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Do you have a hint to the 10/40
window in terms of missions?
Pastor Nelson ... The 10/40
Window is an area of the world that contains the largest
population of non-Christians in the world. The area
extends from 10 degrees to 40 degrees North of the equator,
and stretches from North Africa to China.
W...
In 1 Cor.14, Paul is stating that it
is a digrace for a
women
to speak, today so many women
are stating that they have been called to preach. Interpret
this for me. What is the role of women in the church?
Dear Mary, Continuing on from verse 35, Paul says that
wives were not to cause confusion by asking their husbands
questions during the Church service. If they want to LEARN
anything ask their husbands at home.. He quotes the Law in
Genesis 3:1 "The husband is the head of his wife." Paul does
not say that women cannot pray, prophecy or testify, { see
1Cor 11:5 and Acts 2:17 } The role of women in the Church is
defined by Paul in Titus 2: 3-5 ... The older women are to
live holy, be not slanderers, not given to much wine, be
teachers of good things, this is what they are to teach the
younger women : to love their husbands, love their children,
be discreet, be chaste, be good house keepers, not
gad-abouts, be good, be virtuous, be obedient to their own
husbands. (See our women's page at
www.wcie.net/women.htm) ....hope this helps
Acording to my Pastor and Associate
Pastor, women can not become pastors, they quickly rattle
off scripture which I have then looked up in my bible. I do
not clearly see this. I have then been told that I do not
know how to "rightly divide the word of truth" when I ask
them to explain in detail why women can not pastor a church.
Could you please explain this so that I can understand it
and please give me scripture references.
Dear Debbie, .... Your Pastor was probably referring to I
Timothy 2:12-14...12.."But I suffer not a woman to teach nor
to usurp (The Greek word for usurp is "authenteo" which
means to have power over or to dictate to) authority over
the man, but to be in silence. ( Not to interrupt the
speaker in the public assembly when they did not understand
something).13..For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14..And
Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in
the transgression. .... The explanation is given by Paul in
verse 14..that Adam was not deceived but the women was
deceived.
I need some help. I am taking
comparative religion course, and my professor asked us to
see if we could find the only place in the Old Testament
that God is spoken of in the feminine sense. He said that is
very specific! Its a
woman's
quality. Please help,. Thank
you so much
Dear Grant, I feel this is a "trick question" The Trinity
is portrayed as male in the Bible, that is all three are
addressed as " He ". Since God created woman He knows all
about woman's qualities. So when He wants to express a
quality in His own nature, this is not difficult; but that
does not make Him female.
There are several places in the Bible where God does
this. The most famous being when Jesus said "O Jerusalem,
how I would have loved to gather you under my wings as a hen
gathers her chicks ...and you would not" God also refers to
Israel as both a son and as a virgin daughter ... hope this
helps.
W ....
WHERE CAN I FIND THE SCRIPTURES ABOUT
THE WAR IN
HEAVEN, WHEN THE DEVIL WAS CAST
FOREVER FROM HEAVEN
Dear Travis,.... In Luke 10:18 Jesus said, "I beheld
Satan as lightning fall from heaven." This refers to the
casting out of Satan when he invaded heaven from earth long
before Adam. (see Isaiah 14:12-14; Jer. 4:23-36; Ezek.
28:11-17) Satan has since then regained dominion of the
earth by Adam's fall but he will again be cast out in the
middle of Daniel's 70th week as shown in Revelation 12:7-9.
This war in heaven will be the last struggle between Satan
and God over the possession of the heavenlies, where Satan
reigns. Satan will never again enter heaven to accuse the
brethen. This war is still to come.
W...
God is a spirit, and Jesus is the son of God, savior of the
whole, the atoning sacrafice for man. On
the great white
throne at Judegment, who will
be sitting on It? God or Jesus. This is puzzling me as the
Apostolic doctrine teaches that it will be Jesus
only.
Dear NJ, ... God will judge by Jesus Christ. The Father
will decree, the Son will execute (Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom.
2:16
A.. God the Father (v12; Heb. 12 23-24; 13;4; Rev. 6:10
Rom.2;12-16)
B...God the Son (Jn.5:19-27; Acts 10:42; 2 Tim. 4:8; Rev
19:11)
W
... Were the names of
the wisemen
mentioned in the NT? Are the
three wisemen mentioned in the old testament? If so where
are they located? Thank you.
No, They were wisemen in the NT, that is 2 or more - they
brought 3 gifts - no one knows how many wisemen there were,
nor their names.... See Mesopotamia at
www.wcie.net/bible.studies.htm/sg5.htm
W
... What does the bible say
about hitting a woman
?
Dear Jennings, .... You do not strike people without a
very good reason, perhaps self defense. You do not strike a
pregnant married woman for ANY
reason because God cares for the unborn child. People that
harm unborn children in the womb will have their own limbs
torn off or their skull cracked open and their brains sucked
out as is done in partial birth abortion. This is called
"eye for an eye, tooth for a
tooth" and is a part of the 42 death penalty sins (
murder, kidnapping, cursing or striking parents,
drunkedness, incest, homosexuality, lesbianism, backsliding,
consulting psychics etc.etc. ... which reduced crime and
reduced the need for prisons. In the case of the tooth it
pertained to hitting a pregnant married woman ...see Ex
21:24, Lev 24:20, De:19:21 .. many of these sins are also
condemned in the New Testament ... See 613 commandments at
www.biblestudent.com
W I am
most grateful for this site. Thank you! My question is about
Hebrews 12:1 and its interpretation, in particular, who the
cloud of
witnesses
are. Thanks again. Loretta
Dear Loretta,.......... we also--as well as those
recounted in Hebrews 12:11.are compassed about--Greek, "have
so great a cloud (a numberless multitude above us, like a
cloud of witnesses
surrounding us." The image is from a "race," an image
common even in Palestine from the time of the
Greco-Macedonian empire, which introduced such Greek usages
as national games. The "witnesses" compare to the spectators
pressing round to see the competitors in their contest for
the prize (Philippians 3:14). Those "witnessed of" (Greek,
Hebrews 11:5,39) become in their turn "witnesses" in a
twofold way: (1) attesting by their own case the
faithfulness of God to His people (Hebrews 6:12), some of
them martyrs in the modern sense who give additional spirit
to the combatants, so the cloud of witnesses who have
themselves been in the same contest, ought to increase our
earnestness, testifying, as they do, to God's
faithfulness.
weight = As through a disciplinary diet, laid aside by
candidates for the prize in racing; so carnal and worldly
lusts, and all, whether from without or within, that would
impede the heavenly runner, are the spiritual weight to be
laid aside. "Encumbrance," all superfluous weight; the lust
of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life,
and even harmless and otherwise useful things which would
positively retard us (Mark 10:50, the blind man casting away
his garment to come to Jesus; Mark 9:42-48;
the sin which does so easily beset us--Greek, "sin which
easily stands around us"; It is not primarily "the sin," but
sin in general, with, however, special reference to
"apostasy," against which Paul had already warned them, as
one to which they might gradually be seduced; the besetting
sin of the Hebrews, UNBELIEF..... with patience--Greek, "in
persevering endurance" (Hebrews 10:36). "run" - compare 1
Corinthians 9:24,25.
W .. who are
the Women in ministry before and after the birth of Jesus
Christ and also outline their roles
Dear Edith, Here are some examples:
Abigail --- Washed the feet of the servants of the
Lord
Deborah --- Served the Lord in power and spoke His word
without fear
Esther --- Interceded and fasted for God's people
Hannah --- Dedicated child to the Lord
Joanna --- Used wealth to support the ministry of
Jesus
Lydia --- Worshiped God with hospitality for His
ministers
Mary --- The Mother of Jesus --- Heard the word of God
and answered, "Be it unto me as YOU have said"
Mary --- The Mother of Mark --- Used home as a haven for
the followers of Jesus
Mary --- The Sister of Martha --- Knew the voice of Jesus
and heard his words
Mary Magdalene --- Anointed the feet of Jesus
Priscilla --- Explained the way of God more perfectly to
those who were seeking
Sarah --- Respected spouse and his duty to the
Lord‚s ministry
Shunamite Widow --- Trusted God in the day of
adversity
Tabitha --- Always did good and helped the poor
W
Great site! I am doing a study
on
wizards, the occult and
Satanism but I am having a hard time finding facts. Can you
please help.
Wizards are mentioned in the Bible, which forbids placing
one's trust in their supernatural tricks. wizards do not
seem to have been very impressive. They are lumped in with
snake charmers in Deuteronomy 18:11 and with fortune tellers
and 'diviners' in Leviticus 19:31. not demons. However, they
were sorcerers. This was not always true of witches.
The word 'wizard' is definitely in the Bible. It comes
from the same root word as 'yiddeoni', the 'wise or knowing
ones', also called 'kenning men' and 'kenning women'. at the
time of Moses these people were clearly no more than
tricksters, and if their tricks were real they used familiar
spirits (daevas or daemons), which is sorcery. The Pharaoh's
magicians in Exodus were using familiar spirits. But there
was nothing wrong with being a magician. Magic was the
science of magi, and the converted ex-wizards who became
Zoroastrians were permitted to remain magi until the advent
of Christianity, even though sorcery was forbidden to
them.
The wizards of northern Europe were Chaldees who came to
the realization that their religion was not the right one,
for in 37 A.D. they converted en masse by order of the high
council, and every wizard from that central international
body down to the local village wise man converted to
Christianity, along with all the congregations. ...After 37
A.D. there was no wizardry in the north. It ceased to exist,
and its former members obliterated all records through which
it could be revived.
According to Webster, the word "sorcery" means "magic;
enchantment; witchcraft; divination by the assistance or the
supposed assistance of evil spirits, or the power of
commanding evil spirits."
After 37 A.D. many former wizards entered the fledgling
Church and became monks. They and the people to whom they
ministered continued to teach the sage advice on secular
matters for which the northern wizards had become famous,
and the descendants of their congregations still bring up
children with this advice. It has brought these descendants
a strength which seems to be lacking in many other cultures,
and their affection for the sages of the north continues
unabated .. "Neither repented they of their murders, nor of
their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their
thefts." (Rev. 9:21) "And the light of a candle shall shine
no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and
of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy
merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy
sorceries were all nations deceived." (Rev. 18:23)
One might expect murder, fornication, and theft to be
widespread sins in the last days because we see a continual
increase of these sins with every passing year. But notice
that a fourth sin is mentioned as well: sorcery. According
to God's word, we can expect to see an increase in sorcery
as the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ draws near.
... One does not have to look very far to see that God's
word is being fulfilled before our very eyes. Along with
numerous other Biblical signs that our Lord's return is
near, we are also witnessing a tremendous increase in
occultism. Much of this is obviously due to the way many
books, movies, and television programs are glamorizing such
evil practices as witchcraft and wizardry. God's word
clearly condemns all such practices, yet millions of people,
especially young people, are being led to believe that it is
possible to be a good witch or a good wizard. Nothing could
be further from the truth. ...Satan is playing a very nasty
trick on our children. Books such as the Harry Potter series
are presenting two kinds of witches and wizards: evil ones
and good ones. The books and movies offer a "built-in"
contrast so that no one looks elsewhere for a contrast. That
is, the "good" witches look very good compared to the "evil"
witches. The psychological effect is that the mind of the
reader or viewer becomes satisfied with the "fair balance"
and sees no reason to look outside the movie or book for
more accurate information. Consequently, millions of people
will read a Harry Potter book and never read the Bible to
see what God says about witches and wizards. For example,
after watching the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's
Stone, one young girl said, "Yes, there is witchcraft, but
it is mostly goodwitchcraft." Good witchcraft? Who said it
was good witchcraft? God certainly didn't give anyone this
impression, so it must have came from the movie or the
books. Sadly, this young girl has only been given one side
of the story: the Hollywood side. the promoters of this
wickedness have maintained a very closed mind by never
telling anyone what God's word says about witchcraft and
wizardry. After reading this tract, you will know God's
side. Hopefully, you will be smart enough to realize that
you've been deceived by filthy rich producers and
publishers. They've fed you a massive lie, and you've paid
them for it. The money they received from you will help
empower them to sell their lies to others in the form of
more books and movies.
"There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that
useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter,
or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar
spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do
these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because
of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out
from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy
God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened
unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee,
the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do."
(Deuteronomy 18:10-14)
"Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall
ye use enchantment, nor observe times . . . Regard not them
that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to
be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God." (Lev. 19:26,
31) "And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar
spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I
will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him
off from among his people . . . A man also or woman that
hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be
put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood
shall be upon them." (Lev. 20:6, 27)
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
these; adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath,
strife, seditions, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past, that they which do
such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." (Gal.
5:19-21)
"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." (Exo. 22:18)
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