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  1. iAlive

    Confused

    Take heed to what graciesings has said. I agree with it. talking with someone of the opposite gender isn't wrong, but lusting after them, clearly, is. But when you have close, romantic interactions with the opposite gender, you will be putting himself in a position to lust. It is a carnal...
  2. iAlive

    Is this normal?

    I encourage you to be patient with such people. Often times, they don't know what they are saying, and do what they do out of ignorance. They might've have been hurt once by a so-called believer, and are biased against the body of Christ because of that offence. It could be something else...
  3. iAlive

    Fav Verse from the Bible?

    Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. I THESSALONIANS 4:17 Because I look forward to His coming. This verse kind of gives me a push to keep going on for the Lord.
  4. iAlive

    Blessed

    Amen! We have many things to be thankful for, even in the worst times. I could like that post if this was Facebook, ha-ha! :P
  5. iAlive

    Why do people do this?

    It's what happens when you begin to desire to be like the world for acceptance and 'friends'. Or probably just to look like a 'cool' person to hang around with. Never look from where you came, as the Israelites did when God led them out of Egypt. Plus no one really likes to be called out on...
  6. iAlive

    Tough times

    Sister, as believers, we are going through this wilderness to get to our promised land. The way will be tough, and God doesn't promise to erase all troubles from now to death. He does promise to be with us. This world is fallen, and bad things do happen to everybody. For our strength, we...
  7. iAlive

    32 Things You Might Not Know About Charles Spurgeon

    My dad loves Charles Spurgeon's teaching. I love the parts about Hudson Taylor and George Muller. I know them, and I thought that was awesome. Sounds like I should be getting more into Charles Spurgeon's stuff.
  8. iAlive

    Can a women be a 'pastor'?

    No, I do not believe that women should teach. It says so in I Timothy 2:12. They just cannot teach or have authority over man. However, they (the aged woman) can teach other younger woman and children. (Titus 2:3-4) One of the verses shared had that whole 'one in Christ Jesus', Galations...
  9. iAlive

    A question for pastors' kids

    They taught me about Jesus, and to celebrate Him during Christmas and Easter--not the bunny and mr. claus. They disciplined me at times, and didn't 'spare the rod.' They kept trying to take me to church, even when I protested. They gave me good gifts, (I believe I was kinda' spoiled as a...
  10. iAlive

    Studying Your Bible, and then Finding Out Something New.

    yep. we shouldn't be ashamed of it.. but to be honest, that was how I was at the beginning of my walk with God. eventually, though, I got more bolder with my faith. Some people think I'm crazy for following God and all that, but I'm happy to be a 'fool for Christ.'
  11. iAlive

    The Chapter-A-Day thread.

    It is "The Great Escape" Bible style. God's making His name known with all these plagues and deeds.. and you know, when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea and finally got to Israel (their promised land), a part of the region seemed to have heard the story, am I right? (Who would fail to...
  12. iAlive

    The Chapter-A-Day thread.

    One thing that strikes me is God destroying Egypt's livestock. Both with the sickness, and then the hail. The sickness killed a lot of the nation's animals, and then the hail killed anyone that was outside along with their herbs and trees. God weakened Egypt by that. They lost a good...
  13. iAlive

    Should we mark out any passages of Scripture that condemn homosexuality?

    Of course not.
  14. iAlive

    Is this normal?

    Ahhh, I know the feeling, bro. You're not alone. There was a time when I was a heavy doubter, but it passed as I got older and got more grounded in the Word of God. Sometimes, I still do wonder about it, but now, it's not as much as I used to. (In those days, I hardly, if ever, read the Bible...
  15. iAlive

    Studying Your Bible, and then Finding Out Something New.

    I was referring to how sometimes, as Christians, we get embarrassed when someone finds out we read the Bible. Sometimes, we don't want anybody to know. I probably should've worded that more carefully.
  16. iAlive

    thoughts on sexuality ??

    I won't vote for it, or support it.. However, that does not make me 'homophobic'. I'm not afraid of homosexuals, nor do I hate them. In fact, I love and care for their well-being because God loved me even in my own sins. I want them to find Christ, but I acknowledge the Bible condemns...
  17. iAlive

    School and God

    Going to school gives us younger Christians the opportunity to be a light and show Jesus.
  18. iAlive

    Is commiting simulated sins pleasing to God?

    Well, does video games like that edify you, encourage/exhort you, and teach you to keep on living for Jesus?
  19. iAlive

    Studying Your Bible, and then Finding Out Something New.

    I agree.. I'm guilty of video games. I've played them, However, as I got older, I began to put those things away. It just lost its appeal to me. Sides, it doesn't really merge well with my church life, and it isn't exactly something I could share with the congregation. I used to be a...
  20. iAlive

    The Chapter-A-Day thread.

    Yeah.. he wasn't. Maybe he was just stubborn, and, being the king of Egypt, wanted to be on the higher ground. His heart was hardened against God, which seems to me to be a terrible thing to happen. Like what that commentary said about one of the earlier chapters.. I don't think God...
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