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@firstthings1st. Reminds me of the lines: "Saved for glory, saved by Jesus, All our meetness His alone, Meetness which the Father pleases Ours should be in Christ the Son."

@MatthewG I think a broader framework to your question is found in John 6.37-39: "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. 39 And this is the...

@Ziggy I hadn't heard of Freya Stark; thanks! wikipedia You seem very well read, @Ziggy ...:)

Great verse there, @amadeus !

@MatthewG I think as we look back in our lives we can see the truth of what Scripture says, as in: "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever." (Psalm 111.10).

@MatthewG Since all the young ppl that I have talked to with Bible verses tattooed seem to have had them done for evangelistic reasons, it's as if they were all really wanting people to ask about them. GodsGrace said: It's such a hugely widespread custom but when it's Christian young ppl wanting...

Psalm 110.3 says: "Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power".

@MatthewG Good to bow in humble gratitude to the will of God in Christ. Philippians 2.13 says: '...it is God that worketh in you both to do and to will of His good pleasure'.

@MatthewG I think it's good to rest with the record of Scripture. Great verse there in Isaiah! :)

@Grams Good to see you! :)

Hi @tsr Indeed, Romans 8.9 says that all believers have the Holy Spirit: "Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his."

@Addy Isaiah 54.5 :) Here's an Isaiah tattoo (ref. to: "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." (Isaiah 41.10) tattoofilter dot com

@Wynona Another good passage: "But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." (John 4.23-24)

@runningwings All great verses there! :)

Hi @Rita The complexity of the natural world revolves around the Creator, right? :) "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

@Ziggy I love that chapter! such a lot of refreshing truth and doctrine in it for the believer! :)

@Josho Great avatar picture! :)

Hi @Pearl The book of the Acts of the Apostles is sometimes referred to as the Acts of the Holy Spirit! :)

@Wynona Re. Scrabble, I used to be; but it's a question of finding time and inclination to play it... :)

@1stCenturyLady Oh so sorry about your experience....it must have happened since you mentioned him some years back.....