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  1. Behold

    Basic NT stuff : is the real stuff

    What are the basics of Christianity, that we are to learn. ????? Well, Hebrews 13:9 is the Key verse in the entire NT, that you are to thoroughly ingrain into the mentality and the spirituality of anyone who is a new believer, that God gives you to train, so that the cults dont get them and...
  2. A

    Being a Lighthouse for My Agnostic Boyfriend

    Hi All, This is my first post on Christian Forums and I am looking for advice. While I am still pretty young, twenty years old, dating is something I don't take lightly. A few months ago, I met my current boyfriend and we fell in love. He is the kindest person I've met and I feel like he...
  3. Behold

    Are you in the Faith, or are you on the Cross?

    The NT tells you, if you are born again, to be "in the faith".....to make certain of this.... 2nd Corinthians 13:5 It does not tell you to be "IN the commandments" or "IN the law", or anything that has to do with performance or self effort .. as how to be "IN the FAITH". Jesus gave you some...
  4. URA

    Love Needs Something To Overlook In Order To Be Authentic

    It's a thought I just had in prayer. God didn't have to make us imperfect, and He didn't have to let mercy be His defining characteristic. If we were all inherently sinless, perfect creatures, there would be no challenge to love, nothing to overcome. What are your thoughts?
  5. D

    Jesus' willingness to heal

    Matthew Chapter 8:1-17 reveals that the Lord Jesus strongly desire to see the sick healed of physical, mental and/or emotional hurts. I don't fully understand why, but the above Bible passage makes it is so obvious that it is his will that the Jews and Gentiles be healed. Jesus recognises the...
  6. Minister Monardo

    The Standard of Christ is love

    SS 2:4. He brought me to the banquet house and his banner (standard) over me is love. 1 John 3:14, 16. We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers and sisters. The one who does not love abides in death. By this we know love, because He laid down His life for...
  7. GospelS

    Do You Hurt Your Body?

    While some believers (men and women) unequally yoke with unbelievers, they are starving their fellow other members of the body of Christ from experiencing marital love, who could not find a believer and are left with no choice but to remain single. You are hurting Christ.
  8. B

    Having relationship issues, need advice.

    Me (M 19) and my girlfriend (20) have been dating for 3 years. I know we’re pretty young, but we have an apartment together in Los Angeles. I’m a Lutheran and conservative. She’s a pagan and liberal. We’ve known throughout our relationship that we have different views on religion and...
  9. GospelS

    Torah + Prophets

    "Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that sums up the teaching of the Torah and the Prophets". Matthew 7:12 The perfect love of the heavenly Father is most reflected in His children when they treat others as they themselves wish to be treated. Ask yourself whether the...
  10. Christsfreeservant

    Have Unity of Mind

    1 Peter 3:8-9 ESV “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” We, as followers of Jesus...
  11. K

    Will God convert a Mormon to a Christian?

    My friend is dating a mormon who is about to go to his mission next month. She really loves this guy and we’ve been praying for this relationship to work. Although at the end of the day it’s God’s will. All my friend wants is him to convert to a Christian so they can both serve God together in...
  12. T

    Intimacy in a Relationship

    So I've been in this relationship with this guy for three months now after getting to know each other for about a year. We're both Christians of course and we both want to keep ourselves for marriage. However, we are both very passionate people and find ourselves craving each other. We do not...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    Seek the Welfare

    Jeremiah 29:7 ESV “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” Where does the Lord have you in this life? Where has he placed you? He has a reason for you to be there. He has something...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Love for Enemies

    Matthew 5:43-48 NASB “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good...
  15. H

    Hello!

    Hello everyone! My name is Hannah and I'm a follower of Jesus. I'm living by faith in God since a couple of years (e.g I forsook everything to follow Jesus, I work for love and I stopped working for money, trusting in God for my daily provision and I do evangelism full-time). I join this...
  16. JohnTh

    The last words of Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo on Mount Athos

    Besides the last words (and photos) of Metropolitan Paul which you will find at the link below I remember now his very meek, soft, humble kind of being. In that Sunday, in the morning he held for us the liturgy and in the evening we had a gathering (synaxis) with him. He didn't spoke a lot but...
  17. JD011089

    Whats your gift?

    Hello Family, I come here to ask a question. What has God gifted you with? There's so much that we are talented with, but what are you gifted with. What comes naturally to you without breaking a sweat. How can/Do you use your gift to help out our fellow brothers and sisters in christ? I'm...
  18. G

    Do you have to see the Cross as Jewish, before you can understand it, as a Jew?

    Hi there, So I posted something about seeing the cross in a Jewish way. My friend HARK! asked me to post here. The point was simply this: people see in the cross, what they want to see. The foundation for this observation was simply thus: people of the world, do not know how to distinguish...
  19. Heartofsilver

    Why I changed my political party

    Hello everyone, I used to be a Republican but, then after the seeing the volatileness of the Trump administration and watching as the families are being torn apart by different old laws that were passed or being enforced that need to be updated to modern standards. I really decided to start...
  20. Heartofsilver

    My fiancee is at it again...

    Hello everyone, Last night my fiancee texted me that he was anxious so I called him. He then proceeded to tell me that he was feeling really anxious about our engagement and feeling like where doing things too soon such as the engagement party and photos. Another reason why he is feeling...