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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: azurelaw Ordered by Verse |
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941 | Abraham, Gods first choice??? | James 1:17 | azurelaw | 193253 | ||
Dear Mike, James 1:17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, WITH WHOM THERE IS NO VARIATION OR SHIFTING SHADOW. (caps are for my emphasis) God made the decision, then the choice was made. From Gen 11:26 to Gen 12:1, there is no indication about 1st or 2nd choice or 3rd... Next time you better ask that "someone" to give you scriptural support for the statement. Shalom Azure |
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942 | AMm I UnTeachable? | James 1:19 | azurelaw | 196178 | ||
Dear Rapture, Welcome to the forum. I am a bit cautious to encourage you to stand firm in face of the comments from your fellow member as we do not understand the whole story or background. However, Bible teaches us not to believe every spirit but to test if they are from God (1 John 4:1). So, this constitutes to our discerning of the false prophet. And if you will stay with the forum long enough, you will notice that many of the forum users quote 2 Tim 2:15 as this verse is very important for reminding believers to rightly handle the Word. While, as what you have said you would always verify teachings by God's Word, I think this is a correct and biblical attitude. However, if your issue is not something about false prophet (we would never give way to false prophets) but just a different attitude hold within fellow members toward the handling of teaching received, I would prefer to raise your attention to your own attitude (this I mean could it be possible that you have been misunderstood as being arrogant or pride by your fellow members?) when you have your fellowship with your brothers and sisters. You have to understand that God has granted each of us with different gifts (Eph 4:11) and with which we are required to build up the body of Christ. We have to also trust those God has ordained, even sometimes we might find the problem of mishandling of the Word - and this we should speak the truth in love (Eph 4:15). And with this unity through sincere fellowship (Eph 4:2-3), edification through those with different gifts, we can grow together and will no longer be children as easily deceited. (Eph 4:14) Well, I might not be much helpful. Just my 2 cents to share with you. Keep you in my prayer. Shalom Azure |
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943 | Is this The Right Tongues?!!!! | James 1:20 | azurelaw | 197671 | ||
Dear Sharsharie, Welcome to the forum. I agree with sister Val. All perfect gifts and good things are from our God for His glory, for edification, for the good of men, and for building up the body of Christ. James 1:16-18 1 Peter 4:10-11 Shalom Azure |
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944 | No conviction | James 2:19 | azurelaw | 189597 | ||
Dear hunger, Your first statement "A woman gave into her flesh .... " What do you mean? Was she willing or unwilling under threatening? You say "She acknowledges her sin but is not sorry..." We can acknowledge many things, be it a fact, an incidence or a theory.... just as what was said in James 2:19 without any influences on us. I urge you to read the whole chapter of James 2. Without a repenting heart, what's the reason to ask for forgiveness? It also doesn't make sense even to ask a friend for forgiveness when one does not feel sorry nor is not willing to repent. Know that our God is Mighty and HOLY and cannot be deceived. "What is repentance? Let me read to you from the Westminster Confession of Faith, a document that comes to us from the seventeenth century: "By [repentance] a sinner, out of the sight and sense not only of the danger, but also of the filthiness and odiousness of his sins, as contrary to the holy nature and righteous law of God; and upon the apprehension of his mercy in Christ to such as are penitent, so grieves for, and hates his sins, as to turn from them all unto God, purposing and endeavoring to walk with him in all the ways of his commandments. . . yet [repentance] is of such necessity to all sinners, that none may expect pardon without it. As there is no sin so small that it deserves damnation; so there is no sin so great that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent. Men ought not to content themselves with a general repentance, but it is every man's duty to endeavor to repent of his particular sins, particularly" (Westminster Confession of Faith, chapter XV, sections II, III, IV)." - by P. G. Mathew (source: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/) Hope I did not misunderstand you. Your further elaboration would be very much appreciated. Shalom Azure |
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945 | by works was faith made perfect | James 2:20 | azurelaw | 209464 | ||
Dear Kcabm, Try the below links and I believe they are helpful for your understanding. http://www.gty.org/Resources/transcripts/59-15 http://www.gty.org/Resources/transcripts/59-16 Shalom Azure |
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946 | having intercourse | James 4:14 | azurelaw | 214715 | ||
Dear Rajeeb, Why not wait? How can you be sure you still can breathe in the next second? 2 Tim 2:22 |
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947 | Are we to try to follow this example? | 1 Pet 2:23 | azurelaw | 208948 | ||
Dear Written, Welcome to the forum. Yes. Please read Matthew 10:16-33 Shalom Azure |
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948 | in Prisons | 1 Pet 3:21 | azurelaw | 191701 | ||
Dear mae68, You can type that particular verse on the toolbar "Questions/Notes on Verse" on the top of the screen and click 'go'. Then you will see in the bottom of the page the discussion thread on the subject. You just need to click onto the subject headline in order to read the content of each post. Meanwhile, it would be advisable that you also seek other bible commentary source to build up a better understanding of the scripture for your own as well. Here are some recommendations by some of the forum users: www.e-sword.net www.biblebb.com www.onlinebible.net www.studylight.org eword.gospelcom.net Shalom Azure |
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949 | how can one bear fruit? | 2 Peter | azurelaw | 220165 | ||
Dear Repay, In answering your question, I would suggest a cross referencing scripture:- 2 Peter 1:3-8 2 Pet 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 2 Pet 1:4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world by lust. 2 Pet 1:5 Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, 2 Pet 1:6 and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, 2 Pet 1:7 and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 2 Pet 1:8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Shalom Azure |
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950 | Response to Beja | 2 Pet 1:20 | azurelaw | 223474 | ||
When you make a follow up reply, you just need to mark your post as "note" so that it won't occupy the primary question section thus leaving more space for new questions. Thank you. Azure |
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951 | Peter 1 or 2 does not understand Paul | 2 Pet 3:16 | azurelaw | 220922 | ||
Dear puppytoes, I believe you mean 2 Peter 3:15-16. Peter was not saying that he did not understand what Paul said, but he just admonished the believers to rightly and carefully interprete Paul's teaching since they were encountering false teachers amidst them. Shalom Azure |
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952 | Sin unto death | 1 John | azurelaw | 202291 | ||
Dear Cheri, Enter post number 166016 and 182840 which I think could be helpful to you. By the way, I think brother John has given you a good answer, too. Shalom Azure |
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953 | Who was John referring to? | 1 John | azurelaw | 221957 | ||
Dear Barry, Welcome to the forum. May the Lord bless you and your fellowship while you are diligently studying the precious Word of God. I believe the below is helpful for you to understand better the background and the aim of John's epistle/letter to the church. **** Introduction to 1st John "The joy of fellowship with God within the church to which John wrote was threatened by false teaching. Those responsible for it claimed to have a superior knowledge of Jesus Christ and an enlightened morality. They believed that human flesh, as part of the physical, created world, was evil. Only spirit was good. Therefore they held that the Son of God could not have become a full human being, for that would have meant he was joining himself to evil. So they taught that Jesus Christ only appeared to be a human being; he took the form of a man but was really a phantom. Such teaching has been called Docetism (from the Greek dokein meaning “to seem to be” or “to appear to be”). The same false teachers also taught that salvation was an escape from this evil, material world. This meant that they were not concerned with purity and wholeness of life for the human body since that body was evil. So immorality was permissible. Living a holy life in the present body had nothing to do with salvation. It was to meet this false teaching that John insisted on the reality of the humanity of Jesus Christ. Of this fact the apostles were eye-witnesses for they had lived with him and knew him to be fully human. The Son of God wholly entered into our human condition, living as a man amongst men. He lived a perfect human life and died a human death. Through the Son of God who became man Christians have fellowship with God." - Peter and Vita Toon ***** One more commentary (a lengthy one but very detail, too) can be found at : http://evanglibrary.org.uk/members/com/nt/1jnlaw/lc2.html Shalom Azure |
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954 | What about song of Soloman? | 1 John 2:16 | azurelaw | 184366 | ||
Dear Orange, Many have given you biblical and sounded advice. However, may I add a little bit of my thought to your struggle. I wonder did God ever mention the ideal body weight and size in his creation of Adam and Eve. So, where did you get the standard of the ideal good shape? Are we so much affected by the worldly standard that we do not realize? Yes, God created things that are good and beautiful to the eyes. But that does not justify our being greedy like what Eve did. However, when it is a concern on the health problem, that would be another issue. We are responsible for keeping our body in good shape (I mean HEALTHY). If you are facing the problem of overweight that risk your health, yes, you need to deal (but the priority should be your spiritual well being) with it as well. (At this point, dear fellow members of the SBF, please bear with me this time concerning my below suggestion to this gentleman in tackling the overweight problem. I understand this is a study bible forum not a site of weight control) Orange, you should be well aware of the rules of a balanced diet together with exercise. However, if you fail to do exercise, you may try the food pyramid. Yes, everybody knows it. In fact, I am suggesting a meal pyramid. It is easy, just reallocate the portion of your every meal. Breakfast: The biggest portion of the day. Lots of vegetables and fruits, reasonable amount of rice or pasta or bread (carbohydrate), some meat (protein) Lunch: Half the amount of breakfast. Food can remain the same as breakfast. Dinner: One third of the breakfast would be ideal. If not, start with two fifth the amount of breakfast. You can eat vegetables and fruits and some meat (it would be ideal to skip meat if possible) as well. But NO carbohydrate food. Also note that the sequence of intake of food for every meal should be: Vegetables and fruits should be eaten first, then bread, pasta, grains next. Meat, egg, milk, etc should be the last. Remember to start your morning with a glass of WARM water. Please try that out. You do not have to starve your wife and yourself. :) My apology again to Lockman and other fellow members of SBF for the above content without any scriptural reference and is out of the context of bible study. :( Shalom Azure |
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955 | how do you deal with a lying spirit? | 1 John 4:1 | azurelaw | 193203 | ||
Dear liltezzy, How about this verse: Mat 5:37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil. Shalom Azure |
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956 | Anything asked will be given | 1 John 5:14 | azurelaw | 202331 | ||
Dear Ian, Welcome to the forum. "Many people view an “answered prayer” as God granting a prayer request that is offered to Him. If a prayer request is not granted, it is often understood as an unanswered prayer. However, this an incorrect understanding of prayer. God answers every prayer that is lifted to Him. What we have to remember is that sometimes God answers "no" or "wait." God only promises to grant our prayers when we ask according to His will. 1 John 5:14-15 tells us, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of Him.” What does it mean to pray according to God’s will? Praying according to God’s will is praying for things that honor and glorify God and/or praying for things the Bible clearly reveals it is God’s will for us to have. If we pray for something that is not honoring to God or not God’s will for our lives, God will not give what we ask for. How can we know what God’s will is? God promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it. James 1:5 proclaims, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” Familiarize yourself with what the Bible says about God’s will for your life. The better we understand God’s Word, the better we will know what to pray for. The better we know what to pray for, the more effective our prayer lives will be." - David Jeremiah To read more questions on prayer, you may go to : http://www.gotquestions.org Shalom Azure |
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957 | does someone know what it means. | 2 John | azurelaw | 238980 | ||
Dear julie, Do you have a specific chapter and verse for your question? Shalom Azure |
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958 | does someone know what it means. | 2 John | azurelaw | 238984 | ||
Dear Julie, John started this chapter with blessing emphasising on the truth that he wanted the readers to be mindful. As you may read through the whole chapter, you will find that while John urged them to love one another, this commandment should be exercised in truth, for Christ is the Truth (John 14:6). Love that exercised in truth is not "blind love" (see verse 10). From the context, John worried about the readers be deceived by false teaching(verse 7-11) and led away to reject the teaching that Christ came in flesh. Hope the above is helpful. Shalom Azure |
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959 | does someone know what it means. | 2 John 1:3 | azurelaw | 238986 | ||
Answered. Hope it is helpful. Shalom Azure |
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960 | battle for moses' bones, what book | Jude | azurelaw | 184627 | ||
Dear Tomas, Welcome to the forum. It is mentioned in Jude 1:9. By the way, if you want to look for any specific verse, you do not need to post a question. You can easily get it by the search function box on your right hand side of the screen the "Get Bible Text". You just need to type in the key word, say in your case "Moses". Of course you have to be patient to scan through a bunch of verses for getting your answer. Shalom Azure |
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