Recent content by Tharseo

I am sorry I am no good at giving advices to people who suffer from the loss of their love ones, because I have never experienced it. But I think, instead of trying to forget your love one, try to think of where he is now. Is he not in the hands of God? Do you think that God loves him more than...

I don't think so. The whole story uses the word "Elisha" but only when he is angry, it uses "the man of God". It is God who was angry with Joash, not Elisha. It is a long story on how I obtained these conclusions, and I wrote very little of it here. He has won the war, yet you can still lose...

Bible verses are of no use if you use them to hypnotize yourself. Unfortunately, many do. I hope I am not one of them. Missing someone you love and feeling painful have nothing wrong. Maybe you can do better (as anyone can do better), but nothing wrong. People like to assume that there are...

There are many places showing that people who are filled by the Holy Spirit did not speak in tongues. You are not missing anything. Being filled by the Holy Spirit is a state that you yield yourself to the Spirit and the will of the Spirit takes over all your actions. What will happen depends on...

Agreed. I really hope people could understand, that no denominations nor even religions matter, but only new creation.

Hi all. :) I have been thinking on a passage a few months ago and I want to share what I have learned with you all. If you are Joash the king, how many times would you strike the ground with the arrow? My answer is: once, because Elisha never told him how many times he should strike, so once...

I have heard that a husband heard a certain number (two hundred something, I forgot) twice in prayers, and then he knew how many days his wife is going to stay in hospital. Turns out the number was exactly the same. Other than that, I have never heard numbers have any significance. God doesn't...

Yes, in the secular world, but absolutely no, for any spiritually-thinking person. Don't talk. Don't join in. Shrug it off like nothing happen. If they ask you, tell them you don't know about it or say similar things like this. They will know that you don't like them. If you listen to...

Much appreciated reminder. :) I am always careless about small things. Sometimes I feel like prayers and reading Bible and going to church and stuff like these are "separated" from other things like going to work and hanging out with other people. But God has told us to obey in all things. It is...

Why do you want him to acknowledge his part? What will you gain from that? No, don't do that. Unless you are able to set aside the thinking that you are more righteous than him, there is really no way you could do it. How many hours did you spend your time with him? And how many hours did...

Thank you for being so kind. :) And thanks for sharing. I think I never relate the two things you said. I personally sometimes find loving people who I really concern about is painful, but burdensome is never the word to describe it. I don't know why, actually, when I think about it now. Maybe...

God is merciful. Do not get yourself into thinking God has left you, because He has not. Nor did He make your heart a stone. If you find your heart a stone, ask for a new one. Ezekiel 36:26: "And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart...

Could I ask you more details about it? What actually happened to you? How did your mind, your thoughts, your heart change? What "victories" have you achieved in this victorious life? I am very curious to know. I guess I can share mine, but I think you are more experienced in this regard. :)

Being saved, to put it simple, is a ticket to enter the race. But you still have to complete the race. Unfortunately, not many of us are aware of this. It is because, as you say, they start out on fire and excited, only to find greater disappointment that their "efforts" went in vain. Start...

I would be against it, because the vital part of baptism is to declare Jesus is your Lord to the public, not getting yourself wet. If you have done it, there is really no need to rebaptize. If you think you never made Jesus your Lord seriously and rebaptize, the public won't understand and think...