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"I think about how there are needs all around us each and every day, no matter where we go and how so many people are not coming to know the love of God because of how selfish we have become." Amen, good post, It immediately reminded me of the song "Asleep In The Light" by Keith Green:

"I've always cringed at the expression, 'they're a great person, but just don't get on their bad side'. No such thing, great people don't have such an apparent or threatening bad side - a little yeast, eventually works through the whole batch." I too have always cringed at this expression! If...

Good post! There should be a forum for this on here. For decades I would buy the daily paper on my way into work. That is mostly when they had the vending machine things where you put quarters in and grab a paper. Then, those things pretty much disappeared so I would buy at a corner store. I...

"to me, the only way to desist sin, is to truly appreciate the heinous nature of it, the utter futility and hypocrisy of it, the utter cowardice and immaturity of it, the insatiability of it." Learning to hate sin as God does is a wonderful thing! In some of our B.C. days, there is so much to...

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Yes, I suppose if there were fire in outer darkness...the darkness would be no more! This is a great subject as I've been trying to get it straight in my mind as to the difference and, I do believe there is one. My thoughts go right to the Wedding Banquet and the guest in filthy garments. Did...

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Update...God is GOOOOOD! Thank you for the prayers, they have a short ways to go yet, but if God has brought them this far, I will not stop praying that He will allow these 2 little ones to ebnter the world healthy and screaming! Lol. From my niece in-law: "GOOD NEWS! Thank you for all the...

I can see how we change after the new birth (or born again) comes about. It is evident to ourselves as well as those who knew us B.C. I used to think sanctification was a one time deal but, I find it does not work that way...I now think it grows as we grow in Him and His ways. It's like the...

While I was in HS my dad was bartender and I was dishwasher at a Shriners club. The place was named "The Ismailia Temple" some called it the "Mosque". People really thought they were a group of God sent benevolent people. When I got older, I learned much about them from my dad and, I would...

Yes...that's pretty much what I've said, lol. Seems I might have derailed a bit with the "works" def...sry! It's pretty elementary that one is never, ever saved by works, nor made righteous by works. Yes, our "faith" is accounted as righteousness.

"Even though we do not have the works that would make us righteous" Would not these be the "good works" that God has already set out for us to walk in? Or do you mean the works of The Law?

Yes, agreed that impute means to attribute. So, in this one case, where "faith" is counted as righteousness does that mean that it is like, "going to be" credited or "will be" credited when one finishes the race? Like a down payment?? :D Romans 4:22-25 "Therefore it was also CREDITED TO HIM...

"If people don't judge others...they won't be judged themselves." Yes. Something we all should be constantly aware of. When somebody judges another, it say's more about the person doing the judging.

Is there a difference between imparted righteousness and imputed righteousness? Have to check that one out. And do you think about 1 Corinthians 1:30 ? "It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our righteousness, holiness and...

Actually, I too am spending way more time in The Word than ever! And yes, I totally agree that we will not be deceived, or will be much less likely to be, when we keep His Word at the forefront of our minds. Since "The Word" is Christ...we are keeping Him as our "first love"...always first :)

"Even the best of us can be deceived." Yes, and that is frightening. We should always be aware in our spirits...discerning.

Oh so VERY comforting! And, thank you :)

I too thought it was created as a bio weapon. Now, the picture becomes clearer to me every day. We as Christians should "trust no man", especially when it comes to the worlds 'leaders'. If so much of a thing makes no sense then, I believe it is smoke and mirrors. And, when one follows the...

Yes! And God not only uses His willing vessels but, also the disobedient He will use to fulfill His purposes. He knows the end from the beginning of time so, we make choices, good or bad and He will make ALL things to the good of His children. And He will fulfill all He say's He will, :)