believeinHim Posted February 20 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 431 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,209 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 410 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20 (edited) In the new house I will be more secluded and away from the main part of the house and more away from things and more privacy, etc. The new house will help with this. I am waiting for the sun to come back out while we live here, And the new house will offer me some more privacy back and away in the back part of the house. Kind of feeling like I am living in solitary confinement, But, This world is offering me less and less activities I can involved myself in. Edited February 20 by believeinHim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D. Adrien Posted February 22 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 454 Content Per Day: 4.68 Reputation: 386 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/22/2024 Status: Offline Share Posted February 22 Living in seclusion makes it easier to avoid activities a Christian shouldn't be a part of. Perhaps this is why monasteries became a thing. Why immerse yourself in temptation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted February 22 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.92 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 22 On 2/20/2024 at 3:43 PM, believeinHim said: But, This world is offering me less and less activities I can involved myself in. In what sense? In the sense of being acceptable of in the sense of being accessible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believeinHim Posted February 24 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 431 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,209 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 410 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 24 On 2/22/2024 at 12:49 PM, FJK said: In what sense? In the sense of being acceptable of in the sense of being accessible? I mean, Concerts. I don't go to concerts. Entertainment. I don't pay for entertainment. Clubs. I haven't been to one. Bars. I loathe them except for food. Shopping. Worthless and pointless, unless it is natural fibers. Dating. Not Christian, Unless it is a courtship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted February 24 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.92 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted February 24 10 hours ago, believeinHim said: I mean, Concerts. I don't go to concerts. Entertainment. I don't pay for entertainment. Clubs. I haven't been to one. Bars. I loathe them except for food. Shopping. Worthless and pointless, unless it is natural fibers. Dating. Not Christian, Unless it is a courtship. I think most of what the world offers us for social activity and and entertainment should be avoided as much as possible by anyone calling themself a Christian. But we can't avoid it entirely anymore than we can avoid people entirely, it isn't our nature to do that. We have to look for a place that we fit in and where we don't have to pretend to be something different than we are to do it. Be in the world but not of it, not a simple thing to do, something we need help from God to do because the world encourages us to do the opposite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
believeinHim Posted February 25 Group: Royal Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 431 Topics Per Day: 0.28 Content Count: 3,209 Content Per Day: 2.08 Reputation: 410 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/06/2020 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 25 (edited) On 2/24/2024 at 5:54 AM, FJK said: I think most of what the world offers us for social activity and and entertainment should be avoided as much as possible by anyone calling themself a Christian. But we can't avoid it entirely anymore than we can avoid people entirely, it isn't our nature to do that. We have to look for a place that we fit in and where we don't have to pretend to be something different than we are to do it. Be in the world but not of it, not a simple thing to do, something we need help from God to do because the world encourages us to do the opposite. The pastor at the Calvary church this morning, My mom had the live stream on, He said that Amazon is the cause of putting all of the Christian bookstores out of business. And Amazon bans religious books and religious authors sometimes. When I was in a Christian book store for the last time, The lady working there said that people will come in to the shop, shop around the store, Then go home and find it for less money online and order it there. So, Amazon is one of the reasons why there is no more Christian bookstores. Barnes n Nobles selection of Bibles is limited. Like, there are virtually none there. For a first time Christian, or someone who has no faith, By looking at the country and what you see driving around yourself, There are no Christian bookstores. There are no Bibles virtually little to no Bibles in the only bookstore left in America. This is Christians also doing this to this country. Shop local. And support small business. Never use a company like that, to browse their merchandise and find it cheaper online. Edited February 25 by believeinHim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted February 25 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 953 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,579 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,055 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted February 25 Hi, Many excellent books are available along with some terrific teaching courses at Zola Levitt Ministries Book Store online, now called Our Jewish Roots. Plus there are hours and hours of excellent videos of Bible stores and music, entire plays written by Zola Levitt still available online FREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted February 25 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 953 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,579 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,055 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted February 25 On 2/23/2024 at 9:04 PM, believeinHim said: I mean, Concerts. I don't go to concerts. Entertainment. I don't pay for entertainment. Clubs. I haven't been to one. Bars. I loathe them except for food. Shopping. Worthless and pointless, unless it is natural fibers. Dating. Not Christian, Unless it is a courtship. It is possible to be in this world and not be of it. There is joy to be found most anywhere if one has an attitude that they are going to be joyous in all that they do for they are going to do so in worship of God. One can make a ton of rules, but life is closer to what Curly depicted it to be in the movie City Slickers "One thing" ..."And finding it what it is is up to you." Actually finding it is really discovering what has been there all along but is revealed personally by the Holy Spirit, whereas before it was not seen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted February 26 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,398 Content Per Day: 12.16 Reputation: 3,269 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted February 26 On 2/23/2024 at 9:04 PM, believeinHim said: I mean, Concerts. I don't go to concerts. Entertainment. I don't pay for entertainment. Clubs. I haven't been to one. Bars. I loathe them except for food. Shopping. Worthless and pointless, unless it is natural fibers. Dating. Not Christian, Unless it is a courtship. @believeinHim Well, in prayer and the Scriptures - whether on one's own or with other likeminded Christians - there is a wealth of profitable activity......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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