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I identify fully with the first part. I struggle so much with the second part about only needing Jesus by my side.

copied from a post futher back .. I couldn't think of a better way of putting it..... I belong to Jesus and His church, sorry it doesnt have a name. Jesus is the head, the Holy Spirit our teacher.

Karen Redmile struggles to use the bridge over the platform at her local railway station as the stairs are steep and she has a disability. For the past four years, that hasn

That is amazing!!

Some translations say "Pit" or "hole". I don't think it is meant to represent anything other than what it says. If two people are close to a pit and one of them can see, the sighted one can prevent them both from falling into it. However, if they are both blind they are very likely to fall into the pit because they didn't see it.

I am very happy being Christ's bond-servant; He's the best Master any one could have :-)

It brings to mind something else which is a similar case of "not letting go" of some one. Companies are now making reborn dolls that very closely resemble babies who have died.......................................... "Parents struggling to cope with losing a baby are easing their grief with replica dolls of their lost children.The lifelike models, called Reborn Dolls, have a mechanical beating heart, realistic hair and even veins, says The ...... Newspaper Experts make them look identical to a child that has died, and weights are placed in their limbs and bodies to mimic the way a real baby would feel to hold. However the Child Bereavement Trust, a charity that counsels grieving families, has warned against parents replacing lost babies with models. It told The ......Newspaper "It's more helpful for them to face the reality of what is happening and express their painful feelings without relying on such a doll."

Thank you for posting this question. Although I can't give a clear cut answer the post gave me food for thought. For many years now I know that I have been taking God's grace for granted. I have almost come to a point where I have stopped growing spiritually, not because I think I don't need to grow any more (no one will ever reach that state) but because I have become blas

It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world !!!

Hadn't heard of the emergent church so just looked it up .........................oh boy!

I watched this on the TV news this evening and was deeply saddened by it. I looked up some newspaper articles about it online in order to read the comments. One chap wrote, "Can I now walk into a vegetarian hotel and demand that they serve meat?" He has a point!

Hi. I lost a little boy when he was 12 weeks old. Like you I wonder why God sometimes allows us to have children only to take them away so soon. I have to accept that God knows best ..............................not always an easy thing to do. I will pray for you and your family.

I didn't have an answer to offer either so I had a look at what some websites said about building alters. There were many different ideas about this subject. I found one which seemed the best idea about being an alter, I will quote from it below. Hope it helps. ................................................................................................... After Gideon talked to the Lord face to face, he built an altar to Him. Look at Romans 12:1. It tells us to do the same thing with our own bodies. After we meet face to face with the Lord, we will want to build an altar to the Lord and offer ourselves as a sacrifice to Him. But it is obvious that there are many Christians who are not dead to self. Maybe it is because they are not meeting with the Lord like they should. They forfeit spiritual success. There is a positive and a negative side to righteousness. Gideon not only build an altar to the Lord, but he also tore down the altar to Baal. Many Christians say that they have offered themselves as a sacrifice to the Lord, but it is obvious that they are not dead to self because there is too much of Baal still left in their life. We need more Christians who take the time to find out exactly what God wants them to do. Some don't want to know. It may involve study or work or moving or a change of plans. But we will never be spiritually successful until we find God's will for our life. We may not be sure of what God wants, but if we want to find His will -- to the point of talking to Him, and building an altar to Him and tearing down the altar of Baal -- He will show us His will. Romans 12:2b says, "But be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."

Thank you for posting this. I struggle with the same issue. One verse that confuses me is "Work out your salvation in fear and trembling", maybe I'm not reading it as it is meant to be read.

Hello again. I'm sending this message just to try sort out a couple of things because I really do think that we are talking at cross-purposes. My first comment re your post was that I couldn't understand it. You have a way of writing that just isn't plain english. I am fairly intelligent and can understand most things but I hadn't a clue as to what you were actually saying in your post. Are you simply saying that most Christians do not have the respect for God that they should have? With that I would agree and I would include myself. You hardly know me so to refer to me as being a "Holier than thou" person was quite unfair. I am in fact quite the opposite. I often say that if Paul considers himself to the the chief of sinners, I come a close second! I am nowhere near to being where I should be with my walk with God. I am quite aware and very ashamed of that fact. I have studied both the Old and the New Testement with an international study group called "Community Bible Study" which was in fact started in America. Their studies are in-depth. I am not just a person who has had a casual glance at their bible and thinks they know all there is to know. I shall NEVER know all there is to know. I don't want to be on a bad-footing with any one, I simply want to be able to express my honest views.