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I kinda like it here @ the beginning, lol! Everything is light and pleasant, which is at great odds with where I was before I became new in christ. Don't tell me it gets harder from here; I had enough trouble coming to find my way to this place. Milk...It does the body good! :p

I see the similarity. Is it OT or New? It would make my search a bit easier, lol. James

"Wiser Time" - The Black Crowes

Is this it? Luke 11 5. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; 6. For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? 7. And he from within shall...

I see your point about the faith issue, but I'm not sure what theme you're talking about. I was thinking Mustard seed in this passage, but only because that kind of faith has been on my mind lately. It seems all the themes blend into each other. I'm curious about what you're speaking of, Q...

I agree in part, but only because she had faith that he could, but not the faith (conviction) that he would (For her). That's the problem in my mind; if she approached him knowing in her heart that he would feed her need, then it would have been done. Instead she was following them, crying out...

You stand in faith no matter how broken, knowing in your heart that he will grant you what you ask in HIS name. Begging suggests no faith, crying out like a dog, groveling shows no faith, bro. If she had faith at the onset, Jesus would have healed her daughter then, but she didn't; instead she...

That is exactly how she approached him, silas. Begging, pleading, crying out. She showed no faith, and that is why Jeus resisted at first, not because of election.

The crux, like most of his stories is about faith, Silas. "Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour" Tell me, can you show any kind of faith when begging, or pleading, or by...

I like your description, silas. Much of it made sense. I read the scripture myself in many different translations, and it reminded me of ME years ago when I was so desperate, all I did was sit and beg like a dog showing no faith in my master. (To no avail I might add) To me, it shows more of her...

All things are under Christs authority, (By God) and yes he is the ONLY way to salvation. That's is not being debated to my understanding. All things are palced under his feet, and if he's destroying evil then in my mind, he's not destroying actual people, but the evil that is in them, through...

I read them backwards & that order seems to fit nicely. I'd say the first two or rather last two provide the foundational roots that lead to the others. :) I think you think like I think, lol! :D

Yes he is awsome, and I am most grateful to him for taking me out of the pit -- of despair, of rage, of insecurity etc. All I can do now is be a witness to what I myself have experienced through him. James

^^That made me smile, FS.. . ..I could stand to lose a few pounds myself, lol!

Powerful, indeed! You and I have/had a great deal in common, FS. The drugs, the swearing, lying, theivery, lust, etc... Christ came for the sick, and it seems that he found us both. :) Thank you for sharing that, James

I guess this is a spin off of all the "what is heaven" threads popping up. I'm curious, as it would seem to me that whatever you envision yourself to be in heaven, that it might not be a bad idea to try to accomplish the same disposition, and/or temperment in this life. I think that is what...

Your'e fighting a battle with yourself, bro. I'm only telling things the way I see them. I may be wrong on some issue's, but I am not wrong about God's Love, man. He is present and calling all to embrace him. (Christ) (My comments in red) James

You turn to Christ when you allow him in your heart, allow him to change you through his Spirit, and be made new. To lose your old life is to gain a new one in Christ's love. Our difference in opinion is that you tend to think that he only comes to those who know his name, but he came for the...

It could be that this means that those who have heard of Christ, and have understood his ways, and still resist that he was of God (God's son), is the anti Christ spirit. This is the spirit that resists the father, which was made manifest in his flesh. To deny that Jesus Christ was of God, once...

No, I never said w/o jesus, Silas. I said w/o an intellectual knowledge of the man. I suggested that his "Spirit" is available to all. That's was/is my stance, man. I could be wrong, but so could you. We simply can't know these things with all certainty. No point in making issue of it, is there...