Go to The Narrow Path Ministry Topic: Metaphor |
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2024-04-17 |
Pearls Before Swine & Missionaries: Isn't the scripture "do not cast your pearls before swine" telling missionaries to not go to unreached areas that might kill them? [Matthew 7:6]. |
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2024-04-12 |
David's Grief & Guilt: How does grief apply in Psalm 31? What is David saying? [Isaiah 53:4-6, Psalm 31:9-10, Matthew 8:17, John 9:41]. |
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2024-04-09 |
Repentance from Teaching Dispensationalism: Have you repented from teaching Dispensationalism in your earlier life, because you lead people astray? Lot's Wife as Pillar of Salt: Do you think that the "pillar of salt" in the story of Lot's wife, is a metaphor for being bitter, or salty? [Genesis 19:26]. |
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2024-03-14 |
Born Again, Again: Can a person be born again, again? [1 John 5:11-12, John 15:6, Romans 11:23, 1 John 5:12, Hebrews 6:4-6, Luke 1:37, Mark 10:27, Matthew 19:26, James 5:19-20]. |
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2024-03-01 |
"Israel" (People or Nation) in Ezekiel: Is Ezekiel 37 talking about Israel? Could you clear it all up? [Ezekiel 37:24, Revelation 20:3, Ephesians 2:14, Hebrews 11:16, John 10:16, Hebrews 13:20]. |
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2024-02-16 |
Lazarus' Resurrection & Soul Sleep: At the time of Lazarus' resurrection, what did they understand about the resurrection? Did people sleep until then? [John 11:24]. The Rapture on the Last Day: Is the rapture on the last day also? [1 Thessalonians 4:16]. |
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2023-08-09 |
Literal vs Metaphor: How do we know when to interpret the Bible literally versus metaphorically? Like the Genesis creation story and when devils and demons are identified? [Hebrews 12:22-24, Isaiah 28:16, 1 Corinthians 10:4]. Climate Change: What is the possibility that humans can change the climate? |
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2023-08-08 |
Marriage Ceremony Officiants: Can any Christian perform an appropriate marriage ceremony? Metaphors in the Book of John: Could you clarify to whom you were referring, Jesus or John, when you said they were speaking in metaphors in the Book of John? |
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2023-07-10 |
Isaiah's Poetic Imagery About the King of Babylon: Can you help me understand the transition in Isaiah between the King of Babylon with masculine pronouns and later switches to feminine pronouns? Any relationship to transgenderism? [Isaiah 14, Isaiah 47, Proverbs 1, Jeremiah 47, Ezekiel 16, Ezekiel 23, Ephesians 4:13, Ephesians 2:15] |
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2023-06-23 |
"Good Eye" & "Lamp of the Body": What does it mean to say the "eye as a lamp of the body?" [Matthew 6:23]. |
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2023-06-16 |
Symbolism vs Literalism: Could you talk about the symbolism in the language ("Bride of Christ," "Body of Christ"), etc.? [1 Peter 2:5, Matthew 7:11]. |
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2023-04-24 |
Child or Servant of God?: Are we children of God, or servants of God? [Galatians 4:1, Galatians 4:7, 1 John 3:2, Romans 8:14-17, Galatians 3:28, Matthew 25:34, 1 Peter 1:3, Luke 17:7-10]. Male & Female, Jew or Greek: Since there really are some differences between men and women, what is Paul really saying? [Galatians 3:28, Romans 2, Philippians 3:3, Ephesians 2:11-22]. |
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2023-04-11 |
Take Up Your Cross: Could you comment on Jesus saying that we "should take up our cross" and yet He had not yet died on the cross? [Matthew 16:24, Luke 14:27]. |
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2023-03-06 |
Not Growing Weary: Is this promise only true in our glorified bodies, because we do get tired? [Isaiah 40:31, Luke 18:1]. |
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2023-02-15 |
Symbolism of the Galilean Wedding (Wedding at Cana): How paralleled are the events of the Galilean Wedding, the church as bride, and relative to end times? [2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 11, Matthew 25]. Insight Through Nature: Do you think that one can gain some spiritual insight and parallels from nature and culture? |
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2023-02-09 |
Ritual Foot Washing: Was it a ritual to do the "foot washing" in scriputure, or could it have been cultural? [John 13:4-15, 1 John 1:9]. |
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2023-01-30 |
Physical Healing in the Atonement: Is there physical healing in the atonement? Is it faith that heals us? Rec:Topical lecture; "Word of Faith"series-"Is Healing in the Atonement?" and "Healing on Demand." [Isaiah 53:4-6, Isaiah 1:6, 1 Peter 2:24-25, Matthew 8:17]. |
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2022-12-22 |
Soul Sleep: Seventh Day Adventist caller queries regarding "soul sleep" [2 Corinthians 5:18, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Philippians 1:23]. Sleep-Metaphor for Death: Why do so many doubt the reference to "sleep" in the Old Testament? |
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2022-12-16 |
Anthropomorphism & Delayed Judgment in Chronicles: Could you clarify "anthropomorphic" language and if it applies to the delayed judgment in 2 Chronicles? [2 Chronicles 12:5-7, Jeremiah 18:7-10, Genesis 3:9, Genesis 18:21]. |
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2022-06-28 |
Hard Hearts: Regarding having a soft heart, how does one avoid having a hard heart? |
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2022-01-31 |
Heaven or Sleep After Death?: Do we go to heaven when we die, or do we just sleep? [2 Corinthians 5:8, I Corinthians 15:51, I Thessalonians 4:14, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Philippians 1:23, John 11:11-14, Mark 5:39]. Resurrection of the Dead: Regarding those that rise to meet the Lord, are they not dead? [2 Corinthians 12:2]. |
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2021-10-12 |
"Kingdom of God" vs the "Church": Caller thinks that the church and the The Kingdom of God are not the same thing. [Exodus 19:6, Matthew 3:2]. Peter & the Keys of the Kingdom: Is Jesus indicating that Peter is opening the door to the kingdom when he was given the keys? [Matthew 16:18, Acts 10, Colossians 1:13, Exodus 19:5-6, I Peter 2:9]. We Greater Than John the Baptist: Isn't scripture telling us that we actually have a greater position having the Holy Spirit, even than John the Baptist? [Hebrews 10:20, Hebrew 8:6]. |
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2021-10-11 |
Sin Personified: Who is "Sin"? Is it sin, or is it a person in Genesis 4? [Genesis 4:7, Romans 5:17-21 , Revelation 6:8, Revelation 20:14]. Cain and Eve- "Desire for" and "Rule Over": What does it mean when it says, "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him"and earlier ."Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.†in Genesis 3-4? [Genesis 3:16, I Timothy 2:14]. Adam's Failure to Rule: If Adam had not sinned, would he have ruled over the earth and even over the serpent? |
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2021-10-01 |
The Eucharist (Communion): Do you think that The Eucharist is really the sharing of His word, even in such a discussion we are having right now? [John 6, John 2, John 3,
John 11, John 6:63, John 6:40, John 6:54, Deuteronomy 16:3, I Corinthians 11:27]. |
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2021-09-30 |
Jesus "Born Again": Was Jesus "born again" (possibly in Hades)? [Romans 8:29, Revelation 1:5, I Corinthians 15:23]. "Mark of the Beast" & the Vaccine: Is the vaccine the "Mark of the Beast", particularly in light of the restriction of buying and selling? [Revelation 14:1]. |
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2021-07-27 |
The "Bride" and the "Body of Christ: Is there any significance between the two different ways the church is defined as "the bride" and "the body" of Christ? [Ephesians 5]. |
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2021-07-14 |
Analogy for the Trinity: What is your favorite analogy or metaphor for the Trinity (egg, H2O, or triangle)? |
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2021-05-12 |
"Seeing the Light": What does it mean when someone says, "I have seen the light"? Let "Us" Create Man in "Our" image: What does the word "us" mean in the statement; "Let us create man in our image"? [Genesis 1:26]. |
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2021-04-13 |
Spiritual Death: Could you help me sort out the full meaning of "spiritual death"? [Ephesians 2:1, Colossians 2:13-14, Hebrews 11:12-14, Romans 4:19, Genesis 2:17]. |
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2021-03-22 |
Dead in Sin (Calvinism): I don't agree with R.C. Sproul's characterization of how one is saved, and that man is completely dead until the savor saves him, and has nothing to do with it? [Ephesians 2, Colossians 2, John 20:31]. |
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2021-03-18 |
"Seeker Friendly" Churches: Are "seeker friendly" churches unbiblical? Jesus Spoke in Parables: Why did Jesus speak to His crowds in parables, so they would not really understand? [Mark 4:34]. |
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2020-11-05 |
Studying the Manuscripts: Caller recommends the book, "Encountering the Manuscripts" by Philip Comfort for studying the scriptures. Old Testament Metaphors for Evangelism: Can you find any flaw in Christians seeing metaphors of Christ in any of the Old Testament and then sharing that with unbelievers? [John 5:46, Isaiah 53]. Greg Boyd: What do you think about Reknew.org and Greg Boyd? |
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2018-04-12 |
The Right Hand: I'm studying the book of Acts, & there keeps being reference to the Right Hand. Is there significance to the "right hand"? |
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2018-03-15 |
Resurrection of Israel: Is Ezekiel 37:1-14 a real resurrection or metaphorical, where it talks about the bones being resurrected? |
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2016-04-12 |
Paul having the "Marks of the Christ": Paul says he “marks of the Lord†stigmata of Christ, but what exactly does he mean? [Galatians 6:17] "I am the Door": Why did Jesus use the words like “I am the door" as opposed to anything else, like, 'I am the window', 'I am the roof'? [John 10:9] |
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2013-07-25 |
"Dog" in Scripture: In addition to referencing gentiles, can you give other meanings of the word "dog" when used symbolically in scripture? [Philippians 3:2, Revelation 22:15, Deuteronomy 23:18, Matthew 15:22-28, Matthew 7:6] |
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2013-04-01 |
Afterlife & Soul Sleep: What happens after death? Do we go to sleep, or do we go to heaven? [I Corinthians 15:51, I Corinthians 15:18, I Thessalonians 13-18]. Thief to Paradise: Is the misplacing of the comma in the passage about the thief going to paradise significant? [Luke 23:43]. |
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2013-03-21 |
"Made in the Image of God": Could you talk about the creation and humans being "made in the image of God"? [Genesis 1:27, Genesis 3:5]. Calvinism-Dead in Sin: Are there other points that support the idea that when scripture indicates that we are "dead in sin" is not about physical death, but spiritual-as in Prodigal Son? [Luke 15:24, Mark 2:17]. |
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2013-03-11 |
"Evil Eye" (Greed) in Scripture: What is Jesus saying in the passage about the eye being good or bad? [Matthew 6:22-32, Proverbs 23:6, Proverbs 28:22, Mark 7:22, Matthew 20:15, Proverbs 22:9, Matthew 6:24]. The "Poor" & "Poor in Spirit": Could you clarify the different references to the "poor" and the "poor in spirit"? [Luke 6:20, Matthew 5-7]. |