Random Questions; Bible-based answers

Where was he the 4 days he was dead if not in hades?

The doctrine of election based on a study of Romans 1-11 in the Hermeneutics thread has just been posted on our website
in the lesson about controversial issues.

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Comments/suggestions are welcome.

RQ: Does Scripture teach that the Bible is inerrant?

He was no where , just dead . When Christians die , Paul talks about us being asleep in Christ . Waiting for the ressurection when Christ returns .

Sorry. At first I switched the Lazarus's by mistake.

But the unsaved dead, both prior to Jesus's resurrection, and after, go to Hades/Sheol, where they are in torment, until final judgement, when they will be tossed into Hell/Gehenna, Lake of Fire.

Prior to Jesus's Resurrection, there was 2 compartments in Hades/Sheol. The saved were in the good side, commonly referred to as Abraham's bosom.

GW teaches that GW is inerrant, but GW does NOT teach that the extant Bible = GW;
only that it is useful for learning how to be saved and for teaching how the saved should behave (2Tim. 3:15-17).

RQ: How has God's will been revealed to humanity in history?

RQ: How does Christianity compare with Islam?

I just read a good book regarding this topic: "No God But One - Allah or Jesus: A former Muslim investigates
the evidence for Islam and Christianity" by Nabeel Qureshi (Zondervan paperback, 2016)

He noted that the Muslim credo is the shahada, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger" (p.24),
and that the way (sharia) to salvation is by obeying a code of laws (p.31). Notice how this coincides with the Hebrew shema,
"Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is One" (Deut. 6:4, p.67) and the Mosaic Law (Deut. 6:6, 7:11, 8:1, etc.), and contrasts with the Christian
credo, "Receive Christ Jesus as Lord" (Col. 2:6) and the Gospel of love (Rom. 5:5, p.36).

RQ: Should humans have prevented the flood in Texas from killing so many people?

Yes! Many places have warning sirens. I am astounded that Kerrville did not!

Also, how about installing a few solar powered floats alongside the Gaudalupe River that would send a signal
to downstream camping areas when the water level begins to rise that would activate the sirens?

And places like Camp Mystic should have enough busses on hand for immediate evacuation along the best route
even at 1:00 a.m., comparable to how schools have evacuation routes posted in each classroom.

Scripture? "Always be prepared to explain to anyone the hope you have of being saved from a natural disaster (cf. 1Pet. 3:15).

Other snafus?

How about putting on trial for crimes against humanity those involved in weather manipulation? It worked for reducing Nazism.

I support punishment of all violent crimes including throwing rocks at cars.

RQ: Should Pam Bondi release the Epstein files?

Hades is a part of Greek mythology , false gods and idolatry .

In the Hebrew Scriptures, the word used to denote the realm of the dead is Sheol. It simply means “the place of the dead” or “the place of departed souls/spirits.” The New Testament Greek equivalent to Sheol is Hades, which is also a general reference to “the place of the dead.” Sheol/Hades is divided into a place of blessing (where Lazarus was in Luke 16) and a place of torment (where the rich man was in Luke 16). Sheol also seems to be a temporary place where souls are kept as they await the final resurrection. The souls of the righteous, at death, go directly into the presence of God—the part of Sheol called “heaven,” “paradise,” or “Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23).

A lot of people are confused about Hades, Sheol, Tartarus, and Gehenna. Many translations simply use the word "hell" for all 4.

Hades/Sheol, are the same thing. Sheol is the term used in the O.T. for hades.

They are both the holding place of the dead. They had 2 compartments. A place of comfort for the Old Testament Saints, and a place of torment for the lost.

Tartarus, is used only ONE time in the Bible, usually translated as hell. (2 Peter 2:4) Tartarus is the holding place of severe torment, that the angels that sinned by having sexual relations with human women are kept. NO HUMANS ARE IN TARTARUS.

The Good compartment was emptied upon Jesus' death and subsequent Resurrection.
The lost are STILL sent to Hades, the place of torment, UNTIL the final judgement. Where they will be cast into Gehenna, which is the Lake of Fire.

The word Hades can be found in more than a half dozen places in the New Testament. Wherever you find the word "hell" in your Bible, try using Strong's Concordance. That will tell you what hell you are dealing with.

Hope this helps you understand the differences.

#1, No idea, often wonder the same thing. I would say no and to me the UFO's that are reported come from secret experminten from someone here on earth. We would be amazed of what we don't know what is going on, on this planet.

#2 His word is an easy read and the best humans to learn from would be ones that are like JESUS disciples. His disciples were baptized in JESUS name and were filled with the Holy Ghost. Not sure why you would mention the pope was he baptized in JESUS name and filled with the spirit?

Acts 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

We have to be humble and obey!

I have to ask why do many different denominations today? Because they don't follow or like or twist HIS WORD to what they like.

BEING REBORN is the MOST IMPORTANT THING to happen to us, if not JESUS doesn't even hear our prayers. John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Today, just say this prayer and your saved or saved by grace or faith alone do anything else is a work or Paul preached a different message, being baptized is for show the list goes on ALL NOT BIBLE.

Since THE ONLY way to get rid of our sins is being baptized in JESUS name Satan's plan is to keep them out of the water and if they get in it keep JESUS name out of it.

Problem is we need to keep HIS word in context.
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John JESUS walked with us and if we read those books we will learn what to do as JESUS was instructing not only his disciple BUT US.

The book of Acts the FOUDATION of the church so many today only use the after verse 9 WHY??

After Acts is letters to those who have been reborn so not for the unsaved but those on the meat.

#3 Keeping thing bible based is keeping men opinion out of it and just sharing HIS word ONLY.

No one can show me verses to back up.
1. Ask him in your heart.
2. Grace or faith along gets rid of your sins and fills you with his spirit.
3. Being baptized is for the public to see.

ALL man-made and not bible.

DavidLamb said: But Lazarus didn't go to Hades. It was the unnamed rich man who went there:

They were both in Hades.

Sheol and Hades has the same meaning, Each contains Paradise and unwanted place of Torment/before the Lake of Fire

Patriarch Jacob understood this clear back in Genesis when he thought his son was killed by wild animals when he said:-- I shall go down to Sheol mourning for my son. ( Joseph ).

Keep in mind the Lord descended into the earth.

Ephesians 4:9 (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)

Re #1: I agree.

Re #2: I did not mention THE pope but rather A pope, referring to anyone who claims infallibility, because they lack humility.

Re John 14:12 - In a way Paul did greater works that Jesus measured by the number of souls converted.

Re why there are denominations: Because Roman Catholicism corrupted the Gospel,
not allowing people to read the Bible for themselves, so each person who protested had his own followers,
which proliferated in America because of its freedom, because they sinfully ignored the concern of Jesus and Paul for oneness.

On the pope, I'm with you anyone like him who thinks when he speaks it trumps what JESUS says is a problem and of course NOT OF GOD.

No doubt the catholic church suppressed people, but today that does not come into play.

What comes into play is people will NOT ACCEPT HIS word so they start churches with their personal beliefs and not HIS word.

Like, say this prayer and your saved.
Or we are saved by grace or faith alone do anything else is a work.
Or Paul preached a different message.
Or being baptized is for show the list goes on ALL NOT BIBLE.

I did notice you didn't answer any of the questions I asked.

Have you ever searched what different church's foundation is?

ALMOST EVERYONE they do everything in JESUS name EXCEPT being baptized.

How many of them are true JESUS disciples and have been filled with the Holy Ghost like JESUS filled HIS DISCIPLES in Acts 2:4? And in every case of showing how to be reborn in the book of Acts they were filled the same way.

Most church's don't use the book of Acts as a foundation or even speak of speaking in tongues.

It is a part of being reborn!!! JESUS said in John 3:5 we need to be born of WATER and of SPIRIT.