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  1. LittleLion

    No peace and no rest.

    I wake up in the morning. I get dressed, make my bed. I take the Bible, coulour pencils and my notebook. I read. I underline. I copy some verses into my notebook so as to repeat them over the day and memorize them. I pray before I eat. I pray before I go to bed. Since I live out in the...
  2. LittleLion

    How do you know you are sincere?

    How do you know you are sincere? How can you be sure that you are not merely pretending to be sincere (even before yourself)? How do you know you are not merely displaying some wishful thinking of how you would like to be, but are not? How do you know when you are telling the truth about...
  3. LittleLion

    Who is responsible that a person has faith in God?

    Who is responsible that a person has faith in God? The person herself, or God? If faith is a prerequisite for salvation, then faith is an important issue. So. How does faith come to be? Is it our own choice, an act of free will, without God's intervention? Or is it a result of God's...
  4. LittleLion

    How can you be sure that you are one of the elect?

    How do you know that your (perceived) faith is not just wishful thinking? How do you know that you are not just deluding yourself, and the perceived answers to your prayers are something that would have happened anyway? It is up to God to decide whether you are part of His flock or not...
  5. LittleLion

    What to pray for?

    What to pray for? What should one pray for? It is at God's discretion which prayers He will answer. So one might just as well pray for nothing. Or?
  6. LittleLion

    Whom does God love?

    Whom does God love? Does God love all people?
  7. LittleLion

    Seeking God with all your heart?

    Jer 29:11-13: For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your...
  8. LittleLion

    How bad is it to be a sinner?

    I understand that the question may be somewhat vague, but please bear with me. How bad is it to be a sinner? Should one be infinitely ashamed of being a sinner?
  9. LittleLion

    How does one recognize God's love?

    How does one recognize that a certain phenomenon in one's life is God's love for said person? How can a person distinguish God's love from other people's love? What are the characteristics of God's love? How can a person with surety identify that a love is indeed God's (and not someone...
  10. LittleLion

    From when on does one count as a Christian?

    What does it mean to be a Christian? From what point on does one count as a Christian?
  11. LittleLion

    Why do Christians struggle with personal problems?

    I apologize if this will come across as a provocation; such is not my intention. As an outsider, seeing the personal troubles Christians have (esp. regarding sexuality, relationships) and talk about, I cannot but be surprised and confused how come such things trouble them. I don't...
  12. LittleLion

    URGENT: What to feed to a young sparrow?

    URGENT: What to feed to a young sparrow? Sparrows have a nest in our roof. One sparrow fell out, and there is no way to lift him back into the nest. The little sparrow seems to be alright, nothing broken. It is very vibrant, but it cannot fly. The flying feathers are not fully grown...
  13. LittleLion

    Taking leave

    Greetings everyone. As you have probably noticed, I am tired and exhausted from this search of mine, sick of it all. I would spend sometimes even 5 or more hours each day thinking about these things, writing replies, and it wears me out, with no end of it in sight. So I decided to...
  14. LittleLion

    If a non-Christian tells you something about God ...

    To Christians If a non-Christian tells you something about God, what are your criteria for believing it?
  15. LittleLion

    A thankyou

    I have received many many blessings lately, I didn't even get to follow how many at a time. I thank all the anonymous and known givers! :wave: :wave: :wave:
  16. LittleLion

    Why Jehovah? Why not Allah or Krishna?

    Why Jehovah? Why not Allah or Krishna? Which God is the right one? Which religion to join? Which religious doctrine to practice?
  17. LittleLion

    Proof of man's sinful nature

    Proof of man's sinful nature What is the proof of man's sinful nature? How do we know whether it is man's nature which is sinful -- or whether it is that man's nature is to be able to follow different masters (having free will, basically), and when this master is Satan, then man's...
  18. LittleLion

    Biblical support of free will

    Biblical support of free will Christians often say that free will is given by God. I would like to know where exactly the Bible says so. Thank you.
  19. LittleLion

    Why are we separated from God?

    Why are we separated from God? Because we are sinful? Or because we are creatures who have been given free will by their creator? If we are separated from God due to being sinful, then we have separated ourselves from God by our own doing, whereby free will is merely a burden, a...