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Wow, thank you FollowerofChrist. I was wondering about the Holy Spirit also. How you know when you have it, etc. Your response makes so much sense. So thank you for that! So I guess we would know we have it when our attitudes and actions begin to change and we strive daily to live a...

Thank you everyone for your comments. I now have a better understanding of prayer.It seems there is no particular time that you "have" to pray nor any specific prayer. I like that I can teach the kids to just "talk to God" as if they were talking to a friend. I think they would be more...

I've been reading the forum for a while now and I am just trying to get things clear in my mind about various theads I have read. I am not trying to open a "can of worms", but merely trying to see the "big picture" more clearly of the generally accepted beliefs. So please forgive the concepts...

(followerofchrist;29179) Which part of an hell for eternity is confusing? Because if its the eternity part than your in the same boat as everyone else. An eternity is just to large of a concept for our minds to grasp because our minds run on spans of time. It's confusing to me because I don't...

Yes, Thank you Kriss for the clarification.

Thank you FollowChrist. It's nice to know that I am not alone in feeling this way.I do think it can be helpful to teach very young children (like maybe 1-5 year olds maybe) a short, simple, easy to remember prayer in order to teach them what praying is. At an appropriate age, though, I think...

The only praying I remember doing as a child was the "Lord, bless this food and drink for Jesus sake, Amen." and another very similar prayer after a meal. Also the "Now I lay me down to sleep..." prayer before bed.Is it right to repeat the same prayer over and over daily? I found that after a...

So God only gives up on those who have given up on Him first? Or are there people He gives up on even though they haven't really given up on God yet?I haven't given up on God, I am seeking the Truth more now than I ever did when I attended church for the first 25 years of my life.I only asked...

I have never been able to come to grips with the idea that God "takes people home" by having them suffer with cancer for 10 or more years, dying at the hand of a drunk driver at the wheel or other such horrific circumstance.Does God really decide when and in what manner our death with come...

Thank you, Kriss! It makes much more sense to me now. I'm just glad God didn't give up on me yet!

(FollowChrist;27637) In addition to these horrible versus(at least that's how I see them, so yes I need some help here ), I can't believe in the concept of an eternal hell, and the whole necessity or reasoning behind the suffering of Christ's death. God taught us to "forgive and forget" so I...

(Letsgofishing;29055) Kriss we see that the saints are aware of what is going on in earth through Revelation 6:9-11 9When the Lamb broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had...

Somewhere, (can't remember where exactly) I read the essence of God being compared to water. Water can be either solid (ice cube), liquid (water) and gas (vapour). All are different forms of the same substance of H2O.

I was wondering if anyone could clarify this scripture for me.Hebrews 4:7 7Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: "Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."[a]I'm curious about the use...

(thesuperjag;28311) I can't wait to get out of my flesh body at the 7th trumpet, and see my spiritual body. (which we all existed in that body before our flesh body)Is it reincarnation? No!Jag We all existed as a spiritual body before our flesh body? Is there scripture regarding this?

(Dunamite;28286) 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. 19 This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence 20 whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he...

Thank you, Letsgofishing and Jag. I will take your thoughts on the movie into consideration. I appreciate your replies.

My kids school arranges for them to go to the theatre every year around this time. The movie that was chosen (by who exactly I don't know) is The Golden Compass. I am unsure whether I should allow my kids to see this movie or not. They are 12 and 11 years old. Is this even appropriate for...

Ephesians 4:2 NIVBe completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.A good thing to remember for sure!

I think, Squeak, that you’ve presented a good reason for why people dislike it, so I thank you. But you haven’t presented a proof that claims HxC (Hardcore) music should be looked down upon and considered evil. You're correct, because I don't feel that Christian Hardcore (or any other type of...