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81 | What say you? | Col 2:14 | alanh | 171938 | ||
First of all Matthew 5 does not say the Law is still in effect if you read closely you will notice that Jesus says the Law will remain till all be accomplished or fulfilled Think not that I came to destroy the law or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass away from the law, till all things be accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18) Secondly, Romans 15:4 is not talking about the keeping of the Law at all it is saying we can learn from stories in the OT. The fact is there are several Scriptures that speak of the passing of the Law: first, The ten commandments were a part of the Mosaic law, and that system was given to the Hebrews alone (Dt. 5:1-5). Second, New Testament data lead to the conclusion that the law of Moses (with all of its components – including the sabbath) has been abrogated. Third, Paul affirmed that the “law of commandments” was abolished “through the cross” (Eph. 2:14ff). Fourth, the “bond written in ordinances” (which contained such things as feast days, sabbaths, etc.) was taken out of the way, having been nailed to the cross (Col. 2:14-16). Fifth, God promised to make a “new covenant,” which would not be like the one given to Israel when the nation left Egypt (Jer. 31:31ff). When that “new covenant” was given, a “change” in laws was made (Heb. 7:12). Sixth, In Romans 7, the apostle argued that the Christian is “dead to the law through the body of Christ” (4). He further contended that the child of God is “discharged from the law” (6). |
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82 | The rapture, A comming event, Pg 3. | 1 Thess 4:16 | alanh | 126009 | ||
Where do you read the word "rapture" in the Bible? It is not there nor is the concept there, the "raopture" is not a coming event it is not an event at all.. Read Matthew 24 closely and notice how many times the Lord says "you," this is because those events were to happen in their life time not centuries from then. All of chapter 24 with the exception of verses 36ff have been fulfilled. Notice what Jesus says in verse 34: "Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished" (Matt. 24:34). Jesus is predicting the destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE and with that destruction ends Judaism. There can be no more sacrifice because there is no more priesthood (with the temple destroyed there are no more genealogical records). When one looks to the book of Revelation for information there are 4 things that must be remembered about the prophesies: 1) It is a Revelation (1:1);(2) to seven churches in Asia (1:11); (3) in signs [He sent and sign-i-fied it](1:1); (4) of things that must shor,tly come to pass (1:1; cf. 1:3; 22:6,10). Now with this information in hand we find that Revelation cannot be referring to events in the far future because the apostle plainly states the events will "shortly come to pass." Revelation also has little meaning for any but the 7 churches of Asia to whom they were written. John in the fist chapter of Revelation states that the tribulation was in his own time "I John, your brother and partaker with you in tribulation and kingdom and patience which are in Jesus, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and the testimony of Jesus" (Revelation 1:9) and then in signs and symbols tells of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. It is a message of hope to the Christian of the first century. The Scripture you have referenced 1 Thessalonians 4:16 is referring to the end of the age when Christ returns. The time of judgment. 1 Thessalonians 4:18 "Wherefore comfort one another with these words." |
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83 | Does God show mercy if we sin purposely? | 1 Tim 1:13 | alanh | 153937 | ||
Paul obtained mercy does not say that he was excused for what he did. A jury may recommend mercy for a defendant, altho it has found the man guilty, because there are circumstances that justify an easier punishment than strict application of the law might demand. This is the case in Paul's instance, so the Lord showed him mercy because he was an unbeliever--had made no profession toward Christ--and was ignorant of the facts in the matter. | ||||||
84 | The Rapture, a comming event. | Titus 2:13 | alanh | 124393 | ||
Where exactly do you read about "the rapture" these words are no where found in the New Testament much less the Bible. "The rapture" is a misconception of what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 24 where He is talking of the coming destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE | ||||||
85 | The Rapture, a comming event. | Titus 2:13 | alanh | 124506 | ||
This Scripture has nothing to do with the so called rapture, butis referencing the end of time when Christ returns to judge all. | ||||||
86 | The Rapture, a comming event. | Titus 2:13 | alanh | 124508 | ||
You are correct most ministeries do espouse this belief, but it is not biblically based. The church of Christ does not teach this. | ||||||
87 | God's voice vs man's voice | Heb 1:2 | alanh | 158564 | ||
God, having of old time spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by divers portions and in divers manners, hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds; (Heb 1:1-2) When we go to the Scriptures as the Bereans did and examine what is being said against the Scriptures we can know the voice of God as compared to that of man. Jesus said in John 17:17 that the word of God is truth. |
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88 | The Old Covenant lingers? | Heb 8:13 | alanh | 135347 | ||
Jeremiah says the covenant was to be replaced. Jeremiah 31:31 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: If something is replaced that means it is done away with. The Old Covenant was a shadow of the new. The new covenant was better (kreitt¨n,¦Ê¦Ñ¦Å¦É¦Ó¦Ó¦Ø¦Í) than the old. According to Hebrews the new covenant is based on "better promises" and a better hope" (7:19'22; 8:6). Inherent in the better covenant are "better sacrifices" (9:23), a "better possession" (10:34), a "better country" (11:16), a "better life" (11:35), and the blood of Jesus which "that speaketh better than that of Abel" (12:24, NEB; cf. 6:9; 7:7; 11:40). |
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89 | The beginning of what? | 1 John 1:1 | alanh | 171761 | ||
I believe John is referring to the beginning of the church or kingdom in Acts chapter 2. Peter uses the same words in Acts chapter 11-" And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning." | ||||||
90 | Who really wrote the bible? for a friend | 1 John 1:1 | alanh | 171762 | ||
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation. For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21) |
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91 | Do gays and lesobians go to hell? | 1 John 2:1 | alanh | 171763 | ||
All who practice sin will go to hell this is not my judgment but Gods please note the following: Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor abusers of themselves with men, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11) |
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92 | Millions led by Satan equal Goat Nations | Rev 20:8 | alanh | 126021 | ||
My fellow Bible student you are reading things into the Scriptures that are not there by taking prophetic language and reading it literally. The book of Revelation is a book that tells of the coming destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. When you read the first chater you find that it is (1)a Revelation (1:1); (2) to the seven churches of Asia (1:11); (3) in signs (He sent and sign-i-fied it) (1:1); (4) of things that must shortly come to pass (1:1; cf. 1:3; 22:6,10). The 1000 year reign of Christ. The text says, "they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." The pronoun "we" is a personal pronoun of the first person, but "they" is a is a personal pronoun of the third person; the verbs "lived" and "reigned" are verbs of the past tense, but "shall live and reign" are verbs of future tense. No person can claim the right to change the sentence of the text from the third personal pronoun "they" to the first personal pronoun "we," nor to chage the verbs "lived" and "reigned" of the past tense to "shall live and reign" of the future tense. That is too much change for any man to make who has an ounce of respect for the word of God. In his vision John "saw thrones" and the ones that "sat on them." And those whom he "saw" were the "souls" of the "beheaded." They had not "worshipped" the beast. They had not "received" the mark, and they "lived" and "reigned" with Christ. First: "They lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years." It does not mention the second coming of Christ, a bodily resurrection, a reign on earth, or a literal throne in Jerusalem or elsewhere. It does not mention us, and it does not mention Christ on earth. Revelaton 20 mentions none of these things, and a curse was pronounced on the one who add to the words of this book (revelation 22:18). Second: "They" lived and reigned with Christ. It says "they"-the souls of the martyrs who were beheaded. Only those who were beheaded entered the 1000 yrs. If the 1000 yrs is literal then the behading is literal, and only those literally beheaded entered into that millennium. If the beheading is figurative, the 1000 yrs. is figurative, and that cuts us out; for there could be no literal millennium. If a literal 1000 yrs, then a literal behading; if a figurative beheading, then a figurative 1000 yrs, and either way there is no millennium for us. Third: They "lived" and "reigned." If the term "reigned" is limited by a thousand years, the verb "lived"is also limited by those thosand years. If the reigning ends with the thousand years, the living ends with a thousand years, and the millennium will end with everybody in it ceasing to live. That would be quite a hopeless millennium. There is no millennium. |
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93 | Millions led by Satan equal Goat Nations | Rev 20:8 | alanh | 126125 | ||
The point is if the beheading is figurative then the 1000 years is figurative and if the 1000 years is literal then the behheaded souls on the throne is literal. Think about it. You cannot have part of this passage literal and part of it figurative. Also, If the reigning ends with the thousand years, the living ends with a thousand years, that is not a millennium I would look forward to. I prefer the idea of eternal life espoused in the Scriptures (Mat 19:29; Joh 3:15-16; Heb 5:9; 9:15; 1Jo 2:25; 5:13; Jud 21). | ||||||
94 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171757 | ||
What happens after death In order to understand what happens to man after death, we must first investigate the origin, nature, and constitution of man himself. "What is man that thou art mindful of him?" Psa 8.4. There are but two possible answers: 1) Man is a mere animal who evolved from unknown ages past or 2) Man is a spirit-being who was created by an act of God. If the first is true, then all questions can easily be answered. The dead have ceased to be, and all who die will likewise become extinct. The Bible affirms the second to be true: "And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" (Genesis 1.27). Formed from the dust of the earth...Genesis 2.7. A little lower than the angels,---crowned with glory and honor Psalms 8.5. Man is a compound being. He had a created material body and an inbreathed part by Jehovah. There is a big difference between man and animals. The whole nature of man is described as body, soul, and spirit. "And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ" 1 Thessalonians 5.23. Body---fleshly or material part Soul----sometimes refers to the physical life : Psalms 78.50 "did not spare their soul from death." sometimes refers to the whole man: Acts 2.41 "...added about 3000 souls...." The word "spirit" when denoting the human entity, is a specific term and designates that part of us is not susceptible of death and which survives the dissoulution of the body, whereas "Soul" is a generic word and its meaning must be determined, in any given instance, from the context in which it appears. It may refer to "a person" to "animal life" intellectual nature in contrast w/ higher spiritual nature and lower physical nature" or "as a synonym for the never-dying spirit of man." Soul and spirit are sometimes used interchangeably: "...You will not leave My soul in Hades" Acts 2.27 and Luke 23.46 "...into Thy hands I commend My spirit." Scripture often refer to man as body and soul or body and spirit, rather than the three-fold division, meaning that the soul and spirit are one and the same entity: Romans 8.10 "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness." 1 Corinthians 7.34 "... she may be holy both in body and in spirit..." Daniel 7.15 "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me." Zechariah 12.1 "The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him" Job 32.8 "But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding." Man, then is a spirit enshrined in a body, the spirit being the true self. The Bible teaches that the spirit of man, being the offspring of God, is like its Father and immortal. "God is Spirit" John 4.24 "God is the Father of spirits..." i.e. "our spirits" Hebrews 12.9 "We are the offspring of God" Acts 17.29. By our body we are allied to earth. By our spirit we are in the likeness of God. The fact that man's soul came not from the dust, but from the eternal God, justifies belief in the immortality pf the soul and its survival at the body's dissolution. |
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95 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171758 | ||
What Is Death Physical death is the separation of the spirit from the body (Eccl 12:7; James 2:26). The Bible does not say the spirit is dead w/out the body but that the "body is dead w/out the spirit." The spirit does not die. The spirit departs the body at death (Genesis 35:18). Death is described as "giving up the ghost" (Genesis 25:8). On the cross Jesus said "into Your hands I commend My spirit" (Luke 23:46). Paul spoke of death as a departing in 1 Timothy 4:6 and Philippians 1:23-24. The miracle of bringing a person back to life in Biblical times was simply the returning of the spirit to the body. Elijah prayed that the son of the widow of Zarephath might be restored to life. "I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again... and the soul of the child came into him again and he revived" 1 Kings 17.21-22. David did not consider his dead child non-existent (2 Samuel 12.23). That the dead continue to live is further emphasized by Christ when He said to the dying penitent robber, "To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise" Luke 23.43. The spirits disembodied state between death and the resurrection is taught in the account of the transfiguration of Christ w/ Moses and Elijah (Matthew 17.1-8). He appeared and talked w/ them. Moses had been dead 1500 yrs and his body buried in an unknown grave. Yet both he and Elijah were still in existence, retaining their personal id and individuality. Mark 12.26-27 "But as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living..." Are The Dead Conscious What is the condition of the soul after death and before the resurrection? Is the departed soul conscious? Read carefully Luke 16.19-31. Two great facts can be learned from this teaching: 1) death is not extinction; the spirit survives the dissolution of the body, 2) disembodied spirits are conscious between physical death and the resurrection, and either happy or miserable, depending upon the life they lived on earth. Eccl 9.5 is often used to prove that the dead are unconscious. This passage has reference solely to what the dead can know or do "under the sun," that is in the world they once lived. After death ones activity ceases on earth therefore he knows nothing about what is happening on earth. Where Are The Dead Where is the spirit after it leaves the body. The soul is not in the grave w/ the body, nor does it hover near the grave nor has it enter some other body. Any idea of transmigration or reincarnation of souls is at odds w/ Biblical teaching. The Bible says: “…the spirit returneth unto God who gave it” (Eccl 12.7). Where then do the souls go at death? Is it to their eternal abode or to some intermediate abode? Matt 25.31-46 describing the final judgment says: “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world…Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire…And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.” Hence, souls do not enter their eternal state, either heaven or hell, at the moment of death. The place where all disembodied spirits dwell between death and the resurrection is Hades. In Luke 16.23 the spirits of both Lazarus and the rich man were in Hades. “And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” In Acts 2 we learn the spirit of Jesus went to Hades at His death. “For David saith concerning Him…because Thou wilt not leave My soul unto Hades.” When a man dies his spirit goes to Hades, his body to the grave. Hades is divided into compartments. Paradise (abode of the righteous) and Tartarus (abode of the wicked). At the resurrection all will come before Jesus for judgment then sent to their final destiny heave or hell. Four words translated “hell” in the KJV of the Bible: 1) Hades – The place to which all spirits go at death, regardless of moral character. Signifies only the region of disembodied spirits. The grave denotes only the receptacle of the body. 2) Gehenna – denotes the final abode of the wicked, the hell of fire. Used 12x in the Greek NT. 3) Tartarus – Only 1x in Greek NT, 2 Pet 2.4. The compartment of Hades occupied by the wicked between death and the resurrection as they await final judgment. This is where the rich man was in Luke 16. In this place he suffered torment. Although he was in anguish he was not in Gehenna (cf. 2 Pet 2.9). 4) Sheol – An OT word translated “hell” (in the KJV) parallels the Greek term Hades. Both mean the unseen realm of departed spirits. |
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96 | The differnece between Hell and Hades? | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171759 | ||
Hades is the unseen realm where all spirits or souls go at death. It is divided into two compartments which are separated by a great gulf fixed preventing passage from one side to the other (cf. Luke 16.26). The two sides are named Paradise or Abrahams bosom (Luke 16.22;23.43), this is where the good go. The evil go to Tartarus , 2 Peter 2:4. After the judgment those who have done evil and are not written in the Lambs book of life are sent to Hell will the righteous inherit heaven. | ||||||
97 | Hell/Lake of Fire | Rev 20:14 | alanh | 171780 | ||
Doc, I appreciate your concern, but as of yet I have not plagiarized. If you believe I have then please by all means state the work from which I plagirized. |
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