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Recent content by sparrows

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    Reality

    Dear Yuppers, I am not surprised that you are confused about the mess there is now in the Christian world. "I feel like nobody actually knows who he is. Everyone reads the same bible yet everyone ends up with a different god." God did not want it. Jesus prayed for the unity of the Christians...
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    My Story - Explicit!

    Dear Pure4you2, Thank you for sharing with us your story. I hope and wish that you cling to God and to his commandments in your future decisions. He wants to turn your past mess into peace and joy. Isa 59:20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their sins,”...
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    In need of prayers..desperately...

    Hi You could find God's nearness but being desperate and bitter will just hinder you. Nothing bad has ever come from Him. Isa 59:1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. When you look for Him, try to find out what His will is for your life...
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    Conflicted / confused about church - advice?

    In fellowships that do not base on love for God manifested in brotherly love, people do not have real, deep interest in each other. They will not initiate deeper talks or share their lives with each other. It is different in the biblical Church: I Chor 12:25,26 there should be no division in the...
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    Need some serious help with my spiritual life in general!

    When you would like to get closer to God it is important to look for His will in your life. For He prepared for us the way and we can have peace in our heart if we walk on that way. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of...
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    Well, hello there.

    ( I've been getting pulled closer, and once again I'm really trying to change my ways (I have a dark past and mental health issues) and be a good Godly woman. ) Hi Eliza, Allow God to pull you closer to Him. We can find rest only at Him. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his...
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    Jesus as Savior-a sacrifice?

    Yes, rather a victim. Jesus did not simply die instead of us. The New Testament does not write anywhere that Jesus died instead of us. Jesus died for us. He lived for us and died for us. All the days of his earthly life he worked for our salvation and at the end He (the blameless, the man...
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    Hello ^_^

    Hello Jon Thank you for sharing Be steadfast in your good decisions and honest in your searching and devotion. I hope I will stilll hear about you.
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    New To the Forums, and To Christianity

    Dear Spencer, Remain steadfast in reading the Bible and search for how you can obey God's word. This will give peace to your soul. Psalm 119:9-12 How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your...
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    Newbie looking for Youversion friends

    I will write an e-mail for you. I hope you will receive it and we can discuss further.
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    Newbie looking for Youversion friends

    Hi Violet, I appreciate your plan to remain steadfast in reading the Bible. It brings much blessing to your life if you are consistent also in doing what it teaches. This is the most precious book in the world. If you want we can share about what we read there.
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    Burnout

    encouraging words from Job 22: “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. Accept instruction from his mouth and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored: If you remove wickedness far from your tent and assign...
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    Question for seekers who became Christian

    Dear Urrayo, I just wanted to confirm the aspect of love. God loves us and He calls us to do the same. John 15:12,13 "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. " When we decide to follow Christ we...
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    Movies

    There are passages that can be helpful concerning this question. For example: Eph 5:8-13 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the...
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    At a crossroad pen pal/friend needed

    I agree with you. Christians have to look for serious relationships and friendship with each other. I will pm you.