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I agree with Ozzy! Judas said: "To answer your first part, you can not be held accountable to something you are unknowing of. With that said no one should be partaking In Anything to excess." Just a thought, that kind of thinking doesnt go down well in a court of law. "Well judge I didnt know I wasnt allowed to do that" ... the judge will not (or should not if he is at all just) let the criminal off on account of ignorance. All that aside, abortion is murder and I absolutely do NOT support a womans "right" to murder. Even if its rape....why punish the child for his or her fathers sins? There is always adoption. If anyone hasnt seen it yet, I highly recommend 180 movie by ray comfort. Www.180movie.com or watch it on youtube. Its a half hour doco on abortion its interesting, correct and very well done. Makes some excellent analogies, and he interviews pro-choicers and shares the gospel.

Hi all, This is a question to anyone who sews and may be able to help me out. I am about to commit to a fairly conservative Baptist fellowship and in doing so Its my conviction to step up in a few areas, one including the way I dress. I am fairly modest already but my pastor and his wife are even more so and I am choosing to submit myself to their example. The catch is, I am still quite young (29) and do like to look nice (which my hubby also likes) and I never see anything modest and affordable in the shops and everything I find In the thrift stores are frumpy and far too old for me. I can sew... so I want to make my own dresses. I would like a pattern which is just below the knee or longer, has short sleeves since summer is coming (but must have some kind of sleeve to keep shoulders covered), no cleavage or back exposure. Can be fitted at the top but not "skin tight". Im thinking a 40's or 50s dress. I love full skirts or aline. I just cant wear fitted down the bottom as I have quite womanly curves and do not want to be a stumbling block. Do any of you know of a pattern? Either in your own collection and you can tell me the brand and number, or one I can buy online? Ive been looking and not found anything. I need about a size 10 if that's important. Thanks in advance (PS im not interested in the opinions of liberals in which all this is "legalistic" or whatever. Its my choice, my conviction, and my body and I choose to glorify God with my appearance and am happy to do so, so please save the "God looks at the heart" speech. Im aware of that. Thank you.)

Im not sure exactly what I just read so I do hope this answers your question: We are all God's creation for sure. What makes us equal? We are all born fallen and sinful. We all deserve hell. We are all under the same judgement. The difference is regeneration. And since salvation is a work of GOD, we cannot be judgey judges and looky downers, because the only difference between us and the lost is what God has done. Not that any man should boast. I see things for what they are. I am no better than those who arent saved. I have just been rescued by God and therefore now have the ability to be something other than wicked! I do not know which unsaved people will or will not be regenerated in there lifetimes therefore it isnt my business to go about guessing, judging and so on. Its my job to preach the gospel to every creature, and God does the rest. I dont have their passwords. I have Gods orders. He has their passwords. The lost, to me, are simply Potential regenerates. I dont know who is who. I only know I once was among them and now im not and its nothing I can give myself credit for. Saved by grace through faith. Which is given by God. Repentance is also from God so go figure! I suppose im trying to say.... yes I do discriminate, in the simplest of terms, since the bible does, but I dont judge or think im better than anyone else. Ephesians 2:8-10 "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:Not of works, lest any man should boast.For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." + i second fresnojoes scripture also :-)

Forgot to answer your question sevenseas! My hubby sees the situation for what it is. He never speaks of her unless I do. He and I have discussed the situatuon in detail a number of times. Our conclusion was to back off and pray. Which im not doubting was right. But as a daughter I want to make sure im still honouring best I can. Hubby is very supportive and has alot of wisdom and I do listen to him and cherish and respect his opinion and wisdom.

Wow this has taken off since I last popped in! Okay, firstly, Sevenseas: thanks again for your response. Yes ive tried contacting a number of professional organizations (depression hotlines, suicide hotlines, AA, our state mental health department, a doctor, rehab centers etc) and they all said the same thing. They wont help her unless she wants to be helped. Sadly, in my state in Australia it is against the law to admit someone into rehab, or any other facility, against their will. The only time you can, is if they become a danger to society. Apparently a danger to themselves isnt good enough! Ive been through that ringer to no avail :-( I dont like to sound as though im turning down all of your suggestions, ive just tried all these things without any progress. But thank you for your words. Next, Other One: I think that if someones view/stance/suggestion can be backed scripturally, there should be no problem sharing it "open forum" because scripture with proper exergesis is perfectly acceptable here. Scripture offends some ears but that doesnt matter. On the other hand, mere opinions/experiences/beliefs without sound doctrine/scripture involved is certainly unacceptable in my opinion and to be ignored. Therefore I was trying to give you the opportunity to scripturally validate your post. I hope I didnt come across rude, I just like biblical answers :-) I must add to this that you should know, I am a cessationist, so we may not agree on the topic at hand, but im always willing to hear the word in its proper context, I am not closed to truth if truth is whats on offer.

Other one: I would like you to elaborate within a biblical context on your last comment please. Im not being funny im interested to know.

Thanks everyone I appreciate your input <3 Other one: The reasons for her behavior are various, and its quite clear to everyone but her. Part of it is alcohol, but we do believe she has developed a severe personality disorder in the last 5 yrs. She has had cat-scans, full on health checks etc so its not physical. But she wont go get diagnosed for mental ilness, too proud. Also refuses rehab, wont admit shes alcoholic. She also has always had a roaring temper, long before life got her down. I think she had PND after having my sisters and never recovered. She has beem through alot emotionally, but far less than what she put us through and we arent crazy messes... I have been through the "why is she like this?" Phase... the angry phase. The forgiveness part, The "bawl my eyes out in sadness and hopelessness cry out to God please help her!!" Phase, the numb - no feeling phase. Im now in kind of a birds eye view phase. Which brings me to Sevenseas questions: has that answered them? I think ive been through all the emotions. The pain, anger, sadness, anxiety, empty feeling etc etc until I hit the forgiveness part. I realise I can't change her... cant help her because she doesnt want help. I dont think I have any un-delved into emotions left!! But its like this.... (kwikphilly this may be a response to your post)... its at the point now, where she is so far gone, that I am waiting for the phone call of someone telling me she is dead. She is very very weak and unhealthy because of the drinking and not taking care of herself. Her living conditions dont help either. I dont know, if I get that call... if I have done enough or am doing the right thing. Ive sympathised, listened, loved on, forgiven (and told her Ive forgiven), given money (before I knew she was spending it on alcohol), ive prayed. Ive also told her how much it hurts when she goes mad, ive rebuked her a number of times when the occasion called for it. Ive told her im here if she wants to put her life back together ill be waiting with open arms but I can't see her while shes like she is. Ive shared the gospel with her more than once, and answered all her loaded questions about God, ive done all I know to do.... So im trying to figure out if ive missed something biblical here. Before its too late. I want to know that ive done all I can do. I feel like I have. Ive prayed and hoped. I can't dwell on it too much because I have a husband and children whom need and deserve my attention and my efforts. But it does get to me sometimes and im left wondering. ..... have I done enough? Have I honoured her?

Thanks for both your responses. Sevenseas: I get what you are saying. I do cut off conversations the way you described and have offered many times to help set up and even pay for counselling, rehab and the like. Which makes her angrier. Its come to the point where I have nothing left to offer but my forgiveness each and every time she does us wrong... Maybe my question should be... how do we honour abusive parents from a distance? I forgive continually. I dont gossip about her, I call her on her birthday and mothers day. But is that enough? I know one must honour their parents no matter what, I also relate to what Bopeep has said in that I dont think its God's will to put up with ongoing abuse... Im guessing the answer is to keep praying, and forgive when new stuff happens on the rare occasion that we do see her...

I understand it is biblical to honour ones parents. How does one do so when a parent is verbally, physically and or mentally abusive, extremely ungodly, unpredictable, unloving, uncaring and full of bitterness and hate? As a parent now myself I feel it is sadly necessary to keep myself and my children away from their grandmother as she is a terrible influence and occasionally it isnt even safe to be around her due to alcoholism. All of her children have tried everything under the sun to help and encourage her but it on gets worse every year. Even phone calls are painstakingly longwinded and simply an hour and a half of listening to negativity, gossip, bitterness, swearing, paranoia and anger. How do you honour this kind of parent?

Homosexuality is a sin...therefore just like all other sins, (other than blaspheming the Holy Spirit) it can be forgiven. Just like any other unregenerate person, he would need to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and come to genuine repentance. So yes indeed there is hope for this man :-)

its not an end in itself, its a beginning to a new kind of walk with God! We are blessed to BE a blessing. How can you help others financially if you arent financially ahead? how can you help someone with ther emotional problems if your own relationships are in a mess? How can you tend to the sick when your own body does not function in blessed healing? we need to prosper so that we can have others prosper. and we need to know Jesus and His word and promises in order to prosper. i think half the problem is as soon as ppl hear "prosperity" they put up a negative wall and dont LISTEN to whats being said properly. instead, in their minds they are conjuring up opposing scriptures and ideas so that they dont have to face their weaknesses and the ineffectivness of their own walk with God. If someone else isnt benifeting from your salvation, your walk with God is stagnant. we are light of the world. we need to shine. and Prospering is all a part of that. some ppl just need to face that Gods will is in God's word, and that poverty is not humility, and that sickness is not a life lesson. God has His word for that. The things that past churches has poisoned its people with is literally obsurd when you think about it practically and according to the word. God is all about growth, expansion, blessing in every single area. His kingdom come.... on earth as it is in heaven? how is it in heaven? just think about that...then you cant deny that God wants us living well. for our sake, and for the sake of others!

there is also something the Lord gave us called common sense, and that combined with the guiding of the Holy Spirit, your going to make right choices. I mean showering is obviously viable. there are instances in the bible where people went to bathe and wash if you really need to see that to do it. Not only that but we are representatives of Christ on the earth and need to present ourselves that way. (i know you are being hypothetical haha but im just giving an example) Pretty much every single little thing you could imagine is in the bible. If you look hard enough for it. so most things are covered. as far as living day to day goes, the more you know the word, and the more you know God and the leading of the Holy Spirit within you, the better prepared you are going to be for those every day decisions. God prompts me all the time. Dont drive this way to work today, go the other way instead. and in my obedience i avoid a crash or being late to work because of terrible traffic. Or not going somewhere when you have that check in your spirit, or saying something to that person when you know God really is telling you to..... etc etc. God can give you wisdom on the most simple things, even doing your food shopping can be a much more profitable time if your in tune with the Spirit of God. and you dont need to be some super-spirit-freak who is all heeby-jeeby-oooh Jesus! lol... its not about acting all spiritual and oh i cant even pee without Gods okay on it. Its about being in tune with Him. Being in consistant communion with Him. then you will find yourself making the right choices more and more. but like i said, the more you know of the word, the more you can live in Gods will for you. know that bible like you know nothing else. Spend time in His prescence and you will not even HAVE to ask this question. its the only way to live my friend!

it is not sinful for the believer to leave if the unbeliever commits adultery or forces him or her to live in ungodly ways. thats scriptural. on the other hand if they just couldnt be bothered persevering in prayer then yeh, it was the wrong thing to do. no they are not obligated. if someone has been forced to divorce, then they are automatically free from the responsibility of that other person. the ties are broken and it is time to move on. they may remarry, infact, the word encourages women to remarry if they have been left and divorced or if there partner dies. look up divorce in the bible.. youll get the answers very clearly for yourself, plus peace of mind that your getting the truth, and not just some peoples opinions.

Hi There! I agree... we have no other choice. You cant very well call yourself a Christian if you arent living for Him... it goes hand in hand. I for one know if i were to let God slip into second place my life would be a mess. It has happened once before and i can tell you right now im not keen on it happening again. The less you put in, the less you get out, and you become a stagnant, watered down, wishy washy believer who is blown to and fro with every little thing that comes their way. It is a powerless Christianity. The only way we can live in the Blessings that God promises for us and our families is to live out His word. and the only way we can live out His word is if we know what it says and why it says it. Time with God, time in His word, time in His house, its the only way to grow closer to Him and to grow in His promises of a blessed life. its not a matter of having to do it because someone told you that you should. If you dont want to, you dont know Him. the more we get to know who Jesus is, the character of God and what He has waiting for us in His prescence, the hungrier we will be for Him. We will loose more and more the desire to sin against Him. When you love and know Him, its not about having to put Him first by force, its a matter of NEEDING Him by DESIRE and HUNGER.... we see our past, our lives before Him, and our lives now with Him and for Him, and the difference is non comparable. If you can compare it, you havent lived for God yet. My prayer is that everyone experiences the true walking-with-God experience. theres nothing like it!

Hi there! the first thing a person has to do is make the solid decision to tithe no matter what. when money comes in, 10% of it is going to God, no matter what. It sounds like you have made that decision, and because you have, God can honour you with it. The reason He asks for that portion is not because He needs it.... i mean, His footpaths are what we wear around our fingers and necks... GOLD. In heaven He walks on what we call valuable and precious. The reason He wants you to tithe is because there is great blessing in obedience. So every time you do get the chance to tithe, thank the Lord that He has promised that through obedience comes blessing, and ask Him to prosper your business. He WILL do it :-) after all, it blesses you AND others. we are blessed to BE a blessing! For the weeks that you do not earn an income, tithe in other ways. You can tithe with your time, skills and prayer life. Help out someone in church, give a youth group a hand with setting up and packing down... drive someone who doesnt have a car to church that week, maybe volunteer at your local Christian bookstore to do some stock or something like that. Help an elderly person in your church with some gardening. thats definately tithing your time. Tithe to God whatever you have. He will accept it, and love it. no matter how small you think it is, with the right heart attitude, its big to Jesus :-)

You must not have noticed, i suggested for the person i was replying to, to listen to Paul Washers message for himself. not in regards to this post, in regards to his personal issues. which is why i didnt say everyone else have a look. it was for that particular person for his own stuff. as far as our youth group goes, yes, were "allowed to have fun" infact, we have tonnes of fun. We dont, however, find sin, a way to have fun. We listen to Christian music, praise and worship our God. We play ball games and other non-violent, unsinful, good clean fun things. We learn about God. we dont just "hear some sermon" we learn about an AWESOME GOD who is far greater than any stupid worldly game. You see, the volleyball game is fine. theres nothing wrong with having a game of volleyball, outside of church or youth. But bringing an un-godly, violent, weapon filled, killing-encouraging game into the church, is a whole other can of beans. there is no comparison. oh, and just for your information, we dont let them walk home in the dark. we see to it that each and every one of them somehow gets a lift. i think, that you should stay on topic, and not take personal stabs. i pray that the conviction of the Holy Spirit would come upon every person who thinks that unGodly games and the like are a means to an end when they are desperate to catch people. May they find faith in Jesus alone once again. As He is mighty to save, without compromising God's word. that is all i have to say.

No i haven't. Their not interested At least the ones who's parents don't care what happens. but those that have been to church aren't the ones were trying to get in is it now! umm, i run a youth group that have 5 out of 150 kids that come from Christian homes. Other than 5 of them, the rest come from broken homes with all sorts of things going on in the household, none of there parents care about God, infact, half the kids walk to youth in the dark, on there own, because the parents dont care that they go to youth, as long as they dont have to drive them, that is how little they care. We give as many of them as we can, a lift but we can only do so much. lol. but anyways, my point is, God can reach ANYONE. Any age, from any kind of background. and if YOU are full of God, they WILL listen. they will accept your invitation without worldly allurings. my youth group is proof of that. OH Really now!?? your in a position to determine what God can and can't do now! I can tell you one thing, God uses whatever he wishes to use, secular or not. IN CASE you forgot, he created everything including the secular. I gurantee you God uses NON BIBLICAL ways. guess what, he can use anything he wishes as he is God no, im not in a position to determine what God will and will not do... but im certainly in a position to find out what the word says about how God does things. read your bible, He does NOT use worldly fleshy tactics that go against His word to lure people. He sure can use anything He wishes, but He says in His very word, that He will not use scummy world stuff. He even advises that WE avoid worldly things. That we are in this world, but not to be OF it. Good for you, I don't have that much faith in anything anymore. well that is a shame. i pray that you meet God. listen to a message by Paul Washer on youtube.com type in "shocking message paul washer"... i think it will help you ALOT. I don't know what your talking about here. you dont know what im talking about? well, people, have stopped believing God's word, but still claim to believe in Him which is a total contradiction. If you believe in God, you believe what His word says. usually what people mean to say, is that they believe in God but they dont KNOW what His word says coz they havent read it enough to believe it. No he's not, he doesn't do those things anymore. He can do it but he doesn't do miricles anymore. don't know why he doesn't guess we don't deserve them like the early christians did. He doesnt? wow, then the healings recieved all over the world (and i being one of the ppl who have been healed)... are all fake then are they? Since the bible days.... nobody has been saved have they? after all, the word says that the BIGGEST MIRACLE of ALL is the MIRACLE OF SALVATION..... so if all the "lesser" miracles havent happened, then the big one certainly couldnt have, which means since bible days, nobody has been saved. thats a bit ridiculous now isnt it? read your bible. no He's not a God of miracles? so all the scriptures that says He IS... are wrong then? the one that says "He is the same yesterday, today and forever"... is a misprint then?? oh, and just so you know... nobody ever deserved them. EVER. the word says that "nobody is worthy, no not one" there is no deserving difference between the believers then and now. not in Gods eyes. its just that now, people dont want them, or dont believe in them, and doubt God the way that you do. the problem far bigger than the Halo thing, is your issues with God. you dont believe He is a God of miracles, you think He uses worldly schemes to draw people to Himself, you have so many twisted views of God.... you dont seem to know Him at all. that is not only tragic for you personally, but if you are a youth leader, every single child under you, is in danger of having the same views of God as you do... unbiblical ones. that scares me and i will be praying for you. this is important, pray, get your bible out, forget about little halo gatherings and find out about the attributes and character of God. get to know Him, cry out to Him like never before. before too long, i garantee you, you will see miracles, and more people accepting your invites to church than ever before, because you will be filled with God... not strategies.

Why not? Can't God use secular employs to do his will? How do you suggest getting kids interested in what God has to say that have never heard the bible? THey can't know about God and salvation unless they hear about it first. Their not going to come into a church seeking unless they have heard there is something else to seek. Use something their interested in, something they have heard about before, something they are familiar with to get their interest then introduce them to the bible. Your never going to get a kid into a church by going up to them and saying come to church sunday. Their going to look at you like a calf looking at a new gate. Sweetie, if you have never been able to invite a kid to church and have them say yes purely because they see something different in you that they want, then i would seriously consider looking into wether you actually have a relationship with God or not! They will come, when they see you are different. How do you know that those who come for video games only come for video games. Try going to one of the youth group events sometime and watch what goes on! You will be surprised. These kids come get into the game, then when you cut off the game, tell them lets get serious here and listen to the reason were all here, they settle down and get to business! God uses anything to spread his word! Meet the needs of the people before spreading his word. This is a common theme in the bible. Jesus did it, so did the apostles! No, God does not use anything to spread His word. If He uses unbiblical ways to spread His word than He is not a Holy God like He says that He is. And yes, Eliyahuw, i have seen, and played once, the halo 3 game, which is why i can safely say it is an abomination to bring into the church. The word says "thou shalt not kill"... not..."thou shalt not kill, but if its just a game, go for it, as long as it brings kids to Christ". LOL. how ridiculous. when they cut off the game, yeh, kids listen to the message...wel.. half of them if your lucky. and they are getting a mixed message of what God is like. and some of them might "pray a prayer" that means nothing to them at all, totally insincere, but hey, they did it coz it sounded like a good idea at the time, and they go home thinking they are heaven bound, and keep on living life just like they did before the great "halo 3 encounter with God" using the excuse "whatever brings them to church" is saying that you are willing to compromise the word of God and His commandments, just to draw people in. And if your getting people to come in through your own little tactics, then you are doing it in your own strength, and God will not honour it. lets see, jesus didn't use anything to get his message across right?? He didn't feed 5000 people? he didn't heal the sick? lots of showmanship when you go around and blind people can see, lame can walk, shoot he even raised the dead! Now thats a attention getter you know! No comparison, Brother. The Miracles that Jesus did were not done for entertainment or showmanship, but to show the Love and Power of God. I'm shocked you'd say this, or am I gullible enough to not see your joke?!?!?!? Sure theres a comparison. The difference is they didn't have halo3 back then. Christ came around and performed miricles. That was a amazing thing back then. You can't tell me that the miricles being preformed didn't draw people to him! In fact the bible supports that, you had the fellow that was brought on a pallet they ripped the roof off to lower him into the room so christ could heal him. Then you had zacheus climbed a tree to see the christ, thenyou had the woman who sought him out cause she thought that just by touching the hem of his garment she might be healed. miricles was the vehicle that drew people in to see him. Today, its a bit more difficult to draw people in to see miricles don't you think?? Heck anyone can preform miricles nowdays, all ya need is a computer photoshop and a video graphics software and walla, you preform miricles! broadcast it out on the tube and you desensitize people to where they cannot distinguish miricles from hollywierd. So yeah using another means to bring them in makes more sense than trying to convince them that their going to recieve a miricle. Uhh...... convince them that they arent going to recieve a miracle?!?!?!?! where is your faith?! This is exactly the problem, people have stopped believing God, they think that He is like they are, and they doubt His word and How powerful He is. there is no reverence anymore. God is a God of miracles, a God of supernatural means, He can do above and beyond more than we could ask or think! HE IS GOD! you dont need to convince them they are going to recieve a miracle. Salvation, is the greatest miracle of all. The word says that it is the hugest miracle one could recieve in there lifetime! So when they come and hear the gospel, there is ample opportunity for miracles, every time. its called salvation... and only the Gospel, the Lord, can bring it. not little worldly ideals.

lets see, jesus didn't use anything to get his message across right?? He didn't feed 5000 people? he didn't heal the sick? lots of showmanship when you go around and blind people can see, lame can walk, shoot he even raised the dead! Now thats a attention getter you know! No comparison, Brother. The Miracles that Jesus did were not done for entertainment or showmanship, but to show the Love and Power of God. I'm shocked you'd say this, or am I gullible enough to not see your joke?!?!?!? Exactly. absolutely no comparison, how can you even try to compare a worldly strategy with reasons of luring kids into the church, to Jesus Christ's miracles that were acts of compassion?! He didnt perform miracles to get people to listen to Him or to get people to believe or to make people flock to Him!!!! He did them in pure compassion, and in obedience to the Father. There was no ulterior motive. John 10:24-26 24The Jews gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ,[a] tell us plainly." 25Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name speak for me, 26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. Matthew 13:58 Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief. If Jesus Himself could do no mighty works because of unbelief, how do you think a little worldly "halo gathering" is going to stirr up any mighty works like salvation?! Jesus Christ is the power unto salvation. Him and Him alone. there is no "lure" there is no second choice. Preach the gospel! JESUS IS LORD! no wonder kids come to church and leave unchanged. they dont encounter God, they encounter more of the same cr@p that the world offers them, just packaged more neatly.

yeh, well, its just another one of those "we need to be relevent." things. you know, the whole..., compromise the word to be seeker friendly? we know that much. it makes me upset. and i am a young person myself. I am a youth leader and i have played halo 3, when over one of the youth's houses. i can say from playing it, that i would never play it again, but what they do at home is none of my business. but as far as bringing it into the church goes?!?! why dont we just ask Britney Spears to lead worship on sunday, why, after all, it will attract so many unsaved teeny boppers! honestly... the fact that this game is being used as an outreach tool is disgraceful. Jesus didnt think "okay, the woman at the well is a whore, so if i sleep with her, ill be relevant, and it might get her saved.".... Paul didnt say "okay, these people love money, so if i give them money, they might listen to me preach" John the Baptist didnt say "okay, these people listen to cultured men, who dress very well, and act a certain way, and hold there meetings in a gorgeous church/temple, so ill go get some nice outfits, shave my beard, and not listen to God who told me to preach in the wilderness, instead, ill go and hire that temple in the town square and get some musicians to play loud to attract attention, thats what the world does to get there attention and i want to be relevant".... all of these statements seem ridiculous, outrageous infact, and an insult to the character of Jesus. Paul and John the baptist. ...... ....YET WERE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING WHEN WE DO THINGS LIKE THIS HALO THING!!!!! my goodness get your head out of the clouds youth leaders!!! I am a youth leader and i have NEVER EVER used something that to "grow my youth group" or "Get kids saved".... if you need to be relevent, you dont know God. the word says we are not to be relevent to the world at ALL!!!! we are to be different, set apart... since when did Jesus stop being enough??? if you really have God within you, you wont need some popular worldly game to convince kids that Christianity is cool enough for them. Or to bring them into the church. We should be on fire for God! we should be so on fire that youth and all people alike will flock to watch us burn!!!! if you need worldly gimmicks to get people to listen to the gospel, then you dont know the gospel, and you dont know how to preach. They will come, when you offer them something DIFFERENT. offering them video games and then an evangelistic talk afterwards is so stupid. its like, come, play this game where we will anihilate, kill off each other for fun, and then hear about the God who hates what we just did! my goodness are you insane?! GOSPEL REDUCTIONISM for the sake of being seeker friendly.... BEING "RELEVANT" and "keeping up with culture" and sacrificing obeying the word through it, is an abomination. makes me sick. these kids dont need to feel comfortable and familiar... they need JESUS. these kids dont need to be entertained... they need JESUS... these kids dont need to be babysat... they need JESUS these kids dont need more of the same thing that the world offers.. THEY NEED JESUS CHRIST!!!! HE IS ENOUGH! get to know Him, ask Him how to show people the truth, and you wont need to compromise what God's word says, to "reach people".

I dont think its the mark, especially coz its only in America, no other countries are getting the card. i thought it might be a worldwide think (the mark) or at least a number of major countries. I dont really see anything wrong with the card to be honest, i mean ive only read the link that you provided, and from that, it seems like a great idea! Its not like its attatched to your ear or something, its just a card, but its fantastic to keep America safer. Easier to track down people who are in places they shouldnt be and a good idea to help minimise terrorism. Like i said, i dont know heaps about the ID card, but so far, it looks like a smart idea to me. I wouldnt have any problems showing my ID to a bus driver or a train guard or an airport, i have nothing to hide. we will see how it goes i guess

Alot of people believe that there is a higher power and that there is a Creator. This does not guarentee them heaven. Being a Christian would be understanding that Christ is that Power. He is God. It would be taking Him at His Word and believing by Faith that He has undertaken the atonment of your sin. What do you believe to be True about Jesus Christ? Peace, Dave were getting closer even the devil knows God's real, and he knows that Christ is all powerful and that Jesus has undertaken the atonment of our sins... but hes not a Christian. A Christian = A follower of Christ the anointed one. Follow Him daily, take up your cross and follow Him. Read the Word, Pray and Praise and Worship Him all the days of your life, doing what is pleasing to Him and required of us according to His word. i think thats what being a Christian is. (in VERY short explanation )

they meant by "scratch where people are itching" like, kids wanna be popular, so do anything to get a big crowd.... stuff like that, but if the Holy Spirit is there, u dont need to "Do anything to get numbers" basically. dont get me wrong, the book was great, but that part "scratched my spirit wrong" hahaha Here is an idea, ask God. Instead of saying "Right, God, this is what we are doing, now you bless it", seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. I heard a statistic today that said 94% of all people who respond to Christ backslid. Thats because of the watered down "here we are now bless us" Gospel. People doing things out of their own strength. Rom 8:5-6 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. I was talking with a friend on Sunday and he expressed the idea that God is insulted when we go behind His back seeking counsel in other people. Just something to think about... we do ask God first. He's the one who told me to start something. So im praying, and asking other Godly people for advice, since it says we can in the bible.

i really enjoyed it. great movie! Will go see again, and my 13 year old sisters loved that Jesus was represented by a strong and loving Lion. Good job at re creating the book.

hello! Im doing the same thing, and needing the same advice... i just finished reading a book that is simple and effective. It's called "Youth Ministry", and its by Julia A Bell, the woman who is in charge of youth at Hillsong church Australia (very successful, evangelical, praise and worship based ministry). Although there was a part in it i didnt like where it tells you to "Scratch where people are itching"... there were some really good ideas and its easy reading. Worth a read