Words of wisdom from our brothers and sisters,what's on your mind?

[turtletwo]

30 minutes ago, angels4u said:

 Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
sing His mercy and His grace;
in the mansions bright and blessed
He'll prepare for us a place.

When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus
we'll sing and shout the victory.

2 While we walk the pilgrim pathway
clouds will overspread the sky,
but when traveling days are over,
not a shadow, not a sigh. 

3 Let us then be true and faithful,
trusting, serving every day;
just one glimpse of Him in glory
will the toils of life repay. 

 

@angels4u This one brings back such happy memories for me! It takes me back to my childhood days. Its encouraging words hold even deeper meaning now in this chapter of my life. Looking forward to seeing Jesus!

I so want my family there with me. As it says when we all get to Heaven. I'm praying for some unsaved loved ones as I'm sure you are, too. Amen?

What a day of rejoicing that will be! Thanks, sister.

[angels4u]

29 minutes ago, turtletwo said:

@angels4u This one brings back such happy memories for me! It takes me back to my childhood days. Its encouraging words hold even deeper meaning now in this chapter of my life. Looking forward to seeing Jesus!

I so want my family there with me. As it says when we all get to Heaven. I'm praying for some unsaved loved ones as I'm sure you are, too. Amen?

What a day of rejoicing that will be! Thanks, sister.

Amen Turtle! 

[angels4u]

When you don't know what to ,JUST PRAY ..

[saved34]

Amen @angels4u I believe prayer is the greatest weapon or resource we as  Christians have. The ability and privilege to go before God at the throne of grace at a moments notice for help for ourselves and others. 

[angels4u]

The life advice I wish I could give my younger self is...

Dear younger me
Where do I start
If I could tell you everything that I have learned so far
Then you could be
One step ahead
Of all the painful memories still running thru my head
I wonder how much different things would be
Dear younger me,
Dear younger me
I cannot decide
Do I give some speech about how to get the most out of your life
Or do I go deep
And try to change
The choices that you’ll make cuz they’re choices that made me
Even though I love this crazy life
Sometimes I wish it was a smoother ride
Dear younger me, dear younger me
If I knew then what I know now
Condemnation would’ve had no power
My joy my pain would’ve never been my worth
If I knew then what I know now
Would’ve not been hard to figure out
What I would’ve changed if I had heard
Dear younger me
It’s not your fault
You were never meant to carry this beyond the cross
Dear younger me
You are holy
You are righteous
You are one of the redeemed
Set apart a brand new heart
You are free indeed
Every mountain every valley
Thru each heartache you will see
Every moment brings you closer
To who you were meant to be
Dear younger me, dear younger me
You are holy
You are righteous
You are one of the redeemed
Set apart a brand new heart
You are free indeed
You are holy
You are righteous
You are one of the redeemed
Set apart a brand new heart
You are free indeed
You are holy
You are righteous
You are one of the redeemed
Set apart a brand new heart
You are free indeed

[Novus]

I read something really interesting the other day so will share here:

To return evil for evil is beastlike.

To return good for good is manlike.

To return evil for good is Satan-like.

To return good for evil is Christ-like.

Retaliation, revenge, should never have any place in Christian fellowship.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 says "Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."

 

Edited August 31, 2019 by Novus

[angels4u]

[angels4u]

Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is taking action in the face of fear!

[angels4u]

20 He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.”Rev.22:20

[Novus]

Just a thought possibly worth sharing with the view to further discussion:

Have you ever wondered why the Bible was not given all in one go as opposed to having being produced over a large span of time? As it is, forty different authors wrote the Bible over a period of 1400 years in at least three different languages and the authors probably never even knew that they were writing the Bible - they just relayed messages as God spoke to them. The phrase "Thus saith the Lord..." can be found 3808 times in the Bible.

Also, if you take into consideration that the authors most likely did not collaborate with each other with the view of presenting a unified message and this was achieved without any contradictions (the minor details that do differ slightly are most likely due to the limitations of the human writer's own personal insights but these differences only lend further to the validity of respective messages as they eliminate the likelihood of collaboration - for example the four Gospels) and that the whole thing (Scripture) hangs together, further adds to the authenticity of the Bible.

Also, there is a common thread that runs through the whole thing as it had no editor except the Holy Spirit. This common thread in itself gives further credibility to the authenticity of the Bible. 

2 Peter 1:20-21 (KJV) - "Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."

Now if a bunch of Scientists were working independently on a similar research project without knowing what the other was doing, over a period of time, without collaboration and if sometime in the future, their notes collected and similar or exact results were extrapolated, what would the logical deduction of said set results be? They would have to be credible and therefore classed as "truths". If their notes were collated into a book, such a book could be made into a textbook and would be considered authentic due to the existence of a common thread pointing to certain common truths (welcome to the world of Mathematics). The book may contain minor details that differ slightly due to the limitations of the scientist's own personal insights but these differences only lend further to the validity of respective research notes as they eliminate the likelihood of collaboration.

Why should the Bible not be considered credible in more or less in the same way? Logic should dictate similar deduction.

I think the reason is because of what Romans 1:18 reveals about humans - "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold (Greek: κατέχω which means to restrain,  suppress or hold down) the truth in unrighteousness;".

Recognising the authenticity of the Bible will mean admitting the need to affirm conformity to righteous living as stipulated by Scripture; certain lifestyles will have to be abandoned as a result (Hebrews 11:25 - the fleeting pleasures of sin); self-rule as opposed to subjection to God's order is preferable (idolatry).

 

 

Edited September 8, 2019 by Novus