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With a whole lot of emphasis on the "I think"!

Well I did need the experiences, but still looking back it is hard to believe that people were like that. They still are and sometimes I am sure even worse. Consider the children of Israel in the wilderness who were continuously blessed and continuously were murmuring against Moses and God. Help...

That is certainly at least part of the problem. If people are not seeking first things first they should expect very little from God... that is very little "good". However, if they are moving right striving to keep the first things first according to God, part of that is letting God lead. In...

@Philip James I guess you wouldn't be surprised that some act as if it is their place. You seem to be one of the exceptions. Jesus was also an exception it seems... "And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?" Luke 12:14 Some may say that Jesus said that about a...

People could see his poor handling of his wife and told him so. He refused to seriously listen to such corrections much less do anything to improve the situation. My own wife as usual was way ahead of me on this. She wisely stopped attending services about a year before I did. Much of what I...

We used to own land, but gave it all up long ago. Now we have our little apartment with contents and our one vehicle. We have decided to go with cremation so that which ever one of us remains will have a little bit more to carry on... People have decided on black and white rules. God did not...

@Nancy So then let us all replace the precise laws of the OT [613?] with the precise laws of the NT. Is that really what the scripture teaches us? Is that what God teaches us? "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." Matt 11:15 When we lived out in the country and our beloved pets died I...

Sounds good and really is good insofar as God agrees with it. Again your words sound good at least on the surface. But I suggest that you see that "community" as being centered or located in particular and the physical church group you call the Church. I guess it misses on me because a few...

Just think of the place it puts those of us who live in the US! God won't let me quit here yet, but I purposely do not read most of the threads dedicated to politics... I guess I know where I stand on the politics in my country [I guess indeed?], but some of the people posting, calling...

Thank you Rita! I really do appreciate you and your response here.

Who was it that said you were not a Christian? I remember one man, who had been my nominal pastor during some really bad times for me, left town after he had driven away all but two members [myself and my Mexican friend who died earlier this year] of a medium sized assembly. His wife was the...

Probably a little of both, but also as I said, "testing the waters" as you are a newby here. I generally try never to give 'spankings' from or for myself as most of the time I am not a parent or other person allowed or qualified to give one. I used to spank my own natural children...

My general impression of you has been a favorable one. After a while I get such an impression of a person even when I know that I disagree with him/her on some details. Of course I were to really get down on every person with whom I ever disagreed on anything, I would likely find myself very...

Thanks for this! My memory is really bad these days so I really did not recall what you may have said in the past. I often do not recognize sarcasm so again it is my failing. For the benefit others reading, my step father and two of my closest uncles had tatoos visible most of the time from...

You gave no explanation in your response regarding the things I mentioned: A simple 'your way or the highway' answer. The whole loaf is needed! Anyone who really knows God sees and anyone seeking God will come to see the problem. Of course some don't care, one way or the other! "Blessed are...

Bologna! That word has been coming to my mind often lately as I read and skim through a lot of what people, who say they are believers in God and His Son, with regard to what too many are saying in church meetings and on this forum and on this thread For those not familiar with the expression...

Indeed! When I was in Europe for my study year [1969-1970] unshaven legs and armpits among women was still quite common. The women who did shave had mostly learned these "new" ways from Americans, the numerous tourists in particular... Bad or good? I have my biased preference, but what should...

First are we/they sent by the One who sends workers to do His work and is this place or that place our/their place to work His work until the night cometh? "After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he...

This is the right question, but how real is this question to people who do ask it? Was Pontius Pilate serious in wanting to find the answer to his question when he asked, "What is truth?" One way or the other Pilate may be out of it, but for you and me the question is still there... even though...

@BarnyFife So did Jesus my friend... care how people felt who were not in his immediate circle. Those mentioned here by John may not have been in the very best place, but Jesus seemingly did care about them... "And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name...