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16th November 2009, 04:28 PM
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I've been mulling over two questions posed in a book I'm reading. They were posed in a book that I've been reading, well, actually re-reading.
These questions are much deeper, I think, than what they appear. I think it could be quite easy to answer them without really thinking about it.
Question 1: Who am I?
Question 2: Whose am I?
Let's ponder away!
Blessings!
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16th November 2009, 06:38 PM
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16th November 2009, 09:33 PM
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17th November 2009, 02:56 PM
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Reps: 95,877,076,874 (power: 95,877,080) | | Originally Posted by Zoness  Insert really depressing responses here. Zoness, Are you okay? God really does care about you! Take good care of yourself!
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17th November 2009, 02:59 PM
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Reps: 95,877,076,874 (power: 95,877,080) | | Originally Posted by Marycita I've been pondering that for a while..and I'm thinking I know the answer to question 2...I'm God's...the answer to question one has to flow from that... Marycita, I've been thinking sort of along the same lines. Now that I see it articulated by someone else.  Blessings, IP |
17th November 2009, 06:04 PM
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Reps: 343,789,121,616,877,504 (power: 343,789,121,616,884) | | Originally Posted by IowaPastor Zoness,
Are you okay?
God really does care about you!
Take good care of yourself!
Be Blessed,
IP
Ok is relative I suppose. Thanks.
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17th November 2009, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Zoness Insert really depressing responses here.
Zoness, I appreciate your honesty on the forum.
Earlier, I went through a seeker stage of where to land theologically and faith wise. I too felt depressed along the way. The feelings are normal as we begin to formulate our baseline for believing in God. I too felf insecure while going through the stage with no baseline. God can handle your tough questions. It is people like you that get the deepest faith and know who they are in Christ.
Keep Going and God will see you through,
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19th November 2009, 10:56 PM
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Reps: 343,789,121,616,877,504 (power: 343,789,121,616,884) | | Originally Posted by Holyroller125 Zoness, I appreciate your honesty on the forum.
Earlier, I went through a seeker stage of where to land theologically and faith wise. I too felt depressed along the way. The feelings are normal as we begin to formulate our baseline for believing in God. I too felf insecure while going through the stage with no baseline. God can handle your tough questions. It is people like you that get the deepest faith and know who they are in Christ.
Keep Going and God will see you through,
Holyroller125
Thank you for your words, I appreciate it. Also check your email 
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24th November 2009, 08:13 PM
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Reps: 1,246,926,891,036,312,832 (power: 1,246,926,891,036,318) | | Originally Posted by Zoness Thank you for your words, I appreciate it. Also check your email
And I appreciate you, Zonees. I pray for you often. 
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24th November 2009, 08:21 PM
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Reps: 1,246,926,891,036,312,832 (power: 1,246,926,891,036,318) | | Originally Posted by Marycita I've been pondering that for a while..and I'm thinking I know the answer to question 2...I'm God's...the answer to question one has to flow from that...
I like your answer. 
Recently I read about the covenants that God made with Abraham and others in the Pentateuch. They were based on Ancient Near East covenant treaties in which the person[s] became vassals of the more powerful entity [aka God]. They in effect became legally "God's property". In our culture that sounds off putting, but back then it would have made sense. Even though such a concept sounds strange to us today, it still applies - we are his.
For more information [and if you have $ to burn], James Garlow wrote a book called The Covenant. It compares the OT covenant ceremonies with The New Covenant of Jesus Christ.
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