~~ angelique ~~

Property? Are we supposed to be mindless slaves with no feelings as to the the dice rolled our way?

Sunshine, I really liked your answer.

God did not create evil but he allowed evil, because he wanted to give us free will. That is why I say white paper black dot.. and just as a black dot can be drawn, it can be erased but the paper is always white. God is so mighty and infinite, and the only infinite uncreated being. Biblically and logically wrong. The first cause must, by definition, be the source of EVERYTHING else. The Bible plainly states that God created heaven, earth, the sea, and everything in them. and as well, "he created all things and without him was not anything created that was created." Evil is a thing. It has substance. It is in people, it controls people, it hurts and changes people. It is not merely the abscence of something. The Bible itself directly says God created darkness and evil. Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. Here we see darkness and "evil" are "Created", just as light and peace are "formed" and "made". "Evil" - RA - bad, evil 442x, wickedness59x, wicked25x, hurt, affliction, harm, adversity, trouble, mischief, etc Exact same word as "Evil in the sight of the Lord" (Num. 32:13), etc. "Create" - bara - literally to make from nothing. exact same as Genesis 1:1, different tense. The idea that anything at all could exist independent of God, the first cause, the creator, is by definition a contradiction, and you don't even have to read the Bible to realize that. I realize this shoots down like 1000 years of catholic traditioin, but I did it using a single Bible verse and a concordance to prove they are all the same words with the same usage. But, is there gray???? If God created evil, why was evil put into the world to hurt people?

But, didn't God point job out? Pretty much he was saying, sickem. I still don't get it. sorry.

The universe is so big. To say there is no probability of intelligent life on other planets just improbable. I am not talking about in our solar system; however, there are many solar systems in the known (much less the unknown galaxy) where there could be life.

Why not believe in Aliens? The universe is so very large. It is not implausible that there are other beings. But, that is my belief. I really don't see how they would be demons.

I am finding that I am experiencing anger at God for allowing things to happen in my life. :taped: Thanks for your responses but I still don't understand.

Why does God allow so much pain? Is God strong enough to stop some of it? I don't understand. :emot-highfive:

I just haven't been sleeping. Please pray for my sleep.

***Link Edited by request*** Yeah, I agree, under attack... you wouldn't believe what has happened today

I have a cd that I am going to listen to tonight... Please be praying for me tonight.... tks ***Link edited by Moderator per request***

Um, can you explain this one some more?

Hey all... I haven't had a great week so far... My dreams won't let me rest. I am so worn out from all of this. I'm so very tired.

Jade :laugh:

I am not feeling well tonight. Thanks to OneLight who sent me some music burned on some cd's I am listening to them tonight. I had to take some serious pain pills and really can't think straight at the moment but did want to check in to let everyone know that I am listening to some worship music tonight. I hope it helps. :emot-hug:

Today has been a bit rough. I have a horrible headache. This may sound strange, but I think I can literally feel people praying. I had a vision today that I've had a few times over the last year. In my vision, I am being pulled into flames and, at the same time, being pulled up to heaven. I felt like I was being ripped in two. Then, two angels came and helped to pull me out of the fire when I asked God for help. This vision reminded me of another vision where I was being pulled by my ankles into a grave that I had just climbed out of. Something was trying to drag me back into the grave. Then when someone grabbed my arms and started trying to help me to stop being pulled toward/into the grave. :emot-hug: for praying and stuff

What biblical knowledge???? I have a hard time reading without headaches so how can I be puffed up? (Oh, please, a rabbit's foot? How quaint.) Um, I see no correlation between a Book of Shadows and the Bible. I was a witch so you lost me on your analogy and I don't think I want to understand it. The bible is not a Book of Shadows.

Agrees with Jade. Please don't sidetrack and get into a debate. I way too freaked without having to deal with a debate at the moment. I have to go to work and won't be able to properly write until tonight but last night was the first night in months that I actually slept good and it has to be because everyone was praying. tks. I needed to sleep for one night without nightmares and dreams.

Okay, I am totally freaking out. As IF I didn't have enough going on in my life, I had something added. Here it goes. I had a dream in January that freaked me out but I put it aside. The dream is as follows: Then, a month or two ago, I had another dream. In my dream, a spirit was talking to me. It told me that I was "theirs" (whoever they are) and the God couldn't have me. I woke up out of the dream immediately to see this huge dark spirit at the foot of my bed who then repeated to me that I was theirs and God couldn't have me. This dream had me concerned which is why I posted the thread on Can a Christian be Unconverted that got so sidetracked from my issue. I went into a tail spin at this point. Well, as my post said in the prayer request section, i have decided to have a big bonfire to burn my stuff whence I have something to burn it in. Since making this decision, all hell has broken loose. I posted the private issues in the ladies lounge. As if yesterday was not bad enough, last night, I had a spirit physically manifest twice and it wasn't a good one. Then, tonight, I had something happen as well. People, I need serious prayer. I have a feeling this is going to be more difficult than I thought and I am very freaked out. The spirits aren't going to leave easily. Please, please I need prayer help.

This is from John: It says gives light to every man does that mean that every person born gets light?

Call me dense, but there have to be gray areas. Like, God said don't kill but still commanded death. I am like seriously confused.

Without going into details, how does one deal with severe disappointment? I am finding that the disappointment which I am dealing with is a hard one to get past as it involves religious hurts and wounds as well as some other more personal issues. :thumbsup:

Okay.... Here is the Texas Law:

Ummm, the whole thing is just sick. It is not right for an older man to marry a 15 year old child. If the kids are raised that way, their minds are brainwashed to believe these warped relationships. I think the State of Texas did the right thing. We were discussing this in my family law class last week. The issue of multiple wives did not get the states attention, but when the kids (most of them who were under the age of statutory consent) were brought into this, that made it a whole new ballgame.