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    Migraines advice?

    Demi, I can relate I suffer from migraines, the biggest thing for me is to make sure I am well enough hydrated. Taking pain relief early can help. Otherwise I will be sick, and just have to be in a dark, cool, quiet room, with no smells and just sleep
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    I think my father may have schizophrenia, how can I manage?

    Ugly is right about violence, Schizophrenics are much more likely to be subject to violence than to be violent themselves.
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    I think my father may have schizophrenia, how can I manage?

    JoeFizz I work in mental health and nothing you have written suggests a diagnosis of schizophrenia. This is something that needs to be accessed by a health care professional with knowledge of mental health.
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    I dont want to be impolite...

    OneFaith just beware not everyone will react that way you are lucky your friends reacted the way they have. I personally have experienced people giving unwelcome and unwanted help and I no longer have much to do with them, I keep them at arm's length. The friendship is no longer the same as it...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    DevotedtoBible I am going to walk away from this conversation as it will be of no benefit to me or to you. As I have said previously I believe is a secondary issues and both Arminians and Calvanists are both saved.
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    I quoted the verse from the NLT your favourite translation and that is the way I understand the passage. There is the difference in the way we read the passage that you see only salvation as the gift where as I see salvation, grace and faith all as being God's gifts. You are not doing yourself...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    Devotional Ephesians 2 8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. I have been saved by grace when I believed in Jesus, but this is...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    That is exactly what I believe, That I have been saved by grace through faith in Jesus.
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    Think what you like DevontiontoBible, I DO LISTEN TO THE BIBLE
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    We will have to disagree on that, I do try to listen to the Bible and what God is saying to me. Also my beliefs and current position are based on what I have read in the Bible. DevotiontoBible think what you will of me, what matters to me is what God thinks of me, not what you think God thinks...
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    I dont want to be impolite...

    You know your friends. However if I invited friends over and they started to clean up my house, I would never invite them over again. I would be incredibly insulted. It is one thing if you know they want help it is totally something else just doing it.
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    Yes I get it the moment I believed, God saved me, but who gave me the ability to believe God, he opened my blind eyes to see the Glory of the gospel. By being patronising and condescending, all you have done is put my back up, making it far less likely that I will listen to you.
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    Whether I read the NLT or NIV, that passage says the same to me. I was dead in my sins, God gives me life through Jesus' death. God saves me by his grace his gift that I don't deserve. I have salvation because I have put my trust in what Jesus did for me when he died on the cross. I still...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    I believe God only wants those who he has called ie the elect to be saved but then I lean more towards Calvinism. I believe you have to hold God's sovereignty and our free will in tension. In Ephesians 2 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    I don't think this verses are easy whether you are a Calvinist or an Arminian. So 1 Tim 2 as far as I can see is saying that God wants all men to be saved, our experience will tell us that not everyone comes to faith in Jesus. It could be argued that this is because we have free will and only...
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    Calvinism vs. Arminianism?

    Yes there are consequences for sin and consequences if we do not believe in Jesus for salvation. What happens if the rapist repents and puts his trust in Jesus his sin's are forgiven but he will have eternal life. God would also be glorified through him coming to faith. God is also glorified...
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    Comment by 'Pilkington' in media 'SAM_0327.jpg'

    They just look so chilled out. Nice names too.
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    Comment by 'Pilkington' in media 'SAM_0327.jpg'

    Beautiful cats what are their names.