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After reading through the section on the sacraments, which took a while, I realized that there was a pattern similar to each person becoming as a church/temple within themselves in the bible .. but in that context each person becomes a sacrament. The scripture that most reminds me of the mystery...
Due to a non-sequitur correlation between the bible being the word of God and Jesus being the Word of God in the past I began a study of the genetics of scripture ... kind of like looking into what makes scripture, scripture.
due to my zealousness without knowledge at the time I continued to...
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
The application of this passage in the Old Testament was always one individual who included...
I mean . if He's coming back when we won't expect it ... then wouldn't making a prediction be like telling Jesus .. you're great and all .. but don't come ... I'm expecting you .. I know it doesn't work that way ... but it is funny. :D
It's kind of making the site so slow that the browser freezes. I had to stop a background program that was a "consent UI for administrative" something or other. I think the site is hacked ... so I'll probably come back later when it's not trying to hijack my computer.
God bless.
Apparently, there's this denomination of Christians that are worshipping a God of Combat, not really sure what I think about that. I recall before the councils in the ancient church there was a group who believed there was God for every day of the year worshipping Jesus also. It takes all kinds...
I recall this movement in pentecostalesque circles in the past where the response to a social slight or a theological disagreement was the ominous phrase "I'll pray for you" with the understanding that God's going to make your life really bad for a while, so sucks to be you.
At times, I get...
The atmosphere separates what is above and what is below, it's right in front of us, yet the ground or what is overhead attracts more attention.
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The air is what we breathe and it is right in front of us, this gives us life, the rest is eye candy ... yet the sweets are what gain more...
It seems I'm spiritually exhausted.
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I'll go nap now.
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God bless you and keep you all until we cross paths again.
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Sometimes that what the faith seems like, atheists quoting a religious book.
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Then I blink and everything is back to normal, whatever that is. Perception is a funny thing.
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Focus taken off being born again to being saved so those born into the religion don't get offended and stop paying the...
I've noticed that some people are praying for me, and it comes off as people trying to project their perception of reality on me i.e. witchcraft. Try aiming higher, the thoughts shouldn't be hitting me, when they do, they didn't reach God. ;) And as illustrated by responses to a previous thread...
The character of God is so deep and beyond our ability to imagine or think, the basis of what is written in the scripture is an encounter with this God who created everything and sent His only son to die for us so everyone who trusted in Him would live forever.
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In a sense, how we interpret...
As we grow in Jesus Christ, we become more like Him.
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Our motivations that began as very fleshly are replaced with more Godly ones ... if we trust him to Romans 12:2 in our lives. Trust/faith is the beginning of this journey, and how we continue and how we grow is based on how we trust him to...
I've found over the years that the socializing process involves creating a fake person that everyone can accept based on the group's values and norms. This fake person is then judged according to its compliance to the rules set up intuitively by the group.
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But me? I'm just an expletive...
Clarity, isn't it so nice to be just clear? Must be a gift from Heaven.
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The kingdom is a disruptive element, in a world of conflict, this is demonstrated through metaphors like a stone that shatters a statue of nations to pieces and then fills the whole earth, and the separation of waters...
This chapter began before I came to Christian Forums. I have learned how to move on from this turbulent stage in my life and am able to see how God works through it, how the human nature works through it ... and how to remain in self control.
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Oblivion at Sunrise was a metaphor I chose to...
God is like
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There's all this noise and drama, but God is that quiet voice that you really need to listen for.
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You see some dry twigs on fire, and the fire is not consuming them, God is that fire.
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You have this one person saying you gotta do things the right way, and you have this other...
Sometimes people seem to be having a conversation with me, but the truth is .. I don't need to be present for them to continue their narrative .. so I just move on with my day.
I was given an opportunity to meditate on the following verses earlier because someone quoted the "I never knew you" from Matthew 7 and the "everyone is judged according to their works" (framed as following the Mosaic commandments) in the book of Revelation.
(Matthew 7:2, James 2:12-14, Matthew...
It seems the more God works in my life, the more the body imitates what it sees and as time progresses discerning what is what takes some patience in reviewing the fruit.
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Since the last decade long training session seems to be becoming "routine" and manageable .. I guess the next lesson must...