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Is to explain the spiritual nature. Jesus had a hard time explaining it to the disciples since they only has physical understanding how things works.
John 3:12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
Matthew 13:11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
Romans 6:19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.
Matthew 13:10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
John 3:12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
Matthew 13:11 He replied, “Because the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
Matthew 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
1 Corinthians 15:40 There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendor of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendor of the earthly bodies is another.
Romans 6:19 I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.
Matthew 13:10 The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?”
I don't think there's a single question, but many. Most nonbelievers have a general question of proof. Its difficult for them to believe a 3500 year old OT & 2000 year old new testament. While they appreciate the stories and lessons, they read it more as fables or a storybook of fairytales. They have trouble believing some of the wild stories, especially from the old testament. They also have trouble reconciling the OT God (mean and war-like) with the NT Christ (peaceful and forgiving). The most regular question I get is; "If God is good, why does He allow so much pain and suffering in the world?" In their opinion, God has been awol for 2000 years..
My experience on this site is that a question regarding the Trinity, a non-biblical term, is the most difficult question as it causes so much confusion that even the believer in the Trinity, does not know what he really believes in and then tries to teach others what to believe in with so many illogical mind boggling statements like the Trinity is like an egg. Can you believe it, they compare God with an egg. I have provided my answer to your thread question. This subject of Trinity will not be discussed in this thread as there is currently a huge discussion on the Trinity thread.
The Bible has initially been compiled by men to supply man enough information about God and His plans, the creation and history up to and including the birth and death of His son, Jesus on this earth plus prophecies regarding the future of the world and its inhabitants plus a guideline for the believer to find the path to Salvation as Satan is also on this earth trying his utmost to destroy the works of God which includes mankind.
It is erroneous to think that God is the cause of pain and suffering in the world today. There are two powers in the world today namely God and Satan. God's Power is presently here as the Holy Spirit to support and to teach the believers, and Satan is here to destroy the children of God, through pain and suffering and even death. Pain and suffering to believers will only happen when they let go of God's hand and do their own things, neglecting and ignoring the Will of God. That is when Satan takes over and controls the situation. It is only when this person finds God again when he will find out the truth about pain and suffering and who is the cause of it.
It is erroneous to think that God is the cause of pain and suffering in the world today. There are two powers in the world today namely God and Satan. God's Power is presently here as the Holy Spirit to support and to teach the believers, and Satan is here to destroy the children of God, through pain and suffering and even death. Pain and suffering to believers will only happen when they let go of God's hand and do their own things, neglecting and ignoring the Will of God. That is when Satan takes over and controls the situation. It is only when this person finds God again when he will find out the truth about pain and suffering and who is the cause of it.
It is when you look around you when you realize that there must be something greater, something so powerful to have created all the beautiful things in nature and to create man. Every living thing around you cannot just exist from itself.
If you look at the perfection of nature, you will realize how the Creator of this, must be perfect. He must love what He is doing as there is no flaw and it is only the one that is perfect, that can create such, as one the who does not love what he is doing, will not do his best and you will see flaws. When Jesus was on this earth, He revealed God. He told people what they had to know, about God, Himself, Satan, and all the other teachings necessary to mankind. It is then when people really started to believe because they saw the works of Jesus and experienced the teachings of Him.
We must realize that the people 2000 years ago did not have the knowledge and skills that we have today. There were no schools or education and therefor they could not read or write. Most of them were illiterate. Today, most of us can read and understand and sort out things logically. That is why Jesus spoke in parables to make it easy for them to understand. That is why the church that time could teach something and has been accepted by everybody and people were taught not to challenge the church/pastor. Most of these teachings are still being taught in the churches today. You will also find that up to today, man has not created one living thing from nothing, on his own.
If you look at the perfection of nature, you will realize how the Creator of this, must be perfect. He must love what He is doing as there is no flaw and it is only the one that is perfect, that can create such, as one the who does not love what he is doing, will not do his best and you will see flaws. When Jesus was on this earth, He revealed God. He told people what they had to know, about God, Himself, Satan, and all the other teachings necessary to mankind. It is then when people really started to believe because they saw the works of Jesus and experienced the teachings of Him.
We must realize that the people 2000 years ago did not have the knowledge and skills that we have today. There were no schools or education and therefor they could not read or write. Most of them were illiterate. Today, most of us can read and understand and sort out things logically. That is why Jesus spoke in parables to make it easy for them to understand. That is why the church that time could teach something and has been accepted by everybody and people were taught not to challenge the church/pastor. Most of these teachings are still being taught in the churches today. You will also find that up to today, man has not created one living thing from nothing, on his own.
J
I started asking questions my pastor couldnt answer when I was a child. There are a lot of tjings we as humans cant understand, but what is clear is that tje world is being ruled by sin and the only. 100% pure and good teaching is that of tje Bible. I have been around and arount the belief vs. doubt circle and what I concæude ia that without God and Christ's teachings there is no freedom from sin.
I focus less on answering questions I cant and more of expressing that THERE ARE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS WE NEED THE ANSWER TO.
IT IS GOD'S WILL TO REVEAL THE WHOLE TRUTH WHEN WE ARE ABLE TTO HEEAR IT.
In the mean time we must recognise that sin is pain and suffering and the only answer is Christs teachings of unconditional love.
I focus less on answering questions I cant and more of expressing that THERE ARE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS WE NEED THE ANSWER TO.
IT IS GOD'S WILL TO REVEAL THE WHOLE TRUTH WHEN WE ARE ABLE TTO HEEAR IT.
In the mean time we must recognise that sin is pain and suffering and the only answer is Christs teachings of unconditional love.
Firstly, remember the Bible is a collection of books and letters. Some of the works are simply known works of the prophets or apostles (ie: Paul's letters to various churches). Secondly, though not found in all the books of the Bible, interestingly some of the prophets were actually told to at least write their specfic books. For example Jeremiah.
Jeremiah 30:1-2
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
Jeremiah 30:1-2
1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
[SUP]2 [/SUP]Thus speaketh the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.
Although there is not a single verse that states what most will say about why God made us and the world...Most will say so he could show us love and that we might worship him and love him because what he has done for us......
My Question would be...
Why has God designed and brought this grand experiment under the sun into existence?
I do believe there are clues as to the why's and I believe that if the clues are taken collectively we can know the why's as I have my own view for sure.
My Question would be...
Why has God designed and brought this grand experiment under the sun into existence?
I do believe there are clues as to the why's and I believe that if the clues are taken collectively we can know the why's as I have my own view for sure.
This might be a good place to post Dan Barkers challenge... Any takers?
I HAVE AN EASTER challenge for Christians. My challenge is simply this: tell me what happened on Easter. I am not asking for proof. My straightforward request is merely that Christians tell me exactly what happened on the day that their most important doctrine was born.
Believers should eagerly take up this challenge, since without the resurrection, there is no Christianity.
Paul wrote, "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not." (I Corinthians 15:14-15)
The conditions of the challenge are simple and reasonable. In each of the four Gospels, begin at Easter morning and read to the end of the book: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and John 20-21. Also read Acts 1:3-12 and Paul's tiny version of the story in I Corinthians 15:3-8. These 165 verses can be read in a few moments. Then, without omitting a single detail from these separate accounts, write a simple, chronological narrative of the events between the resurrection and the ascension: what happened first, second, and so on; who said what, when; and where these things happened.
Since the gospels do not always give precise times of day, it is permissible to make educated guesses. The narrative does not have to pretend to present a perfect picture--it only needs to give at least one plausible account of all of the facts. Additional explanation of the narrative may be set apart in parentheses. The important condition to the challenge, however, is that not one single biblical detail be omitted. Fair enough?
I HAVE AN EASTER challenge for Christians. My challenge is simply this: tell me what happened on Easter. I am not asking for proof. My straightforward request is merely that Christians tell me exactly what happened on the day that their most important doctrine was born.
Believers should eagerly take up this challenge, since without the resurrection, there is no Christianity.
Paul wrote, "And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not." (I Corinthians 15:14-15)
The conditions of the challenge are simple and reasonable. In each of the four Gospels, begin at Easter morning and read to the end of the book: Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and John 20-21. Also read Acts 1:3-12 and Paul's tiny version of the story in I Corinthians 15:3-8. These 165 verses can be read in a few moments. Then, without omitting a single detail from these separate accounts, write a simple, chronological narrative of the events between the resurrection and the ascension: what happened first, second, and so on; who said what, when; and where these things happened.
Since the gospels do not always give precise times of day, it is permissible to make educated guesses. The narrative does not have to pretend to present a perfect picture--it only needs to give at least one plausible account of all of the facts. Additional explanation of the narrative may be set apart in parentheses. The important condition to the challenge, however, is that not one single biblical detail be omitted. Fair enough?
J
I've always believed the purpose of creation to create eternal "human" life in God's kingdom, a sort of reproduction of eternal beings, passing on that life to newcomers.
Don't know what else is the biggest question, but I've never had a satisfactory answer to the weapons burning of very explicit old time weapons in Ezekiel,
Ezekiel 39:9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years.
I can't accept the Gog and Magog war of Ezekiel is the same as the Revelation, post-millennium incident, where it could be said the weapons would be primitive, but there's a substantial list of things that don't fit. On the other hand, an end times war would hardly be fought with ancient weapons that burn. All explanations I've heard do not well account for such as the above verse. (Like there's some new gun material the Russians have that burns: the barrel won't burn, tanks don't burn, personnel carriers, etc. They will use fossil fuel from vehicles for fuel after the war, but the above verse clearly states the weapons themselves are set on fire. I've heard it all, and nothing really fits!)
Add to that the Ezekiel temple that's never been built, that cannot be the tribulation temple, but why is there animal sacrifice in that temple?
Chunks of the book of Ezekiel are a real fuzz ball to me and everybody else who'll admit their theories are just that.
Don't know what else is the biggest question, but I've never had a satisfactory answer to the weapons burning of very explicit old time weapons in Ezekiel,
Ezekiel 39:9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire seven years.
I can't accept the Gog and Magog war of Ezekiel is the same as the Revelation, post-millennium incident, where it could be said the weapons would be primitive, but there's a substantial list of things that don't fit. On the other hand, an end times war would hardly be fought with ancient weapons that burn. All explanations I've heard do not well account for such as the above verse. (Like there's some new gun material the Russians have that burns: the barrel won't burn, tanks don't burn, personnel carriers, etc. They will use fossil fuel from vehicles for fuel after the war, but the above verse clearly states the weapons themselves are set on fire. I've heard it all, and nothing really fits!)
Add to that the Ezekiel temple that's never been built, that cannot be the tribulation temple, but why is there animal sacrifice in that temple?
Chunks of the book of Ezekiel are a real fuzz ball to me and everybody else who'll admit their theories are just that.
J
Given the precision of hundreds of literal prophecies fulfilled, why would the Lord characterize burning some single weapon as "shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the handstaves, and the spears?"
Also, is there any credible information Russia is generally making weapons with a burnable material? Seems this would make lousy armor for such as a tank, and a bad gun barrel/firing pin/trigger on and on.
Also, is there any credible information Russia is generally making weapons with a burnable material? Seems this would make lousy armor for such as a tank, and a bad gun barrel/firing pin/trigger on and on.