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    New here and struggling...

    Lyra78, Those who wrote before, especially showing the scriptures, should comfort your mind and heart. But my moniker should also give you a comfort. If I am the Manasseh of the Christian Faith, and yet am forgiven, anyone can be if they truly turn their hearts and lives over to Christ. He is...
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    New here and struggling...

    Blessings and Peace. I hope you find fellowship here. That is the reason I joined. And I do hope you are able to make some new friends.
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    Please pray I'm feeling like ending it

    Thank you, MeowFlower. I should look at the date. But since God isn't limited to time, my prayer is as if it were said on the day of the post. I pray BlueRiverIce has found her way.
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    Please pray I'm feeling like ending it

    BlueRiverIce, From a distance, there isn't a lot I can do personally but pray for you and the situation. There are three major types of abuse and my wife spent her young life suffering two of the three at the hands of people who called themself Christian. So you can imagine the challenges she...
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    Where Did Our Faith Come From?

    Faith is truly a gift from God; however, it is up to his children and people to practice faith wisely, guided by the Holy Spirit through His word. Or we can say we have faith and leave it in our minds and never produce fruit for Christ. I think it was John Calvin who said, "By Faith alone, but...
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    A long introduction

    Thank you. May I ask, what forum would you Thank you for the greeting. I look forward to joining in to some of the forums and fellowshipping with all of you. I appreciate the welcome.
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    the Sabbath

    You are right...too many use proof texts to bolster their positions and opinions; whereas, we as believers must allow Scripture to interpret Scripture. And get to know it so well as to understand what parts explicitly apply to individuals, or a nation as a whole, or to Gentiles and those that...
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    A long introduction

    Thank you, ForgiveMeGod, for your post and welcome. The self-love I refer was believing what I wanted was more important than what Christ commanded; not that we are under Law, but I even put myself above His Grace. That is what I meant. But "Alleluia. Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his...
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    A long introduction

    Thank you for the greeting and acceptance. I look forward to participating here. Blessings and Peace.
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    A long introduction

    Thank you. I appreciate your greeting and I do look forward to fellowshipping here with all of you.
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    A long introduction

    Thank you for the welcome. I'm looking forward to fellowshipping with the members here. I truly appreciate your welcome.
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    A long introduction

    A quick introduction, just to get started. Saint Paul under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit called himself the "Chief of Sinners". And I, under no illusion as to my own status call myself the "Manasseh" of the Church. The "Manasseh" moniker is due to me, as a Christian, having broken all...