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I wanted to get back to your original posting about forgiveness, brother, and I like how you highlight how important it is for us to be merciful like our Father in heaven is. It's just incredible that we have direct access to the Mercy Seat now through Jesus' sacrifice for us, and our sins are...

Yes. A colon (continuation) links the two verses together more closely than a period (hard stop) or semi-colon (softer stop and closer link than a period). They are literary tools for writers and translators to convey thoughts and ideas. A colon (:) is pretty much synonymous with a dash (-)...

I tried to live under the law as well but eventually fell flat on my face in frustration. The church I was in at that time believed that if we worked hard at prayer, fasting, intense study, and serving, we would have the strength to live out the requirements of the law and reflect the nature of...

Excellent thoughts, brother. God's commandments set the standard for love towards God and towards our fellow mankind. It's all about relationships, and I've learned that's what makes this life worth living. It's not about the money, leisure, and popularity. I have been enriched through my...

I like how John sums up our relationship with God very well - "...we love God, and keep his commandments." I'm not a perfect child by any means, and I have let my parents down on more than one occasion. But, I have always loved them, and I want to please them and make them happy that I'm their...

Amen. Our society is "works based", and that can carry over into our Christian lives as well. My focus needs to be letting go of my need to have control and allowing God to produce the fruits of His Spirit within me.

The best way to deal with a bully is to punch him right in the nose.

As you've noted in past postings, we have been "at war" with Russia for several years. We're just seeing escalation phases that could lead to the unthinkable nuclear phase as the ultimate horror for humanity. Russia's "war machine" is in full swing, and Putin is in this until his death. He...

Yes, it is a process. It's also a relationship. As we invest and grow in our relationship with Christ, we become more like Him and more unified with Him as well: Romans 6:4-6 New King James Version 4 Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised...

Amen Ted - I read the Apocrypha a number of years ago, and it's good literature but not "God-breathed" like the "books" that make up the OT and NT of our Holy Bible. Like you noted, "I haven't yet found anything within them that isn't already testified to among the 66 books that we have." On top...

One of my favorite literary eras is the English Renaissance, and the King James Bible is one of the "canonical" works in the English literature of the 17th century on top of being the foundational translation of the Bible for reformed Christians. The commitment, devotion, and inspiration of the...

Yes, my friend - what an awesome blessing our gracious Lord has given us. Life in Him now, and life with Him forever in His Kingdom!

Hey brother, Being born again is what this life is all about ultimately. My life is now in Christ Jesus (a rebirth in Him), and the old man is dead (although he loves to try and pound his way out of the grave inside me whenever possible). Jesus explained what it means to be "born again" in John...

Thank you for sharing this testimonial! One phrase I remember from the AA meetings I attended with my dad back in the early 80's is "once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic." Once I crossed that line, I always consider myself as an alcoholic. It helps to keep me sober-minded and remember where I...

Congratulations on your sobriety, sister, and I love this panel and the flamboyant outfit especially. What's that expression she is projecting - boredom, "give me a break", "I just can't wait to get this performance over with?..." My dad made me go to AA meetings with him when I was around 16...

Love it and honored to be a source of inspiration for your beautiful work!

I'm just a simple country boy at heart myself, brother. Soaking in God's Word, meditation, and prayer certainly draw us closer to God, and they stir up the Holy Spirit within us to think and live as Jesus did. Look at the all-out commitment from Paul to His calling: Philippians 3:8-10 New King...

Yes. And it looks like the Democrats are going to get their rears kicked badly in November - they could lose control of all three branches based on their inept strategy and planning, not to mention the state of our economy and border as two concrete examples. It was a major blunder to wait this...

One of the speakers last night put it into perspective by stating that all the illegal immigrants in the U.S. would fill up ~800 stadiums like the one in Milwaukee where the GOP convention is at. Here's another article which shows that the illegal crossings in December alone would fill up three...

You sum up our lives quite well here, Pilgrim. Our lives are but a vapor and apart from God all is vanity, a worthless chasing after the wind as Solomon experienced and expressed in Ecclesiastes. Look at how Paul draws upon his extensive qualifications yet realizes the only credential that...