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Christ_empowered, I often enjoy reading your post, particularly when it reenforces my thoughts on the subject of mental health, in relation to the Christian life. I feel like I've seen you experience sanctification, growth in Christ Jesus, over the time I've known you on this forum. It comes...

"The greatest sin of the west is the sin of affluence and personal peace." - Francis A. Schaeffer We need to always keep in mind that this faith is not about us. We are not here to live for ourselves, or to seek a self gratifying existence. It's about Christ. It's about salvation from the...

Well, I agree we are to give an answer to that which we believe, but don't be discouraged if you fail to convince a nonbeliever about God. There is an old saying; "You can lead a horse to water but you can't MAKE him drink." Do you know why you can't make him drink? Because you can't convince...

Well said.

I believe Atheist, or non-theist, do recognize God in many ways, but in fact hate Him. This is the moral aspect of their non-belief, which is communicated by them as an intellectual question rather than a moral question. Every discussion about God with non-theist is nothing more than an...

Well, that's true. The verses you have there are the record of Zechariah's words upon the circumcision of his son John the Baptist in regards to the coming Jesus Christ and the purpose of John the Baptist. These are some of the first words Zechariah spoke since he'd been speechless for some...

I would say no Christian leads anyone to Christ. Others may see Christ reflected in Christians, but it is God alone who gives anyone to Christ. John 6:44; 44 No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.

Very true. I can honestly say I choose God, but as a good teacher once put it to me, we make choices freely within our position to choose anything.

Absolutely. In some sense its hard. I (we) suffer and struggle. and yet in another sense I draw closer to God in my suffering and struggle. I think for me, it's the unknown. I can deal with a lot of unknowns, but the one I am weakest with tends to deal with my prosperity and affluence...

I can understand that perspective. I really can, but think about this. How does anyone's choice for God compare to His choice for us? In other words; what is the value of mans choice, without first being chosen? If God needed permission to come here and live a perfect life for us, and die a...

I sometimes have a hard time with the distractions of this world as well. I have my hardest time at work. My job is very secular in that it deals with generating money. It bothers me the most. It's not anything against God, but by the time I leave the office I'm usually a spiritual mess...

NO. Let me know if you want me to expand on that. :-)

We need to know we are saved, but we also need to know "how". The How of salvation is Jesus Christ; His Life, His death, His resurrection, not ours. Our faith is in Him, not ourselves. What I think many of us struggle with is not so much the "How", but the "Why?". You can know the how, but we...

The term "OSAS" is short hand use to describe a much more detailed theological understanding of the Gospel than how we tend to use it here, or how it's been kicked around in the church. It's something that came largely from the Southern Baptist as a quick reference to how God completes the good...

Some times this is me. I've often found myself in my own little bubble where everything is orderly and logical. Not perfect, but "sterilized for my own protection." Anyone outside that bubble often must remain outside for fear they may infect my area. I can't handle some truths; some realities...

Well, I go back to the advice an old lady once gave me. Women are like flowers. If you take care of them they will open and bloom for you with many colors. I think that's a good analogy for what the bible means about men leading in love like Christ to the church and women submitting to that...

I can understand that. Well, you cant change others. All we can do is reflect Christ. Our world tells us that relationships are 50/50. 50% you and 50% the other person. What is often conveyed is that we don't owe anything to anyone who does not "do" their share. or measure up to our 50%...

Sure, but that depends on ones definition of love. We live in a culture where the word love often means less than the definition of it. A man should love a woman like Christ loves the church and a woman should obey that man. That means that that man should give his life for that woman. She is...

Perhaps he's not "spiritually" or emotionally mature enough for mariage right now. If your having to draw out the boundaries and he's having a problem with that, or pushing your guilt button, then there is an issue, but you also seem to be falling for it as well.

The first thing I'd say is do not think that physical or mental issues are what brings us any extra trouble in this world. I know it may seem that way, but this world does not care for anyone. The problems everyone face are because of a fallen evil world(.) Consider this, children are a...