Sis Irene,I'm sleeping under the stars with my kids tonight (we sleep on the deck during the hot weeks of summer). I spend a lot of time star-gazing and praying before I fall asleep. Tonight I will lift you up in prayer and send good thoughts your way! I especially feel for you if you are in pain. I hope they have given you some good pain…[Read more]

Bro, listen, we have a peace that passes all understanding that is available to us. This tells me that there will be times when our minds play tricks on us (cruel tricks).We cannot do anymore than Jesus has already done for us. So relax. You are saved (you only need to be saved once). If your emotions are not reliable, then don't rely on them.…[Read more]

Excellent thread!!

Quote (Cato @ July 29 2009,05:49)The most famous case of incest is Lot and his daughters (note: Lot was drunk and twice was conveniently unaware he was doing his own girls. Who would believe that defence today).Absolutely NO ONE would believe that defense today. But several on this board (mainly David) preached it from the mountain tops as being…[Read more]

I'm glad you're home and resting, Irene!Was the surgery horrible? I'm awaiting my own surgery/hysterectomy on the 4th and just dreading it.I hope this doesn't happen again to you!!!Much love,Mandy

“Fully” God, “fully” man.Words have completely lost their meaning!

Been thinking about you, Irene.So glad to hear things are healing up!Love to you,Mandy

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 24 2009,10:26)Hi JN, That verse is a poor foundation having been added by men.Nick,Are you aware of all the verses that have been added by men?Love,Mandy

Look at various footnotes on this verse, bro. Do your research. It's not as clear as you are praying it is.Love,Mandy

Quote (Cato @ July 25 2009,02:40)I guess it all comes down to being gay is evil because? Because Scripture tells you so? Do you think gays should be put to death? Lev 20:13 ” 'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads. That's…[Read more]

Pal,I am finding that bigotry and ignorance shake hands with your brand of Christianity.So sad. Love,Mandy

I personally ask for forgiveness several times a day!

I think they should bring the chastity belts back to control the population! Serioulsy though, education is the key. Teaching our children to not take for granted the earth's gifts; reduce, reuse, recycle.Some things seem beyond the people's control – it will take world-wide powers to make the changing differences. I think it will happen, it…[Read more]

Quote (Cato @ July 24 2009,06:28)Some thoughts:1.  I believe that sexual orientation is similar to handedness; most people are born right handed, a minority are left handed and an even smaller number have no dominance or ambidextrous.  Most of us are heterosexual, a minority are homosexual and some are bi-sexual.  I believe in most cases this is…[Read more]

Quote (WorshippingJesus @ July 21 2009,18:43)Do a study and see for yourself, the word is exclusively practiced on the Father and Jesus and recieved by the Father and Jesus in the NT.This should also be quite troubling to the anti-trinitarians.As a Trinitarian, it was troubling to me that the third person of the Trinity wasn't worshipped the same…[Read more]

Okay, thanks for the chat Nick (and Kathi).I'm off to a late-night movie!

Oh, hi Kathi – chime away!

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2009,15:57)Hi not3, The only way he was a new creation is that he was given to share in the Spirit of God.An ordinary man, perhaps a weak man as God's power shows up best in weak people. Forget the pictures of a tall handsome superman from nursery school.Galatians 6:15Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means…[Read more]

Quote (Nick Hassan @ July 20 2009,15:38)Hi not3, So Jesus gave up his own spirit when he died and this is not the Holy Spirit?I agree.But Nick,Where we do not agree is that Jesus was a combination of his two parents (God and man). God is holy Spirit 100%Mary is mankind 100%Jesus is their Son.Jesus' spirit was, for lack of a better way of putting…[Read more]

Of course if you want to adopt the trinitarian way of looking at things….this idea of another “Spirit” would make complete sense (I'm hearing an “Amen” from Keith!)