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I know it is a very bad idea, but I have often considered joining a monastery. I always wanted to get married but I know deep down that it will never happen and figured I might as well duck out of the modern world. I don't have anything holding me down anyway. On one hand I want to live a holy...

Oh honey, you didn't need to go on this board to learn that a lot of Christians are jerks. You just have to talk to almost any random one. I say that as one myself.

Do you mean literally or metaphorically because most people act like animals are unimportant?

I know this wasn't a response to me, but I would like to say that if God had given you over to a reprobate mind, you would not have come to Christ. I hope you can find peace.

This has probably already been said (sorry all, a bit too busy to look over three pages) but no it is not too late for you. I too have said and thought nasty things against the Spirit and it bothered me for a long time. I am going to try to keep this short while telling you what got me past it...

I believed (and still do) in universal salvation since before finding this board.

You are welcome. Glad I could help.

I might be remembering incorrectly, but I think I once read this about Noah's sons. Shem was the ancestor of the Asians (people like the Japanese and Chinese), Ham was the ancestor of the dark skinned people (parts of Africa and Egypt came from him) and Japheth was the ancestor of the European...

A company called Wisdom Tree made a few Bible based games for the NES, Sega Genesis, Super Nintedo, Gameboy and computer. They were Bible Adventures, Sunday Funday, Exodus, King of Kings: the Early Years, Joshua and the Battle of Jericho, Bible Buffet, and my personal favorite a Zelda clone...

I know this is a humor thread, but still thought I would weigh in on animals and spirituality. Every creature has a soul and will certainly be resurrected. There will even be new animals in heaven. The Bible depicts various kinds of animals in heaven and on the new earth. The prophet Isaiah...

I had a lousey Easter. Didn't get any sleep the past few days, had an emotional breakdown, and had my religion insulted. Hope everyone else's was good.

Thank you all who replied. Hope I am not bumping this or too late, I was waiting for the replies to stop to respond so I wouldn't be constantly bumping it. I will, however, try to respond sparingly so I don't bury more worthier posts if this gets any replies. My enemies continue to successfully...

A while ago I wrote a post asking if my faith could be saved. To summarise it: I used to be very close to God but horrible things that have happened throughout my life got in the way of it. I had a horrible life, I am stuck with a sometimes abusive father, people walk all over me, I have self...

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. " — Matthew 7:21 I think that sort of answers the question.

Looking around, I have found a few verses in the Bible that says God will deal with our enemies and that we shouldn't try avenging ourselves. Maybe it is just wishful thinking, but I like to believe that God will not only expose them (as I am not the only person they treat badly) but also...

A few days ago I had a bit of an eye opener of how bad things really are. Without going into too much detail I thought some of my enemies were trying to attack me again. I was honestly going to leave Christianity for good if they did/if they were successful. I know it sounds horrible but it made...

You may be right but I feel the opposite. What I had with God was perfect and all this stuff happened to me that makes me feel like he is pushing me away. In a way I would still be a christian by definition. I would believe in God and what the Bible says, but I wouldn't participate in worship...

kind of an update. I realized that I need to learn how to forgive my enemies, how to keep from getting angry at God, and how to move past the bad things that have happened. Can anyone help with these?

I have actually thought of that. I think they may be atheists based on things they say or do. I know at least one of them is. This quote helps me sometimes yet at the same time I worry that it refers to enemies of Christianity. If my enemies happen to be Christians (despite my reasons to think...

I am willing to give God another chance, but one thing I cannot get past is my hate for my enemies. Even though we are supposed to forgive our enemies, I cannot and the lack of justice makes it hard.