Romans 5Trials and tribulation; Saved From The Wrath of God; 3 tenses of salvation sodzo; We Were Enemies Of God; atonement in the NT; Reproduce after their kind min; Common Grace Or Limited Atonement; Limited Atonement, 4 Point Calvinism; Adam palindromeThe spectacular Mat-Su Glacier taken from Sheep Mountain Lodge, AK. (Gloria Alliger photo)

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Romans 5:1, ThereforeNAU Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,NAU Romans 3:28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the Law.NAU Romans 4:3 For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS.NAU Romans 4:10 How then was it credited? While he was circumcised, or uncircumcised? Not while circumcised, but while uncircumcised;

Romans 5:1, ThereforeNAU Romans 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Romans uses the word faith more than any other any other NAU book of the Bible. Almost 40% more than any other (Psalms, 150 chapters).Romans chapter 7 uses it more than any other chapter, 23 Xs.

Romans 5:1, Peace Of GodNAU Romans 5:1we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,Thank God for his peace, NAU Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies [hostile] we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7, Romans 5:1 Ephesians 2: one for John 14:27, 16:33 Peace Of God

Romans 5:2, We Exult In GodNAU Romans 5:2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God.Mac dictionary defines exult as; show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a successexult is only used here in Romans 5, NAU (3Xs)NAU Romans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;NAU Romans 5:11 And not only this, but we also exult in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.

Romans 5:3, Trials and TribulationRomans 5:3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; James 1:2 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,1 Peter 1:6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,John 16:33 "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.Elias Boudinot said, To have a God who is almighty, all wise, all good and merciful to go to as your constant friend, as your continual benefactor, as your safeguard and guide, it should- it must- sweeten every bitter drought of life.

Romans 5:3 John 16:33 1 Peter 1:6 James 1:2, trials

Romans 5:8, Christ Saves SinnersNAU Romans 5:8 while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Billy Graham said, One of the best-kept secrets in Christianity is that God accepts us. True, He can't stand our sinful acts, but He loves us. He doesn't have us on performance-based acceptance; He has us on Jesus-based acceptance.Blaise Pascal said, There are only two kinds of men: the righteous, who believe themselves sinners; the rest, sinners who believe themselves righteous"

John 3:16 Romans 5:8 Ephesians 2:1-9 Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

Romans 5:8, Why did God want to save sinners?NAU Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward usSome other reasons the Bible gives are in;NAU Ephesians 2:7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His graceNAU Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good worksNAU Titus 2:14 to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.NAU 1 John 4:8 for God is love.

Ephesians 2:7 Romans 5:8 John 3:16, Why did God want to save sinners??

Romans 5:8, SinnersThe advantage of not sinning;Psalm 51:13, 1:1, How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!The good news for sinners;Hosea 6:6 Matthew 9:13 "But go and learn what this means: 'I DESIRE COMPASSION, AND NOT SACRIFICE,' for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

Mark 2:17 1 Timothy 1:15 Luke 5:32 Romans 5:8 Hebrews 7:26 Hosea 6:6 Amos 9:10 Matthew 9:13 Psalm 1:1 Romans 10:2-4, Sinners

Romans 5:9Saved From The Wrath of GodNAU Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we [Paul included] shall be saved [future tense] from the wrath of God through Him.Paul and all Christians have been saved (past tense) from the penalty of hell. And will be (future tense) saved from God's wrath during the Great Tribulation. Colossians 1:13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Romans 5:10, Shall Be SavedRomans 5:10 we shall [future tense] be saved by His life.There are three tenses of saved used in the NT (past, present, and future)

Romans 5:10, Shall Be SavedNAU Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.Past=penalty, Present=power, Future=presenceNAU Acts 16:31 They said, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be savedNAU 1 Corinthians 1:18 but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.NAU 1 Corinthians 3:15 If any man's work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Romans 5:10, We Were Enemies Of GodNAU Romans 5:1we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,NAU Romans 5:10 For if while we were enemies [hostile] we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.NAU 1 Corinthians 15:25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.NAU Philippians 3:18 For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ, 19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

Isaiah 9:6, Philippians 4:7, Romans 5:1 Ephesians 2: one for John 14:27, 16:33 Peace Of God

KJV Romans 5:11, atonementKJV Romans 5:11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.1This word, atonement, is one of the most important words in Leviticus. The covering required to approach an infinitely holy God. There is only covering, blood, one way (John14:6, Isaiah 6:5, 59:2 burned with fire).Hebrews 9:22 And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.1/2 of all NAS uses of this word are in Leviticus (45/88), 3Xs as much as any other book (Numbers has 15). There are no NT, NAU, uses of this word (1ea. KJV, Rom 5:11, 1ea. NIV Hebrews 2:17, 9:5).

Romans 5:12 21 Is The Heart Of The Gospel And The Core Of The Book Of RomansNAU Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinnedThis is the pinnacle of theology.If you get this you will get the gospel.

Romans 5:12, oneNAU Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world.Romans chapter 5 has one of the most concentrated uses of the word one in the entire Bible. It's used 13 Xs here.Paul really wants you to understand that the fall of the one man (Adam) resulted in the curse, and the victory of the one Man (Christ) resulted in salvation from it.

Romans 5:12, Sin Entered In EdenLaura Groves relates that, One day, my son Jonathan came home from preschool with a picture of Adam and Eve he had colored. He began to tell me the story of creation, and it seemed as though he had his facts down pretty well. "Adam and Eve disobeyed God because they ate the fruit God told them not to eat," he explained. Impressed by how much he knew, I pointed to the picture and asked, "What's this place called?" Jonathan replied earnestly, "The Garden of Eating."

A Child Defines Eden, Laura Groves, Fort Lauderdale, FL.Today's Christian Woman, "Heart to Heart., "The Garden of Eating."

Romans 5:12 through one man sin entered into the world

Romans 5:12, Death Spread, BecauseNAU Romans 5:12 death spread to all men, because all sinnedMankind inherited a sin nature from Adam, but are not being punished for Adams sin. Mankind will be punished (each of us) for our individual sins. The only exceptions are for those whose punishment was executed upon Christ.Just like when the father has a genetic deficiency and the children inherit it, they are not being punished for the fathers deficiency, but they do bear the consequences of it.God has promised repeatedly (Jeremiah 31:29-30, Ezekiel 18:2-20) that He will not punish the children for the sins of the father.

Romans 5:12, Death Spread, BecauseAll humans became sinners in Genesis 3. And when those sinners reproduced, they bore more sinners, after their kind (4327, Heb. min) and we do too.NAU Genesis 1:24 Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after their kind"; and it was so.NAU Genesis 7:14 they and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind, all sorts of birds.

Romans 5:13-17, Is a parenthetical insertionNKJ Romans 5:12 death spread to all men, because all sinned 13 (For until 17Jesus Christ.)Romans 5:12 +18 is Paul's complete thought. 12-17 is Paul's elaboration/explanationNAU Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because all sinned 18 Therefore, as through one man's offense judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man's righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

Romans 5:14, Adam PalindromeNAU Romans 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.Have you ever heard the palindrome "Madam, I'm Adam"? With a palindrome, the letters are exactly the same whether you read the sentence from left to right or from right to left.

OUR MULTI-DIRECTIONAL GENETIC CODE http://www.creationmoments.com/radio/transcripts/our-multi-directional-genetic-codeNotes: "Scientists Discover Astounding DNA Complexity," Chris Rupe, Dr. John Sanford and Chloe Pappano, FMS Foundation, 2014. http://media.wix.com/ugd/a704d4_43295b5fe0e548f69dca984314e4f925.pdf Illustration: Chemical structure of DNA. Courtesy of Madprime. (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)

Romans 5:15, The Gift Of GraceNKJ Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.Acts 15:11 we are saved through the grace of the Lord JesusRomans 11:6 But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace.1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me.James 4:6 But He gives a greater grace. Therefore it says, "GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.Philip Yancey said, Grace means that God already loves us as much as an infinite God can possibly love.

James 4:6 Romans 5:15, 11:6 Acts15:11 John 1:16 Grace

Romans 5:15, Common Grace Or Limited AtonementNKJ Romans 5:15 But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many.How many died in Adam?NAU 2 Corinthians 5:14 For the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died; 15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.The group they who live is a subset (the elect) that should live for Christ.

James 4:6 Romans 5:15, 11:6 Acts15:11 John 1:16 Grace

Romans 5:15, Common Grace Or Limited AtonementCalvinism (Reformed Theology) is usually expressed in the acronym TULIP:Total DepravityUnconditional ElectionLimited AtonementIrresistible GracePerseverance of the SaintsThe difference between a four point Calvinist and a five point Calvinist centers around the disagreement over Limited AtonementDid Christ die for everyone or only the elect?Do the elect have no choice in the matter because Gods grace is irresistible, and it is Christ's blood only available to them?Or is Christs atonement available to everyone, but only the elect will receive him as Lord and Savior?

James 4:6 Romans 5:15, 11:6 Acts15:11 John 1:16 Grace

Limited Atonement, 4 Point CalvinismNAU 2 Corinthians 5:15 and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.Paul is making a distinction between all and they who live. If universalism were true he would not have had to add they who live. If limited atonement were true he would not have needed to say all.NAU 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Romans 5:15, Common Grace Or Limited AtonementCalvinism (Reformed Theology) says that if Christ had died for everyone then everyone would be saved.Yet Jesus says in;NAU Matthew 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.NAU John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,NAU 1 Timothy 2:3-4, God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.NAU 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is athe 1propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also bfor those of the whole world.

James 4:6 Romans 5:15, 11:6 Acts15:11 John 1:16 Grace

Romans 5:20, Law And Grace A Rock and a Soft PlaceNAU Romans 5:20 The Law came in so that the transgression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more,NAU John 1:17 For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.Anna Zogg tells that, Soon after my brother moved, he made a point of meeting his new neighbors. He found that a Christian family lived on one side and an attorney on the other. My brother remarked, "We've got law on one side and grace on the other."

Anna Zogg, Salt Lake City, Utah. Christian Reader, "Lite Fare."

Romans 5:20, The Law came in NAU Romans 5:20 The Law came in KJV Romans 5:20 entered3922 pareiserchomai Meaning: 1) to come in secretly or by stealth, or creep or steal in 2) to enter in addition, come in besides To come in alongside. Used of for an secondary actor coming in as a secondary role (not the main thing)

The Believer and the Law of Moses, at 40 minutesThe Believer and the Law, Mable Ave Church (Scofield)Dr. Kenny Rhodeshttp://www.sermonaudio.com/playpopup.asp?SID=4180717333

In closing,

THE ENDNAU 1 Peter 2:16 Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.

AKThe spectacular Mat-Su Glacier taken from Sheep Mountain Lodge, AK. (Gloria Alliger photo)

Romans 11:33, Our Multi-Directional Genetic CodeHave you ever heard the palindrome "Madam, I'm Adam"? With a palindrome, the letters are exactly the same whether you read the sentence from left to right or from right to left.Chemical structure of DNABut did you know your genetic code is a different kind of palindrome that conveys one series of messages when it is read from front to back and a different series of messages when it is read from back to front? Other meaningful information can even be found in overlapping portions of the genome! Think about your genetic code as if it were a novel. It would tell one story when read from front to back, an additional story from back to front, and many other stories as you read overlapping messages of the code!Evolutionists find this very troubling. After all, their whole theory depends on random mutations resulting in improvements. But as scientists at the FMS Foundation point out, this multi-directional coding makes it impossible for a random "typo to benefit one code without disrupting the others. This fundamental problem, they said, has been overlooked until now. "The bottom line," they conclude, "is that overlapping codes cannot arise by any natural process they must be very carefully designed."Yes, evolutionists must come to grips with the fact that the genetic code was designed. Chance mutations would only destroy the code. While evolution can't even begin to account for the genetic code found within every cell of your body, it was an easy task for our Creator!Notes: "Scientists Discover Astounding DNA Complexity," Chris Rupe, Dr. John Sanford and Chloe Pappano, FMS Foundation, 2014. http://media.wix.com/ugd/a704d4_43295b5fe0e548f69dca984314e4f925.pdf Illustration: Chemical structure of DNA. Courtesy of Madprime. (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)

OUR MULTI-DIRECTIONAL GENETIC CODE http://www.creationmoments.com/radio/transcripts/our-multi-directional-genetic-codeNotes: "Scientists Discover Astounding DNA Complexity," Chris Rupe, Dr. John Sanford and Chloe Pappano, FMS Foundation, 2014. http://media.wix.com/ugd/a704d4_43295b5fe0e548f69dca984314e4f925.pdf Illustration: Chemical structure of DNA. Courtesy of Madprime. (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication)

Hebrews 11:1-2, OT Saints, Saved By GraceQUESTION FOR THE DAYDear Compass,I would like to know what happened to the faithful in the OT. Were any of them saved? I have heard that they were held in the bosom of Abraham but cannot find that info in the Bible.Another wrote:Prior to Jesus, who was saved and what scriptural passages support the position?

ANSWER:Everyone who goes to heaven, those living prior to the cross and those living after the cross, will have been saved the same wayby faith.Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval.Hebrews 11:1-2For by grace you have been saved through faith ...Ephesians 2:8 (See also Hebrews 11:1-39, Romans 3:28, Romans 5:1-2)Those who lived prior to the cross could be saved, by faith, by trusting that God would send a future Messiah to pay for their sin. Those saved after the cross look back to the cross, by faith, that Jesus was the Messiah sent by God.Today, when a believer (saved by faith) dies, he/she goes directly into the presence of the Lord.we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.2Corinthians 5:8But those saved prior to Jesus' death on the cross could not yet go into the presence of the Lord when they died. They had to wait until the Messiah came and paid for their sin.Since those who were saved and died prior to the cross could not yet go to heaven, God provided a place for them to wait for the Messiah to come. This waiting place was called "Abraham's bosom" and was located next to Hades in the center of the earth. In fact, those who were in Hades, conscious and in an agonizing flame, could look across the divider and see those in Paradise. This is all found in Luke 16:19-31, the account (not a parable) of the rich man and Lazarus.When Jesus came and died on the cross, the first thing He did was to "descend" (Ephesians 4:9-10) to Abraham's bosom to bring up the saints of old and take them to Paradise/heaven (Luke 23:43; 2Corinthians 12:4; Revelation 2:7). Some scholars even speculate that the strange verses in Matthew about the dead saints appearing after Jesus' death (Matthew 27:51-53) are referring to redeemed saints from Abraham's bosom passing through the surface of earth on the way to heaven.

Rom 5:21 Matthew 25:30, HellToday is May 7, 2013

Verse of the Day -- Matthew 25:30

. . . cast out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAYNever let anyone tell you that God won't send anyone to hell.

MINI BIBLE STUDY FOR THE DAYA cover of a pastU.S. News and World Reportboldly proclaimed that hell was "out of fashion" and that "modern thinking" says there is no longer a place of torment. Really? Can you believe a national magazine would actually print an article that says hell is not politically correct?! Even worse, clergyman after clergyman agreed. But we'll leave that for another day.The Bible says that God is the same yesterday, today and forever.Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.Hebrews 13:8God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM"; and He said, "Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, 'I AM has sent me to you.'"Exodus 3:14He never changes. Nor do His words. Jesus described hell as a place whose inhabitants are alive, in the dark, and in tremendous pain.. . . the fiery hellMatthew 5:22soul and body in hellMatthew 10:28the unquenchable fireMatthew 9:43. . . outer darkness . . . weeping and gnashing of teethMatthew 22:13Always remember, you are saved, by God's mercy, FROM hell.. . . how shall you escape the sentence of hell?Matthew 23:33. . . sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Rom. 5:21PTL!

Romans 5:14, God Put Adam To Sleep And Made A Woman1 Timothy 2:13 For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.I'm reminded of that second grade girl who came home fromSundayschool one day. She was so excited about what she had learned. Her daddy asked her, "What did you learn inSundayschool?" The little girl replied, "Oh, Daddy, it was just so great, because you see, God created Adam first. Then God saw that it was not good for Adam to be alone, so God put Adam to sleep and took out his brains and made a woman out of them." And all the women said Amen! No, that's not in the Bible. That's in Second Allusions 3. No, we must remain biblical.

Job 31:33 Hosea 6:7 Romans 5:14 1 Corinthians 15:22 1 Timothy 2:13 Jude 1:14 Genesis 2:21 Adam was created then Eve

Romans 5:9 Acts 2:17-21 Joel 2:28-32 2 Thes 2:3, Falling Away Or Revival?Falling Away Or Revival?Monday, February 10th, 2014Interpreting VersesProphecyQ. If we are in the end times 2 Thes. 2 speaks to a falling away. But Acts 2 seems to speak to an end times revival. Can you reconcile these two apparently contradictory verses?A. In2 Thes. 2:3Paul said the day of the Lord cannot come until there has been a falling away (apostasy) and the man of lawlessness (anti-Christ) is revealed. He said this revealing will consist of him standing in the temple proclaiming himself to be God (2 Thes. 2:4). InMatt. 24:15Jesus called this the abomination of desolation and said it will kick off the Great Tribulation. Then in2 Thes.2:7Paul said the anti-Christ cannot be revealed until the one holding the secret power of lawlessness back is taken out of the way. Pre-Trib scholars see this restrainer as the Holy Spirit, and His being taken out of the way away as a hint that the rapture of the Church will take place before the anti-Christ appears. However we dont need to rely on this to prove the pre-trib rapture because inRomans 5:9and1 Thes. 1:10Paul said the Church will be rescued (delivered) from (out of the time and place) of the coming wrath.InActs 2:17-21Peter was quotingJoel 2:28-32to show that the manifestation of tongues that had just taken place was the fulfillment of prophecy. In doing so he used the widest possible interpretation of the term in the last days to make it include the entire church age. But beginning inActs 2:19its clear the prophecy is about the end times judgments and inActs 2:20Joels reference to the Sun becoming dark and the moon turning to blood is repeated only here and inRev. 6:12in the 6th seal judgment. This is the event that will cause the kings of the earth to declare that the great day of Gods wrath has come (Rev. 6:15-17).Acts 2:21is the verse I assume youre referring to as an end times revival. If so, it will happen after the time of Gods wrath has begun and after the Church has been raptured. I believe the rapture of the church will trigger a great revival on Earth as many of those left behind will realize the rapture proves the Bible to be right about the need to be saved. I see evidence of this inRev. 7:9-10where a multitude too large to count from every nation will arrive in heaven. Rev. 7:15shows why this group cant be part of the church. They will serve God day and night in His temple but they are not called priests, and there is no temple in the New Jerusalem where the church will be (Rev. 21:22).I believe that a comparison of these two passages shows that both the falling away and the revival will take place.Romans 5:9 Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.

Romans 5:12 Did We All Come From Noahs Sons?Did We All Come From Noahs Sons?Sunday, February 23rd, 2014Bible AccuracyBible OriginsOld TestamentQ.I understand Genesis 11 says in reference to the Tower of Babel that: So the LORD scattered them from there over all the earth, and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel because there the LORD confused the language of the whole world. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth. Was this a case in which God scattered them instantaneously across the earth? If not, how was this accomplished? How did Adam & Eves descendants multiply AND cross major bodies of waters to populate other entirely new/unpopulated areas?Also, how can other races, i.e. Native Americans, Asians, be attributed to Noahs children? If not Noahs children, then where did they start? I know that the worlds languages originated at the Tower of Babel, but Im wondering where and when skin colors and unique physical attributes of the worlds races came to be. On top of all this, time for the creation of their own cultures, seemingly void of the God of the Jewish tradition, all in around 6,000 years. I know its an involved question, but any insight would be a huge help and much appreciated.A.InGenesis 10were given an overview of the descendants of Noahs three sons (Shem, Ham, and Japheth) and how they grew to become 70 distinct people groups (nations) after they were scattered. Today the UN recognizes over 200 nations, but all people on Earth are descended from these three brothers.Genesis 11 gives us more detail about mans scattering before focusing on the descendants of Shem.Heres a quick overview on how all of this might have happened. Nimrod was two generations removed from Ham and built the City of Babylon where the Tower of Babel was located and from whence the people were scattered.(Genesis 10:8)Peleg was three generations from Hams brother Shem. It was during Pelegs time that the land was divided (Genesis 10:25). Many scholars believe this refers to a separation of Earths single land mass into continents. There could have been several hundred years between Nimrod and Peleg. (Genesis 10:25)Originally everyone spoke the same language (Genesis 11:1). When God scattered the people, he did it by giving each people group a unique language making it impossible for any of the families of the three brothers to understand any of the others languages (Genesis 11:7). This created mistrust and caused them to separate. God put it into their hearts to continue roaming until there were great distances between them. Initially no oceans impeded their wandering so they kept going until they were scattered all over the single land mass. Then God further isolated them by breaking the land mass up into the continents we see today.This forced people of like language to marry only among themselves. Their dominant traits became more so. For instance Hams name means dark, as if sunburned. He named one of his sons Cush, which is the Hebrew word for black. Cush is the father of the black African races. Another son, Mizraim, founded both Upper and Lower Egypt. Shem is the father of the Arabs and Jews. Japheth is the father of the Europeans and Russians. The Chinese are most likely descended from the Sinites, a branch of the Canaanites whose father was Ham. Recently conducted DNA studies show that the American Indians are descended from the people of Eastern Asia. Genetic science has shown that all the races we know today could have begun to show distinguishing characteristics within a relatively few generations. But it all began with Noahs three sons.http://gracethrufaith.com/ask-a-bible-teacher/did-we-all-come-from-noahs-sons/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Gracethrufaith+%28GraceThruFaith%29

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Acts 15:9 Romans 5:5, Cleansing Hearts NAU Acts 15:9 and He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.KJV YLT NIV NKJ purifying their hearts... NAU 2 Corinthians 1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a pledge.NAU Romans 5:5the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. NAU Galatians 4:6 God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!I thought it was Gods Spirit!Yup, Jesus is God!

Romans 5:3 Deuteronomy 30:19, Euthanasia, choose life, GotQuestions.orgQuestion: "What does the Bible say about euthanasia / assisted suicide?"

Answer:Euthanasia, sometimes called mercy killing, can be a difficult issue. On one hand, we do not want to take a persons life into our own hands and end it prematurely. On the other hand, we do not want to prolong theprocessof dying more than necessarythat is, we want to preserve life, but not prolong death. At what point do we simply allow a person to die and take no further action to extend his or her life?

A related issue is that of assisted suicide. Essentially, a person seeking assisted suicide is seeking to euthanize himself, with the aid of another person to ensure that death is quick and painless. The person assisting the suicide facilitates death by making preparations and furnishing the needed equipment; but the person seeking death is the one who actually initiates the process. By taking a hands-off approach to the death itself, the facilitator seeks to avoid charges of murder. Proponents of assisted suicide try for a positive spin by using terms like death with dignity. But death with dignity is still death, assisted suicide is still suicide, and suicide is wrong.

We live in what is sometimes described as a culture of death. Abortion on demand has been practiced for decades. Now some are seriously proposing infanticide. And euthanasia is promoted as a viable means of solving various social and financial problems. This focus on death as an answer to the worlds problems is a total reversal of the biblical model. Death is an enemy (1 Corinthians15:26). Life is a sacred gift from God (Genesis 2:7). When given the choice between life and death, God told Israel to choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). Euthanasia spurns the gift and embraces the curse.

The overriding truth that God is sovereign drives us to the conclusion that euthanasia and assisted suicide are wrong. We know that physical death is inevitable for us mortals (Psalm 89:48; Hebrews9:27). However, God alone is sovereign over when and how a persons death occurs. Job testifies in Job 30:23, I know you will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living. Ecclesiastes 8:8 declares, No man has power over the wind to contain it; so no one has power over the day of his death. God has the final say over death (see 1 Corinthians15:26, 5456; Hebrews 2:9, 1415; Revelation 21:4). Euthanasia and assisted suicide are mans attempts to usurp that authority from God.

Death is a natural occurrence. Sometimes God allows a person to suffer for a long time before death occurs; other times, a persons suffering is cut short. No one enjoys suffering, but that does not make it right to determine that a person should die. Often, Gods purposes are made known through suffering. When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other (Ecclesiastes7:14). Romans 5:3 teaches that tribulations bring about perseverance. God cares about those who cry out for death and wish to end their suffering. God gives purpose in life even to the end. Only God knows what is best, and His timing, even in the matter of ones death, is perfect.

We should never seek to prematurely end a life, but neither must we go to extraordinary means to preserve a life. To actively hasten death is wrong; to passively withhold treatment can also be wrong; but to allow death to occur naturally in a terminally ill person is not necessarily wrong. Anyone facing this issue should pray to God for wisdom (James 1:5). And we should all remember the words of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, who warned that the practice of medicine cannot be both our healer and our killer (fromKOOP, The Memoirs of Americas Family Doctorby C. Everett Koop, M.D., Random House, 1991).

Recommended Resources:Ethics for a Brave New World, Second Edition by John & Paul FeinbergandLogos Bible Software.

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