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Mine too..but thats 'cause I'm old & decrepit....you on the other hand..........

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sore from shredding on the guitar!

LOL


P.S. feel better :)
 
lil_christian said:
It really makes me mad when people say an entire denomination is bad, and everyone in it is bad. And people start supporting that claim.

My church is Vineyard, but we also are starting to lean towards Pentecostal. And what people are claiming ALL Pentecostals do, they don't. My church during worship will shout, but they don't bark or convulse. Yes, some will speak in tongues. But it's not to show off. They don't do it so loud everyone can hear. People should be able to shout and dance with praise without being accused as demonic or heretical.

In Psalms it says make a joyful noise unto the Lord. David danced his praises to God, even when his wife was embarrassed and told him so. He wasn't ashamed. He wasn't afraid to worship God and let everyone know he was. Why is it so different today? Why do people have to sit in their pews quietly? Shouldn't God's love and grace and providing for us make us shout for joy and dance for God? Can't they speak in tongues like they did in Acts?


There may be false teachings floating around, but at the same time, the Holy Spirit is doing a mighty work in places. And sometimes, Satan will make it hard to discern between the two and make them LOOK similar, but they aren't. That's what Satan's good at doing. He makes the lie look pretty darn similar to the truth, and thus we fall for it. That's what happened in the garden. Neither God nor Satan have changed since. But that's why you have to pray and really look at everything before throwing it all away as heretical or demonic.


There ARE gifts of the Spirit. The gifts are not dead. If the gifts were supposed to die with the Apostles, then 1 Corinthians 12 and 14 should never have been written to the Corinthians. I think people forget that a lot of the books of the Bible were letters inspired by God and given to the people.


I now rest my case.
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God just loves us all, and send his Son for all, and all will be judged by their own motive(s) from God and by God, some or all works will burn up, those of selfish flesh, and those of God's Love will last through the fire, that simple to me. Thanks for this post to put us all hopefully back into a non Judgmental state of who does believe and who does not. That is god's decision not mine or anyone else's. I think just ask God to show us being wise as a serpent ad harmless as a dove is wise
 
There is something in our society which bothers me: the absence of contemporary Christians famous for their intellect.

I have noticed that in the fields of art, such as film and music, Christians are fairly visible. But when it comes to fields of science and technology, those fields are dominated by atheists and agnostics. Where are the Christians? I think it would be really nice if more Christians, who were gifted in those fields, were more open about their faith.
 
KeeganGentle said:
A quick question I'm unsure as to what denomination I am in, everyone here calls it the happy clappy denomination and I really think that there should be another name? We believe in God, Jesus, Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus is the son of God. We don't do statues, and we love music, but there isn't alot of dancing except in the youth. Any ideas?
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All I can say it is really important that you read the word yourself, asking God to reveal himself to you personally and see truth as truth is from God and no other, for the truth sets one free no matter what Church they go to or not go to.
 
Immawildthing said:
My baby is growing up way too fast! Already 5 weeks old, and she's already telling me everything she can possibly say without me understanding a single word, but loving every minute of it. Her smiles make my day so beautiful. Yes it's days like these, there is no mistaking that there is indeed a God, and he definitely loves me. Oh the little blessing I have the honor of having in my life every day for the rest of my life :)
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And so our children speaking in tongues to us, yes, yes and yes again, oh wait a minute we need an interpreter, oh we do have one it is God, God just love you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
iTOREtheSKY said:
Asking myself odd questions this morning.

How could I have been a better husband & could I / should I have saved my marriage?

Do other christians ever contemplate suicide?

Why is it that no matter how much maple syrup I apply to my pancakes,somehow by the last pancake there's none left?
Where does it go?
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Odd questions back
What can I do to ever change what is past? Anything?
Can I learn from past?
If I can, what a bright future I will have trusting God in all things good or bad. knowing it is not punishment, rather a perfecting is going on for me to trust in all things for God to live through me rather that just in me.
A man does he put his lamp under a lampstand for no one to see?
Or does he put in on te lampstand for all to see?
 
New roommate moved in. My other roommate and her feed off each other. "OH. MY... WORD!" Ugh -.- holy extroverts batman. Discussing ALL their favourite tv shows. "HE. IS. SO. CUTE.!" "Like, yeah I know!" Ugh -.-
 
How do you tell someone not to make the same mistakes you made without sounding like your lecturing them? I watch from a distance and I just want to tell this person, please, please, don't do this or that, this is where it will get you.

I have a past that I'm not so proud of, I've atoned for things. We learn from our mistakes, I just wish I could spare someone else that learning experience.
 
Fenner said:
How do you tell someone not to make the same mistakes you made without sounding like your lecturing them? I watch from a distance and I just want to tell this person, please, please, don't do this or that, this is where it will get you.

I have a past that I'm not so proud of, I've atoned for things. We learn from our mistakes, I just wish I could spare someone else that learning experience.
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Exactly like you did here! Share your personal experience, tell of your desire, and present what you feel you learned. That will allow them to make it more personal by envisioning your struggle as if they themselves were going through it. Your advice will carry more weight with them because they have seen who you are now, and your decision to not repeat those things will want them to follow your example.
 
I gave in and bought skinny jeans- BUT ONLY because I bought boots and my boot cut jeans don't fit in them.
 
Fashion and image is quite interesting. I've been thinking about how the hipster style is in, but how people have a great dislike for hipsters, this dislike has not deterred people away from dressing like them. I am wondering about my own image, and how much I am effected by what is hip. The authenticity alarm trait of my personality is going off. It's hard sometimes picking out clothes, thinking 'is this really me?' 'Is this the image I would like to portray?' 'Am I dressing my age?' I get confused and indecisive. I bought skinny jeans tonight, which I have been avoiding for years now, because I didn't want to look like a hipster (I already have the beanie). Conflicting with this is my great fondness for Victorian style clothing - pale pinks, roses, lace. Beauty. Softness. Damask patterns. Old style jewelry.

I'm always questioning: is this me? Is this being true to who I am? Am I trying to be someone who I am not? Am I a hipster? Infps tend to be. It's all very INFP (4). Trying to capture who I am. Without a concrete understanding we are swayed from trend to trend. Or rejecting the trend altogether. Are we all trying to be someone who we are not?
 
arwen83 said:
Fashion and image is quite interesting. I've been thinking about how the hipster style is in, but how people have a great dislike for hipsters, this dislike has not deterred people away from dressing like them. I am wondering about my own image, and how much I am effected by what is hip. The authenticity alarm trait of my personality is going off. It's hard sometimes picking out clothes, thinking 'is this really me?' 'Is this the image I would like to portray?' 'Am I dressing my age?' I get confused and indecisive. I bought skinny jeans tonight, which I have been avoiding for years now, because I didn't want to look like a hipster (I already have the beanie). Conflicting with this is my great fondness for Victorian style clothing - pale pinks, roses, lace. Beauty. Softness. Damask patterns. Old style jewelry.

I'm always questioning: is this me? Is this being true to who I am? Am I trying to be someone who I am not? Am I a hipster? Infps tend to be. It's all very INFP (4). Trying to capture who I am. Without a concrete understanding we are swayed from trend to trend. Or rejecting the trend altogether. Are we all trying to be someone who we are not?
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For those of us who are fashion challenged, what does hipster look like?
 
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