Bible Questions & Discussion PAGE 919

Hello Pat,

Your question reminds me of Romans 9:22-24

"What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory, even us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles"

Scripture does give some hints at why God created anything in the first place, but I think much of this why is hid in the unsearchable depths of His wisdom. Yet, we are told in Scripture that He created all things for His pleasure and for His glory.

It is impossible for us to come to know all that God is or the why of His actions. But through His revelation to us in His Word we have learned many things about Him. It is common to describe God according to attribute, which just tell us aspects of His Being. We know He is all powerful, all knowing, present everywhere, eternal, infinite, holy, perfect, pure, and many others.

Before creation, God existed eternally already as three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Being (Godhead). In this Godhead, He was completely satisfied, loved, and harmonious, in need of nothing to make Him more perfect than He always has been. However, in the Godhead, there was not a reason to show mercy, grace, power, wrath, justice, compassion, providence, etc. because there was no sin or lack of anything within the Trinity for these aspects of His Being to be utilized. By creating the universe and all beings in heaven and on earth-people, and creatures, and plants, He exercises these aspects of His Being. In all He does, His glory shows. So, again, although God does not need anything outside of Himself to be satisfied, He created as an expression of Who He has always been and will always be.

I do suggest that you pose this question on the internet and read up on it. It is a fascinating subject and a post on here just does not do it justice.

Genesis 4, Genesis 5, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:14, KJV

how do you give gods love too people

Good evening Grae. Thanks for your post today.

I think people obey civil laws for various reasons. You have stated some in your post. I know many people who are not Christians who obey civil laws or behave decently and they comment that it is just the right thing to do. I think that this reflects that knowledge of right and wrong has been written in our consciences by God whether we are believers or not. Some people have an inborn personality tendency that bends toward challenging rules and authority and others have an inborn personality tendency to be compliant. I've worked around very young children and infants all of my adult life and have observed these differences in children even in infancy/toddlerhood. My three sons were of the compliant group and parenting them was very easy. But I have a few nieces who were so challenging even from infancy. Upbringing does have some influence on these personality tendencies, it seems.

I have known many non believers who are very kind, giving, courteous, and morally upright in the way they live their lives. I have also known some who were believers from a young age brought up in a believing home who went on to be rebellious, law breaking, risk taking, and contrary in their teen and young adult years. So, perhaps it is best not to stereotype people's behaviors by their spiritual state.

God, by His unsearchable wisdom, created each of us individually and placed in our natural personalities certain traits and tendencies. He alone knows the plans He has for each person and He alone brings things to fruition in each of us according to His purpose and will.

For us who know the Lord, we should care to be godly in our lives both in private and publicly. It is always good for us to do so. Our godly life can attract some who are are pleased with how we live our lives, knowing they can trust us to do what is right around them; and it will repel others who feel convicted by our lifestyle or prefer to hang with those who disobey

Matthew 7:1-27, Matthew 25:31-46,

John 9, here is an example of blindness where no-one had sinned. Hopefully this is helpful too

Hi Charlotte,

Are you asking about being protected from others telling false information about you?

1 Corinthians 12, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 Corinthians 14, all three Chapters have much about speaking in tongues. Acts 10:46, Acts 19:6, Mark 16:17-18, Acts 2,

Hopefully this gives you the insight you're looking for.

Charles,

Thank you for the uplifting post.

The 1611 version on this site does. Ecclesiasticus 1, - hopefully will link you to it directly. If that doesn't top of page 1611 will bring you to Table of Contents page, if you scroll down you should find it: far right, bottom columns.

Hopefully this is helpful

what manuscripts were used to translate from?

Do you believe in Eternal Security, if so what scriptures confirm

Why doesn't my KJV Bible have Ecclesiasticus?

Amen ! Our God & Jesus are unfailing always ! Trust in the Lord with all your heart & lean not in our understanding & in all our ways acknowledge Him( Proverbs 3:5-7) . God is always with us , His Word( Bible ) is always with us. All of us ,no matter what color we are,what part of the world we dwell in ,etc etc etc...Our Lord made us all in different colors , different sizes, different genders . ,different languages .These factors don't matter.God is what matters.Let us ( in a figurative sense ) join hands ,pray together ,continue to work to bring people to God ,He is coming, we don't know when so always be prepared !God Bless All of You !

I can truly testify that no matter how bad a thing is that you do (I've done worse) God is faithful and just to forgive us and he never gives up or abandons us in those dark moments of our lives. Never give up and never give in to evil because we have a hope that passeth all understanding and I'm still trying to under stand why God chose a retch like me. When you read some of the scriptures Jesus spoke WOW he had a forgiveness and understanding of the poor and the troubled and Jesus loved us before we loved him. Read fast pray and serve the Lord your God that's the true riches of this life. of your faith hope and Charity charity is the greater that's is astonding to me. greater than our hope in Jesus grater than our faith in Jesus and charity isn't love it's the manifestation of love.

James 1:27

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world."

King James Version (KJV)

2 Corinthians chapter 12 references a thorn in the flesh.

It depends, Jesus told his disciples that they would judge the 12 tribes of Israel, we are told to judge but The Judgement Day it will be Jesus.

The Gospels Matthew, mark, Luke, John they tell the story of Jesus I'd read the entire NT 1st then the OT but the main thing is to eat so you can grow, read the Bible always and constantly. Genesis is a good book as well so you know the beginning of the creation.

I speak in Tongues almost every service. I am a true Christian but nobody is perfect. I walk & live the way that God wants me to live the best I can. I love Jesus with All my heart. I'm just wondering about the speaking of the tongues in Church every service and I speak in Tongues at home a lot when I pray! I just won't to know if it's right to speak in tongues everytime I go to church service. I love and trust our Lord and have Faith in our precious Jesus that it will be done. Tell me if I'm wrong. I've read in the Bible in several places where it's good to speak in tongues and it's the Lord not me. I'm nothing.

To guard the tree of life If Adam and Eve would of ate of it before they sinned the world would all be perfect and sinless forever and if after the fall, we all would be doomed forever. It's still there and tell us in Revelations 21 or 22

It means there will be conflict between satan and Jesus and Jesus will crush satan

Yes who else could say it

Matthew 6:33

"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

King James Version (KJV)

To trust God and remember fear is of the devil and there is no fear in love, and we reap what we sow and that applies to unbelief as well. If you do get it, James 5:13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14Is 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:

15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

With respect and affection . The best way to protect yourself from false doctrines and people who call themselves prophets is to become familiar with the Truth and the real prophets which can only b found in the Bible . As u read it u will notice that no one chose to b a prophet , many of them r reluctant because prophets often lived very hard and dangerous lives , God chose them . If u know the Truth u can't b deceived by a lie .

What some call giving up others call believing God, Jesus is the great Physician but James 5:13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.14Is 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:" 15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Isn't Jesus our only hope?

King James Version (KJV)

Generations is used I believe it's just the creation of it, generate if you read it refers the same to other things created, Genesis 5:1

"This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;"

Before man made the lock system on our rivers the water had a place to go afterwards the rivers were always full and the water has no place to go, this Earth will be destroyed but by God not man.

Matt Ch 22 V 35-40. Matt Ch 5 V 17 . John Ch 15 V 9-14. I'm guessing that everyone on this site obeys the laws of their land and that we all know others who also obey the laws of their land . Some of these that we know may not b Christians , maybe they r of other faiths or atheists . Does that make them righteous in God's eyes ? Why do these none Christians obey the laws ? Out of love ? Or out of FEAR of the punishment for breaking them ? Imprisonment or fines ? Does obeying the laws of the land mean that a person is nice ? Kind ? Generous ? Soft hearted ? Compassionate ? I don't think it does , I think it means that they r FEARFUL of the consequences if they get caught . That's why they obey it . It's easy to say " I haven't done anything wrong , I haven't broken any laws , I'm innocent ". Isaiah Ch 29 V 13+14 , Levi 7 V 22-27 , Levi Ch 17 V 10-14 , Luke Ch 22 V 20 , John Ch 6 V 47 66 . Why did they draw back from Jesus and walk no more with him ? Because he was telling them to break the law of Moses and drink blood . They weren't prepared to let go of the old and embrace the new law which is expressed in one word LOVE . Not FEAR . Isaiah Ch 51 V 4-8 , Jeremiah Ch 31 V 31-34 , Isaiah Ch 65 V 24 ,Isaiah Ch 30 V 18-21 , John Ch 14 V 6 , all of Galatians especially Ch 2 V 21 and Ch 3 V 18-25 . There is no fear in love .

Don't let the sun go down on a debit, usury was unlawful and is still forbidden to borrow from the lost a big NO but if borrow and agree to repay it you must repay it. It's called being honest and having integrity, having a good name among all men. do unto others as you'd have others do unto you, what if someone didn't repay you? Love, is not paying back love? love your brother, love your neighbor, love your enemy.