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Persecution
2007-10-26 23:12:00
I greatly apologize for my seemingly abandonment of the blog. I've been away from the computer for a week and so I haven't had the chance to post, thank you for your patience. And by the way from now on I'm going to change back and forth from a theology post to a poetry post. So today I'm going to talk about a very difficult but misunderstood topic, Religious Persecution . Now as you know if you believe in Christianity that Satan is ruler of the world. And he fights as hard as he can with the powers he has to prevent good, and God's will. Now persecution is one of the ways that Satan destroys good. Going back in history to the times of Jesus when so much good was occurring, there was persecution. Obviously because he was tortured, crucified... If you go later on to the early church there was much persecution, Paul was beaten, mocked, stoned, put in prison you name it. This is my first point and one that I believe is based on history, the church has been strongest when the m...

The Holocaust
2007-10-16 01:03:00
This is a poem I wrote describing the Holo caust , it's not exactly politically correct but I thought it turned out nice. I've also decided I'm going to switch back and forth between poetry, and theology in my posts.Alas the sun refused to shineupon that fateful daywhen the great god above decidedno pity should come our waythe call was quick but ruthlessbut it's marks have greatened my strifethe hurts we've received this daymakes me plead it had taken my lifemany others by darts are fallingbut that day I refused to diefriends and family with their hearts callingto the god above asking whyi remember the horrible screamsthe bullets flying everywherethere horrid gleeful facesas they spread death to all still theredespite the wrongs done to uswe refused to return there blows we prayed for them to our saviour but they still added to our woesmany tried to runbut their numbers were to greatit seemed to us that dayto die together was our fateand as the last ones of us were dyingwe could ...
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The Holocaust
2007-10-16 01:03:00
This is a poem I wrote describing the Holocaust , it's not exactly politically correct but I thought it turned out nice. I've also decided I'm going to switch back and forth between poetry, and theology in my posts.Alas the sun refused to shineupon that fateful daywhen the great god above decidedno pity should come our waythe call was quick but ruthlessbut it's marks have greatened my strifethe hurts we've received this daymakes me plead it had taken my lifemany others by darts are fallingbut that day I refused to diefriends and family with their hearts callingto the god above asking whyi remember the horrible screamsthe bullets flying everywherethere horrid gleeful facesas they spread death to all still theredespite the wrongs done to uswe refused to return there blows we prayed for them to our saviour but they still added to our woesmany tried to runbut their numbers were to greatit seemed to us that dayto die together was our fateand as the last ones of us were dyingwe could ...

The Holocaust
2007-10-16 01:03:00
This is a poem I wrote describing the Holo caust , it's not exactly politically correct but I thought it turned out nice. I've also decided I'm going to switch back and forth between poetry, and theology in my posts.Alas the sun refused to shineupon that fateful daywhen the great god above decidedno pity should come our waythe call was quick but ruthlessbut it's marks have greatened my strifethe hurts we've received this daymakes me plead it had taken my lifemany others by darts are fallingbut that day I refused to diefriends and family with their hearts callingto the god above asking whyi remember the horrible screamsthe bullets flying everywherethere horrid gleeful facesas they spread death to all still theredespite the wrongs done to uswe refused to return there blows we prayed for them to our saviour but they still added to our woesmany tried to runbut their numbers were to greatit seemed to us that dayto die together was our fateand as the last ones of us were dyingwe could ...
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Forgiveness
2007-10-08 23:46:00
I want to share a kind of personal thing with you guys. When I was younger I had somebody die to save me. I doubt many of you can understand the feelings that this gives. And the most amazing part of all is, I hurt this person, I failed him for my entire life, I didn't live up to his expectations and I ruined his life, yet he still did it. He loved me that much. If you've ever had this happen to you then you can understand the love and attachment you feel for this person, you would do anything for the person, out of love and devotion, how could you not? He forgave me and sacrificed himself for me. He died for me I was falling into a deep pit with sharp rocks at the bottom that would have killed me, but he jumped in and threw me back up but died at the bottom, the only reason I am the person I am today is because of him. He Died For Me do you realize what this means, You know what is so amazing about it though? he died for you to. His name is Jesus. Not only did he die for me but h...
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Forgiveness
2007-10-08 23:46:00
I want to share a kind of personal thing with you guys. When I was younger I had somebody die to save me. I doubt many of you can understand the feelings that this gives. And the most amazing part of all is, I hurt this person, I failed him for my entire life, I didn't live up to his expectations and I ruined his life, yet he still did it. He loved me that much. If you've ever had this happen to you then you can understand the love and attachment you feel for this person, you would do anything for the person, out of love and devotion, how could you not? He forgave me and sacrificed himself for me. He died for me I was falling into a deep pit with sharp rocks at the bottom that would have killed me, but he jumped in and threw me back up but died at the bottom, the only reason I am the person I am today is because of him. He Died For Me do you realize what this means, You know what is so amazing about it though? he died for you to. His name is Jesus. Not only did he die for me but h...
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Forgiveness
2007-10-08 23:46:00
I want to share a kind of personal thing with you guys. When I was younger I had somebody die to save me. I doubt many of you can understand the feelings that this gives. And the most amazing part of all is, I hurt this person, I failed him for my entire life, I didn't live up to his expectations and I ruined his life, yet he still did it. He loved me that much. If you've ever had this happen to you then you can understand the love and attachment you feel for this person, you would do anything for the person, out of love and devotion, how could you not? He forgave me and sacrificed himself for me. He died for me I was falling into a deep pit with sharp rocks at the bottom that would have killed me, but he jumped in and threw me back up but died at the bottom, the only reason I am the person I am today is because of him. He Died For Me do you realize what this means, You know what is so amazing about it though? he died for you to. His name is Jesus. Not only did he die for me but h...
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Unknown soldier poem
2007-10-06 17:27:00
it's time for more poetry this is one I wrote a while ago but have redone slightly. Every line is eight syllables."The anthem of the Unknown dead"The anthem of the unknown dead,Baptized in a pool of red,Forgotten through the mists of time,Both their good deeds and their crimes,Lost souls buried in foriegn lands,Retaken by all nature's hands,These men whose sacrifice was all,From lives of sorrow blest they fall,With naught to hold aloft but pain,Forgotten soldiers die in vain,But Nay, a bloody battle crown,Is won on God forsaken ground,When they fell to deaht's cold fierce bite,Alone and friendless in the fight,Life dripping from their face and brow,They fall to knees and head they bow,But spirit keeps it's loyal fire,A belief in a cause that's higher,One that conquers fear of death,And give the dieing man new breath,Honor, passion, quest for glory,These create the lore of story,These fuel the heart's desire,and create the Mental fire,To happ'ly sacrifice one's all,To fight i...
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Unknown soldier poem
2007-10-06 17:27:00
it's time for more poetry this is one I wrote a while ago but have redone slightly. Every line is eight syllables."The anthem of the Unknown dead"The anthem of the unknown dead,Baptized in a pool of red,Forgotten through the mists of time,Both their good deeds and their crimes,Lost souls buried in foriegn lands,Retaken by all nature's hands,These men whose sacrifice was all,From lives of sorrow blest they fall,With naught to hold aloft but pain,Forgotten soldiers die in vain,But Nay, a bloody battle crown,Is won on God forsaken ground,When they fell to deaht's cold fierce bite,Alone and friendless in the fight,Life dripping from their face and brow,They fall to knees and head they bow,But spirit keeps it's loyal fire,A belief in a cause that's higher,One that conquers fear of death,And give the dieing man new breath,Honor, passion, quest for glory,These create the lore of story,These fuel the heart's desire,and create the Mental fire,To happ'ly sacrifice one's all,To fight i...
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Unknown soldier poem
2007-10-06 17:27:00
it's time for more poetry this is one I wrote a while ago but have redone slightly. Every line is eight syllables."The anthem of the Unknown dead"The anthem of the unknown dead,Baptized in a pool of red,Forgotten through the mists of time,Both their good deeds and their crimes,Lost souls buried in foriegn lands,Retaken by all nature's hands,These men whose sacrifice was all,From lives of sorrow blest they fall,With naught to hold aloft but pain,Forgotten soldiers die in vain,But Nay, a bloody battle crown,Is won on God forsaken ground,When they fell to deaht's cold fierce bite,Alone and friendless in the fight,Life dripping from their face and brow,They fall to knees and head they bow,But spirit keeps it's loyal fire,A belief in a cause that's higher,One that conquers fear of death,And give the dieing man new breath,Honor, passion, quest for glory,These create the lore of story,These fuel the heart's desire,and create the Mental fire,To happ'ly sacrifice one's all,To fight i...
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Is christianity blind faith?
2007-10-02 04:35:00
Today I would like to talk about faith. Now when I tried to share Christianity with people I've heard often experienced a similar response. "well I can't follow your religion because it is blind following, it is blind faith so I can't follow that religion. This is a very common reply but one that I believe doesn't really make sense if it is dissolved.First of all what is faith. Well according to the bible, Hebrew 11:1, "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."This is a very straightforward definition. Faith is a huge part of any type of belief. Now most of "these people" that I referred to before, are believers in evolution. But what they fail to realize is that Evolution is also based on faith, any belief is cannot be repeated must be taken by faith. This is hard to understand because faith has been given the bad rap that it is unrealistic. Faith has been separated from belief and for some reason, belief has become something more logical t...
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Is christianity blind faith?
2007-10-02 04:35:00
Today I would like to talk about faith. Now when I tried to share Christianity with people I've heard often experienced a similar response. "well I can't follow your religion because it is blind following, it is blind faith so I can't follow that religion. This is a very common reply but one that I believe doesn't really make sense if it is dissolved.First of all what is faith. Well according to the bible, Hebrew 11:1, "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."This is a very straightforward definition. Faith is a huge part of any type of belief. Now most of "these people" that I referred to before, are believers in evolution. But what they fail to realize is that Evolution is also based on faith, any belief is cannot be repeated must be taken by faith. This is hard to understand because faith has been given the bad rap that it is unrealistic. Faith has been separated from belief and for some reason, belief has become something more logical t...
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Is christianity blind faith?
2007-10-02 04:35:00
Today I would like to talk about faith. Now when I tried to share Christianity with people I've heard often experienced a similar response. "well I can't follow your religion because it is blind following, it is blind faith so I can't follow that religion. This is a very common reply but one that I believe doesn't really make sense if it is dissolved.First of all what is faith. Well according to the bible, Hebrew 11:1, "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see."This is a very straightforward definition. Faith is a huge part of any type of belief. Now most of "these people" that I referred to before, are believers in evolution. But what they fail to realize is that Evolution is also based on faith, any belief is cannot be repeated must be taken by faith. This is hard to understand because faith has been given the bad rap that it is unrealistic. Faith has been separated from belief and for some reason, belief has become something more logical t...
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Purpose of Life
2007-09-27 16:05:00
A few weeks ago when I was on my way back from a vacation in Ohio, I was reading in the airport waiting for my flight, when I heard a lady talking on the phone behind me. I tried not to eavesdrop but the book was getting kind of boring. She was talking about a friend of hers who had been feeling a bad headache the week before. And then the next day she died of a stroke. I began to feel bad for the lady. She continued talking and said yeah well that's just proof of that fact that we should live like there's no tommorow. And I was agreeing inside we should live that way but her next comment saddened me. And then she kind of laughed and said let's party enjoy life while you can. This is from a 50-60 year old lady.This is really saddening for me for several reasons. First of all that is the opposite of what our perspective should be, and Second I know that alot of people live misguided this way.Our perspective on life should not be "Enjoy life while you can because life is short," I ...
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Purpose of Life
2007-09-27 16:05:00
A few weeks ago when I was on my way back from a vacation in Ohio, I was reading in the airport waiting for my flight, when I heard a lady talking on the phone behind me. I tried not to eavesdrop but the book was getting kind of boring. She was talking about a friend of hers who had been feeling a bad headache the week before. And then the next day she died of a stroke. I began to feel bad for the lady. She continued talking and said yeah well that's just proof of that fact that we should live like there's no tommorow. And I was agreeing inside we should live that way but her next comment saddened me. And then she kind of laughed and said let's party enjoy life while you can. This is from a 50-60 year old lady.This is really saddening for me for several reasons. First of all that is the opposite of what our perspective should be, and Second I know that alot of people live misguided this way.Our perspective on life should not be "Enjoy life while you can because life is short," I ...
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Purpose of Life
2007-09-27 16:05:00
A few weeks ago when I was on my way back from a vacation in Ohio, I was reading in the airport waiting for my flight, when I heard a lady talking on the phone behind me. I tried not to eavesdrop but the book was getting kind of boring. She was talking about a friend of hers who had been feeling a bad headache the week before. And then the next day she died of a stroke. I began to feel bad for the lady. She continued talking and said yeah well that's just proof of that fact that we should live like there's no tommorow. And I was agreeing inside we should live that way but her next comment saddened me. And then she kind of laughed and said let's party enjoy life while you can. This is from a 50-60 year old lady.This is really saddening for me for several reasons. First of all that is the opposite of what our perspective should be, and Second I know that alot of people live misguided this way.Our perspective on life should not be "Enjoy life while you can because life is short," I ...
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The truth shall find you out
2007-09-25 04:05:00
Today I'm going to discuss an interesting verse I found in Matthew, 7:21-23. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'Now there are several important things that we can draw from this verse. First of all which is something that threatens the very existence of christianity today. Is the amount of fake christians. People to claim to be christians yet who aren't. People who cry "Lord Lord," but the Lord doesn't know them. These people have infiltrated The World of Christendom and now nobody can be sure of anyone else until the Judgement day. That's why for once we all must worry about ourselves before we can help others. You know on the planes when they tell you ...
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The truth shall find you out
2007-09-25 04:05:00
Today I'm going to discuss an interesting verse I found in Matthew, 7:21-23. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'Now there are several important things that we can draw from this verse. First of all which is something that threatens the very existence of christianity today. Is the amount of fake christians. People to claim to be christians yet who aren't. People who cry "Lord Lord," but the Lord doesn't know them. These people have infiltrated The World of Christendom and now nobody can be sure of anyone else until the Judgement day. That's why for once we all must worry about ourselves before we can help others. You know on the planes when they tell you ...
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The truth shall find you out
2007-09-25 04:05:00
Today I'm going to discuss an interesting verse I found in Matthew, 7:21-23. "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'Now there are several important things that we can draw from this verse. First of all which is something that threatens the very existence of christianity today. Is the amount of fake christians. People to claim to be christians yet who aren't. People who cry "Lord Lord," but the Lord doesn't know them. These people have infiltrated The World of Christendom and now nobody can be sure of anyone else until the Judgement day. That's why for once we all must worry about ourselves before we can help others. You know on the planes when they tell you ...
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Mutilation of Words
2007-09-21 03:53:00
I bear sad tidings of a revelation I have received, we have forgotten the name of God. Now I don't mean literally but we have forgotten it's meaning which leaves us in grave danger. The common names for God are obviously, God, Christ, Lord, and Saviour. I don't think people even realize what these words mean anymore. What all these words have in common is that they emphasize a Master and a servant. And I'm sorry but we are not the master. We are servants, we are people who have failed and should be humbled by are weakness. Yet these words God, and Lord slide off our tongues so easily. We don't even realize what we are saying anymore. If you think about it words like God and Lord have even more personal effect then if their was a king of the entire world. If you have a lord or master you would be a slave to his every whim, Now God is not calling us to that but yet we call him Lord yet deny what he asks of us with saying things like not now lord I'm busy, Or I want to finis...
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Mutilation of Words
2007-09-21 03:53:00
I bear sad tidings of a revelation I have received, we have forgotten the name of God. Now I don't mean literally but we have forgotten it's meaning which leaves us in grave danger. The common names for God are obviously, God, Christ, Lord, and Saviour. I don't think people even realize what these words mean anymore. What all these words have in common is that they emphasize a Master and a servant. And I'm sorry but we are not the master. We are servants, we are people who have failed and should be humbled by are weakness. Yet these words God, and Lord slide off our tongues so easily. We don't even realize what we are saying anymore. If you think about it words like God and Lord have even more personal effect then if their was a king of the entire world. If you have a lord or master you would be a slave to his every whim, Now God is not calling us to that but yet we call him Lord yet deny what he asks of us with saying things like not now lord I'm busy, Or I want to finis...
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Mutilation of Words
2007-09-21 03:53:00
I bear sad tidings of a revelation I have received, we have forgotten the name of God. Now I don't mean literally but we have forgotten it's meaning which leaves us in grave danger. The common names for God are obviously, God, Christ, Lord, and Saviour. I don't think people even realize what these words mean anymore. What all these words have in common is that they emphasize a Master and a servant. And I'm sorry but we are not the master. We are servants, we are people who have failed and should be humbled by are weakness. Yet these words God, and Lord slide off our tongues so easily. We don't even realize what we are saying anymore. If you think about it words like God and Lord have even more personal effect then if their was a king of the entire world. If you have a lord or master you would be a slave to his every whim, Now God is not calling us to that but yet we call him Lord yet deny what he asks of us with saying things like not now lord I'm busy, Or I want to finis...
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above the influence poems
2007-09-19 19:20:00
I've had some requests for more poetry so here are two poems that I have written. The first I've already posted on a former blog, and the second is a variation of the first so I would like you to vote on which is better the first or the second because I am torn but like them both.I looked in her eyes,And I saw fears,I looked in her heart,And I saw tears,I heard her words,And felt the pain,I heard her cries,And saw the stain,There she stood alone,No one on her side,No one was her friend,And so alone she died,No one held her up,No one found her name,And when she yelled for help,Nobody ever came,Alone in the world she stood,No one offered a hand,She died a lonely death,A woman searching for land,that was the first here is the secondHer fears were pictured,In her eyes,Her heart is full,Of tears she cries,Her words are burdened,With the pain,Her crying leaving,Eternal stain,Hopelessness,Is all she'll find,Veiled by pain,She is blind,Pierced by life's dagger,Won't someone save her,Th...
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above the influence poems
2007-09-19 19:20:00
I've had some requests for more poetry so here are two poems that I have written. The first I've already posted on a former blog, and the second is a variation of the first so I would like you to vote on which is better the first or the second because I am torn but like them both.I looked in her eyes,And I saw fears,I looked in her heart,And I saw tears,I heard her words,And felt the pain,I heard her cries,And saw the stain,There she stood alone,No one on her side,No one was her friend,And so alone she died,No one held her up,No one found her name,And when she yelled for help,Nobody ever came,Alone in the world she stood,No one offered a hand,She died a lonely death,A woman searching for land,that was the first here is the secondHer fears were pictured,In her eyes,Her heart is full,Of tears she cries,Her words are burdened,With the pain,Her crying leaving,Eternal stain,Hopelessness,Is all she'll find,Veiled by pain,She is blind,Pierced by life's dagger,Won't someone save her,Th...
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above the influence poems
2007-09-19 19:20:00
I've had some requests for more poetry so here are two poems that I have written. The first I've already posted on a former blog, and the second is a variation of the first so I would like you to vote on which is better the first or the second because I am torn but like them both.I looked in her eyes,And I saw fears,I looked in her heart,And I saw tears,I heard her words,And felt the pain,I heard her cries,And saw the stain,There she stood alone,No one on her side,No one was her friend,And so alone she died,No one held her up,No one found her name,And when she yelled for help,Nobody ever came,Alone in the world she stood,No one offered a hand,She died a lonely death,A woman searching for land,that was the first here is the secondHer fears were pictured,In her eyes,Her heart is full,Of tears she cries,Her words are burdened,With the pain,Her crying leaving,Eternal stain,Hopelessness,Is all she'll find,Veiled by pain,She is blind,Pierced by life's dagger,Won't someone save her,Th...
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An interesting verse
2007-09-12 17:41:00
I would like to share an intriging verse that I have stumbled apon in my readings of the bible. Isaish 38:2-5. It says, "Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.Now this is a pretty simple verse but if you read into it then there are three important things in it. Number one, and probably a pretty obvious one but important, God has the ability to change the future, Because he granted Hezekiah an extra fifteen years to his life. Number two, and this is important and hard for me to deal with but there is an ultimate plan, determined before hand. I get that from verse five where it says, I will add fift...
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An interesting verse
2007-09-12 17:41:00
I would like to share an intriging verse that I have stumbled apon in my readings of the bible. Isaish 38:2-5. It says, "Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.Now this is a pretty simple verse but if you read into it then there are three important things in it. Number one, and probably a pretty obvious one but important, God has the ability to change the future, Because he granted Hezekiah an extra fifteen years to his life. Number two, and this is important and hard for me to deal with but there is an ultimate plan, determined before hand. I get that from verse five where it says, I will add fift...
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An interesting verse
2007-09-12 17:41:00
I would like to share an intriging verse that I have stumbled apon in my readings of the bible. Isaish 38:2-5. It says, "Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, "Remember, O LORD, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly. Then the word of the LORD came to Isaiah: "Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life.Now this is a pretty simple verse but if you read into it then there are three important things in it. Number one, and probably a pretty obvious one but important, God has the ability to change the future, Because he granted Hezekiah an extra fifteen years to his life. Number two, and this is important and hard for me to deal with but there is an ultimate plan, determined before hand. I get that from verse five where it says, I will add fift...
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Salvation
2007-09-12 03:01:00
Now today I would like to talk about a very important issue, Salvation . Now Salvation is simply put the Christian view on how to be forgiven from your sins, so that you can spend eternity in heaven instead of hell. I am writing an essay on this so any thought you can give me would be appreciated. But the typical view is that to become a christian and be saved you must genuinely ask Jesus into your heart and admit that he died for you to save you from death, making you righteous then you will be saved, forever. Now i'm sure many of you christians are nodding your heads, well i believe there is more to this then that. Though that is the first step, accepting Jesus I believe that the sign of salvation is Good works. Now you catholics are nodding but the good works do not, Do Not grant your salvation they are merely a sign of genuine acceptance. They are not the only one and you can never judge purely on this and you should never be judging at all. But when someone has genuinely accep...

Salvation
2007-09-12 03:01:00
Now today I would like to talk about a very important issue, Salvation . Now Salvation is simply put the Christian view on how to be forgiven from your sins, so that you can spend eternity in heaven instead of hell. I am writing an essay on this so any thought you can give me would be appreciated. But the typical view is that to become a christian and be saved you must genuinely ask Jesus into your heart and admit that he died for you to save you from death, making you righteous then you will be saved, forever. Now i'm sure many of you christians are nodding your heads, well i believe there is more to this then that. Though that is the first step, accepting Jesus I believe that the sign of salvation is Good works. Now you catholics are nodding but the good works do not, Do Not grant your salvation they are merely a sign of genuine acceptance. They are not the only one and you can never judge purely on this and you should never be judging at all. But when someone has genuinely accep...