Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 660

Good Morning, Pentecost, Apostolic.

Wikipedia defines person as a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self- consciousness.

It seems that that the word can denote a human being or a spiritual being.

I do not wish to have long discussion over the meaning of this word. But thank you for giving the definition from the Free Dictionary site.

Most of us who believe that God is a trinity understand that God is not human in nature (essence) but spiritual (with the exception that Jesus, the Son, who added human nature to His person to fulfill the redemptive plan of the Godhead from which was determined before creation). Prior to the incarnation, the Son was pure Spirit in nature along with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

If you do not believe God is three persons in one Being, then that is your prerogative. I just believe otherwise, as the Oneness doctrine does not satisfactorily answer the questions I posed to you in my reply to your original post.

Dear Edward

Briefly speaking the oil always symbolizes the Holly Spirit

Lets see in the OT a prophesy about our Lord

Psalms 45:6-7

"Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

The oil of gladness is the HS

Again in the OT the prophets anointed Kings with oil. It again symbolized the Holly Spirit

1 Samuel 16:13

"Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah."

Also in the NT Paul asks anyone who is ill to come to the elders of the church and put oil on him to be healed.

James 5:14

"Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord"

The oil again here symbolizes the Holly Spirit. It is Him who heals.

So we see that a general symbol for the HS in the Bible is the oil.

Here are a couple more quotes from this very same woman:

"There is no God. There's no heaven. There's no hell. There are no angels. When you die, you go in the ground, the worms eat you."

"I told my kids I just want three words on my tombstone, if I have one. I'll probably be cremated. One is "woman." I'm very comfortable in that role. I've loved being a woman, I've loved being a mother, I've loved being a grandmother. I want three words: Woman, Atheist, Anarchist. That's me."

One must wonder if she is regretting the things she said and having rejected Jesus Christ before leaving this world? I'm sure she knows now that there is a God!

Jill,

Eternal life is only by the grace of God the Father given through the life death, and resurrection of God's only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. We only have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, we are justified by faith without the deeds of the law, but by faith and obedience of the only begotten Son, as He was obedient to the Father Hebrews 5:5-9 Matthew 26:38-42

Romans 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Romans 6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

When I was young growing up many many years ago, I loved my Dad who has been gone many years now. I knew if I did wrong I would have to face my Dad. Was my fear the punishment I would receive, when I was real young maybe, but later the admiration and love I had for him I feared letting him down, the source of security and love he gave me. We should have a sense of awe and respect for the majesty of God the Father.

In Proverbs 1:7 are we being obedient? Is fear being scared? No! We have His promise, He will never leave us or forsake us, Hebrews 13:5. But with the knowledge that God can be frightening it should give us motivation as sinners to say no to the temptations and riches of this world, for our faith and hope is in the next world to be with our God the Father and Jesus our Lord.

Colossians 3:12-14 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. 14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Obedience, not our righteousness which is of the law, but Gods righteousness, a gift through faith in Jesus Christ.

God bless,

RLW

Hi Gianni's , I dont think that we are in a disagreement as I did say that it's definately a sin and the situation needs to be addressed . I'm sorry if I didn't make that clear .

Carl,

In ancient times, a cubit was the measurement from the elbow to the tip of the middle (or social) finger.

Jill,

1 Peter 2:17 says we are to fear God. There are three commands in that verse that are Present Imperatives, showing continuous action. One of them is that we are to be continually fear God. Is it right to fear God? Yes! In fact, just by studying the social habits of man, did you know that we make decisions based on who we fear the most, and who we love the most? Sometimes we compromise with our walk with the Lord because we fear how other people are going to react to us if we obey the Lord. We fear them. We fear rejection. We fear their response. But we are to fear God, not man. Why? Because fear causes compromise. We are to be continually fearing God.

In 2 Corinthians 7:1, it says, "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

Here's the basis for this: It says in the fear of God. That's a healthy reverence for God. And just in our own human response, we naturally do not fear God. And if we do respect Him, we fear people more than we do God. Sometimes we know that we are disobeying God, but we also know that He's a gracious God and He will forgive us.

But oftentimes we compromise our walk with Christ and then we come back and ask God for forgiveness because we know He's gracious and that He will forgive. But we don't have a healthy fear. That is to say that if we're disobedient, what if God in His love decides to allow us or cause us to suffer the consequences. We think that God's going to protect us in all that we do, but He disciplines those that are His.

So perfect holiness in the fear of God, having a healthy fear of Him. It's the beginning of wisdom. It's the beginning of knowledge. It's the very first response that we need to be sensitive to. How aware am I of God and His power, God almighty, and the fact that I'm getting ready to make decisions in His presence that might be in disobedience to Him?

I hope this makes sense?

My Son saw something in Wikipedia about King Solomon using demons to build the temple and Michael the Archangel supposedly gave him a ring in order for him to control the demons. I had no fore knowledge of this, and was wondering if anyone here could give me scripture for it. Personally, since the temple was sacred I can't see how demons could be any part of it! Thank you.

Gi Gi Gods' spirit can be born in us,..thats y Jesus is saying that which is born of the spirit is spirit which is the H.G...that good seed is spirit thus the fruit is spirit a baby Christ...The Child of Promise the H.G....That was the great Promise that Christ wd be multiplied as the stars of Heaven...Thats y the woman is giving birth simply b/c she was impregnated by his good seed the living word..Her Child which is the manchild the H.G. WHICH is spirit...They don't call Jesus the bridegoom for nothin he has a seed to sow in us sinners...My lil Children of whom i travail in birth till CHRIST IS FORMED IN YOU....The Child is the H.G THE CHILD OF Promise...She brought forth a man child which is gonna rule all nations which is spirit as God is spirit...

.....Jesus cd not refer to the H.G. as the Promise if he were not the multiplication of very God in humanity which proves Spirits can be born in us via his seed the word...Thats y they call the bridegroom...even in the natural a bridegroom always reproduces himself... thats y he is saying whosoever receives one such child in my name receives me....She brought for a manchild which is the H.G that Child of Promise...The multiplication of very God in us...Thats y he has to know us thats when the good seed will sown in our hearts producing a new inner man....our new heart and new spirits..

.....Natural Israel ...Abrahams' seed was humans,..But the Israel of God are spirits..As God is spirit Thats y Jesus is saying that which is born of the spirit is spirits which is the H.G. the Children of Promise that are gonna be as the stars of heaven in multitudes...Thats y the New Birth is so important....We are gonna birth a baby Christ...Thats y he always refers to himself as the son of man...mankind has to be married to Christ and bring forth fruit unto God which are the Children of PROMISE... Romans 7 : 4....THE MULTIPLICATION of God..Ya gotta realise that it was God Almighty that swore by himself when he made this Promise..

I have been struggling with the questions, why are we to fear God? I praise the Lord with everything and I Don't understand, is it a fear of what God might do and is it a fear that the bad people need to be afraid of God because they know they have done evil things against God and against Jesus Christ.

Thank you for helping me with this question. I don't know if I should be afraid and have this fear of the Lord that awls I can seem to do anymore is praise his name and try to live as wholly as possible interview blessed by God. Thank you again, Jill

I was recently thinking about that.

1Kings 11:1-11, 2Kings 23:13,

1Chronicles 28:9,

Hopefully these are all helpful

Absolutely not. And whoever preached that needs to be walked out of any ministry.

2 Chronicles 9:30 & 31 talks about the death of Solomon. If there was something here that God wanted us to know about Solomon being "judged" or given reason to have gone to hell -- it would be right here:

"And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years. And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead."

We learn more about Solomon's wisdom from God, testimony and sorrows in Song of Solomon, most of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

How could someone read that and say "Solomon went to hell?" My guess is this is one of those (of which I've unfortunately seen in this site's discussion) who deny eternal security. This is probably one of those people who believe we're not really born again and need works to maintain Salvation until death by misquoting scripture (by the way, that's a mixture of false teachings from the Roman Catholic church and Calvinism). What they've done (the popular preachers today and here) is frustrate the Grace of God and this leads them to believe "oh, did you read about what David did in the Bible? He backslid and lost his Salvation. He might have died and..."

Rebuke them with sound doctrine and stay far from them. They are wolves.

Dear PA,

I never said that the word "Triune" was found in the scriptures? I was using the word triune as another word to reference Godhead.

There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, they are the same in substance, equal in power and glory. The word "triune" is sometimes used to refer to this Godhead. Godhead is found in the scriptures.

Colossians 2:9

"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."

Merriam Webster Dictionary:

Definition of godhead

1 : divine nature or essence

2 capitalized

a : GOD sense 1

b : the nature of God especially as existing in three persons.

So, Godhead is referring to three persons correct?

Triune also refers to 3 persons.

Merriam Webster Dictionary:

triune adjective

Definition of triune

: three in one:

a : of or relating to the Trinity

the triune God

b : consisting of three parts, members, or aspects

If you find this concept difficult to understand, you are not alone.

GBU

Thanks. I am doing a Sunday School lesson on the Rapture. Stopped at the 10 virgins to do more research. Can I used this?

Pentecost Apostolic,

I have yet to see anyone here say there are three Gods. I have read, and I agree that God exists in three distinct, co-equal, and co-eternal beings, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. These are not three God's, but one. I agree with you that John 1:1 is referring to Jesus as God. There are many places in scripture that refer to Jesus as God. There are also places that refer to the Holy Spirit as God. But we also have God the Father. Again, not three separate Gods but one.

You bring up Ephesians 4:5, so I would like to comment on that verse. It says, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism." One baptism! I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Paul is not talking about water baptism. It was Paul who said in 1 Corinthians 12:13 that we are all baptized by one Spirit into the body of Christ.

It is a Hebrew phrase that Paul used to describe the salvation process, that when the Holy Spirit comes into a person's life, they are cleansed. It has nothing to do with water baptism. And baptism also means identification. In 1 Corinthians Chapter 10, the people in the wilderness were baptized unto Moses. There wasn't any water baptismal ceremony. But when they identified with him and went through the Red Sea, they called it baptism.

how long is a cubit as mentioned in 1 Ki. chapter. 6.

Dear Madalyn

I would say instead...

When a man cannot do anything it's God's turn to get in action. A part of each action belongs to man to do it (what he can) and the rest belongs to God to do it (what a man cannot do). This is from my experience in life.

GBU

The ending of the Book of Ecclesiastes implies that he repented, Ecclesiastes 12:8-14.

Through the media (ie TV) dear Waabi.

Dear Rebecca

I don't know if it can be used as a rule but the children of Israelites in the OT under 20 years old were allowed to enter the land if promise, where as their parents weren't. They were not held accountable for their sins, like revolting against God and Moses all the time. GBU

I love this site also and it is such a blessing to me. I have never seen one that is better than this site because you feel like you belong to it and can tell so many people how much you love God! Thank you!

It all depends on the individual; if he/she knows without coercion on their own the reason and purpose that CHRIST came in the flesh; was the only begotten SON of GOD born of a virgin through miraculous conception by HOLY SPIRIT and was crucified for everyone's sin becoming our Passover; perfect sacrificial lamb without sin, rising 3 days later defeating death. Then the individual is at the age of accountability and is ready for baptism. If they know the reason for the baptism is to publicly show they know that CHRIST went in the tomb ( full submersion) and rose defeating death, them becoming a follower of CHRIST and a new person under CHRIST. I have known young children who were at the age and old people who weren't. Mark 10:14 CHRIST tells HIS disciples to let the children here HIM teach, some will take what HE said and understand. Bring up a child in teachings of the Bible Prov 22:6; Eph 6:4

Interesting quote. Still trying to discern it. James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. I couldn't think of a verse about working that would hold this much promise. There might be some, but I couldn't think of any.

Giannis GBU I know you have many questions....As the N.T. is full of mysteries...Even Paul said i see like thru a Glass darkly, Even Paul cd not see clearly under early Church doctrine Nobody can see clearly under early Church doctrine...Thats y there are a Zilllion different Churches on every corner....There are not even 2 ppl that can agree on just 1 scripture in any Church.....It All goes back to the blindman...The Blindman cd not see clearly under the 1st anointing...Jesus had to anoint the blindman a 2 nd time b/f he cd see clearly...Thats us the Church we cannot see clearly under early Church doctrine....What i am trying to say is there has to be a 2 nd advent a 2 nd coming...The Church is symbolic of the blindman that can not see clearly under early Church doctrine.

...Thats y Paul is saying when that which is perfect is come that which is done in part ( early Church doctrine ) will be done away with...Paul said we see in part we prophesy in part etc ..That iMAGE in Daniel 2 was all in parts ..The gold and then the silver and then the bronze and the iron and the clay answer to the gold..Pastors th head Evangelists the silver and it goes down getting weaker as the deacons are the feet...But Daniel saw a stone cut without hands that completly destroyed the image....Thats y Paul is saying when that which is perfect is come that which is done in parts will be done away with..Which is early Church doctrine.

... Micah 5 tells us that God was gonna give them up till the woman is in birth pains etc... Micah 5 : 3 ...Which answer to the time Jesus told us of the night comes when no man can work...The great abomination of Desolation is now standing in the pulpits...Satan himself..Thats y there are a Zillion different Churches on every corner simply b/c nobody can see clearly under early Church doctrine...The Blindman answers to all the CHURCHES that cannot see clearly under early Church doctrine..WE need that 2 nd anointing...The book needs to be opened...2 nd coming.

The only way any of us know the difference between right and wrong at a young age is if we have been taught it from being very young , children are not born with knowledge or good manners or understanding , they are blank canvases , the adults around them need to be diligent in teaching their children . Eight is very young to expect a child to understand anything , you can train them but training isn't the same as understanding . I was in my late teens before I had any understanding of what Jesus's willing sacrifice for our sins was really about . Do you understand everything in the Bible ? I know I don't and I'm in my fifties . Understanding and wisdom comes with learning and prayer and life experience , children can be trained definately but it may be quite a while before they truly understand why they have been trained and what it all means . Children should be allowed to enjoy their childhood and not burdened with adult cares before they are adults , this is just my opinion . Much love to you in Christ .

"Certain disciples had been chosen , Christ showed Himself by many infallible proofs. Being seen of them forty days, speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of heaven."

You too, have been chosen !

and will receive the promises of God the Father.

The first question we all want answered, is when God will fix things!

Fix the things that are broken! Restoring goodness, love, mercy on earth!

Returning to rule the world?

The Lords answer!

It is not for you to know the times or the seasons!

Then He says this!

"You shall receive power, after the Holy Ghost has come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto Me in all the land!"

God has given us the same power that is in Him!

This is monumental!

What He is saying in all essence, is we, through faith in the shed blood of Christ have the same power to do the very things we want from Him, too change the world!!!!

The same power in the Holy Ghost is what will change the world in and through us ! When you come to this reality then you will have come to the salvation that has been provided from and through His Son! Go teaching all things in His name!

Repent and be Baptized

Hello Shadrach. We can't send links via this Comment room, but I could suggest you go into Biblehub dot com & you will find a large number of Bible versions given. If you click on AMP, you will find it. Also, you might know that the Amplified Version can be useful for easier reading, but it remains as a translation based on a person's understanding of the Bible and not always faithful to the original texts. So please take care when reading from it.

Hi Rebecca. I don't believe that the Bible gives us a specific age of accountability, probably because an age is only a number & does not necessarily determine a child's understanding of sin & Christ's salvation.

For that reason, Christian parents usually speak to their children about Jesus' Sacrifice for them & need for repentance/accepting Him, when the children are quite young. Hence, we have ministries that focus on children (e.g. Child Evangelism Fellowship) or in-house ministries of Sunday School, etc. In the family, it would be the decision of the parents when they believe that their child knows that wrongdoing or sin has been committed, its consequences, & the Bible message of salvation. And this age could vary from child to child, even within the family. Though my thoughts are, & you may get some other suggestions, that the age of accountability would be around 5 or 6.

Deuteronomy 3:1,3,4,10,11,13.

Proverbs 20:11,