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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.
Jesus was concerned about our overcoming self in this world in order to better understand the ways of the Kingdom. In following His commandments, we are unable to misuse the knowledge of good and evil, for in servitude there is no gain. That is the way of the Kingdom.
This is then why few...
There is a lot said about walking the talk of Jesus, but it seems to me for many their walk is still one of this world. This while ignoring the basics of Jesus' teaching, instead, promoting an attitude that says we are the elect, and regardless of what we do while supporting the man-made...
The Tempter still walks the earth and does it's job. It's biggest accomplishment was getting the Gentile church to accept rule over the kingdoms of man by teaming up with state 1700 years ago. The position was vacant as Jesus had previously rejected the offer while out in the desert. It's a...
Many people talk about a reward or blessing that often follows hardships, but through the hardship we should never lose sight of God or stop trusting in Him even if hanging on just by a thread. That to me seems to be the whole point. I guess the priorities of some people looking forward to a...
There are those who speak of truth but often the purpose is to promote their own truth and not God's. Jesus continually said, "I tell you the truth" in His Gospel of the Kingdom and in His teachings of how to live in the ways of the Kingdom. Teachings about living amongst the mankind who still...
In today's world there seems to be a lot of complaints over separation of church and state, where churches demand a say in government but want government to stay clear of churches.
What many of these people forget is that God also wants nothing to do with man's government or man's politics...
We often hear the phrase " inalienable rights ". I wonder. Who's rights? Are they determined putting God's will first, or instead the will of mankind or just your own? Sadly, the majority stand up for the latter two more often than not, and then use God to justify it.
A lot of Christians...
It seems to me the good in humanity is in constant conflict with the bad. The old cowboy movies made that clear. Yet we could say that the mid 20th century was a good time for many of the first world nations even though there were constant wars.
What made it good was not us or our godly...
Are we a product of our environment or of our own thinking?
Is not our thinking influenced by our environment? Whether we think in compliance with it, or seeking an alternative way to it, are the two still not influenced by the same?
Did not Jesus give us an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENT to...
Two natures... animal and spirit.
Two principles... self serving and selfless
Two worlds... world created upon man's principles and Kingdom created upon God's principles.
Two cultures... man's culture and God's counter culture
Two theologies... one which wrongly says we can have it both ways and...
Consider how Jesus gave us examples of things we could do if we felt compelled to go out and do some good today. A couple of examples were feed and clothe the poor, or visit the infirmed or incarcerated. Was He just talking about seeing to their physical needs? Or was He talking about more...
When one blinds themselves with the politics of man, it is quite easy to lose sight of the Kingdom and how those of it are to refrain from playing the games of man.
There is no setting the example of Kingdom while busily promoting division between man by way of the favourite game of politics...
Funny how in life the delusions last but reality fades quickly away.
What we are then left with as a result is nothing but the societies, politics and religion of today.
© ...timothyu
It seems to me a shame that people, especially professing Christians, prefer to defend the world and ways of man over that of the Kingdom and of God. Preferring instead to delude themselves they are secure in their religion, this while they live contrary to what Jesus taught. Pride in worldly...
There has been a lot of talk from the self-proclaimed centre of the Christian universe in the last half century about a new age movement that would detract from Christianity. The finger has often been pointed at spiritualism in it's various forms (excluding of course spiritualism within...
The question often arises... why? If Jesus wanted to make an impact or difference, why did He come 2000 years ago instead of today, especially with mass communication available now. Well apart from the obvious conclusions of it being detrimental to His original cause, He would have to compete...
Almost 2000 years since Jesus taught us everything we need to know. Yet few in earth (especially those who profess to follow Him) seem to grasp a message that God has been trying to get into our thick self determining heads since the beginning.
God has taught us over and over by way of...
Seems to me if it doesn't involve politics, it is of little interest to most people. Without politics in Christianity, or any other religion for that matter, and people seem lost. Seemingly blissfully unaware that politics or man's ideals have no place in Christianity (or at least Jesus' version...
It's not just cults, but a government, a religion, even a partner will break us (if we are not already broken) in order to make us over in their own image. God will not do so. We must break ourselves free of flesh and make ourselves over in a way uncommon to mankind (thus freeing ourselves from...
A new day, the same old traditions of mankind backwards to the will of God. Once again we experience and are seeing the kind of manipulation mankind invokes to seek gain at the expense of others. A tradition of man. Does God condone gain at the expense of others and self determination of what is...