Rev 12:10-11For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death. NIV

I apoligize. I misinterpreted:1 Tim 5:55 The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.NIV1 Tim 5:11-1311 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. 12 Thus they…[Read more]

1 Tim 5:11-1511 As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. 12 Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. 13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do…[Read more]

1 Peter 5:8-98 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. NIVIf my enemy is my flesh , what is it doing prowling around looking for others to devour? It's job is to attack me!It seems that if the “devil” is our flesh, then we would all have our own personal “devils” to…[Read more]

Quote (Jodi @ Sep. 21 2008,12:03)Once Jesus took control over the thoughts in his brain that were being aroused by his flesh, his desires to serve his flesh left him and he continued his walk serving God's Will.If you say that “the devil” is ''flesh”, then you could substitute the word “flesh” for devil”, which would give you:”his flesh left…[Read more]

Matt 4:33 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” NIVDoes our flesh “come to us” or “speak” to us?Matt 4:5-65 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. NIVCan our flesh take…[Read more]

Quote (Jodi @ Sep. 21 2008,08:46)These are really only a few examples from the bible that directly relate the influence of our flesh over our minds to cause us to sin.There is not one example however or mention of a supernatural creature as being the influence to our sin.This is because sin is a heart issue. The problem is not the sin, it is what…[Read more]

James 1:13-1513 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me .” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. NIVEph…[Read more]

Hi everyone,Do you know what sin is? It is an affirmation of what we love. When we sin, we are telling God, “this is more important to me than you. I love this more than you.” It makes us cringe to admit that, but it is the truth. Sin exposes the darkness that is in our hearts. The problem is not the sin as much as it is the darkness and the…[Read more]

Hi everyone,Do you know what sin is? It is an affirmation of what we love. When we sin, we are telling God, “this is more important to me than you. I love this more than you.” It makes us cringe to admit that, but it is the truth. Sin exposes the darkness that is in our hearts. The problem is not the sin as much as it is the darkness and the…[Read more]

Hi everyone,Do you know what sin is? It is an affirmation of what we love. When we sin, we are telling God, “this is more important to me than you. I love this more than you.” It makes us cringe to admit that, but it is the truth. Sin exposes the darkness that is in our hearts. The problem is not the sin as much as it is the darkness and the…[Read more]

absolutely. Belief is a choice. Love is a choice. Hatred is a choice.

Quote (kejonn @ July 17 2008,23:13)If God wanted people to know Jesus, he would have left more than just some writings about him.John 14:11-1411 Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; or at least believe on the evidence of the miracles themselves. 12 I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Aug. 13 2008,12:12) Is your concern that your god is unable to defend himself without your assistance?StuartHe is. That is why we are done talking.

Matt 7:2121 “Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.NIVMatt 12:50-13:150 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” NIVJohn 8:54-5554 Jesus replied, “If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father ,…[Read more]

Matt 12:1-1412:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.” 3 He answered, “Haven't you read what David did when he and his companions…[Read more]

{for what it's worth}There may be errors in the Bible- here and there. They, however, do not effect the whole message or “tenor” of scripture. Use scripture to interpret scripture. The clear passages interpret unclear ones.If you run across something in scripture that goes against your doctrine, search it out. Pray about it. Research the…[Read more]

Hey stu-{one final clarification and then I'll stop the dialogue with you b/c we get nowhere}The “hatred” that I referred to was the contempt that you had for the Creator of the universe. If you had no emotion toward something that you viewed as a false illusion, you would not speak the way you do and you certainly wouldn't care enough to waste…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Aug. 11 2008,04:36)Quote (Samuel @ Aug. 10 2008,12:33)It was not meant like that I do not think.I was just being rude again.  But then I think Shania was rude as well!  That's not really an excuse, just an observation!StuartI am not trying to be rude…. that comment was in reference to the verses that I posted above that. The fact i…[Read more]

Stuart-I don't expect you to understand.