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Amazing testimony Jen.

Excellent post kittyjo

Just my opinion............

The Old testament Law specifically said not to get tattoos and piercings. Usually this was associated with beliefs not of God. We are not under the Law anymore. However, in the New Testament, we are called to live a life pleasing to God. There is a passage that talks about women dressing simply, not wearing gold. The piercings would fall under that. Some of the piercings doesnt glorify God, nor does the way some dress. However, this is something between you and God. He will let you know if it is something He doesnt want from you.

Trinity, last time I looked, we were all fighting the devil on a daily basis. Look on this board for example, the mods fight the battle against those who only want to harm worthy. Same with chat. At the same time, we are led to help those who have been hurt themselves by evil in their lives. Everyone of us in our personal lives wages a spiritual battle daily. The President has a hard job, no doubt, but he isnt the only one fighting the devil daily.

No place is safe from these cowards.

Have we ever held someone's lives or livelihood in our hands?

That I can relate to. In the medical profession, my actions affect lives. Usually I live with the knowledge that I cant make a mistake. Errors are not tolerated. An error can kill. During a code though, I literally hold a life in my hands. Sometimes they are saved, sometimes not. That all depends on the will of God. Yet, as I am a part of those who fight to bring them back to life (in my case, with a prayer as I hand the meds to the doc), there is a sense of 'power'. A sense that my knowledge can help bring this person back to life. At the same time, I feel awe in it. Then it becomes a battle, my will against death. I guess, like Big Steve, it is hard to express, and a bit more complicated than simply feeling god-like.

(Wonders if I even made any sense.)

It will get worse, sadly. I think there may even come a day when these things cease to shock us, when we become calloused to the loss of life. I can picture things much worse.

Thank you, still feeling a bit bottle fed though. Hard to find meat teaching these days.

Even when unsaved, I sought God, knowing He was so much more than I was.

Saved, I know Im not fit to be in His presence, except for the sacrifice of Jesus, which makes it possible.

I am not, nor will ever be a god.

Hi Jen,

One chat administrator, Anonymous knows how to do this. She has made quite a few of them. Ask her about it. Im sure she can help you get started on making your own.

34, a pseudo troll ............ it wore off.

Finally could take the test.

The part about the children makes me ill. That is too personal. Someone very close to me has said that she wants to raise her children (also very close to me) to be prepared to be human shields for Arafat. I pray the Lord changes their hearts to Him. That He lets no child be used for such foul things.

Upon further reflection, I have come to realize that I am still a baby. It may take years before I work up to soft foods. I lack knowledge.

I liked this story and wanted to share it.

The Empty Egg (author unknown)

Jeremy was born with a twisted body and a slow mind. At the age of 12 he was still in second grade, seemingly unable to learn. His teacher, Doris Miller, often became exasperated with him. He would squirm in his seat, drool, and make grunting noises. At other times, he spoke clearly and distinctly, as if a spot of light had penetrated the darkness of his brain. Most of the time, however, Jeremy just irritated his teacher.

One day she called his parents and asked them to come in for a consultation. As the Forresters entered the empty classroom, Doris said to them, "Jeremy really belongs in a special school. It isn't fair to him to be with younger children who don't have learning problems. Why, there is a five year gap between his age and that of the other students."

Mrs. Forrester cried softly into a tissue, while her husband spoke. "Miss Miller," he said, "there is no school of that kind nearby. It would be a terrible shock for Jeremy if we had to take him out of this school. We know he really likes it here." Doris sat for a long time after they had left, staring at the snow outside the window. Its coldness seemed to seep into her soul. She wanted to sympathize with the Forresters. After all, their only child had a terminal illness. But it wasn't fair to keep him in her class. She had 18 other youngsters to teach, and Jeremy was a distraction. Furthermore, he would never learn to read and write. Why waste any more time trying?

As she pondered the situation, guilt washed over her. Here I am complaining when my problems are nothing compared to that poor family, she thought. Lord, please help me to be more patient with Jeremy. From that day on, she tried hard to ignore Jeremy's noises and his blank stares. Then one day, he limped to her desk, dragging his bad leg behind him.

"I love you, Miss Miller," he exclaimed, loud enough for the whole class to hear. The other students snickered, and Doris' face burned red. She> stammered, "Wh-why that's very nice, Jeremy. N-now please take your seat."

Spring came, and the children talked excitedly about the coming of Easter. Doris told them the story of Jesus, and then to emphasize the idea of new life springing forth, she gave each of the children a large plastic egg. "Now," she said to them, "I want you to take this home and bring it back tomorrow with something inside that shows new life. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Miss Miller," the children responded enthusiastically-all except for Jeremy. He listened intently; his eyes never left her face. He did not even make his usual noises. Had he understood what she had said about Jesus' death and resurrection? Did he understand the assignment? Perhaps she should call his parents and explain the project to them.

That evening, Doris' kitchen sink stopped up. She called the landlord and waited an hour for him to come by and unclog it. After that, she still had to shop for groceries, iron a blouse, and prepare a vocabulary test for the next day. She completely forgot about phoning Jeremy's parents.

The next morning, 19 children came to school, laughing and talking as they placed their eggs in the large wicker basket on Miss Miller's desk. After they completed their math lesson, it was time to open the eggs. In the first egg, Doris found a flower. "Oh yes, a flower is certainly a sign of new life," she said. "When plants peek through the ground, we know that spring is here." A small girl in the first row waved her arm. "That's my egg, Miss Miller," she called out. The next egg contained a plastic butterfly, which looked very real. Doris held it up. "We all know that a caterpillar changes and grows into a beautiful butterfly. Yes, that's new life, too." Little Judy smiled proudly and said, "Miss Miller, that one is mine." Next, Doris found a rock with moss on it. She explained that moss, too, showed life. Billy spoke up from the back of the classroom, "My daddy helped me," he beamed.

Then Doris opened the fourth egg. She gasped. The egg was empty. Surely it must be Jeremy's she thought, and of course, he did not understand her instructions. If only she had not forgotten to phone his parents. Because she did not want to embarrass him, she quietly set the egg aside and reached for another. Suddenly, Jeremy spoke up. "Miss Miller, aren't you going to talk about my egg?" Flustered, Doris replied, "But Jeremy, your egg is empty." He looked into her eyes and said softly, "Yes, but Jesus' tomb was empty, too."

Time stopped. When she could speak again, Doris asked him, "Do you know why the tomb was empty?" "Oh, yes," Jeremy said, "Jesus was killed and put in there. Then His Father raised Him up."

The recess bell rang. While the children excitedly ran out to the schoolyard, Doris cried. The cold inside her melted completely away.

Three months later, Jeremy died. Those who paid their respects at the mortuary were surprised to see 19 eggs on top of his casket....... all of them empty.

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I found this while wandering, rather liked it and wanted to share it with you all.

The Enemy's Perfect Plan (author unknown)

Satan called a worldwide convention. In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, "We can't keep Christians from going to church. We can't keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We can't even keep them from conservative values. But we can do something else. We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship experience in Christ. If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken. So let them go to church, let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so they can't gain that experience in Jesus Christ. This is what I want you to do, angels. Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!"

"How shall we do this?" shouted his angels.

"Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent unnumbered schemes to occupy their minds" he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend then borrow, borrow, borrow. Convince the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work six or seven days a week, ten to twelve hours a day so they can afford their lifestyles. Keep them from spending time with their children. As their family fragments, soon their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work."

"Overstimulate their minds so that they cannot hear that still small voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive, to keep the TV, VCR, CD's and their PC's going constantly in their homes. And see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays non-biblical music constantly. This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ."

Fill their coffee tables with magazines and newspapers. Pound their minds with news 24 hours a day. Invade their driving moments with billboards. Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, sweepstakes, mail order catalogues, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering, free products, services and false hopes."

"Even in their recreation, let them be excessive. Have them return from their recreation exhausted, disquieted, and unprepared for the coming week. Don't let them go out in nature to reflect on God's wonders. Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead. And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and unsettled emotion."

"Let them be involved in soul-winning. But crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Christ. Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family unity for the good of the cause."

It was quite a convention in the end. And the evil angels went eagerly to their assignments causing Christians everywhere to get busy, busy, busy and rush here and there.

How much has the devil been successful at his schemes?

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No, I don't believe that Muslims - or non-Christians in general - automatically go to hell. The Catholicism post in Apologetics is heavy with this discussion, it's already been rehashed over and over, trust me.

I am curious, if you dont mind. What do you believe saves a person? What is your salvation based on?

Happy Birthday Shyguy.

May the Lord bless you on this day.

I just saw the junk food diet remark. That sums up my walk too, trying to eliminate junk food.

Im not sure where I fit in. Some days I think, Im meat. Some days I think its a stretch just to get up to the milk Christian stage. I guess I will always need to grow, no matter how mature a Christian I get to be.

Oakleaf, good to hear from you.

Jesus gave words of care and compassion to people, as well as express concern about their salvational state. We are encouraged to exhort each other, and show mercy to one another in times of need.

I firmly believe that the Lord will reveal Himself to all who seek Him. I trust in the Lord to be just in His judgements.

Praise God for His mercy.

Ga 1:8

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Ga 1:9

As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that you have received, let him be accursed.

A lesson for everyone to remember.

Im guessing that he thinks that since islam believes in A Jesus, that it must be the same as Our Jesus. Sadly though, the Isa (Jesus) of islam is not the same. It is clearly a different belief altogether. Nor does islam have faith in Isa as the means of salvation.

Here comes the one world religion.