other one Posted January 14 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 598 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,128 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,855 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14 20 hours ago, Neighbor said: What did Christians do when all others ran to hide from great plagues before? As early as 174 AD Christians ran to help while others just ran and tried to hide away. Individually they suffered great numbers of deaths, but by their testimony, their faith of Yeshua. Christanity spread rapidly. Through that many were are are still being saved, eternally saved. There is a article from Biola University recounting that history.See or search for ; How Did Early Christians Respond to Plagues? Historical Reflections as the Coronavirus Spreads March 16, 2020 - Kenneth Berding That question is one of the few things I remember my Great Grandmother said when I asked her about that. She smiled and said, "We died gracefully." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 14 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 14 Praise God for the wisdom shared by the women of the generations that preceded our own. They not only live in lowliness and meekness ( Eph 4) they share boldly of our Lord and savior for our eternal benefit. They do so in word and in deed, that we gain in remembering all the days of our own lives even long after they have been called home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marathoner Posted January 14 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 71 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 10,133 Content Per Day: 7.07 Reputation: 13,086 Days Won: 97 Joined: 05/24/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14 On 1/13/2024 at 9:34 AM, Neighbor said: What did Christians do when all others ran to hide from great plagues before? As early as 174 AD Christians ran to help while others just ran and tried to hide away. Individually they suffered great numbers of deaths, but by their testimony, their faith of Yeshua. Christanity spread rapidly. Through that many were are are still being saved, eternally saved. There is a article from Biola University recounting that history.See or search for ; How Did Early Christians Respond to Plagues? Historical Reflections as the Coronavirus Spreads March 16, 2020 - Kenneth Berding Exactly, brother. I'm so thankful and grateful for the opportunity our Lord saw fit to afford me serving some of the most vulnerable people in our society. When the transitional housing shelter for the homeless was shut down multiple times due to outbreaks of COVID-19 among clients and staff, there were some who departed on account of the high risk associated with this endeavor. I stood by while my colleagues became infected --- some were hospitalized on ventilators --- and we lost some clients to COVID complications. I was the only member of staff who remained untouched and so I worked long hours, reporting to the VA hospital every seven days to be tested for COVID-19. I had to furnish proof of my continuing immunity to the VA to keep working and serving our clients who were quarantined to their assigned units. Many were sick. I made the rounds every hour, maintaining a log of COVID symptoms, temperatures, and supplying their needs as they arose. It was an honor! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamL Posted January 14 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5,117 Content Per Day: 1.48 Reputation: 2,555 Days Won: 4 Joined: 11/06/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/01/1950 Share Posted January 14 On 1/13/2024 at 9:58 AM, Neighbor said: Manna for the day at hand, and two days provison before the Sabbath, but do not horde seems to be a guideline. There is no such thing as hoarding when food is plentiful. Are you hoarding money by having a bank account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 14 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 14 19 minutes ago, WilliamL said: Are you hoarding money by having a bank account? ..."Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, here thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 14 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 952 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,573 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,054 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 14 53 minutes ago, WilliamL said: There is no such thing as hoarding when food is plentiful. Hi, Don't know about that one; there is setting aside for famine to come which can only be accomplished while food is plentiful. Good planning and perhaps a following of God's instruction for a particular time and then there is keeping secret or hoarding, a selfish mind's goal which is a mindset seen often enough in times of plenty and also times of scarcity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Hartono Posted January 14 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 771 Topics Per Day: 0.34 Content Count: 6,937 Content Per Day: 3.07 Reputation: 1,979 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/15/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted January 14 The world ends for those that died since the time of Adam and Eve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptWalker Posted January 26 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 440 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/25/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/20/1970 Share Posted January 26 (edited) (Comment removed) Edited January 28 by CaptWalker Irrelevant content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montana Marv Posted January 27 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 19 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 3,135 Content Per Day: 0.69 Reputation: 1,091 Days Won: 2 Joined: 11/03/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted January 27 Go into the World and Preach the Gospel. Don't isolate yourselves. In Christ Montana Marv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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