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    theology of bi-polar

    I was diagnosed bipolar 12 years ago and believe the problem is physical at its core--mainly because I've found drugs that work to stabilize me. Many pastors try to treat depression with Bible verses but that didn't work for me. I needed medical attention that only a professional doctor could...
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    Totally new to the bi-polar world

    I am also bipolar. It can take a long time to find the perfect set of meds. But the important thing for your husband is that it has finally been diagnosed. Now that the problem has been identified, it can be treated. I would say for now you should put more stock into what your doctor says than...
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    Abilify

    I switched from Zyprexa to Abilify about 6 months ago. My drowsiness under the Zyprexa is gone, and the deadness of my emotions is gone too! I'm able to shed tears of joy now, and tears of compassion, whereas before I only had joy and compassion _without_ the tears. One thing to watch out for...
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    Prayers/thoughts for a friend

    I prayed for your friend. I have a friend in the same situation. She was also abused a great deal in life, and cuts herself as a coping mechanism to deal with the pain. The cutting relieves the internal pain she has. It's not a healthy release but the only one she feels she has. The depression...
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    Would this world be a better place without religion?

    I probably would kill myself to be with Jesus if I didn't consider suicide a sin. I'm being honest there, not flippant. But it's really only sinners like me who need a savior. That's why I consider myself blessed to have lived such a sinful life and felt all the guilt which drove me to Christ...
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    Sunday Sabbath?

    The OT law was given at a time where there were no airplanes that could take people across the international date line on Friday evening and cause a person to miss the Sabbath completely. The Sabbath command only makes sense when confined to the nation of Israel, where sundown was at the same...
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    Would this world be a better place without religion?

    We can't make our own meaning. We either have meaning or we don't. If there is no God, then to think we have meaning is to delude ourselves. --Jon
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    Sin, Sin and More Sin!

    I agree that gluttony is not simply eating a little too much. There are some gluttons out there with a perfect body weight, but their gluttony is that they eat because of the _taste_ of the food rather than its nutritional value. That is another form of gluttony. As far as lust, sometimes I...
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    Sin, Sin and More Sin!

    Then why does Paul hold Deacons and Elders to a higher standard than other Christians? They must have a good reputation in the community, be able to manage their households well, raise their kids right (so they're not given to disobedience), etc. Not every Christian meets these qualifications...
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    Sunday Sabbath?

    I mean that the Bible leaves us in the dark as to how a "global" Sabbath should be defined. In Leviticus it says "from even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath." So, it's sundown to sundown, Israeli standard time. If you pick up firewood to build a fire during that 24-hour period, you must...
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    Would this world be a better place without religion?

    For an atheist, the _examined_ life is not worth living. But you're right--I shouldn't have said meaning comes from "Christianity"--it comes from belief in the _God_ of Christianity. All of nature points to the existence of God, and always has, including when those quotes you mentioned were...
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    Would this world be a better place without religion?

    I think to be a _consistent_ atheist, may must choose suicide. You say "life is worth something." If all there is in the world is time + chance + matter, then _nothing_ has value. Nothing has relevance. Nothing has any worth, including your life. It doesn't matter if you help an old lady across...
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    Sin, Sin and More Sin!

    Not only are there degrees of sin, there are degrees of righteousness. Gross sin (such as the man in the church of corinth) requires excommunication. As for righteousness, elders and deacons are held to a higher standard than other believers. That said, everybody sins every day. But some sins...
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    Would this world be a better place without religion?

    Hello, I believe the world was once without religion--It was in the days of Noah when everybody did what was right in their own eyes and God saw that people wanted only to do evil continually, so He destroyed them all. But if you're talking about a world without any religions at all...
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    Should Christians get involved in Politics?

    We are commanded to "remember the poor" and give justice to orphans, widows, etc. If we remember the poor by giving them cash, we are involved in politics since the government creates the cash we use. If we remember the poor by convincing lawmakers to reduce the tax burden on them, we are...
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