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Hello @Mathildap, welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us & joined in the discussions with us :) I noticed on your homepage here that you became a Christian fairly recently, so WELCOME TO THE FAMILY OF GOD as well :giggle: God bless you!! (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24) ~Deuteronomy (David)...

Hello Bryan (@BQ41), welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and decided to join in the conversations with us, and I look forward to talking with you out on the other boards too :)(y)(y) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself...

Hi @Suze, offhand, I do not. Was "Gigi" her username?

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Hello Intersection, I don't believe that we can know if someone has been numbered among God's elect unless/until they come to true saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. That's the only way that we can know. God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) Mark 13 20 Unless the Lord had shortened...

Thanks Sister :giggle: It seems to be working fine now (y)(y)

Off topic: Has anyone else been experiencing a bad connection (of some sort) here over the last day or two or three :unsure: My last reply above was ready to post about 2 hours ago, but when I tried to do so it wouldn't work. I came back about an hour later and tried again, but to no avail. So...

Hello Sister, it's all good, so as @DOUGLASPAUL just said, "go for it" :)(y)(y) I'm guessing that your former church (and denomination?) was fundamentalist :unsure: I like how my present denomination (Evangelical Free Church of America) and local church handles all of this. For instance...

Hi PAC-Fit, the Bible differentiates between the different offices .. e.g. Ephesians 4:11-12;1 Corinthians 12:28-30, and I think it does so for good reason. For instance, the things that an evangelist, a pastor, a missionary, an apologist and a witness are principally focused on can be similar...

Hello @DOUGLASPAUL, yes, I'm convinced that we are ~all~ called to be His witnesses, even when we are still very young in the faith, and even though I don't believe that all of us have been specially gifted by the Holy Spirit to be evangelists .. e.g. Ephesians 4:11 (the work of an evangelist is...

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There is also this verse concerning the Apostle Paul's beloved disciple, Timothy (granted however, Timothy was not an Apostle). 1 Timothy 5 23 No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. ~Deuteronomy

Hello @MaryM, as far as the Apostles go, the following passage, Galatians 4:13-14, comes to mind. God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) Galatians 4 13 You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. 14 And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not...

Hello Gideon300, @Lamar, et al, I agree that it was typical to yoke a pair of oxen together, a mature "leader/teacher" and an immature "follower/learner", for a number of important reasons (as you mentioned above). I've loved this passage (Matthew 11:28-30) from the very first time that I read...

Hello @jacko, question, have you called your doctor's office to let them know about the pain that you're experiencing? I'm sure that your doctor would want you to do so (even if it's after hours)! God bless you!! ~David

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Hello @Aubrei, first off (since I see that you are new around here), welcome to CChat! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us :giggle: As far as God showing you who your future husband will be, but then having him slip through your fingers, I would say that if this is...

One last thing (Sean/@ATSTD), when listening to the Bible, I keep a pen and a notebook nearby so that I can quickly pause the recording and make a note about something that I'd like to go back to later (to review/study). Of course, that's impossible to do while driving ;) Another plus of audio...

Hello Sean, I don't think there are any "Biblical" cons to reading or listening to the Bible. After all, throughout much of church history, hearing the word of God is what most people did (because 1. they were illiterate and/or 2. the Bible hadn't been translated into the vernacular). For me...

Hello @Suze, will do. Please remember to that both the CC staff (and even some of its members) can help you when you run into a problem here, so please don't hesitate to ask us for help whenever you need it :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David)