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    Advice needed...or support, or something.

    it may not be approriate and I understand love the sinner not the sin. I would urge you to seek some serius counseling. We all have skeletons but recognizing them doesn't mean giving into them. Our responsibility is to seek GODs face. What does HE say to you?
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    Faith Defined

    Faith? Is it conjured up in the recess of the mind or does it have it's birth in the heart? One mysn't forget that we as recievers of the gift can only recieve what is given and to the amount it is given. Consequently a definition of faith based on foreknowledge is not faith but simple...
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    Most people follow Paul not Christ

    Michelle I am wondering if you are reading something into/or missing something in the life of Paul. Your statement, "you cannot show me where Christ named Paul as HIS spokesperson indicates that you have missed Paul's Conversion (A.D. 35) Three accounts tell of Paul's Damascus Road experience...
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    Most people follow Paul not Christ

    AFter reading your letter I felt concern that perhaps there are all to many people who follow "A" religion do so without understanding. My first concern is that you make an indictment, "Saul/Paul contradicts Christ and turned the word faith into religious belief" but you do not supply the...
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    How Do You Teach Children To Think for Themselves?

    A very difficult question considering that ALL wisdom and knowledge comes from the Lord. Even so in this life I suspect that the 'best' method of teaching the "How to" would be to use it, and vocalize your thoughts at times but not all the time for true logic and reason have their quiet time...
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    Work out your salvation

    I learned that in witenessing to Jews it is best to become a friend to them.They do not believe it is acceptable to write out the name of GOD without offending GOD.If it offends you that I write that way then I submit to your offense and will spell HIS name out.
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    Work out your salvation

    Some say Judas had a choice? To that I ask was/is JESUS a liar? HE said Mark.14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. Did JESUS make this statement as a prophecy or as a question? Next, concerning Judas he...
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    Work out your salvation

    Working out ones salvation in fear and trembling is to say that 'in not knowing how GOD will use you (Judas Escariot, Pharroah, Satan etc etc) one can only hope that HE will not use you in the realm of doing those evils that harm.Their are evil spirits of the lord; (1 Sam 16:15 KJV) And Saul's...
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    Work out your salvation

    Peter is an excellant choice on your part that supports my contention.Peter did in deed deny Christ, but he was not rejected by Christ.He was in fact one of the mainstayers in the building of the Church of the Body of Christ.HE did not lose his salvation which is exactly what I am saying.After...
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    Christianity: Define Christian

    Well Christian is definitive of one who believes that JESUS was and is the Messiah.So that is the first thing.Secondly, JESUS said, " My sheep will hear my voice" so I would say 'A True Christian' would be highly read in both Testaments since JESUS gave teachings from the OLD TESTAMENT.Thirdly a...
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    Is Free Will an Illusion?

    one of the things that free will thought does not take into consideration is the fact of outside intervention. To make my case I use my own example. I was born into a very poor family........no choice I was beaten......................................no choice my mother died when I was...
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    Is Free Will an Illusion?

    yes within limits :smile: how is that for starters? My whole point is that I believe free will to be the right to believe that God is in control or not to believe that. I have had many debates on this issue and still have not been able to understand the perception that God knows what we...
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    IM TERRIFIED!!!

    Hello Amanda. I have a good friend named Amanda I call her Amy. From what you said, that you are getting quite religious,I am assuming that you are new to the faith.That being the fact, I read in that, there are many things you are still needing to learn. One of the first things necessary...
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    Is Free Will an Illusion?

    well my previous response did not go through so I will try again.\ My reasoning is that free will is ours to a point. That point being, God is in control totally and completely. Even of our actions. One must understand the omniscience of God before one can understand free will. Many times...
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    Is Free Will an Illusion?

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    Work out your salvation

    I understand what you are saying brother.I have not turned my back on the church though.When Jesus walked HE spoke against the pharisees.I am amoung many who follow Jesus and have rejected the mainstream organized churches.Our desire is to know G_D, to seek HIM and HIM alone.We do the ministry...
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    Work out your salvation

    Not to be combative but a yes and no answer is not factual. That answer is appropriate when applied to mans knowledge of anything but not to G_D.Here again is one more reason I do not attend a Church. In one breath is a yes and in the next a no for an answer on the omniscience of G_D.G_D...
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    Pergatory

    I have tried on several occassions to discuss this topic with Catholic Priests. Not is a debate or critique.Simply as a layman trying to understand. Each time I was turned away with exception of once when I was told that the Catholic Church was in the process of reassessing its view on...
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    Work out your salvation

    Okay. That causes another question though. Does G_D know our every deed,word and thought before we make or say them?
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    Work out your salvation

    In todays mainstream churches I see a leaning towards accumulation and fine living. I have attended only a few of the mainstream churches because of the falseness (as I see it) of the message. My question is in connection with the instruction for us to work out our salvation with fear and...
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