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Grace777x70

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TruthTalk said:
Hi Grace777, while we are on the subject of stopping and starting a new account at Christianchat.com; I was previously here on Chrstianchat "as" TruthTalk, five years ago but my location was in Thailand, (a retiree). Then I got my prostate cancer diagnosis and I had to drop out, (in good standing). Three years ago my wife and I returned to USA to further my treatments; now after much prayer from our Church and family plus excellent medical treatment, God has graciously put his hand upon my life and extended my years here on terra firma, praise God.

"I will add fifteen years to your life, and I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for My own sake and for My servant David's sake." 2Kings20:6

Last July 17, 2017, I signed up to CC with the same screen name, TruthTalk, and checked in at the front gate with newcomers and made my plea that I was once here before under the same name but had to leave but know I wish to join up again with all of you wonderful folks here on CC.

I was not a well known poster here and mostly just got my feet wet reading with an occasional post. Some may remember me but likely many do not, I do recall E-grateful was one of my favorite posters at that time, yes its true. I just recently notice that "Resurrection33" has been banned and I was totally shocked because he seemed like such a kind and gentle person and I away's enjoyed his sometimes humorous posts - wish he could return some day some with or without his same screen name.

Why do I say all of this; because I want everyone to know publicly that, I once was; but now I am again; and my previous time here at CC was a good experience not bad. I had never been banned, I could not sign into my old account on my new computer so that I made a new account on a new computer - same old screen name. No excuses, it just is. If anyone thinks I have done wrong please let me know. This is the second public message I have made concerning my new account.

Thank you and God bless you again!
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That is a great promise spoken to you from the Lord! Hold onto it.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with people leaving and coming back. It is done for many reasons and it really has no bearing on anything that I can see.

Sometimes some people seem to post with us as if they are familiar with us but they are new so I'm wondering how that could be.
 
TruthTalk

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dcontroversal said:
Amen....and I have no issue with it migo
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maybe if you ever have to go and come back one day you could sign in as,
"Recon", as in "Reconnaissance Patrol"

There's a lot of battles for the truth going on here....:)
 
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dcontroversal

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TruthTalk said:
maybe if you ever have to go and come back one day you could sign in as, "Recon", as in
"Reconnaissance Patrol"
There's a lot of battles for the truth going on here....:)
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HAHAHAHA hilarious....I know I am blunt and sy pointed things, but have always been willing to apologize if I really step over the line....as a matter of fact I have made at least 4 or 5 maybe more public apologies when I have really said something offensive...so hopefully never ;)
 
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dcontroversal said:
An interesting concept does come forth.....Adam had not sinned yet, EVE had not yet eaten from the tree SO sin was not in the human race.....EVE could not have lied in what she said.....think about that for a moment.....and what does this mean?
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I think it was free will, they were starting to question if God was right and had their best interest in hand,

of course even was tricked, Adam knew what he was doing, I believe he did it for her, because he was afraid he would be left alone,

in both cases, selfishness was the sin, they chose to fill their own needs or wants above Gods.
 
PeterJens

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BillG said:
Hi PJ,

I think it's possible that people hold their emotions that enslave them because if they put them out there in the arena they would be battered.

So I would say that faith is not about position but lack of faith, in people and in what Jesus can do in their lives.

One thing we know is that Jesus does not batter the emotionally damaged but seeks to bring about transformation and bring healing.
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I agree with you, but only those who trust and put the faith in Him will experience this.

I am beginning to understand that we are so fragile unless we allow the Lord in we are
lost and get distorted. And the problem with the distortions is the become like mirrors
that justify the person and the direction they are going even if it contradicts the very
words they are meant to follow. I have felt this fear and doubt many times, wanting to
go the other way, but then being encouraged and walking forward.
 
PeterJens

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BillG said:
Hi PJ,

I think it's possible that people hold their emotions that enslave them because if they put them out there in the arena they would be battered.

So I would say that faith is not about position but lack of faith, in people and in what Jesus can do in their lives.

One thing we know is that Jesus does not batter the emotionally damaged but seeks to bring about transformation and bring healing.
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One other point, many are so bound by their past, they see everything through this prism,
as if their past defines their future.

Being born again is about leaving the past behind and stepping forward into the unknown.
 
stonesoffire

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Grace777x70 said:

That is a great promise spoken to you from the Lord! Hold onto it.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with people leaving and coming back. It is done for many reasons and it really has no bearing on anything that I can see.

Sometimes some people seem to post with us as if they are familiar with us but they are new so I'm wondering how that could be.
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Maybe they read a while while before taking the plunge?
 
Oncefallen

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gb9 said:
third paragraph- peter, 5 days ago, you, in your mrjoo7 persona, in the news forum, in the thread capitalism and greed, post #11, you praised socialism, saying how bad capitalism is.

here, you are speaking against Nazi's , so which is it?? do you care do address yet another contradiction you are caught in.

oh, and will you speak the truth about you being mrj007?? cause speaking all the time about righteousness while being deceptive at the same times voids everything you say.
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I've gotten really tired of the number of reported posts that I see where people make unsubstantiated accusations about other users. If you think that someone has a duplicate account the ONLY persons that should be seeing that accusation is site Admin, not the whole site.
 
dcontroversal

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Oncefallen said:
I've gotten really tired of the number of reported posts that I see where people make unsubstantiated accusations about other users. If you think that someone has a duplicate account the ONLY persons that should be seeing that accusation is site Admin, not the whole site.
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You remember that feeling you got as a kid when you got home from school and the "old man" was at the door with the belt and you knew you had a good butt whipping coming for the fight you was in at school that day? HAHAHAHAH every time I see you post I am like oh nooooooooo ;) HAHAHAHAH

Not to make light of your post for sure.....
 
preacher4truth

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stonesoffire said:
Your mind is full of thoughts lofty in words only without substance.
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I've often felt the same when unfortunately reading 1/16th of the way through some of his posts. Seems to be a huge attempt to sound lofty, poetic and eloquent, with some false accusations mixed in, straw man arguments and a large measure of fabrications.

Then it is on: attack all of those false arguments and scenarios.

Then repeat the cycle. :rolleyes:
 
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Oncefallen said:
I've gotten really tired of the number of reported posts that I see where people make unsubstantiated accusations about other users. If you think that someone has a duplicate account the ONLY persons that should be seeing that accusation is site Admin, not the whole site.
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this is very correct. I apologize once again to all parties. bad judgement on my part, no excuses.
 
stonesoffire

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preacher4truth said:
I've often felt the same when unfortunately reading 1/16th of the way through some of his posts. Seems to be a huge attempt to sound lofty, poetic and eloquent, with some false accusations mixed in, straw man arguments and a large measure of fabrications.

Then it is on: attack all of those false arguments and scenarios.

Then repeat the cycle. :rolleyes:
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Like a a washing machine? Trying to clean up the spots and wrinkles? ;)
 
Locutus

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I'm still trying to me humor out of the dryer....
 
Rosemaryx

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Morning all...I was just reading in Luke 7:50 when Jesus said to the women "Your faith has saved you, Go in peace"...I then stopped reading and searched what the word faith meant, yes I know walking with our Lord you would think I know the meaning, but I wanted to find out because Jesus said to her to go , that her faith had saved her, I did not understand how she was saved as He had not died yet, and when I found out what faith meant in the bible, and who gave me faith, my heart lept for Joy, and Ephesians 2:8-9 came alive for me...I know it may sound really silly to some, but now my walking with the Lord these past 22 months has all come together for me, I have saving faith, a gift from God hence Ephesians 2:8-9...Knowing this has now took a doubting nagging away from me, I feel secure knowing my faith is not something I have made up, my faith is real, my saving faith is real, I am not pretending, I truly am a Daughter of God, I truly am adopted, I truly do live in Christ, I truly am saved, my heart is Joyful, my life has just become so secure in Him, my Lord , my King, my everything...I can not believe these past 22 months I have been living in my faith , my gift from God but at times letting doubt come in that made me blow from side to side, I would then try harder to build my faith ( Works ) but I do not have to do that, I have a gift from God, one that He will not take back , now I can live in my gift knowing that I can grow in Him, He does all the stretching, He gave me faith the size of a mustard seed, today I grew a branch...Praise the Lord my soul, I shall shout from the roof tops all the wonderful things You O my God has and are doing for me, Praise the Lord \o/...xox...:D
 
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Rosemaryx said:
Morning all...I was just reading in Luke 7:50 when Jesus said to the women "Your faith has saved you, Go in peace"...I then stopped reading and searched what the word faith meant, yes I know walking with our Lord you would think I know the meaning, but I wanted to find out because Jesus said to her to go , that her faith had saved her, I did not understand how she was saved as He had not died yet, and when I found out what faith meant in the bible, and who gave me faith, my heart lept for Joy, and Ephesians 2:8-9 came alive for me...I know it may sound really silly to some, but now my walking with the Lord these past 22 months has all come together for me, I have saving faith, a gift from God hence Ephesians 2:8-9...Knowing this has now took a doubting nagging away from me, I feel secure knowing my faith is not something I have made up, my faith is real, my saving faith is real, I am not pretending, I truly am a Daughter of God, I truly am adopted, I truly do live in Christ, I truly am saved, my heart is Joyful, my life has just become so secure in Him, my Lord , my King, my everything...I can not believe these past 22 months I have been living in my faith , my gift from God but at times letting doubt come in that made me blow from side to side, I would then try harder to build my faith ( Works ) but I do not have to do that, I have a gift from God, one that He will not take back , now I can live in my gift knowing that I can grow in Him, He does all the stretching, He gave me faith the size of a mustard seed, today I grew a branch...Praise the Lord my soul, I shall shout from the roof tops all the wonderful things You O my God has and are doing for me, Praise the Lord \o/...xox...:D
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Keep learning what real faith is, and what it looks like to be someone you would have faith in, what did God do or promise that gave you that faith,

then study deeply all of his promises (there are many) you have in your possession as a daughter in Christ,

Satan wants to take your security away, he wants to make you doubt God, doubt yourself, anything he can do to give you doubt, because when he has done this, he has the power to make you stop believing God is worthy your faith, or turning you to religion, to try to make yourself worthy.
 
Rosemaryx

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eternally-gratefull said:
Keep learning what real faith is, and what it looks like to be someone you would have faith in, what did God do or promise that gave you that faith,

then study deeply all of his promises (there are many) you have in your possession as a daughter in Christ,

Satan wants to take your security away, he wants to make you doubt God, doubt yourself, anything he can do to give you doubt, because when he has done this, he has the power to make you stop believing God is worthy your faith, or turning you to religion, to try to make yourself worthy.
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Hi EG...I believed, that`s what I done, I believed all He has said to me:eek:...Yes the evil one has many times tried to snatch from , but each time when I wobbled I turned to God...God has given me revelation this morning of what His gift is to me, now when I read His Word, I feel as if my eyes have been opened more, I will see things in a new light, freshness, newness, I am eager to learn more...I will never turn to religion, I know where my worth comes from in God alone, I can`t turn away from this truth the Lord has shown me, it`s mine to keep and share :)...Although I have believed these past 22 months, I always felt something missing, then God showed me today that I did not understand what faith meant, I feel like I have been blessed, yes I have, I am blessed, all the glory to God...xox...
 
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