Table of Contents
- 1 Can you make a deal with God?
- 2 What is it called when you make a deal with God?
- 3 Who Covered running up that hill?
- 4 What does the Bible say about bargaining?
- 5 How do you walk by faith and not by sight?
- 6 Why is running up that hill so good?
- 7 What are the qualities of Hannah in the Bible?
- 8 What does the Bible say about breaking a deal with God?
- 9 What do you promise God in exchange for something?
- 10 What does the Bible say about making a vow to God?
Can you make a deal with God?
You can make a deal with God if the deal is God’s idea, and you can absolutely count on God to keep the bargain. Otherwise, it’s all in your own head.
What is it called when you make a deal with God?
Many people enjoy haggling for a good bargain. But haggling is not confined to purchasing goods and services. The Bible tells of people who bargained with God. In Genesis chapter 32, Jacob bargains with God’s messenger who has attacked him.
Why do people try to bargain with God?
Jephthah chose to barter. He thought God’s favor required him to make a deal. Human nature is captured by this strenuous pull. We try to bargain with God, offering Him things we don’t possess and He doesn’t want, in hopes to receive something we know we don’t deserve.
Who Covered running up that hill?
Stream the original and all 5 covers of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” below, as well as some additional covers that we loved….More videos on YouTube.
1 | Running Up That Hill Meg Myers | 4:23 |
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8 | Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) David Baron, Donna Lewis | 4:28 |
What does the Bible say about bargaining?
Key Biblical Principle: 1 Corinthians 10:24 – “Try to do what is good for others, not just what is good for yourselves.” We are to consider others, and that means that we should go the second mile to think about what the deal will cost the other party.
What Bible verse is seek and ye shall find?
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye. shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh.
How do you walk by faith and not by sight?
So, walking by faith and not by sight means that we live today according to God’s promises, even though we cannot see them, and not according to the temporary, arbitrary things that our eyes often focus on here on earth.
Why is running up that hill so good?
“Running Up That Hill” is a song about how a man and a woman might view their relationship roles differently if God gave them the ability to trade places. And I thought, ‘Well, no, why not a deal with God! ‘ You know, because in a way it’s so much more powerful, the whole idea of asking God to make a deal with you.
Why did Kate Bush write running up that hill?
Bush explained in a 1985 interview: “It’s about a relationship between a man and a woman. They love each other very much, and the power of the relationship is something that gets in the way.” It’s an intriguing prospect and one largely underpinned by the fragility of those relationships.
What are the qualities of Hannah in the Bible?
Hannah trusted God without doubt or concern. Hannah’s story teaches us that our faith in God allows Him to bless us. Her trust in God as she turned to Him, her deep desire for children and her faithfulness in bringing Samuel to God as promised are all evidences of God working in Hannah’s life.
What does the Bible say about breaking a deal with God?
At this point, you’re thinking, Well, I’ve made a deal with God, and the Bible says I shouldn’t break it. You may have had this verse in mind: When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you.
Why do people make deals with God?
People who make deals with God believe that the only way to feel comfortable and secure is to be in control. What is the purpose of asserting this type of control? Many of my clients share with me that they have made obsessive-compulsive deals out of fear that harm might come to themselves or to others.
What do you promise God in exchange for something?
When you promise God something, you are looking for Him to do something in exchange for your vow. In other words, scrupulous deal making is transactional, like putting money into a vending machine and getting a soda in return. In looking at Biblical vows, we find a different motivation.
What does the Bible say about making a vow to God?
You may have had this verse in mind: When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. Another one praises the one who “swears to his own hurt and does not change” ( Psalm 15:4 ).