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How deep is Your love?
2007-02-28 06:39:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] The books of poetry are contained within the old testament, yet the spirit still saved a little poetic inspiration for the writers of the new. One piece of new testament writing that holds a very poetic beauty for me is Ephesians 3:17-19: …that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Please read on and I’ll try my feeble hand at speaking on the love of God –> You can almost see Paul struggling to find the words to express what the Spirit has revealed. How do you describe the love we find in God through Christ Jesus? Paul puts it into terms of measurement… a hopeless endeavor. I believe that was his intention, to get across to ... More About: Love , Your , Deep
Can?t quite grasp Agape?
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] You ain’t alone, brother. I recently drove past a local church that was advertising a special ‘Agape Service’, “Wow,” I thought, “I’d hate to be at one of their regular services…” It is this writer’s opinion that the idea of ‘agape’ love has been a bit blown out of proportion by modern day Christians. There are several different words that the Greeks used to talk about love and these words have been examined in great depth by many. I recommend the article “Love… Greek Style” by Bro. Tony Denton, if you wish to get into detailed definitions of these words. But I want to focus on the much bally-hooed word agape. Read on –> I think there is an idea that there must be a specially set aside sort of love that can only be had in respect to our creator towards us or a specifically Christian type of love ... More About: Quit
Love Talk
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] I realize the Hallmark Holiday has already passed and I only managed to squeeze in two posts on love before this happened, being my blog, however, I don’t really care. I believe I will just declare this love month and dredge right along with with my labor of love. So with out further ado, let’s talk about talking. I brought up Adam and Eve in my previous post and want to talk about them again now. I think that a lot of this couple’s problem was that they had a breakdown in communication. They were apart from one another, which made communication impossible and they evidently had not communicated to one another what to do if there was some sort of trouble in paradise. Had Adam communicated to Eve to come and find him if she ran across anything unusual (like a talking serpent) or making any rash decisions (like eating the FORBIDDEN fruit) then perhaps this could have been avoided. How? Let&#... More About: Love , Talk
Though marriage makes man and wife one flesh, it leaves ?em still two fools
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] The title of this article is a quote from William Congreve who also wrote the following: Heav’n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn’d, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn’d Obviously this is a man of great wisdom. Indeed the time comes when many of us make the choice to cleave from those who have nurtured us and kept us safe in order to join ourselves to another (Gen. 2:24) in that ancient institution… dare I say, made in Heaven? Of course marriage is made in Heaven, yet so, the saying goes, are thunder and lightning. We can see this even in that couple so hopelessly made one that she was literally formed from his own flesh (Gen. 2:22). Yet even in this Eden of a marriage came temptation, blame, and turmoil. Let us study what makes fools in love STAY in love as I continue in my V-day inspired series on love (a real risk for a conservative to take ;-) Read on –> Many have off... More About: Marriage , Wife , Leave , Fool , Stil
Love only exists for selfish reasons - The Evolutionary Model
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] I feel sorry for the significant other in an evolutionist’s life, but more on that later. For the next several days, leading up to that gloriously commercialized date on the calendar which is founded in fertility festivals and mythical stories about Catholic saints, that being Valentine’s Day, I will be discussing what else but…LOVE. This may come as a shock to some who believe I have the heart of the grinch, but hopefully these articles will show that I do have some small grasp on the subject :-) I invite my readers to please leave your comments and added thoughts as we go along, because love is nothing if not subjective, and you as the one being subjected to my thoughts on the subject, may have a totally different view. The first ‘love’ topic that I want to address is that of love and the evolutionist, I see no monogomous monkeys and no evolutionary advantage to romantic lov... More About: Evolution , Love , Fish , Self , Model
Snickers gets no snickers from gays?
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] Here’s the scoop: Snickers Pulls Anti-Gay Super Bowl Ads So the moral of this story? No one out there who has an innate distaste for seeing two men kissing eachother is allowed to express such distaste in any way or else they will be labelled a ‘homophobe’. Most especially don’t laugh at such a reaction, because finding humor in basic human instinct is also frowned upon. Next time a Muslim flies a plane into a building, don’t say anything about that either you islamophobic hate-monger… you know who you are. Is it just me, or is this a little ridiculous? I wonder if a homosexual man makes an ugly face when they see a heterosexual man perform some sort of stereotypical ‘manly’ act, like letting out an excruciatingly loud burp, can we label him as a ‘heterophobe’ and let all the PC police make ugly faces at him for awhile? God loves you folks, whethe... More About: Gays , Nick , Gets
Not for my daughter, you don?t!
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] Here’s the scoop: Perry orders anti-cancer vaccine for schoolgirls Compulsory vaccinations to prevent an STD for all Texas schoolgirls? Can we say ‘government approved premarital sex’? This is outrageous, and it gets better, the shots are to be given to –>SIXTH GRADE GIRLS! “Now we know your parents might have told you not to have sex until you’re married, but your friendly invasive government agency figures you’re gonna do it anyway, so step on up for your STD vaccine kiddos!” Have I used the word asinine yet? Well, I should have. You Christian parents in TX must be outraged. You absolutely would not touch my daughter with such a thing that undermines all the purity so hard-fought to instill in her. Perhaps the dumbest thing since teaching abstinence in health class and then passing out free contraceptives… Ugh. Reason number 211 for homeschooling (... More About: Daughter
A Sign of the Times?
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] There are an awful lot of churches out there these days whose signs need a bit of diciphering. I find it a bit overwhelming. If you were an ‘unchurched’ seeker, would you go into this church? How would you decide which service to go to? I understand the desire to make a church appealing to all, but does this dividing up into cliques help or hinder? Read on –> In a recent interview about ‘religion and technology’ a reporter from Marshall University’s Parthenon student newspaper asked me about traditional services versus ‘technologically enhanced’ services. When I saw the above sign, I had to stop and take a picture because it illustrated the point I made in my answer to her, which was this: “I feel that if there is a need to divide a church into a group that worships ‘traditionally’ and another group that worships in ... More About: Time , Sign , Times , The Times , Sign of the Times
A Quiz
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] I found this quiz interesting, here are the instructions. INSTRUCTIONS: Using the New International Version Bible, answer the following questions to this NIV quiz. Do not rely on your memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the Bible verse (not from footnotes but from the text). *Note: Don’t click on the bible links in this post as they will link you to the NKJV. Get out your NIV, or go to a site like biblegateway.com and use their online NIV. So go on, get real quizzed –> Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. “Love your enemies,__________ them that curse you, ______________ to them that hate you, and pray for them that __________ and persecute you.” According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of demon? According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth? According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate&... More About: Quiz
Prophetic Explosion ?07 !!! (caption contest)
2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] Let’s have a write your own caption contest for this picture I snapped while in Dothan, AL: My Caption: “Pentecostals, fearing a decline in membership, plan a couple’s retreat in Dothan, AL” Be sure to leave me a comment with your suggestion! ~JW, for thegospelfortoday.com More About: Contest , Prophet , Explosion , Test , Sion
Sixth service of the New Years Meeting
More articles from this author:2007-02-26 18:37:01 [Copyright notice this is my stuff and carries with it jws blogprint] So at long last I recieved my laptop power supply in the mail and here are some more sermons from the meeting: First is Floyd Harris Jr. Second, Stan Owens of the Sharonville, OH congregation: Thirdly is Paul Walker: Fourthly is Doug Hawkins of the Blue Springs, KY congregation: Enjoy! I’ll post more soon, I have one more service left to post, and some pictures too. ~JW, for thegospelfortoday.com More About: New Year , Service , The N , Years , Vice 1, 2 |
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