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Hello @Berk, I'm not in school anymore, but I suppose that, as a Christian, I will always be a student :) Here are some of the things that I like to do to help me "get busy with God" each day. 1) Reading/studying the Bible (including listening to it via an audio Bible, like when I'm working...

Whoops, sorry about the missed typo in my last post. Too late to change it now however. ~Deuteronomy p.s. - since I'm posting the correction, I will quickly add this thought to the thread (with the help of the Scriptures). 1 Corinthians 2 12 We have received, not the spirit of...

Hello @Intersection, I spent years knowing that I was sinning and, at least on one hand, wishing that I could make myself stop (because I had been baptized and then raised in the church from childhood, and I knew that it was wrong). The thing is, I wasn't able to, not for long anyway, because it...

Hello again Intersection, the Bible certainly seems to indicate that He knows everything about us, even "from everlasting". He also tells us that His love for us is the same, that it is, "from everlasting", too, just like He is :giggle: For instance, Jeremiah 31 3 The LORD appeared to us in...

Hello Intersection, that's an interesting question to ask, "are the elect of God created or discovered" (or an interesting/new way of asking a very old question ;)), and some interesting verses to discuss about this topic, as well, so thank you for all of that :) First off however (since I see...

Hello Chuck (@egesippus), welcome to CChat! We're glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us (y) As far as the Bible's implications concerning the baby Moses go, what are some of the things about him/his life that have caused you to wonder :unsure: Thanks :) God bless you...

Hello Egesippus, since your pastor continues to bring up Moses as a baby to you, I'd be interested to know, what kinds of things is he telling you about him :unsure: (Moses and his life's story is among the most interesting in the Bible, IMHO, especially since we can so clearly see God so...

Hello Kye (@Kye_Conner), welcome to CChat!! I'm glad that you found us and joined in the discussions with us, and I look forward to talking with you out on the other boards, as well :) God bless you!! ~Deuteronomy (David) 1 Thessalonians 5 23 May the God of peace Himself...

Hello @Godsgood, perhaps Matthew's Gospel can help shed some light on this for us? Matthew 22 34 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered themselves together. 35 One of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him...

Hello @Hopeless_bat, and welcome to CChat :) As for a chat/forum concerning universalism specifically, I don't think we've ever had one of those, but I'm pretty sure that you can discuss it here by starting a thread about it on a board like this one: Bible Discussion Forum - Christian Chat...

Here's how it went for me, in case anyone is interested. There were no additional emoji to be had on my Edge and my Brave browsers (just the thumbs up), so I tried Chrome. The thing is, while they were all there on Chrome, they were so small that I could hardly make them out, so I finally...

Hello MsMediator, I think that such people, if they are indeed Christians, may have allowed their lives in Christ to become wrapped up in the things (cares/concerns and even lusts) of this world again .. e.g. 1 John 2:15-16, instead of keeping their focus where it always needs to be, on the Lord...

Indeed. There truly is no being like Him! I'm glad that we have an eternity before us to continue to get to know Him (because anything less than that would not be enough time) :) I know that along with being loving, merciful and gracious, God must have a VERY great sense of humor too (and no...

Again though, why would he want or need to do that (considering the particular Person we are talking about here, what advantage could there possibly be for Him to do so) :unsure: There are. The Bible doesn't try to hide what God does from us (even the things that would make Him look better in...

Another interesting thought. Why do you believe that God would either want or need to establish a "front" :unsure: What advantage would there be for Him (and/or for us) if He chose to do so :unsure: Thanks again! ~Deuteronomy (David)

That's an interesting thought. Why do you believe that God needs to "maintain balance" :unsure:

Hello again @Planet6412, I agree with Cameron, when you say things like the fact that you find God to be abrasive, or that you are not satisfied with some of the ways that He chooses to communicate with us, it may be helpful to give us some specific examples of what you mean (because it's often...

Hello Planet6412, God, who is omniscient, always knows the best/most effective way to communicate with us in each and every situation, and that's what He chooses to do (even when it seems to be the very antithesis of what we would choose to do if we were in His place). His thoughts are higher...

The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (a collection of short stories that were first read on the radio by Lewis in the 1940's, which he later assembled into the book that we have today). It's a book about demons, and interestingly, it's written from their POV (so "the Enemy" in The Screwtape...

Hello Webers.Home, who are the "insincere" folks (the "John Que and Jane Doe pumpkins" of whom you speak) and how can we recognize them as such :unsure: Also, where does God/the Bible tell us that the "insincerity" that we sometimes sense in unbelievers (the ones we are witnessing to)...