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18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. 19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without...

Stovebolts, I hear your heart and agree with you. Rob Bell, however, is a can of worms which I will not open right now :rolleyes (FYI I have read three of his books too).

I think it's important for the body of Christ to have realistic expectations when it comes to Joel Osteen. He's not an evil guy, but he's not a guy who seems called to preach the whole counsel of God on his tv program. It seems to me that he views his tv program and his books as outreach...

I don't see a connection with disease based on the OT verses I cited, I just see a straight-forward connection with persecution. The verse does have integrity if that was Paul's inference. Doesn't mean it's THE interpretation, just sayin that it works.

Biblically, we are living in the "last days." Scientifically, I am not even aware of another planet that has been discovered that has that basic elements to naturally support human life. I think we're going to have deal with all the seeds of destruction that have been sown in this planet...

I don't think Christianity requires competition in the sense of "winners and losers." I do believe that we can sharpen each other (Prov 27:17) and provoke one another toward love and good works (Hebrews 10:24).

I understand the wrestling this thought creates. Consider this though: "4 And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” - Revelation 21:4 There is nothing in my life...

One way to interpret this verse is by using a concordance with the word "thorn." It does not solve the riddle completely but one pattern emerges for consideration. Consider the following verses: But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then it shall be that those...

The same author of the Gospel of John defines "born again" in 1 John 5:1 - "Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God."

They're definitely exceeding expectations. Let's see how they match up with my niners :)

I believe God's heart and desire is for reconciliation. That does, however, require two willing parties. Saying that, let's review what Jesus said: 31 “Furthermore it has been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32 But I say to you that whoever...

Judges reflects a spiritually dark time in the Israel. Some of the stories are given to illustrate just how far "gone" the people were with the Lord.

Purpose Driven Life is profound! I encourage you to follow the 1 chapter a day format. After you read it, keep it on the bookshelf because you're going to find yourself going to back it later to reference something or use it for a Bible Study or lesson. Highly recommend!

Integrity - the root word of integrity is integer, which means "a whole number." The root word of hallow (aka holy) is "hal" which means "complete." Thus holiness and integrity are similar concepts to me: to be whole. This speaks to being healed of past wounds and hurts in order to be whole...

I understand Claudya :) FYI When you register you can also check the box to receive our bi-monthly email newsletter which will remind you to come be a lurker :) God bless!

Thanks for your interest Claudya ! So glad to hear you're part of a church cell group, praise God! As far as your dream, we actually have a thread on the forum from someone with a similar passion: Click Here To See It May I ask what's holdin you back from registering??? :) God bless!

I believe disciples are made in Biblical community. This is why I am a Small Groups Pastor. This is also why I created SmallGroupChurches.com. It's a resource for Small Group Leaders, Pastors and those aspiring to fulfill Jesus' command to "Go and make disciples..." It's a fairly new site...

Here are some great thoughts on this: Don Stewart : In What Sense Is God in Control of Things? (Sovereign)

The "reward" really has two components. The context of the passage is Jesus teaching the people to return to a heart of worship in charitable deeds, prayer and fasting. The Pharisees were doing them for attention from men. So the first part of the reward is the ability to offer worship to your...

This is one of my favorites...