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  1. truth about slavery is this......... it has always been a part of human history-( read references of it in exodus )and it never ended. People like to think it ended with the abolition in America in thw 1800s but slavery has been ongoing in different ways in different countries non stop throughout history. There are apparently more now than back then in the 19th century as well.
  2. Here's one that I think is very important Givers, set boundaries because takers won't. As Christians, we may feel obligated to give and be sacrificial in our help of others, eg as Jesus told us to go the other mile when asked to do things but (to me at least) it's important to decide and let people know how much you will help them because some people don't seem to care how much their demands affect who help them, they only care that they get what they want. So you may end up doing much more than needed and seriously affecting yourself to mildly convenience someone who doesn't want to compromise. A good example is this- my mother began giving a ride to a lady to her home as it was on her route. Eventually it evolved into going far off route and waiting in the parking lot as the lady went shopping at a supermarket. When my mother suggested going to a supermarket right by her house, the woman refused to. Gradually it devolved into the woman stopping on route to talk to friends, leaving my mother parked in busy traffic, leaving when she wanted to leave etc. When confronted, she got an attitude
  3. This is a tricky one. Yes, it's good to take the initiative in things but sometimes "helping yourself" may make you end up doing something God didn't want you to do but you thought it was a good idea. Sometimes we need to wait for God's guidance.
  4. I could find a treasure in shark infested waters, it still doesn't mean it's wise to swim there
  5. When people tell you who they are the first time....BELIEVE THEM. Bible parallel: Luke 6:45 45 tThe good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces uevil, vfor out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. I had a rude awakening that taught me this. I had an attractive coworker and was smitten. She casually admitted to lying to a family friend who was a customs officer to get some items in through the port. I was troubled at first, but stupidly blew it off because she was attractive. Within a few months of working together, we were mortal enemies. Part of the problem was she repeatedly lied over casual, petty things, even after she was told the truth about issues, she would retell the lies to people. Looking back, I realised, the fact that she casually admitted to lying, shows that it was no big deal to her and thus a fundamental part of her character. You may be the sweetest peach on the tree, but some people dont like peaches. You may be the most rotten peach on the ground and there are people who are into that. This helped because Id try really hard to win over people who didnt like me by being nice, helpful and was unsuccessful. And then be puzzled when such people would just want to be best of buds to the rudest, most inconsiderate people whod treat them like dirt. Learning this made me realise , dont strive to win over people. Be myself and youll naturally gravitate to people and not to waste my energy on people who dont appreciate me.
  6. Have you ever heard a saying which while not in the bible, still makes alot of sense and you ascribe to? Let's share- Nothing positive happens in a bar (taken from a Christian book on proverbs) Meaning, some places have nothing good going on there, so no sense bothering to go. This is helpful when Im invited out places by unsaved friends that christians generally dont go. Not my circus , not my monkeys- Some issues while you may not agree with, in the end arent yout business. Eg a fellow christian sinning should be in love confronted, but if its a certain choice which doesnt break the bibles rules , just not something you think you should do, I may not be worth raising a big stink o- eg music choices in churches. Alot of christians could learn from that imo. D o you want to learn or do you want to be right- Sometimes we want to argue issues often spewing nonsense , blocking a chance to learn something new and develop, just because we cant swallow our pride and concede being wrong.Something I picked up that has helped in discussing issues Any more
  7. Actually. No. Theres a response and Bible verse that can be applied to our lives even as christians in our interactions with each other and the unsaved. So I'd not be as dismissive of something like that. Theyre all opportunities to learn
  8. Then why bother commenting that you wouldnnt comment? Kinda pointless dont you think?
  9. This was based on an actual post I saw a man make.whay do you think ?
  10. Theres a saying- when we look back at things with roses tinted glasses of nostalgia, we tend not to see the red flags. I had an amusing example of this recently. Married people have been seen disparaging the practice of dating , saying it wasnt in biblical times. Peoples parents chose the spouse for them and they acted as if that was a better option. To back this up, they said Muslims do it still and they say that - you learn to love them eventually. As nice as it sounds, they left out some key parts. 1) They dated their spouses that they are so happy with, noone chose them for them. So why do they think arranged marriages are better now that theyre out of the dating game? 2)In Biblical times, as with Muslims today, men could and would divorce quickly for frivolous reasons- eg meeting a prettier woman, wife burned the food. Thats probably why Jesus set up the principles in Matthew 7. 3) Many of the girls as with Muslims today were often married very would, early to later teens. Sometimes. to much older men. Would you want that done to you or your kids? 4) Throughtout history many arranged marriages were done for parents political or material gain, not because of the kids loving each other or being compatible. Would you want that done to you or your kids? It was a hilarious moment. People often forget that not everything mentioned in the bible was an exact principle that were to be followed. sometimes the bible mentioned events as they happened whether good or bad.
  11. This is a Polish proverb basically saying to keep myself out of business that's not ours. It can also have relevance to us as christians. As shown by the (fictional but based on a real life story), alot of conflicts that can rise up within churches can be due to people wanting to take action against other Christians for making decisions that arent actually wrong or sinful, just things they disagree with. While we should point out and deal with sin in the camp, as the verse shows there is a relevance to learning to mind your own business when the issue isnt of spiritual relevance
  12. Something to remember. Especially when one of our brothers or sister in Christ does something that angers ,disgusts or hurts us.
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