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Good advice Absolem and keep praying for her.

How on earth do I get through to people that they are disrespecting my boundaries and causing me intense frustration!? One friend I have know for 30yrs, we have been really close but never really knew each other (we live in different states and have not seen each other in 17yrs). We have both been through abusive marriages, I am still in mine, she is now a widow. Anyway, this woman is NAGGING me to the point of complete exasperation! What about, prayer! She is trying to micro manage my life, is very bossy to the point of becoming controlling; I had NO IDEA that she was like this at all! Yes, I have told her how I felt about it, even expressed my ire and frustration, I spoke my thoughts clearly, but she is not honoring my words, my words return to me as powerless! I feel disrespected and completely unheard. Now I am avoiding her phone calls, because I just do not know what to do!? Anyone have any insight to share with me? I can't avoid her forever, that just does not solve anything now does it. But, I need a break from her incessant nagging and harping! People like this have ALWAYS intimidated me, I cow down to them and get where I literally cannot talk to them at all (that is a life long problem)!

Whatever you ( Your closest friendnt ) had intended for your post to mean and say. . . did not come across as something brilliant and dazzling or even witty. It is a misrepresentation of scripture and of Jesus. It is extremely tacky and offensive statement on your part. 1 Corinthians 2:1 ( ESV ) And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom.

I have an idea, you are human.

They could clone you and then there would be a punch of "Yous" running around all over the place ! LOL! I'm only funning.

Your Indian ancestry reminds me of our Northwest History teacher who also taught hygiene. Both the Flathead and Blackfoot Indians lived in the area but she mixed them up and called the Blackhead and Flatfoot Indians.

No, this is not Biblical teachings. You don't have a choice in the matter of the "rapture" as those who subscribe to this teaching or interpretation. If you are a born again saint, how can you be left behind. Will not all, every single believer be raptured according to the belief. Is it not only unbelievers, who would be left behind, you don't have a choice in the matter. So in fact, only the Lord knows who is saved and would be raptured . If a person is a doubter in the rapture, does it make him a unbeliever. What about the people who are in the middle, like me. I do not pay too much attention to this , as i don't have a choice, it is the Lord to decide. I am to do what is required of me here as a born again believer with the tools and graces given here to occupy, i.e repentance, sanctification, justification, hope, faith and the rest. The Lord know who are his and he will act accordingly. Why the preoccupation with a word that believers have become entangled with and fuss over. There are many well respected Theologians that holds opposite views, and these are men who have been in study of scripture most of their lives. Taking the mark has nothing to do with the rapture as such, but allegiance to whom is your Lord and savior. If you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, the mark is of no relevance to you, only to unbelievers.

If she is a Christian, perhaps remind her of the passage to remove the plank from her own eye before trying to remove the speck from yours. It's hard for me to relate to your position because I am very blunt, so I personally would just tell her to back off.

That is like saying that there are different kinds of lies. There are lies with good motives and there are lies with bad motives, yet, a lie is a lie.

I think ships ought to be named at the very least for American patriots who fight for our freedoms, not against them.

Agreed. What happened was a tragedy, but I really dislike the way she uses it to push her agenda. Kinda thing makes me glad I don't live in the Tucson district. Used to be ships were named for someone after they passed.

Ok, here's my story: Shortly after my husband died, a married friend of his (supposedly a Christian) propositioned me. Seriously, he was trying to talk me into an affair with him! I was shocked and horrified, and I wanted desperately to inform his wife (I had always liked her and merely tolerated him). However I had no way of contacting her without running the risk of winding up talking to him instead. So I prayed and asked the LORD to have her get in touch with me. A good bit of time went past, and one day she called me! I didn't know what to say or how to tell her what her husband had done. Turned out she'd called me to tell me know her husband had passed away. So I just offered her sympathy and said nothing about his unGodly offer. She was already reeling from losing him; why should I add to her grief? Anyway, my counsel would be to leave it in the LORD's hands and see if He makes an opportunity for you to warn her.

I dont think this is fitting. Isnt a vessel being named for someone happen only after they are deceased? She has become vocal agenda driven anti gun fanatic who uses her fame to get her message across, despite the fact that it was a lack of guns that contributed to the enormity of the crime against her and others that day. (The chief of police in tucson is anti gun and ordered his officers not to have weapons at that event, something the media doesnt report on.) I do think that what happened to her and others was a terrible tragedy and I do not mean to sound like I belittle it, but really what has she done to deserve this except get shot? She was at best a mediocre politician. A 9 yr old girl who was brought there as a special treat died in that tragedy. The vessel should have been named for her instead.

God Bless you my Sis Willa My own reminder as well I love you....Your Kwicky

It sounds like this woman is controlling and manipulative.Two very bad qualities This person knows you are a good victim for their negative behavior. I think you should pray for this person and ask God to guide and direct you as to how to proceed. Tell God everything that is on your heart. Then step back and avoid contact until God gives you direction.

It's very unfortunate you have gotten into the situation like this, but I don't see how it's your fault since you were deceived by this man. This is likely a pattern of his and I'm sure that he's done it over and over again. I understand how you feel guilty and want to share this information with his wife but honestly, I don't believe it is your place to do any further damage in this wreck of a marriage. Who knows what's really going on there ? It's very hard for a woman not to have some kind of idea that something like this is going on with her husband. Since you've already broken it all off, and I'm sure you've repented for your part in this, I would stay as far away from this person as you possibly can.

Everyone on Earth in all of time who accepts the Messiah - accepts Christ as savior , accepts the Gospel - will be among the elect of Matthew 24. Everyone in Israel who accepts the Messiah - accepts Christ as savior , accepts the Gospel - will be among the elect of Matthew 24 as well. 'He is NOT a Jew who is one outwardly but he is a Jew who is one Inwardly' Romans 2.

The evidence of death in Earth's geologic Deep-Time (revealed by the fossil record) is not a fact that disproves the Biblical narrative. On the contrary, it cannot be lightly dismissed in an honest and intelligent quest for Biblical truth. Yes, In the beginning God Created the heaven and Earth (Genesis 1:1), but a Rightly-Divided literal reading of the Holy Bible reveals the seven-days of Genesis are not a description of the Earth's original creation, nor are they some enigmatic description of the Earth's geologic history. They are the Holy Spirit's inspired Scriptural account of how the Lord God Almighty regenerated the heavens and Earth after a previous world order was corrupted by Lucifer's rebellion and fall in Earth's ancient past (Isaiah 14:12-16 & Ezekiel 28:13-17). "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." (Genesis 1:2 KJV) The Bible clearly says the Earth was already here before the work of the seven-days even begins. There is a vast time-gap between the first two verses of Genesis. The Genesis Gap Doctrine, commonly called the "Gap Theory" or "Ruin-Reconstruction" interpretation of Genesis, is not a modern-day interpretation of the Holy Bible. It is a theological teaching that was espoused by the fundamental Protestant faith long before Darwin's Theory of Evolution was published; at a time when the modern geological sciences were in still in their infancy. The Genesis Gap Doctrine does not contradict the accepted scientific evidence and observations that indicate an Earth that is at least 4.5 billion years old. It also explains why there is evidence of death observed in the Earth's fossil record extending at least three-billion years back into Deep-Time. Genesis 1:2 is the Holy Bible's first mystery. And the precise wording of this New Testament cross-reference to Genesis 1:2 provides the Biblical basis for correctly interpreting the full truth of the matter: "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." (2 Pet 3:5-7 KJV) More here; http://www.kjvbible.org/index.html

Only if you cherry pick from the psalm Psalms 27:2 When the wicked came against me To eat up my flesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell. 3 Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident. An army encamped against him in heaven? Please.... Psalms 27:6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.” 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not leave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. Enemies all around him in heaven? Having to seek the Lord in heaven? This pre-trib theology continues to reach and reach like a stretch armstrong doll. This is the very essence of why cherry picking is unsound. God bless

I'm glad to read of these rallies. Reminding the Muslim community here that we are a free country with a Constitution is important. Sharia is discriminatory. These Muslim Imam's and others that are concerned about discrimination are I think playing the victim card here. When they know very well Sharia has no tolerance for everyone who is not Muslim. But these planned rallies are executing a free speech platform that isn't allowed in Muslim dominated countries. That's what they're opposed to I think. How dare we say we're not ever going to allow Sharia to become law here. How dare we not.

Amen to all of the above. God bless America!

I have to object to the idea that Israel, the Jewish people, will receive a special salvation from God. I am not 'anti-Semitic', I only feel sad for those who refuse to accept Jesus' salvation, which is on offer now; there will be no further chance later. The idea of the Jews calling upon their Messiah and being saved, isn't in the Bible, it is just a construct of the 'rapture to heaven' of the Church believers. Those people currently living in a part of the holy Land, followers of the Judaism religion: which is far removed from the worship that God originally gave them, are also atheists, LBGT people and false religion worshippers. They are all prophesied to be judged and punished, only a remnant will survive to join their Christian brethren. Romans 9:27, Isaiah 22:14, Jeremiah 10:18, Luke 19:27, +

In earlier post(s), you had posted that Jesus was created by the Father, without clarifying HIS BODY, HIS Fleshly tent, is what was created by the Father, and your post(s) was reported as denying Jesus contrary to both Scripture and the rules of this site we are on. Here now it seems you have clarified what you meant........ and it is different than those previous post(s) stated , standing alone without explanation at the time.

Before he wrote Dianetics, Hubbard was a practicing satanist and the deputy leader of the satanic OTO (founded by the satanist Alistair Crowley) at the Pasadena branch, under the rocket scientist Jack Parsons. They fell out over a large sum of money ($20,000), Hubbard left and decided to found his own religion, so that he could then have full control, as well as access to all the money.

Here in Plymouth in the UK, many evangelicals who attend churches with firm Trinitarian doctrinal statements of faith on their web sites, are themselves non-Trinitarian; usually modalists who claim that Jesus is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Or else they are tri-theists who'll claim that God is three separate persons or separate beings each with his own mind, will, even essence etc. So sadly, most evangelicals simply do not understand the Trinity, and give non-Trinitarian definitions of the Trinity, or unbiblical views about the person of Christ; such as that he has only one spirit (Apollinarianism) or that he is the Father (Modalism) or I was even told at Plymouth Christian Center, which is Plymouth's largest church on their 2012 Alpha course that Christ did not make a full atonement on the cross, he went to hell after dying on the cross and I was told that he then offered a sacrifice to Satan where the atonement was complete. The influence of GOD TV and vile American TV preachers who also have unbiblical views of the Trinity, as well as teaching both compulsory tithing and signs and wonders (miracles) has been truly horrific. Many people, such as myself have simply walked out of "church" never to return, as they (I ) realize that much evangelicalism is focused upon subjective, touchy-feely feelings and bears more in common with ancient Gnosticism than with creedal Christianity. When Christians were martyred for their faith in the first three centuries, they died defending objective, literal and real facts; such as Christ's literal and physical bodily resurrection, or that Christ was both fully God and fully man, or his literal, personal and physical imminent second coming. Most of today's evangelicals, here in Plymouth and in the South-West of the UK have completely abandoned facts, evidence or proof, and their evangelical religion is feminized mush of hyper-emotions and their own subjective (often mystical) feelings, which they get hyped up by loud pop music every Sunday morning when they sing songs reminiscent of "Jesus is my boyfriend music" which even the few weak beta-males who haven't yet abandoned the fellowship completely to the dominant women seem to enjoy singing. One has to shake your head with sadness, thinking of the ancient martyrs in the arena being asked by the Roman soldiers: "Are you willing to die for your faith?" Only to then hear the reply: "Yes, I get warm feelings in my tummy, whenever I sing the "Jesus is my boyfriend music" every Sunday, and so yes, I will never deny my own subjective mystical feelings, as what I think and how I feel is a million times more important to me than telling people truthful objective facts about Jesus, so yes, go ahead crucify me, I will gladly die testifying to the Lordship in my own life, of my own subjective feelings over all and any objective truth." Oh my, is it any wonder why Christianity is dying here in the UK and the Muslims (who reject post-modern feelings, and instead teach lies as objective facts), knowing full well that 99% of the weak feminized and cowardly Christians will never challenge them or their claimed factual statements about Christ (which are actually lies such as he did not die on a cross and he was only a prophet but not God and man)!

The Pre-Adamite World and the Ancient Origin of Satan, a.k.a. Lucifer. Materials from this site may be freely copied for personal use or church Bible studies. http://www.kjvbible.org/satan.html Observations of Geological Evidence for the Death of the Old World http://www.kjvbible.org/death_of_the_ancient_world.html Life Forms Just Before End of Ice Age and After Seven Days of Genesis http://www.kjvbible.org/lifeform.html The Necessary Dividing Lines between Science and Faith and the Vanity of the Ongoing Creation vs. Evolution Debate http://www.kjvbible.org/thedebate.html The Sevens (7) of the Bible in Time and Nature http://www.kjvbible.org/seven_days.html The Lost Rivers of the Garden of Eden http://www.kjvbible.org/rivers_of_the_garden_of_eden.html The Fountains of Noah's Flood and the Windows of Heaven http://www.kjvbible.org/geysers.html Plus much, much, more, follow the next page tab at the bottom of each page.

There is only one Christ, the Messiah, meaning anointed one.

Well I thought these cartoons you post are open for interpretation. Meaning everyone would say what they get from the cartoon and how they see them. In other words I did not take then to have a "right or wrong answer." And that is what I saw and got out of it. I am sorry but I do not think I will ever give you the answer you want to hear from me. I always feel like I am marching to my own beat around here if you know what I mean. If you only want to hear from people who think like you, well you will have to check me off your list I guess.

This Psalm in its entirety reflects coming from the time when David was fleeing for his life from Saul. If it were to be taken as a prophecy, seeing that David was a King of Israel, it would be more in regards to Israel being safe in the wilderness than anything else. However since David talks about being surrounded by his enemies it is most likely from the time when Saul was hunting him. God bless

Considering he is talking about being surrounded by his enemies, I would respectfully disagree.

Hi Ricky You know, we need to trust our Lord in everything. He has given us His Life. This means that we believe, trust, pray, read His Word, follow His commandments, praise Him, worship Him in everything we turn our hands to. If things do not turn out the way we want them to, then we re-do the above and on, ad infinitum. We don't let disappointments get us down, but continue to do all we can, because now, and in Heaven, awaits our Great Redeemer, our Great Treasure, our Pearl of great price, and "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." Rom. 8:18. I never question my faith. In my nearly 40 year journey with the Lord, He has never let me down. My husband and I both need serious physical healing. Though I continue to thank Him for it, it is yet to be made manifest. It doesn't matter to me. My faith does not depend on what He could do, but what he has done! Thank Him for all the blessings you do have - the best one being that He has saved you! I don't mean to say we don't all have trials and tribulations, but that He holds our hands through it all and will be with us, even unto the end of the age. Blessings, brother.

I agree with your take on this. Just because someone is in a position of authority doesn't mean they naturally deserve respect because of that position. There are people in authority or who strive for that role, that are tyrants once they arrive there. In that case I think it wise to promote the truism that respect is earned. Because not everyone is deserved of respect. I've known people who will say in church that we are all children of God and are created in his image. And as such we should respect one another. And then those same people who said that on Sunday will speak the most reprehensible things about people they are in conflict with. Or that they don't respect. That's part of that other old truism , proof is in the pudding. It is so easy to speak as if we have angels working our mouth. But when the devil shows up the angels we realize were never really there. It was all illusion someone wanted to paint to make themselves look like they were the good. When they were not so. Thinking that deserves respect insults what it means to respect someone who deserves it. Just like love. I don't love everybody. I don't love the doctor that harmed my dad in the hospital. I don't love the nurse that abused him there. I don't respect them. If I respected them, I'd be respecting that which is in them that let them harm a man who was mentally incapacitated due to liver disease. I think the sad thing among our community is very often we say what we think we're suppose to sound like as Christians. When it comes to being real and something else shows itself maybe we then will see that the only one we're fooling putting on airs, masks that aren't genuine, is ourselves. Because God see's through it all. We're Christian. That doesn't mean we're perfect. It just means we're forgiven and we're following that precious holy voice that asks us to be better as we learn to do that from a genuine place in the heart of hearts.

Yes, I am often convicted when reading about David's respect for his king. Maybe knowing that God had anointed him as the next king had something to do with it. People would either be honoring or disrespecting him as well. But he also respected Saul's relatives. Rom 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Rom 13:2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. I have to remind myself that Paul wrote the Romans who lived under Caesars and Nero. The latter used Christians for candles. Certainly both he and Hitler were of the spirit of the Antichrist. Yet the Holy Spirit was telling them to be subject to them. This takes an attitude to which I aspire, as well as the necessary humility. I was always taught to give respect to those to whom it is due, but have had problems respecting the office when I couldn't respect the person.

I grew up in a place where the leading party in many ways misused and still misuse their authority. I could have become bitter about it, but in the end, it would have been me who was hurt by the grudge. Last year, the people started standing up for themselves and though it seemed fair, it didn't necessarily show a respect for authority. Sometimes it is easy to fight for our rights, and our focus changes. I have often thought that perhaps, there is something in us that needs to change in us before the situation will change. I think of all the suggestions just in this once verse: humbling ourselves, praying and seeking God. If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)

You can respect the life of another human being, but not because they are in authority. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. When men and women become world leaders, they demand our respect and homage. I demand their bio, references, extensive background check, mental health assessment including Hare's check list for psychopathy, employment history, and first born son (joke). We respect leaders foolishly, their humanity yes, their power no. Look at Hitler...people idolized him and he butchered 12 million. Don't get caught up in this respecting authority nonsense. You are deserving of respect when you respect others underneath you.