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Ive found while obviously god wants us to follow his laws, In my experience he will show me why following his laws is actually best for my own happiness and growth, that the only times I felt fear, of not being good enough, Id ask god about it and only get shown passages in the bible that kept...

Hmmm this thread is obviously rather old now... But something I just thought about which I found very effective when under spiritual attack (this was as a non christian when I first used it and have also used since being saved). Anyway if anyone reading this is under attack, whether saved...

No not at all - apologies if I implied that unintentionally. I believe in the bible being the word of god (as given to the various people who wrote the various parts of it). I believe those people wrote about the things they saw and experienced and felt, in their own words - and perhaps with...

While I can only speak from my own experience and point of view, I feel that the biggest, most successful weapon Satan employs is not stuff like drugs, sex, etc, but what my church call "legalism' and similar ideas that so many churches seem to (sadly) promote as truth Ive heard many people...

ok scratch my last qtn - found it... strange - in my country I am pretty sure they dont have any such policy

I had a look at their site - trying to see what their 'official' stance was - and couldnt find any mention at all So wondering where/how this 'value' is portrayed and how they (if at all) approach the topic with the kids? does anyone have any links or info on that?

I think he often may well do that. I guess if he just sorted out everything without any input from anyone - then there would be no need for us to care for others, pray for them, think of them, or feel empathy for them or their situation. Every time someone we knew was being hurt (or...

for me it would mean "I will pray that god will sort out whatever your current situation is" ie if you were ill and i said i would pray i would pray for god to heal you (in my church it is taught that a christian can also cast out illness as the disciples did, in jesus name, so if i were...

personally I am "petitioning him to enact a real change in the world that might otherwise not happen" every single time ;)

free will I often wonder the same thing as you - when there are things going on in the world that are clearly wrong I wonder why god doesnt just sort it out and why we are here and have to go through this whole thing (living on earth - not ever seeing god physically, being tempted and...

While the above is perfectly reasonable I would suggest logically - this: If someone walked up to me in the street and offered me something valuable - given to me for free - all i had to do was acknowledge that person.... Would I accept my freebie (I can always dump it later if its not...

Personally - Id evaluate that the same way Id evaluate anyones potentially being crazy if they are acting crazy, looking crazy, doing crazy etc .... :) However as a christian, I would then (hopefully - if I was having a good day in terms of keeping myself morally semi-upright) ask god to...

I personally wondered for quite some time - even after becoming a Christian - why Jesus had to die for our sins, - i understood the whole part about Jesus being human and taking the price that really we were meant to pay.. But i never understood ' why....?' I thought - if god is God, and...

i notice you use the word religon there, rather than god possibly the reason for the burdens is the religon, rather than the god? was there a reason you chose that word? (or am i just drawing conclusions where I shouldnt be? :)

LOL I would say the one overwhelming reason to become a christian, is so you can put those questions to 'the big man himself'. Especially the one about the rock :) I have a pile of questions for god, such as: Isnt omnipotence tiring, Dont you ever wish for someone who is on your own level...

Why will the truth make you miserable? As a relatively new christian (just over a year) I would say that misery has been taken away by god. I was far more miserable before I was saved So I am wondering why you are asking this. Is it that you think it must be miserable, or is there something...

hehe and I have not been to this forum in a long long time, had no idea what my log in was and as I went to submit the above was thinking how I would remember my log in, and then thought - god will make sure I can post this and wollah, Im already logged in :) cheers god :)

Ive learnt in 2011 (my first year as a christian - 24th dec is my 1 year anniversary (or should I say our (as in me and god/jesus, LOL i feel like I need to make god a card :) Anyway I have learnt.... God is not the killjoy portrayed, God is fun, and funny, and helps out with everything from...

Oh and thats why we should not look for death till god sees fit to take us to it. God is not a torturer, or a maker of faulty plans, every single person who is here now, is here because god has plans for you, things that only you can do, and when they are done, he will call you to be with him...