the bible talks of Cain going to a certain land to marry. were there people in that land since Adam ,Eve and Cain were the only people present. Whom did he marry
Yours was indeed a wonderful testimony, Richard, & it truly gladdened our hearts to read of your persistence with reading God's Word and the Holy Spirit's subsequent meeting you at God's appointed time . Stay close to the Lord, read His precious Word often, talk to Him at anytime of the day or night - His Ear is always open to His childrens' voice. The enemy of our souls, the Devil, is also lurking about us to do all manner of evil against us: doubts, fears, discouragement, old sins, etc. Stand against him as Jesus did ( Matthew 4:1-11), using God's Word & the Spirit's Power against him, resist him & he will flee ( James 4:7).
Welcome to God's family - all of us have been purchased by our Saviour's own precious blood, and not by anything we have done or could do ( Titus 3:5). Seek the Spirit's help in reading & understanding the Bible, but we're always around here to support you in the Word & victorious Christian living. Every blessing brother.
Your testimony was wonderful to read. One of perseverance and trust. People need to know that Jesus loves everybody, no matter what state they're in. Welcome to the comment rooms. There's a prayer room too.
:). There's a link to Testimonies; which is a blessing to see how God is touching lives.
Hello my brothers and sisters! Really just felt to leave a comment here for the good of everyone. So as only being with the Lord for just over a year, my life has changed drastically for the best. By a power not of my own. Last year I just wanted truth and was led to the Bible. As the OT is where my reading started. There were many things of wisdom and things that just felt a bit off. Reading about God with his mercy and goodness was great. Eventually I thought "what's in the NT"? So beginning to read there it was obvious it was all/mostly about Jesus Christ. I think it was when reading John and Jesus telling his disciples His new commandment of "love one another". Knowing in my heart this was the truth and what we all need. Right then I began pouring my heart out to Jesus Christ and our Eternal Father in prayer. Well, it was only one week later that the Lord came to me with a marvelous experience. As I'm sure all of you have wonderful accounts of when the Lord came to you in your lives. Again, since then, after receiving the Holy Spirit, my life changed in many ways toward the Will of God. It is very true, as I have found, that the KJV Bible is the best. As reading through the Bible in my possession, NAV, and checking with KJV, it is clear that many things have been removed or changed. Not just different translation. As the Holy Bible is a very important book I find it just a stepping stone on the way to the Lord. As the Word of the Lord is still there it may very easily confuse some people. As why we truly need the Holy Spirit to guide us to the truth. Also as we need to stick together and just converse about things as this site, a Blessing, is great for. God Bless you all my brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
In Genesis 2:7 and Genesis 7:14, it sounds like "two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life" means all human beings entered with the animals, and that makes more sense of where the different races came from than Ham, Shem and Japheth and their wives making the different skin tones and unique features.
Hi Rob, thanks for your enquiry about how some biblical accounts had found parallels in other ancient cultures/religions. Mishael gives me more credit than I deserve & though humbled by his high regard of my 'knowledge', in reality my abilities are quite minuscule in comparison to the many learned folk out there & who have published well researched material.
With that in mind, I am totally ignorant of secular/pagan ancient writings or the Rosetta stone. Apart from what one gleans from the Web, I'm unable to add further information to that. However, with what I have read, I wouldn't be overly surprised that there may be some similarities between biblical & other writings. Yet if one would examine the others' accounts, one would find that the similarities are actually not so similar anyway. As well, in some cases, as in some biblical accounts (e.g. the Flood), these could have been transmitted from the survivors of the flood to others & over generations, as the tribes on the Earth multiplied & became more diverse in culture & religion, the account could have also adopted various forms & imagery giving it some authenticity, yet found altered in content because of such transmission.
So one could assume the same with Creation, the Virgin birth, a God meting out judgement, etc: similarities, but sufficiently dissimilar to warrant a more careful examination, to either prove a connection or not. Why do such parallels occur? I suppose when we deal with the unknown, the spiritual, the belief in a superior being, there must also be some ideas that intersect or coincide with each other. These then appear to us laymen, as perplexing & worthy of further thought or examination. And yet, if we then read the Bible with that thought in mind, we will miss the beautiful consistent thread that runs right through Scripture, showing us the truth & faithfulness of God's Word to us. Other religions showing these 'similarities' would eventually fail in this respect or become divergent.
I'm going to refer you to CHRIS in the Bible comment room. He's much more educated in Bibles, religions and History.
'Rosetta Stone' is not in the Bible. Moses spoke the language of the Egyptians, knew their culture; but he did not speak of the Rosetta Stone you asked about. After a quick read through Google, I see that the Stone resides in Britain. It exists. I copied this:
The world's 1,500-year loss of understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs is a reminder of the impermanence of even the most monumental empires and their legacies. Where once hieroglyphs boldly adorned a thousand walls, the last known example was finally incised on the island of Philae in AD 394. Although Egyptian continued to be spoken, Egypt's new Christian authorities soon outlawed hieroglyphs as pagan, and replaced them with the Greek Coptic alphabet. Several centuries later, when Egypt fell to Islam, the chain was finally broken as Coptic gave way to Arabic. The process of forgetting was complete.
In the Book of Daniel, the fall of many kingdoms are recorded. In minor prophets books too. People are still trying to unearth things in Egypt to this day.
If kingdoms fall, you can be assured that God allowed it. The only Kingdom that his eye is upon, is the Kingdom of his son, Jesus Christ. In the Bible, if you read scripture from a Bible with center of page reference columns, you might find more information surrounding Noah and others.
It's not really going to help with languages.
Follow the scriptures with little alphabet letters in them.
The Bible says that much study brings weariness of mind. Interestingly enough, so does much exercise. Study of the Bible makes us wise.
Come back and ask Chris if he has studied the Rosetta Stone. I hope you find what you are seeking. I hope that in your pursuit, that you stumble over the Rock, which is Jesus Christ. The Stone the builders rejected.
Thanks for those inspiring words friend. However, I'm looking to find the answer to why the story of Noah, Creation and Jesus birth have extremely close parallels of others, Egyptian,Sumerian, Gilgamesh earlier tales found on ancient tablets/ Rosetta stone, etc.
I'm looking to debunk these tales specifically, and not to sound condescending but this is highly important that I get the facts over my now faith... can you help me here?
The Bible is a spiritual Book. It is spiritually discerned. It's like in John 3 with Nicodemus. Jesus told him he needed to be born again. Nicodemus believed.
In John 16, Nicodemus asked Jesus the same question.
An authentic born again experience, means receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
John 16 ,teaches what all that entails: what the Holy Spirits Ministry is, towards New Believers. He protects the new birth and teaches it about Jesus. You can go as deeply, as you desire the sincere milk of Gods Word (the Holy Bible). We're encouraged to desire the Meat of scripture.
A lot of Christians just want the basic fire insurance. Enough to keep them out of hell.
A true believer wants the Whole Life of Jesus insurance policy with all the bells and whistles. They jump in feet first, and get Jesus all over them: and want more and more. They follow Jesus and read His Word every day of their lives. They tell others about Jesus! They are excited.
They're "all in". None of that one foot in the worldly world, and the other foot on Jesus.
There was a great song called, Love God, Hate Sin. If we don't sink our little baby Christian roots deep into Jesus, first big wind of persecution will blow you away.
Go look at That Godhead post I just posted. Why wouldn't you want to worship, adore and serve, those three persons who created all we see and know about? Romans 1
If you don't read your Bible with the Holy Spirit at your elbow... the Bible is just a book that doesn't speak back to you.
Here Christ is explaining the he has come to teach the pure truth or 'new wine'. In order to preserve this 'new wine' the Jews had to let go of the 'old wineskins' or traditional teachings of Judaism. Judaism is a manmade religion created while the Jews were in captivity in Babylon 500 years before the coming of Christ. When Christ arrived he exposed their religion as false in Matthew 23. It was false because it led the people away from the Word of God. Christ's teachings or 'new wine' led the people back to the Word, but this created a dilemma for the people. They could not preserve Christ's teachings while clinging to Judaism or the 'old wineskins'.
The lesson here is we have to abandon the false teachings of these man-made religions, pray for Holy Spirit to guide our minds to the spiritual truths of the Word. Yes, we might need some guidance for understanding, but ultimately we must rely on Holy Spirit to elevate our minds to the spiritual level of Christ's teachings. I pray this is helpful to you. Shalom.
Hello, beware of fake news and false teaching that satan spreads around to deceive Christians looking for an alternate identity of privilege. The fact is we all have our identity in Christ and anything outside of that is often an attempt to pursue the flesh- status, identity, value, found not in Christ, but an imitation substitute. I don't know if this describes you or not, but we're seeing more and more people be baited into a deception. Keep your armor on and stand guard to protect against satan and his lies.
Habakkuk is talking to God and waiting for an answer. God answers Habakkuk and instructs him to write the answer down and make it clear for others. The answer (vision) will make sense to God's people when the time is right, according to god's plan.
If my understanding is missing some important parts, please share. I would greatly appreciate the help. This passage helps me overcome my fear of confusion when reading the Bible.
"Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith." We should not think about ourselves above what is written in the Scriptures, as if we are any way better than others. With all restraint being taken away, so that the ungodly can do all that they have imagined; only a firm foundation of faith can enable us to endure the world's moral disintegration.
"Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith." Speaking to the kind of days we are appointed to pass through, to bring about the end of sin and the completion of the age; that which God shows us as the proof of those who are of Him, and those who are not; we should not be deceived into forgetting what is our true condition in God's sight.
And the Lord answer me and reminded me of his words meditating Gods words everyday can cleanse our mind heart and soul I will praise you Jesus forever and worship you alone amen
In verse 1 we see the importance of having a watchful attitude. We are living in very critical times and we must be alert to the Biblical meaning of world events.
"And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it." "But what saith it? THE WORD OF GOD IS NIGH THEE, IN THY MOUTH AND IN THINE HEART!" All they who are of the truth WILL HEAR the Lord's voice in His Word; and will not have itching ears for other gospels or other Christs. He gives understanding to the simple, and wisdom to do it!
Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above.
Before our Father's throne, We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims
are one, Our comforts and our cares.
We share our mutual woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear.
When we asunder part, It gives us keenest pain; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again.
God bless you, stay soft, keep your peace.
Carleton
Welcome to God's family - all of us have been purchased by our Saviour's own precious blood, and not by anything we have done or could do ( Titus 3:5). Seek the Spirit's help in reading & understanding the Bible, but we're always around here to support you in the Word & victorious Christian living. Every blessing brother.
:). There's a link to Testimonies; which is a blessing to see how God is touching lives.
With that in mind, I am totally ignorant of secular/pagan ancient writings or the Rosetta stone. Apart from what one gleans from the Web, I'm unable to add further information to that. However, with what I have read, I wouldn't be overly surprised that there may be some similarities between biblical & other writings. Yet if one would examine the others' accounts, one would find that the similarities are actually not so similar anyway. As well, in some cases, as in some biblical accounts (e.g. the Flood), these could have been transmitted from the survivors of the flood to others & over generations, as the tribes on the Earth multiplied & became more diverse in culture & religion, the account could have also adopted various forms & imagery giving it some authenticity, yet found altered in content because of such transmission.
So one could assume the same with Creation, the Virgin birth, a God meting out judgement, etc: similarities, but sufficiently dissimilar to warrant a more careful examination, to either prove a connection or not. Why do such parallels occur? I suppose when we deal with the unknown, the spiritual, the belief in a superior being, there must also be some ideas that intersect or coincide with each other. These then appear to us laymen, as perplexing & worthy of further thought or examination. And yet, if we then read the Bible with that thought in mind, we will miss the beautiful consistent thread that runs right through Scripture, showing us the truth & faithfulness of God's Word to us. Other religions showing these 'similarities' would eventually fail in this respect or become divergent.
'Rosetta Stone' is not in the Bible. Moses spoke the language of the Egyptians, knew their culture; but he did not speak of the Rosetta Stone you asked about. After a quick read through Google, I see that the Stone resides in Britain. It exists. I copied this:
The world's 1,500-year loss of understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs is a reminder of the impermanence of even the most monumental empires and their legacies. Where once hieroglyphs boldly adorned a thousand walls, the last known example was finally incised on the island of Philae in AD 394. Although Egyptian continued to be spoken, Egypt's new Christian authorities soon outlawed hieroglyphs as pagan, and replaced them with the Greek Coptic alphabet. Several centuries later, when Egypt fell to Islam, the chain was finally broken as Coptic gave way to Arabic. The process of forgetting was complete.
In the Book of Daniel, the fall of many kingdoms are recorded. In minor prophets books too. People are still trying to unearth things in Egypt to this day.
If kingdoms fall, you can be assured that God allowed it. The only Kingdom that his eye is upon, is the Kingdom of his son, Jesus Christ. In the Bible, if you read scripture from a Bible with center of page reference columns, you might find more information surrounding Noah and others.
It's not really going to help with languages.
Follow the scriptures with little alphabet letters in them.
The Bible says that much study brings weariness of mind. Interestingly enough, so does much exercise. Study of the Bible makes us wise.
Come back and ask Chris if he has studied the Rosetta Stone. I hope you find what you are seeking. I hope that in your pursuit, that you stumble over the Rock, which is Jesus Christ. The Stone the builders rejected.
May God reveal his truth to you.
Mishael
I'm looking to debunk these tales specifically, and not to sound condescending but this is highly important that I get the facts over my now faith... can you help me here?
And so must you.
An authentic born again experience, means receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
John 16 ,teaches what all that entails: what the Holy Spirits Ministry is, towards New Believers. He protects the new birth and teaches it about Jesus. You can go as deeply, as you desire the sincere milk of Gods Word (the Holy Bible). We're encouraged to desire the Meat of scripture.
A lot of Christians just want the basic fire insurance. Enough to keep them out of hell.
A true believer wants the Whole Life of Jesus insurance policy with all the bells and whistles. They jump in feet first, and get Jesus all over them: and want more and more. They follow Jesus and read His Word every day of their lives. They tell others about Jesus! They are excited.
They're "all in". None of that one foot in the worldly world, and the other foot on Jesus.
There was a great song called, Love God, Hate Sin. If we don't sink our little baby Christian roots deep into Jesus, first big wind of persecution will blow you away.
Go look at That Godhead post I just posted. Why wouldn't you want to worship, adore and serve, those three persons who created all we see and know about? Romans 1
If you don't read your Bible with the Holy Spirit at your elbow... the Bible is just a book that doesn't speak back to you.
So, how deep do you want to go?
Mishael
The lesson here is we have to abandon the false teachings of these man-made religions, pray for Holy Spirit to guide our minds to the spiritual truths of the Word. Yes, we might need some guidance for understanding, but ultimately we must rely on Holy Spirit to elevate our minds to the spiritual level of Christ's teachings. I pray this is helpful to you. Shalom.
Carleton
If my understanding is missing some important parts, please share. I would greatly appreciate the help. This passage helps me overcome my fear of confusion when reading the Bible.