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  1. TonyChanYT

    Being filled vs being baptized with the Spirit

    Can you give me a specific verse?
  2. TonyChanYT

    What does it mean to seek God's face?

    Solomon says in 2 Chronicles 7: To seek God's face is to turn from wicked ways, to look to his presence, strength, and precepts. David says in 1 Chronicles 16: People with pure hearts follow the Lord and not idols. They seek the Lord. Psalm 24: To seek God's face is to seek him. We seek His...
  3. TonyChanYT

    Is secular music bad?

    Generally but not universally, secular music is fine. The same goes even with the so-called Christian music. This is part of the Christian freedom. Is it bad if I listen to secular music with swear words in it? Yes. Do you think God would be ok with me making music with horror-like lyrics...
  4. TonyChanYT

    Were John the Baptizer and Jesus cousins?

    Yes, according to King James Bible, Luke 1: Not exactly according to New King James Version: HELPS Word-studies: Thayer's Greek Lexicon: John and Jesus were likely related but we don't know exactly how close.
  5. TonyChanYT

    What is speaking in tongues?

    Act 1: This phenomenon is called xenolalia: A believer speaks in a human language that he doesn't know. There is another kind of speaking in tongues, 1 Corinthians 14: This latter kind of speaking in tongues is called glossolalia: A believer speaks in a non-human language. What's the purpose...
  6. TonyChanYT

    Let the dead bury their own dead

    Luke 9: Wasn't Jesus a bit harsh? No, according to Smith's Bible Commentary: Likewise, Barclay's Daily Study Bible: Henry's Complete Commentary on the Bible expressed a similar sentiment. This interpretation of Luke 9:60 is consistent with Moses' commanded in Exodus 20: The man [M1]...
  7. TonyChanYT

    Did Judas repent?

    Let proposition P1 = Judas Iscariot will inherit eternal life after resurrection. True?
  8. TonyChanYT

    The kingdom of God is in the MIDST of you

    What's actually in reference to our future glorious body in Christ Jesus?
  9. TonyChanYT

    TODAY you will be with me in paradise

    Luke 23: i.e., the second coming on the last day of the current universe This criminal died on his last day on Earth. When a person dies, time stops with respect to him (e.g., gravitational time dilation). When he is resurrected, he will be with Jesus in paradise. To him, it will be the same...
  10. TonyChanYT

    Did Judas repent?

    When a person dies, time stops with respect to him (e.g., gravitational time dilation). See TODAY you will be with me in paradise
  11. TonyChanYT

    Star Trek's Prime Directive vs Jesus' Great Commission

    Star Trek's Prime Directive: Jesus declared the Great Commission in Mat 28: From the Great Commission's point of view, it is moral to tell any alien society of the gospel. Within the Star Trek universe, Starfleet officers sometimes were confronted with the difficult decision of whether to...
  12. TonyChanYT

    The kingdom of God is in the MIDST of you

    More specifically, the Holy Spirit is a witness. See My take on Trinity
  13. TonyChanYT

    Did Judas hang himself or did he fall headlong?

    Matthew 27: But then Luke wrote in Acts 1: Did Judas die by hanging, or did he die by falling? GotQuestions.org explained: See also Judas or the chief priests bought the Potter's field?.
  14. TonyChanYT

    Was Judas Iscariot saved?

    The word "saved" in the Bible is ambiguous. Judas was temporarily saved in the sense that he was a chosen disciple of Jesus. However, Judas never had eternal life in him, John 6: Judas was a devil even when he was a disciple with Jesus, John 17: NIV, Matthew 26: Jesus knew Judas would never...
  15. TonyChanYT

    Did Judas repent?

    Is he going to receive eternal life? Peter et al did not think so. See Was Judas Iscariot saved?
  16. TonyChanYT

    BE ANGRY and do not sin

    Is being angry a sin? Generally, no, but more often than not, yes. Most of the verses about anger (by different Greek words) have to do with sin. Jesus said in Matthew 5: Paul in Galatians 5: Colossians 3: James 1: There is an exception when anger is okay, Ephesians 4: Be angry, Ὀργίζεσθε...
  17. TonyChanYT

    Did Judas repent?

    Yes according to King James Bible, Matthew 27: Not exactly according to New King James Version he was filled with remorse μεταμεληθεὶς (metamelētheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3338: From meta and the middle voice of melo; to care afterwards...
  18. TonyChanYT

    The kingdom of God is in the MIDST of you

    John 16:7 But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate [G3875] will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.
  19. TonyChanYT

    Should a Christian fear God?

    Brown-Driver-Briggs 1 fear, be afraid 2 stand in awe of 3 fear, reverence, honour
  20. TonyChanYT

    The Holy Spirit: feminine, neuter, masculine

    Genesis 1: Strong's Concordance: Strong's Concordance: John 16: Advocate Παράκλητος (Paraklētos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3875: (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete. An intercessor, consoler. The Holy Spirit in Hebrew is...