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Little_1 -> Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 1:20:08 PM)

Do you have an amazing Bible facts to share?

Here are some:

There were over 2,000,000 Children of Israel set out to travel to the Promised Land but only 2 of the original 2,000,000 actually entered therein. The journey should only have taken 11 days but it took them 40 years to get there! It wasn't their enemies which prevented them from entering the Promised Land - it was their own ungodly/bad attitude!



CherishedbyGod -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 1:36:48 PM)

That God chose some real scoundrals to be listed forever in the "Hall of Faith"[8D]

Heb 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
Heb 11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:

Rahab - a harlot
Gedeon - full of fear
Samson - full of the flesh
David - an adulterer and murderer

If God calls them champions of our faith, there is hope for me; there is hope for anyone[:D]



1love1God1way -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 2:05:57 PM)

Jesus wasn't white. [sm=hippiesmile.gif]



Little_1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 2:28:26 PM)

Concerning Jesus' sufferings and some of the torture He endured:

Isaiah 50: 6
I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting.

Many Christians know that Jesus was beaten and bruised as part of the torture He endured for us pre-Calvary but they are not aware that even His beard was plucked out! It was bad enough that a crown of thorns was forced down upon His head but His torturers inflicted pain on almost every inch of His face and disfigured Him in this horrible cruel way also.

Please stop and think about this a moment and thank Him for all He endured.



doinkdom -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 3:09:22 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way
Jesus wasn't white. [sm=hippiesmile.gif]


well that's just heresy!

All my pictures of him are white with lovely blue eyes.

[8D]

I heard that the "eye of the camel" is an actual place and not a metaphor - not sure if that's actually true or not[8|]



ta_mosquito -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 5:50:53 PM)

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I heard that the "eye of the camel" is an actual place and not a metaphor - not sure if that's actually true or not

You mean "eye of the needle"? [;)]



doinkdom -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 6:23:44 PM)

what was it that the rich cannot fit through - eye of something or other?

anyway...
eye of the camel
eye of the needle

[:D]



Doc65 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 8:08:52 PM)

Joseph was autistic and had ADD...



Doc65 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 8:14:29 PM)

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I heard that the "eye of the camel" is an actual place and not a metaphor - not sure if that's actually true or not
You mean "eye of the needle"?


The "eye of the needle" was a small city gate that was too small for a camel to pass through (A. Just, Luke 9:51-24:53, Concordia Publishing House, 1997, p. 699 n. 21)



x_SoliDeoGloria_x -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 8:59:02 PM)

Jesus never said, "Verily I say unto you..."


Or anything else in King James English. Or any other form of English.



SonInMe1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 9:54:23 PM)

There are no women teachers of men or spitirual leaders in the bible.

Baptism won't save you, and repentence won't save you and righteous acts will not save you. These are all results of your salvation.

BOTH predestination and free will are in the bible.

Tithes are a NT and OT way of supporting the church. Offerings are for ministries. Its not a "manditory" rule but don't expect financial blessings if you do not participate.

No christian is sinless. Peter and Paul had a few disagreements and there was that thorn thing to keep Paul humble ( to me this suggests Paul was indeed....married [:D] )



lightshineon -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 10:42:44 PM)

Peter was fishing naked, after the crucifixion, when Jesus was cooking breakfast on shore. Wonder why? When he saw Jesus and put his clothes back on. When he called his first followers they ask where he lived? He said "Come and see" and they went to his house and hung out all day. I thinking of this was something young men woud do, laughing, talking, hanging out and such In the book of Mark, Jesus was arguing with the Pharisees, they were saying he had devils, his family was at the door including Mary, they came to put him away, saying he was crazy; kind of like the Pharisees saying he had devils, because mental illness, was associated with demons in that era. I wonder why Mary went with the brothers and sisters. At the Cross, Jesus ask John to take care of Mary, I wonder why? because Jesus had siblings such as James, and Jude. Mary lived with John until she died though. So many, Many cool facts in the Bible. More later, this interest me so much, seeing the human side, and family relationships of Jesus.



ta_mosquito -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 10:50:03 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Doc65

Joseph was autistic and had ADD...


Huh? How do you figure?



lightshineon -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 11:00:58 PM)

I must have missed that fact also. He did not, he was focused, did excellent work, and knew to run from danger.These are facts not our opinions right?
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ORIGINAL: ta_mosquito

quote:

ORIGINAL: Doc65

Joseph was autistic and had ADD...


Huh? How do you figure?



NYCorBUST -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 11:17:36 PM)

quote:

quote:

ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way
Jesus wasn't white.



well that's just heresy!

All my pictures of him are white with lovely blue eyes.



I heard that the "eye of the camel" is an actual place and not a metaphor - not sure if that's actually true or not


He also had beautiful feathered hair.



lightshineon -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/18/2008 11:21:58 PM)

Well he might now.
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ORIGINAL: NYCorBUST

quote:

quote:

ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way
Jesus wasn't white.



well that's just heresy!

All my pictures of him are white with lovely blue eyes.



I heard that the "eye of the camel" is an actual place and not a metaphor - not sure if that's actually true or not


He also had beautiful feathered hair.



Little_1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 6:01:49 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: SonInMe1

There are no women teachers of men or spitirual leaders in the bible.......



SonInMe - with all due respect and concern - have you actually studied the evidence for and against as you have quoted above or are you accepting someone else's word concerning this matter of women regarding teaching?

Right after I read this post this morning, I was reading my Bible and this is what I was reading: Judges 4:4-10 Link to Judges 4:4-10. The Prophetess Deborah was a much esteemed judge in Israel who loved God and served Him faithfully. The Children of Israel respected her and even the Commander of the army of Israel, Barak respected her leadership. This is but one OT example of God using women in leading His people. There are more as well as NT examples. Please check out the following link to a website which does not take Scripture out of context to support it's belief and gives a balanced teaching which hopefully will help some to clear up this matter on whether or not women should/should not be teachers or co-workers alongside men:

Link to decide for yourselves in the light of Scripture whether a woman should/should not teach



SinnerSaved -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 6:17:35 AM)

Psalm 117 is the shortest Chapter of the Bible.

Psalm 119 is the longest Chapter of the Bible.

Psalm 118 is the central Chapter of the Bible.

There are 594 Chapters before Psalm 118.

There are 594 Chapters after Psalm 118.

The Central verse of the entire Bible is Psalm 118 verse 8:

It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.



SonInMe1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 7:50:06 AM)

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The Prophetess Deborah


was not a spiritual leader, i.e. pastor, bishop, deacon and only aquired her position because no man would step up to the plate. She was a Judge who made decisions and judgements before there were kings for Isreal.

quote:

have you actually studied the evidence for and against as you have quoted above or are you accepting someone else's word concerning this matter of women regarding teaching?


I read the bible...and those who accept feminine spiritual leadership are the ones who pervert scripture to fit their cultural norms.

There is absolutely no spiritual women leaders, over men, or teaching men in the bible. There IS scripture against such practices so...what is the problem?

There have been many wonderful ladies in the bible doing great things in the Lord. This is nothing against women..at all. Its in recognistion of how God made them, and how God made men.

One last comment....I.....am not ignorant.



SonInMe1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 7:53:40 AM)

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are you accepting someone else's word concerning this matter of women regarding teaching


followed by

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Please check out the following link to a website which does not take Scripture out of context to support it's belief and gives a balanced teaching


Hmmm...just who is following someone else's word? I accept the bible.



Little_1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 9:31:26 AM)

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ORIGINAL: SonInMe1

quote:

are you accepting someone else's word concerning this matter of women regarding teaching


followed by

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Please check out the following link to a website which does not take Scripture out of context to support it's belief and gives a balanced teaching


Hmmm...just who is following someone else's word? I accept the bible.


I accept the Bible also SonInMe1 but I accept the Bible in context and not bits here and there which taken out of context can mean anything you want them to mean (which is scary and very dangerous and how most of the world cults/religions sometimes begin even).

I believe in allowing the Bible to interpret itself and this is what the link I provided to the 'male' teacher does in his explanations, i.e. he (Ray Stedman - see Link) uses Scripture to intepret what other parts of Scripture means in a balanced way and gives a better all round picture of what the Bible has to say about women teaching in the church. How he uses Scripture to interpret Scripture is evident in this particular study and I hope explains (better than I could) how Scripture interprets Scripture. Obviously, the Holy Spirit takes the Word of God and applies it to our hearts, therefore we should always seek His help when studying God's Word so that we don't get led astray with every whim and false doctrine. I make it a habit to always pray and ask God's Holy Spirit to teach me from His Word because the Word without the Spirit is dead and so I never open my Bible without first seeking God's Holy Spirit to help me understand what the Bible has to say.

The Thomson Chain Reference Bible is a very good aid for studying Scripture and comparing it with other Scriptures so that you get a more balanced view of any given subject and therefore is one such reference Bible which I would highly recommend to anyone who is not satisfied with listening to everything they hear but like to weigh things up in a balanced way by comparing Scripture with Scripture.

However, if you don't accept this SonInMe1, then that is okay - I am willing to 'agree to disagree' and still look forward to reading your posts and what they may have to teach me in the future.

Bless [sm=angel.gif]

Link to Woman's roles in the Church continued ......



Cloak -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 9:43:46 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Jesus wasn't white. [sm=hippiesmile.gif]



So what? Why does Jesus need to be white???



ta_mosquito -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 10:11:02 AM)

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Little_1 -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 10:37:27 AM)

Amazing Bible Facts And Statistics - compiled from various sites and sources

BIBLE FACTS:

The system of chapters was introduced in A.D. 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de
S. Caro, while the verse notations were added in 1551 by Robertus
Stephanus, after the advent of printing.

A Bible in the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.

According to statistics from Wycliffe International, the Society of
Gideons, and the International Bible Society, the number of new Bibles
that are sold, given away, or otherwise distributed in the United
States is about 168,000 per day.

The Bible can be read aloud in 70 hours.

There are 8,674 different Hebrew words in the Bible, 5,624 different
Greek words, and 12,143 different English words in the King James Version.

A number of verses in the Bible (KJV) contain all but 1 letter of the
alphabet: Ezra 7:21 contains all but the letter j; Joshua 7:24,
1 Kings 1:9, 1 Chronicles 12:40, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Ezekiel 28:13,
Daniel 4:37, and Haggai 1:1 contain all but q; 2 Kings 16:15 and
1 Chronicles 4:10 contain all but z; and Galatians 1:14 contains all
but k.

BIBLE STATISTICS:

Number of books in the Bible: 66
Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260
Commands: 6,468
Predictions: over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus wept").
Middle books: Micah and Nahum
Middle verse: Psalm 118:8
Middle chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358
Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736
Number of different authors: 40
Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Number of books: 39
Chapters: 929
Verses: 23,114
Words: 602,585
Letters: 2,278,100
Middle book: Proverbs
Middle chapter: Job 20
Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
Smallest book: Obadiah
Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Longest verse: Esther 8:9
Longest chapter: Psalms 119
Largest book: Psalms

NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Number of books: 27
Chapters: 260
Verses: 7,957
Words: 180,552
Letters: 838,380
Middle book: 2 Thessalonians
Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9
Middle verse: Acts 27:17
Smallest book: 3 John
Shortest verse: John 11:35
Longest verse: Revelation 20:4
Longest chapter: Luke 1
Largest book: Luke



Wild-Rose -> RE: Do you have any amazing Bible facts to share? (4/19/2008 11:36:46 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Cloak

quote:

ORIGINAL: 1love1God1way

Jesus wasn't white. [sm=hippiesmile.gif]



So what? Why does Jesus need to be white???



Most of us are quite sure that this was a joke!



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