Question 354: Is The Love Of YHVH Towards Man To Be Interpreted Individually?

Answer:

This question has often disquieted believers under affliction. It has often appeared to the godly man, as it did to Job, that the children of YHVH fare no better in the world than the wicked. But we are taught in a multitude of passages in the Bible, that YHVH does know and care for the individual. Moshiach was very explicit on the subject. (See Matthew 10:29-31.) The promise in the New Testament to Moshiach's followers is not of prosperity, but that they shall receive strength to bear their afflictions and that those afflictions shall work for good to them. Our prayers would be simple mockeries if we did not believe in YHVH's care for the individual. The believer, like the world-ling, is subject to natural law and other things being equal, a blow that would kill a world-ling would kill him. It is often difficult to understand why so many afflictions fall to the righteous which the wicked escape, but YHVH does not explain these particular trials. He expects us to trust Him and to be assured that "He does not willingly afflict nor grieve" us and to patiently wait the revelation which will make all things clear.

Question 353: Does The Bible Say Anything About Life Insurance?

Answer:

There is nothing in Scripture bearing on the subject of life insurance, but there are various passages on thrift and on making provision for old age. If you turn to 1 Timothy 5:8 you will find a very definite statement on the subject. Evidently Paul did not believe that any man claiming to be a believer was justified in leaving his dependent ones to be a burden on the community, either during his life or afterward. There are birds and other animals that give improvident man a lesson by the way they lay up a store of food against the winter season. Yeshua in Matthew 6:31-34 was not rebuking thrift, but worldly-mindedness and vanity. He was referring to those who pursued the things of this life as the supreme object. He wanted His followers to "take no thought (anxious care or worry) for the morrow." He had no word of condemnation for attention to business, but business gains, wealth, possessions, etc., are all of secondary importance and worry about them springs from the heart's distrust of YHVH and does no good, but rather evil.

Question 352: Can A Believer Keep The Moral Law?

Answer:

To un-fallen man, obedience to the moral Law would undoubtedly have been within human reach, but to fallen man it stands as an unattainable ideal, to which he may strive, but in vain. There is none without sin (1 John 1:8) and as a perfect obedience to YHVH's Law implies entire sinless-ness, it is obviously impossible that such obedience can be rendered by mortal man. But to those who are in Moshiach this difficulty is overcome. (Romans 4:7.) They are not under the Law and consequently are not to be judged by the Law. (Romans 6:15; 1 John 3:9.) Moshiach, by His perfect obedience and His sufferings for their sins, has satisfied the Law in their behalf. (2 Corinthians 5:2a.) Thus, when grace enters the heart, its sinfulness is removed. The righteousness and perfect obedience of Moshiach being imputed to His people, they are accepted of YHVH. (Romans 3:24; 2 Corinthians 12:9.) Believers therefore, should not serve in the bondage of fear, as under the Law (1 Timothy 1:9), but in love, as under grace in Moshiach Yeshua. (Romans 8:1-15.)

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Question 351: How Can The Kingdom Of YHVH Be Established Before The Judgement Day?

Answer:

The Kingdom of the Moshiach, which was foretold by many of the prophets and is further explained in the New Testament, is a divine, spiritual Kingdom, to be built up in the hearts of men and ultimately to become universal. It is described in the early prophecies as a coming golden age, when the true religion should be re-established and universal peace and happiness should prevail. Unquestionably, it was regarded by the Jews in a temporal sense only, but the Saviour Himself declared it to be a Spiritual Kingdom and His followers look forward to its highest realization only after His return. Meanwhile, it is being established now; from the beginning of the Christian dispensation, it has progressed in the hearts of men. That Yeshua Himself intended to convey this is made clear in Matthew 8:12, 11:12, 11:28; Mark 12:34; Luke 11:9, 11 and many other passages which deal with the various phases of the same subject Matthew 24 describes the condition of the believers at the judgment and their welcome to the fullness of the completely established Kingdom, with all its blessings and rewards.

Then Joshua called the twelve men from the people of Israel, whom he had appointed, a man from each tribe.
Joshua 4:4

These were specifically men and not women.

A woman may rescue her people, prophecy to them, pray for them, teach them, and even lead them, but she will always lack the spiritual authority of a patriarch that was instituted by God and is recognized by the angels. Only men (biological males, for the especially obtuse) can authoritatively speak on behalf of their people, represent them before God, and commit them to perpetual covenants.

Can I point to any particular Bible verse to back that up? No, but I can point to dozens (hundreds?) that illustrate the point implicitly. The Bible doesn't always spell things out when the authors assumed it would be obvious.

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WORD FOR TODAY “is this true of you?”: Mar 14:38 "Keep watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."

WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 27:12 A prudent man sees evil and hides himself, The naive proceed and pay the penalty.

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I write and speak often about choices and the most important choice is this; Are you ready to trust your Creator completely? I will paraphrase something that is repeated in the Bible often in different ways. IF you hear My voice and obey My commands THEN you will be My people and I will be your God.

"If any man see his brother sin a sin that is not unto death, let him pray, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death, I say not that thou shouldest pray for it."

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While having a chat with Henk Wouters this morning, it just dawned on me that when the writer of 2 Timothy 3:16-17 wrote "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." he was talking of the "bible" canon of his time; AKA the Old Testament.

He was writing a letter and not Scripture in his own view and therefore wouldn't have included all the other letters floating about between the churches.

We now, after the event, have taken all these letters and included it into his known Scripture and these new letters we call the New Testament. All these books are now taken as Scripture and therefore for good.

Wouldn't that be adding to the Word in the strictest sense, something that we have been warned about during that same period of time?

I'm not saying that the New Testament must be rejected, but realize that we should understand it as people's interpretation of Scripture and not Scripture itself. Does that make sense or am I missing the boat completely here?

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