Hello all,
I would like to do my best to start the equivalent of a Wednesday night/Sunday morning class at church. I am basing the format off of something a church I attended as a kid where the subject material was based solely off questions that were submitted by the attendees of the class. I want to do this one, to help me study the Bible more, to have a good discussion about issues, and to work on my teaching skills as I would like to start a class like this when I move back home.
A little about me. I was born and raised in the Lord's Church and still follow the teachings of solely the Bible. I believe the Bible is the inerrant word of God and everything we need to know for our salvation is in its pages.
So without further ado, let's jump right in. Please ask any questions you want. It can be anything scriptural related, it can be anything about the Lord's Church and why we believe what we believe, do what we do, etc. Any question is a fair question. I will choose 1-2 a week, depending on depth and complexity of the question and post a new thread to keep the discussion going. I encourage everyone to ask whatever is on their minds.
Thanks and looking forward to this!
Ego788
I do not want to be a smartbutt,but I will.You will not be very liked if you can answer a lot of questions,and will not get a whole lot of likes unless you dumb yourself down,because you know how people are with jealousy,and envy,and some will say,It would be nice if someone could explain the hard to understand book of Revelation,but if you do understand it they do not care,because they can't stand the fact that they do not understand it.
So have a good time,and remember dumb yourself down,do not act like you know a whole lot,and make mistakes in your spelling from time to time,and act like I did not know that,for a lot of people do not like a person that is that knowledgeable of the Bible,and will consider you a show off,but that is their flesh,unless you are showing off,which I refuse to dumb myself down,and do things contrary to my best,so I can be liked.For I will stand alone,all by my lonesome,if that is the way it is.
It is like a wife that has to dumb herself down,cannot do her best,and be all she can be,because the egotistical,arrogant,husband,will get jealous,and it will hurt his itty bitty ego.
Mat 13:53 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he departed thence.
Mat 13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
Mat 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Mat 13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?
Mat 13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
Mat 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Luk 4:24 And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
A prophet is without honor in his own country,and his own house,and why is that,I'm glad you asked.
Because a nation,and a household,grow up with the same ideas,the same principles,the same religious ways,the same traditions,you get the picture,and when someone starts talking contrary to the standard procedure of what everybody goes by,they will say,are you crazy for where does this talk and beliefs come from,or who do you think you are for do you think you are better than us,more wise than us,smarter than us,for how can we not attain to these words you speak,and know them,so how do you being a person that grew up among us know things such as that,or you do not know what you are talking about,which was the case with Jesus who had a new thing going on,and they said,what,where cometh this knowledge,how do you speak such things,but it has not entered our mind.
Which that does not totally apply to what I said about dumb yourself down,but this is a web site,and everybody adheres to the Bible,and if you were to be able to answer everything about the Bible perfectly,thoroughly,plainly,and presentable,a lot of people would not like it,and also it would go against a lot of people's beliefs.
So have fun,dumb yourself down,act as if you do not know that much,and make spelling errors,and ask questions like you do not know,even if you do,and you will be liked,and talk more about food,and books,and fitness,and such,and you will be very liked,for you probably can get away with appearing as having some knowledge in those areas,but maybe not,unless you do not care if anybody likes you,and are going to do the best you can,and I say that is the wisest choice.
Like I said,sorry for being a smartbutt,but I know human nature.