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Well you certainly won't get one by voting for a centre-right candidate like Obama I'm glad you said that, amor. So many of my fellow Americans argue incessantly that Obama is a socialist. Not realizing that, in many other western countries, he is considered a moderate or even a conservative. I think they just don't realize that Obama is actually middle of the road. Actually it doesn't show that he is middle of the road. It shows how far down the road and Left the rest of the Nations have become. Obama is most Left-Wing president this country has ever had. He is completely out of touch with mainstream America and the values of the majority.

May I ask what it was that jarred you awake? Jesus. :laugh: Seriously, I was an unbeliever in 2008 and couldn't stand the thought of John McCain as president. I didn't know a whole lot about Obama, other than he had a magnetic personality and I bought in to his "we are the world" concept". It's amazing what the Lord has done in my life over the past three years and the way He has opened my eyes to things.

i would not vote for Obama again under any circumstances.

Amen

How is someone who is a sinner coming to the Lord for salvation have a full understanding of the Gospel? It is revealed to them by the power of the Holy Spirit by whatever means he chooses. How can someone be saved if they don't know what they need to be saved from and don't understand the gospel?

There is nothing wrong with saying a sinner's prayer as long as the person saying it has a full understanding of the Gospel. If a person acknowledges that they are a sinner who can not save themselves; that Jesus died on the cross for their sins, three days later rose from the dead, and is their only means of salvation, saying a sinners prayer with them can be used as a way for them to come to Jesus by faith.

That's an awesome video. I had heard about it, but had never seen it. Thanks for posting it.

Hell is a very real place and it is a place of eternal torment for those who reject the Lord Jesus. Luke 16:19-31 Mark 9:43-48 Revelation 20:10-15 There is nowhere in the Bible that speaks of a place of non-existence after death that I have ever seen.

+1

Good for her! :emot-highfive:

Awesome story except for this part... You would think that a 15 year old young man would at least try to do something to help his mother instead of hiding in the backyard. He could have at least tried to go get help.

My wife suffers from chronic pain as well and it is heart breaking sometimes to watch her suffer like she does, so I can empathize with you. May Jesus bring you peace and relief from you pain. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. - 1 Peter 5:10

Sanctions are not working...the sooner we (the U.S.) realize that, the better. If Israel does indeed strike, we need to be right there, standing with them and not against them. With this administration though, I have a feeling that is wishful thinking.

Good definitions...a lot of people just assume that they are the same thing.

It may not be an official creed, but it's the truth about what the majority of emergents believe. If a person wants to be part of a social club, that's fine...but they shouldn't try to pass it off as a church.

My thoughts exactly. Sometimes it's way too easy to focus on ourselves instead of on God. A perfect example is when people complain about the music that is used during worship...people care much more about if the song is from a hymnal played on a pipe organ or if it's done by a praise band than God does. Both can and do glorify Him when done with the proper attitude. When people say "I can't worship with that kind of music", they are focused on themselves, not on the Lord.

If someone can't get a "a real and personal connection with God", I think that's more of a problem with the person than it is with the church.

It would be 2 syllabels.

Repentance is returning to Him, returning to where we should have started. If one has confessed His name, which is required for salvation then we would start to walk in His ways, which is returning to Him. In the Hebraic thought repent is teshuvah, not making effort to turn from but to turn back to, turning our backs on our fleshly lives and thoughts and to allow the Spirit to return us to a place where we can hear His voice more clearly. Repentance is the condition of the heart, softening it so He can mold us into the person we are meant to be in Him. So if you have confessed His name, you are repenting, you are returning to Him. You cannot confess His name without confessing your sins, repenting them is part of it all. shalom, Mizz Amen! Repentance is a turn towards God, not necessarily a turn from sin. When we turn to God, there is a heart change which leads us to turn from the things we once loved (sin) to the things of God. We can't "clean ourselves up" before coming to God because we could never "clean up" enough on our own. The actual turning from sin is the work of the Holy Spirit, not of us.

May the peace only our Lord Jesus can bring be with his family....my prayers go out to them. I pray He will draw them near to Himself during their time of mourning.

It looks like I'm a Santorum guy as well with 88% My favorite is this though...

This is something I also try to be aware of because you never know who is watching. If people know you are a Christian, they will watch you that much closer to see if your words and actions match.

The atmosphere is fluid and the earth is constantly going through changes in temperature (both hot and cold). I'm dating myself here, but I remember back in the 70's when I was a kid, everyone was freaking out about the next "ice age". A lot of "scientists" care more about promoting an agenda than they do actual science.