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Christ IS our inspiration, without Him we would be condemned. He lived a perfect life, and we should want to live our lives like He did. But faith does not come from seeing, it comes from believing that He loves you. Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed...

And this is one of the two reasons that we choose not to sin after experiencing the love of God! The Holy Spirit inside of us cannot coexist easily in a body of sin, so when we fill our bodies with sin, it supresses the Holy Spirit within us, and have a hard time reconnecting with it. The other...

I see this happen a lot, and it happened to myself as well. I strongly urge you to pray to God and sincerely ask Him to show his power and love to you. The Lord will say yes to any prayer that is within His will, and being closer to God is in his will. Most likely no more than a few days will go...

I agree with Zeena. Even the most mature Christian will be caught off gaurd at some point and listen to the sinful nature. Even though I show signs of spiritual maturity, I feel the power of the sinful nature manipulating my thoughts occasionally. I will gladly admit that I am a sinner, because...

ashout: I agree with everything you said, I just felt like adding to it :) God is purely love, and nothing else. That is why he must judge people who do sin, because he cannot be associated with it. God loves us even though we do sin, so he made a way for us to be with him, even though we do...

You say the topic is not about love, and about the law, but your verse in John says they rely on each other. I totally agree with John 14:15 "If you love me, you will obey what I command" But you seem to leave out grace and say that following the law without question is more important. But 1...

I can't imagine why it would matter, it's just a holiday. Recongnising a holiday is great for rememberance, but it doesn't do anything for anyone.

I just think its sad that ozell is rambling on about all facts about the law, and really not paying attention to arguments people are making. Are we now your enemy for telling you the truth? It's ironic because it's not a very loving thing to do; mostly selfish. It's like you don't want to be...

I know you're just kidding, but I just wanna say, the point of living is to be a servant for God, and show His love to other people. Hopefully by showing His love to non-believers will allow them to come to Christ. To Giver: Being a Christian is not all about cleaning your life up (though it...

Ok, sorry I didn't make this clear. When the NT refurs to "brother" they mean brother in Christ, someone who is a part of the Body of Christ, which means they are a Christian. You should never tell a non-Christian that they need to repent of their sins, because they don't know better! Now...

Taking the time to think about all of the things God has done for you, and thanking Him for them is praying. Thinking about other people and how they need your help and God's help is praying. But simply saying "Thank you Father" without thinking about anything is NOT praying. Also repeating...

My interpretation of wisdom is this: The ability to combine knowledge and choosing what is best in a situation. So WISDOM = KNOWLEDGE + CHOICE This can be applied to earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom. One can be considered a wise financial investor if they fully understand the stock market...

Yea, it means brother in Christ, someone who is a part of the Body. But I think we can expand on that and say to not hate ANYONE, because God loves everyone the same, and so should we. It's not the people we hate, but the sin inside them. Essentially this verse is saying if we hate any person...

I think what Zeena means is letting go of the "old life", or the sin nature. When we accept Christ, we die to our old self and get reborn in Christ. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God...

When a Christian is emmersed deeply in the love of God, and fellowship with other Christians, and praying... sins don't even remotely seem like a good idea. When someone has the full knowledge of how a life living for God can be rewarding, a life of sin looks like rubbish. Someone said that...

That isn't good enough. Fellowship makes for easier ministry, and keeps you accountable with your walk with God.

The original language that the New Testament was written in was Greek. If the Bible was written in English, there would only be one version. If one is to truly understand what the author is saying, there is nothing clearer than the original.

Wow ozell, you made quite a few accusations. Am I now your enemy for telling you the truth? You brought up the verse "So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone." John 8:7. Sounds to me like you are...

I believe a true and deep fellowship (sharing about your life with others and hearing about their lives) is the reason for the church. It doesn't matter a whole lot what traditions and styles you prefer, as long as there is a good fellowship. If you find a church that people don't stick around...

Paul had always been strong-hearted, because when he was called Saul, a Jewish hunter of Christians, he was ruthless in the attempt of stomping out the early church. But Christ many times multiplied Paul's gift of strength and transformed him to be litterally fearless. Fun fact about Paul: He...