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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
The bible is NOT a self help book that tells you how to be a good person or how to be the best you there is and get your blessings. The bible is so we can know and understand who God is and what His will is.
There's no such thing as a good person. The Ten Commandments tells us how sinful and...
Something I've noticed over time is that many people erroneously believe that the gospel is to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. It's not. Instead, it's the very thing that condemns you. Here's why.
The whole law is summed up in the two commandments: love God with ALL of your...
There aren't any verses in the bible that teaches one can buy miracles and gifts from God. They're always mercifully, graciously, and freely given (James 1:17).
There was a time where I believed that you could, but by the grace of God, He saved me and brought me out of that garbage.
It's wrong...
Could it be that the reason why so many of us get offended and upset when someone expresses their 'feelings' about a certain religion/denomination/faith group is because we haven't died to ourselves yet?
If you are firm in your beliefs and trust God with all your heart and He's doing great...
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People don't need the things of this world to make their lives better. People need The Gospel because the Gospel is what changes us and our lives. It is the Holy Spirit who works in us to set up apart to God for His glory alone, not ours. Satan does not want us to hear...
The other day I was reading Romans 1:18-2:16 and believe God has strongly put this on my heart. What these scriptures tell us is what's going on right this very second.
There's alot of New Age nonsense going on in the world and most of you know what that all entails as far as beliefs/practices...
Not that there's anything wrong with talking about things that have happened around the world nor am I against that, I have to admit that that "Haiti...why?????" thread disgusts me.
Considering the devastation that happened and all the people who endured it, not to mention thousands of people...
I was reading the book of Luke this morning and came to these two verses.
Whenever I messed up, yes I would repent, but I still beat myself up about it afterwards, never realizing that it wasn't God's will for me to do that to myself. Here's why.
Jesus died for those who are sick, needy...
I've been through alot in my short life. There was a point in my life where sadness, anger, depression, hostility, high aggression, pride, pornography, sexual promiscuity, and darkness was my daily lot. Here's why.
Both my mother and father didn't want me as their child. I haven't seen, talked...
In one of Joyce Meyer's sermons about walking in love and not strife, she said something that I thought was so interesting and right on the mark that I wanted to post it here and adopt that way of thinking myself.
She said "If you don't think you're selfish or self-centered, then watch how you...
Why is strife so dangerous?
Well, from my own personal experiences, pride is the root of stife. Pride is wanting to be right when you're wrong. Pride wants to have his/her own way and everyone else can just take a flying leap as far as you're concerned. And pride is always about what the flesh...
By nature, I'm a fighter. And that's due to how I was raised during my childhood, teenage, and later progressed into my young adult years. I was always trying to prove to people how strong/powerful I was (in every way) and how much I could handle my own without anyone's help. I was very...
Being a christian is a life long process and you learn to be what God called you to be for the rest of your life. So I understand now that its important to be patient and wait on God (James 1:2-5, 12)
Alot of us mean well and want breakthroughs in our lives. So we fast and pray, bind and loose, come into agreement about God's will, sow financial seeds, ect, ect. All those things are good to do, but that's not how God's power is released in our lives.
The one thing that I believe is...
You know, God is sure enough a gentleman. He's not rude, inappropriate, inconsiderate of other people's feelings, obnoxious, or any of that stuff that just tears people down and hurts their spirit.
So it seems to me that if you are a christian and have been brought into God's family by Him...
The reason why I'm harboring such bittterness, hostility, and anger is because I've let the wrong people and their garbage in my house. I let them get too close to me and allowed myself to get too close to them. They were curious about me, and figuered they start talking just to get me to talk...