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Recent content by manitouscott

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    Does anyone else feel awkward around certain people?

    I totally get what you are saying. You are not the only one. One thing I have been shown is that some of my anxiety about people has to do with my opinion of myself. I know He is working on me. I still freak out mentally sometimes around others. So He didn't make me like most social people...
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    I think I got my girlfriend pregnant...

    Godly men respond to responsibility by seeking God's will. It sounds like you are ready to step up and be a kingdom man. How blessed you are to have the privilege of fatherhood! It is so encouraging to see. And if she is not pregnant maybe its time to devote yourself in marriage all the...
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    Luke Warm Christians & Half Gospel Christians

    Gotta say I agree with you about people needing to grow up in Christ. I need it myself. This sneaky, pot shot taking, sniping, vicious kind of slandering is exactly what destroys a lot of church bodies as well. That anonymous voice that said that so and so said about you know who is just...
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    Strange things are happening on Christianforums.com.

    Well, yeah, it's strange things monday. Hello?
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    Is It Sin To touch?

    You mean to touch yourself? Because if you mean someone else I think it may be especially if you don't ask their permission first. And just to be safe you may want to ask yourself permission just in case it is wrong to violate yourself that way.
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    Demons

    In my experience, these attacks have gotten worse as I strove to be closer to God and to separate myself from my willing sinfulness and the trappings of the world. They went away as I persisted in seeking Him and drew closer to God. I just try to own this passage (and others) and believe them as...
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    Should I stop wearing makeup? PLEASE HELP.

    I think this statement is the crux. If you feel convicted by the Holy Spirit, meaning you are bugged by it, you are right to stop based on that. If you are convicted because you looked on the internet then keep praying and don't worry so much. There are people on the net that say being...
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    Scrupulosity

    Sorry, my ignorance:blush: I had no idea what that word meant, so... Scrupulosity is a psychological disorder characterized by pathological guilt about moral or religious issues. It is personally distressing, objectively dysfunctional, and often accompanied by significant impairment in social...
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    My horrible painful problem (very long post)

    I so relate to wanting to be alone. I try to find fellowship at church and am prayed for and turned away from intimacy. I feel so strange at church from the way people look at me. The doctrine I cannot stand is the one that says "we are at church so we are all happy and don't have problems or...
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    We're all fully capable of doing evil

    So true. And the consequences can last awhile. I am currently in a situation where I am daily in contact with people that I mistreated before I was saved. THere is still distrust and constant reminders of the past. The hope I have is that they also see a change that they have trouble...
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    Your response to this question

    I was sitting at a table reading the word the other day and a man approached me indicating he also is a christian. He asked me the following, "What kind of christian are you" I took him to mean what denomination. I told him I don't have a denomination and the church I go to doesn't...
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    Anyone ever struggled with "altered identity complex"?

    You are a beacon when you reach out to others and share your story and your faith in Christ. Thank you for your honesty. I have not experienced the extent of symptom you describe, but...Until I started taking medication on a regular basis without quitting or adjusting my dosages on my own, I...
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    I have question about good works

    so many good replies above. I agree, doing good works with the sole intent of pleasing God is what we are to do. IMHO, my own experience, I have had to start doing good because I felt I should even though I knew it didn't count in a sense. But through the act of goodness I experienced a...
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    What to think of the future of human augmentation with robotics?

    Intent plays a big role. Giving robotic limbs/parts to veterans of war for instance is done in the spirit of healing and renewal. Installing a minigun on someone's right arm and a night vision scope in their eye socket may be somewhat less, altruistic.
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    Make Tons of Money Online With The Lord's Blessing ATM Method

    The fact that he posted a photo of it says a lot about his real motive for giving, which kinda nulls and voids the whole investment idea. The widow next to him that posted a photo of 2 pennies tithed? She is golden.