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Recent content by CFDavid

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    Henryk Gorecki passed away

    I think a lot of people stopped at the third symphony, which is too bad. He wrote some wonderful music.
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    Henryk Gorecki passed away

    76 years old.
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    Should I make amends or restitution?

    What happens when you pray about this? It kind of sounds like you already know your answer.
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    church searching

    Do either of you feel like you've definitely gotten an answer in prayer? I'd say keep praying until you both get the same answer, because you're letting yourselves lose unity because of music style. You two should be bending over backwards to accommodate each other, but instead, it sounds like...
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    The Social Network

    Yeah, it's still in wide release, I think, and still in the top ten.
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    Evidence of salvation

    I know the Spirit's in me because I'm sometimes prompted to do good things that I really don't want to do. Also, from time to time I'm convicted of certain things in such a way that it shoots straight into my spirit -- not just a realization, not just something that makes me empathetic and my...
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    I'm so ANGRY at Christians

    It's really, really hard to be betrayed by anyone, let alone fellow believers. I understand to some degree the frustration and anger and pain you express, though it sounds like you've had a bunch of incidents heaped onto you which are pretty big. I hope you can be forgiving and not let...
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    Parent In Need Of Help

    Hi -- I'm sure that his school has a code of conduct, and this is surely a violation. Where is he getting the money for this? You should probably cut off all financial support. If he's getting care packages or you're helping at all in any way, end it. If he's still being supported by...
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    When does something become an idol?

    I'm sorry to hear that. That's hard.
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    When does something become an idol?

    What happens when you pray about this?
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    Believing in God, but not the Bible?

    Sorry this thread has been frustrating for you. I agree that conversations should be loving and helpful. I know that there are people who say they believe in Jesus who don't believe that every word of the Bible is God-breathed, though the Bible says it is. Can a person be saved, able to...
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    Spiritual Gifts

    Gifts are listed in the Bible. Generally, exercising your spiritual gift will give you a great sense of joy. Check this out for starters, but also read the passages cited, pray, and consult your family again and your minister.. Spiritual Gifts List and Gift Definitions Based on Lists in...
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    How do you guys deal with

    Want to hear something crazy? One of the first people I really tried hard to be a great witness to wound up convicted... then started taking Scientology lessons. That was pretty disheartening, but very shortly thereafter I prayed with a guy who was convited after we had spent maybe all of ten...
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    People who stand on the corner and preach the Gospel

    We're all told to go out and preach the good news, and we also have many different parts of the body, so I don't think we should add our own "...and it should be done THIS way!" ephasis to God's commands. Unity in what is essential, liberty in non-essential... I do believe that some are...
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    How do you guys deal with

    Part of why we're here and not immediately taken to heaven when we are convicted by the Spirit and believe is to play our part in things so that others can come to know God through Jesus as well. One of Jesus' last prayers before going to the cross was that His believers would all be unified...