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These things happen because Satan is actively trying to corrupt things, and people who don't know God well enough end up falling for the corruptions. Really that is all of us, though, since all of us have predelications for some kind of sins. This is why we need a savior - to save us from our...

"Is it hard for some of you to say the right things, for fear of what others may think??" Yes indeed. I have left Twitter, Image Flip, Reddit, Gab, and even this for a month or two, because of people who hurt me so bad I didn't think it worth going back. The reason I came back here, though, is...

I think Paul already answered that in Romans 14. Here is verse 1. Romans 14:1 HCSB [1] Accept anyone who is weak in faith, but don’t argue about doubtful issues.

As my title says, I found a really cool app that makes scripture memorization kind of fun, and I wanted to share it. It's just called "Bible Memory: The Bible Memory App." I got it from the Google play store. I like it enough that I will probably eventually try the very reasonably priced (unless...

While it's not totally wrong to talk about the spirit of a fellowship since they are always following some source, this verse is speaking primarily of testing literal spiritual entities. In other words, checking to see if a source is God or demonic. This is because Satan has a particular...

1 Corinthians 10:23 "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify." In Christ we have freedom to determine what is best rather than rules that have to be followed. Therefore, if it is helpful to confess to a person, feel...

That's my favorite verse!

Good...I think. But truth isn't decided by majority rule, salvation isn't determined by knowledge, and we aren't supposed to be divisive. Thus please be careful about having a humble and godly attitude on controversial issues when speaking with brothers and sisters in Christ. Consider: Romans...

Awhhhh. I've been wanting an orange kitty.

Easiest 10 things to be thankful for if anyone is having trouble: Just point to each finger and thank God for it. Tomorrow do your toes.

I think that for a person to be saved, both he and God have a part in making it happen. We have verses like in Matthew/Luke about ask and it shall be given, knock and the door will be opened, and how God our loving father gives the Holy Spirit to those who ask. Jesus said no one can come to him...

I'm listening to the dryer. It's kind of soothing, actually.

I do wonder about the rate of people that who put their hope in God losing their homes (if any). What we know is that "all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28). Generally that seems to mean God does keep us from...

Thanks for the notes about singleness. You have some thoughtful points. I can't help but appreciate, though, that you are living something I was speaking of in the last hour or two. God has been emphasizing Psalm 91 in our home lately, and that when you truly put your trust in Him there are...

Friend, While I have certainly seen the error that you warn me against, please understand that I wasn't talking AT ALL about coming to conclusions about doctrine from the emotions of the situation themselves. Rather I was relaying something where the emotions were the subject, but the...

As a follower of Christ, my purpose here is the edification and growth of the body, not dwelling on fruitless disagreements. Since you cannot receive my input as a member of the body of Christ, then there is no point in our corresponding. I will thus be activating the 'ignore' function from here...

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Yes, you get a different audience with a poll because everybody isn't equally skilled when it comes to writing. As a teacher, I am very aware of there being many intelligent people who struggle due to dyslexia or other reading/writing issues. And people have different spiritual gifts. My...

I would like to see more polls because while posts give you the depth of where a person is, polls give you a bredth of where people are. Both are needed for understanding the social landscape that we are called to serve. Also poll results are basically anonymous and therefore less likely to give...

Even if God is unhappy with you over something remember that He always loves you and is ready to receive a sinner who repents. Repent means to change, by the way, really to change course in your heart. If you aren't familiar, you might spend some time reviewing the story of the prodigal son in...