• What does “when the perfect comes” mean in 1 Corinthians 13:9-10?

  Perhaps the following quotes from a couple of commentaries will help answer your question.

  First from The Bible Knowledge Commentary:

  13:9-10. As Paul explained it, the gift of knowledge (v. 8), essential as it was, was not exhaustive. The ability to prophesy, however crucial for the church’s life, was of limited scope. The gifts were temporary blessings in an imperfect age. One day they would give way to perfection, toward which all the gifts pointed.

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• What does Matthew 19:11-12 mean, “they were born that way”?

  The following sections on Matthew 19:11-12 are from The Bible Knowledge Commentary and The Wycliffe Bible Commentary.

  From The Wycliffe Bible Commentary:

  1) Teaching on Divorce. 19:1-12.

  1. Beyond Jordan. From the Greek peran (beyond) came the name “Perea” for the district on the east side of the Jordan River. 3. Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? The strict school of Shammai held that divorce was lawful only for a wife’s shameful conduct.

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• What are the Greek and Hebrew words for “confess”?

  The primary Greek word for “confess” is homologeo which basically means “to say the same thing” and then “agree, admit, acknowledge.” The context must determine the precise nature, emphasis, and meaning of the word. Thus, it can mean to acknowledge sin or to confess or acknowledge someone as something.

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• Is there a difference between “sons of God” and “children of God”?

  When we look up the two expressions largely in the English text, we find:

  Sons of God Gen. 6:2; Gen. 6:4; Job 1:6; Job 2:1; Job 38:7; Matt. 5:9; Lk. 20:36; Rom. 8:14; Rom. 8:19; Gal. 3:26

  Children of God Jn. 1:12; Jn. 11:52; Rom. 8:16; Rom. 8:21; Rom. 9:8; Phil. 2:15; 1 Jn. 3:1; 1 Jn. 3:2; 1 Jn. 3:10; 1 Jn. 5:2

  It is interesting that the expression, “sons of God,” especially in the Old Testament, has a heavenly, more than an earthly feel. That is, “sons of God” are often angels.

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• What is the theme of Luke 19:1-10 and how would you tell the story to a child?

  I think the first thing we need to do is to consider the context. It is repeated that Jesus is now on His way to Jerusalem (17:11; 18:31; 19:11, 28, 41). In Luke 18:31-34 Jesus tells His disciples that He will fulfill prophecy by being rejected, put to death, and resurrected. What takes place in Jericho (with Zaccheus), then, must be related to our Lord’s ultimate goal of going up to Jerusalem to die. On the way to Jericho, Jesus healed the blind man. This was another proof that He was the Messiah (see Luke 4:18). It also caused the crowds to praise God, and to think well of Jesus.

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  Christian Home

• If Jews had accepted Christ as their Messiah would the earthly kingdom have been established then?

  The question you asked is one that has been long debated even among dispensationalists and it has been used by those who oppose Dispensationalism. With all such theological questions, we must seek our answers in the Scripture and not by what simply seems logical to us, assuming the Scripture does truly teach this or that doctrine. A case in point is the doctrine of the Trinity which truly defies our own logic or understanding. It’s biblical and we believe it, but who can understand it?

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  Ecclesiology (The Church)

• When Christ came was it to establish an earthly or spiritual kingdom?

  Christ came to establish both an earthly and a spiritual kingdom. This is clear from the prophecies of both the Old and New Testaments. The establishment of the earthly kingdom promised to Israel in the great covenants of the Old Testament, especially the Davidic Covenant (2 Sam. 7) was, however, dependent on the repentance and response of Israel to their Messiah (Joel 2:12-3:21; Acts 3:19-21). Furthermore, these prophecies anticipate both a suffering Savior who must die for His people and for the all nations, and a glorious reign.

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  Dispensational / Covenantal Theology

  Eschatology (Things to Come)

• Will the lost tribes of Israel be found and return to Jerusalem?

  The concept of the lost tribes of Israel is a misnomer. They may be lost to men, but they have never been lost to God. The Scripture clearly anticipates the regathering of the whole house of Israel from all the tribes. The book of Revelation even declares that in the time of Daniel’s70th week (the Tribulation), 12,000 will come to Christ and be sealed from each of the twelve tribes of Israel (see Rev. 7).

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• Can promises of judgment on Israel be applied to our nation?

  While we should not make direct application of passages to our nation, we can see in them spiritual principles that may apply in a more general sense. For instance, Deuteromony 28ff promises blessing for obedience and cursing for disobedience. This was written to Israel, not the church nor to our nation. As a general principle, however, this illustrates that when nations ignore God’s truth, eventually they are not only going to experience moral degeneration but also God’s judgment for their wicked ways.

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  Cultural Issues

• How did the Holy Spirit operate in the lives of OT saints?

  The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Old Testament times was selective and temporary. He was nevertheless working in the lives of people to do much of the same type of thing as seen in John 16:8-11, though the object of faith was different. In the Old Testament there was the anticipation of the coming of Christ through the tabernacle, priesthood, and sacrifices. The point is that the Holy Spirit worked in the hearts of people to enlighten, convict, and lead people to believe the content of the message as it existed in Old Testament times.

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