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81 | Face Value or Not | Gen 1:1 | Scribe | 85893 | ||
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church. They can be taken for face value. As long as we are speaking of the face of the looking glass of scripture and not our own definitions of the words. If we define "keep silence" as the other "keep silence" that has been mentioned just a few verses before concerning men, we understand it means, don't talk when you should not be, not don't talk becuase you are a woman. It has to do with disruption of the service. Not saying anything about the details we do not know about but only sticking to the text itself we have Paul saying to those that speak in tongues to do it two or three in a service and then only if there is an interpreter, if not "KEEP SILENT" in the church and let him speak to himself and to God, then we have Paul saying to those that would give a prophesy.. do so two or three and if one is speaking the other should "KEEP SILENT" then he gets to the women who would ask questions and they are told to "KEEP SILENT" and if the reader is following the flow and logic of the admonition he immediatly understands that it must refer to some type of "confusion" or interuption that was being caused by the asking of questions. Then we understand that the spirit an theology of the rest of the new testament does not "jell" with a rule that would suggest that as soon as women walk in the church they must not utter a sound until they leave does it? Of course not, so we know that it must be about interuptions and confusion which is what the whole chapter deals with. May God Bless You as You Look into the Face of the Mirror of the Word and are Changed Day by Day. |
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82 | 24 hour days are based on what? | Gen 1:2 | Scribe | 43470 | ||
The statement is made from the first day.. evening and morning were the first day. This is written at a time after the creation by Moses. Just as when Moses stated ... that Cain dwelt in the land of Nod, not that it was called Nod when Cain dwelt in it. It became Nod much much later. But Moses was just identifying the area. Just as if you said my Indian forefathers dwelt in Dallas, not that it was caled Dallas when they were there. So this reference also is from Moses that the evening and the morning were the first day when as yet there was no son or moon. However by making the statment the evening and the morning were the first day he is making it clear beyond all question that it was not ages or eons that is meant but an evening and a morning. May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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83 | 24 hour days are based on what? | Gen 1:2 | Scribe | 43471 | ||
The statement is made from the first day.. evening and morning were the first day. This is written at a time after the creation by Moses. Just as when Moses stated ... that Cain dwelt in the land of Nod, not that it was called Nod when Cain dwelt in it. It became Nod much much later. But Moses was just identifying the area. Just as if you said my Indian forefathers dwelt in Dallas, not that it was caled Dallas when they were there. So this reference also is from Moses that the evening and the morning were the first day when as yet there was no son or moon. However by making the statment the evening and the morning were the first day he is making it clear beyond all question that it was not ages or eons that is meant but an evening and a morning. May God bless you in your study of His Word. |
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84 | Creation Account: Mythical or Not? | Gen 1:27 | Scribe | 85193 | ||
Having experienced the Living Word I am not in a condition to need to find any scientific proofs for the Creation story of Genisis. However if I could put myself in the shoes of an honest intellectual who wants to know whether or not he can rely on the scientific accuracy of Genesis or if it is a story far removed from the original account that contains some hints of the original but not to be taken literally I would start my investigation in the area of archealogy, astronomy, and geology, and see if there are evidences of the account that Genesis gives. We will learn that as it relates to the way stars are born their is the possibility of light before the actual formation of the sun just like this account gives, we find that the order of creation, water, land, vegetaion,etc agrees with scientific knowledge on the order of the way things came about, we see that there are archaelogical finds in the oldest civilizations such as the sumerians (same area as Babylon but older) that extend to the time of nimrod after the flood that reveal stories and records of a flood, and also possible first man and woman stories associated with a serpent, However the stories in babylonia is childish and grotesquely ridiculous showing, that it was a corruption from the original, where as the Genesis account is logical and perfect in its concepts, therefore would be the original story, and the others found in archaelogy are corruptions. So in short, the Bible's account of creation has never needed correction, and remains the same century after century, but the theories proposed by men have changed constantly and continue to do so, and even in the light of the constant changes (some as drastic as revising the time it takes a planet to form, from billions of years to only 3 million which was presented last week)even in the light of these kind of radical changes in view, the arrogant man will attempt to compare the genisis account with their current ideas and judge the Genisis account as fact or fiction based on the current fantasy. However the interesting thing is that the theories of modern science keep changing in favor of the Biblical account. 3 million years is a lot longer than 6 days but not as much as the billions they once held to. The hubble space telescope is sugesting to the observers that the earth might indeed be the center of the universe and that all things are expanding away from it. Go figure. May God Bless You as You Study His Word. |
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85 | Christian Ecology | Gen 1:28 | Scribe | 63520 | ||
Fennis Dake made much about the word "replenish" insisting that the earth had been populated between Gen 1:1 and 1:2. I do not agree but why is the word Replenish used here if the world is new? | ||||||
86 | Don't be deceived | Gen 2:9 | Scribe | 85676 | ||
In my opinion, this verse prooves to me that Satan was perfect in Eden, and then fell. Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Ezekiel 28:14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ezekiel 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. There are those that say that this Eden was not the garden but some other heavenly Eden. And so they reconcile this verse with the idea of a past rebellion before the garden of Eden. Maybe that is so, but I do not read of any such Eden in the scripture, so it is just speculation. Unless someone has hints of it in the scripture somewhere that I have never seen. Untill I hear of a heavenly Eden in the scriptures I have to take it as a reference to the Garden of Eden and a Divinely inspired prophecy concerning satan in that garden before he fell. This would put his fall in the garden and also explain the reference to the mount of God. We do not really know that Eden was near the current Tigris and Euphrates junction before entering into the Persian Gulf. That never made sense to me. The river flowed out of the Garden and parted into four. We keep hearing that the Garde was somewhere in Iraq where the Euphrates and Tigris join. That is oposite the facts. The River flowed out of the Garden and divided into four, not joined into one. So the garden must have been somewhere further North or west from Iraq and the Tigris and Euphrates joining again is inconsequential. Unless we are saying that the river flowed from the gulf norhtward, and that is not that way it works is it? So what am I getting at? It is possible the Jewish tradition that that Adam was formed in the same area of the temple mount is true. It is possible that Jerusalem is the location of the garden of eden, in which case this reference to satan wanting to ascend the sides of the north coincides with the antichrist standing in the holy place in the end times. Something to think about. We often repeat what we were taught (Satan fell eons before the garden in some ancient rebellion) without ever investigating where the teaching comes from. Then when we do we do not find any supporting scriptures except for the garden story. Then we have a choice, keep spouting the party line, or ask the Lord to give us faith and boldness to speak only what the word says and nothing more. And even then we must always allow room for more light not being dogmatic about things that are not clear in scripture. Despite what the "reformers" might say, there are many truths in the scriptures that have not been fully explored and one of the reason is that many are afraid to depart from any preconcieved interpretations even when they feel the check in their spirit that there are not any scriptures to back such an interpretation, or they begin to see a more clear picture than the ancient medieval church and yet they are afraid to add anything to it, being taught that all doctrines have been exhausted and there is nothing new to add. May God Bless You in you Study of His Word. |
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87 | Don't be deceived | Gen 2:9 | Scribe | 85973 | ||
Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. No I have not. Do you have a thought on it? Could it be the same day he created serpents? |
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88 | Adam and Eve ashamed of their nakedness? | Gen 3:7 | Scribe | 42794 | ||
The point is that as long as they did not know they were naked they had no shame. When they thought of being naked as a state of, not being covered when they should be, then they were ashamed. When adam hid himself it was because he knew he was naked. The point seems to be that he now knew he needed a covering for his sin. Genesis 3:7-11 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? Innocence is better than knowledge of evil. Some may think they need to know about the details of sin but it is better to remain innocent. Paul said it was a shame to speak of those things that homosexuals do in secret. And this reveals the holy mind of the redeemed saint. We should follow after that which is good and flee all appearance of evil. No greater testimony does a young person have than to say I was saved at 6 and never messed with drugs, alcohol or sex. These young people may think they don't have a testimony worth sharing because they are accustomed to hearing testimonies of bank robbers and gangsters who were born again and changed by the grace of God. Those are wonderful testimonies but it is a greater story to hear how God has kept a youth from the age of accountability to adulthood away from all sorts of sins and even kept them innocent of the details of what others do in secret. And for those that were once involved in every kind of wicked work, God can renew the mind so that the dead works are purged and even the saint cannot remember the details. Innocence is to be cherished not maligned. Stay away from ministries that say they are called to expose the wicked things men do in secret, God's word has not changed, it is still a shame to speak about them. It is enough to call it sin without polluting wholesome thoughts with the details of the sin. |
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89 | why did they feel compelled to cover | Gen 3:7 | Scribe | 42810 | ||
Innocense knows no guilt or shame. The point was that to know about evil was never the plan of God. To have knowledge of evil is to know you have done wrong. The idea that to be without clothing was wrong had come into their minds as a result of having done wrong. Not only to be naked but many other things became known to them that they had never been concerned with before. As they go forth into the world they experience such things as being angry and Cain kills his brother. To look at Able and to be wroth was another thing that had been gained by eating the fruit besides that of knowing you were naked. | ||||||
90 | The priest of Eden? | Gen 3:21 | Scribe | 86456 | ||
Never thought of it like that. It is not a bad thought actually. The first sacrifice for sin it, no doubt, must have been, slain as it were, without hands on this first altar made for man the skins, only a shadow of the blood that would cover man before the flood And who is this garden priest of Eden? none other than the Lamb slain predestined. Scribe 06/1/2003 May God Bless You as you study his Precious Word. |
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91 | My first Poem, Should I keep my dayjob? | Gen 3:21 | Scribe | 86507 | ||
My First Poem Priest of Eden The first sacrifice for sin it, no doubt, must have been, slain as it were, without hands on this first altar made for man the skins, only a shadow of the blood that would cover man before the flood And who is this garden priest of Eden? none other than the Lamb slain predestined. Gary David Morris 2003 |
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92 | My first Poem, Should I keep my dayjob? | Gen 3:21 | Scribe | 86512 | ||
Thanks Just Read Mark, I appreciate the feedback. |
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93 | How does one Master sin? | Gen 4:7 | Scribe | 142295 | ||
Romans 6:11-14 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. It is a daily walk. Jesus taught us to pray concerning this day only. Deliver us from temptation. This is the first step, a heart crying out to God through faith in Jesus Christ, believing that His abundant Grace is available to overcome the temptation. By passing through the temptation, without falling, we thereby gain strength over "him" that is the devil and the power of sin which is in our flesh.. this sowing to the spirit day by day will give us a strength that is greater than the temptation, and it then becomes no temptation. However there are so many of these individual battles of the flesh, that we must always fight this war against the various enemies of the "land" and never let our guard down. Praying always and interceding for the saints who also are in this battle with you. May God bless you in this holy war fare and grant you one hill of conquest after the other until you rule and reign with Him in that day for ever and ever. |
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94 | How did the people in Nod come to be | Gen 4:16 | Scribe | 50180 | ||
I will not attempt to post them all now. But there are many passages like this. Moses is not saying that it was called Nod when Cain dwelt there. Cain called his city Enoch not Nod. Genesis 4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. But so that the readers of Moses which were much much later than the days of Enoch could get a handle on the geography Moses was speaking about he mentions that this City Cain built was in the area that then in Moses time was called Nod. Cain took a wife, maybe even by force, we don't know, from the camp of Adam, after many centuries Cain populated a large settlement of people through close relationships at first of course. Then as time went on the gene pool gets diversivied. |
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95 | Not possible | Gen 4:22 | Scribe | 85846 | ||
I am not following you. It is evident in archaelogical findings that "metal" was worked with before 1500BC. Maybe the use of the word Forged is causing a misunderstanding. I believe that there are more than enough findings of metal that was heated and worked with or beaten into shapes before 1500BC. I don't think you can read more into the word Forged than is there. If we have an idea of such a word being a particular type of system of working with metal that was perfected later, that is not a proper definition of the word forged. The exact methods of how he worked with metal are not give, this word simply means he worked metal into useful things. |
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96 | What do the 120 years pertain to? | Gen 6:3 | Scribe | 56033 | ||
Neither. It means that God will let men live 120 years longer and then the Flood will come and wipe them all out. It was not a declaration of a lifespan for humans. Also notice that is directly related to the fact that the sons of God (those that were wanting to call themselves by the name of the Lord Gen 4:26) began to corrupt themselves by marrying ungodly women from Cains camp until there were no righteous people left but Noah's family. | ||||||
97 | What do the 120 years pertain to? | Gen 6:3 | Scribe | 56053 | ||
Have you looked this up in commentaries and in other versions? I doubt you will find a commentary that states this had to do with lifespan of men. Not only does the context demonstrate that God was giving men 120 years to repent, but the time frame until the flood came also backs this up. The age of men after has at times seemed to be about 140 years in some cases but for many thousands of years the age David gave of men being allowed to live about 80 years seems to be what God established this side of the flood. Psalms 90:10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. I just did a brief look up in about 5 commentaries and they all said that the 120 years hear in Gen was in reference to 120 years until he would bring the flood to judge them. Not sure where the idea that it was a statement regarding lifespans came from, I never thought that when I read it the first time. Though I have heard others that thought that. I guess it sounds more like that from the KJV which is my favorite so it might have been "preached" around through the years as being somekind of declaration of lifespan by those who read it wrong. |
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98 | how old? | Gen 6:3 | Scribe | 56055 | ||
There is no mystery here. God said it would be 120 years that he would let them live. After that he brought the flood. If you read it in context it is obvious. Only when people teach it or quote it in a sermon do people get this idea of it being a declaration of a lifespan of a human. Then once they have that in their minds they read it thay way and when someone says .. read the context and understand that the flood came 120 years later,,.. they are afraid to change their minds becuaes their pastor taught that this was a statement about lifespan and after all.. he is the pastor and he knows more.. etc etc. | ||||||
99 | Who were the "sons of God" in Gen 6:4? | Gen 6:4 | Scribe | 43653 | ||
Yes. Adam was called son of God. Luke 3:38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. The sons of God in Gen 6:4 are those that called themselves by the name of the Lord in Adams Camp. Genesis 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. Then in Cains camp they were developing a life that was not focused on God or a hope of redemption. In Adams Camp Enoch was prophesying of the coming of the Lord with 10,000s of his saints and there were men from cains camp that would contend with him. These people in cains camp were the children of men. When the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were attractive and good to look at, and then they began to mix with them. This same sin has been the downfall of the people of God from the beginning and is still happening today. As you read through the Bible you will continue to see this pattern of "truth stream". When Jude speaks of the error of Cain he compares it with the counsel of Balaam. Now we know what Balaam taught. Balaam taught the king Balak to defeat the Israelites by sending the Moabite women in to mix with them. Today satan is still attempting the same strategy against those that keep the testimony of Jesus Christ. Satan will try to get the people of God to get involved romantically with an ungodly person if he can because he knows that in almost every case the godly person will be corrupted, not the ungodly saved. Follow this passage in Gen 6 with these thoughts in mind and you will see it applies much more logically than that of angels and men mixing. Also read the text carefully without looking at it through the filters you may have learned from other men teachings. It does not say that after the sons of god had sex with the daughters of men the babies were giants. It says that there were giants in the land in those days. End of sentence then as a seperate sentence it says when offspring of the sons of god and daughters of men were men of renown. This term means they were like feudal lords. And the violence filled the land as a result of these fuedal lords leading bands of maurading cruel and viscious men of rapine and wickedness. This is the underlying meaning of the words. Genesis 6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. Numbers 16:2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown: See how the same words are used to describe the authority of princes in Israel? The idea is that this next generation of offspring of the children of those men that had corrupted themselves with mixing with the ungodly women became these authoritative rulers over bands or tribes and the violence that resulted is linked to the this statment. So it would be like feudal lords but of a very vicious nature. There may even be the idea of cannabilism here. What about the giants? Well I see that as a seperate statement altogether. Genesis 6:3-5 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown. And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. I lean toward this idea. There were giants in the land in those days. Giant, ferns, giant beasts, (dinosaurs), giant men (10 feet) giant dragon flies. A time of many giant things. This is a mention of various giant things. I do not really see Nephilim as necessarily meaning people only, this might have been used to refer to people, "sons of Nephilim" but I think the word is used here to express "giant". |
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100 | Who were the "sons of God" in Gen 6:4? | Gen 6:4 | Scribe | 43716 | ||
I am not sure why you responded under my note. The purpose of my note was to point out that Adam was called the son of God and that this adds to the idea that the "sons of god" in Gen 6 is the camp of Adam and the daughters of men are of Cains camp. Jesus being called the son of God is different altogether. He was equal with God. | ||||||
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