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Recent content by joy2daworld

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    Should I stay or go?

    Every church organization which teaches that Christ died for our sins will have members in heaven. I agree with you that the judgment should come from God. Baptism is a means of grace. It is not something we can do on our own: how can a deas man do anything? We should baptize those who...
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    Are there any women/men out there who stay with their partner no matter what?

    Amen, Stan. Overit, you said what was on my heart. Thank you.
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    Difficult concept to struggle with

    The original language, Greek, has many words that can not be translated into English. If you were to go back to the Greek you would understand this phrase to mean that he would not "recognize" them as his children when it came time to give an account on judgment day.
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    The Gospels were written by those whose names are on the cover of each of those books, namely, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Those gospels were written prior to 70 AD as research has proven. Paul's epistles were written by Paul, to the early Christian churches. I'm not sure why you say he...
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    God is the Great I AM and He does care if you call him by another name. Let's not give sinful human attributes to the Almighty.
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    Are there any women/men out there who stay with their partner no matter what?

    I have been with my husband for 21 years now. The first 17 were horrible. My husband had an affair with a mutual friend of ours while I was pregnant. His controlling behaviors, his verbal, emotion, and physical abuse tore our marriage apart. But I knew deep down inside he didn't want to be...
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    Breakup with fiance

    Every situation is different, but I can tell you that kindness and attentiveness are key components. My husband was selfish, thinking of only his own needs, not realizing what was best for the family. And when I tried to help him see the shortcomings in his thinking, he attacked me, saying I...
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    Breakup with fiance

    I will pray for you and for her to be forgiving. I have been in her place. My husband and I have been married 21 yrs, but the first 17 were similar to your situation in that he would behave poorly (to put it lightly), then realize it wasn't how he should act, be repentent, then about 3 weeks...
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    Breakup with fiance

    Time heals. I agree with JohnDB in that you should go to her. But I also want to add that if she doesn't forgive you immediately, give it some time. Stay closeby but don't smother her. Be available so that she can see that you are truly sorry for your actions and want her in your life. If...
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    I stand corrected. Hindu scriptures are as old as the Pentateuch. And, I didn't mean to imply that sin entered the world 4,000 yrs ago, but that during that general period, the corruption of the world became such that our walk with God was severely skewed. I believe in a young earth, about...
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    We have a moral sense because God planted it in our DNA. Like it or not, He is the standard by which we all should be living. The Bible supports it because it is the absolute truth by which all things are judged. Unfortunately, because sin has entered the world, we can't clearly...
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    2ndRateMind, It IS the whole of salvation. The thief on the cross next Jesus was promised a place in heaven simply because he believed. He certainly did not walk with Christ. He was in his last hours of his life. Those who walk with Jesus witness to the world for Him but it is not "part of...
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    There is one major difference between Christianity and any other religion: Christianity is THE ONLY religion in which GOD does for US! In all other religions, humans must earn their own salvation in some way. Christians know that they can not earn salvation. It is a GIFT of GOD not of WORKS...
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    Feel like im drowning in my mistake

    I agree. The counselor insisted that would be the only way to fix my marriage, even though I insisted I didn't have any sort of "relationship" with the other man. I haven't spoken to him for 3 years.
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    Don't all roads led to heaven?

    AMEN Zaac. You said all the things I was thinking in that place in my mind that holds all the things I learned in parochial school but was too shy to point out.
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