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| The Ice Cream Man |
I tend to be rather pig-headed. One of the things I really struggle with - and still work on, is “Not my will, but Thine!”, and it realizing how incredibly free it is, to be liberated from sin. In part, I think the issue is very few people know who they are. Outside of sin. | |||
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NOT compromised! |
I was born and raised Catholic.I made my communion and my confirmation.And then , like most catholics sinned my butt off. I was walking out of a bar at eightteen on washington street in hoboken , new jersey at something like two in the morning and somebody handed me a christian tract. I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my savior and my heart was changed. I was never the same after I accepted the Lord and got baptized. Praise God. No matter what happens at the end , I know where i'm going. To this day, whenever I go shopping or I'm out and about I leave " Chick tracks "wherever I go, somebody did it for me.It's only fair I do it for someone else plus the lord told us to do it as a Christian www.chick.com | |||
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We discussed Chick tracts a bit, back on page 34 and 35. I use them every day, and think they are the best tracts made. | |||
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| NOT compromised! |
Sorry about that.I read the intro and then made my comment.But I will check those two pages now... | |||
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No problem, brother. I am glad to hear from someone else who uses them. I referred you to the previous discussion so you could check it out. It doesn't hurt my feelings for them to be mentioned and discussed again. | |||
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| NOT compromised! |
I have read from page 34 onward. And I can honestly say KSGM, you are doing God's work. It's funny. People invest so much of their time , money and effort into searching for loopholes in God's word. they can't stand the thought of not living in sin. And they hope against hope that maybe after all, they are saved. But in their hearts, they know they are not. The last thing I would want God to say to me when I arrive in heaven is " depart from me , you evildoer , I have never known you". And don't forget, we are commanded to be sowers of the seed. God does the rest. | |||
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Indeed. Thank you for your words of encouragement, SIGWALLY. For those who may be observing the conversation, but are in some way or other lacking in understanding of aspects of the Gospel Truth, I would like to reinforce the fact that it is only by cooperation with and obedience to the Holy Ghost that I or anyone else is able to "do God's work". See Romans 7:18, 1 John 4:4, Galatians 2:20, John 15:5, etc. | |||
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| NOT compromised! |
And for any of our brothers and sisters in Christ, if you're wondering to yourself," I can't witness, I'm afraid it's too difficult" , then simply go to www.chick.com and For ten dollars , you can order an assortment of tracks that you could read and enjoy and then leave inconspicuous places and God will do the rest. You could leave them in grocery stores, with a tip at a restaurant, in bathrooms, on buses, really Anywhere. I was a bus driver for 20 years.And whenever the bus happened to be empty , I would go back and leave several on different seats. As the bus filled up, I would look in my rear view Mirror and those tracks Got read immediately by people. And most of the time , they took them with them. Praise God! It's inexpensive, it's easy to do and God commands us to witness. Simply do it. God will bless you for it. | |||
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Wishing my SigForum friends a blessed Holy Week! From Palm Sunday through Easter, we have a great opportunity to grow as disciples of Christ. We remember on Palm Sunday the crowds proclaiming, "Hosanna!" and greeting Jesus as he comes into Jerusalem. We take Monday through Wednesday to seek forgiveness and reflect on Christ's love for all of us. Thursday we remember the last supper, the institution of the Eucharist. We remember the agony in the garden of Gethsemane. Judas betrayal with a kiss for thirty pieces of silver. Peter's denial. Friday we remember Pilate condemning Jesus to death and releasing Barabas, while the crowds yelled, "Crucify him!" We remember the scourging at the pillar, the crowning with thorns, and the mockery by the soldiers who gave Jesus a reed and called Him the King of the Jews. We remember His agonizing walk to Golgotha, carrying His cross. We remember the nails being driven through His wrists and feet. We remember when He called out to the Father. We remember His death on the cross and His side being pierced. Holy Saturday we remember the tomb. The sadness of what happened. The emptiness. We also remember that this tomb is only temporary. That all tombs are temporary when we live in Christ. Easter Sunday. He is Risen. Sin and death conquered. Alleluia. Again, a blessed Holy Week and happy Easter to all of you. | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
He is risen indeed. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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We pray that the many folks who find their way into church services this week, who otherwise don't regularly attend, will hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ such that they are convicted of their sin and realize their need for Him. That they may know his grace and love. That they may know salvation and be rejoined with the Father in eternal fellowship. Amen. | |||
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Another objection from my sister-in-law, and my response. Feedback is encouraged... 7. “The babies and the heathens” What do Christians have to say about these people who have never heard the gospel, or were unable to understand it? Are they destined for an eternity in a burning hell? That doesn’t seem logical, when God is love. I am responding to this last question so soon because it is both easy, and coincides with somewhat recent consideration and study. The isolated tribe will perceive God the creator in His creation. They will love and trust the creator of the creation they interact with daily. They will likely assign Him a name or label of sorts: let’s say “Lord Balorkus”. They’ll probably fabricate rituals and traditions, and probably (incorrect) lore. They’ll ultimately worship, pray to, and fellowship in dedication to “Lord Balorkus”. That is to say they’ll love, trust, and worship God. They don’t know him as the God of the Bible, but they worship him the way he deserves. They can’t put their faith in Christ, and logically can’t be in a relationship with Him by way of the Holy Ghost like we can, for a lack of knowledge of Him. They also lack a knowledge of what we refer to as “the God of the Bible” and His commandments. That’s not to say they don’t know right from wrong; they do have a God-given conscience. They don’t know and can’t understand things like idolatry though, so their creation of a “Lord Balorkus” image can’t really be “graven” and in violation of the second commandment. We know that God is sovereign, righteous, and just. We ultimately trust Him in any case, and we can make the determination, informed by what we know of His character conveyed by His word, that He’ll deal with them justly and very likely mercifully. In Paul’s letter to the church in Rome, chapter 1 verse 20, we can find support for the heathen salvation theory: “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead (divinity); so that they are without excuse…” This same grace is extended, in a slightly different way, to babies, young children, and those who are mentally incapable of understanding and accepting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A far simpler scripture reference concerning the fate of young children is found in 2 Samuel 12:23. King David is sure that he’ll be rejoined with his deceased infant son: “But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.” Other aspects of scripture that support the theory of God showing grace and mercy to young children are the numerous comments Christ makes about their character; he almost makes it seem as though children are divine. Also, regarding both the heathen and the children, Jesus implies in John chapter 9 that we’re given grace in proportion to our ability to believe in the truth. If we were to adopt the incorrect stance that heathens are damned because they were not in a position to accept Christ due to their lack of knowledge of His truth, then we’d be quite fortunate in our informed circumstance by comparison. However, considering that’s not the case, perhaps it could be said that we’re in a very dynamic environment, here in the modern West. We are well aware of our salvation opportunity in Christ. The burden of responsibility is quite heavy; we choose freedom in Him or we choose to serve our sentence ourselves. | |||
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delicately calloused |
I believe that all will have the opportunity to hear and understand the truth and choose whom they will follow. Those without the opportunity in this life will yet have the opportunity. I’m not patient enough to argue the point online, but I do know that God loves His children and wants each to choose. He’ll facilitate. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier | |||
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That is very well-thought and well-said, KSGM. I believe that God is perfect in every way, including being perfectly just. . | |||
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As the Catechism of the Catholic Church says, we can only entrust them to the mercy of God. | |||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah  |
I suppose it's my turn to spill in this thread. I was born and raised Catholic, my grandparents on my mother's side went to church every Sunday. Their children not so much, although they still believed. I got "dragged" along with my grandparents most Sundays. Catholic mass while beautiful, doesn't hold the attention of a younger child very well. Over the years I still believed but it was sort of back burner belief, and then around 2016-2019 while a lot of my immediate family was dying ( You can read more about it here if you're so inclined ),I was severely tested. I never lost my faith, even in those moments. If anything, it caused me to start to research more about death, dying, faith, etc. After that I started to have the crisis of "But what if we're wrong". I still believed, but the anxiety kicked in. In the past I have done bible study through a nondenominational church that my ex-gf went to. I bought a study bible and started to read it, but even with the NIV and other "easier to read" versions it was really hard to grasp the meaning behind the scripture. I then found through happenstance the Gaither Vocal Band and by extension, Mark Lowry. His comedy and stories helped unlock some of the meanings behind Jesus' teachings. But I still didn't fully get it. My faith recovered a little bit and some of the "what if we're wrong" anxiety subsided a little bit. It was around then that Jesus Revolution came out in theaters and that helped to really lift my spirits, showing that God's love can reach those whom you might least expect. Then just in the last few weeks I finally decided to watch The Chosen. I had wanted to for a while, but I'm always weary of starting TV series, especially ones in multiple seasons because of the time commitment required to watch it all. I have to say that after watching the first few episodes and I'm now halfway through the 2nd season and it finally clicked. The stories, the message, the passages. What Jesus was really about and his message to sinners. It's like everything finally made sense and I felt this great ease and comfort wash over me. If this is what it's like to be saved, then I finally understand what all the fuss was about. To peel back the curtain a slight bit, I'm divorced, I've sinned plenty. Nothing earth shattering by any means but enough that I figured that God wouldn't want me. Watching The Chosen has showed me that even I'm worthy and it's a beautiful revelation that I'm still trying to process. I've served in a fire department chaplain in the past (In more of a support/ceremonial role). I've thought about becoming a Catholic Deacon (Not in the last 2 weeks, it's been on my mind for a over a year) but because I'm divorced that's a no-go. So now I just need to figure out my place and purpose as far as religion is concerned. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss  |
I could be wrong here, but I believe that as long as you don't remarry (until your ex dies), you should still be OK. Check with your priest. ETA: Google says an annulment is required. Not a huge hurdle these days. ________________________________________________________ It is long past time for a Convention of States. The Founding Fathers gave us this tool to fix an out of control government and we need to use it. | |||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah |
Not a huge hurdle but it requires an investigation by a church tribunal which requires interviewing both parties and I'm not going to put her through that. | |||
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| Staring back from the abyss |
Understood. ________________________________________________________ It is long past time for a Convention of States. The Founding Fathers gave us this tool to fix an out of control government and we need to use it. | |||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah |
I do appreciate it though! I'm seriously considering getting my Master of Divinity in it's place. | |||
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