What in the flying fuck?
Has Sharon made it over here, Bob?
Sharon said,
"I am not getting my initial email. I can't find a place to ask about it either. Any ideas?"
I finally made it! Woohoo! Praise the Lord!
Fortunately I can find more of the good people, than of the bad. Praise God!
Ooooh, more cross networking! Always fun. I'm MCrow on the other site. We had a nice debate which I appreciated because your answers were of a far more respectful tone even when we clearly disagreed on the issue.Thank you. I must have been a receiver of your own respect. I always prefer to end with a good friend at the end. :D
“I’ve not been impolite with you. I've simply declared to what appears to be hypocrisy on your part and suspect on the part of your church as well. You seem to think that to point out one's sins (whether as it pertains to sodomites or yourself)”
I was wondering Bob, or whomever wants to, could you see whether they blocked me after what I told them I discovered?
God blessings Bob! Always! ::)
TBH I was ticked with him right off although I don't know why exactly. :PFrom rereading Ted’s first comment, I think I can see that ticked you off. It would have gotten any of us ticked and you or Ambulance Chaser would most likely take the bait.
Mamabearly, please point out what YOU interpreted as hateful. If citing Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 set you off on your judgmental tirade,
I have found where Jesus basically took that sin, and told us to cover it by the command to have love for one another.
So, does that mean a fundie = a fundie with no significant differences?  = 
So, how do you guys like these for Fundies? They are going to be hard pressed to talk their way out of both of these, I think.
“From: Mark Twain. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
So I was full of trouble, full as I could be; and didn't know what to do. At last I had an idea; and I says, I'll go and write the letter—and then see if I can pray. Why, it was astonishing, the way I felt as light as a feather right straight off, and my troubles all gone. So I got a piece of paper and a pencil, all glad and excited, and set down and wrote:Miss Watson, your runaway nigger Jim is down here two mile below Pikesville, and Mr. Phelps has got him and he will give him up for the reward if you send. HUCK FINN.
I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking—thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell. And went on thinking. And got to thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me all the time: in the day and in the night-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a-floating along, talking and singing and laughing. But somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind. I'd see him standing my watch on top of his'n, 'stead of calling me, so I could go on sleeping; and see him how glad he was when I come back out of the fog; and when I come to him again in the swamp, up there where the feud was; and such-like times; and would always call me honey, and pet me, and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was; and at last I struck the time I saved him by telling the men we had smallpox aboard, and he was so grateful, and said I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he's got now; and then I happened to look around and see that paper.
“It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself:
"All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up. ”
Trigger Warning: Contains language considered offensive even in the day Mark Twain wrote. This book constantly ranks near the top in banned books (but then so does the Bible).Quote“From: Mark Twain. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”
So I was full of trouble, full as I could be; and didn't know what to do. At last I had an idea; and I says, I'll go and write the letter—and then see if I can pray. Why, it was astonishing, the way I felt as light as a feather right straight off, and my troubles all gone. So I got a piece of paper and a pencil, all glad and excited, and set down and wrote:Miss Watson, your runaway nigger Jim is down here two mile below Pikesville, and Mr. Phelps has got him and he will give him up for the reward if you send. HUCK FINN.
I felt good and all washed clean of sin for the first time I had ever felt so in my life, and I knowed I could pray now. But I didn't do it straight off, but laid the paper down and set there thinking—thinking how good it was all this happened so, and how near I come to being lost and going to hell. And went on thinking. And got to thinking over our trip down the river; and I see Jim before me all the time: in the day and in the night-time, sometimes moonlight, sometimes storms, and we a-floating along, talking and singing and laughing. But somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to harden me against him, but only the other kind. I'd see him standing my watch on top of his'n, 'stead of calling me, so I could go on sleeping; and see him how glad he was when I come back out of the fog; and when I come to him again in the swamp, up there where the feud was; and such-like times; and would always call me honey, and pet me, and do everything he could think of for me, and how good he always was; and at last I struck the time I saved him by telling the men we had smallpox aboard, and he was so grateful, and said I was the best friend old Jim ever had in the world, and the only one he's got now; and then I happened to look around and see that paper.
“It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself:
"All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up. ”
I'm afraid I don't remember much about this book because it was read when I was quite young. The story tells of a child, who found the lord, and had to choose a friend, over a law, and over what his conscience told him about selling out on a friend.
God would not see that as something a Christian should do, without praying for his direction. Sometimes, it is better for you to stay out of things, or even better if you help, rather than hinder. I guess I believe that Jesus will look at a situation before he condemns someone's sin, because he can see our hearts. What the boy did took love and Jesus wants us to love. I honestly cannot say that I could be sure of how Jesus would look at it, because of the element of love, and the boy did not consider repenting for the sin of not tattling on his friend, which is how you must deal with sin.
The fact that there is love in his decision covers the sin that he committed, and justifies his actions, I believe is what is said, that there are some sins, covered by love, where Jesus will justify the people for some things.
I'm still working on the rest of the post, but I will post it when I am happy with it.
God bless!
I believe that if I know more people's way of looking and believing because of that view, I can get better understanding of the scriptures myself.
I believe that if I know more people's way of looking and believing because of that view, I can get better understanding of the scriptures myself.
I don't use other bibles but the KJV, so I always translate them
It's the sign of the Beast! It's saying everyone will end up with this technology so it is the way the Beast is supposed to begin it's take over attempts.
Now this is creepy to read about... But at least I know I am safe with Jesus. Maybe I don't worry, but this is still creepy to think about coming true so quickly.
Yes, Revelation13 speaks of this.
I think I'll re-read Revelations to refresh my mind about it specifically.
Ok Crowfood,
I'm going to give them to you here since it does not look like I can attach them to a PM.
First one is a crow with full body for one avatar. And the other is the head of a crow with food in it's mouth. Guess what I thought username that would be a great avatar for?
I am honoured that you will accept my photographs as your avatar. ;D
Ironically, I believe this is a crow, but it is very confusing because it is brown and I think it has brown eyes. I'm asking friends if anyone can identify it but I think it is a crow. SMH it fits a crow better than any other bird.
Enjoy and let me know if you need any changes, or even another picture, of a crow or anything I have to offer. I have photographs that are of anything that caught my eye wherever I walked with my dog. I have bees, wasps, dragon flies (did you know they have faces like we do?) snails, and squirrels Cardinals Blue Jays, and sparrows .. whole families of the last two birds.
Blue Jay babies look like pterodactyls when they are screaming to be fed. lol
I'm willing to make anything I have into an avatar if it's possible.
Enjoy and God bless!
now I have an avatar!If you need help with changing the size or anything else let me know Jocasta. It's not a problem for me to do it, Ok. ;)
Hehe. Thanks! I appreciate the thought :) And now I have an avatar!
“quoting GODS WORD is always an effective argument if a person is a Christian ..... the OT God and the NT God are the SAME GOD ............. the plan of salvation has not changed one iota .... we are saved by grace through faith .... every person ever saved OT and NT was saved in this manner ............. ALL SINS ARE DEATH ..... they are a violation of Gods law and the wages of sin IS DEATH ... Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. .... nothing has changed .........
Lemme see if I can suss out the TL;DR of it...basically, good acts are used as a method of counter-balancing sin?
Then again, I was raised Catholic
It's not for him, because he can see our hearts and determine whether there is any evil intent in why you are committing a sin.
it just sort of nudges you like that little angel on your right side that uses the wand (isn't it?) that tells us in the cartoons "Don't Do it!" while the evil side is dressed like what the devil is supposed to look like, with a pitchfork to convince you that it is ok to sin, saying "Do it, it won't matter, go ahead!!'
But because there is evil in this world, he has to ensure that the spirits of people who he saves are not inherently evil. I think if there is any evil at all, we will not be saved. Even with repentance of sin, if your intentions about a sin is evil, as in it was done to hurt someone on purpose, and your repentance is not true if you harbor any evil in your soul.
I think the other reason for "salvation by faith alone" doctrine is that you really do need to provide everyone a way out. As "The Art of War" puts it: “When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.”
Frankly, if I was going to blame one problem for the fracturing of the church, it's that they've forgotten that principle. Instead of the hybridization and centralization that made the middle ages so successful, they'd rather run on ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AttackAttackAttack) mode and slaughter their enemies instead of having them surrender.
If I win, I live. If I lose, I die. Unless I fight, I cannot win.
If I win, I live. If I lose, I die. Unless I fight, I cannot win.
I would have bet the quote came from Tyrion Lannister.
There is a video out there about a study done with 6 professional photographers, who each photographed, unknowingly, the same man, but was told that the man was different people
"Salvation through faith alone" is the only way, given that all sins are equal, to not just doom everybody to being locked downstairs.
Either some sins aren't worthy of hell, or there are people who do not sin, or everybody is doomed to hell, or you're not going to hell even if you do deserve it. There aren't any other options given those two premises.
That's the "some sins are more evil than others" option, and it's the one that fits intuition best (jaywalking is not as evil as arson or murder, intuitively speaking). That's cool.Just the fact that Jesus loves all of us, makes it easier to understand his word in the way that we can see the way he led us in the Gospel to show us the way. The Truth. the straight and narrow path. He didn't just teach us about sin, but it was clear the lessons he showed as an example of the way to behave as he did.
If I go on with another name/email they can't ban me because they "think' it's me, can they?
I don't know whether to be annoyed, or sad because I can't post, but at this point I am just frustrated.
QuoteIf I go on with another name/email they can't ban me because they "think' it's me, can they?QuoteI don't know whether to be annoyed, or sad because I can't post, but at this point I am just frustrated.Bob you are SO good for me! I send you multiple hugs. Thank you for pointing out the upvotes, I had not noticed that on the side before. So I might have made a difference to more than I imagined I might. That's a nice thought. ;DQuoteHow about a naming contest for the new you? How about “Daughter of Jairus”?
Ok I'm open for suggestions, I am looking forward to seeing what you all suggest!
Anyone want to enter our contest? ;D
Here are the names so far
Daughter of Jairus
Daughter of Jephthah
Lady of Jumping Jehosaphat
More folks who have risen from the dead -
- Jon Snow
- Sherlock Holms
- Westley (Princess Bride)
- Gandalf
I really wonder if that was Amos at the beginning of the King's conversation with him. It was awfully wordy for him.
He never did that even at the beginning I don't think.
Beamer/MamaBearly/Sharon_at_home.
“Do you believe everything you read. This person is crazy to think that the mind and the brain are two different entities and that they work separately (at least that is what I am reading from this)
Obviously he does not understand the Omnipotence of God because God put everything together in a way that this man does not grasp. He sounds like a scientist that wants to prove a concept that he cannot prove.
This is what this man believes, it is an opinion not fact.”