Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 636

The "her" in verse 3 is referring to the city Zion, not God.

Dear Ronald

That's right the Greek for spirit is pneuma. Pneuma (spirit) is God, the angels, the demons. But they don't have souls. So where is their concious, personality etc llocated? In their spirit of course. So the spirit is ourselves, our conscious, our thoughts, our emotions, literally ourselves. The soul ( gr phyche not psuche) is a lets say dress for the spirit, only people have souls not God not other heavenly existences.

Dear Allen, all those nouns in Hebrew are of feminine gender, that's why they are "she, her"..

Sometimes heaven or wisdom is called 'her''.

Maybe Chris can give more insight to this?

Read to the end; there is forgiveness.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

Romans 12:1 Therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship.

1 Corinthians 3:16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst?

Leviticus 19:28You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

1 Kings 18:28 And they cried aloud and cut themselves after their custom with swords and lances, until the blood gushed out upon them.

1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

Deuteronomy 12:4 "Do not worship the LORD your God in the way these pagan peoples worship their gods."

Leviticus 20:23 You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.

Proverbs 16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with MODESTY and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array [minidresses, stretchy pants, thick makeup]

You don't have to get them laser'd off. Just pray and admit you just didn't know. Repent: turn around and walk in His forgiveness and be restored.

Psalm 51 was written by King David after Nathan the prophet confronted him about having Bathsheba's husband put on the front lines in war. He was killed.

David married Bathsheba. Nathan also told him that his and Bathsheba's first born child would die. The baby died. David repented in ashes; got up and washed, ate a meal and comforted Bathsheba. His servants thought that he was terrible: Acting like the whole thing was normal.

David had poured out his heart hoping God would change His mind. ( l am the Lord and I change Not)

David tried. He knew it was his sin, totally.

He had children problems the rest of his life. He died before Solomons reign started. He didn't know his son would have hundreds of wives and concubines. Make treaties with nations God forbid, worship their idols.

Psalm 51 is authentic repentance for sins.

The Lord bless you. My grandson attends a Christian School. He learns so much and tells it to his parents, who are run ragged every day with cares of this life. They love to hear what he learns. He's a young "preacher" already. I pray for them every day, as the Day of Jesus's return approaches.

1 (A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah.)

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the CITY OF OUR GOD, in the mountain of his holiness.

2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is MOUNT ZION on the sides of the north, the city of the GREAT KING.

"Her" is speaking of a place: Heaven. It's similar to Wisdom described as female too. It's just how the writer described it. THE WHOLE BIBLE is inspired by the Lord.

God is Spirit. Jesus is fully God and fully Human.

Earth was created for Humans. That's why Jesus was born as a human. He came to save us from the loss of Dominion in the Garden of Eden; stolen by Satan.

The Day Jesus was anointed of God, Isaiah 61:1-3, the whole earth was in awe.

Luke 4:18; Psalm 147:2-3

Streetpreacher

Mine eyes have seen the glory

Of the coming of the Lord;

He is trampling out the vintage

Where the grapes of wrath are stored;

He hath loosed the fateful lightning

Of His terrible swift sword;

His truth is marching on.

Chorus

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watchfires

Of a hundred circling camps

They have builded Him an altar

In the evening dews and damps;

I can read His righteous sentence

By the dim and flaring lamps;

His day is marching on.

Chorus

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

He has sounded forth the trumpet

That shall never call retreat;

He is sifting out the hearts of men

Before His judgement seat;

Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him;

Be jubilant, my feet;

Our God is marching on.

Chorus

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

In the beauty of the lilies

Christ was born across the sea,

With a glory in His bosom

That transfigures you and me;

As He died to make men holy,

Let us die to make men free;

While God is marching on.

Chorus

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

I keep hearing this song, so the Holy Spirit wants us to be encouraged despite circumstances we are facing now. Let's praise to Jesus our King. Sing this song.

Streetpreacher

God bless you richly every single day. Soon we will see Jesus coming in the clouds.

Thank You Father The life of God flows in my blood and cleanses my arteries of all matter that does not pertain to life. My heart beats with the rhythm of life, carrying the Life of God throughout my body, restoring LIFE AND HEALTH ABUNDANTLY. ( John 17:23; Eph. 2:22).

I have a strong heart. Every heart beat floods by body with life and cleanses me of disease and pain. Ex. 23:25 Mark 11:23.

I command my blood cells to destroy every disease germ and virus that tries to inhabit my body. I command every cell of my body to be normal In Jesus' Name. Rom. 5:17; Luke 17:6

Every cell that does not promote life and health in my body is cut off from its life source. My immune system will not allow boils and infection to live in my body In Jesus' Name! Luke 17:6; Mark 11:2

I am redeemed from the curse of the law and my heart beats with the rhythm of life. The spirit and life of God's Word flows in me cleansing my blood of every disease and impurity.

The law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death; therefore, I will not allow sin, sickness or death to lord over me! Rom 8:2; 6:13,14

The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in me, permeating His life through my veins, sending healing throughout my body Rom 8:11.

In Jesus' Name I forbid my body to be deceived in any manner. Body, you will not be deceived by any disease germ or virus. Neither will you work against life or health in any way. Every cell in my body supports life and health.

Let's look at the principle that could be the key to you being a partaker of God's provision concerning your healing.

There is probably no other subject as important to your healing and health than the principle of CALLING THINGS THAT ARE NOT. We see in Romans 4:17-22 that Abraham became fully persuaded that God would do what He had promised. The way he became fully persuaded was by calling those things which were not manifest as though they were.

Mishael

Dear Faith , if you are writing against O S A S ,that must mean that you are against it ? If you are against it why are you against it ? Please forgive me if you think I'm being rude , I'm not , honest , I would ask you why you are against it ? Which scriptures have convinced you in your opinion ? If you are convinced and against it you must be firm in your conviction if you are going to stand up and give a lecture on it , if you are convinced you must know why you are convinced , if you know why you are convinced then you from your heart and from the scriptures that have convinced you , shouldn't need any one else's help . I have always believed that when Peter James and John saw Christ transfigured , that that awesome other worldly vision would have been an enormous comfort and strengthener to those three , it would have strengthened their faith to rock solid proportions , any tiny doubt or fear for themselves and their own lives would cease to exist when they closed their eyes and remembered that sight , it gave them so much conviction and they needed it , how can anyone convince another if they themselves aren't convinced ? If you are convinced in your belief then you must know why you are and if you know why you are you must be able to express your conviction with the help of scripture , if you need some one else's help to tell you what you are convinced of , are you really convinced ? Search your heart and the scriptures , convince yourself before you try to convince others , may God bless you in your search for truth .

It's more than a book. From Genesis to Revelation, it is all about the Life of Jesus Christ, the Messiah of Israel and the whole world.

Romans 1, speaks of the Godhead: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Other places through the Bible we see the phrase:

LET US, or like, WHO WILL GO FOR US. Finding those places in scripture is like finding big nuggets of pure Gold. Every time I go through the Bible I find more!

I think it pleases God for us to search and dig for more Truth. It grows our Faith.

You will not be disappointed.

Jesus is returning soon. John 3, Jesus tells a Pharisee, he must be born again to even see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemas followed Jesus. He was at the Crucifixion and saw Jesus die for our sins. He saw the Temple in ruins. All recorded in Scripture. He knew Jesus was the Messiah.

If you know any military friends, read Gideon's story. He wasn't keen on leading an army. God whittled his army down to soldiers who lapped water like dogs. Head down but eyes up, searching for ambushers. They went to battle and did great exploits.

We can learn a lot of practical knowledge in the Bible. It's an amazing book; testimonies.

Streetpreacher

The site now has an Exhaustive Concordance, along with other translation comparison. Also the 1611 KJV. Several times I've looked at a deeper meaning or clearer understanding & the 1611 KJV was really helpful.

To use the Concordance, you can tap verse. New page opens. Bottom of page the words can be individually researched from the original text used for these translated versions on this site.

Interestingly & worth noting : occasionally I have found the surrounding words sometimes are a better key to my understanding than the single word, that I found perplexing.

Also prayer for wisdom: James 1:5,

Hopefully this is helpful

In John 3, when Jesus was speaking to Nicodemas; He said we must be Born Again from Above. Then he explained the Holy Spirit who Jesus will send to us.

Jesus is the one who baptizes us with the Holy Spirit.

This matches with what is being said in Acts.

Water baptisms are a beautiful way to invite friends and family to witness in the flesh, what has happened in the Spirit. It's not mandatory.

I know I was baptized the night I was saved. I had been in the occult for years; so I had a big problem with demons; UNTIL I STARTED READING THE BIBLE, like my life depended upon it. One day I ordered all evil spirits to leave!! I asked God for angels to protect me and my son.

He answered that prayer. I read my Bible every day like it was food. It's been 37 years, traveling the road of ever increasing Faith. I don't doubt anything in scripture. Because Jesus Christ IS the Word.

You're doing good.

Genesis 27:41,

Esau was also called Edom, Genesis 36:1, please read: Obadiah 1, whole chapter

Note: Obadiah 1:10-14 "For the violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off forever. In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou was one of them. But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress. Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity; Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossways, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress."

Obadiah 1:6, Malachi 1, Deuteronomy 2:22, Jeremiah 49:7-22, Judges 11:17, 1Kings 11:14-25, Ezekiel 25:12-14,

Romans 9:13-15,

Hopefully these are helpful also, towards more understanding of why GOD said Esau HE hated.

If your Bible has reference columns on each page (in the center or at the bottom of each page)

Those are references that will point you to other scriptures that give more information on your original verse.

So if your Bible doesn't have those, consider buying a KJV REFERENCE/STUDY BIBLE. It will really explain some passages.

Also, you can Google a scripture like this, to get to commentaries by Bible Scholars.

Sample:

John 3:16, commentaries, or history, or Meaning, or Teaching

I generally pick websites that have "Bible" within their Link. You have to be careful you're not reading something written by Jehovah witnesses or other cults.

If what others teach something that seems off, we as believers need to search it out. Put that Pastor on your daily prayer list. Ask God to reach out to him through the Word. Prayer goes places that we can't go.

What does"her" mean in this verse 3 of Psalms 48, is it eluding to God having a feminine side? Or as a mothering side as a refuge or place to go?

I'd like to add, to the discussion: Philippians 4:13,

Please read: Philippians 4:11-12, Philippians 1:7, he's also talking about enduring even while bond in prison. Philippians 1:13,

But it was for the Gospel of Christ: Philippians 1:12-20,

Jesus christ told His deciples in Mattew 28:19 go to all the nations and make deciples of them Baptized them in the name of the Father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost. Which I think that is the wrong way of Baptizing a person using tides I think the right way of baptism in ithe Holy scripture in the Bible is in Act 2:38. When Peter said to the people around him he said Repent everyone of you and be Baptized in the Name of Jesus christ for the remassion of your sins. and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost because the promise is unto you and your children and those who are near or afar off and as many as the Lord our God shall call. Amen

Chris,

I agree with the way you adressed this topic before. I believe you helped break down the biggest most divisive issue, when there is hypocrisy with abuses & blatant unrepented sins, there is accountability. I believe Jesus clearly taught accountability & old testament usually addressed as within Church / temple & leadership within, also: Isaiah 9:17, Matthew 20:1-19, Luke 20:45-47, Luke 11:39-54, Matthew 23, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 1, Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 7:1-17, Jeremiah 22:3, Jeremiah 34:8-12 ._..

I believe you Chris or possibly someone else addressed the question we're they ever really saved?

I address this question as to answer the many outside the church who ask because of injustice etc. This site is for those, I believe most of all.

Faith Knight, I also agree with Adam & Chris this is an issue with disagreement. & hesitation is possibly warning. But, I included scripture covering love, meekness in the way, its addressed. John 15:18,24,25, Luke 21:17, Zechariah 13:6,

Count the cost? Luke 14:26-35,

Said in sincerity of Love, through the fellowship of Faith in Jesus Christ

Faith, This is one of many verses against OSAS. Romans 11:22 "Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off". I don't know how long you have been converted, but if you are relatively young in the faith I would encourage you to take a simple approach by asking questions and talking about it with fellow believers. This is a topic that people on both sides are convinced they have the right interpretation. People do not change readily from strong held convictions, especially if someone teaching is young. I am greatly encouraged that you are trying to comprehend the Bible by what it says and not what I would like it to say to make me feel good. I picture that you are a careful reader with the faith to believe what it says. Another sobering topic is the teachings and parables about people when they stand before the King thinking they were saved and he "never knew them". May God Bless your understanding!!

Hi Betsy. Almost all of the Old Testament Apocrypha & New Testament Apocrypha have been relegated to being the 'hidden books', because their content, at least in part, were suspect or their authors deemed unknown or without the apostolic authority or backing to pen those words.

In the Infancy Gospel (of Thomas), it was written far too late to be considered authoritative (in the 2nd Century, I understand). For instance, it presents the young Jesus as a temperamental, fickle, arrogant, and disobedient worker of magic; someone liberal with His curses. This aligns with some aspects of Gnostic thinking, and certainly with pagan views of the character of their gods. However, the character, words, and actions of Jesus as presented in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas are totally incompatible with Scripture. These works also attribute various miracles done during Jesus' childhood. Claims of Jesus' juvenile miracles stand in opposition to the Canonical Gospels, which present Jesus' miracle at Cana as "the beginning of (His) miracles" ( John 2:11).

To note also, when a Muslim is reminded of the Gospels which speak of Jesus' Life, he thinks in terms of this wretched Gospel of Thomas, even as Mohammed believed in it. So when the true Gospels are presented to the Muslim, they either come to him as a real eye-opener or a rejection of all. We sold or gave away many "true" Gospels to Pakistani Muslims, so they might learn they Truth.

So please stay well away from this book in particular - there may be interesting stories that you feel should have been included in the Bible, but those stories are just that - figments of one's imagination coupled with the someone's lust to weaken God's Word & to destroy the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hello, I think every few days there's a discussion posted on that topic. You can try finding Bible verses by topic, an advanced search, or other resources. Many lists of verses have been posted a lot and it seems that few agree on it. God bless.

Hello Faith. I'm sorry that I'm not the one to help you in your quest to writing this article against OSAS, simply because I fully believe in it. But why I'm writing to you is in response to what you wrote, "I am for some reason incredibly nervous about writing a paper on this topic and have put it off for months because of my fear of it." This topic is a part of the major Doctrine of Salvation, and indeed, what we express in public (& particularly in the Church) can be very divisive resulting in some unwelcome feedback & personal treatment. I would suggest you continue to hold off from it until you are fully convinced in your belief, after examining all Scriptures pertaining to it (which I'm sure you've attended to). After fully learning about your subject, even with an examination of the 'other side's' beliefs, then hopefully your resolve to press on with the writing will not be hindered by such fears. All the best.

John 3:15-16,

Matthew 25:31-46, James 1:27,

1Peter 3:8, 1John 4:12,

2Timothy 2:15,

Hopefully these are also helpful

Matthew 7, Matthew 25:31-46, Philippians 2, Romans 14:12, 2Peter 2, 2Timothy 2, whole chapters relevant

Also note 2Timothy 2:19, sealed, but commanded depart from iniquity

Hebrews 3:6-19,

John 13:34, Romans 12:10,

Hopefully these are helpful

My brother, our pastor is talking about this very subject right now. I too am going to a baptist college and would like to help you if I can. I'm sure my pastor would like to help if you would like, just let me know.

Many thanks Admin, for the nice new '"lazy dog", Q&A page. God bless the Web and everyone in here with all the heavenly wisdom in Christ, love u all.

Rosalia,

Paul says in Philippians 4:13, " I can do all things in Christ who is empowering me."



That's the literal translation.



The first line that says I can do all things, he says I have sufficient inherent strength already in me in Christ. I have sufficient inherent strength. The power of God lives in me.



I can do all things in Christ, not through, but in Christ. And then describing Christ: who is the one who is empowering me, showing that God's power is continuing to produce His power and strength in me.



I like that first line. I like how it says that I have sufficient inherent strength to do all things.



Paul said in 2 Corinthians Chapter 12 when he prayed about the thorn in his flesh, his health problem, that God would heal and take away, God said to him my grace is sufficient for you.



He doesn't have to take anything away. He doesn't have to change a thing. His grace is sufficient. And He is continually empowering me to do all things, to go hungry or to be full, to be made low or to abound.