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2 Corinthians 5:16-17 (NIV): "16So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" Christ was viewed as a potential...

I think this verse should be looked at in the context of the previous verse, which is from a spiritual point of view.

I don't know what has happened, but God often feels distant in times of trials. Yet he is still there and still loves you. We don't always know God's plans, trusting him implicitly through the ups and downs takes perseverance. Think of it another way, Jesus is like the Ark in the story of...

Agreeing with the rest of the Body is pretty low on my list of priorities. I don't think I can put a subjective number on its importance to me. I would like to agree with the rest of Christendom, but I will not compromise what I know to be right. I try to keep to the basic foundations of...

Saying goodbye so soon? We only just started to know you.

Reading this and other information online, I've found I know very little about autism. I can understand having no patience for small talk. Brevity is the soul of wit.

This is a christian site and we want the truth to be represented somewhere. if some people are offended that is not the intention. We recognize this as a potential source of conflict so excessive denominational posts for or against a denomination are a violation of the rules. Baseless...

Thank you Justaname, I don't want to detract from anything you have said. I was thinking last night of the lamp and city on a hill. To love only the brethren or potential brethren would make the Church like an aquarium. There is another reason to love even those who are destined for...

Thank you, I appreciate these devotionals and have shared one before. They are right on the mark.

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I'll leave that up to the moderator for the spiritual forum. But I don't mind it being here myself.

All that silence, you could hear the disrespect in what they weren't saying.

The PC is still the bread and butter of the tech industries. The only people using Macs are some graphics designers. Network security is where its at right now. You have the government pressuring tech businesses to secure their networks, and they better be showing some competency or were...

But the Hebrew scriptures are not the entirety of scripture are they?

To love someone enough to let them go takes a great deal of strength. I pray God strengthens you to endure the pain of this separation. And that the Lord will also be with your wife, so that she is lead in a direction that ends with him. I hope you will be reconciled with her one day, and may...

It is a great encouragement when God shows his sovereignty and love. I have been instrumental in him demonstrating this to others before. God is sovereign, he is in control. He loves us, and shows mercy to us because of his graciousness.

As far as I know, I am a gentile believer grafted onto the branch. Jesus fulfilled the Law, and he gave us his own commandments. His commandments that are in agreement with the Law, which were given by the same Spirit. For one who wishes to distance himself from the churches teachings you...

Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 Welcome to the forum Poetofparables!

I think it is pretty clear by further teachings that we are to love even the outsider. 1 John 2:15 does not contradict this because verse 16 goes on to specify exactly what is in the world; no peoples are listed, only ideals. Matthew 5:43-48 (NIV) 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love...

I wish everyone were strong Christians, not permitting themselves to be easily offended. James 1:19 I see far too many Christians taking offence and expressing anger. I am among their numbers, sometimes being angered by stupid things. It pains me that we are supposed to bend over backwards...