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    Should American Christians be in support of government-run healthcare?

    Keep in mind that I didn't say I am for government-run healthcare, posting Scripture in support of it, but that the point of my post was to show how Christians have majorly dropped the ball, and God may just be allowing the government to take over since Christians won't do it. I fully agree...
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    Should American Christians be in support of government-run healthcare?

    EDIT - My point in this isn't a debate on government-run healthcare btw. It's an addressing of the failing of American Christians in using our resources rightly. I've listened some lately to commentary from conservative Christians on the vote on government-run healthcare. And it's got me...
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    Will of God

    I think there's a few different ways to help us understand God's will, but we can only go so far because of our limited ability to know God's character. One way is to separate His will into "passive" and "active" will. He has a will as a whole, but chooses to act in certain ways, which we...
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    why I beleive there will be sexaulity in heaven

    The most helpful approach to this is to know what the purpose for marriage and sex are and move forward from there. Biblically, God designed marriage and sex to not be exclusive of each other (barring physical problems in marriage). So when talking about one, the other should be included in...
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    Good reads?

    When Sinners Say "I Do" by Dave Harvey is verrry good. My fiancee and I have read through most of it together, and it's been really good and helpful to us. It's really helped us to examine our own hearts and apply the Gospel to ourselves, each other, and our relationship. I highly recommend it!
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    Interfaith Dating

    I think the best direct address concerning being with someone from a different (or no) religion is in 2 Corinthians. It’s really important to know the ‘why’ before you know the ‘what’ of how God created something to be. Starting in chapter 5 is the reasoning for the ‘why’. Vs...
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    trying to understand lust.......

    Watch this: Mars Hill Church | The Peasant Princess | Do Not Awaken Love | Vegas Bachelor Party
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    books/resources for unmarried christian couple

    I think what you need most is to know what the purpose God created marriage for is. I think the best book on that is "This Momentary Marriage" by John Piper. You can get it very cheaply at This Momentary Marriage :: Desiring God Christian Bookstore. I also highly recommend "When Sinners say...
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    Looking for communication advice

    Who are we to decide God's character and commands? If we don't want to believe His Word (which reveals what it means to be a Christian), why even call ourselves Christians?
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    Looking for communication advice

    The problem with Christians marrying non-Christians isn't primarily an issue of compatibility or agreeableness, though those are very difficult issues to contend with. The primary problem lies in how Christians marrying non-Christians reflects God's intended purpose for creating marriage. God...
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    For those of you in an LDR

    Australia. And I'm American.
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    For those of you in an LDR

    1. How did you meet? ChristianForums 2. How long have you KNOWN each other? About 4.5 - 5 years 3. How long have you been in a relationship? 11 months 4. How long have you been in a long distance relationship? 7 - 8 months 5. How often do you talk or otherwise communicate with each other...
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    How to marry without getting Married?

    It amuses me how many people want to create their own 'God' using statements like, "I feel like God would..." or "I don't think God would...". Who are we to decide who God is and what His character is? Submit your heart to God's revealed Word. Interpret your sinful heart by God's revealed...
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    Sex!!

    That's great! :)
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    Engagement Pictures

    I took some engagement pictures of my fiancee and I last week. I think they came out great since I did them myself and have never done engagement pictures before.
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    Engagement photos

    I took some engagement pictures of my fiancee and I last week.
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    Living together

    And if you don't marry, do you really want to have given away the intimacy of living with a woman you're romantically attached to and not married to? If you know you want to be together for life, why not just get married? While finding reasons for living together may convince you it's ok...
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    "Free Vacation!" awards

    lol I got the same. We're scheduled to go to the meeting thing on Wednesday. Think it's even worth it to go?
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    for couple's considering marriage

    That's great. Marriage is supposed to be an image of Christ and the church in many ways, and divorce and unloving marriages really makes it a bad image.
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    Emerging church, Bell, Mclaren, etc.

    The issue is that post-modernism it is based on human interpretation based on feeling and desire. Humans are sinful at the core, and this idea of interpreting Scripture in light of us creates doctrine that is not Biblical. It's the decades old "existence precedes essence" existentialism...