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    The state of modern day Christianity is sad.

    I agree that we have a lot of Pharisee churches with a lot of tradition that does not belong. My problem seems to be that most churches that are not that way go to far the other way and say things are OK that scripture clearly says is not. It is really hard to keep a balance. God looks on the...
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    Near death experiences

    I came about as close as you can get in march of this year. I had a sudden death cardiac arrest. There just happened to be a doctor there by Gods grace, and he performed CPR on me for almost 15 minutes during which time my heart was still not working. When the EMT's got there they hit me with...
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    Wife is wanting to start smoking

    You did marry her for better or for worse in sickness and in health. She may start just because you are so addamant that she should not. I think you should give her a little space and love her with all her faults, just like God loves you with all your faults. Sometimes just a little love goes a...
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    How to keep from feeling overworked/underpaid?

    There are no easy answers. I had a boss one time that I had to pray for every day to keep from the sin of unforgivness. He was one of those legalistic people that no matter what you did it was not right. One day I was praying for something different as I was having a real hard time dealing with...
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    Practicing "Righteousness" or "Sin"?

    Christ alone saves us by his paying for our sins. We respond to his sacrifice by obeying his word as much as we know. But we will never be free from sin in this life because we still have our old nature along with the new. That is salvation by grace. We cannot save ourselves by obeying the law...
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    Victory by Surrendering to God

    As someone once said, "its a good thing God chose us before the foundation of the world, because he sure would have changed his mind when he saw where we were headed in our early years." Of course he new what we were going to be like. All we can do is praise Him as sinners saved by his grace. I...
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    A change of heart

    I am 72 years old and have had a bad heart valve for years. It really has not bothered me much except for the last 6 or 7 years where I would get chest pain when I over exert. My heart doctor kept telling me that my heart sounded strong and I should not worry to much about a little heart pain...
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    Is drinking coffee a sin?

    I would agree with smoking pot as it is something that is a mind altering drug, and is still illegal in most states. All I am saying is it is between each person and God, and we are not to tell someone else what they can or cannot do as far as questionable things. If you think that God wants you...
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    Is drinking coffee a sin?

    My take on Galatians is that Paul was talking about joining yourself to a harlot when talking about your body being a temple. He did say that all things were permissable to him, but he would not be under the power of any. "Addiction". But he did not command all Christians to do that. Paul was...