Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 348

The question then becomes if the word can be changed into what man thinks it should mean, then is the spirit that is within it stay alive?

Is the Spirit active in the cense that it moves, or is it stagnant and only a memory a way of thinking, and not living? If it doesn't move, then it is no longer a genuine Spirit ! Right? The question thus becomes what is a true Spirit?

What makes us yearn for righteousness! What makes us thirsty and hungry for righteousness. Will mans word give us more light into the things of God? Can we experience growing in grace?

The first revised standard version came out in the sixties, and there are probably 30 or more now today! Has this worked, has this made the world a better place ? Everyone it seems has there own interpretation, of which the bible says there is no private interpretation. What then do you believe? Soon , they will remove ant evidence of Christ at all! His resurrection, His glorification, into some kind of manmade fable!

The day is here that if you do not use the "RIGHT" bible. you may not open your doors!

Being led by the Spirit has become controversial within the church. For whatever reason they continue to change language . Without any consideration to the third person in the trinity.

Living in this world has become difficult for us why? Because God's word is a medicine for our condition ,everyone knows how we hate to take the .edicine.

Hi Dc730banks,

If I may add to Chris' reply, the first day of the week (Sunday) is the day Jesus was resurrected. Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets, and the feasts were a part of the Mosaic Law. The Jewish festival that was the same day Jesus was resurrected that many overlooks with traditions is the Feast of First Fruits, Leviticus 23:9-14.

We see in John; Mary Magdalene went to the tomb, and it was still dark, and she was the first to see Jesus. He would not let her touch Him, the reason was, He had not ascended to His Father, John 20:17. Jesus ascended at the same time the priest was waving the sheaf, (lifting up). After He returned, they could then touch Him, Matthew 28:8-10.

As the sheaf of the first harvest had to be sacrificed and accepted by God before they could eat of the harvest and look forward to the next harvest as that day was the first day of counting the days of the weeks until seven sabbaths to the second harvest, the Feast of Weeks, Pentecost. Jesus ascended and was accepted as the First Fruits of the dead and returned, then they could touch Him.

We see the second harvest Pentecost, also was the same day of year the fire of God came down upon the mount with Moses, and the day the Holy Spirit that Jesus said He would ask the Father to send, came down on the room where they were gathered as cloven tongues as of fire.

Just a little of the end of the week that started when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on the 10th of Nisan the day the lambs were taken up, the day that is called Palm Sunday.

God bless,

RLW

Good morning GIGI, Thank you for any and all prayers! One eye is pretty good and the other is so-so. My brain is a lot better at adjusting the two. Reading is still not a very relaxing thing to do though. :(

God bless our faithfulness!

Hi Michael, the Bible doesn't say we will never be sick or have hardship or suffering. It guarantees we will have them, and says we will even be persecuted for our faith. I think anyone pushing a health and wealth doctrine is pushing a lie.

James 1:12

Romans 5:3-5

Matthew 10:28 - says to not fear those who can do us harm but fear God.

It does say if you pray with faith you will basically get what you ask. I think this means you have genuine and pure faith, not praying for selfish things like a new ferrari. That is my opinion.

God bless

Love author of focus on the family. I need to be good to myself.

I have a question that confused me. I am a protestant. I have been to the church for routine for more than ten years. I saw a lot of events from the church. It is written Jesus heals all manners of sickness and disease. But I saw a sister, she was a junior school teacher. Unfortunately, she got a disease, and she was the music worship group membership. But her disease hasn't recovered. Finally, she leaves us in her fourties. So, Jesus healing us if we believe him. But can I say if the people haven't been healed them are not believe the Jesus.

In peace to you all.

THE greatest sin a man can commit is not to believe in Him whom God has sent.

John 14:6 or John:6:29

John 6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.

33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Amen- Be kind to everyone and let us all have a good conscience before God. The sin that so easily catches us yes. And we hallelujah have a mighty Lord, He is King over everything and everyone. Every knee shall bow one day and we shall praise His Name, Amen. Love u all in Christ.

Hello Dc730banks. All we are given in the Bible is that Jesus arose from the grave (sepulchre) on the "first day of the week", i.e. after the end of the Sabbath Day which was at sundown on the seventh day (Saturday): Matthew 28:1; Mark 16:2,9.

Jesus was taken down from the Cross & laid in the sepulchre prior to the commencement of the Sabbath (i.e. before Friday sundown), was in the grave the rest of Friday night, all day Saturday, & into the early hours of Sunday (considered three days). Then it was at day-break Sunday that the two Marys went to the sepulchre & learned that Jesus had risen from the dead. And this first day of the week (Sunday), was celebrated by the apostles & early Church (as it is now) in Christian fellowship, teaching & communion ( Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2).

Hello Barbara. It is my understanding that if the word 'Pastor' is correctly (i.e. biblically) applied, then yes, sisters in the Church Fellowship can take on a pastoral role of shepherding the sheep (and specifically to other women & young people).

But throughout the New Testament, the one who leads, teaches & guides Christ's Church are called Overseers or Elders (& the word 'Bishop' is used in 1 Timothy 3:1,2 & Titus 1:7, as the 17th Century English of the KJV dictated such naming). Women were never appointed to that position of overseeing or governing the Church Body in those early days. It seems however if we go through Church history, there have been some Churches very early on, that have ordained women into pastoral or teaching roles, & this became more necessary as men were drafted into the major wars, especially those of the 20th Century; this dearth of men warranted women filling these positions. There are many opinions whether this action was actually required and that the guidance from the Bible on this issue was being circumvented. And this continued on, even when such wars ceased & men were able to remain on home turf, & of those so enabled by the Lord, to lead Christ's Church. Thus we have today, many women in leadership positions in their Church Fellowships, which I believe is clearly contrary to the Scriptures.

As a matter of interest Fred, the wording of 'Holy Spirit' and 'Holy Ghost' in John 7:39 happen to be the same word in the Greek, 'Pneuma'. It would be hard to apply a more distinctive meaning or application to what was given & understood. Why John gave both names of the Spirit of God, maybe one of our esteemed Greek speaking brethren can enlighten us. This interests me also.

Carleton, How is your eyesight? I was thinking of you and praying for you the other day.

This pray is awesome. Wow, almost it tears. Love this prayer!

Hi Steven. I'm unsure whether this verse is what you're looking for - it's the only one I could think of.

Numbers 24:21,22: "And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur shall carry thee away captive."

This is Balaam speaking after receiving a vision & hearing the following words from God (v4: "(who) heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open"). When we get to the part concerning the Kenites, Balaam took up this parable (parable here, according to the Hebrew lexicon & specific to these words from Balaam is, 'a prophetic figurative discourse'). For the same Hebrew word ('mashal'), has a variety of definitions, but particular applications.

So verse 22, seems to be the prophetic utterance by God through Balaam about the dismal end of the Kenites.

Glad to hear that you are well GIGI and God has continued to bless you. I am mostly well myself, less anxious regarding my eye.

:)

Adam that's just one verse, how many changes, and left out verses would you imagine there are in all the modern versions. Ps.12:6-7 Tell us "The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times. (7. Thou shalt keep them O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." The word (pure) means sound, unadulterated, uncontaminated. And v.7 tells us those words are preserved for ever. The word (preserve) means to guard, protect, maintain, obey. And the words for ever mean for ever! We do have Gods pure, preserved Word today, and they are not modern versions! Now in 2 Tim.3:16 we are told "All scripture is given by Inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. Do you think the modern versions that you say "it appears its due to some manuscripts showing an incomplete or missing verse" Are they Inspired by God? Any modern version that changes the words are not Inspired by God! Jer.23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. Now let's see what God has to say in Jer.23:36 And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man's word shall be his burden; for ye have PERVERTED the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God. The word perverted means (to change). Woe be to the pastors that change the Words of the living God, the LORD of hosts our God. All modern versions change the words. 2 Tim.4:3-4 tell us "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears. (4. And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Remember the true meaning of (pure) is sound, (Gods Words are sound doctrine), so when they will not endure sound doctrine, its modern version Bibles that change, pervert and leave out verses. Thanks for the reply Adam.

Hello Again

I believe this verse very clear on what is considered false worship.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

All the time praise his name Amen.

God bless

Hello Hope this help

A biblical concept of worship involves praising God and giving Him glory with our lips and our lives, with our words and our deeds, with our physical bodies and our spiritual hearts. Worship that pleases God is authentic, offered with clean hands and a pure heart ( Psalm 24:3-4; Isaiah 66:2).

King David danced "before the Lord with all his might" ( 2 Samuel 6:14)

Revelation 5:8-11

twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each one holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. And they *sang a new song, saying, " Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals

Psalms 149:3 - Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. Psalms 150:1 - 127:6 - Praise ye the LORD

Luke 2:13-14

And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest,

And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased

Colossians 3:14-17

And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Hello Sally,

That is a terrible accident for Fernando. I will pray for him.

Dear Heavenly Father, Fernando needs you so at this hour. In the name of Jesus, we ask that You bring healing and restore him to health. Amen.

Jesse Thank you for your reply. No one has all the answers, so its good to have a back and forth on the way we interpret the Word of God. One thing you said that a lot of people agree with, but I do not, is that Mt.Ch.24 was written to the Jews. I don't see that. Jesus was asked by His disciples in v.3 ....what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? Jesus goes on to tell them all the things that will happen (before His return). These are things that every person on this earth will deal with, its not just for the Jews. Do you believe great tribulation will be just for the Jews? Mt.24:29-31, Is the Son of man coming in the clouds to gather together His elect. Many people think thats the same event as Jesus return riding a white horse, they say the elect are the Jews. it is not the same event, and these elect that are gathered together are not the Jews. They are the bride of Christ, the church. The Jews dont believe Jesus is the Son of God. v.40-41 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. This is a picture of what many call the rapture. Mt. Ch.24 is prophecy for the Lastdays, its written for everybody. Jesus is explaining exactly what will happen in the time just before His return. His return is in verses 29-31. As Jesus is speaking of that time just before His return then the word "generation" would mean a period of time. There are 3 periods of time in the Bible for a generation, 40 years, 70 years, and 120 years. If Mt.Ch.24 IS prophecy for us in these Lastdays which it is, then the 70 year generation period fits perfect. Look at the world today, read 2 Tim.3:1-4 it matches exactly how people are today and it even says "in the last days". You need to see Mt.24 as prophecy for us today Jesse or you are missing so much of the teaching of Jesus for the Lastdays. Jesus said in v. 36 "But of that day and hour knoweth no man", but we should know the season as True Believers. I respect your view as well Jesse.

Leslie, perhaps you should contact law enforcement if you are able. These crimes will continue as long as they can continue without concern of law enforcement entering into the situation.

Hello Adam,

I agree with your thinking, whether it was Jerome or Tyndale or Wycliffe or Luther of Cloverdale and others, when they worked on their translation, they were wishing to translate correctly. They were godly men and took this endeavor seriously with an attitude of reverence and soberness. You are right, none of us know any of the people who worked on these and other translations over the centuries and therefore it is sinful for anyone to defame them and case aspersions about their character nor their intent.

I think, for the most part, it is a good thing that such translations as the NSAB, RSV, NIV, AND KJV are revised and updated as more artifacts are recovered and as translators learn more and more about the languages biblical manuscripts were written in because it causes the translations to become more accurate. God is at work in such work as bringing forth a translation and in bringing about revisions. God made His word to be alive and active. It is still powerful like that even today because the Holy Spirit uses the Scriptures to teach, guide, convict, and sanctify us.

There are some translations that are paraphrases such as the Living Bible and the Message that are not the best ones to use for Bible Study. The translators wanted to make them easier to read and understand by paraphrasing. But much is lost in these versions.

Thanks for sharing. I checked another site for NIV and ESV for this verse and the footnotes says "Some manuscripts add all or some of verse 37". So, it appears its due to some manuscripts showing an incomplete or missing verse. Some translations have this in brackets.

My opinion is this is not a grand conspiracy to undermine God's word, as the NIV and ESV already says that Jesus Christ is the Son of God in plenty of other verses already. For example John 20:31 NIV

"But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name." or ESV is very similar, so is NAS, NASB, and others. I think there are many verses proclaiming this throughout.

It seems unlikely that translators had a nefarious motive in my opinion. We should not be quick to judge others' motives as being evil in intention. It's concerning when a verse doesn't match up to other translations. But I think if we're transported to the room where the evidence was in front of them this kind of process would be more understandable. I think these were prayerfully done by believers and I don't see this as being a salvation issue where someone could accidentally follow satan by this verse being ommitted. I think in some cases of the modern translation differences 2 verses were interpreted as one verse and vice versa, since the originals didn't have verse numbers, for example.

Psalm 82 "Ye are gods" (v. 6).

There is a notion these days that states that the Bible call us "little gods" and this Psalm is their evidence for that assumption.

The scriptures use this term to describe those judges or teachers of the law who were learned in the Torah but as this chapter points out judged for hypocricy.

Verse 3 shows a theme which is echoed in 1 Tim. 5 starting in verse 3; as well as James 1:27 which also refers to widows and orphans as to the definition of "true religion."

Verse 6 seems to suggest that these are all children of God; of the Most High. However; the context of most of this Psalm seems to suggest partiality to the wicked and therefore going against God's ordinances. This was a type of Pharasitical behavior that characterized those who would not escape the damnation of hell as quoted in Matthew 23:33. In one sense; of course all those in Israel of noble lineage could follow their family tree to prove that they were sons of Abraham. But again; not all were true children ( Romans 9:7). In one sense we were all created in God's image; more precisely now in the image of Adam. We were all put in the book of the living ( Psalm 69:28). That is different from the Book of Life; clearly. Perhaps the meaning remains ambiguous; the nation of Israel were chosen as a whole but only a remnant truly believed.

The Psalm is generally a call for men to be wise judges; but also ends with God being implored to act (verse 8). In any event every knee will bow someday to God and to His Christ (as quoted in Philippians AND Romans but also from God being represented in Isaiah 45:23).

God also allows wicked judgments to accomplish His purposes in the end; refining His people for instance.

Jimbob,

I trust you when you say that you believe the word of God. I would never question another believer as to whether they believe the word of God based on what I might perceive as a misunderstanding, or questionable interpretation. Do you think it's possible for a believer to believe that word of God is true but yet interpret the word incorrectly? I believe so. I speak for myself when I say this, but I believe God's word is absolute truth, but I also realize that it is always possible that I can misunderstand and misinterpret.

However, we do have a different understanding of the word generation (GENEA) used in Matthew Chapter 24. It seems clear to me that Jesus is speaking to the Jews. I do not see anything that would indicate tome that Jesus is telling the Jews that a generation is referring to a certain number of years, and that they could use that number to figure out the timing of His return. In fact, if He was speaking about a number of years when He used the word generation, the Jews at that time would have understood it to be about 30 years, definitely not 70 or 80. If you research the life expectancy of people during that time, the time Jesus spoke those words, it would have been 30-35 years of age. So, if that is the case, and you are using 1948 as the beginning of "this generation," He should have returned somewhere around 1978. Many people throughout the ages have tried to predict when His return would be based on generation meaning a set number of years.

I still stand on the literal definition of the word GENEA, which refers to a race or kind of people. And just so you know, I do respect your view!

God is good

Hello Richard

About that incident at the waters of Meribeh, I am sure you know that there is a more detailed account of it in Numbers 20:1-13. Although it is not that clear what caused God to be angry with Moses and Aaron, the verses in Psalms 106:32-33 may be the answer, "They (multitude) angered him (Moses) also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.". What was it that Moses had said that was not right? In Numbers 20:10 we read, "And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, YE REBELS; must we fetch you water out of this rock?". This is not a way a shepherd (pastor, elder or any spiritual leader) talks to their sheep. Jesus never said that sort of things to Judas, "You thief ...".He never revealed Judas' stealing to the other disciples, never insulted or spoke bad to him, but waited patiently for and tried to do anyhing He could to make Judas return from his sinful way and repent. A shepherd must be very careful how they behave and talk to their sheep, they must glorify God with their behavior and also with the way they talk, properly like a saint talks. This is the best interpretation of that incident I have heard so far. GBU

Repent of your sins before the lord Jesus Christ and confess your sins before Jesus Christ and believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins at the cross.

Adam The verse that Sammi is speaking of is Acts.8:37 The KJB, Acts.8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. The Niv Bible that I own says nothing about this verse, it is completely removed! What would be the reason for removing this verse? Or any verse? Modern version Bibles are not Inspired by God.