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Okay, so then I have another question. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, when you read of the crucifixion of Jesus, before he dies, one thing he says is: My God, My God, why have you forsaken me? I have always been taught that God turned his back on Jesus because he couldn't bear to see our sins laid on his shoulders. Why would God do that?

How can I know that God really exists?

Maybe this will help you: http://www.worthyboards.com/index.php?show...=0entry521588 Look to the last post, this is something I wrote to someone else who was having friendship troubles. I hope it helps. God Bless.

i'm a teenager and i don't see a whole lot wrong with myspace. i got an account, because living in a different country i don't get to see half of my friends and family. with myspace it's an easy way to keep in contact often and see pictures of them and stuff. yeah sometimes i get sent bad messages or whatever but i just ignore them. i ONLY accept people as "friends" if i know them. if you're really concerned with this site, give your kids guidelines and keep checking up on them. i know teenagers who have PARENTS on myspace, that way you can watch them even closer and make sure they're not doing anything wrong. there's a very small percentage of "predators" out there. and if you've brought your kid up right, they'll know "not to talk to strangers."

thanks so much, i like that verse!

Ice: I dated my ex-girlfriend for about 5-6 months and after we broke up I told her I didn't want to see her anymore. It wasn't because I hated her, it was because being with her reminded me too much of what we had. That relationship moved way too quick too. A quote from a movie comes to mind when I think of that experience. "A clean break is easier. You can reset it... and it heals, and you move on. But if you leave things messy or things don't get put right... then it just hurts. Forever." -Litlle Black Book (2004) This was so true, because the way we broke up was very complicated too. And that experience festered in my heart for a very long time, but not forever. You may not believe this but there will be a morning that you will wake up and it won't hurt anymore. Something to keep in mind is that the whole point of dating is to get to know someone you eventually may want to marry. So anything you learn throughout the dating process is something positive that adds to your experience in the dating world. The only thing that truly heals wounds like this is time. Take your life one day at a time, and do whatever makes you happy. I also encourage you to read Luke. The bible is always comforting for me to read for some reason, and Luke tells the story of Jesus. If you are already a believer, this book just reminds us of everything Jesus said and did for us. And it is comforting to be reminded of where you are ultimatly going. Sometimes it feels better when you share what is bothering you, and I am curious as to more details of what happened with your friend. But if you don't want to then I understand. Here are a few versus: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 "The Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. And those who have died believing in Christ will rise first." Revelation 22:7 "Listen! I am coming soon! Happy is the one who obeys the words of prophecy in this book." I will be praying for you. Your Brother in Christ, Jon Thank you so much! I got tears in my eyes as I read this. This morning I woke up wishing I could leave this country. Get away from all I've known and all that keeps pulling me down and all the hurt that I get every day and every time I see him again. I'm not sure it's a matter of him not wanting to see me because he's hurt. I think it's just me. I will tell you more, if you're willing to listen. PM me, I'm not sure where to start. Thank you for your encouraging words. I really needed that today and they will go with me throughout my day.

so is that supposed to mean that bad things that happen are just punishments? and i realize that you grow from pain, but isn't that a dumb/hard way too learn? why do we have to learn that way?

thank you so much. i'll take a look at it. i really appreciate your reply.

i've been having problems with one of my friends. well actually, he told me he didn't want to be friends anymore. we had dated for about 6 or 7 months... i still don't know if it was a mistake. i learned from it, so in that way it was a good thing. i'm having trouble forgiving him and letting go of what we had. we went too fast, he says we went too fast from the beginning because he didn't know me well enough, i don't know. it's a long story.... i just need verses about forgiveness and hope.... i want to move on but i'm struggling with the pain...

funny i should come across this thread right now, i was just thinking the same thing...

I'm very sorry that I have offended you, I didn't mean to, and I'm sorry if this also offends you, but it is never wise to assume. I was actually referring to the following: But now that I see they had a little reason because they were talking to a non-christian and did not want to harm them in any way. Also, I was not making a judgement on anyone's faith, I was actually saying that isn't it up to themselves what they can handle when studying other religions? But again, as I said before, I understand more now because they were talking to a non-christian. Again, I am sorry.

Actually, Allah is the name for God in some languages. Indonesian for one, I've assumed Arabic as well. Depends on how you look at it. I just have a simple question, why is it wrong to post links to other religious sites? If you are a christian you will be guarded by God from anything that could harm you, if you're not strong in your faith and people warn you that it might hurt you why would you look at it? It just seems to me that you're afraid the links will make people change their minds about God, it just seems kind of foolish to me...

I live in Indonesia and they're afraid the avian flu will spread to my part of the country, the westerners here are watching for it and getting amunizations I think..... kind of scary. Pray it doesn't spread anymore than it has.

where in romans 6 does it say that? and what the heck is with the ufos? you obviously have not experience any type of interaction with the spiritual world... but don't try to tell me that i'm wrong. i'm not an idiot, it was NOT a bug, i would try to describe it to you, but you'd just find another way to tear me down. i'm tired of it.

God did not destroy the devil at the cross. Why do you think that? Easily tricked because of drugs... hallucinations... and no, i was not hallucinationg.... i was perfectly fine when it happened, i was on the way to the bathroom... my boyfriend was going with me because it was dark out and... it was sort of a protection thing... it was the middle of the night... i went to the bathroom, came out and he pointed it out to me... he sounded kinda scared... i looked and didn't even see it at first... i saw this weird pale glowing thing then where you would suppose eyes to be i saw... well you know how animals eyes reflect in light... it was kind of like that.. just without the light to cause the reflection or whatever... it came closer to us and i shined my flashlight on it and i didn't see anything but a shadow of it... and it was far enough away that it was most definitely not our shadows... we started walking away really fast, a couple yards later i turned and it had moved so it could watch us, i could just see the glowing thing... i was not alone, i have a witness... i was NOT seeing things... i have a question for YOU... are you a christian?

thank you!!!

Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength." Does this mean that our strength makes God happy or that the joy of God gives us strength, if it's the latter, what exactly is the joy of the Lord?

i have never had alcohol or done drugs in my life.... stop being ignorant... i know what i saw and felt... just because nothing has ever happened to you doesn't mean that things don't.... if they could happen in Bible times then they can happen now-days... and i am not just a "KID".

thanks... actually, he became a christian that night, my boyfriend that is... so good definitely came out of it... and i'm definitely not as afraid as i was when things first started happening... thank you for the advice, i appreciate everything...

that's a good point, i like that thought

girls like to try to make themselves feel smart.... they come up with something like "girl-cott" and go, ha, look, aren't we clever.... when yeah, they're really just making themselves look kinda like fools.... speaking from experience

hate name brand clothes... they're just for rich people who like to dress up everyday... which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

try convincing him that, he thinks he's always right...

that's kind of selfish don't you think?

i understand all that..... he says i don't have any integrity because i don't do my best in school... he says i don't care enough about it... that i have a lack of integrity.... it doesn't sound right to me...