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Learning how to relax takes a lot of effort, sometimes.

So do you find that - taking all things into consideration - vaping, completely quitting permanently or sticking with cigarettes works better for you? You mentioned you had a lot of stress.

@stunnedbygrace So how is your stress doing? Re. your comments about not judging on the other thread, I think also on a subject like quitting smoking - if in fact the person is even committed to quitting - it's important not to guilt-manipulate people who smoke, for the sake of 'piety'.

Proverbs 3.5-6

The love among followers of Christ is a strong idea in John's Gospel.

Keep praying; I'm sure you do; Hebrews 7.25 comes to mind also about the intercession of the Lord Jesus Himself.

I think @Dave L — and he must speak for himself — would probably be referring to his particular grasp a local church fellowship according to his view of various New Testament passages. But there, again, I can't speak for him.

I have heard the word 'transitional' for Acts; which might imply a slightly more nuanced timescale to the moving from one dispensation to another, albeit with Pentecost being pivotal.

Well, fine. I guess that in my mind the Lord's Supper is very much linked with the nature of the church and of the rapture. But we each use definitions according to our Biblical convictions. Just out of interest, did you formally study theology? because your knowledge seems quite profound. (I...

@charity : I guess you would not see yourself as dispensational in your thinking.

We all have a duty to follow our convictions from the Scriptures, don't we?

John 3 is such a great passage that we ignore it at our peril.

Indeed! :)

Many a time have I gone to Romans 8 and come away encouraged! :)

Good answer!

So is this you years ago? or a family member or friend recently? :) A great catch!

At time I find the discussions hard to follow...

Indeed. God is God. (Despite the best efforts of professedly religious people to prove the contrary....)

FYI: Source: relevantchildrensministry.com

I do love where it says: "Thy Name is as ointment poured forth" (S. of Solomon 1.3).