Just for fun thread. What are some Bible questions that you want to ask Jesus?

[Beth77]

I'd like to know who was the guy in the passage below that was casting out demons in Jesus's name and how did he become a follower and receive his ability.

Mark 9:38-41
John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name,[f] and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

 

[BobRyan]

In Matt 7 Jesus says at the end of the world - the dominant feature is that "the many have the assurance of salvation" saying to Christ "Lord Lord did we not do all these things in your name?" but they have false/fake assurance and so are mistaken?

I find that curious - the "many" are clueless even though they are Christian according to Matt 7.

How do Christians get so far down that path that the vast majority in the end have an assurance yet it turns out it is "just them convincing themselves " (but not God) that they are saved?

 

[BobRyan]

In Matt 7 Jesus says at the end of the world - the dominant feature is that "the many have the assurance of salvation" saying to Christ "Lord Lord did we not do all these things in your name?" but they have false/fake assurance and so are mistaken?

I find that curious - the "many" are clueless even though they are Christian according to Matt 7.

How do Christians get so far down that path that the vast majority in the end have an assurance yet it turns out it is "just them convincing themselves "(but not God) that they are saved?

 

[bèlla]

I used to wonder why satan existed and why the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was created. But I’ve observed man long enough and cease to question either. We would have reached this point anyway.

~bella

 

[Clare73]

In Matt 7 Jesus says at the end of the world - the dominant feature is that "the many have the assurance of salvation" saying to Christ "Lord Lord did we not do all these things in your name?" but they have false/fake assurance and so are mistaken?

I find that curious - the "many" are clueless even though they are Christian according to Matt 7.

They should have known, Jesus said their deeds were evil (Mt 7:23).

How do Christians get so far down that path that the vast majority in the end have an assurance yet it turns out it is "just them convincing themselves " (but not God) that they are saved?

Does "many" mean "vast majority"?

 

[Clare73]

I used to wonder why satan existed and why the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was created. But I’ve observed man long enough and cease to question either. We would have reached this point anyway.

~bella

The test was for Adam, not everyone.

We would not have reached this condition if Adam had passed the test, for this condition is caused only by Adam choosing to fail the test.

 

[bèlla]

The test was for Adam, not everyone.

We would not have reached this condition if Adam had passed the test, for this condition is caused only by Adam choosing to fail the test.

God knew he would fail. He wasn’t caught off guard. Nor is satan responsible for all the wicked things we do.

~bella

 

[BobRyan]

They should have known, Jesus said their deeds were evil (Mt 7:23).

Does "many" mean "vast majority"?

In Matt 7 "the many" are contrasted to 'The few"

 

[BobRyan]

I used to wonder why satan existed and why the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was created. But I’ve observed man long enough and cease to question either. We would have reached this point anyway.

~bella

It is not a given that mankind was doomed to fail from the moment God created Him.
I is not a given that Lucifer could only fail.

Choices have consequences - is the lesson of Genesis -- and not "God created being defective"

Being created with free will does not mean we are doomed to rebel against God.

Lucifer was allowed to fall by God who knew everything . But God did not cause Lucifer to fall through some defective design in creating Lucifer. Nothing in the sinless Lucifer dictated that he must choose to fall.

 

[Richard T]

I would like to know what he wrote before the woman was to be stoned to death for adultery. More importantly though I would ask him which end time scenario was correct.

 

[bèlla]

It is not a given that mankind was doomed to fail from the moment God created Him.
I is not a given that Lucifer could only fail.

Choices have consequences - is the lesson of Genesis -- and not "God created being defective"

Being created with free will does not mean we are doomed to rebel against God.

Lucifer was allowed to fall by God who knew everything . But God did not cause Lucifer to fall through some defective design in creating Lucifer. Nothing in the sinless Lucifer dictated that he must choose to fall.

You’re reading a lot into my post when the original didn’t make the leaps you’ve suggested. Nor could you reach that point through simple deduction.

~bella

 

[Clare73]

God knew he would fail. He wasn’t caught off guard. Nor is satan responsible for all the wicked things we do.

~bella

God more than knew he would fail. . .

 

[Beth77]

God more than knew he would fail. . .

I think it was the plan all along.

 

[DragonFox91]

In Matt 7 Jesus says at the end of the world - the dominant feature is that "the many have the assurance of salvation" saying to Christ "Lord Lord did we not do all these things in your name?" but they have false/fake assurance and so are mistaken?

I find that curious - the "many" are clueless even though they are Christian according to Matt 7.

How do Christians get so far down that path that the vast majority in the end have an assurance yet it turns out it is "just them convincing themselves " (but not God) that they are saved?

Cultural Christianity. They felt a fuzzy feeling, said a prayer once, went to church on Easter a couple times, agree w/ some of the moral teachings, & that's the extent of it.

This is alarming to me. I trust God many of them are saved, but I fear the majority of them are not.

 

[bniffty24]

In Matt 7 Jesus says at the end of the world - the dominant feature is that "the many have the assurance of salvation" saying to Christ "Lord Lord did we not do all these things in your name?" but they have false/fake assurance and so are mistaken?

I find that curious - the "many" are clueless even though they are Christian according to Matt 7.

How do Christians get so far down that path that the vast majority in the end have an assurance yet it turns out it is "just them convincing themselves "(but not God) that they are saved?

I could be wrong but I have always thought that that was because they were coming to him with their own works , didn't we do this for you and didn't we do that , whereas it's not what they did for him but rather what Jesus did for them.

 

[bniffty24]

I would like to know why God in the book of Job was still friendly with Satan after all that Satan had done in the garden and elsewhere.

 

[rebornfree]

When the Lord sent out the disciples in pairs, who went with Judas Iscariot? Did they sense that his attitude was different to theirs?

 

[Clare73]

I would like to know why God in the book of Job was still friendly with Satan after all that Satan had done in the garden and elsewhere.

Conversant is not necessarily friendly.

God has decreed a controversy with Satan in which
God will be glorified through the church (Eph 3:8-11)
by overcoming Satan in such a way that he will no longer contest (Job 1:9-11, Zec 3:1-2, Rev 12:10),
but be obliged to agree that God is just and right (Ro 3:4, Php 2:10-11).

God is Judge and, therefore, he will not only execute justice, but he will oblige all to agree with it (Php 2:10-11),
for he will be cleared and vindicated of any charges of injustice when he judges (Ro 3:4).

 

[Clare73]

When the Lord sent out the disciples in pairs, who went with Judas Iscariot? Did they sense that his attitude was different to theirs?

Judas believed Jesus was the Messiah. . .he just thought that his kingdom would be a physical kingdom on earth, which he may have been trying to facilitate by forcing Jesus to act in his own defense.

 

[bniffty24]

I would like to know what he wrote before the woman was to be stoned to death for adultery.

Jeremiah 17.13.
Carl Gallup talks about this on Skywatchtv. At about 15.00 mins in.