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So, this comes in light of the whole debacle surrounding Josh Harris, author of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye." Coincidentally, also the father-in-law of one of my small town church acquaintances (I would say friend, but tbh we weren't really close, but we know of each other and served in some...

do you feel guilty for being the person not willing to reconcile when the other party is sincere in wanting to make things work? particularly in a friendship

I recently heard a sermon where the pastor used the phrases "trespass" in regards to the Lord's Prayer. "Forgive us our trespasses, as we also forgive those who trespass against us." But I have always seen this passage as debts...but really, more about sin. The pastor made it seem more about...

I've heard this term come up quite a bit in Christian circles; it is clearly utilized more by females especially; though a man can certainly have boundaries. I was angry at first, because boundaries were placed on me that I felt were not biblical (I was not allowed to bible studies because...

Beliefs: Triune God, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, Jesus is God; Three in One (1 John 1:1) Jesus died on the cross and was resurrected three days later for the forgiveness of sins. Salvation should be followed by repentance. Broken relationships need to be reconciled quickly. All have sinned and...

so, to clarify, I don't literally mean I am Jesus. Here's what I mean: For the first few years of my walk---I loved the vast majority of everything I saw in Jesus and the teachings of Paul...there was little not to like. There was some knowledge of my sinfulness but an ever present desire to...

Specifically curious about the reformed theology on the matter. For those who aren't aware, a brief synopsis on the situation is Paul & Barnabas were both great teachers who sailed together, but there came a rift due to differing viewpoints considering Jon-Mark, another fellow believer. Some...

Thats all I want. I just want the pastoral family that cut me off to work things out, thats all I want. Why can't I get over them. I'm not even entirely sure I know what I did wrong, other than be annoying maybe, and even this I acknowledged, yet they won't speak to me. This pain is...

Why bother. I grew up non christian for 20 years and had very little problems, and Christians have been the most devastating and difficult people in my life. I've developed schizophrenia, depression, bipolar, and suicidal tendencies---and ALL of it are consequences from Christians who...

Let Go and let God? :: Jesusthoughts Decided to get back into blogging after a year--fair warning, my beliefs have changed much since then, so previous posts may not be consistent. Basically just wanting to get insight before I begin posting publically..testing the waters if you will. Hopefully...

I've recently been unbanned, and while frustrating at the time, I can say authority has it's place. There are plenty of outlets for discussion, and if one is deemed unfit on one website, there are plenty of others where you can discuss, so don't force it...so do the best you can to respect the...

Came out of an AofG church that was big on Henry Cloud, Dave Ramsey, and Andy Stanley, and towards the end if my time, implemented "boundaries" on me for personal dislike as opposed to church discipline--that resulted in me reviewing Henry Cloud in depth, and from everything I've seen, he...

Let's talk about this word "toxic" that my friends love to use. I hear this from Christians and non-Christians alike. Whenever it's used, it's typically used to justify why you cut somebody out of your life, because they upset you, they annoyed you, they didn't live up to YOUR standards. But...

I had a conversation with a friend the other night, basically she told me why she left church and stopped believing, how she had all the right answers but didn't actually believe any of it (she had grown up Catholic tho), and how now she believes every religion is true for each person...

My church is teaching about false teachers right now and it got me thinking, it would be nice to know who others considered to be false teachers. I myself would put Kenneth Copeland, Todd white, and Henry cloud, and probably benny hinn under the title false teacher, but what do others think?

I feel weird in today's church. While I get that there's this thing called grace for all sinners; I also sense that worldly culture is infecting our church culture. The reason I say this is the number of divorces within the church, and very few of them have to do with abuse or infidelity...

The concept of Boundaries, at least as preached by Henry Cloud, is a false doctrine. The Trustworthy Word: A Response to Dr. Henry Cloud's Sermon at Gateway Church (July 9)

Unsure where to post, feel free to move. I'm very confused. As far as general church teaching from what I experienced, its reserved for marriage. However, I cant say i followed it as I was in a sexual relationship for a year, though at times I felt guilty. But the more more I discover it...

First, I apologize for any spelling errors. Using my phone so autocorrect fails may happen. Anyway, I have really prayed over this topic and vehemently opposed the concept of boundaries as I felt they were divisive and sinful, and even considered it false doctrine. But something was there, as...

I feel like giving up...I wish for reconciliation with all those people from my past so much...I don't understand how anyone can look at the Bible and say it doesn't say to reconcile. Anyways, I have so many hurts, but this last one just broke me and I don't know if I'll ever recover. My first...