Spiritual Encouragement and Growth for the Normal Christian

[bochen4]

Spiritual Encouragement and Growth for the Normal Christian Life "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth" (John 1:14) "For the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12). 'I cry to you my Lord, my rock! Do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent, I shall go down to the pit like the rest. Hear my voice raised in petition as I cry to you for help, as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward your holy of holies.' "I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns?" "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Amen.. Please share other verses or thoughts that touch you the most. We all need to just accept him and be in his light! He is our true protection against the axis of evil and enemies of freedom and democracy!

[Gwendolyn]

Originally posted by bochen4 We all need to just accept him and be in his light! He is our true protection against the axis of evil and enemies of freedom and democracy! How is it that I am a non-Christian, and I am a supporter of democracy and freedom? I don't think it is fair to say that only Christians are the good guys in this world.

[bochen4]

Originally posted by Gwendolyn How is it that I am a non-Christian, and I am a supporter of democracy and freedom? I don't think it is fair to say that only Christians are the good guys in this world. Gwendolyn, I'm sorry if I offended you. The purpose of this thread is to foster and encourage others in their spiritual pursuits. Since you say you are not Christian I can not understand by you replied in here. But anyhow, please know that in God’s eyes your disbelief is far more offensive to him. May I ask do you love the truth and freedom? Do you like kindness and love? God is all that and more. He can be your personal salvation. The Bible is not mere doctrine or dogma; it is the living word of God. It contains all of God’s divine essence, his wisdom and his fullness and richness. Do not underestimate his impact on your life. Don’t take my word for it. Please I urge you, if you can, to pray to him and ask him to show you the truth.

[Neruo]

Dear christlover, I think god is a homo. My regards.

[wombing]

the 'axis of evil" are you talking about george w, tony blair, and their cronies...?

[spoon]

Originally posted by bochen4 We all need to just accept him and be in his light! He is our true protection against the axis of evil and enemies of freedom and democracy! Guess there were no christians in the WTC (or <insert terrorist activity here>) then.... -spoon

[Tsen]

Funny that a Christian should say God is a proponent of Democracy. Y'know, with the scriptures filled with some particularly un-Democratic things. Like opression of non-Christian groups. And destruction of homosexuals with the blazing fires and the pillars of salt and whatnot. Yeah. Or maybe the idea that creationism should be taught in schools? Christians all seem to be rallying for a bible study session instead of allowing evolution to be taught in schools. That's a tad bit un-Democratic as well. You see, democracy doesn't fit well with a superior being. Superior beings would supposedly know what's best for society and all that jazz, so there's no room for letting the people decide. Just in case. The people might decide wrong a few times or something. In fact, theism itself is a monarchy of sorts, and that's exactly what a God would want, provided one existed.

[Gwendolyn]

Originally posted by bochen4 Gwendolyn, I'm sorry if I offended you. The purpose of this thread is to foster and encourage others in their spiritual pursuits. Since you say you are not Christian I can not understand by you replied in here. But anyhow, please know that in God’s eyes your disbelief is far more offensive to him. May I ask do you love the truth and freedom? Do you like kindness and love? God is all that and more. He can be your personal salvation. The Bible is not mere doctrine or dogma; it is the living word of God. It contains all of God’s divine essence, his wisdom and his fullness and richness. Do not underestimate his impact on your life. Don’t take my word for it. Please I urge you, if you can, to pray to him and ask him to show you the truth. I never meant to offend you either. I also appreciate your concern for my soul, but I don't believe in God. Thanks for trying though. Also, as I recall, the forum that I posted in was the Religion/Spirituality forum, and if I posted in your thread, I thought I had something relevant to bring to the table. Just because I do not subscibe to your beliefs does not mean I am not spiritual. I was merely saying that your statement was clearly erroneous. Christianity is not the 'one sacred road' to freedom. Actually, it is crazy that you would even say that Christianity is a religion that is based upon freedom, because it restricts people in every aspect of life. Oh, and how can God be all loving if he sends people to hell for things that he essentially creates them to do? Also, I refuse to take the bible as the word of God when God clearly did not write the Bible. Tell me, did this book float down from heaven on a pillow carried by Saint Peter? No. Man wrote the Bible, and people are flawed. I could just as readily take the advice of The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy as the word of God. I respect the fact that you have something to stand for, but work out the quirks in your argument beforehand before you go alienating other's beliefs by telling them that being a Christian is the only way to democracy and freedom.

[ChristResurrection]

Christ Resurrection Put to death, yet Christ Life bounces back stronger! For the light and the truth shall not be silenced. All things through Christ and the Father Praise the Lord

[Tsen]

. . .*sniff* Do I smell a duplicate account? By the way, that was some really informative post content. "Christ bounces back". Yeah. Really countered the opposing views there. Made them eat their own words. Perhaps even converted a few. Try actually THINKING before posting. Saying Christ will come back isn't doing anything but wasting bandwidth.

[ChristResurrection]

Christ Ressurection Christ Ressurection Ascension Everlasting Life Put to death, yet bounce back stronger! Only the Christ Life is capable Of Resurrection and everlasting LIFE!

[Tsen]

Guess I should have seen that coming. Well, here's wishing I had mod powers....

[Sortilegio]

Originally posted by Tsen . . .*sniff* Do I smell a duplicate account? Yes, mods, I'd take in consideration watching him, all of his post are like this.

[wombing]

Originally posted by Sortilegio Yes, mods, I'd take in consideration watching him, all of his post are like this. as well as a private message he sent me. earlier today i exchanged some PMs with that bouchen (sp) dude, before i read some posts elsewhere and realized he's a troll. i'm guessing he got banned for being a dumbass, adn now he's going to attempt signing back up under various names

[Tsen]

I already talked to Aphius about it. Apparently the IP address isn't similar to anybody elses, but I'm still more than a bit suspicious. Anyway, most of his posts are cleaned up now, so no worries.

[Gwendolyn]

Originally posted by Asher *as well as a private message he sent me. *earlier today i exchanged some PMs with that bouchen (sp) dude, before i read some posts elsewhere and realized he's a troll. * Yeah, he sent me a pm, also.

[Tsen]

No PMs here, but I did find an email in my junk mail folder. He actually went and created an email account "[email protected]". I'm wagering it was a temp. account that he was only using to email me and probably a few others, so it probably is out of use now, but I'm currently using it as my stress-relief address. Whenever I'm ticked off, I'm emailing it to that account, just because I can. Though it would be a plus if he actually did use the account and I spammed it with all my rants...

[l3xicon]

Christ Last Coming In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. I consider that our present sufferings are not worthy being compared with the glory that will be revealed in us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. I cry to you my Lord, my rock! Do not be deaf to me, for if you are silent, I shall go down to the pit like the rest. Hear my voice raised in petition as I cry to you for help, as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward your holy of holies. The sun will no more be your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you, for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. Go now Sons of God. Fulfill your Destiny! Praise the Lord! Amen!