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81 | who father was named Lamech | OT general | itiswritten | 81083 | ||
Dear Ladyappleman, In Genesis 4:19-22 we see a Lamech who married two women. One of his wives was Adah who gave birth to Jabal, the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle, and Jubal, the father of those who handle the harp and the organ. His second wife was Zillah who gave birth to Tubalcain who was the father of every artificer of brass and iron and also had a sister named Naamah. Then, when we look at Genesis 5:29 we see another Lamech who was the father of Noah. They seem to be two different men. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten |
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82 | Why do Catholics light candles? | OT general | itiswritten | 81081 | ||
As a former Catholic I would like to add that, yes these votives are a symbol of a prayer but that also the person who offered up the prayer also feels that the prayer continues to come before God as long as the candle continues to burn...this is just a traditional religious view on the subject; by no means is it biblical teaching. Itiswritten. | ||||||
83 | Faith and Works: Paul vs. James | Rom 4:3 | itiswritten | 81046 | ||
I don't know if this will help, but this is the way I understand it. We are justified if we believe God. No good works can add up to that same justification. Only Faith. However, if we DO believe, we will act like we believe. So, our actions should be different than they were before we believed. If we still act like we did before we believed there is no evidence in our faith. But the works do not justify...they only show what has happened inside of us. If we say "I believe that a person can get in a barrel and survive going over Niagra Falls" ... then we should be willing to get into the barrel. I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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84 | no sperm upon the ground | Gen 38:9 | itiswritten | 81044 | ||
Dear Kingbass, Genesis 38:8-10 is worded in essentially the same way in the King James Bible,a Protestant version, and also the NASB and the NIV. By the way, the Catholic version of the Bible is the same as the Protestant Bible except for the addition of the aprocrypha. It does not teach anything any differently.The word of God is not corrupted in any way. The Roman Catholic teaching departs from Protestant teaching in that many of the teachings in the catechism, for instance, are not directly from the Bible but from tradition or Papal decree. Itiswritten |
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85 | queen of heaven | Jer 7:18 | itiswritten | 80579 | ||
Dear gbennett76, I just want to say that knowing about the Hebrew traditions and mysticisms and archaeology is interesting...I also have studied such things and I am of Hebrew descent. However, the Kabbala is not legitimate according to Scripture but is Hebrew witchcraft and the Holy Spirit is not a "force" but is a Person and you must be very careful. The Word of God is to take top-billing in all matters of faith and doctrine and the rest though interesting is (forgive me) a bunch of hog-wash or maybe even new age hogwash. It is a good idea that the Christian knows his enemy but a Christian need not be an expert in the enemy's teachings or rituals to deal with him/her; the Christian can simply use the armor of God as is depicted in Ephesians 6. Itiswritten |
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86 | What was the answer? | 1 Sam 28:12 | itiswritten | 80577 | ||
Dear Edb, First of all let me say that I never said man had so called "spiritual authority" over anything. I simply gave scriptures which I believe show earthly authority, such as a man being head of a house or a patriarch being the tribal head...which are authoritative situations that are recognized worldwide. From as far back as Genesis 3:16 the husband was given authority over the woman as it ends with and "he shall rule over you." This was part of the curse, by the way. I never said that man or the devil had authority in any legal sense now but though it may not be legal, everything has not yet subjected itself under God as yet. Jesus now legally has all authority, but he took that authority by submitting Himself to the cross,and it is not yet all manifest, though it is won. I simply gave you an answer from what I believe to be true because of Scriptures I gave to support my thought process. I shall give you another: I Corinthians 15: 22-28 and explain this to me if I am wrong. Also, I ask you to have a look at Luke 9: 1-2;and I also ask you to have a look at Mark 16:14-20 where we were commanded to go into all the world and preach the gospel...in the authority of His name. Another thing to answer what you said about the animals. God gave man authority over them in the garden. Man was to name them and care for them and man enjoyed total peace and fellowship with all of God's creatures until after the Flood...much later. The animals then became afraid because they were now prey for us and many of them also became predatores and prey. But originally this was not so, and this was not the authority I was speaking of. I was speaking of the original authority given to Adam to name and to care for the garden and God's lesser creatures. Satan has no authority over myself or any other believer, but he makes havoc in the lives of those who do not believe in the only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. And he causes havoc using evil men who use legal or illegal authority over others in this world until Jesus returns and puts all enemies under His feet. Of course God has all power and authority, even over Satan. But in His great wisdom and mercy and patience, He allows evil to play out this great plan which allows free will and which will justify those who will yet be born and choose to come to Jesus the Christ, the only Lord and Savior. If this clarifies what I am trying to say to you, I hope this is so. If not do not give me archaeology or arguments that you make up to argue with someone's point. I make no argument. I am simply stating what I see the scriptures are saying. I never said God gave man spiritual authority in himself over anything. However, in Jesus name, believers DO have spiritual authority over even evil spirits. I still maintain...Satan is the prince and power of the air(Eph. 2:2)...I believe this denotes authority of some sort because it says he works in the children of disobedience. And I also maintain that Matthew 4: 1-11 shows us that he has some authority in this earth or he could not have really tempted Jesus in the wilderness. The whole episode would have to be considered a hoax if it were not in his hand to give Jesus the things he said he would give Him. Now, like I said earlier, Jesus won it back on the cross through His death and resurrection...but it has not yet all manifest, though it was won. |
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87 | What was the answer? | 1 Sam 28:12 | itiswritten | 80486 | ||
Dear Edb, Right from Genesis 1:26 we find that God gave man authority over all the earth and everything in it. Man was to be under the authority and in obedience to God. When man fell, this very act put him in obedience to Satan...this gave Satan authority. (Ephesians 2:2) In Matthew 4:1-11 we see that the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness. If this was truly a temptation, then Satan had to have this authority. If this authority was not in Satan's possession, then Jesus could not have truly been tempted with it as is evident here. Jesus did not come under Satan however, but remained in obedience to His Father instead. Jesus died for us and rose again. He conquered through obedience to His Father. In that He has taken back authority but we yet have to see it all manifest though it is already an accomplished work. (I Cor. 15: 1-29). I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten |
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88 | queen of heaven | Jer 7:18 | itiswritten | 80473 | ||
Having looked in the Bible and seen this expression in Jeremiah 7:18 and Jeremiah 44:17, I do not know which of the idols these scriptures are referring to but I would say it speaks of Ashtoreth or Isis or Ishtar or one of the goddesses of sexual productivity which the surrounding nations worshipped. Israel often fell into idolatry when it often also worshipped these idols. Itiswritten | ||||||
89 | "Stations of the cross" only Catholic? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 80387 | ||
Dear Dmaldona, I am a born again Christian who has been formerly raised as a Roman Catholic. As far as I know The stations of the cross are only observed by Roman Catholics. It is a beautiful tradition and a worthy exercise in that it calls the believer to meditate on the suffering and death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, but it is not biblically taught so it would be foreign to most Protestant (if not all) denominations. I do not know if the Eastern rite (such as the Greek Orthodox Church) has this tradition...it is possible. If there are any born again Christians in this forum who are originally from the Greek Orthodox tradition, I would be curious to know if they also have such tradition. Itiswritten. |
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90 | God not around sin how satan go to him | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 80266 | ||
Dear glazedoughnut, I don't believe that the Bible tells us that God CANNOT be in the presence of sin. It does say that no MAN CAN SEE GOD (AS IN GOD THE FATHER) AND LIVE, so that our sinful flesh cannot continue after coming into the conscious presence of a full revelation of HIM. (Ex. 33:20-23)And God does not care to look at sin or be in the presence of sin. However, God is limited by nothing. So, I do not believe that it is true that God CANNOT be in the presence of sin. He went down and looked at man in his rebellion concerning the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:5) and He (Genesis 6:6 and 6:7)repented that he had made man on the earth and decided to flood the earth and destroy almost all that He had created. He even spoke to the serpent. And even in the beginning He spoke directly to the serpent and to Satan in Genesis 3:14-15. No, God is not limited by evil. He is master of all and for this short time He allows the devil to speak to Him.(Rev. 12:10-11) I hope I have answered clearly as I am having a little trouble with my connection. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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91 | are saudi arabians from Ishmael's line | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 80257 | ||
Dear Restoration, All the Arabs are descendants of Ishmael. That does not mean all who follow the religion of Islam are descendants of Ishmael. Iran are mostly of Persian descent. This would make them of European stock (so to speak), and some of these Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia, have people of mixed origins. There are many who follow Islam in Africa and Indonesia and many of the Island people. These are not usually of Arab stock. But technically, those of pure Arab descent are from Ishmael. Itiswritten. |
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92 | is lent in the bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 80039 | ||
To Gad, There is no dirrective that you must observe lent according to the Bible. I too was raised as a Roman Catholic. I have not remained in the Catholic Church but I do understand your situation. Let me first say, you are not under pain of sin that if you do not observe lent you will go to hell or you will be considered as sinning. However, do not use the liberty you have as a born-again believer to weaken someone you may be involved with (a boyfriend/girlfriend, mother, father, friend, cousin, sister, brother, etc)that if you flaunt your freedom in Christ, you may cause them to sin. (I Cor. 8:9). For instance, if you are with someone to whom you wish to be witness, do not gobble up a desert in front of them to make your point. If they do it with you and really in their heart think of it as a sin, it is a sin for them and you will be causing them to sin. But you are not bound by it. I, for one, do not think you can leglislate good acts in a general sense. I, however, do not think it is entirely wrong to encourage a time of introspection and reflection which would cause repentance and correction in the body of Christ. Having said this, many Protestants and even many Roman Catholics may not realize what the good of this "lent" process is. For one thing it is biblical to fast and seek the presence of God. Putting down the body helps our spiritual nature rise up and become stronger or allow us to be more spiritually aware. This is not a bad thing. The way Lent is set up in the Roman Catholic Church is that it begins with Ash Wednesday. The ashes used are the burned remaining palms from the previous Palm Sunday. The priest dips his finger into the ashes and makes a cross on the foreheads of the believer to remind him/her that he/she comes from the dust of the ground and to that ground his/her body shall return. From this day on the fasting begins and is over on Easter Sunday when we all celebrate the greatest event in all of Christendom. Without the resurrection all Christianity is in vain. While believers fast, they are supposed to be dwelling on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ who paid for our sinful selves and who made us able to live forever in the next life with Him and His Father. It is a worthy exercise to have a regular time to do this self-examination. The problem is that because it is legislated by the Catholic Church on a regular basis, many ignore it or have forgotten the meaning behind the outward actions they are taking. I hope these comments somehow are helpful to you. Itiswritten. |
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93 | Medium summons Samuel? | 1 Sam 28:12 | itiswritten | 80028 | ||
First of all it was forbidden by God and against the law according to the kingdom, that anyone should call up the dead to speak with them. This offence was punishable by death. This is why the witch was so distraught when Samuel acutally appeared and was manifested. Somehow, at the same time, it was revealed to her that the man before her was the king - and this meant that she was uncovered as a witch before the ultimate prosecutor of the law. I do not believe that she was actually able to summon Samuel. I believe this was a deliberate act of God as the witch was very shocked (she cried out). It seems God was quite angry with Saul. First of all he had been appointed to uphold the law and lead the people and he was committing one of the ultimate crimes. And in this case, Samuel did act as he had for Saul before, to give him direction according to the word of God. In this case, the king and his family was cursed and he was told a terrible future. We are not to ask the specific future. Though He may give us a glimpse, we should not expect Him to unfold the details to us. We are supposed to trust Him day by day (Matthew 6:28-29) Saul, having been selected to lead the people and to uphold the law had failed miserably and I believe he was set at a higher standard according to his great calling and responsibility and God decided he would not continue in this important role, and neither would his descendants. These are my feelings on the topic. I will be interested to see what anyone else may think regarding this interesting moment in Scripture. Itiswritten. |
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94 | Identifying the born again moment | NT general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77833 | ||
Dear Dalprad, I think it is helpful for a person to know the time they actually made a committment to Christ and began to walk in their new life. The devil likes to accuse you of things from ones former life etc. Knowing "old things have passed away, and all things have become new," is helpful at times of testing such as these.[2 Cor. 5:17] However, I don't think it is mandatory. As for myself, I met the Lord after I made up my mind to walk with the Lord for the rest of my life and Jesus, by His Holy Spirit manifested Himself to me and demonstrated my forgiveness and that I was all new before I knew what the term "born again" meant. I was gloriously converted from that moment [about 26 years ago]on and never forgot that moment in time...however, though it was magnificent, though it was magnificently transformational, I cannot remember whether it was summer or winter all I know it was the beginning of my walk with Christ the Son of the living God. The only reason I know how many years is because it occurred before I conceived my son and I date my conversion from about one year before he was born. Ha! It was much the same as when a child is born and as we grow, we cannot probably remember things from younger than about three years old unless they were terribly dramatic. Our awareness and our memory do not go back to infancy because the world is still not understood yet and our impressions are not building form in our minds just yet. But we are alive and we are growing even though our memories are a bit hazy to recall. The Lord has walked me through some incredible ups and downs since then. Getting back to the point, because of my own experience with the Lord, I don't think it is necessary. When Jesus and I had that encounter, He didn't tell me to date it and I think He would have if that were the case. However, I have had the privilege of leading a few people to the Lord since then and I often tell them to write down the date in their Bible, for example. I do this because I think it is helpful for them to remember for times of testing as I have stated above...and for looking back at what the Lord has brought them through since then. Itiswritten. |
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95 | Is the request of Christ Granted? | NT general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 77827 | ||
I do not say that I know the judgment of God, but I do not agree that these said persons necessarily are forgiven. Not that it is up to me, nor do I say that this is not God's will. However, I do not think that Scripture backs up this opinion for their are scriptures that call Judas a "son of perdition," and the antichrist a "son of perdition." [John 17:12; 2 Thess. 2:3-4] I don't believe the latter will be saved just because his actions are predicted in Scripture. I believe God chooses such persons because He knows what is inside them and though they have a choice, He also knows what they will do with their choice. The Lord also speaks of pharaoh whose [Ex.in chapters 4,7,8,9,10,11 and 14] heart the scripture says God hardened and alternately pharaoh himself actually hardened. I believe these all tell us that God [who is outside of time constraints and knows the future as well as the past] knew what Pharaoh would do and picked him knowing that although he would have a choice to do otherwise, he would nevertheless fulfill God's purposes in his evil ways though he could have manifested God by good. I hope I have been able to clearly state my view for the descression of all participants involved. If any of these came to repentance before they drew their last breath, I believe the cross of Christ is great enough for their forgiveness...but as far as we can tell from what the Scriptures give us, this was not the case so I believe that they probably did not come to him for forgiveness. I believe that is necessary for salvation. Itiswritten. |
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96 | petethemete, answer 1 John 1:8. | 1 John 1:8 | itiswritten | 77823 | ||
I believe that 1 John 1:8 means that we must repent in order to become saved. Many who are raised in the church are not saved and that is because they think they are righteous because they think they are living up to the standards of their given denomination - one which they may have been born into. Unless we come to a realization that we cannot live up to God's standard, we will feel no need to repent of anything. We will be under the delusion that we are righteous. It says in John 6:44 that unless the Father draws a person to Himself, they cannot come and it is the Holy Spirit who helps us realize our need to repent. We who are saved have realized that we fall short [Romans 3:23]of God's perfection and have turned away from our sins in order to walk with the Lord. Those who have sincerely done this, walk in the righteousness of Christ [Romans 3:22][Heb. 7:26; 2 Cor. 5:21]. You may see "practices sin" in these verses and I think that really is the same in the sense that if a person hasn't come to an awakening that they need to repent, they obviously will continue to "practice sin." This is what I think of 1 John 1:8 and I hope this is of some help. Itiswritten. |
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97 | Having problems with my faith. | Genesis | itiswritten | 77405 | ||
Dear Chynna, I understand where you are coming from. I personally have had a few cats as pets and I really love them. I have lived in apartments and cats are often allowed as they can stay indoors. I have learned to understand their body language and though each one was very different personality-wise, when you take the time to understand them they are marvelous creatures as I am sure dogs, horses, rabbits and all other pets are to those with whom they live... But you must remember we are made in His image. I believe this has to do with the fact that we are aware of Him and seek to worship our Creator, whereas animals do not seem to have this awareness. However, our pets definitely have a soul and that means they have very individual personalities. They love unconditionally and return that affection if they are loved. They become very precious to the observant "master" and can become very much bonded to us. I have had a few pets myself and I love them almost as much as my children. If I had to choose the life of my child over my pet...it would be grievious to me but I would have to choose my child. Do you see what I mean? From what I understand we have a body, they have a body; we have a soul, they have a soul; we have a spirit which is able to be united to God, I don't know that they possess this and I believe that the spirit is what makes us eternal beings. I don't really know that they don't but the Word of God is silent on this as far as I can tell. I believe from the time of the creation, mankind was to care for the creatures God created which is hinted at by God allowing Adam to name all of them. God however reserved nameing the stars for Himself. Mankind, having this responsiblity, was not to harm them but to care for them, for their good. After the flood, because of the altered conditions [probably spiritually as well as physically] on the earth, animals began to fear man because animals were now our prey as well as the other way around.[Genesis 9:2] But that had not been God's original plan. And, in Isaiah 11:6, the prophet tells us that when Christ returns, the relationship between mankind and the rest of God's creatures will be restored to what it was meant to be in the Garden of Eden. What exactly life will be like for us in heaven, I do not really know. I only trust that it will be wonderful and that God being just will treat the rest of creation justly and with mercy as well. The word of God tells us that He will swallow up death and take all the tears from our faces in Isaiah 25: 7-8. I hope this is of some help to you or anyone else that may read this. Itiswritten. |
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98 | God's anger at Babel tower, why? | Genesis | itiswritten | 77398 | ||
Dear cjmpoet, Well, for one thing in Genesis 11:1-3 we see that the people all had one language and they united in rebellion against the mandate of God. God had told them from the time after the flood that they should multiply and spread out over all the earth [Genesis 9:1]. Here they specifically are written down as saying "Let us build a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make a name for ourselves lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the earth." [Gen. 11:4] 1. They decided they would penetrate heaven by their physical power and will - not by any spiritual means. 2. They were full of pride in their accomplishments thus far and in their rebellion was also lofty ambition, and 3. They were deliberately aware that God had told them to spread abroad and they deliberately intended to do no such thing in their quest. It seems to me that the Lord had more than one reason to be angry and why He intended to stop them in their tracks. It had not been very long since the Flood. He had promised not to destroy everything as He had done before and I believe this discipline was necessary to preserve mankind on the earth and keep it from being entirely corrupted again. If man were separated into different cultures and languages it would be easier to isolate evil and destroy it without the effect being on the entire earth and population in the future. Anyway, this is my opinion according to the Scriptures as I understand them. I hope this will be a help to you or someone. Itiswritten. |
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99 | How can we understand Genesis 3:15? | Genesis | itiswritten | 77395 | ||
Dear Rebekah, I know that this was posted awhile ago, but I thought you might find this helpful in any case. "And I will put enmity between you and the woman" [between Satan and-or the Serpent and the woman]"and between thy seed" [the seed of the serpent or the antichrist]"and her seed" [nowhere else in scripture except in reference to this does it ever say a woman had a seed. This is only for the man. This is a strong hint of the Virgin Birth and it speaks of the Christ, the deliverer]; "it" [Christ] "shall bruise thy head" [the devil's head, meaning Christ will deal the fatal blow] "and thou shalt bruise his" [Christ's] "heel" [the crucifixion - however, not a fatal blow because He will be resurrected]. I hope this is helpful. Itiswritten. |
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100 | 2 people who went to heaven b/f dieing | OT general | itiswritten | 77389 | ||
Dear mekia, I know it has been a while since you posted your question but since I see no answer, I thought I might try to be useful. Two people that left this life and went into the next without dying are Enoch, found in Genesis 5: 22-24 and Elijah found in II Kings 2:10-12. Itiswritten |
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