there anything in the context or the rest of the Bible that would compel us to disregard the plain meaning of day? Well, we know that the Bible uses the word day sometimes to mean a regular day and other times to mean an event that took more than a day. For example even in the context of the creation Moses wrote, "This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven. (Gen. 2:4) Here day means the whole creation week. So is each day actually a week? Even if it were that would still fall short of thousands of years. Some naively point to 2 Pet. 3:8, but the verse does not say that for God one day IS a thousand years. It says, "one day is LIKE a thousand years, and a thousand years LIKE one day." In other words for an eternal Being time is not an issue. So this verse does not establish the period of a day during creation week. Now that was my negative biblical support. Positively let me start by saying that it is false that nowhere in the text are we given information that refutes or supports either a six-day creation or a many-years creation. The plain reading of the text supports a six-day creation. If it didn't we would not be having this study. A regular day is also supported by how each day ends, that is, with an evening and a morning. A regular day is supported by the institution of the Sabbath. God worked six and rested on the seventh. If the days weren't regular days we would not live to see a Sabbath rest! This is repeated in the giving of the Law strengthening the meaning of the creation days as being regular days: Ex 20:8-11 "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and made it holy. (Continued...) |
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89 | Plants were created, and then stars? | Gen 1:14 | Lionstrong | 73391 | ||
So then, Parable, Without imposing non-biblical premises on the Bible, you cannot concur with Dr. Ross and conclude that on the basis of the Biblical data that creation is millions of years old. I would challeng the scientific dating as well, but this is not debateforum.com, but StudyBible.com. :) Thank you, Parable, and good to hear from you. |
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90 | Animal Intelligence Isn't Rational | Gen 3:1 | Lionstrong | 73015 | ||
Yes, that's it Wolfe! Thanks, I'm glad someone reads these old posts. I had fun posting them. And Welcome to the Forum! Peace, |
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91 | God/Man, Man/Man Relationships | Gen 3:8 | Lionstrong | 71930 | ||
Mark 10:19 "You know the commandments, 'DO NOT MURDER, DO NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS, Do not defraud, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER.'" Rom 13:9 For this, "YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET," and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." Matt 5:19 "Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Matt 22:36 "Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?" Matt 22:37 And He said to him, "'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' Matt 22:38 "This is the great and foremost commandment. Matt 22:39 "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' Matt 22:40 "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets." Matt 28:20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Rom 7:12 So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. 1 Cor 7:19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is the keeping of the commandments of God. 1 Cor 14:37 If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize that the things which I write to you are the Lord's commandment. Eph 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Eph 6:2 HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER (which is the first commandment with a promise), Eph 6:3 SO THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH YOU, AND THAT YOU MAY LIVE LONG ON THE EARTH. 1 Thess 4:1 Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more. 1 Thess 4:2 For you know what commandments we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus. 1 Thess 4:3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you abstain from sexual immorality; 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. To summarize my answer to you, RFerg, You can't go wrong starting with the commands in the apostolic epistles (Romans through Revelation). There are a lot of them, I know, but they can be summarized in the Ten Commandments. These can be further summarized in the two greatest commandments, love God and love your neighbor. Ps 1:1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! Ps 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. Ps 1:3 He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Peace, |
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92 | Need to understand the Trinity... | Bible general Archive 1 | Lionstrong | 71335 | ||
Hi Rich! You wrote, "To understand the Trinity we would have to be God, but let me illustrate by a poor, but helpful way to grasp the concept. For example, water can be seen in three way: Ice, liquid and vapor. But it is still the same water." How does this "poor" illustration illustrate the Trinity? Peace, |
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93 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Lionstrong | 71333 | ||
Hi Searcher, Happy New Year! You wrote, " Abraham (Gen 22:5) and David (2 Sam 12:20) are two examples of worship without praise. When Jesus talked to the Samaritan woman (John 4), there is not talk about praise." Gen 22:5 Abraham said to his young men, "Stay here with the donkey, and I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you." How do you know from this that Abraham did not praise God in his worship? And after God spared Abraham's son, how could he not praise God? 2 Sam 12:2 says, "The rich man had a great many flocks and herds." Do you worship God without praising him? Peace, |
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94 | How God feels about praise | John 4:24 | Lionstrong | 71306 | ||
Hi Searcher, Ps 27:6 And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. My thinking was that in the OT church praise was offered through the sacrificial system. And it is hard to imagine worship without praise. Peace, |
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95 | Why did Ahithophel offer wicked counsel? | 2 Sam 16:21 | Lionstrong | 71271 | ||
"Nothing in scripture confirms revenge." "Is there something I'm missing?" Yes, Ahithophel's motive of revenge is not confirmed in Scripture. Your answer should have been careful to reflected that. Peace, |
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96 | Why did Ahithophel offer wicked counsel? | 2 Sam 16:21 | Lionstrong | 71268 | ||
Is the motive of revenge a guess on your part or can you prove this motive from Scripture? Revenge might be a motive, but what clearly proves that it was? Does the Scripture really give us Ahithophel's motive? Peace, |
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97 | Is God somehow responsible? | Rom 1:20 | Lionstrong | 71267 | ||
I posted this to Tim. Would like your feed back. These post do not appear on the home page. So you would not see it otherwise. Peace, Tim, You wrote to Joe, "I could agree with you my friend if there were one verse which says that God does not desire to save someone! Then, we would have to make a choice based upon two apparently contrasting verses. However, their isn't one!" Please consider these passages: Matt 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" Matt 13:11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. Matt 13:12 "For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. Matt 13:13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Matt 13:14 "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; Matt 13:15 FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.' Mark 4:10 As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. Mark 4:11 And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, Mark 4:12 so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." After reading these two parallel passages answer: Why did Jesus speak to the crowds in parables? John 12:37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. John 12:38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?" John 12:39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, John 12:40 "HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM." John 12:41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him. Who blinded their eyes and why? Matt 11:21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 2 Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. What would it have taken for the people of Tyre and Sidon to repent? If God had desired to save them could he have provided those miracles through some prophet? Peace, |
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98 | Is God somehow responsible? | Rom 1:20 | Lionstrong | 71265 | ||
Tim, You wrote to Joe, "I could agree with you my friend if there were one verse which says that God does not desire to save someone! Then, we would have to make a choice based upon two apparently contrasting verses. However, their isn't one!" Please consider these passages: Matt 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" Matt 13:11 Jesus answered them, "To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted. Matt 13:12 "For whoever has, to him more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him. Matt 13:13 "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Matt 13:14 "In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says, 'YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE; Matt 13:15 FOR THE HEART OF THIS PEOPLE HAS BECOME DULL, WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELY HEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES, HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM.' Mark 4:10 As soon as He was alone, His followers, along with the twelve, began asking Him about the parables. Mark 4:11 And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, Mark 4:12 so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." After reading these two parallel passages answer: Why did Jesus speak to the crowds in parables? John 12:37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. John 12:38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet which he spoke: "LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?" John 12:39 For this reason they could not believe, for Isaiah said again, John 12:40 "HE HAS BLINDED THEIR EYES AND HE HARDENED THEIR HEART, SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND PERCEIVE WITH THEIR HEART, AND BE CONVERTED AND I HEAL THEM." John 12:41 These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him. Who blinded their eyes and why? Matt 11:21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had occurred in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 2 Luke 10:13 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been performed in Tyre and Sidon which occurred in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. What would it have taken for the people of Tyre and Sidon to repent? If God had desired to save them could he have provided those miracles through some prophet? Peace, |
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99 | Why did God create man? | Rev 4:11 | Lionstrong | 68090 | ||
Rom 1:21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, By God's grace, may this not be true of us. Happy Thanksgiving! In the Lamb, |
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100 | "God said"? ...The VERBAL voice of God? | Ex 20:19 | Lionstrong | 66876 | ||
It's possible, Wade, That's why we have to listen with discernment. [all capitalizations are mine, except LORD] 1 John 4:1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because MANY FALSE PROPHETS have gone out into the world. 1 John 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God; 1 John 4:3 and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God; this is the SPIRIT OF THE ANTICHRIST, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. 1 Thess 5:20 do not despise prophetic utterances. 1 Thess 5:21 But EXAMINE EVERYTHING CAREFULLY; hold fast to that which is good; 1 Thess 5:22 abstain from every form of evil. Deut 13:1 "If a PROPHET or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, Deut 13:2 and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known) and let us serve them,' Deut 13:3 you shall NOT LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF THAT PROPHET or that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you to find out if you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Deut 13:4 "You shall follow the LORD your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, LISTEN TO HIS VOICE, serve Him, and cling to Him. 2 Thess 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2 Thess 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, DISPLAYING HIMSELF AS BEING GOD. Rev 19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the FALSE PROPHET who performed the signs in his presence, by which he DECEIVED those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. Is 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! IF THEY DO NOT SPEAK ACCORDING TO THIS WORD, it is because they have no dawn. Peace, |
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