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Recent content by rainingviolets

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    So regarding the term "bible believer"

    If it is in the Bible it is the TRUTH. No "ritual" is performed that is not found or commanded in the Bible. Nothing is believed that is not found in the Bible. Where in the Bible are we told to pray on a string of beads? The Lord and His Word are directly followed.
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    You have a demon

    I have two daughters who were healed through what the medical profession could only explain by saying they were, indeed, miracles. They did not not need to rely on faith to believe this. They had documented medical tests and ultrasound photos from multiple labs and medical facilities. Even with...
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    Is water baptism needed today?

    Wearing my wedding ring doesn't make me married. It is simply a symbol of who I am (a wife), a promise I made to another person, and a commitment I made to both that person and to God. The ring no more makes me a wife than parking my car in my garage makes me an automobile (yes, an over-used...
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    The Lord never intended for denominations

    I don't want you to think I dropped the ball here. I wrote a long, honest reply, but it was so honest I knew it had to violate all kinds of forum rules and I would be banned forever, so I deleted it. Then I decided I didn't care if I was banned because this is an extremely sensitive and...
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    The Lord never intended for denominations

    You misinterpret my meaning. Whenever I use the word "heart" in that context, I am always referring to our spiritual heart, how the Lord is leading, and always in a spiritual sense. When speaking with Christians I assume they do the same...the Christians I know understand the meaning and the...
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    The Lord never intended for denominations

    I' m sitting here laughing because I tried really hard to think of a way to word how I could say what I wanted to say without offending anyone. My first draft had a lot of deletions and rewrites because my word selections were not the best . Take # 2 and #3 were better, but still unacceptable. I...
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    Questions about the timing of the thousand years

    Thank you for this. My son is always "gifting" me with books on amillennialism that would require me to obtain several doctorates to simply understand the introductions. (I'm not stupid. He's just really smart.) Hopefully your information will give me a greater understanding of the topic. One...
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    The Lord never intended for denominations

    1. I was raised in a Roman Catholic church (where I was baptized as a baby). 2. I was baptized by immersion in a Baptist church when I was saved and accepted Christ as my Savior during college. 3. I married a man who had been raised Lutheran but had also become a born again believer during...
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    Questions about the timing of the thousand years

    I am a Premillennialist and you are correct, my answer to all 6 questions is no. My son, however, is an Amillennialist and his answers would vary greatly from mine. Amillennialists reject Revelation Chapter 20 - that Christ will have a literal, physical thousand year earthly reign.
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    Just accepting my place in the world

    When I used to teach Children's Church we always taught the kids a song called My Own Neighborhood. The lyrics were simple and said how "I don't have travel far " across the sea, go to a different country, learn a different language, or, in your words, do "something big and important" to serve...
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    To My Guardian Angel

    Thank you. Writing poetry is wonderful therapy for my PTSD.
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    Unannounced Joy

    Lovely!
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    PTSD

    Thank you. I write from experience.
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    Seduced by the Dark Side: Equality

    WOW. This is really thought-provoking. I have listened to Rabbi Lapin and his wife a few times in the past, but he mostly spoke on Jewish traditions and history. Most of these are your thoughts, aren't they?