There is only one true Christ. So we must take care not to blaspheme God calling him an idol.
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"...and even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure." James 4:3
Yes--the Scripture is informative on the point of supplication (asking and subsequent receiving). But, I think that prayer is meant to bring us closer to God as well--recognizing who He is and praising His great works, thanking Him for His daily mercies, confessing the wrong things we have done that day, and finally, asking for His blessing on the day. When asking for things after that, one's motives are much more refined. Does God need our recognition, praise, thanksgiving and confession? No, He needs nothing from us--but He knows that we need prayer as a refining fire, administered by His Holy Spirit.
And, on top of all that, at moments of intense suffering, His Holy Spirit intercedes for us. I've only had one experience like that--when my daughter was a toddler. One evening, she began vomiting and was spiking a high temperature. My husband and I took her to the emergency room because it was obvious that she was quite ill, as she was barely conscious and was thrashing and banging her head--probably from a severe headache. The E. R. physician immediately inserted an I.V. catheter in her foot in order to administer fluids. Next, the pediatric consulting physician took one look at her and started mentioning things like meningitis, etc. and said he would have to do a spinal tap. My husband and I were horrified and began to pray together. Throughout that long night, I prayed until, exhausted, I felt I could pray no more. That is when I felt the Holy Spirit interceding--it was the oddest experience of my life but certainly a welcome one. Her fever broke immediately after and the spinal tap came back negative. The illness passed in a few days, but I never forgot that night. Amen. :)
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“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.” (1 Timothy 1:12–13)
Paul had a amazing testimony and insight into God's grace...
@Lady Crosstalk Romans 8 has very comforting words about the Holy Spirit interceding for believers who cry Abba, Father. :)
The matter of motive is very searching. 'I the LORD search the heart' (Jeremiah 17.10).
Oh yes @Willie T You sure are a he ♥ At least I HOPE you really are and not a woman using a mans pic, lol!
If I was a female, I sure hope I would pick a better photograph to portray me.
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I hope that was a tongue in cheek , like “Dah” comment. :)
Sin was not “created” , it’s not a creation of anything ... etc etc...
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Haha...no kidding... And a very handsome “he”. :)
I wish more people used them..like ScottA , APAX , Frank etc etc ...I think others just like to ‘hide themselves “ .
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I would and have before, maybe I should find a recent one and put it up. The one where I was at a friends house for dinner was the last one that I found to be "okay" lol...not a poser in front of a camera...not very photogenic. But you are Helen! Now, if @Taken would put one up
It is prudent to stay under the radar when the Internet is accessible to the whole world. And even Christ hid Himself when required.
Avatars and usernames are used for good reason.
If you're fully exposed on the Internet someone will try to abuse you.
Even on my website, you can dig all you want but you not find out who owns that website. My domain is privacy registered.
If it were not it is would not be hard to get my name, telephone number and address.
I own three domain names.
If you're fully exposed on the Internet someone will try to abuse you.
Even on my website, you can dig all you want but you not find out who owns that website. My domain is privacy registered.
If it were not it is would not be hard to get my name, telephone number and address.
I own three domain names.
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