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Jesus gave to the world a complete way of life which would have endured forever, if mankind had but comprehended Him. If He were again to give the world His supreme knowledge, His greatest obstacle would again be in overcoming the misinterpretations of His own teachings, which have built an impregnable wall of superstition, evil, magic and belief in the miraculous and supernatural, around man's thinking.
The dynamic knowledge of God and the relationship to man has become the vague imaginings of what it has become now, for lack of Jesus' teachings have not fully been comprehended. For did He not tell man to look WITHIN HIMSELF...to find the answer to all things. Jesus taught one could find God within themselves and all things would be added unto them..."If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you".... Spiritual soul-mind. Instead of comprehending and believing in Him, the mass-mind of the world looks outward toward transient, physical and materialistic things for their realities, instead of to their centering, spiritual soul-mind.
Mankind has done the opposite of what Jesus' taught. The outward way of life leads to catastrophe and oblivion. Man's creating cannot endure when looking outward and away from the Divine Spirit. The first two commandments God's plan is for man to learn the 'lesson' of love. He can only learn that 'lesson' by giving love to his neighbor, for giving and the return of love by his neighbor shall be the highest principle of life. 'No house can be divided against itself and survive...be it one house or a world of houses".
God has sent many messages of love to man, by many messengers, to uplift him to high pinnacles from which man has fallen, and will continue to do so until he listens with inner ears to these messages from Soul of God to Soul of man. God's silent voice forever speaks to all, but few will hear it, and know its meaning, and the vast many know not what it means. The few who do hear and know its meaning, bring messages of love to those who know not...to tell them what love means. Jesus set out before us as a means of coming to unity, at one with oneself, with our fellowman, and our Creator as one understands Him. As He would have one say...Son of God.
(a profound message from a friend to a friend...®)
The bicycle is the slow death of the economy? Think about it? General Director of Euro Exim Bank Ltd. got economists thinking when he said: "A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for roads, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself, let alone all the other fast-food joints.” Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering. P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
'Emptiness as a human condition is a sense of generalized boredom, social alienation and apathy.
Feelings of emptiness often accompany dysthymia, depression, loneliness, anhedonia, despair,
or other mental/emotional disorders, including schizoid personality disorder, post trauma,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizotypal personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.
- A sense of emptiness is also part of a natural process of grief, as resulting death of a loved one,
or other significant changes. However, the particular meanings of "emptiness" vary with the particular
context and the religious or cultural tradition in which it is used. *
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"-In contrast to having an empty stomach, which is a clear feeling, having spiritual emptiness
is hard to identify, so it fills humans with a “vague unrest”. While people may try to resolve this
emptiness by obsessively indulging in an array of undesirable or selfish acts of conduct."
"-Love and being loved is of utmost significance in human lives, and requires an in-depth inventory of one's own self. I have learned my greatest resource lies within my spiritual awareness of the Holy Spirit. -Before God became a part of my life, love was more notably connected with materialistic self-seeking pleasure without much forethought of others...selfishness of self. And times of life reflections, I was selfish in many ways, and the consequences became self-evident."
-"Thank God my life has become more orderly and manageable through inspiration of the Holy Spirit,
and this spiritual journey of twenty plus years has opened my heart and to know love requires intense
prayer and my quiet time each day to focus on striving to be a better person, and it works so long as I work at it...believe it."
'Praise God'
(Interesting article) Ukraine Amy Murchison Volk February 24 at 7:04 PM ·
Sending prayers for Ukraine. The 44 million people there do not deserve what is happening to them. I didn’t know any of this before today, but I felt moved to share it. For those who ask: “Why does Ukraine matter? “ This is why Ukraine matters. It is the second largest country by area in Europe and has a population of over 40 million - more than Poland. Ukraine ranks: 1st in Europe in proven recoverable reserves of uranium ores. 2nd place in Europe and 10th place in the world in terms of titanium ore reserves. 2nd place in the world in terms of explored reserves of manganese ores (2.3 billion tons, or 12% of the world's reserves). 2nd largest iron ore reserves in the world (30 billion tons). 2nd place in Europe in terms of mercury ore reserves. 3rd place in Europe (13th place in the world) in shale gas reserves (22 trillion cubic meters) 4th in the world by the total value of natural resources. 7th place in the world in coal reserves (33.9 billion tons) Ukraine is an important agricultural country: 1st in Europe in terms of arable land area. 3rd place in the world by the area of black soil (25% of world's volume). 1st place in the world in exports of sunflower and sunflower oil. 2nd place in the world in barley production and 4th place in barley exports. 3rd largest producer and 4th largest exporter of corn in the world. 4th largest producer of potatoes in the world. 5th largest rye producer in the world. 5th place in the world in bee production (75,000 tons); 8th place in the world in wheat exports. 9th place in the world in the production of chicken eggs. 16th place in the world in cheese exports. Ukraine can meet the food needs of 600 million people. Ukraine is an important industrialized country: 1st in Europe in ammonia production. Europe's 2nds and the world’s 4th largest natural gas pipeline system. 3rd largest in Europe and 8th largest in the world in terms of installed capacity of nuclear power plants. 3rd place in Europe and 11th in the world in terms of rail network length (21,700 km); 3rd place in the world (after the U.S. and France) in production of locators and locating equipment. 3rd largest iron exporter in the world 4th largest exporter of turbines for nuclear power plants in the world. 4th world's largest manufacturer of rocket launchers. 4th place in the world in clay exports 4th place in the world in titanium exports 8th place in the world in exports of ores and concentrates. 9th place in the world in exports of defense industry products. 10th largest steel producer in the world (32.4 million tons). Ukraine matters. That is why its independence is important to the rest of the world.
"It has been noticed on different threads the concern of 'parents' pertaining to how to approach a child on certain sensitive or controversial subjects watched or heard on TV or elsewhere. -Listen up folks, I don't mean to be harsh, just realistic. This is the real world that has been turned upside down. Being eighty-one years old I cannot fathom raising children in this generation.
-In the times we are living, it appears to be paramount that parents themselves should be firmly grounded in Christ our Lord, being realistic this is most likely not the case. Therefore, parents should look at their own morals and ethics and with love and patience attempt to convey a meaningful dialog a child can relate to, keeping in mind today's entertainment world has the resources to outsource parents without question.
-And keep in mind children learn from one another and often retain this more so than what a parent may
or may not be teaching their child. I would think from a very early age it would be an advantage to be
honest and up front, hopefully learning the truth from home than deception from the outside.
- Today my grown 'kids' can tell you my one rule was...good, bad, right or wrong...DON'T LIE TO ME.
My ex-wife and I were far from the ideal parents, but I do thank God for the most part they all have
turned out well.
-And I thank God for being a part of my life raising our grandson, now twenty-four. We had many challenges
from the start but by the grace of God we persevered.
Never doubt the power of God when you act upon and apply His principles of life...believe it."
It is painful to be wrong, but it is a fact of life, and plays a definite educational role in the process by which we become mature adults. If we have any sense, we eventually come to realize that just because we want something to be true, and just because we believe it is true does not necessarily make something true. Most of us learn to adjust and adapt to conditions as they really are, and become wiser, less dogmatic, less gullible, and a little humbler as a result of these experiences. In some cases, however, delusions are far more pernicious and destructive, and play a huge role in making people’s lives miserable, isolated, and to some degree dysfunctional. For reasons nobody really understands, some people hold their delusions longer and tighter than others, and even when facing sure evidence to the contrary, stubbornly cling to their errant and unreasonable thinking. When they reach a certain level, delusions become a major component of mental illness. The WebMD website states:
Delusional disorder, previously called paranoid disorder, is a type of serious mental illness called a "psychosis" in which a person cannot tell what is real from what is imagined. The main feature of this disorder is the presence of delusions, which are unshakable beliefs in something untrue. People with delusional disorder experience non-bizarre delusions, which involve situations that could occur in real life, such as being followed, poisoned, deceived, conspired against, or loved from a distance. These delusions usually involve the misinterpretation of perceptions or experiences.
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Many forces today are eating away at the institution of the family. Fewer and fewer families are “traditional” units with the father working and the mother at home with the children. Inflation has forced many wives to enter the workplace, leaving the children during the day with no parent at home. Worst of all, however, is the destruction of the moral values which once held families together. Statistical poverty will not destroy a family unless there is also spiritual poverty. Statistical poverty is a problem for which there is a solution: Less government intervention and more capitalism to create wealth. Spiritual poverty is much more difficult to remedy. It is pathological, rooted in a loss of faith in the purpose and meaning of life itself.
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" God designed the family to be a place where every member feels loved and valued, where differences can be acknowledged and respected, and where inevitable conflicts are peacefully resolved. Through dealing with family conflict, we can learn humility, kindness, patience, goodness, peace, joy and faithfulness, traits that will benefit us as we interact with our brothers and sisters in the family of God."
(Carnality, being the source of strife and divisions)
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"Observing many words on many pages it appears odd concerning the lack of personal testimony of how God's inspiration has influenced a life. A past thread I came across is a reminder of this absence......https://christianchat.com/threads/how-i-met-jesus.176237/post-4752634 And then poof, the person leaves for whatever reason.
-A conclusion may encompass the possibility that God's 'word' is not influencing a spiritual reaction powerful enough to change a life and to truly become born again. -The man-mind having no limit in the ability of perverting the Divine words and purpose,
for the sake of ego."
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Many have a problem understanding the bible. The bible is supposed to be the word of God, but it is not written by God, but by man. God communicated to these men through vision/dreams/angelic messages/etc. and then it was written down by these men to later (not with intention) be put in the bible. -In the bible it states many times that man is fallible. If men are fallible, how can we hold faith to the bible without knowing if these men didn't misinterpret a message, or add/remove things from the message based on their own desires/bias/views/etc., or be false prophets (saying they heard God when they didn't, but they wrote a compelling story, so it was taken on faith)? It all comes down to faith, I know, but faith has been used by men in the past to corrupt and lie and hold power.
-Not only can the stories of the bible be inflicted with this, but the bible as a whole was put together from different texts and scriptures, by man. How do we know certain texts/scripts weren't excluded or included (falsely) (especially based on the views and culture of the world then)? How do we know that, even if someone misinterpreted a message, that God didn't speak to someone else to try and get the correct message out there, but these people were called fakes/frauds/false due to the bible already being published and everyone having faith that the messages in the bible are infallible BECAUSE of faith?
-Not sure that the entirety of the bible isn't this way and most of it holds true to what it claims to be, the word of God, but when men are in control, and not God, because God works through us, not Himself, how can we have faith in something that may not be true or not ACTUALLY be the word of God, but the word of man?
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Time I did not write this, but WOW does it speak to my heart!!! Read it, digest it, time waits for no one. Put some color in your gray 💗 Worth the read. "Barely the day started and it's already six in the evening. Barely arrived on Monday and its already Friday. .. and the month is already over. And the year is almost over. .. and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed. .. and we realize that we lost our parents, friends. .. and we realize it's too late to go back. So... Let's try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time. Let's keep looking for activities that we like. Let's put some color in our grey. Let's smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts. And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let's try to eliminate the after's. I'm doing it after. I'll say after. I'll think about it after. We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ours. Because what we don't understand is that: Afterwards, the coffee gets cold. Afterwards, priorities change. Afterwards, the charm is broken. Afterwards, health passes. Afterwards, the kids grow up. Afterwards parents get old. Afterwards, promises are forgotten. Afterwards, the day becomes the night. Afterwards, life ends. And then it's often too late. So.. Let's leave nothing for later. Because still waiting to see later, we can lose the best moments, the best experiences, best friends, the best family. The day is today. The moment is now. We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away." It looks like an eternity, but it's a short trip. Enjoy life and always be kind. Love it! So true! Good one!
"Attempting to cope with all the disturbing events across the lands has brought
many families to a level of despair that brings cause of untold problems. And the
probability of worsening is certainly realistic.
-Within these pages of CC there appears more coming forward with serious family issues.
Sad that many have nothing left but to turn to social media outlets to release their frustration. (I have a page on Facebook that I share how God has influenced my life, and I find each day
more are joining the group, God's spirit in action) -I believe God's call to action is simply to refer to God's initiative to bring people to Christ and to participate in his redemptive work and help restore Love and Hope. -Make no mistake, how God's inspiration has changed and influenced mine or your life... being a testimony of how acting upon and applying the teachings of Jesus Christ...a witness for Christ our Lord is powerful, so long as it is heartfelt without doubt! -Many are wise to the character of words put forth and to distinguish between heartfelt testimony/
or 'letters' just to impress. ~Proverbs 14:25 - A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. Matthew 5:15 - Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. ~
-Each shall come to their own 'honest' conclusion...hopefully.
Critical things to think about in 2022 I never dreamed that I would have to face the prospect of not living in the United States of America, at least not the one I have known all my life. I have never wished to live anywhere else. This is my home, and I was privileged to be born here.
But today I woke up and as I had my morning coffee, I realized that everything is changing for the worse. No matter how I vote, no matter what I say, no matter how much I pray, something evil has invaded our nation, and our lives are never going to be the same.
I have been confused by the hostility of family and friends. I look at people I have known all my life--so hate-filled that they agree with opinions they would never express as their own. I think that I may well have entered the Twilight Zone. We have become a nation that has lost its collective mind!
You can't justify this insanity:
• If a guy pretends to be a woman, you are required to pretend with him. • Somehow it’s un-American for the census to count how many Americans are in America. • Russians influencing our elections are bad, but illegals voting in our elections are good. • Twenty is too young to drink a beer, but eighteen is old enough to vote. • People who have never been to college should pay the debts of college students who took out huge loans for their degrees. • Immigrants with tuberculosis and polio (and now Covid too) are welcome, but you’d better be able to prove your dog is vaccinated. • Irish doctors and German engineers who want to immigrate to the US must go through a rigorous vetting process, but any illiterate gang member or terrorist who jumps the southern fence is welcome. • $5 billion for border security is too expensive, but $1.5 trillion for “free” health care is not. • If you cheat to get into college you go to prison, but if you cheat to get into the country you go to college for free. • If you cheat in an election nothing happens to you, but if you point out the mathematical errors of that election you are a conspiracy theorist & disdained. • People who say there is no such thing as gender are demanding a female President. • We see other countries going Socialist and collapsing, but it seems like a great plan for us. • Some people are held responsible for things that happened before they were born, and other people are not held responsible for what they are doing right now. • Criminals are caught-and-released to hurt more people, but stopping them is bad because it's a violation of their rights.
Nothing makes sense anymore - no values, no morals, and no civility. People are dying of a Chinese virus, but it's racist to refer to it as Chinese even though it began in China. We are clearly living in an upside-down world where right is wrong and wrong is right, where moral is immoral and immoral is moral, where good is evil and evil is good, where killing murderers is wrong but killing unborn babies is okay!
Wake up America, the great unsinkable ship Titanic America has hit an iceberg, it's taking on water, and is sinking fast. We Americans are drowning. Speak up while you still have breath and a voice for soon you will have neither if you don't.
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-Worldly distractions being endless, and has the potential of bringing cause of untold mental fatigue, and this may bring about irrational and erroneous speculation pertaining
to the mysteries of Christ our Lord. (~God reveals to us only what we can handle and understand; He is all-knowing,
and we have not even begun to fully comprehend the mind of God~ (Spiritually Inspired)
-Scripture mayhem shall be detrimental in attempting to acknowledge and accept the significance of God is Spirit, and those who worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship
Him according to the truth. ~God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth~
"But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the God in spirit and truth,
God is seeking such people to worship him."
-"Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, but love from the Lord is its completion. And, of course,
the ultimate example of fear and perfect love working together. -Yes, we should fear God because He is the Almighty Creator who can discipline us should we rebel against Him. He is so holy and so awesome that being in His presence brings an inspiring fear."
-"Fear of the truth brings cause of self-proclaimed 'Christians' to invent unfounded illusions. Complacency being a hinderance to truth. The time is now here to focus on the events at hand, from North to South, East to West is being witnessed disturbing events never before witnessed in any age."
-"And it has been told of the profound necessity of spiritual preparedness, for of world havoc shall spread rapidly,
bringing cause of abomination of desolation in places never before imagined. Unfit for human dwelling place
may be upon many houses and many places, and this being witnessed by unstable families and communities."
- Rebelling against God’s words is rebelling against God. God's work has been done, and we are left with God's
word to apply and act upon...here in the now."
-"Choose your path carefully"
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"Of all things, the nature of weather being the least thought of subject, yet effects all things worldwide in some form. Weather being a mystery of the phenomenal ingredients that air consists of. The effects of weather are known to cause life and death in different aspects of all living things, more or less.
-Make no mistake, I am not into 'end time' foolishness. Living in the now is just that which I strive to be focused on. The mysteries of God are beyond the limits of mankind. The unknowns are precisely that...unknown. It appears there are those that relentlessly attempt to 'speculate' and end up in mockery of God's wisdom of all things. Many trouble themselves and have lost sight of reality and appear to be attempting to invent ways to 'cover up their spiritual inadequacies' with man-mind folly in hope of satisfying their doubt of getting right with God...born again does not relate to holding on to old ways of action and thoughts, but a 'renewing' of the old self for a new self. And here lies the dilemma."
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