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Recent content by Brance

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    The Reality of Masturbation

    I was done with this thread as it seems obvious that some people here are unwilling to acknowledge the truth of Scripture, but jawsmetroid and Imana have inspired me to post just one more time. How truly you have spoken Imana! If the people claiming christian liberty in this matter...
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    I hate God

    What is the nature of the difficulties God has put you though in your opinion? God did put us all on this fallen earth, I agree. Life is hard. The Christian life is especially hard. Jesus was well aquatinted with pain. Scripture says he was a man of many sorrows. You seem to be struggling with...
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    Harry Potter: Blasphemy or not?

    I hesitate to use the word blasphemy to loosely, but I would agree that the entire Harry Potter empire, movies and books, is ungodly and should be avoided. I would suggest that parents should closely guard their children from such influences that teach witchcraft as something desirable and good...
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    The Reality of Masturbation

    Dannager, you keep saying this, and I've read the explanations given earlier in the thread. I've also read a lot of sound, biblically based commentary, word studies, etc. I've never, not once, seen lust described, or should I say explained away, in the way you say it should be taken. Can you...
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    Sheep in other folds?

    Just because they are still, doesn't mean they know God. Jesus plainly said, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14.6 And then in Acts 4.11-12, Peter "filled with the Holy Spirit" tells us This Jesus...And there is salvation in...
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    Should I talk?

    I sometimes lead worship at our church. I don't talk much between songs, and usually when I do, it's not to the people. I pray, but only when led by the spirit to do so. And it is usually a short prayer thanking God for inhabiting our worship, or asking him to pour out his spirit on us. I then...
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    The Sabbath

    A little study might be in order. In both those verses, the greek word for first is mia, and means "one or first." Also in both those verses the greek word translated "week" in most (but not all) english translations is "sabbaton." This is the Hebrew word meaning "the Sabbath (i.e...
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    Who runs an e-business here?

    I run what you could call two e-businesses. 1) I blog. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. But last year I made almost $10,000 in advertising revenue. This year I've already made over $6,000. It's not a living, but it helps. 2) An online store for music artists I work with (all bluegrass)...
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    Who runs an e-business here?

    I run what you could call two e-businesses. 1) I blog. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. But last year I made almost $10,000 in advertising revenue. This year I've already made over $6,000. It's not a living, but it helps. 2) An online store for music artists I work with (all bluegrass)...
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    Better and More Relevant Church Services

    Very well said! It is not the job of the pastor to reach the lost. At least not any more so than it is every Christian's. The pastor's main job is to minister to the sheep under his care. At times this may mean preaching basic truths, but once the congregation has matured then more challenging...
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    The Reality of Masturbation

    Man, you are really stretching. As another poster already said, you are going to great lengths to interpret the Bible in such a way as to justify masturbation in your own mind. This passage has nothing to do with masturbation. And while one could "spiritualize" it and draw parallels with...
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    The Reality of Masturbation

    Masturbation = stimulate one's own genitals for sexual pleasure. That's from the New Oxford American Dictionary. Is sexual pleasure wrong? Absolutely not! God created us as sexual beings, He meant for us to enjoy sex...with our spouse. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his...
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    how do Christian business owners do their taxes?

    Welcome to the world of small business ownership! I own my own business. I don't sell retail, mine is a service business. I do report all income and pay my taxes. My advice would be to find a Bible believing CPA with integrity. They should be able to help get everything set up properly...
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    Favorite Preachers

    Jesus Paul Charles Haddon Spurgeon Tim Keller John Piper Mark Driscoll
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    Hi! New youth leader in training

    I agree with mahagmut that you need to connect with the youth. Remember that they are real people, dealing with real problems, and you may be the only person in their life who has any real answers for them, but sometimes they just need someone to love them. It can take a while to build a...