Bible Questions Page 53

  • Rrvaughan - 1 year ago
    I have accepted Jesus as my savior. I've been thinking about being cremated after I die, but wondering if I will still go to Heaven? I've heard someone say "a body that has been burned can not rise." But I've not been able to find this in the Bible.
  • Deniyzce on John 8 - 1 year ago
    what color is God
  • Armand Nieuwendam on Revelation 20 - 1 year ago
    But they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years. But over whom do these priests of God rule for those thousand years. Aren't the people who didn't accept Jesus and who were lost in another last? And when Satan is released again a thousand years, what people is he going to seduce.

    Difficult questions, please can you explain.
  • Chepa - 1 year ago
    Why is the book of Enoch not part of the Bible?
  • Gerald - 1 year ago
    Given we are drawing near to Christmas ,it might be to a lot of peoples profit not to squabble over the date of the Lords birth but rather read carefully and prayerfully what actually happened .

    For one thing the unknown number of wise men were not there at His birth nor present at " the manger "

    For they " came to the HOUSE where the CHILD was "

    When Herod diligently sought of them when they first saw the star on that information he ordered the death of everyone two years old and younger . It took those unknown number of wise men up to two years traveling from the east to get to Jerusalem.

    It is also reasonable to assume they did not follow the star from whence they first saw it to Jerusalem ,nor indeed needed to . For the Silk Road was well known as also the capital of the Jews ,Jerusalem . Where else do you find the King?

    The star would not have led them to Jerusalem . Their own thinking did that .

    Yet when told they would , by the scriptures find Him in Bethlehem then they saw the star " and were exceedingly glad".

    Which led them to the house where the child was .

    The truth is far more interesting than any man made scenario.

    GB
  • Gerald - 1 year ago
    A question : How long did it take for the children of Isreal to go from Egypt to the promised land?

    I would hazard the thought that most if not all will say 40 years .I too once thought so.

    It only took them a little over two years .Three months of which was spent at mount Sinai.

    But we the church has inclined to believe it took 40 years emphasising the wandering in the wilderness rather than the truth .

    We have made Jordan death and the promised land heaven . Even some of the great old hymns do so . While Jordan is a type of death it is not that death and heaven is not the promised land for there are no giants to overcome or land to be conquered .

    We have made the wandering in the wilderness as te Christian norm. Despite miracles every day twice on Saturday . Despite shoes and cloths never wearing out . The fire by night to lead and keep them warm . The cloud by day to lead and to shade them. Despite water flowing from a rock etc etc . They were still all but two maybe three outside of the will of God .

    Did not Paul warn the church not to be like them " who entered not in because of unbelief"? Unbelief is not just not believing God it is actually also believing another message .

    Did not the same Paul warn and was concerned that the church be not deceived as Eve was? Who also believed the truth changed into a lie?

    We have been robbed!

    Getting out of Egypt was but being born again . By the Word of God ,by the blood of a lamb and by the power of God .

    The wilderness was a proving ground ,boot camp if you will here they were to learn that " man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that Proceeds from the mouth of God" exodus .

    It was not meant to last all our lives . For 40 years .

    It only took the just over two years and God said to them " go in and posses the land for I have given it to you " Did not then God expect them to be ready and obey?

    He was justified in his expectation for He had two witnesses ,Joshua and Caleb who were ready.
  • Takunda matambo on 1 Timothy 4 - 1 year ago
    Hie, I have a question here; Does 1 Timothy vs 3 to 4 suggest that every meat can be eaten even those creatures forbidden in the old testament.

    Regards
  • Judith Cerimele on Matthew 22 - 1 year ago
    My husband died last year, the question is will we be married when I die, we are soulmates we wanted to be together in eternity? Will my husband or let's just say anyone be met at the gates by their spouse or is this just taught by the church, so you won't be afraid to die. Tell me I read this about 50 times before my husband died, he had questions before he died, I said love is eternal, love never dies, he said he felt this was never discussed in church and that he never heard it in a Sunday sermon I think he wanted to know if we would know each other, or was that a lie? we were taught that you would be with your family when you got to heaven or your spouse. The rules can't stay the same for millions of people are counting on seeing family. When will hearts be together the priest talked about being with your loved ones after death, rules after to change This is a new world now, I want to be with my husband after being 39years.

    Please Help Us.
  • Neville Stewart on Mark 13 - 1 year ago
    30Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

    What is the meaning of "this generation" in this context?
  • Gerald - 1 year ago
    " All scripture is inspired by God and is good for reproof,correction and instruction in righteousness .."

    People can get it wrong but always we must go back to the scriptures ,but the scriptures alone are not enough .

    For " the letter Killeth but the Spirit giveth life"

    It is clear then that as the Holy Spirit was needed to inspire men so to write " ALL scripture" so likewise the same Holy Spirit is needed in the same measure to understand what is written.

    " For what knoweth the things of man save the spirit that is in man? Likewise then what knoweth the things of God save the Spirit of God" who when He comes will lead us into all truth ".

    How is it then there is so much confusion and great lack of understanding of the scriptures?

    Mainly because men have and still do subject the scriptures to their own reasoning rather than follow the reasoning of scripture.

    For " My ways are not your ways ,says the Lord and as high as the heavens are above the earth so are my thoughts higher than man's thoughts "

    Nevertheless that Gods thoughts and thus reasoning ,is not unreasonable nor then his logic is not that it cannot be followed ,IF we are willing to be led by the Holy Spirit .

    For we have the body of truth ,the scriptures and we have the Spirit of truth and both are needed and vital to thectrue and right understanding of the scriptures . For the Holy Spirit will not contradict the scriptures nor the scriptures contradict the Holy Spirit.

    But carnal minded men will contradict both for a carnal mind "cannot receive the things of God for they are spiritually discerned "

    The Holy Bible has its own internal logic it is not man's logic nor by man's reasoning "for man by wisdom knew not God"Why then is it thought he can now do so?

    But a man's mind has to be renewed by the Spirit of God through the scriptures and is by so submitting transformed .
  • Karla on Exodus 3 - 1 year ago
    Why is the priest of Midian called Reuel in Exodus 2:18 then Jethro in Exodus 3:1?
  • Gerald on Revelation 3 - 1 year ago
    The leaving of their first love ,opened the door to a graver error of the Nicolaitins. The separation of ministers and laity . The lording it over the laity .

    That in turn led to accepting to doctrines of Jezebel . Which in turn led to the Balamites . Prophesying for money .

    The church of which I am a part ,is in fact a prodigal church and has been since the reformation .

    Where sound doctrine and biblical authority once again germinated and overcame the traditions of man.

    I'm not sure we have travelled far .

    For while we justifiably celebrate being " Born again " and give glory to God . That is but getting out of Egypt . Saved then by the Word of God the blood of a lamb and the power of God . A no people becoming A people .

    But if you listen carefully we have made ' the promised land ' heaven and Jordon death .

    And the wandering in the wilderness for 40 years the Christian norm.

    When in fact it only took them just over two years to reach the promised land .

    Egypt is but a type of the world and pharaoh the devil . Having been delivered from that " cruel bondage" we have forgotten that not only were we saved from but saved to! And that crossing the wilderness was but ' boot camp' .

    Where we learn to live not by bread alone but by every Word that proceedeth from the mouth of God ".

    Did not Paul warn the church not to be like them who " entered not in because of unbelief"?

    Unbelief is not just not believing God its believing another message .

    Did not Eve do just as much? And did not Paul express his grave concern of the church being as deceived as Eve?

    When Jesus " I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it"

    Does not mean that hell or the devil are giving the church a hard time but will not prevail .

    For gates attack no one they are but the weakest points of a city wall and the most heavily defended .

    It is the gates of hell that are in trouble for it is the church the Lord is building that is doing the ' troubling'.
  • Gerald on Revelation 3 - 1 year ago
    To the church of Laodocia listen to what the Spirit says .

    We are living in the Laodocian age . Of a church that thinks it is rich increased in goods and in need of nothing .

    Yet in Gods eyes is poor wretched and blind and in need of eye salve .

    Alongside this church is the Philadelphian church that in its own eyes is poor but in Gods eyes is rich .

    There is but one church which is His body . There is then but one door .

    How is it then that after the resurrection No door was a barrier to the Lord . But here he is knocking on the door of his own church and is unwilling ( you cannot say unable) to enter .

    Some may think their church is the only church to which all must belong to be saved others they are part of that church which is his body and claim they are saved . The fact remains the Lord is outside knocking . While all those inside think he is inside?

    God is everywhere for He is indeed omnipresent . Then who is outside? It is the Spirit of God .

    The knocking on the door must be a call to repentance to the whole church . To all who are inside .

    The promise however is only to those " who have ears to hear " not only that but who also " open the door " to THEM is the promise given.

    Even as John 3:16 is a call to the whole world to repent but the promise is only given to those who do and believe .( in the biblical sense) .

    The prosperity message ,the plethora of false prophets and apostles parading about Christendom shows we are in the last days .

    If when Jesus on the way to Golgotha said to some women weeping for him " if they do this to the master when the wood is green,what will they do when the wood is dry?

    Hebrews 1:1 states " hath in these last days spoken to us by His Son"

    If 2000 years ago it was " the last days " then truly the wood was green . How much the more is the wood now dry and ready for the fire?
  • Ed Mayfield on Genesis 1 - 1 year ago
    What does Bible or God say about taking your own life ? Suicide
  • Gerald on Genesis 1 - 1 year ago
    As it was in the beginning so too is it now . For even as the devil added to the Word of God and " changed the truth into a lie" .From " thou shalt surely die" to " thou shalt not surely die" so all but two(?) modern versions of the Scriptures have been changed in such a manner as to sow confusion and misdirection and ultimately death.

    For Genesis 1:1 states : In the beginning God created the heaveN and the earth ".

    To ' In the beginning God created the heavenS and the earth '.

    Genesis 2:1 all state heavenS. Which is right .

    But if you have heavens in both chapters people are misled to think it is speaking the same thing . It is not.

    For God is a God of order . For in the beginning Genesis 1:1 we have Heaven and earth . Verse 2 onwards it is only speaking of the earth .

    For it was not heaven that was in darkness but the earth .For heaven needs no sun or moon for God is the light thereof .

    It was not God who was in darkness but man. For God is light and in Him there is no darkness nor shadow of turning .

    Further along in the order of God we have the waters that were above the firmament and the waters that were below the firmament and the firmament He called " heaven".

    But this ' heaven' is clearly of the earth . and not of Genesis 1:1. Which is where Gods throne is and all the host of heaven.

    There is another ' heaven' though not mentioned save indirectly . For when God " made the stars also" was that not also stated from Genesis 1:2? Thus there are the heavenS of earth as prescribed in Genesis 2 and the third heaven as in Genesis 1:1.

    And was mentioned by Paul.

    By such inaccurate translations and changing Gen 1:1 from heaven to heavens we have the absurd translation of a ' Students Bible'. " In the beginning God created the Sky and the earth ".

    So in the beginning so too at the end from changing" IN His throne " to .ON His throne " Rev 3 .

    and much else in the middle .

    I thank Almighty God for the KJV.
  • Wordstudent on Amos 3 - 1 year ago
    What do horn on the altar signify?
  • Teresa Rice on Judges 3 - 1 year ago
    Question? Judges 3:8 God sold them, for what???? Why, He sold them? I understand His anger, but what did He sell them for? God doesn't need money or anything for that matter.. What did He sell them for? I've noticed God sell them alot in next few chapters, which has raised a few questions, I try hard not to lean unto my own understanding, but this one has confused my inner being.
  • S Spencer - 1 year ago
    John 4:23-24.

    Worshipping in truth and in spirit. Does that mean by the letter/ordinances which refers to man's efforts or is it the effectual working of the Holyspirit that lines one heart to be in agreement with God's law? Not written on tablets of stone but written in our heart.

    If that's so, is it just revealing the hidden wisdom of God in the scripture? Or does the Holyspirit also cause us to love God's statutes and causes us to function in the way scripture identifies us as desciples. "One who FOLLOWS Christ teachings"

    (I'm singling out mature Christian here.)

    If we are supposed to be moved by the Spirit "by the instrument of faith" unto good works but yet we don't display good works, then our faith is vain/dead, then is it fair to say that if we provide works THAT IS NOT BY THE INFLUENCE of the spirit that causes obedience to God's word then our work is vain.

    Would the spirit move us to not only obey Christ but also "Paul's epistles?

    Every man's work shall be tested by fire. We can be caught up so much in proving our worth amongst men we may never realize we are building a two-story hay house.

    If there is no spiritual growth, we can become ineffective but yet satisfied because we're proud of the work we put in. And if we're content with that we become Lukewarm or perhaps never was actually converted!

    This is why we examine ourselves "Examine the motive in everything you do and the spiritual fruit in our lives NOT the two story hay house.

    Many will try to present their works to the Lord " Matthew 7:22-23." The Lord will say he NEVER knew you" and you have no works to confirm because your evidence went up in smoke!

    Deny ourselves and do all things in the spirit to glorify God

    God bless.
  • James Lindell on Isaiah 44 - 1 year ago
    I find myself against the odds of the book of Proverbs.
  • Bruce - 1 year ago
    Is there and army in the bible that will come out of the east of 200,000,000 all on horseback? I need book chapter and verse. Thank you.
  • Lee1960 - 1 year ago
    This text is EXTREMELY confusing in part because the Nephilim (which means "fallen ones") are mentioned but not really described here. In Numbers 13, however, they're described as some sort of giants. To add to the confusion, this language about the "sons of God" procreating with the "daughters of men? My question is "PROCREATING!" How can Angels and or Fallen Angels (Nephilim) take woman's into themselves and have SEXUAL relationship and these woman bare children? Do heavenly being also have intimate parts? How did the "Sons Of God" came into the daughters of men?
  • Todd Eggers on 2 Corinthians 9 - 1 year ago
    We as a church still should give of our tithes unto the Lord. However, I still believe that to not give the tenth does not place a person under an Old Testament curse as many would tend to believe. If a curse remained upon us because of our giving, this would nullify the the work of the cross and the atonement that Jesus afforded us. I tend to believe it puts us rather, under the Law of the sowing and reaping benefits of 2 Cor chapter 9: He that sows sparingly shall reap sparingly and He that does bountifully shall reap bountifully. But our salvation is not In jeopardy from a curse if we don't . What is your take on it?
  • MARCELL on Genesis 9 - 1 year ago
    Where did the Nephilim come from? Who are the Anakites?
  • Marcell on Genesis 5 - 1 year ago
    What did God with Enoch?
  • MARCELL on Genesis 3 - 1 year ago
    Is outer space really a vast amount of water?
  • Doc price - 1 year ago
    Want to know meaning of "captivity captive. Found three times in Bible.
  • Nicoletta Brown on Genesis 1 - 1 year ago
    Why do new versions of both the Protestant and Catholic Bibles eliminate verse 21 of Matthew chapter 17?
  • Richard H Priday - 1 year ago
    Prayer: Part 4.

    Perseverance in prayer. In light of the previous discourses; the proper attitude toward God is paramount. This is why certain charismatics or anyone else "declaring" blessings is on thin ice. God blesses who He chooses and curses as well; we can see this principle in Romans 9:18. Genesis 49:25 states how God blesses universally for those who FEAR the Lord. Clearly fear of the Lord is necessary for the beginning of understanding ( Prov. 9:10 and many other texts).

    The basic thought here is that if a motivation is wrong clearly one can spend all day pounding the table whether alone or with a whole crowd and not expect results. Once we can establish that we aren't aware of wrong motives; then we still stand the chance that God is going to say "no" to the request. What is fairly certain is that He will reveal either a different answer to the prayer; or He will after some length of time answer it. One fairly clear indicator of which prayer we are asking for is whether if He delayed it 20 years if we would even want to see it happen; case in point someone who we want to marry; how will they look like or act a couple decades later? If God answered it at that time we'd better not pin our hopes on superficial things alone that pass by; but on eternal character issues. Oftentimes I have found after years of time an answer just seems to occur when we have forgotton about certain issues. We should certainly be encouraged from examples of individuals praying for family members to be saved for decades where it finally happens. We should rejoice when a dictatorship is finally overthrown after a great amount of time such as Communism in Russia; or a breakthrough such as in with abortion when it can finally see a downturn after countless millions in the US have been slaughtered.

    Fact Five: We should focus prayer on our enemies at least as much as our friends. It is hard to find fault for those praying for their enemies to be saved.
  • Arphul on Genesis 3 - 1 year ago
    Is sodom and gomora still burning?
  • S Spencer - 1 year ago
    Who ARE YOU? 2 Corinthians 5:17!

    You cannot approach God in your natural birth! You are still in Adam and all ethnic groups have to come to God by the blood of the cross. John 14:6.

    Salvation didn't come by genealogy religion or ethnic group Salvation didn't come by anything Adam had to offer. Salvation came by the seed of the woman that's Christ.

    There's your new birth.

    If you belong to any ethnic group, religion, church or political party, without Christ you will be told I never knew you.

    Matthew 7:21-23.

    Abraham was asked to leave his father's pagan land and was promise a land flowing with milk and honey. In Hebrews it says this is the new Jerusalem. Hebrews 11:8-10.

    God said he will make a nation out of Abraham. (There is no value in the pagan land in which he came and there was no value in him when he came) He had to come to God by instrument of faith to receive grace, "as do we".

    We are the seed of Abraham and sons of God through faith.

    Salvation didn't come by the nation of Israel. The nation of Israel demonstrated there is no good thing in the flesh.

    God will put his spirit in Israel and Israel as a nation will be saved as we. Acts 15:8-11.

    There will be a new fold and One shepherd. John 10:16.

    God bless and good night.


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