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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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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...

Tithing
2007-09-09 18:52:00
Today I would like to talk about a topic that I believe is very important, Tithing. However it is not for the typical reasons that people think. Let me just make this clear, God does not need your money. This is a common misconsumption. God does not need our money to accomplish good, it is after all his money that he has given to us. These verses in Malachi support my point, "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. That was Malachi 3:8-9. So if God does not need the money, then what does he want it for? Well I shall tell you. In the bible it mentions many times that wealth, and money is evil. Is money actually wrong? Of course not but the love of money is the root of all evil the bible says. 1st Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with m...

Tithing
2007-09-09 18:52:00
Today I would like to talk about a topic that I believe is very important, Tithing. However it is not for the typical reasons that people think. Let me just make this clear, God does not need your money. This is a common misconsumption. God does not need our money to accomplish good, it is after all his money that he has given to us. These verses in Malachi support my point, "Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. "But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' "In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse—the whole nation of you—because you are robbing me. That was Malachi 3:8-9. So if God does not need the money, then what does he want it for? Well I shall tell you. In the bible it mentions many times that wealth, and money is evil. Is money actually wrong? Of course not but the love of money is the root of all evil the bible says. 1st Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with m...

my favorite poem 2
2007-09-05 01:26:00
I would like to finish that thought in another post. Personally i hate when people say that, becoming a christian is easy. Like all you have to do is accept Jesus. Now i used to think the same thing, but people i've grown up being a chrisitian is not the easy path. I was talking with a person i knew and they said prove there's a God. And i replied well scientifically as i'm guessing you want it proven it can't be. However some proof that points to it is me, and the millions of other christians throughout the world. First of all for something to become that popular people must see something in it. Christianity is by far the most popular religion by millions. Now you may say i'm a fool and i'm just making it up but first of all i didn't make it up and i'm not the only fool, your calling like a fourth of the world a fool and ignorant. And even if we were to ignore all that, why do you think I live the way i do. Without drinking, sex, drugs, immoral behaivor, coarse joking all t...
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my favorite poem 2
2007-09-05 01:26:00
I would like to finish that thought in another post. Personally i hate when people say that, becoming a christian is easy. Like all you have to do is accept Jesus. Now i used to think the same thing, but people i've grown up being a chrisitian is not the easy path. I was talking with a person i knew and they said prove there's a God. And i replied well scientifically as i'm guessing you want it proven it can't be. However some proof that points to it is me, and the millions of other christians throughout the world. First of all for something to become that popular people must see something in it. Christianity is by far the most popular religion by millions. Now you may say i'm a fool and i'm just making it up but first of all i didn't make it up and i'm not the only fool, your calling like a fourth of the world a fool and ignorant. And even if we were to ignore all that, why do you think I live the way i do. Without drinking, sex, drugs, immoral behaivor, coarse joking all t...
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my favorite poem
2007-09-05 00:48:00
I would now like to share with you probably my all time favorite poem called What Christ Said by George Macdonald. I had to write it again for school today and it's amazing.I said, "Let me walk in the fields.He said, "No; walk in the town."I said, "There are no flowers there.He said, "No flowers but a crown."I said, "But the skies are black,There is nothing but noise and din."And He wept as He sent me back;"There is more," He said. "There is sin."I said, "But the air is thick,And fogs are veiling the sun."He answered, "Yet souls are sick,And souls in the dark undone."I said, "I shall miss the light,And friends will miss me, they say."He answered, "Choose tonightIf I am to miss you, or they."I pleaded for time to be given.He said, "Is it hard to decide?It will not seem hard in HeavenTo have followed the steps of your Guide."I cast one look at the fields,Then set my face to the town.He said, "My child, do you yield?Will you leave the flowers for a crown?"Then into His hand went mine;...
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my favorite poem
2007-09-05 00:48:00
I would now like to share with you probably my all time favorite poem called What Christ Said by George Macdonald. I had to write it again for school today and it's amazing.I said, "Let me walk in the fields.He said, "No; walk in the town."I said, "There are no flowers there.He said, "No flowers but a crown."I said, "But the skies are black,There is nothing but noise and din."And He wept as He sent me back;"There is more," He said. "There is sin."I said, "But the air is thick,And fogs are veiling the sun."He answered, "Yet souls are sick,And souls in the dark undone."I said, "I shall miss the light,And friends will miss me, they say."He answered, "Choose tonightIf I am to miss you, or they."I pleaded for time to be given.He said, "Is it hard to decide?It will not seem hard in HeavenTo have followed the steps of your Guide."I cast one look at the fields,Then set my face to the town.He said, "My child, do you yield?Will you leave the flowers for a crown?"Then into His hand went mine;...
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Requirements before dating (for men)
2007-09-03 13:50:00
(I wrote it in question answer format so i can use it)I have not asked your fatherSo i have no right or permission to take away their daughter in a sacred unionfor the rest of their lives, I am not financally able (i'm not positive about this one but we'll keep it in for now)So it has a much more limited chance of success,I have other loves and enjoymentsSo i cannont give myself wholely to you and I won't rob you of the ultimate sacrifice required to make this a correct relationship,I am not at the point in my walk with God that I need to beSo i can't father and lead you spiritually as i am called to do,And I am not at the point where I would gladly lay down my life for you to save you from the slightest pain,So there is no absolute commitment and sacrifical love that is needed.I lack the physical, the spiritual, the psycological, the financial, and the leadership required to take on this role, so i cannot with out rightful and holy judgement form God commit myself to you and be...
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Requirements before dating (for men)
2007-09-03 13:50:00
(I wrote it in question answer format so i can use it)I have not asked your fatherSo i have no right or permission to take away their daughter in a sacred unionfor the rest of their lives, I am not financally able (i'm not positive about this one but we'll keep it in for now)So it has a much more limited chance of success,I have other loves and enjoymentsSo i cannont give myself wholely to you and I won't rob you of the ultimate sacrifice required to make this a correct relationship,I am not at the point in my walk with God that I need to beSo i can't father and lead you spiritually as i am called to do,And I am not at the point where I would gladly lay down my life for you to save you from the slightest pain,So there is no absolute commitment and sacrifical love that is needed.I lack the physical, the spiritual, the psycological, the financial, and the leadership required to take on this role, so i cannot with out rightful and holy judgement form God commit myself to you and be...
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a recent poem i wrote
2007-09-02 04:38:00
i shall now for the third time try to successfully keep a blog. Do not be angry if i fail to be consistent, it is not a strong suit. Today i shall share a simple ditty i wrote on the way to vacation which i think has an interesting twist to it. (ditty to me means poem or song)It echoed over the land to stay,Over the field where the bodies lay,Every day as the moon fell,It rose from the crest of the grassy knell,A skirmish with the day's dark,A cry of hope a bright spark,A piercing ray of hope to all,The weeping mother's whose son's would fall,The passing of the night would bring,A day of blood of which they sing,A hundred thousand heros die,Another day when women cry,But as the wailing meets it's height,The sound erupts piercing the night,A moment of passing fevor and cheer,Conquering the day's collection of fear,Rising from the hill to hang in the air,It gives hope to all listening there,The day would continue with the battle of foes,And the evening would echo with the sound o...
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a recent poem i wrote
2007-09-02 04:38:00
i shall now for the third time try to successfully keep a blog. Do not be angry if i fail to be consistent, it is not a strong suit. Today i shall share a simple ditty i wrote on the way to vacation which i think has an interesting twist to it. (ditty to me means poem or song)It echoed over the land to stay,Over the field where the bodies lay,Every day as the moon fell,It rose from the crest of the grassy knell,A skirmish with the day's dark,A cry of hope a bright spark,A piercing ray of hope to all,The weeping mother's whose son's would fall,The passing of the night would bring,A day of blood of which they sing,A hundred thousand heros die,Another day when women cry,But as the wailing meets it's height,The sound erupts piercing the night,A moment of passing fevor and cheer,Conquering the day's collection of fear,Rising from the hill to hang in the air,It gives hope to all listening there,The day would continue with the battle of foes,And the evening would echo with the sound o...
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